Southeast Christian Church

What if the thing you’ve been fighting isn’t the real problem? Psalm 32 reveals how shame hides beneath our struggles, grows in silence, and loses its power when brought into the light—where God meets us not with condemnation, but grace. Psalm 32:1-7 Speaker: Kyle Idleman

Before you can break free from shame, you have to understand it. That means going back to the Garden, when shame entered the human story and hiding became our instinct. Guilt says, “I did something wrong,” but shame says, “I am something wrong.” Genesis 3 Speaker: Kyle Idleman

Nobody warns you that living like Jesus describes makes you inconvenient. Peacemakers don’t just keep peace—they make it, but Kingdom life comes with a cost. This is what it looks like to live as a citizen of a Kingdom the world doesn’t recognize. Matthew 5:9-10 Speaker: Kyle Idleman

Being pure in heart isn’t about moral perfection. It’s being fully orientated toward God. Mercy isn’t a soft trait for gentle people. It’s the overflow of grace received. Jesus isn’t looking at what you look like. He’s looking at what you’re made of. Matthew 5:7-8 Speaker: Lucas DeVries

Jesus says the meek will inherit the earth. Meekness isn’t weakness but power under control. Paired with a hunger for righteousness, His message reframes ambition: true strength is surrendering your grip, and true ambition is wanting more of God. Matthew 5:5-6 Speaker: Kyle Idleman

Jesus declares that blessed are the poor in spirit, blessed are those who mourn. Those closest to the Kingdom aren’t those spending life trying to appear full—it’s those no longer pretending. Until we’re empty, we can’t receive what He longs to give. Matthew 5:3-4 Speaker: Kyle Idleman

As a church, we want to see every generation chase after Jesus, displaying lives that bear much fruit. Join us on this special Student Takeover weekend as we are challenged to live connected, obedient, and fruitful lives in every season. Speaker: Brock O'Dell

Kingdom parties are different from the world’s—not because of food or decor, but because of who’s present. Scripture shows Jesus’ invitation to follow Him goes to everyone: rich or poor, joyful or hurting, those who believe they’d never be invited. Speaker: Kyle Idleman

Everything in this series—the battle, the power, the redemption, the community—only makes sense in light of eternity. It’s not a consolation prize; it’s the destination giving everything else meaning. What if we lived today like forever is coming? Speaker: Kyle Idleman

Maybe the most distinctively Christian idea is this: nothing is wasted and no one is too far gone. The Kingdom of God is history’s greatest recycling program, taking the broken and making it new. Transformation is possible because of one man: Jesus. John 4:1-26 Speaker: Dave Stone

The Kingdom doesn’t just name the problem; it brings the solution. Wherever Jesus went, things changed. That authority didn’t retire at His ascension. It was released through His Spirit and people. We are to live like the Kingdom is real in practice. Speaker: Trip Lee

Most of us know the Christian life involves spiritual warfare but don’t live like it. We treat the enemy as abstraction while our marriages, thoughts, and faith take hits. Paul said our battle isn’t against flesh and blood. What if we believed that? Ephesians 6: 10-18 Speaker: Kyle Idleman

Nobody warns you how quickly the Red Sea fades. One day a miracle; the next a mob. What kept Moses wasn’t momentum but showing up desperate before God every day. Manna came every morning—just enough, never extra. That’s the rhythm God wants for us. Exodus 16: 1-30 (with Exodus 14: 21-31; 15: 22-24) Speaker: Lucas DeVries

As the plagues unfold, Moses sees God do what only God can. Each miracle reminds him the mission was never his. When God moves, we aren’t to take credit—we’re to trust more deeply, point others to Him more clearly, and remember who is really leading. Exodus 5-14 (Overview) Speaker: Bryson Koch

Moses’ calling didn’t begin at the burning bush. God had been shaping him for decades. Calling rarely starts with a dramatic God-moment. It’s often a burden you can’t shake, and through simple obedience, God does the extraordinary with the ordinary. Exodus 2:11-25; 3:1-15 Speaker: Lucas DeVries

Moses didn’t begin as a leader, but as a baby in a basket—carried by the courage of ordinary women and the unseen hand of God. Before Moses knew his calling, God was at work. Leadership rarely begins with a spotlight but with God’s quiet preparation. Exodus 1:1-2: 10 Speaker: Bryson Koch

Joseph lived 110 years, each moment woven by God into a beautiful tapestry—what often seemed like loose strands were just new beginnings. When things seem hopeless, we are to keep our eyes on the bigger picture…and the One who weaves it all together. Genesis 46-50 Speaker: Trip Lee

Facing famine, Joseph’s brothers went to Egypt for help. There they found Joseph holding their fate in his hands. Instead of malice, he chose mercy. Instead of revenge, restoration. In a plot twist only God could write, family wounds were healed. Genesis 42-45 Speaker: Dave Stone

Even when Joseph was in prison, God was at work behind the scenes. When Pharaoh had troubling dreams, God enabled Joseph to interpret them. For years, Joseph sat powerlessness in prison but overnight became the most powerful man in Egypt. Genesis 41-42 Speaker: Kyle Idleman

When Potiphar’s wife tried to seduce him, Joseph didn’t hesitate—he ran far and fast. Though he chose the path of righteousness, it led him directly into jail. Joseph’s work was seemingly finished, but God wasn’t done. He had only just begun. Genesis 39 Speaker: Trip Lee