by Daniel Dunn | Jun 1, 2026 | Messages
Stand Firm in the True Grace of God (1 Peter 4:12–19; 5:8–14) Exiles don’t panic under fire. They persevere in grace. That’s Peter’s final word, and it lands with weight because Peter doesn’t write from a comfortable distance. He writes as a man who knows the heat is...
by Daniel Dunn | May 25, 2026 | Messages
Shepherding & Humility: (1 Peter 5:1–7) Clothe Yourselves With Humility Exile communities don’t collapse first because of culture. They collapse because of pride. When pressure rises, ego rises too. People grasp for control. Leaders tighten their grip. Members get...
by Daniel Dunn | May 18, 2026 | Messages
Ready to Answer: (1 Peter 3:13–17) Always Be Ready to Answer With Hope Most believers aren’t unwilling to share their faith. They’re unprepared—or intimidated. They don’t know what to say. They don’t want to sound pushy. They don’t want to get labeled. So they stay...
by Daniel Dunn | May 11, 2026 | Messages
Love Earnestly: How to Love Earnestly in Exile In exile, love doesn’t happen by accident. Pressure reveals what’s real. Stress exposes what’s shallow. And cultural tension will always tempt the Church to turn inward, get cynical, and protect itself. That’s why Peter...
by Daniel Dunn | May 4, 2026 | Messages
Honor in a Dishonoring World (1 Peter 2:13-3:7 Submission for the Lord’s Sake We live in an age that rewards outrage. People build platforms by tearing others down. They gain influence by mocking authority. They collect likes by dishonoring leaders, institutions, and...
by Daniel Dunn | Apr 27, 2026 | Messages
Built Together (1 Peter 2:4-12) How God Forms a Spiritual House in Exile (1 Peter 2:4–12) Exile tempts isolation. When the culture feels hostile, you pull back. When life gets busy, you disconnect. When relationships disappoint you, you tell yourself, “I can follow...
by Daniel Dunn | Apr 20, 2026 | Messages
Set Apart in a Distracted World (1 Peter 1:13–2:3) Holiness in a Distracted World (1 Peter 1:13–2:3) Distraction doesn’t feel like rebellion. That’s why it works. Most believers don’t wake up and decide, “Today I’ll compromise.” Instead, they drift. They scroll. They...
by Daniel Dunn | Mar 23, 2026 | Messages
SENT: by Love, Not Pressure: How to Live on Mission Without Fear or Guilt What’s driving your obedience? That question matters more than most of us realize. Because the fuel you run on will shape the kind of disciple you become—and the kind of mission you live....
by Daniel Dunn | Mar 16, 2026 | Messages
SENT: Peace for the Anxious Disciple How Jesus Gives Stability for a Life on Mission Most believers aren’t unwilling to share their faith. They’re afraid. Not “I don’t care” afraid—more like: What if I say it wrong? What if they reject me? What if I lose the...
by Daniel Dunn | Mar 9, 2026 | Messages
SENT: A Cross-Shaped Life We live in a world that celebrates comfort. Convenience is king. “Protect your peace” is a mantra. And if we’re not careful, that same story can quietly disciple the Church. So when we see real sacrifice—real surrender—we label it “radical.”...
by Daniel Dunn | Mar 2, 2026 | Messages
SENT: Make Disciples, Not Converts How Jesus Calls the Church to Discipleship Most of us grew up hearing the Great Commission as a call to “get people saved.” And praise God—Jesus really does save. However, if we reduce the mission of the Church to decisions alone, we...
by Daniel Dunn | Feb 12, 2026 | Teaching, Uncategorized
Jesus the Bread of Life | From Provision to Person Jesus the Bread of Life: From Provision to Person When Jesus stood up in John 6 and said, “I am the bread of life,” He wasn’t offering a poetic metaphor. He was drawing a line in the sand. People were happy to follow...
by Daniel Dunn | Dec 11, 2025 | Fasting
Daily Prayer and Occasional Fasting The Christian life is not built on a few big spiritual moments. Instead, it is formed through countless quiet ones—often unseen and uncelebrated. Daily prayer and occasional fasting are two of those quiet rhythms. These practices...
by Daniel Dunn | Sep 19, 2025 | Call to Action
Is There Not a Cause Is There Not a Cause? Empowered for Mandate This past week shook us deeply. What we witnessed was not just a political act—it was the clash of heaven and hell breaking through in front of our eyes. To reduce it to headlines or debates is to miss...
by Daniel Dunn | Jun 29, 2024 | Giving, Uncategorized
The Church: Giving Mine or His? Early in life, children understand what is “mine” as they learn to take responsibility for things they own. In Salvation and the scriptures, we encounter a different concept: nothing is “mine,” and everything is God’s. We are servants....
by Daniel Dunn | Sep 25, 2022 | Uncategorized
Listen: The Fathers Voice The Spirit of God is continually convicting us and drawing us as Jesus is constantly interceding on our behalf at the right hand of the Father. The aim of our lives is to be found faithful to the end and hear the words from the master saying,...
by Daniel Dunn | Aug 29, 2022 | Uncategorized
The Church: E4 Gifts Paul speaks in Ephesians about the ministry gifts that Jesus left with His disciples when His ascended into Heaven. Ephesians four describes apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors, and teachers that are given to equip the church. Their primary...
by Daniel Dunn | Aug 25, 2022 | Uncategorized
Fasting Fasting is the act of voluntarily abstaining from food, and sometimes even water, for a specific time to seek God with particular intensity. It is not an attempt to twist God’s arm, nor appear holy before men, but instead, it is a vehicle to help direct our...
by Daniel Dunn | Nov 30, 2021 | Uncategorized
Sabbath: Resting in Faith The Ten Commandments were written to former slaves that had been miraculously delivered from Egypt and included the fourth command to “remember the sabbath” Exodus 20:8-11. They had worked as slaves seven days a week, with no...
by Daniel Dunn | Oct 27, 2021 | Uncategorized
Water Baptism Water baptism has been a controversial subject throughout most of the history of the Church. Early in the life of the Church, people began to add formulas, rituals, and requirements to this spiritual truth that was not present in the New Testament...
