The returns on generosity
"For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son..." God gave. To fully trust God with the fruit in our lives, we must first understand the fact that generosity is at the very core of who God is. And to put our trust into action, we must reflect that generosity in our own lives. In this message, Ed Young shows us that trusting God means mirroring his generous nature. And when we decide to step out in faith and generously sow the seeds of trust, the harvest of fruit he produces will be greater than we could have ever imagined—both in our lives and in the lives of those around us.

Many of us, if asked, would say we trust God. We trust God with our salvation and our forgiveness; our health and our eternity. Yet, so often, when it comes to the tangible things in life, our cantaloupes, we draw the line and forget that trusting God with everything calls for action on our part. With Proverbs 3:5-6, 9-10 as the focal passages for this message, senior pastor Ed Young reminds us that trusting God requires us to honor God with more than just words. And as we discover how to live trust out on the rugged plains of reality, we also discover a clear path God provides for us—a path that leads to a new level of definition and purpose for our lives.

Major league evangelism
Few people would expect a chance encounter at a baseball game to alter someone’s eternity. But that’s exactly what happened one hot August day. In the midst of a major league baseball game, one man discovered the path that would ultimately lead him to eternal comfort. Through this powerful and very personal story, Ed Young presents the gospel message in a unique fashion. And as the inspiring and life-changing message unfolds, we discover the one true path that leads to eternal comfort.

Becoming fishers of men
“Follow me…I will make you fishers of men.” Those are some of the first recorded words of a seemingly simple carpenter from Nazareth. Yet with those words, Jesus Christ gathered together a group of ordinary fishermen and began to transform the world. Those same words resonate in our lives today. But so often, Christians forget the purpose of Christianity. So in this eye-opening message, Ed Young reminds us of the reason we are here. And as we reflect on Christ’s call on the shores of the Sea of Galilee, we realize the potential that comes when we simply learn to cast.

Answering the question "Why am I here?"
So many people wonder about the point of life. The philosophical question, “Why am I here?” is something that millions of people—Christ-followers and otherwise—long to answer. And we look everywhere for an answer. But in our search, we often miss what truly matters. Through Christ’s encounter with Zacchaeus, Ed Young shows us how to discover real meaning. And we see that the only way to really understand why we’re here is to get uncomfortable enough to say something, do something, and be something for those people far away from God. We are all going to spend forever somewhere—we’re tagged for eternity. And Christians must begin to see other people through that eternal perspective.

Recliners are the quintessential symbols of comfort. They call to us and lure us to a life of relaxation and ease. And who wouldn’t want to be comfortable? After all, we live in an often uncomfortable world. But when it comes to the Christian life, comfort isn’t necessarily the goal. In fact, Jesus told his disciples to get out of their comfort zone and reach out to the world around them. He wanted them to get uncomfortable. In this message, “Lazy Boy,” Ed Young takes a unique look at being comfortable and challenges us to get out of the recliner and begin to reach out to the world around us.

This message teaches that God has a tailor made garment for each of us that does much more than just cover our physical bodies. When we clothe ourselves in Christ, He replaces our sin-tattered garment and brings us back in line with the Master Designer's original pattern for our lives.

Series: Thread

The deadly effects of revenge
When we are faced with the opportunity to unleash our anger on someone who has done us wrong, the results can be devastating. And if that anger goes unchecked, the results can be deadly. In this powerful message, Ed Young takes a unique look at anger and shows us how to avoid those deadly effects by going countercultural in our approach to revenge and follow God’s lead.

Positive anger
We come face-to-face with anger as often as any other feeling. And yet, anger is one of the most misunderstood and distorted of all human emotions. We all get angry, but do we really understand what anger is? The common mantra goes something like, "Avoid anger at all costs!" But this weekend, we learn that some amazing results can occur in our lives when we learn to make anger our ally.

Series: Good 'N' Angry

Anger is one of the most complex and confusing of all emotions. And many of us, rather than dealing with anger, would rather run and hide. But in this message, Ed Young reveals the ways we can utilize anger to help our lives; and we see the amazing possibilities that can arise when we learn to actually face anger.

Series: Good 'N' Angry

"That really hacks me off!" "I'm so mad I could..." Everyone gets angry. But is there more to anger than the rage and destruction we so often associate with it? In this message Ed Young shows us the reality of how anger, when we use it the right way, can actually help us become the people God wants us to be.

Series: Good 'N' Angry