Lust can feel private, but the effects of it rarely stay that way.

What we allow into our lives can begin to affect our peace, our relationships, our confidence, and the way we show up for the people around us. That’s why Pastor Kap Chatfield used the picture of a leak in a house to show how lust can begin as something hidden but eventually spread into other areas of our lives: a leak may begin as a small, hidden problem, but if it is ignored, it can spread through the walls and cause damage far beyond the place where it started.

Maybe you own a Bible. Maybe you have more than one. It could be sitting on a shelf, tucked in a drawer, or downloaded as an app you meant to open more often.

You want to read it. You’re just not sure where to begin.

That’s okay. You don’t need to have a whole plan figured out before you start. You just need a simple place to begin.

Suffering is not really a question of if. Jesus made that clear in John 16:33:

“I have told you all this so that you may have peace in me. Here on earth you will have many trials and sorrows. But take heart, because I have overcome the world.”

That’s where Pastor Mike O’Connell began Sunday’s message from the book of Job. The question isn’t whether we’ll walk through difficult seasons. At some point, all of us will. The question is how we respond when they come.

For the Mom or Dad Watching a Kid Walk Into a New Classroom

You’ve packed the backpack twice. Checked the folder. Set the alarm. Maybe you’ve even replayed the morning in your head a few times. At some point, you watch your kid walk into a new classroom, maybe with a teacher and classmates you’re still getting to know. That’s not a small thing.

A Problem and Providence Can Happen at the Same Time

Most of us know what it feels like to want control, especially after walking through something painful that we never saw coming. Pastor Todd Doxzon opened Sunday’s message, Sovereign Swap, by talking about that tendency in his own life. Then he showed how some of the moments that felt most frustrating or confusing at the time eventually became part of a much bigger story.

God’s greatest works never start with a talented person. They start with a burdened one.

That was the heart of Pastor Mike O’Connell’s message this week as he taught from Nehemiah 1 and 2.

Before Nehemiah ever made a plan or picked up a tool, he heard a report. The walls of Jerusalem had been torn down. The gates had been burned. His people were living in disgrace.

You Don’t Have to Know What to Say

For a lot of people, prayer can feel intimidating simply because they’re not sure where to begin.

They think it has to sound formal, like there’s a right way to sit, a right order to follow, or certain words they’re supposed to use. And when they’re not sure what to say, they end up saying nothing at all.

Pride doesn't wait for your weakness. It waits for your strength.

Most of us assume pride shows up when life is falling apart. But in Humility Heals, Pastor Kap challenged that assumption, showing how pride can be hardest to recognize when things are going well. Success can quietly convince us that we're stronger, wiser, or more self-sufficient than we really are.

You haven’t lost Him.

Maybe it’s been weeks since you prayed and truly meant it. Maybe your Bible is somewhere in the house, but you couldn’t tell someone which room it’s in. Maybe you still believe. You’d say yes if someone asked, but something that once felt close now feels quiet.

God is still speaking. The question is whether we’ve made room to hear it.

That’s the thesis Pastor Kap Chatfield built this week’s message around, using a story most of us know but rarely apply: King Jehoshaphat, three armies, and nowhere to run.

Baptism is one of those words that can feel confusing, especially if you didn't grow up in church.

Maybe you've wondered what it actually means. Maybe you've been thinking about taking that step but aren't sure what to expect. Or maybe you've been around church your whole life and just want a clearer understanding.

This guide is for you.

Here's what baptism is, what it isn't, and what you can expect on Baptism Sunday at Love Church.

Have you ever quietly felt like you were burdening God just by coming to Him? Pastor Mike O'Connell opened this week's message with a friend's honest confession — that deep in his subconscious, he'd been living with the belief that when he brings his requests to God, he's bothering Him, because surely God has more important things to deal with.

If that instinct sounds familiar, pastor Mike's whole point is that it feels like humility but it's actually a lie about the character of God.

Somewhere around July 4th, summer starts to feel long.

The June excitement has worn off. The pool isn't quite as exciting as it was three weeks ago. The kids are asking, for the ninth time today, what's for lunch. And you're quietly starting to count the days until August.

“If we don't push pause to praise, we get craze.”

Pastor Todd Doxzon said it early and came back to it often, and most of us felt it land, because most of us are living it: full gas, no brake, busier than ever, jamming too many things into every day. The question driving this message wasn't complicated. How often do you actually stop and remember what God has done?

We get some version of this question all the time: "Why do you go to Love Church?"

Honestly, we didn't think we should answer that question ourselves. So we asked five Love Church families to share why they call Love Church home.

Here's what they said.

You can outsource almost everything as a father. You cannot outsource the legacy you leave in your kids.

That's the line under everything Pastor Mike O'Connell preached this Sunday at Love Church. He opened with a moment that marked him — hearing Tim Tebow, one week after his own father's passing, describe what his dad left behind.

God is looking for people who refuse to say no to Him.

That's the heart of the message Pastor Kap Chatfield brought this Sunday — and he was honest enough to admit he preached it looking in the mirror. He opened with a question that's hard to sit with: What has God asked you to do recently that you've said no to? Not always a defiant no. Often it's quieter than that — "I'll get to it later," "when it's convenient," "once these other things are in order." As Kap put it, God hears all of it the same way.

Most Christian parents feel under-qualified.

You read something on Instagram about family discipleship, and a little pit opens up in your stomach. You buy the devotional. You do it for four nights. Then soccer starts, the baby starts teething, and the devotional ends up in that pile of things you don't want to throw away but can't quite bring yourself to finish.