TKG Message | 08.21.2026
In this message, Pastor Chris Mitchell, Jr. opens with a simple but profound anchor: the Lord is good, and our mouths should say what our hearts already know. From there, he traces a thread that runs through the whole evening. When we speak out of frustration, fear, or fleeting emotion rather than settled truth, we can find ourselves agreeing with the wrong voice. The enemy has power, but no authority. And we, as believers, begin not at the starting line but at the finish. Pastor Chris weaves together a deeply personal testimony of his own encounter with Jesus at nineteen, broken and undone, and connects it to the larger truth that love, not gifting or formula, is what moves the Kingdom forward. He challenges the congregation to stop borrowing the world's version of wisdom, which is simply the desire to avoid suffering, and instead embrace the cross as the entryway into the fullness of everything God has finished. He also begins to unfold a vision God placed in him, of building an ARK, a community shaped by character arcs, formational rhythms, and the kind of love that pushes one another into becoming. If you've been waiting for God to show up, this message gently asks whether you've considered how much He's already done. Take time to listen and let it settle.
Scripture References: John 14:18, John 14:23, Psalm 91:1–2, 2 Corinthians 4:18, Psalm 119:89, John 14:6, Romans 5:8, Romans 8:32, Psalm 90:1, 1 Corinthians 12–13, 1 Timothy 1:5, Ezra 6:14, Amos 3:7–8, Isaiah 51:16, Genesis 8:22
