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Think of an answer to prayer you never received, a time when you trusted God to do something and He didn't. A situation where you were disappointed by God. What are we to make of these instances where we had faith the size of a mustard seed to see a mountain move but it didn't budge?
In This Message, The Miracle You Never Saw Coming, Pastor Levi Lusko examines The Chosen's powerful portrayal of "Little James" being called to heal others while living with his own disability, revealing how God's power can flow through us even when we still limp.

From The Chosen Season 3, Episode 2 "Two by Two" - witness the tension of being commissioned to participate in healing you yourself have never experienced. This conversation between Jesus and Little James isn't directly in the Bible, but it's thoroughly biblical from Genesis to Revelation: power out of pain and strength out of weakness.

Scripture Focus: 2 Corinthians 12:7-10 & Luke 6:15

Discover what it means to have the power of God on your life but still limp through with the pains, heartaches, and difficulties of life. Like Paul's thorn in the flesh, sometimes God chooses to work through us but not for us. Could God be glorified by a trial He chooses to allow to remain?

3 Things You Must Know to Survive Saturday (the space between Good Friday and Easter):

1. Pain Is a Problem
2. Pain Has a Problem
3. Pain Is Not Your Problem

The miracle you never saw coming? The one that happens inside you. Sometimes the mountain that needs moving is inside you, and sustaining grace is every bit as miraculous as the signs and wonders we crave.
ABOUT THE SERIES:
Is that in the Bible? That’s the question we’re asking in this five-week series. We’re taking cinematic moments from The Chosen and pressing in—opening the Word, digging deep, and letting Scripture speak for itself. Together, with teachings captured from the set of The Chosen, we’ll wrestle with the tension, lean into the humanity, and see the life of Jesus through fresh eyes.

ABOUT FRESH LIFE:
Fresh Life Church was pioneered by Pastors Levi and Jennie Lusko in 2007. We exist to see those stranded in sin find life and liberty in Jesus Christ. Today Fresh Life’s ministry impacts people with the radical, life-changing message of Jesus’ grace, spilling across Montana, Oregon, Utah, Wyoming, and Idaho… and beyond.

ABOUT THE CHOSEN:The Chosen is a groundbreaking historical drama based on the life of Jesus, seen through the eyes of those who knew him.
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Have you ever felt stuck? Like you're never going to get through what you're facing or back to happiness, back on track? If so, take heart and get ready to rise up.

In this message, Getting Off The Ground, Pastor Levi Lusko examines The Chosen's powerful portrayal of Jesus healing the paralyzed man at the Pool of Bethesda, revealing how Christ calls us to leave our wilderness and enter into all He has for us.

From The Chosen Season 2, Episode 4 "The Perfect Opportunity" - witness Jesus's intentional healing of a man who had been paralyzed for 38 years (the same number of years Israel wandered in the wilderness). This wasn't just physical healing - it was Jesus calling someone to completely abandon their old life.

Scripture Focus: John 5:1-15
Watch as Jesus asks the hard question: "Do you want to be made well?" Then commands the impossible: "Rise, take up your bed, and walk." Discover why sometimes the thing we think will cure us is actually the thing keeping us down.
5 Steps to Getting Off the Ground:

1. Identify False Assumptions
2. Ask Hard Questions
3. Do Scary Things
4. Listen to the Right Voices
5. Make Different Choices

ABOUT THE SERIES:
Is that in the Bible? That’s the question we’re asking in this five-week series. We’re taking cinematic moments from The Chosen and pressing in—opening the Word, digging deep, and letting Scripture speak for itself. Together, with teachings captured from the set of The Chosen, we’ll wrestle with the tension, lean into the humanity, and see the life of Jesus through fresh eyes.

ABOUT FRESH LIFE:
Fresh Life Church was pioneered by Pastors Levi and Jennie Lusko in 2007. We exist to see those stranded in sin find life and liberty in Jesus Christ. Today Fresh Life’s ministry impacts people with the radical, life-changing message of Jesus’ grace, spilling across Montana, Oregon, Utah, Wyoming, and Idaho… and beyond.

ABOUT THE CHOSEN:

The Chosen is a groundbreaking historical drama based on the life of Jesus, seen through the eyes of those who knew him.
NEXT STEPS:
To register a decision to follow Jesus, click here:
https://freshlife.church/know-god
To ask for prayer or connect with your team, click here: https://freshlife.church/contact
To give to this ministry and join what God is doing to reach people around the world, click here:  https://freshlife.church/give
To download Is That In The Bible?: The Chosen series resources: https://open.life.church/resources/6483-is-that-in-the-bible
CONNECT ONLINE:
Subscribe - https://www.youtube.com/c/freshlifech...
Website - https://freshlife.church
Facebook -  / freshlifechurch
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Twitter -  / freshlife
Youtube -  / freshlifechurch  

In "I Am Sending You," Dino Rizzo unpacks how Jesus' resurrection wasn't just an event to celebrate but a commission to embrace. Through Acts 3:1-10, discover how Peter and John's encounter at the Beautiful Gate reveals what it means to truly see people, and learn that these "sent moments" can happen anywhere. Once Jesus saves us, He sends us with His power and purpose!

Pastor Levi Lusko preaches on dealing with difficult things in life and how God gives us promises in the midst of our pain. Looking at Isaiah 45:3, we learn that even in darkness there are treasures to be found, by holding tight to God we can look at our pain with hope and purpose. You will learn about God's nearness in your darkness, and how He wants to use your pain to unlock His plans for your life.

Pastor Levi Lusko preaches on memorizing scripture and why it matters to our spiritual health. Looking at Isaiah 45:3, we learn that even in darkness there are treasures to be found, and the way to access them is by treasuring God’s word, memorizing it, and letting it set the pace for your life. You will learn why it matters to memorize scripture, and what you can expect from this important spiritual formation.

Irene Rollins helps us find freedom from what holds us back with themes from her book, Reframe Your Shame. Irene shares her journey through alcoholism and rehab to teach you that you don't have to wait to hit rock bottom to encounter Jesus and find freedom from shame, the bottom can come up to you. You have to make the choice to lean in, admit it, accept it, and do the work.

Phil Wickham shares acoustics songs and a sermon on praying bold prayers with principles from his new devotional On Our Knees: 40 Days to Living Boldly in Prayer. In a conversation with Pastor Levi Lusko, they discuss praying in trials, praying for healing, praying when you’re afraid, being in conversation with God, and waiting on God to speak to you. 

Have you heard from Heaven a calling for your marriage? It’s not a one-size-fits-all. God has a plan cut out just for you! With principles from the Marriage Devotional and themes from The Last Supper on the Moon, Pastor Levi highlights ten attributes that will keep your marriage strong, why it’s essential to hold onto them, and how to pick them up if any have been dropped. 

The only way to be worried about everything is to pray about nothing. Learn the power of the prayer cycle–asking, watching, waiting, repeating–and discover that prayer works, it's not as complicated as we often make it, and it's how to connect with God...just like He's always wanted.

You were made for more than a life of holy discontent--more than the frustrating sense of sitting on the sidelines of your own life's purpose. The enemy comes to discourage and breed hopelessness by feeding you lies, but we’re learning to follow God's call with hearts fully alive, lives fully engaged, and the courage needed for both.

Pressure is inevitable–current, future, professional, relational, and on and on. Looking at Hebrews 11, we’re learning what to do about the pressures we face, how to navigate through them, and how to perform well under them. 

What do you do when you feel stuck? Looking at the life of Joshua and Rahab, we're learning to lift our eyes, stay still, keep going, and be strong and courageous.

If you follow God, there will be things you have to say no to. Learn to walk away from not only bad things but the good things that keep you from the best things. Discover that when you grow your no, God will bless your yes.

Why would Jesus take time to fold His grave clothes after conquering death? In this powerful Easter message, discover how a simple detail in John 20 reveals the reality of Christ's resurrection and transforms how we live today. Learn three life-changing truths that change not only all of eternity but also how we can focus on faithfulness in everyday moments.

Have you ever looked at your life and seen only what appears to stand in the way of God’s promises? What may look like a barrier to us, often has “more to it than that”, proving to be a set up for greater blessing than we could’ve imagined.

What do you do when God calls you to something that, from a human perspective, will never work? Looking at the story of Abraham’s wife, Sarah, we’re learning that doubt isn’t a barrier but a springboard to deeper faith. 

Abraham showed us it is not about what you face in life; it’s how you think about what you face. We’re looking at five truths to speak over your life to help you keep your mind in heavenly places like Abraham, the man of crazy faith, did. 

Would you be willing to do something crazy in order to follow your calling? We're looking at the story of Noah and his willingness to do just that. We're looking at his workmanship, his stewardship, his leadership, and the mothership of all his decisions–worship.

Following God requires faith, and for there to be faith, there has to be confusion. But there is also the promise that you'll never be alone, you'll never be bored, and you'll never have to fear death. Discover five things that come as a result of following God and living with your life in His hands. 

Discover how to become fluent in God’s love language–faith. Looking at Cain and Able and their gifts to God, we learn from Able that faith goes first, faith requires sacrifice, and it’s that kind of faith that pleases God. 

What you believe determines how you behave, and we are constantly faced with the decision of if we will live like we can truly take God at His Word. It is taking as fact what’s invisible to endure the impossible. Faith is the substance that gives hope a grip, allowing us to see there is more on our side than on the enemy’s—even when we appear outgunned. With faith, we become aware that we already have the advantage.

You will never step into what God has for you with a spirit of pride. We're looking at the power of pride vs the power of humility so you can learn to kill your pride or your pride will kill you. 

Bring your pain and give it to the one who can handle it and hold it. When Jesus resurrected, our faith was born; with it was born hope, freedom from shame, peace, forgiveness, and a place to bring your aching heart.

Death isn't the end of the road, it's a bend in the road. Discover how Jesus's death marked the end of your old life, the end of the crushing weight of sin, the end of climbing the ladder of religion, and the end of dying in despair.

 Are you missing what God is trying to show you? In this Good Friday message, Pastor Jennie Lusko shows us the powerful connection between Moses lifting a bronze serpent in the wilderness and Jesus being lifted on the cross. Through Numbers 21 and John 3, learn how the simple act of looking can bring salvation, and why believing is all it takes to receive eternal life.

We're taking an unlikely path to God-given greatness. We all crave greatness but we tend to pursue it in ways that actually move us further and further from it. We're looking at the method, timing, and focus of Jesus on His way to the cross as we examine what true greatness and glory look like. 

The lies we believe can lock us up on the inside. Tap into the truth that comes from believing in Jesus–the one who doesn't just speak truth but is truth– and find that He is the only one who can set you free.

What does it look like to say to God, “I mean business?” Learn what true, biblical fasting is, what it is not, and how it helps you trade tepid and casual in your walk with God for a spiritual life of strength and power. 

What do you do when your best isn’t good enough? Discover that when you get to the end of yourself, you find the beginning of Jesus. What he has for you and wants to unlock inside of you is better.

Your love life impacts all of your life. Discover what true love looks like, how to be capable of loving others, and how to be perfectly loved.

God saw the need for companionship so He created marriage. Discover what you should think about when you think about marriage so your relationship will be sweet, strong and centered on God.

Sex is God-given, so it should be God-governed. Whether it blesses you or destroys you depends how you’re holding it and who you’re taking instructions from. So we’re learning what to think about when we think about sex so that we don’t trade what is valuable for what is common.

We cannot live right or love right if we don’t first learn to think right. In everything, but especially in the context of relationships, God is not the author of confusion, but rather, of peace. When we find ourselves confused, we need to get back to God's intentions and find that He offers us clarity and confidence in our purpose, plans, and relational pursuits.

We may not know what the next day, month, or even five years may hold, but whatever may come, as we consider the things which cannot be taken away, we find the power and simplicity of Jesus and His Word. By keeping Christ and His word at the center of our lives, we find that His promises, faithfulness, and work in us cannot be taken away.

By reframing our day from evening to morning, we'll learn how to go deep spiritually, relationally, physically, and creatively and craft a masterpiece day.

In this powerful Palm Sunday message, Pastor Kyle explores Jesus' triumphal entry and what it means to truly follow Him. Through Matthew 21, discover how to move from being a fan to a true follower by examining your own palms—laying them down in surrender, extending them in service, inspecting His scars, and raising them in worship. 

We get to where we want to be and where we don't want to be the same exact way. One day at a time. We're learning how to set effective goals by making them too small to fail because small things add up over time and little by little eventually becomes a lot.

All of us are capable of great feats if we had to. We are all capable of much more than we think we are if life is on the line. But how do you change in the absence of a crisis? Discover what it takes and why it’s important to take drastic action when it comes to changing your life.

The ways you let in are the ways you become set in. Going through the motions doesn’t have to be bad if you are going through the right motions, so we’re assessing what we let in, what motions we’re going through, doing the hard work, and asking for God’s blessing so that the life we get stuck with is a good one. 

Trade resolutions for restoration! We're learning to look back–repent, release, and remove–and then look forward and walk with freedom into all that God has ahead.

Looking at meals all throughout the Bible, we come to the story of Christmas. Eating and drinking our way through the scripture we find the true taste of Christmas—joy, belonging, purpose, and hope.

If you want to fulfill Jesus’ mission, you have to employ Jesus’ method and sit at tables with people who need hope. Looking at the life of Jesus, we discover His mission: pass the peace. We're learning the power of not just receiving Jesus, but passing Him on to anyone who would receive it.

God's heart is for children, so our hearts should be for children too. Whether or not you're a "kid person," there is something to be learned from the kids in your life. Looking at the way Jesus loved children and His example in coming down as a child, discover how He has called us to love kids, reach kids, and depend on Him as though we were kids.

Look at the redemptive story of Peter, learn how saying yes to Jesus unlocks a “yes” to a new identity, to the blessing of God, to true greatness, sacrifice, and an invitation to a never-ending story!

If you're going to follow God, He is going to call you to places and spaces without any detail. Learn what to do in seasons of confusion and doubt, and discover how in the middle of ambiguity, God does the most revealing of Himself.

The way you live now is preparing you for the life to come next. While riches might be okay in your hand, they are not so in your heart. Come consider where your treasure is being stored, if you’re stewarding it well, and if your generosity takes faith.

Did you know there are specific ways to unlock the power of thanksgiving in prayer? In "Something Came Up," Pastor Levi Lusko gives four ways to perfect our praise and lessons on how to foster gratitude in our lives. Discover why thanksgiving should be first (not last), in everything (not for everything), loud (not quiet), and practiced even when you're low (not just on the mountain top).

When you live a life of humility, anything the enemy throws at you will fail. Discover how humble living protects you from an anxious mind, relational discord, and future heartache.

The Gospel is all about being invited in. Grace is an invitation to a table. Discover the power that comes from sitting at a table we don’t deserve because Jesus hung on a cross that we do deserve.

We think of God as love, and He is, but that is not his only attribute. Discover how to make sense of and live in light of God’s great glory and holiness.