FOUNT

Teaching from the wisdom of James, Pastor Josh Kelsey shares keys to living with Christ's second advent in our hearts.

What is Advent? As we begin our Christmas series, Pastor Josh Kelsey shares out of Mark 13 on the power of daily remembering not just Christ's first coming but his second. The truth is that many believers dwell on their own dreams or goals rather, thinking more about self than Christ. Our challenge as believers is to think often, think deeply and live daily from a revelation of our King's return.

The Advent season is an invitation to take heart in the fact that Jesus has come and will come again. We are waiting for the second coming with the knowledge that Jesus was faithful when he first came to us as a child. In this staff meeting message, Lead Pastor Josh Kelsey gives us four reasons why we can take heart this Advent season.

Taking risks to share the gospel is an inherent part of an active Christian faith. Any ministry that lasts has to be rooted in love for people, and we cannot stay the status quo if God is changing us from the inside. As we conclude our All Saints series, Pastor Jon Laurenzo shares three ways to look more like Jesus and live a life on mission.

The Reformers placed the Word of God above everything else. The word of God reveals Jesus to us, and therefore the word of God should be given the highest priority. In this week's message, Pastor Jon Laurenzo continues our All Saints series and gives us three reasons why we should build the foundation of our lives on the Word of God.

The Christian monastic movement is marked by a sacred approach to time and the balance of rhythms like prayer and work. St. Benedict famously said, "He who labors as he prays lifts his heart to God with his hands." In our All Saints series, Pastor Jon explores four ways to take back your time, allowing God to invade every hour of your day in contrast to the hustle of this world.

The desert fathers and mothers teach us that we must be disciplined in order to follow God. All athletes are training for a purpose, but we train for an eternal purpose. In this Sunday's message, David Chan teaches us what it looks like have the discipline of an athlete as we follow God.

What has your ultimate allegiance? What beliefs would you give your life for? This Sunday, we started our All Saints series as we look at followers of Jesus throughout history to learn from the past as we live out our faith today. The early Christian martyr's courage of conviction led them to lay down their lives to declare their faith in Christ - how can we daily pick up our cross and live without compromise to declare Jesus as Lord?

Everywhere we go, we are called to be founts of living water for others as Jesus is a fount for us. But unless our hearts are activated towards our city, our friends, our families, and our co-workers, we will never become the fount that Jesus invites us to be. This Sunday, Ps Jon Laurenzo closes out our Fount series with a message on what it means to partner with God in the vision of abundance he has for us.

When we are willing to be honest about what we need healing from, we have the opportunity to experience true healing from God. This Sunday, Pastor Jon preached from the gospel account of the woman at the well. Jesus will meet you in your areas of pain or shame, if only we will surrender to him.

Jesus is the only one who can satisfy us. Pastor Ryan Schlachter preaches a message from Jeremiah 2 about forsaking the fountain of living water for broken cisterns. The cycle of sin is exhausting and tiring, but the grace of God calls us out of those cycles and calls us to source of life that is Jesus Christ.

We are called to look beyond ourselves and, through partnership with the Spirit, to step out in faith for others. Whether you're just stepping into tithing or making a pledge to go above and beyond with Vision Builders, we believe that God is going to do a new thing through us as a church.

In 1 Corinthians, Paul writes, "That Rock was Christ." Christ is a rock in the wilderness, providing water to his people in a barren land. In this Sunday's message, Lead Pastor Josh Kelsey explains what this passage from Exodus reveals about our human condition and the Fount of Living Water that saves us.

The kingdom of God is advancing every day, whether or not we decide to be a part of it. But God invites us to partner with him as he builds his church. In this message, Ps Jon Laurenzo walks through Joshua 3 and gives us 4 things for us to do as we are taking ground in this new season.

The blessings of this world are fleeting at best, but Jesus is the blessing that remains forever. In him, we are truly satisfied. Our hearts were made for eternity. The only thing that can satisfy an eternal longing is an unlimited resource—the living water of Jesus Christ. In this Sunday's message, Lead Pastor Josh Kelsey walks through Ephesians 3:16-19 and reminds us that our source of life is Christ.

In this special ALLIN message, lead pastor Josh Kelsey shares the heart behind Jesus our fount—our source, wellspring, fountain. As we celebrate our 10th Anniversary as a church, we look forward to a new season and a new name, founded on God's love and mission to reach our city.

The heart of the gospel lies in the fact that God longs to dwell among his people. When tabernacles and temples were not enough, he sent his Son to be a dwelling place made flesh for us, so that all who believe might have full and complete access to God all the time. This Sunday, we begin our new series The House with a message from David Chan on how God makes his dwelling place with us, and how we can meet him there.

How do we do when it comes to maintaining godly boundaries in our lives? The overarching theme of all wisdom is that we need boundaries. God has a way He intends for us to live our lives. On Sunday, Pastor Jon preached on the ways in which God has taught us about boundaries regarding sex, money, substances, and pride.

In our Insight series, Pastor Ryan shares from Genesis 2 on God's wisdom for work. In the Garden, God commissions mankind to rule and reign, revealing that work existed before the curse as part of a divine partnership with God. May we be witnesses so that every office, studio and workplace becomes holy ground.

How you handle your money and approach your finances directly changes the quality of your life, and Scripture has so much to teach us about our money. One of the easiest ways the enemy gets ahold of our life is when our finances aren't submitted to God. In this week's message, pastor Jon Laurenzo gives us 3 principles to keep in mind when it comes to wisdom in our finances.

What have you exchanged faith for in your life? Pastor Dan Lian preaches a word on using time wisely reminded us to fight the good fight, finish the race and keep the faith. This week in our dinner parties and as we live out this message, may our lives reflect a wise use of our time as we rely on God's wisdom and hold fast to our faith.

If our relationship with God isn't right, all of our other relationships will be fractured. True success, value, and joy in life is not just in what we accomplish—it's in the quality of our relationships. It is the garden of our relationships that shows whether we have a harvest of righteousness. In this Sunday's message, Lead Pastor Josh Kelsey continues our Insight series and shares with us seven characteristics found in James 3:17 that give us practical wisdom for our relationships.

As leaders and believers, we must learn to seek wisdom from above. Pastor Josh shares 11 points for leaders to go deeper in the wisdom and word of God!

Pastor Filmore preaches in our INSIGHT series on how seeking wisdom starts with the fear of God and a teachable spirit. The way of humility is always a road worth traveling, and the danger of pride is something we often underestimate.

Pastor Jon Laurenzo starts our Insight series by looking at the foundations of wisdom and three keys to biblical wisdom that help us live it practically into our every day lives.

As we create divine connections with those around us, God calls us to the prophetic by encouraging, comforting, and strengthening others. This Sunday, Pastor Filmore closed out our PNEUMA series on the Holy Spirit by calling us to be a prophetic people.

Tag Team preachers Brandon Jacoby, Dajah Harris, Emilye Dawkins, Jeremy Fitch, Maddy Lynott and Stanley Belizaire share in our PNEUMA series at our Manhattan location.

Tag Team preachers D'Ana Smith, Mike Miller, Stephanie Rivas, Steven Stefanov, Rob Olszewski and Victoria Raemy share in our PNEUMA series at our Brooklyn location.

The Lord is our leader, but he also directs us in the areas of our life where we need to be directed. There's an inherent relationship between hearing, and being led by the Holy Spirit. In this Sunday's message, David Chan gives us 4 characteristics of a life led by the Holy Spirit and reminds us that the Holy Spirit leads us into abundant life.

How do you know you're hearing the voice of God? In our PNEUMA series, we've been exploring how we relate to the person of the Holy Spirit, and this Sunday Pastor Josh Kelsey unpacks seven ways to discern the voice of God.

We often think that because we wait, we are patient, but patience is not just the act of waiting. It's our actions, attitude, and character during times of waiting. During these moments, seasons of waiting or moments of offense, that we have an opportunity to grow, learn, and deepen our faith. In this staff meeting, lead pastor Josh Kelsey shares on waiting patiently on the Lord and remaining steadfast as we trust his timing.

Pastor Jon Laurenzo preaches in PNEUMA series as we press into the presence of God and the character of the Holy Spirit! The character of the Holy Spirit is forming us into a dwelling place for God, and the more you say yes to the Spirit, the stronger your spirit becomes.

How are we transformed? Brooklyn location pastor Ryan Schlachter shares at a C3 NYC staff meeting on the process of transformation or sanctification by the Holy Spirit. If we try to address or change behavior without God doing the inner work, we will become burnt out and religious. But the Spirit wants to transform our minds, our hearts and then our actions—changing us from the inside out.

In Exodus, we see that Moses is a forerunner showing us what Christ would do for all of us. Often we forget what it cost for God to give us the Holy Spirit because it didn't cost us anything, but it cost God everything. This Sunday, Pastor Josh Kelsey unpacks how the Holy Spirit is the difference maker in our hearts by bringing us into true rest and life. The true sign of the Holy Spirit is that you want to invite and include others in it, not just keep it to yourself.

Why are you discouraged? Why are you intimidated? When we operate out of the flesh, fear is inevitable, but in this ALLIN message, Pastor Josh explained the effects of the Holy Spirit: courage and confidence, bearing fruit and being led deeper in the word. When we allow the Spirit to have his full work in our hearts, our lives will point people to the lordship of Christ.

Wisdom is a seed that can be planted and establish a root system in our minds and hearts—a new way of thinking to approach situations, conflicts and trials. This is what it means to have the Mind of Christ. At C3 NYC's staff meeting, lead pastor Josh Kelsey preached on the seed of wisdom—and how, like the Parable of the Sower, God's wisdom can produce a harvest multiplied 30, 60 and 100 times over in our daily lives.

Pentecost marks the day the Holy Spirit fell on the disciples waiting and praying in the upper room, and for us today, we still celebrate the gift of the Spirit, the third person of the trinity. At the start of our Pneuma series, Pastor Jon explored the unique role of the Holy Spirit as advocate, teacher, transformer of our lives and comforter.

As we look towards Pentecost Sunday and the beginning of our PNEUMA series, we first must see the Holy Spirit as the more than miracles, signs and wonders. At the C3 NYC Staff Meeting ,lead Pastor Josh Kelsey preached on the Spirit of Wisdom. The Holy Spirit invites us to remain humble and teachable as we continue to approach God as life-long learners and leaders who long to see the Spirit's fruit in our lives.

Our first calling is to be a witness of what God's done. This Sunday, in the finale of our King series, lead Pastor Josh Kelsey preached from Acts 1:8 on being witnesses. By faith, we receive what God has already accomplished. In anticipatory hope of what God's already done, we have the power to be a witness. From the overflow of his love, even in trials and struggles, we testify to the world.

Jesus tells us what his cause is: to bring the kingdom of God to earth. The kingdom of God is not like this world. It is not just something to gloss over. It has the power to completely transform our lives. In this Sunday's message, David Chan gives us 7 attributes of the new kingdom and reminds us of the true purpose of the new kingdom.

Diving into the Beatitudes of Jesus' Sermon on the Mount in Matthew 5, lead pastor Josh Kelsey explores the upside down blessings of the new Kingdom. In this Kingdom, God transforms even our brokenness into an access point for the blessed life.

Jesus declared that the Kingdom of God is at hand and reveals his kingdom of reversal in the Beatitudes. The same way every king has a way of ruling that is unique to them, so it is with God and the way he has called us to live. This Sunday, Pastor Jon unpacks the Beatitudes as we learn what Jesus' ministry was and is for us today.

We all face moments or even seasons of discouragement, but how do you recapture a proper perspective? Looking at 1 Samuel 30:6, lead Pastor Josh Kelsey shares part two of a message on being spiritually formed by encouraging yourself in the Lord.

What if we realize that the challenges we are facing is Jesus trying to get our attention? That is the story of the road to Emmaus. The issue was not that they men on the road to Emmaus did not believe. The issue is they were believing the wrong story. In this message, Lead Pastor Josh Kelsey gives us four points on how believing the right narrative about Jesus transforms our hope and faith in God.

Lead pastor Josh Kelsey preaches from 1 Samuel 30 where David encourages himself in the Lord. They key to your leadership is self-leadership, learning to take every thought captive and renewing not just your mind but your self-talk.

In Christ, through the reality of the cross and empty grave, we have an inheritance in the Kingdom of God. Knowing that we have an inheritance changes the way we live. Pastor Jon Laurenzo preaches in our King series that our true inheritance is that we have resurrection power in both this life and the next.

In Eastertide, we reflect on the 40 days that the resurrected Christ appeared to his disciples and followers. In this time, he gave the Great Commission, which shapes our calling as believers today. In staff meeting, lead pastor Josh Kelsey shared on the power of these forty days in establishing Jesus' resurrection and how the way we make disciples today should be fully immersed in the love of the Trinity.

Our understanding of a powerful King is misguided. But this King shows us He is powerful, not in political or military might, but in restoration of His world and His people. In this message, Jon Laurenzo preaches on the power of the King, revealing that just as Jesus restored Peter after his denials, so God's power can work through us and transform us, even in our darkest moments.

The King is alive! This Easter, lead pastor Josh Kelsey celebrated the death of death and that our King rose to give us new life. Looking at Luke 24, we dive into the power of the resurrection and how we can reach out, like Thomas feeling Jesus' scars, to touch and experience Him.

On the cross, Jesus called out, "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?" Quoting Psalm 22, in His moment of deepest pain, Jesus cries out for relationship. Why did he take on the cross and bear the weight of our sin and death? For you. This Good Friday, Pastor Josh preached a powerful message on remembering the King who became a servant, a Savior who surrendered His life for us.