In this week’s Leadership Lessons, we’re invited to consider what it means to build altars to the Lord in our everyday lives. Drawing from 1 Kings 18, Pastor Layla Nahavandi challenges us to become modern-day Elijahs people marked by both public demonstrations of faith and private intimacy with God. This message reminds us that true spiritual authority is forged not only on platforms but in prayer closets. It’s in the quiet places through consistent prayer, faith, and obedience that we build the kind of altars that attract heaven’s fire. As we cultivate a lifestyle rooted in seeking God’s presence, we prepare the ground for revival in our hearts and communities. Let this be a call to rebuild the secret place, knowing that what happens there empowers everything we do in the open.
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How to Move Mountains | Layla Nahavandi
Faith doesn’t ignore reality, it speaks to it. Layla Nahavandi unpacks the charge of Mark 11:22–24, where Jesus calls us to mountain-moving faith not rooted in hype, but in His Word. Believing isn’t passive. It’s active trust. Speaking what God said, standing when nothing looks like it’s shifting. Faith is obedience. It seeks the Word, speaks the Word, and prays like it’s already done. This is the way of the Kingdom. The way Jesus taught. The way mountains move.
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The Integrity of Our Words | Leadership Lessons
In this week’s Leadership Lessons, we’re invited into a deeper examination of our integrity through the lens of Matthew 5:33–37. Pastor Ryan Schlachter challenges us to consider what it means to be people whose words carry the weight of truth. Jesus calls us beyond legalistic oath-making into a life where our “yes” is yes and our “no” is no where honesty is not conditional but foundational. This message confronts the subtle ways we compromise truth through half-truths, exaggeration, or fear-driven silence. We’re reminded that deception, no matter how small, echoes the voice of the enemy, not the heart of Christ. As disciples, we’re called to reflect God’s character through our speech, walking in a trustworthiness that needs no embellishment. When we align our hearts with our words, we cultivate a life of authenticity one that testifies to the truth-telling nature of our Savior.
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Confront Like A Peacemaker | Brooklyn
Retaliation isn’t something we resist in our own strength, it’s something we surrender to Jesus. Brittany Smigielski unpacks the radical call of Matthew 5:38–42, where Jesus confronts our instinct for revenge and invites us into a higher way, the way of peacemaking. Turning the other cheek, giving more than what’s asked, walking the second mile are not passive responses. They are powerful acts of love rooted in Heaven’s logic. Peacemaking is not weakness, it’s courage clothed in grace. IHumility that confronts hurt, generosity that disrupts greed, and service that silences oppression. This is the way of the cross. The way Jesus lived. The way we’re called to follow.
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Turn The Other Way | Manhattan
Confront isn’t about conflict for conflict’s sake, it’s about transformation. In this message, Pastor Ryan Schlachter opens up Matthew 5:38–41, where Jesus confronts our desire for retaliation and control. The law said, “eye for eye,” but Jesus invites us into something deeper: a life where grace disarms offense and love silences revenge. This isn’t weakness it’s courage. The courage to name our pain, resist passive silence, and choose dignity over dominance. Jesus doesn’t ask us to ignore injustice or absorb abuse. He shows us how to confront with clarity, restraint, and Spirit-empowered peace. As we step into this new series, we’re reminded: confrontation in the Kingdom isn’t about proving a point it’s about pointing to a Savior. Turn the other cheek. Walk the second mile. Let go without losing yourself. These are revelations of a Kingdom heart.
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