In this 514 Grace Church sermon, Pastor Harry Pitts addresses the pervasive anxiety many Americans feel about financial stability, employment, health, and the future, framing the central question as “Am I going to be okay?” He grounds his message in Matthew 6:25‑34, clarifying that Jesus condemns anxiety—not planning—and uses the biblical images of birds and lilies to illustrate God’s provision. Pitts connects the ancient text to contemporary pressures: soaring housing costs, AI‑driven job insecurity, political turmoil, and the relentless flood of news from smartphones. He differentiates productive action (updating a résumé, budgeting, seeking counseling, praying) from unproductive worry, urging listeners to seek the Kingdom first and trust God’s care. Throughout, he critiques a performance‑oriented church culture, calling for authentic, gospel‑centered worship that meets the real needs of a generation overwhelmed by fear and digital distraction. The sermon concludes with a salvation invitation, a prayer of repentance, and a fundraising appeal for 514 Grace Church’s outreach, inviting listeners to join the “514 Grace Nation.”
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We thank you, God. This morning, I want to teach from a subject that I believe that Americans all across this country. Are dealing with. So I want to title this message this morning, I Don't Know If I'm Going to Be Okay. And our primary text is Matthew chapter 6, verse 25 through 34. And there's a central truth that this message brings, family. Jesus does not promise us complete information about tomorrow. He doesn't do that. He teaches us how to live faithfully today when tomorrow is uncertain. And I want to begin, I want to open with a question, and the question that I believe that people are really asking today This is a question that I think everyone's asking today, and and I want you to answer it. I don't want you to answer it out loud. I want you to think about it externally. I want you to really think about this question externally because when we look at what's going on. In our lives. And I, and, and, and, and I want us to be honest about this. I just want you to be honest with yourself. Have you ever looked at everything happening around you and quietly wondered, am I going to be okay? Not do I believe in God, not do I love Jesus. Not do I have faith. You can love God and still have moments when you look at your life and wonder, am I going to be okay? Because there's a lot happening right now, even now while I'm teaching this lesson, Pastor Keith. See. You go to work, but somewhere in the back of your mind, you're wondering how secure the job really is. You hear conversations about artificial intelligence. In some cases, people are using the word superintelligence. You hear about artificial intelligence doing work people used to do. And you start wondering whether the career you spent years building will look the same 5 years from now. Will it look the same? And you ask this question repeatedly: Am I going to be okay? Because your rent goes up, your car That's right. Payment increased all of a sudden, and you get into your trunk or your car and all of a sudden the check engine light comes on. Your insurance goes up. Groceries cost more. Your child wants to move out, but you've looked at apartment prices and wondered how they're supposed to Maybe you're trying to buy a house, and every time you think you're getting closer, they move the goalposts for you to purchase a home. Then you turn on the television and there's another war that no one can afford.
Preach, preach.
Another political argument that is taking money out of your home. Another election where people make promises that they don't keep. What are you saying? They lie. Another crisis, another reason somebody tells you that you should be afraid. Then you put your phone down and discover that you still have your own life to deal with. Your marriage, your children, your parents, your health.
Amen.
Your money, your future. And underneath all those different concerns is one very human question, family: am I going to be okay? That is where I want to meet every single one of you today, because Jesus had a conversation about this— not about artificial intelligence, not about mortgage rates, not about social media. But he talked about something underneath all of them. He talked about worry. He talked about necessities. He talked about tomorrow. If you turn your Bibles to Matthew chapter 6, verse 25, Jesus says, therefore I say unto you, take no thought for your life. what you shall eat or what you shall drink, nor yet for your body what you shall put on. Now, before we go any further, before we go any deeper, we have to make sure we understand what Jesus is not saying. Jesus is not telling you— listen to me— don't think. He's not saying don't plan. He's not saying don't save money. Don't prepare. Don't look for another job. Don't learn another skill. Don't make a budget. Don't go to the doctor. Don't pay attention to what's happening around you. Don't prepare for retirement. That would contradict wisdom taught elsewhere in scripture. Jesus is addressing anxiety. There's a difference between Preparing for tomorrow and trying to mentally live tomorrow before it gets here. Let me make this simple. Planning says I need to prepare for tomorrow. Anxiety says I need to control tomorrow. Planning asks, what should I do? Anxiety keeps asking, What if? What if I lose my job? What if the money doesn't come? What if my child makes the wrong decision? What if the relationship doesn't work? What if I get sick? What if things get worse? What if I never get the opportunity? What if I fail? What if they leave? What if I don't have enough? What What if? What if? What if? This is what anxiety is saying to every single one of us.
What if?
And if you're not careful, you'll sit in your living room on Saturday and emotionally experience a disaster scheduled for Tuesday that hasn't even happened.
Yes.
You'll lose sleep over a conversation nobody has had with you at all. You just have this silent conversation in your mind, and you ask yourself repeatedly, am I going to be okay? You will become angry about something somebody hasn't even done to you. You become angry about something someone has not even said to you. You'll panic over a bill that has not even shown up in the mailbox.
Amen.
Career. You will rehearse losing a job that has— that nobody, nobody has told you you were even losing. Nothing has even happened yet, but your body is responding as though it already happened. It feels the stress and the tension and the anxiety. That's what worry does. Worry does that to you. It makes tomorrow's possibility feel like today's reality. And pressure, the pressure of all of this. Let's be honest, the pressure of all of this is real. And I don't want to stand here and pretend people are worried about imaginary things. Let's be honest with ourselves. People are facing real pressure. Life is coming at them in waves, and in some cases, some people are drowning underneath the waves of pressure. Recent research found that roughly 6 out of every 10 Americans are seriously concerned about housing costs. Let me make that practical. Imagine 10 people sitting across a row. About 6 of them may be thinking seriously about what it costs simply to have somewhere to live. That looks like somebody opening the renewal letter from their apartment complex and realizing the rent has just gone up. What do you do in all of this? And do you still have the question that repeats and reverberates in your mind? Am I going to be okay?
Amen.
It looks like a married couple sitting at the kitchen table with a calculator saying, if we buy this house, what do we have left Every month. Those that are listening to me that are married, it looks like a 27-year-old with a decent job still living at home because apartment costs more than they can even afford comfortably. It looks like parents wondering, how are our children ever going to afford anything? Now that's real. Let's be honest, that's real. We can sit there and pretend that we're not feeling the pressure or feeling the sting or feeling the bite because it's real. Folks are concerned about how they are going to make it because research on younger workers has also found significant numbers carrying financial anxiety. Into the workplace. They walk in and they're stressed. They're feeling the anxiety. In plain language, some people are at work doing their job, uh, part of their mind is doing the math.
Amen.
They're there physically, but their mind is calculating how much is it going to take— the mortgage, the rent, the car payment, the insurance, the daycare, the groceries. Student loans, credit cards, and then the check engine light comes on a second time. Have you ever looked at your dashboard and said, Jesus, please, not this month. God, I can't take anymore. Not this month, Lord. That's not greed. That's— I don't have room for one more thing to happen to me. Lord, I don't know if I can make it. I don't know if my mind can withstand the pressures. It's tough. So when Jesus talks about food, clothing, and tomorrow, he isn't talking to people disconnected from real life. He's talking about the things people need in order to survive and to live.
Amen.
And the thing that I love about Jesus is he doesn't shame them. And watch what Jesus does. He doesn't say you're worried because you're a terrible Christian. That's not what he says. He teaches them in Matthew chapter 6, verse 26. Jesus says this: Behold the fowls of the air, Jesus tells the disciples, look at the birds. Look upward. Look upward. For, for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns, yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Then Jesus asked, are ye not much better than they? Don't miss that point. He's saying, are you not much better than the birds, the fowl of the air? Because Jesus isn't telling you to believe— to behave, excuse me, to behave like a bird. Birds aren't paying mortgages. Amen. Birds are not having to buy groceries. Birds don't have an auto payment. Birds don't have to pay college tuition. He's teaching from something his listeners see every single day. He's saying, look around you, those that are watching. He's saying, look around you. Creation itself testifies that God is involved with what he created. Then he makes it personal. He makes it personal. He says, your heavenly Father, and to me, I don't know about you, man. That weighs, that weighs heavily with me. That's important to me. Jesus is moving the conversation from provision to relationship. He doesn't merely say God feeds them. He says your Father. He makes it. Personal. He's saying that you have family that is genuinely concerned about you, your Father. Because when you're uncertain— I don't know about you, but I've been uncertain in my life. I remember being, um, about 21 years old and marrying the young lady that I'm married to, and the fear that came over me that wondered if we're going to be able to make it, if I'm going to be able to properly take care of her, because I loved her. I wanted to be with her my entire life. And fear came over me, and I heard this word, your Heavenly Father. He says your Father because when you're uncertain about your future What you believe about God does matter, because my faith was shaken. But I heard the words, your Heavenly Father. If God is only a distant religious idea, trust me, worry gets enormous. It is magnified if God is just a distant idea. But Jesus says Listen at what he says. You have a Father, a Father who knows, a Father who sees, a Father who cares, a Father who provides for his children. And before somebody misunderstands me, let me say this before you misunderstand me. That does not mean Christians never experience hardship. Because they do. We do. It doesn't mean believers never lose jobs, because they do. I did. It's not because I was irresponsible. It's because the country was in a financial crisis, and because of the industry that I was in, the real estate bubble burst, and it brought all construction to a halt.
Amen.
Therefore, the company had to slash and they had to make cuts someplace. So they started to cut their staff. And they said, we'd love to keep you. We know that you've been with us for years. You spent all these years of your life wanting to retire, saying that you believe that we can have a future together. But because of the financial strain that's in the country, the country is basically bankrupt. We got to let you go. Doesn't mean believers never struggle financially, because you do. We all do. We all have. It doesn't mean every prayer ends the way we requested it. The Bible never promises us that, Pastor Keith.
Amen.
Minister Tracy, Minister Phil, your body of Christ, it never promises us that you're going to live on a flowery bed of ease. Jesus himself is teaching his people who, who understand. He says, listen, you'll experience suffering because the Messiah himself experienced suffering on Calvary. The Bible says he was beaten with a cat of 9 tails, whipped, disfigured, bled, abused, spit upon. So get it right. Don't, don't get it twisted. We all will experience suffering.
Amen.
The promise is not nothing difficult will happen to you. That's not the promise. The promise is, however, you will never face anything outside the knowledge the care of your Heavenly Father. That hits different to me. I don't know about you.
That's right.
That hits different because worry cannot add what you need. You worrying, it's not going to add anything to your life. Then Jesus asked in verse 27, which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature? In everyday language, let's be honest. What has worry actually added to your life? Has worrying about money put money in your bank account? Has worrying about your child changed your child's decision or behavior? Has worrying about tomorrow made tomorrow arrive any sooner? Has worrying about your job Made your job more secure. There are things you can do. You can update your resume. You can learn another skill. You can call the creditor. You can make the appointment. You can apologize. You can seek counseling. You can create a budget. You can apply for a job. You can vote. You can prepare. You can pray. Oh man, that's almost a lost form right now. I'm praying. Do what you can do, but worry is not preparation. Worry feels productive because your mind is busy. It feels productive because your mind is busy, but being mentally busy is not the same thing as making progress because you're busy in your mind. Somebody needs to hear this this morning, because you think because you're thinking or you're worrying about something that you're making progress. No, you're not. You're, you're driving your blood pressure higher. You're stressing over things that you can't even control.
Amen.
The Bible says cast your cares upon the Lord.
Why?
Because he cares for you. You're, you're not wired, you're not constructed, you're not meant to carry those things. You've been thinking about things that you have no business thinking about for 6 hours and haven't done anything about it because you can't. If there's something you can responsibly do Let's be honest, do it. If there isn't anything you can do today or tomorrow or tonight, worrying until 3 o'clock tomorrow morning won't create another option for you to fix that issue. And I love what Jesus says in verse 28 of Matthew chapter 6. He talks about flowers, then Jesus changes the picture. Matthew chapter 6, verse 28. Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow. Jesus is teaching a theology with birds and flowers. Why? Because people understand what they can see. He says they toil not, neither do they spin. And yet Solomon in all his glory, not arrayed like one of these. Then Jesus says, if God clothes the grass which exists today and is gone tomorrow, will he not much more clothe you and I? Then comes the phrase, man, I tell you this. Now this, I, I got to be careful because this Phrase kind of gets underneath my skin. I don't know about you guys. Oh ye of little faith! We often hear that as an insult. I don't know about you, but I did. I heard that statement, and surely I felt that it was an insult. But watch the conversation that Jesus is having. Jesus isn't talking. To atheists. He's talking to disciples. People following Jesus can still struggle with worry. People who pray can worry. People who know scripture can worry. Pastors can worry. Mothers can worry. Fathers can worry. Siblings can worry. Strong people can worry. Amen. Faith does not mean you never feel concerned or worried. That's not what faith does. The question is what you do when concern arrives at your doorsteps and knock on the door and invite itself in. What do you do? Do I let worry become the voice that interprets everything? Or do I bring what I'm afraid of under what I know my Heavenly Father is doing in my life because he knows what's best for me? And this is where I love, because this is where faith Enters the door. It enters our heart. Faith is not pretending you know what will happen. No, faith is trusting God when you know times are difficult, when you don't even have the answer, when you don't even know. That's why this message isn't called I Know Everything Is Going to Work Out Exactly Like I Want It. Amen. That's why this message isn't titled that. I can't promise you that. I can't promise you that. I don't know. I don't know what tomorrow is going to bring. If I did, I'd be lying. But I do know in Christ all things, the good and the bad, work together for the good of those that love the Lord and that are called according to his purpose. I don't know what's going to happen with every job. I don't know what's going to happen with every relationship. I don't know what's going to happen with every economic indicator in this country. I don't know what's going to happen in every election. I don't know how every conflict around the world would end, and neither do you if you're honest. But faith was never built on knowing everything that happens next. If you already know everything, you wouldn't need trust. The Bible says in Proverbs 3:5, it says, trust in the Lord with all thine heart and lean not unto thine own understanding. Why would scripture tell me not to lean completely on my understanding? Why? Because there will be moments in my life when I don't understand. So it says, don't lean to your own understanding, because everything you're not going to understand.
Amen.
Because there will be moments where you have to sit in silence and just trust God by faith, like Job. Yet though he slay me, what does he say? Yet Will I trust him? Why would scripture tell me not to lean completely on my understanding? Because there are moments that you just won't understand. Faith becomes necessarily necessary, precisely and accurately in our lives. Because at some point your understanding comes to an end, so you have to walk in faith. The world is trying to form your fears, and this is where we need to talk about our phones. I know some people said, Pastor Pitts, we've been preaching on birds and flowers, birds and flowers. Yes, that's what Jesus was talking about. The lesson on birds and flowers. How can we learn anything from birds and flowers? We're learning. The world is trying to form your fears, and this is where we need to talk about. This is where we have to talk about the phones. I know some people say, "Oh, now you sitting up in your chairs and you're leaning over and you're looking at me strange," but just hear me out. Don't, don't, don't leave, not just yet, because, uh, previous generations worried too. But previous generations didn't carry a device in their pocket capable of delivering bad news 24 hours a day. You wake up before prayer, then there's news. Before scripture, then your notifications are popping off. Before breakfast, somebody has told you what is wrong with the world. Before you even wake up and put your feet on the floor, notification about war. There's a notification about politics. There's a notification about crime, a notification about the economy, a notification about layoffs, a notification about the next level of AI or superintelligence, notification about housing, notification About disease. Oh, there's another level to COVID-19. One notification after another. A notification about housing prices increasing. A notification about a scandal that is taking place in the country. A notification about outrage, racial bias, sexism, genderism. A notification after one notification after another notification after another notification. You have this deluge of information coming through your phone. But I love what Romans chapter 12, verse 2 says. Romans chapter 12, verse 2 says, be not conformed to this world, but be ye transformed By the renewing of your mind. I don't want to leave that hanging. What does that mean in real life? Something is always trying to shape the way you think. Your childhood shaped you. Your experiences shaped you. People's words tried to shape you. Your disappointments try to shape you. Your hurt tries to shape you. Colleagues try to shape you. False religion tries to shape you. Politics tries to shape you. And what you repeatedly consume is shaping you too. If fear keeps your attention Platforms have an incentive to show you more things that frighten you. If anger keeps your attention, you'll keep seeing things that make you angry. If comparison keeps you scrolling, you'll keep seeing lifestyles that make your own life feel inadequate. So here's the question. Here's the question. Here's the question. Who's made the most access to your mind this week? Who's made the most access? God or your feed on your cell phone? Or maybe your iPad, because you cannot spend hours— listen to me— you cannot spend hours consuming fear and then wonder why 5 minutes of prayer doesn't immediately make your mind peaceful. Renewing your mind means intentionally allowing God's truth to challenge the story fear has been telling you to believe as reality. And what do people want from church when they come to church? What do they want? What do they really want? Here's something happening right now that I think the church needs to hear. Now, I'm not going to say this to upset people. I'm saying this because We need a reality check. Let's be honest, we've— church has become so corporate and so business that we've forgotten the people that are sitting in the seats and the pews that need God's presence, not some perfect 3-point sermon when they're losing their minds and they're losing their houses.
Amen.
But you, on the other hand, Pastor, have the newest vehicle, the newest Tesla. Because research— when I look at what burner.com says, research found, Pastor Keith, that about 1 out of every 3 young adults When they surveyed, these young adults said they were attending church more often than they were a year earlier. That's good because young people are starting to come back to church, but the older folk, if you stay in church too long, man, they'll leave. And the thing that's interesting, and I don't want to make this about race because I'm, I'm African-American, but among Black young adults, it was about 4 out of 10 of them that made that statement. Picture 10 young Black adults, about 4 are saying, I'm going to church more than I used to, and that's good. Because church today is—it's not church as usual; it is now church unusual. It's become strange. And what is what is beautiful to me is that they're not—they don't need the lights, camera, action. They don't need the LED screens. They don't need the smoke. Some of them don't even need the music. They just want pure worship. They want authenticity. Because they're wondering, how in the world am I going to make it? Am I going to be okay? They're saying, I'm going to church much more. And to me, that's important because we hear this constantly: young people don't want church. That's too broad. They don't want church. Some are coming back. And then what I found interesting is that researchers asked why. They met with a sample size. A significant group said this. Listen at what they said: I want to connect with my faith. Let me put that in normal language because I know that may sound like a colloquialism. That may sound like a very broad statement. Let me put it in normal language. People are saying, "I need God again." Be real. I don't care the size of the church. I'm not concerned how it looks on the inside. I need God again.
Be real.
Maybe these young people grew up in church. Maybe Grandma took them to church. Maybe they stopped going because of all the fakade, the nonsense that is taking place The church has become a building full of clowns, a circus that needs God again. Bring it back, Pastor. Maybe life happened, and when they went to church, at least they thought they were going to church, they were actually attending a circus. Maybe church hurt happened to them. Maybe people were concerned about the clothes they wore. Maybe the dress was too tight. Maybe the tattoos turned them off. Let me tell you, if you're listening to me, you were not at church. You were at a circus where clowns are. I said it. I did. I said it. Maybe college happened. Maybe success happened. Maybe disappointment happened. But something inside of them is saying, I need to find my way back. Church has to be much more than just a building. They're discovering that They are the church. So when they come through the door, we can't waste their time. These young people are hyper-intelligent. They have PhDs, doctor's degrees, graduate degrees. Many of them are making a lot of money, and they don't want their time wasted. I don't need you screaming, spitting at me, and crooning and singing. No, I want the authentic, pure word of God. Not only that, but I want you to live what you say, because if we're honest about it, there's a bunch of hypocrisy. Some folks, some people are simply dressed up mess. They don't need us performing religion. They need Jesus in his pure, uncut form. They need scripture that reaches them Monday morning, scripture that will elevate their thinking when trials try to oppress them, when worry tries to put pressure on them, when anxiety wants to beat on their mind. They need scripture that actually works Not some 3-step formula how I think I can get over. They don't need performing religion. They need a gospel that works. They need scripture that reaches every part of their core. They need prayer that doesn't sound like performance or auditioning for some sci-fi movie. Ah, they need somebody willing to hear what they're carrying, the burdens that are on their hearts. They need truth. Now don't get me wrong, there's nothing wrong with hymns. I love hymns. But sometimes you got to put the hymn down and cut straight to the chase. They need the grace of God. They need a reason to believe faith matters when rent is due, Pastor Keith. So when we look at the turning point in Matthew chapter 6, verse 31, Jesus says, therefore take no thoughts saying, what shall we eat or what shall we drink? Or wherewithal shall we be clothed? Notice something. Earlier Jesus talked about worry. Now he shows worry talking. What shall we eat? What shall we drink? What shall we wear? Worry has a vocabulary. Worry has vocal cords. Worry has a mouth. Worry has vocabulary. Today it sounds like, what am I going to do? How am I going to pay this? What happens if they cut my position? Will my children be okay? Am I ever going to own a home? Is this marriage going to survive all of this? Will I ever meet somebody? What happens if the doctor calls? Where is this country going? What's going to happen with this war that we can't afford? What happens after the election? What happens if AI or superintelligence changes my career? It's a different century that we're living in. Same human heart, different century.
Amen.
We want to know, am I going to be okay? We want to know, can I make it? We want to know, am I going to survive? We want to know, What am I going to be? Oh, hey, but I want to say this. This is comforting because your Father knows what's best for you.
Amen.
The beauty of this, and I'm about to close, is that scripture says you're never alone. Says he will never leave you nor forsake you. Then Jesus says something in verse 32 that I don't want us to rush past. For your heavenly Father— here it is— knoweth that ye have need of all these things. Your Father knows before you prayed. He knew before you told anybody. He knew before you figured out how serious it was. He knew. God knowing does not mean you will ever experience difficulty. It means your difficulty never catches God by surprise. Somebody needs that distinction. God didn't wake up this morning and say, I didn't know that was going to happen to, to you. Your situation is new to you. It's not new information to God. And there are moments when the most comforting truth isn't, I know what happens next. It is God knows where I am and he can fix it. This is what I love about Matthew chapter 6, verse 33, where he says, seek first. This is one of Pastor Keith's favorite scriptures. Seek first. Then Jesus gives us the center of the whole teaching. But seek ye first the kingdom of God. And his righteousness, and all these things shall be added unto you. Jesus doesn't answer uncertainty by giving his disciples a calendar of everything that's going to happen. He doesn't do that. He gives them a priority. What is he— what is that priority, Pastor Keith? Seek first. When you don't know what happens tomorrow, know what comes First, you may not know what's going to take place on Wednesday, but this you have surety of: know what comes first. And to me, man, that is powerful.
Yes.
Because uncertainty make us chase control, but Jesus redirects us toward the kingdom priority. Seek first the kingdom.
Hallelujah.
What does that mean, Monday morning? It means before fear tells me who I am, I go back to what my God says. Before money becomes my master, I remember money is a resource, not my God. Before politics becomes my identity, I remember my ultimate citizenship belongs to the kingdom of heaven. Before my career becomes my Worth. I remember my work matters, but my job title is not my identity. I know who I am. Before social media tells me what success looks like, I ask what faithfulness looks like to God. Before I made a decision out of panic, I asked God, what does obedience look like first? That's seeking the kingdom first. It isn't ignoring your problem; it's deciding your problem doesn't get first place in your life, and tomorrow doesn't control you. Then Jesus closes the teaching in verse 34, and here is where we're going to land. Take therefore no thought for for tomorrow. For the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. And then listen at what he says: sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof. Let me put let me put it in everyday language where we'll understand what the writer is saying. Today already has enough for you to deal with. Stop borrowing trouble from a day that hasn't even shown up. You're borrowing trouble from a day that has not even shown up, Pastor. Some of us have tomorrow on layaway. We're making emotional payments on something we don't even own yet.
That's right.
You worried about December, and here we are in October. This is the first week of October, and you're worried about December, and December is 2 months away. You're worried about what happens when your child graduates and they're still in the 10th grade. And you're worried about when they graduate from college and the baby's just in the 10th grade. You're worried about losing something you haven't even lost yet. You're grieving an outcome that hasn't happened. Jesus says, come back to today. Do I have grace for today? Yes, you do. Do I have food today? Thank God I do. Do I have breath today? Yes. Can I pray today? Yes. Can I make one wise decision today? Yes. Can I make the phone call? Yes. Can I fill out the application today? Yes. Can I apologize today? Yes. Can I worship today? Yes. Then handle today. Tomorrow will arrive. With whatever tomorrow brings, and when tomorrow becomes today, God's grace will be there to meet us. Bow your heads, Father. We thank you for your word. We want you to be first in our lives. Thank you, Jesus, for saving us. We're going to be okay, and we're not worried, and we're not afraid. You are our Lord and King, and we cast all of our cares upon you because you care for us significantly. Thank you, Jesus, for everything you do for us. And it's in your precious name we pray, and everyone said amen. Give God a hand clap of praise. If you're watching this, thank you. Give God a hand clap of praise. Amen. If you're watching this message and you're listening, you need to be born again. You're watching because there's something about 514 Grace Church that resonates with you. There are truths that you know that you need. Need to live by and hear this, man. There's something different about his word. It's not me. What you're hearing is the authentic, pure word of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Jesus didn't come talking about church. He came preaching the kingdom and repentance. And we're saying you need to repent and ask Jesus to save you if you want that Pray this prayer with me. Say, Father, come into my heart. I believe that Jesus died and rose for me, and because of this grace and this precious love, and His death, burial, and resurrection, and ascension, and seating, I can now accept Him into my life. Jesus, save me. Forgive me of my sins. Forgive me of my wrongs. Forgive me of my lying, my fornication, my adultery. Forgive me for stealing. God, save me. And I denounce Satan, that he has no authority over me, that Jesus is the Lord of my life. Jesus, thank you. I believe that you died and rose. I believe that you saved me right now. And if you prayed that prayer, guess what? You are now born again. Amen. Welcome to the family of God. Amen. And those of you that are watching us on social media—YouTube, Facebook, TikTok, Instagram, X—thank you for following us. But we want to say this, and we're we're being totally honest: we need your help. We want to get this word out. We want to post this word all over social media. And all over the globe— South Africa, Pakistan, Israel, Puerto Rico, the United States, UK, Canada, Great Britain— we want to be there because there are people that are following us in South Africa that, that needs to hear this word, and we want to extend the reach of this ministry. Please go to our website, www.514gracechurch.com. .org and click on Give. And whatever you can give, if it's $20, $50, $100, or $1,000, please support this vision. Become a 2020 partner and give weekly, monthly, however God lays it upon your heart, so we can get this gospel out. Not only just preach the word, but we want to help people to be, uh, uh, stalwart in our community, to be a blessing to those that are in need. And we need your support. We can't do it by ourselves, so we need you. And I want to say God bless you to those that have been giving. Thank you so much. Thank you for your graciousness, and thank you for following us on social media. We're not done. And if you live in the West Georgia area, come visit us at 514 Grace Church. Tracy and I, the leaders, we would love to meet you and shake your hand. And if you prayed the prayer of salvation and you're looking for a church home, consider 514 Grace Church, a very good church. And we're just getting started with what God wants to do in this area. And we're going to touch our city. We're going to reach out and touch other counties, touch this state. We want this church to be a beacon light, and we want you to be a part of what God is doing. Consider joining this ministry and being a member. and saying proudly that we understand Matthew 5:14. And this is where the name of our church comes from, based off of Matthew chapter 5, verse 14. We are a city on a hill whose light is published and can never be put out. And people need the light to be able to see in the darkness. And that's what 514 Grace Church is about. God bless you. Thank you for watching. Thank you for following. Thank you for listening. Email us, reach out to us and tell us, or DM us and tell us how this message, how our ministry is impacting your life. Thank you for following us. Thank you for being a part of the 514 Grace Nation movement, because we're just getting started in Jesus' name. And we'll see you next time. Be blessed in the name of Jesus. God bless you. We love you in Jesus' name. God bless you.
Every part of my soul. Not by my power, not by my might, by the blood of the Lamb I step into light. The fire did not break me, God carried me through. Every lie fell silent when he spoke what was true. He restored my peace and commanded the sea. All glory to Jesus, the one who set me free. There is power in his name.
