When the crowd blocked every way in, four friends refused to give up. They carried their paralyzed friend to Jesus, even if it meant breaking through a roof. In Part 2 of Miracles in the Middle, Pastor Ely unpacks Mark 2:1–12 and shows how sometimes we have to push through the unfamiliar, the uncomfortable, and even the impossible to get to the middle where Jesus is. Discover how persistent faith, bold friendship, and creative determination can open the way for miracles.

In the first message of our Miracles in the Middle series, Pastor Ely unpacks the story of Jesus walking on water (Matthew 14). When the disciples found themselves in the middle of a storm, Jesus didn’t calm the waves from the shore, He came to them, walking on what threatened to sink them. In this message, you’ll discover that storms don’t mean you’re out of God’s will, that faith often moves before the waves settle, and that the safest place isn’t the boat, it’s being close to Jesus.

Whether you’re facing fear, uncertainty, or opposition, this message will encourage you to step out, trust Him, and find the miracle in your own middle moment.

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In this episode, we explore one of the most important questions of our time: What is real? What is true? Where am I heading in life?

Drawing from John 14:6 where Jesus declares, “I am the way, the truth, and the life,” we unpack how much of what we value in the Western world, human dignity, compassion, education, even modern science, flows from the life and teachings of Jesus.

We also look at how our culture has shifted into a “moral universe of one,” and why returning to the radical truth of Jesus offers freedom, clarity, and hope.

💡 Whether you’re new to faith, hurt by religion, or longing for something real, this conversation will remind you:
👉 Jesus is not just an idea, He is the Truth.
👉 He invites you to stop searching in yourself or culture for what only He can give.
👉 “If you’re looking for answers, direction, truth, and freedom… all of these are found in Me.”