Every day you are writing your story. You are the author; the world is your audience. Write the plot that you want printed. In this message, Pastor Jamie Nunnally shares the story of Adam and Eve.

Adam & Eve - Genesis 3:1-6

1. Temptation is a progression: Desire, Doubt, Deception, Disobedience

Desire: The devil doesn't fight our desires—he hijacks them by exploiting our sinful nature.

Romans 8:6

Desire isn't the problem—desire management is. Deal with your desires.

Doubt: Satan asked, "Did God really say..." then he proceeded to misquote God.

James 1:16-17

If the devil can shake your trust in God's goodness, he can sell you sin as a solution. Don't fall for it.

Deception: Satan often lies to us through partial truths that make bad things look good to us.

Ephesians 6:11 ESV

Disobedience.

We've all disobeyed, but there's good news—you can overcome temptation!

1 Corinthians 10:13

Genesis 3:8-13

2. Hiding never brings healing.

When confronted with your own sin, you may cover yourself with the fig leaves of excuses, blame, isolation, or judgmentalism.

Hebrews 4:13 NLT

You can't hide from God—He heard you think it before you did it!

You can't heal what you won't reveal, so go to God when you mess up.

Genesis 3:14-19

3. Sin brings a curse with it, but Jesus reverses the curse.

The curses for women:

1. The process of childbirth is harder.

2. You will desire man: Women will have a cursed-fueled tendency to get their self-worth from what men think.

3. He will rule over you:

Sin has corrupted both the willing submission of the wife and the loving headship of the husband.

The curses for men:

1. The ground will be cursed.

Romans 8:20-22

Natural disasters are not an act of God; they're the curse of sin!

2. Work will be harder.

Men will have a curse-fueled tendency to get their self-worth from their job. You can win at work and still lose in the living room if you confuse the two.

3. Death.

The good news is Jesus reverses the curse of sin.

Romans 5:17-18 NLT

Genesis 3: 20-24

Then the man—Adam—named his wife Eve, 3. When God says no, it's for a good reason.

God immediately began working on their redemption and the first things he had to do was say no. Adam and Eve's removal from the garden was mercy, not punishment.

Proverbs 3:5-6 NLT

God's "no" is protecting you, not punishing you.

Adam and Eve proved we can ruin a garden in a single bite. Jesus proved He can grow a garden even out of our worst mistakes.

Drop the fig leaves, come out of hiding, and meet the God who still walks in the cool of the evening calling, 'Where are you?'

Are you learning the lessons from Adam & Eve's story?

Your story is powerful. As you yield your story to God, He can use it for your good and for His glory. In this message, Cory Parker shares his story of God's faithfulness through the years.

Cory shares how God has gotten his attention and led him time after time.

He shares struggles with pride, selfishness, and issues after the divorce of his parents. God used everything to lead Cory into a closer relationship with Him.

Cory describes himself having been spiritually blind. He knew about Jesus but didn't have fruit in his life.

God used circumstances in Cory's life to show him that he was spiritually blind.

God opened Cory's eyes and poured His Spirit on Cory.

The Lord gave Cory sight.

The Bible is God's love letter to His people.

God gave Cory a love for the written word of God.

Are you willing to allow God to use your story for His glory?

Your story is powerful. As you yield your story to God, He can use it for your good and for His glory. In this message, Amanda Jackson shares her story of a Father's love.

She shares about struggles, failures, and victories in life.

She loved Jesus and was drawn to Him in prayer from a young age.

As a young adult, she realized that the leadership of her church did not value her. She struggled with feeling judged.

As she waited for things she prayed for, she began to doubt God's timing.

She wanted a husband and a family.

She began to trust more in her plans than in yielding to the Lord.

The Lord reminded her: "You are not the exception to the rule."

There is redemption after sin.

The Lord wants you to know that He loves you.

First, you are His child.

He is your loving Father.

Amanda shares her beautiful story of a Father's love and redemption.

God makes all things new.

Faith is not transactional, it is about a relationship with Jesus.

Jesus said, "If you have seen me, you have seen the Father."

Marriage and singleness are both gifts from God.

Marriage is not a prize to be obtained, and singleness is not a prison to break free from.

Here is the truth:

"I am loved and valued"

"I forgive others"

"I walk in who the Father says that I am... His beloved daughter and now I am strengthening others."

Are you surrendering every part of your life to Jesus and embracing the love of the Father?

Who listens to you? In this message, VFC house church pastor, Tom Van Gundy shares how you can be a person that impacts lives for God.

2 Kings 5:1-8

[1] Naaman, commander of the army of the king of Syria, was a great man with his master and in high favor, because by him the LORD had given victory to Syria. He was a mighty man of valor, but he was a leper. [2] Now the Syrians on one of their raids had carried off a little girl from the land of Israel, and she worked in the service of Naaman's wife. [3] She said to her mistress, "Would that my lord were with the prophet who is in Samaria! He would cure him of his leprosy." [4] So Naaman went in and told his lord, "Thus and so spoke the girl from the land of Israel." [5] And the king of Syria said, "Go now, and I will send a letter to the king of Israel."

So he went, taking with him ten talents of silver, six thousand shekels of gold, and ten changes of clothing. [6] And he brought the letter to the king of Israel, which read, "When this letter reaches you, know that I have sent to you Naaman my servant, that you may cure him of his leprosy." [7] And when the king of Israel read the letter, he tore his clothes and said, "Am I God, to kill and to make alive, that this man sends word to me to cure a man of his leprosy? Only consider, and see how he is seeking a quarrel with me."

[8] But when Elisha the man of God heard that the king of Israel had torn his clothes, he sent to the king, saying, "Why have you torn your clothes? Let him come now to me, that he may know that there is a prophet in Israel."

This little maid lived a life that made others listen to her.

Your walk talks louder than your talk.

Her life exhibited characteristics that enabled God to move with power through her.

1) Selfless compassion - This little servant girl demonstrated love. She wanted the best for her owner.

2) Steadfast Conviction - The servant girl had faith.

She had absolute expectancy.

Luke 4:27 None were cleansed except Naaman the Syrian. She believes even though she hadn't seen it.

3) Servant Consistency - She served well as she waited in Naaman's wife.

Every day you are writing your story. Every situation, every decision, is adding a sentence, a page, or a chapter to the book of your life. In this message,

Everyone has made a mess of their lives at some point or another. But God doesn't waste pain. If you'll surrender your story to Him, He'll turn your scars into sermons. He'll turn your breakdowns into breakthroughs. Pastor Jamie Nunnally shares how your mess can become your message.

1. Your story is history.

Guilt says "what I did was bad." Shame says "who I am is bad." But God says "What I did and who I am has made you brand new."

Christian, God has not only forgiven, but forgotten your sin.

Isaiah 43:25 NLT

To blot or wipe out in Hebrew is to "obliterate or exterminate."

The blood of Jesus isn't just white-out that covers your sin—it's an eraser that completely removes it.

1 John 1:9

Honesty with God is the first step to healing from God. Shame grows in the dark, so bring it out into the light. Admit it, quit it, forget it.

2. Your story is His story.

When talking about your past, your pain is not the headline—His power is.

Romans 8:28

Don't glorify your pain; glorify God through your pain.

3. Your story is ministry.

Your past can help someone's future. Ministry isn't just what happens on a stage at church; it's what happens when you sit with someone in the middle of their storm.

2 Corinthians 1:3-4

The ministry you're called to often comes from the mess you went through.

The most powerful ministry tool you have is probably not your preaching, but your past.

4. Your story is prophecy.

The Bible says God is no respecter of persons, so when you share what God has done for you, you are prophesying what He will do for someone else.

2 Corinthians 1:10 NIV

On him we have set our hope that he will continue to deliver us

If He did it before, He'll do it again!

Your testimony is God's promise for someone else's problem. When you testify, you prophesy!

5. Your story is victory.

Revelation 12:11 NKJV

You get to help God defeat His enemy with your testimony.

6. Your story is a journey.

Your story isn't over—its still happening.

2 Corinthians 4:8-9 NLT

When we stop short of finishing the story, we come away with the wrong conclusion. Don't write someone off while God is still writing their story.

The very thing you think disqualifies you—your brokenness, your past, your mess—is the very thing God can use to bring beauty and healing to others.

It's time to stop hiding the chapters of your life that you hate, and start letting God use them. Someone's healing is on the other side of your honesty. Let Him turn your mess into your message.

Have your surrendered your story to the Lord?

How can generations partner together to prepare the way for God to move? In this message, Youth Pastor Anna Oaks shares insight to help us encourage each other and pursue the Lord together.

Young people who were used by God.

David, the shepherd and king

Shariah, meshach, and Abednego

Mary, the mother of Jesus

The boy who brought his lunch to Jesus

What was the common thread?

1. Called Young, Often Unqualified
2. Faced Rejection, Resistance, and Trials
3. Stayed Faithful in Obscurity
4. Said "Yes" When It Mattered

David was a teenage shepherd, forgotten by his own family— yet chosen to slay giants and become king.

Joseph was a 17-year-old dreamer in a dysfunctional family, sent to save nations.

Mary was likely in her early teens when she carried the Savior of the world.

Jeremiah said, "I am only a youth"— but God said, "Don't say "I am only a youth." (Jeremiah 1:6-7)

David worshiped in the fields.

Daniel prayed in secret.

Joseph honored God in prison.

Mary pondered God's word in her heart.

Willing to say "Yes":

"Here I am, Lord," said Samuel

"Be it unto me," said Mary

"I cannot help but speak," said Jeremiah

Youth were significant leaders in the First Great Awakening (1730s - 1740s) and the Second Great Awakening (Early 1800s).

The revival leader of the Welsh Revival was a young man. And the worship leaders were young people.

Jesus Movement (Late 1960s-1970s)

Where teenagers and college-aged started leading mass baptisms (80,000 attendees) and launched the modern Christian music movement.

2023 Asbury Revival: a 16 day revival that started when students spontaneously stayed beyond chapel for worship and prayer. Tens of thousands GenZ soon gathered.

What was the common thread?

1. A Deep Hunger for God's Presence
2. Radical Surrender and Repentance
3. Prayer and Unity

1. Recognize That a Revival Doesn't Come

Wrapped in Familiar Packaging.

Be willing to let go of preference and brace God's presence, even when it comes in unexpected ways.

2. Pray, Cover, and Intercede Like It's Your Calling (Because It IS)

You might not lead the move —but your prayers, mentorship, and spiritual protection fuel it.

3. Mentor and Model Without Micromanaging

Be the spiritual scaffolding that helps youth rise— not the ceiling that holds them down.

What is your part in what the Lord is doing in the youth today?