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10/18/2026

Our Transitions sermon series has come to a close. Pastor John Eaton brought the series to a beautiful conclusion with a message that ties together everything God has been teaching us through this series. Whatever season of change you’re walking through, we pray this word meets you right where you are.

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10/18/2026

Conclusion | Pastor John Eaton | Transitions | 10/18/2026

Life is full of transitions. Some bring excitement and new beginnings, while others bring pain, uncertainty, loss, and change. But through every season, one thing remains true: God never changes, and He is faithful to carry us through.

In this final message of our series on transitions, we bring together eight weeks of biblical wisdom from Ecclesiastes 3:1–8 and discover four essential principles for navigating every season of life: HOLD, WALK, GIVE, and ALIGN.

In This Message, You'll Discover:

🔹 HOLD — What Do I Hold On To?
Anchor your soul in Jesus, the One who remains steady when everything around you changes. Hold tightly to the godly relationships and foundation people God has placed in your life.

🔹 WALK — How Do I Move Through It?
Learn to move forward through pain, embrace the changes God is working in you, and allow Him to teach you in the meantime. Don't just endure your transition—let God use it to prepare you for what's next.

🔹 GIVE — Who Am I Carrying?
Transitions affect more than just us. Don't isolate yourself or focus only on survival. Walk alongside others, offer encouragement, and become a source of hope for those navigating their own storms.

🔹 ALIGN — What Is God Doing in Me?
Allow God to transform your heart and redirect your worship toward Him. When you shift your focus from the size of your problems to the greatness of your God, fear gives way to faith and uncertainty makes room for hope.

Key Scriptures

Ecclesiastes 3:1–8 — A time for everything and a season for every activity.
Hebrews 6:19 — Hope in Christ as an anchor for the soul.
Philippians 1:6 — God will complete the good work He began in you.
2 Chronicles 20:12, 15, 21–22 — Fixing our eyes on God and worshiping through the battle.
Hebrews 13:8 — Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever.

Wherever You Find Yourself Today…

If you're recovering from a difficult season, remember that the anchor still holds. If you're in the middle of a storm, hold on to God, stay connected to your people, and keep your eyes on Him. If you're approaching a new season, prepare your heart now through faith, relationships, learning, and worship.

Every season will change, but He will not. His name is Jesus.

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Remember: HOLD on to God. WALK through the transition. GIVE to others. ALIGN your heart with Him.

10/12/2026

Worship | Pastor John Eaton | Transitions | 10/11/2026

Life is full of transitions. Whether you're facing uncertainty, unexpected challenges, difficult decisions, or an unknown future, it's easy to become consumed by fear, worry, and the need to find a way out. But what if God is inviting you to respond differently? What if the key to navigating your transition isn't worrying more, planning harder, or trying to control everything—but worshiping Him?

In this message, “Worship During Transition,” we explore how worship shifts our focus from the size of our problems to the greatness of our God. Through the powerful story of King Jehoshaphat in 2 Chronicles 20, we discover how God's people responded to an overwhelming enemy by seeking the Lord, fixing their eyes on Him, and sending worshipers ahead of the army.

We also look at Paul and Silas, who prayed and sang hymns to God while imprisoned, reminding us that worship isn't dependent on our circumstances. Worship doesn't mean pretending our problems don't exist, nor is it a way to force God to do what we want. Instead, worship realigns our hearts with Him, pushes back fear, strengthens our faith, and fills us with hope as we trust Him to lead the way.

IN THIS MESSAGE, YOU'LL DISCOVER:
🙏 How to turn fear into faith during seasons of transition.
🙏 Why worship is more powerful than constantly worrying about your problems.
🙏 How praying and worshiping together can strengthen your family and community.
🙏 Why keeping your eyes on Jesus matters when you don't know what to do next.
🙏 How to trust God's promises and listen for His direction.
🙏 Why worship isn't just for the breakthrough—it's also for the waiting.
🙏 How worship can bring peace, hope, and renewed perspective in the middle of life's struggles.

KEY SCRIPTURES:
📖 Ecclesiastes 3:1 — A season for everything.
📖 Matthew 6:31–34 — Seek God's kingdom and don't worry about tomorrow.
📖 2 Chronicles 20:12–30 — The battle belongs to the Lord.
📖 Acts 16:25–26 — Paul and Silas worship in prison.
📖 Proverbs 9:10 — The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom.

REMEMBER THIS: When you don't know what to do, fix your eyes on Jesus. When fear begins to take over, worship Him. When the road ahead seems impossible, trust the God who goes before you.

You don't have to fight every battle in your own strength. God is with you in every season, including the seasons you never expected.

Worship before the breakthrough. Worship in the middle of the battle. Worship after the victory. Let your focus be on Him, not on the problem.

May you find peace in His presence, strength in His promises, and hope as you trust Him through every transition.

09/27/2026

Others | Pastor John Eaton | Transitions | 09/27/2026

“For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven.” — Ecclesiastes 3:1

Transitions can be painful, overwhelming, and uncertain. Whether you’re facing financial pressure, family challenges, responsibility, loss, or a major change in life, it’s easy to become so focused on surviving that we forget something important: there are OTHERS.

Others to care for.
Others to encourage.
Others who are hurting.
Others who need your help.
Others who may be a little ahead of you and can guide you.
And others who may be a little behind you and need you to help them forward.

In this message, we look at two powerful biblical stories—Elijah and the widow in 1 Kings 17 and Paul and the shipwreck in Acts 27—and discover what it means to live beyond survival mode.

When Elijah’s resources ran out, God provided through a widow who was facing her own desperate circumstances. When Paul found himself in the middle of a violent storm with 275 other people, he didn't isolate himself. He stayed with them, spoke hope, encouraged them to eat, and reminded them that God would see them through.

The storm was real. The ship would be lost. The circumstances wouldn't suddenly become easy. But they were going to make it through together.

Maybe you’re in a transition right now. Maybe you feel like your resources are running out or your ship is falling apart. This message is a reminder: Don’t abandon ship. Take care of each other. Trust God. And look beyond yourself to see the OTHERS around you.

God can use your presence, your faith, your encouragement, and your story to give someone else hope.

Scriptures:
📖 Ecclesiastes 3:1
📖 1 Kings 17:8–16
📖 Acts 27:10–44

09/13/2026

Change | Pastor John Eaton | Transitions | 09/13/2026

Change is inevitable—but what if the transitions we experience aren’t meant to destroy us, but to transform us?

In this message, we explore what it means to walk through seasons of change while holding onto the One who never changes. God is our Anchor—faithful, reliable, perfect, and unchanging. Yet because we are still growing, God often uses transitions to shape us, heal us, strengthen us, and move us forward.

Ecclesiastes 3:1 reminds us that there is “a season, and a time for every matter under heaven.” Every transition gives us a choice: Will we become bitter or better? Will we get stuck, or will we allow God to change us?

Through the stories of Israel, Zacchaeus, Paul, the woman at the well, and the man delivered in Mark 5, we see that encountering God produces real change. Repentance isn't simply admitting we're wrong—it means changing our hearts and our lives.

Whether you're facing the loss of someone you love, a job loss, divorce, betrayal, financial hardship, disappointment, or simply a new season of life, God can use that transition for your good.

Ezekiel 36:24–27 gives us a powerful promise: God restores, washes, rebuilds, and gives us a new heart and a new spirit.

You may be in a transition—but you don't have to stay stuck there.

God is calling you to move forward.
God is calling you to change for the better.
And God is not finished with you yet.

“He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.” — Philippians 1:6

📖 Scriptures referenced:
Ecclesiastes 3:1
Malachi 3:6
Hebrews 13:8
Isaiah 43:19
Matthew 5:17
Matthew 3:2
Ezekiel 36:24–27
Philippians 1:6
2 Corinthians 4:8–18
Revelation 21:5

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09/06/2026

Moving with Pain | James David Eaton | Transitions | 09/06/2026

How do we move forward when life hurts? How do we keep walking when grief, loss, disappointment, or suffering becomes part of our story?

In this powerful message, we explore what it means to “Move With Pain”—not by pretending the pain doesn’t exist, but by learning how to surrender it to God’s grace.

Through Romans 8:22–25, the story of Lazarus in John 11, and Jesus’ own experience of suffering, grief, and death, we discover that God is not distant from our pain. Jesus weeps with us, mourns with us, and carries our burdens with us.

Jesus shows us three ways to move through pain:

• Yield to the Father’s will
• Mourn when it is time to mourn
• Forbear and trust God through what we cannot change

Your pain does not have to be the end of your story. Under God’s grace, what once felt like devastation can become part of a greater story of healing, purpose, and spiritual awakening.

“For if we hope for what we do not yet have, we wait for it patiently.” — Romans 8:25

Maybe you’re in a season of grief. Maybe you’re carrying a loss that no one else can see. Or maybe you’re simply trying to understand why suffering is part of life.

Wherever you are, remember: you don’t have to move without pain—you can learn to move with pain, trusting that God is with you every step of the way.

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Scriptures:
Romans 8:22–25
Genesis 2:16–17
Genesis 3:17–19
John 11:1–37
Luke 19:41
Matthew 26:39
Matthew 27:46
John 19:28–30
Psalm 116:15

08/30/2026

Relationships are Priority | Pastor John Eaton | Transitions | 08/30/2026

What happens to our relationships when life changes?

Whether you’re walking through a season of blessing, disappointment, uncertainty, loss, or a completely new beginning, transitions have a way of revealing who—and what—we’re really holding onto.

In this message, we continue our series on The Anchor, looking at why our relationships must remain a priority during seasons of transition. Just as Jesus is the unchanging Anchor we can hold onto, God has also given us people who are meant to walk with us through the journey.

Through the stories of Noah, Abram, the Prodigal Son, Naomi, Ruth, Orpah, and Paul, we see an important truth:

The call may be individual, but the journey is relational.

Transitions can tempt us to isolate, abandon foundational relationships, or cling to people whose motives aren’t rooted in genuine love. But Scripture reminds us that God often accomplishes His purposes through faithful, committed relationships.

Ruth’s decision to remain with Naomi seemed to make little sense in the moment—but God was working through their transition in ways they could never have imagined. Her faithfulness became part of a story that ultimately led to the lineage of Jesus.

You may not know where your transition is taking you, but you don’t have to know the destination to trust God with the transition.

As you listen, consider:

Who are the “fortress people” God has placed in your life?
Are you tempted to isolate during a difficult transition?
Are you building on the relationships God has already given you?
Are you a Ruth—a faithful friend who stays even when there seems to be nothing to gain?
What is God asking you to trust Him with in this season?

“He alone is my rock and my salvation; he is my fortress, I will not be shaken.” — Psalm 62:6

Don’t walk through your transition alone. Hold tightly to Jesus, honor the people God has placed around you, and trust Him with where He is leading you.

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08/23/2026

The Anchor | Pastor John Eaton | Transitions | 08/23/2026

Life is full of transitions. New seasons, new relationships, new opportunities, loss, change, uncertainty, and storms. Some transitions are exciting. Others are painful. And sometimes, we find ourselves stuck somewhere in between.

But what if there is something—and Someone—you can hold onto through every transition?

In this message, “The Anchor,” we discover the hope we have in Jesus Christ. Hebrews 6:19 reminds us that “we have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure.”

When everything around you is changing, God remains constant. When the storm is raging, the anchor still holds. When life feels uncertain, Jesus gives us hope, purpose, stability, and the assurance that God’s promises are true.

Drawing from Hebrews 6, Psalm 46, Psalm 62, Ecclesiastes 3, and Revelation 21, this message reminds us that every season has a purpose—and that our ultimate hope is found in Jesus.

No matter what transition you are in, hold tight to the Anchor.

His name is Jesus.

📖 “We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure.” — Hebrews 6:19

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08/16/2026

God is Faithful | Pastor John Eaton | 08/16/2026

What does it mean that God is faithful?

In Hebrews 10:15–23, we are reminded that because of Jesus, we can draw near to God with confidence and hold firmly to the hope we profess—because He who promised is faithful.

Faithfulness means being stable, steady, firm, and true. People may change. Circumstances may shift. The world may constantly chase what is new. But God does not change, abandon His promises, or walk away from His people.

In this sermon, we explore what Scripture reveals about the faithfulness of God:

• God is Stable — He is our Rock, and His ways are trustworthy.
• God is Steady — He does not change with circumstances or emotions.
• God is Firm — He is completely committed to His promises and to His people.
• God is True — His Word and His ways conform to reality and lead us toward life.
• God is Faithful — His steadfast love never ceases, and His mercies are new every morning.

When we know what God has promised, we can live differently in the present. Faith is knowing what God has promised and taking the next step based on that knowledge.

The world may change, but God remains the same. Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever.

“Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful.” — Hebrews 10:23 NIV

Be encouraged today: God is faithful. You can trust Him. You can stand on His promises. And you can move forward in faith because He already knows the future.

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08/09/2026

Rightly Judge | Pastor John Eaton | The People's Court | 08/09/2026

Wisdom From Above: Learning to Judge Rightly

What if some of the things we think are obvious in Scripture are actually the very things we need to understand most?

In this sermon, we explore what it means to rightly judge—not according to our emotions, envy, selfish ambition, or personal preferences, but according to the wisdom that comes from God.

Jesus repeatedly challenged the religious leaders of His day because they knew the Law but missed the heart of the Law: love. He healed on the Sabbath, ate with sinners, touched lepers, welcomed people from every background, and confronted religious hypocrisy. His actions remind us that knowing Scripture isn't enough—we must know God's heart.

James 3:13–18 gives us a powerful contrast between wisdom from above and wisdom from below.

Wisdom from above is:
• Pure
• Peace-loving
• Considerate
• Full of mercy
• Impartial
• Sincere
• Producing good fruit

Wisdom from below is marked by:
• Bitter envy
• Selfish ambition
• Disorder
• Accusation
• Pride
• Division

The challenge is to recognize when our own flesh is influencing the way we judge our spouse, family, friends, coworkers, church, and the people around us.

Are we frustrated because someone isn't doing things our way?
Are we bothered because someone else is receiving the recognition we wanted?
Are we constantly looking for what others are doing wrong?
Are we using Scripture to justify what our flesh already wants to believe?

Jesus calls us to something higher.

“Don’t be hypercritical; use your head—and heart!—to discern what is right.” — John 7:24 MSG

There is no law against love.

This message challenges us to examine our hearts, crucify selfish ambition and envy, and pursue the wisdom that comes from above.

Scriptures referenced:
Matthew 24:1–11
2 Timothy 4:3–4
1 Corinthians 10:12
James 3:13–18
John 7
1 Samuel 18:7
Hebrews 11:31
Galatians 5:19–26

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