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What does it look like to share the gospel with confidence, build meaningful relationships with people who are far from God, and reach the next generation without turning faith into an argument? In the Season 3 premiere of Cornerstone Conversations, Pastor Josh Hersey sits down with Brian Smith Sr., senior pastor of Hope Church Movement in Phoenix, Arizona, for a practical conversation about evangelism, college ministry, discipleship, and the power of belonging. Brian shares his journey from fraternity life to following Jesus, the unforgettable question “When did you die?” that changed his life, and why salvation is not about making bad people good, but bringing spiritually dead people to life.
Together, they discuss how to share your testimony, build relational equity, identify your “plus one,” and use the SALT method: start a conversation, ask questions, listen, and tell your story and the gospel story. Brian also explains the crisis triangle, the battle to belong, and four simple truths that clearly communicate the gospel: we have all fallen, we cannot get up, Jesus took the fall, and Jesus got up. Whether you want to learn how to share your faith, reach college students, talk about Jesus without being pushy, or help someone belong before they believe, this conversation offers biblical encouragement and practical tools you can begin using today. Subscribe to Cornerstone Conversations for more honest discussions about following Jesus, growing as a disciple, and living out the gospel in everyday life.
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How do you share your faith when you do not have all the answers? In See For Yourself, Lead Pastor Josh Hersey teaches from John 1:35–46, Acts 1:8, Mark 16:15, and Matthew 28:19 about the simple mission Jesus gives every believer: invite people to come and see, go and tell them what Jesus has done, and make disciples through genuine relationships.
You do not need a seminary degree, a perfect testimony, or an answer for every difficult question to tell someone about Jesus. The Holy Spirit has empowered you to be a witness, not a judge, prosecutor, defendant, or jury. A witness simply shares what they have seen and experienced. Whether you are learning how to share your faith, wondering how to invite someone to church without being pushy, trying to disciple a friend, or sensing God calling you to lead a small group, this message will help you take a practical next step.
 
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In Ezekiel 47, a small trickle flowing from the temple becomes a powerful river that brings life, healing, and restoration everywhere it goes. Pastor Corey Alley walks through this prophetic vision and shows how it points us directly to Jesus, whose sacrifice can bring life into the driest, most painful, and most chaotic places within us.
God often gives His people a finished picture while they are still living through an unfinished season. This message is an invitation to move beyond ankle deep faith and trust God with the parts of your life you have been afraid to surrender. Whether you are carrying bitterness, brokenness, disappointment, addiction, unanswered questions, or pain from your past, the river of God’s presence is still flowing, and there is healing wherever the river goes.
The question is not whether God wants to move in your life. The question is whether you are willing to step into deeper water and give Him your yes.
 
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What should you do when you are waiting on God to move? How can you prepare spiritually for the next season of your life, family, or church? In this powerful message from Friday Night at Accelerate, guest speaker James Griffin teaches from Acts 1:12–26 and shows how the first followers of Jesus prepared for the coming of the Holy Spirit. Instead of wasting their season of waiting, they devoted themselves to prayer, reached for the Word of God, walked in obedience, and made themselves available for whatever Jesus wanted to do next.
If you have been praying for God to restore a marriage, heal a relationship, bring a prodigal home, break an addiction, open a door, or move powerfully in your church, this sermon will help you understand what faithfulness looks like while you wait. James explains why prayer must become our first response rather than our last resort, why knowing Scripture is not the same as obeying Scripture, and why Christian obedience should flow from the gospel rather than guilt, fear, or an attempt to manipulate God. You will also discover what the story of Matthias teaches us about being found ready, living with a heart fully set on Jesus, and choosing faithfulness over recognition. God does not need you to have everything figured out. He is looking for people who will put their yes on the table, pursue His presence, surrender every part of their lives to the lordship of Jesus, and obey what He has already said. God is not finished. The question is, when He looks for someone to use, will He find you ready?
 
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From Thursday night at Accelerate, Pastor Brian Smith challenges Church on the Rock to stop viewing the local church as a cruise ship built for spectators and begin seeing it as a battleship filled with people on mission. Teaching from Acts 1:8 and Matthew 16:18, Pastor Brian explains that the church is not simply a place we attend to hear a message. The church is a group of people carrying the message of Jesus into their homes, workplaces, neighborhoods, cities, and world. Through the power of the Holy Spirit, every follower of Jesus is called to be His witness and participate in the Great Commission.
In this practical and urgent message, Pastor Brian shares his personal testimony of moving from religion into a real relationship with Jesus, confronts the excuses and fears that keep Christians from sharing their faith, and reminds us that awkward conversations can change lives. You do not need a ministry title, perfect theology, or the gift of evangelism to tell someone what Jesus has done for you. You need compassion, initiative, and a willingness to take the next step. We have all fallen. We cannot get up. Jesus took the fall, and Jesus got up. Discover how to walk in the Holy Spirit’s power, clearly share the gospel, pray for your plus one, and change your world as part of a church on the move. If not me, then who? If not here, then where? If not now, then when?
 
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In the final message of From the Vine, Pastor Josh Hersey returns to John 15 and Colossians 1 to show us that Jesus is not simply another priority to place at the top of our list. He is before all things, everything was created through Him and for Him, and our lives begin to change when we align ourselves with that reality. The work of a disciple is not to manufacture fruit through more effort. It is to abide in Christ and allow His life to produce something within us that striving never could.
Through Saul’s partial obedience in 1 Samuel 15, this message asks a deeply personal question: What are we still holding back from God? Whether it is an area we refuse to surrender or a cycle we desperately want to escape, Jesus invites us to come honestly, without condemnation, and ask Him to help us there. Because of His broken body and shed blood, we have everything we need to surrender, remain in Him, and become more like Him. Watch Through Him. For Him. and discover why the Christian life was never meant to be lived through striving, but through abiding.
 
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