Weekly Messages - Community Church of Greensburg | Batesville

It may surprise you to discover that faith doesn't actually grow on its own. We often let excuses and distractions hold us back. But what if overcoming those excuses is the key to a deeper relationship with God? Learn how intentional actions can ignite your faith and lead to the abundant life God has for you.

Ever wonder how to make the right choices when life gets complicated? Google searches are great when the problems are simple, but when there's more on the line, it's difficult to know how to navigate life's toughest decisions. Through Israel's kings, we learn how trusting in God’s guidance can lead to a life of clarity, purpose, and fulfillment.

You've got questions, and we've got answers. Join us for a Leadership Round Table where Seth, John, Dan, and Rachel answer questions that were previously submitted.

We live in a time when it’s never been easier to consume church—online messages, podcasts, and content anytime we want. But what if simply attending or listening was never the point? What if the church was meant to shape us in ways we can’t experience on our own? Before deciding how much church you need, it may be worth asking a harder question: what would your life actually look like without it?

The early church wasn’t culturally uniform, politically aligned, or socially alike—and yet it held together. In a letter to the Galatians, Paul addressed deep divisions and showed what it looks like to follow Jesus in a world full of competing identities. How do we remain rooted in truth without becoming combative? And how do we pursue unity without sacrificing conviction? Guest speaker, Sean Boone explores what it means to belong to Christ in a divided culture.

Most of us don’t think of money as a spiritual issue—until it becomes a source of stress, fear, or anxiety. But what if the real issue isn’t how much we have, but what comes first? As Reset comes to a close, this message challenges the way we prioritize our finances and invites us to consider how those priorities quietly open—or close—the door to God’s work in our lives.

We all have interests—things that grab our attention and stir our appetite. But interests don’t just sit there; they quietly shape our direction. In this message, Pastor Seth explores how unmanaged appetites can slowly form who we’re becoming and why awareness matters more than we think. If you’ve ever wondered why certain desires keep pulling at you, this message is worth revisiting.

Most of us don’t think of ourselves as having extra. Everything feels necessary, justified, and already spoken for. Yet when Jesus talked about money, He focused less on what people lacked and more on what they did with what remained. What if the way we define “enough” is being shaped more by our culture than we realize? And what if what feels normal is quietly forming our hearts?

Debt rarely feels like the problem—it feels like a solution we needed in the moment. A swipe here, a payment there, and slowly the pressure starts shaping our choices, our stress, and even our sense of freedom. What if the thing that feels normal is quietly costing us more than we realize? And what if the real issue isn’t about money at all?

Most of us feel the pressure to get our finances under control. We try harder, plan better, and set new goals—yet the stress keeps showing up. What if the problem isn’t a lack of discipline, but the system we’re running on? What if a true reset requires interrupting what’s been driving our decisions all along?

A new year often makes us want a fresh start. We reset our schedules, our habits, our goals—yet something still feels off. The stress remains. The pressure lingers. What if the reason life feels out of alignment has less to do with discipline and more to do with something deeper we rarely want to talk about? What if the thing underneath your stress is quietly shaping every part of your life—and it’s time to finally pay attention?

We love the idea of Jesus as Savior—someone who forgives, comforts, and secures our eternity. But trusting Him as King? That’s where many of us hesitate. What if surrendering to Him isn’t about losing your life, but discovering the kind of King He actually is? Before you decide whether you want a King, you may need to rethink the One who came for you.

How does a baby born to two ordinary teenagers in a forgotten town become the most celebrated figure in history? Two thousand years later, millions still gather to adore Him—not because of what happened in Bethlehem, but because of what He continues to do in our hearts. This Christmas, discover why the story of Jesus isn’t just history—it’s the hope that still changes lives today.

Most of us grow up hearing that following Jesus is about getting to heaven someday. But what if that belief has caused us to miss the very thing Jesus came to bring right now? What if the real invitation of Christmas is far bigger—and far more disruptive—than we realized?

The first Christmas didn’t look anything like the ones we celebrate today. There were no lights, no carols, and no one even knew it was Christmas. In the chaos of a Roman census, a King was quietly born—a King who would upend the world order and redefine what power looks like. The question isn’t whether He’s King. The question is—have you let Him be yours?

Gratitude sounds simple—until it isn’t. One moment we’re thankful for what we have, and the next we’re looking sideways at what someone else has. Comparison sneaks in and quietly steals our joy. What if the reason gratitude feels so fragile isn’t because we don’t have enough, but because we’ve forgotten who gave it all in the first place?

Following Jesus will inevitably bring us to a “wall”. The wall is a place where our humanity faces its deepest realities; unmet expectations, our past experiences, our dependencies or false assumptions. For some the wall becomes a stumbling block to growing in faith. For others it becomes the transition to an authentic life. What will you do when you hit the “wall”?

All of us are somewhere on a faith journey. Recognizing where you are in your faith story helps bring clarity to the next step you need to take and with whom you need to take it. In this message we are invited to take inventory of where we are in our stage of faith and challenged to move to the next step.

Everyone loves a good story. From introduction to final sentence, every good story is filled with moments of discovery, learning, shifting, distress and victory...or even defeat. Your life is a story being written. What's your story like right now? What do you hope it will be? One thing is for certain, the place where we end up with be determined by the choices we make and the people with whom we share our story. In this message we will explore Jesus' invitation to take the lead of our story and change the outcome.  

It’s easy to point at the world and name what’s evil. But what if the real danger isn’t just the evil “out there,” but the evil that lives within us? In a culture quick to blame and slow to forgive, Jesus calls us to something radical—His Kingdom breaking into the world through forgiveness, grace, and love. What if overcoming evil starts not with fighting harder, but with surrendering deeper?