From Thursday night at Accelerate, Pastor Brian Smith challenges Church on the Rock to stop viewing the local church as a cruise ship built for spectators and begin seeing it as a battleship filled with people on mission. Teaching from Acts 1:8 and Matthew 16:18, Pastor Brian explains that the church is not simply a place we attend to hear a message. The church is a group of people carrying the message of Jesus into their homes, workplaces, neighborhoods, cities, and world. Through the power of the Holy Spirit, every follower of Jesus is called to be His witness and participate in the Great Commission.

What should you do when you are waiting on God to move? How can you prepare spiritually for the next season of your life, family, or church? In this powerful message from Friday Night at Accelerate, guest speaker James Griffin teaches from Acts 1:12–26 and shows how the first followers of Jesus prepared for the coming of the Holy Spirit. Instead of wasting their season of waiting, they devoted themselves to prayer, reached for the Word of God, walked in obedience, and made themselves available for whatever Jesus wanted to do next.

If you have been praying for God to restore a marriage, heal a relationship, bring a prodigal home, break an addiction, open a door, or move powerfully in your church, this sermon will help you understand what faithfulness looks like while you wait. James explains why prayer must become our first response rather than our last resort, why knowing Scripture is not the same as obeying Scripture, and why Christian obedience should flow from the gospel rather than guilt, fear, or an attempt to manipulate God. You will also discover what the story of Matthias teaches us about being found ready, living with a heart fully set on Jesus, and choosing faithfulness over recognition.

In Ezekiel 47, a small trickle flowing from the temple becomes a powerful river that brings life, healing, and restoration everywhere it goes. Pastor Corey Alley walks through this prophetic vision and shows how it points us directly to Jesus, whose sacrifice can bring life into the driest, most painful, and most chaotic places within us.

God often gives His people a finished picture while they are still living through an unfinished season. This message is an invitation to move beyond ankle deep faith and trust God with the parts of your life you have been afraid to surrender. Whether you are carrying bitterness, brokenness, disappointment, addiction, unanswered questions, or pain from your past, the river of God’s presence is still flowing, and there is healing wherever the river goes.

The question is not whether God wants to move in your life. The question is whether you are willing to step into deeper water and give Him your yes.

How do you share your faith when you do not have all the answers? In See For Yourself, Lead Pastor Josh Hersey teaches from John 1:35–46, Acts 1:8, Mark 16:15, and Matthew 28:19 about the simple mission Jesus gives every believer: invite people to come and see, go and tell them what Jesus has done, and make disciples through genuine relationships.

You do not need a seminary degree, a perfect testimony, or an answer for every difficult question to tell someone about Jesus. The Holy Spirit has empowered you to be a witness, not a judge, prosecutor, defendant, or jury. A witness simply shares what they have seen and experienced. Whether you are learning how to share your faith, wondering how to invite someone to church without being pushy, trying to disciple a friend, or sensing God calling you to lead a small group, this message will help you take a practical next step.