TKG Message | 05.22.2026
In this Pentecost message, Pastor Chris addresses the tension between self-focused striving and resting in God's love. He challenges the idea that we can think or work our way out of life's difficulties, pointing out how lingering too long on our own deficiencies leads to either pride or exhaustion. The enemy wants us to believe that Christ's redemption wasn't enough, that we must add our own efforts to secure God's approval. But Jesus made it clear: "This is the work of God: believe on Him whom He has sent." When we become more conscious of what Christ accomplished than what we haven't, we begin living in the victory that was already secured on our behalf. Pastor Chris emphasizes that genuine Christianity isn't an individual exercise but happens within the family of God, where we're shaped through relationships and accountable community. As people sent on mission, we carry the fragrance of Christ's victory into a world still laboring under burdens that have already been broken. The message calls us to live not as orphans making a name for ourselves, but as beloved children bearing His name into the world.
Scripture References: John 14:18, John 14:23, Galatians 4:6, John 6:27-29, Romans 8:33-39, Ephesians 3:14-20, Luke 19:10, 1 John 3:8, Isaiah 9:3-6, 1 Corinthians 15:51-57, Psalm 68:5-6, Ephesians 3:15, John 17:18
