The Beloved Church

Palm Sunday reminds us that not all kings come the way we expect. As Jesus entered Jerusalem, He rode on a humble donkey—symbolizing peace, gentleness, and servanthood. At the same time, Pontius Pilate entered on a powerful stallion, representing authority, control, and worldly power.Two processions. Two kingdoms. Two very different kinds of kings.The crowd welcomed Jesus with praise, but many were still expecting a ruler who would conquer like Pilate—not a Savior who would surrender. Yet Jesus came not to dominate, but to serve. Not to take power, but to lay down His life.This Palm Sunday invites us to reflect: Who is your King? Are we following the way of power and control, or the way of humility and surrender?Jesus doesn’t force His rule—He invites it. And the King who rode in on a donkey is still worthy of our praise, our trust, and our lives._______________________________________Learn more about The Beloved Church: https://www.belovedgr.church/ Subscribe to The Beloved Church | https://www.youtube.com/@belovedgr.church Follow us on Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/thebelovedchrch Follow us on Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/thebelovedchurchHelping the next generation fall in love with Jesus. #TheBelovedChurch #AustinPresnell

On Sunday, our lead pastor Austin Presnell brought our Acts series to a close. He walked us back through Paul’s journey and highlighted how the book ends in a way that feels unfinished—leaving questions about what happened to others along the way. But that open ending is intentional. It invites us to step into the story ourselves and continue sharing the message of Jesus Christ. Paul’s message never changed. Jesus suffered. Jesus rose from the dead. Jesus is Lord. And He saves. Now, its your turn._______________________________________Learn more about The Beloved Church: https://www.belovedgr.church/ Subscribe to The Beloved Church | https://www.youtube.com/@belovedgr.church Follow us on Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/thebelovedchrch Follow us on Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/thebelovedchurchHelping the next generation fall in love with Jesus. #TheBelovedChurch #AustinPresnell

This past Sunday, our lead pastor Austin walked us through the ends of Acts. Paul’s ministry started and was sustained by obedience to God’s voice and vision, and dependence on his provision. Which are you needing the most? Obedience or dependence? _______________________________________Learn more about The Beloved Church: https://www.belovedgr.church/ Subscribe to The Beloved Church | https://www.youtube.com/@belovedgr.church Follow us on Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/thebelovedchrch Follow us on Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/thebelovedchurchHelping the next generation fall in love with Jesus. #TheBelovedChurch #AustinPresnell

This Sunday, we had the honor of hearing from Trey Hardimon, our lead pastor Austin’s childhood friend and now Next Generation Pastor from Leclaire Christian Church. He brought us through Acts chapters 20-23, encouraging us and teaching us through Paul’s trials and tribulations. Trey reminded us that following the Call of the Spirit doesn’t always lead to comfort, and sometimes obedience to the Lord can lead us straight into opposition. But, ultimately, living a life that is dependent on Jesus and obedient to all that he calls us to will at some point lead to rejection from the world, but never from our Lord. _______________________________________Learn more about The Beloved Church: https://www.belovedgr.church/ Subscribe to The Beloved Church | https://www.youtube.com/@belovedgr.church Follow us on Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/thebelovedchrch Follow us on Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/thebelovedchurchHelping the next generation fall in love with Jesus. #TheBelovedChurch #TreyHardimon

Our guest speaker, Evan joined us this Sunday morning to walk us through the transformation of what it looks like once you decide to follow Christ. God calls you to a higher purpose and to not fall to the idols of the world. _______________________________________Learn more about The Beloved Church: https://www.belovedgr.church/ Subscribe to The Beloved Church | https://www.youtube.com/@belovedgr.church Follow us on Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/thebelovedchrch Follow us on Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/thebelovedchurchHelping the next generation fall in love with Jesus. #TheBelovedChurch #Evan

This Sunday, Pastor Austin Presnell opened the word with us as we were in Acts 18:24-28 , learning about Apollo's teachings in Ephesus. Apollo only knew of the baptism of John, and not of Jesus'. Austin guided us through a hands-on learning experience as we dove into what the difference between John's and Jesus' baptisms were, and the importance of the two. _______________________________________ Learn more about The Beloved Church: https://www.belovedgr.church/ Subscribe to The Beloved Church | https://www.youtube.com/@belovedgr.church Follow us on Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/thebelovedchrch Follow us on Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/thebelovedchurch Helping the next generation fall in love with Jesus. #TheBelovedChurch #AustinPresnell

On Sunday our lead pastor Austin Presnell dove into Acts 17_______________________________________Learn more about The Beloved Church: https://www.belovedgr.church/ Subscribe to The Beloved Church | https://www.youtube.com/@belovedgr.church Follow us on Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/thebelovedchrch Follow us on Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/thebelovedchurchHelping the next generation fall in love with Jesus. #TheBelovedChurch #AustinPresnell

On Sunday we were in Acts 16 with our lead pastor, Austin Presnell. Austin invited us to see our own lives as part of the ongoing story of the early church, where faith isn’t confined to Sunday but lived out on the frontlines of everyday decisions. The text challenged us to consider how obedience to the Holy Spirit often requires courage, especially when faith is tested by pressure, doubt, or opposition. Rather than waiting for perfect conditions, the message emphasized stepping forward in trust, believing that God is still actively working through ordinary people. It left us reflecting on how our daily choices can quietly but powerfully continue the story that began in Acts._______________________________________Learn more about The Beloved Church: https://www.belovedgr.church/Subscribe to The Beloved Church | https://www.youtube.com/@belovedgr.churchFollow us on Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/thebelovedchrchFollow us on Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/thebelovedchurchHelping the next generation fall in love with Jesus.#TheBelovedChurch #AustinPresnell

This past Sunday, Austin Presnell opened the Word and led us through a powerful teaching on the expectations we carry in our lives. He invited us to reflect on the many pressures we place on ourselves. Expectations shaped by our parents, our own internal standards, the demands of our workplace, or the voices of coworkers, partners, and society. Over time, these expectations can quietly pile up, weighing us down and convincing us that our worth is tied to performance, achievement, or approval.Austin reminded us that while these expectations may feel normal or even necessary, many of them do not come from Jesus. Instead of bringing life and freedom, they often lead to exhaustion, guilt, and striving. He challenged us to consider what it looks like to intentionally release those burdens and surrender them to Christ—to ask Jesus to take the expectations we were never meant to carry. In doing so, we are invited into a deeper freedom, one rooted not in who we’re trying to be for others, but in who we already are in Him. When we lay these expectations at His feet, we make space to walk in grace, rest, and the true identity Jesus offers us._______________________________________Learn more about The Beloved Church: https://www.belovedgr.church/ Subscribe to The Beloved Church | https://www.youtube.com/@belovedgr.church Follow us on Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/thebelovedchrch Follow us on Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/thebelovedchurchHelping the next generation fall in love with Jesus. #TheBelovedChurch #AustinPresnell

We had the honor of having Sara Krieg bring the word on Sunday, from The Local Church, our sending church. Sara reminded us the importance of community, how lone wolves die, and we are not meant to do life alone. From Acts 13 and 14, Sara reminds us that just as Paul was faced with trials and persecution for his faith, that he had to get up and keep going. And he couldn’t do that without his fellow believers. It takes a community to keep pushing forward with the calling that God has placed on your life. Do it with those who will encourage you, mourn with you, cry with you, and rejoice with you. _______________________________________Learn more about The Beloved Church: https://www.belovedgr.church/ Subscribe to The Beloved Church | https://www.youtube.com/@belovedgr.church Follow us on Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/thebelovedchrch Follow us on Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/thebelovedchurchHelping the next generation fall in love with Jesus. #TheBelovedChurch #SaraKrieg

This morning, we continued into the story of the early church in the Book of Acts and explored how the first believers broke through cultural, social, and spiritual barriers to spread the Gospel. In this message, we looked at how God used ordinary people, radical obedience, and the power of the Holy Spirit to build a unified community in a divided world. As we unpacked these moments from Acts, we were challenged to examine the barriers in our own lives and consider how God may be calling us to step out in faith, love boldly, and live on mission today_______________________________________Learn more about The Beloved Church: https://www.belovedgr.church/ Subscribe to The Beloved Church | https://www.youtube.com/@belovedgr.church Follow us on Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/thebelovedchrch Follow us on Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/thebelovedchurchHelping the next generation fall in love with Jesus. #TheBelovedChurch #AustinPresnell

Yesterday we dove into our Acts Series: Part II with Austin Presnell at The Beloved ChurchSaul’s story reminds us that transformation doesn’t start with our past being erased, but with God’s voice being obeyed in our lives. In the middle of shame, brokenness, and the questions of others, Saul wasn’t defined by who he had been or what people assumed about him. He was defined by what God said to him and about him: a chosen instrument, called to carry Christ’s name, even through suffering. The same question stands before us: are we being shaped by what God has spoken over us, or by what we and others keep saying about us?_______________________________________Learn more about The Beloved Church: https://www.belovedgr.church/ Subscribe to The Beloved Church | https://www.youtube.com/@belovedgr.church Follow us on Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/thebelovedchrch Follow us on Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/thebelovedchurchHelping the next generation fall in love with Jesus. #TheBelovedChurch #AustinPresnell

On Sunday at The Beloved Church, Pastor Austin Presnell invited us into the deep and tender truth that the Light has come into our world through Jesus, even as we live in the tension between promise and fulfillment. With hearts turned toward hope and expectation, this sermon gently reminds us that the light of Christ isn’t just a distant promise—but a present reality that meets us in our shadows, our questions, and our longing for something more. Through Scripture and reflection, we’re encouraged to let this light shape how we see ourselves, our neighbors, and the world around us. Wherever you are on your journey—waiting, wondering, or worshiping—may this message help you receive and reflect the light that has already come, bringing peace, clarity, and renewed hope_______________________________________Learn more about The Beloved Church: https://www.belovedgr.church/ Subscribe to The Beloved Church | https://www.youtube.com/@belovedgr.church Follow us on Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/thebelovedchrch Follow us on Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/thebelovedchurchHelping the next generation fall in love with Jesus. #TheBelovedChurch #AustinPresnell

In this message from The Beloved Church, Austin Presnell reflects on the hope found in Christ—the kind of hope that shines steadily, even in seasons of uncertainty, weariness, or waiting. As Scripture points us again to Jesus as the Light of the world, we’re reminded that hope is not wishful thinking, but a confident trust rooted in who God is and what He has promised. This sermon invites us to lift our eyes, allow God’s light to meet us where we are, and let His hope awaken faith, endurance, and expectation in our hearts. Wherever you find yourself today, may this message encourage you to rest in the coming light and walk forward with renewed hope._______________________________________Learn more about The Beloved Church: https://www.belovedgr.church/ Subscribe to The Beloved Church | https://www.youtube.com/@belovedgr.church Follow us on Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/thebelovedchrch Follow us on Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/thebelovedchurchHelping the next generation fall in love with Jesus. #TheBelovedChurch #AustinPresnell