February 1, 2026 - State of the Church: 2 Corinthians 5:11-21

``But here's the challenge. Sometimes we settle for knowing the good news instead of living it. We know that Jesus can make lives new. We know that Jesus can make minds new, bodies new, emotions new, spirits new, relationships new. We know that Jesus can make all things new. But knowing the good news is not the same as experiencing it. [01:22:04] (40 seconds)  #LiveTheGoodNews

I knew it was good because I tasted it myself. And, beloved, that is the difference between the good news and the great news. At Lake Worth Beach Nazarene, we are not called only to proclaim the good news that through Jesus Christ, God is making all things new. We are called to embody the great news that we have tasted, the goodness, the grace, and the transformation of God in our own lives. And from that outpouring, we can say to the world, I know God can make all things new because he's made all things new in me. [01:23:41] (57 seconds)  #TasteTheGreatNews

We have been sent by God to make Christ like disciples in Lake Worth Beach, in Palm Beach County, in Florida, in United States Of America, and in all nations. For God was in Christ reconciling the world to himself, no longer counting people's sins against them. And he gave us this wonderful message of reconciliation. But what if God's vision is bigger than ours? [01:34:39] (42 seconds)  #SentToMakeDisciples

Through Lake Worth Beach Nazarene, God is making all things new. And as he makes us new, may he multiply through us, Christ like disciples, Christ like disciple makers, Christ like congregations, and Christ like campuses, all proclaiming in every language that we can, English, Spanish, Haitian Creole, French, Portuguese, other languages, Chinese, Arabic, whatever languages we can find. May he proclaim through us, through Jesus Christ, God is making all things new. [01:37:54] (45 seconds)  #NewInEveryLanguage

These 25 shirts, 25 of them up there, represent to me the most important budget we could ever have. They represent the first, not the only. Notice, the first 25 neighbors in our homes, in our neighborhoods, in our communities, in our workplaces, in our schools, and in our everyday life who we are praying to say yes to a new life in Jesus. And then to celebrate that new life as a disciple through of Jesus through baptism, and then to become a growing disciple maker through church membership, [01:29:23] (49 seconds)  #PrayForTheFirst25

We went through the month of January. Guess how many baptisms we did? Now some churches would be like, that's okay. We do them once a year. I'm praying we'd go to the place that we have to do it every Sunday. Glory to God. Keep the main thing, the main thing. Now today, whoever would be baptized is probably incredibly grateful that it's not. Because they get out shaking like this, freezing, getting out of the water. So we can pivot, but God has called us to make Christ like disciples in the nations. Let's be about our father's business together. [01:33:51] (49 seconds)  #KeepTheMainThing

When I was growing up, my mom was famous for her holiday dessert bar. Yeah. You hear the yay, like it just it warms the hearts and everything. Everyone loved it. Church family, long lost relatives who wanted to visit Florida while it snowing up where they were, friends, even neighbors, word would spread, the dessert bar is coming. That, my friends, was good news. But here's the difference. When my mom started baking in October, the great news was that I got to taste it first. I didn't just hear about it. I experienced it. I knew it was good because I tasted it myself. [01:22:44] (63 seconds)  #TasteBeforeYouTell

I am asking you to join me for god to point out at least five people in your life, five in your life who do not yet know Jesus, and that you pray for them, pray and look for the opportunities to connect with them, that god god gives opportunities. We just have to notice and be a part of it and love them home. [01:32:28] (35 seconds)  #NameFiveAndPray