Authenticity

In this transparent and powerful Sunday service, Pastor Austin Rumpel unpacks the core church value of Authenticity. True authenticity means refusing to wear masks, bringing our struggles into the light, and recognizing that our honesty with others directly reflects our honesty with God.

The service begins with a raw and encouraging testimony from Pastor Anna Rumpel about her personal journey through deliverance and the freedom that comes from confronting hidden strongholds. Later in the service, Robert Springfield continues his vital teaching on church membership, using New Testament examples to illustrate the sobering reality of corporate judgment and the spiritual weight of the communities we choose to join.

Key Sections in this Message:

Deliverance Testimony
Pastor Anna Rumpel shares her story of getting free from a controlling Jezebel spirit. She openly discusses how fear and emotional instability were broken off her life through the power of deliverance, setting a powerful example of the morning's theme of authenticity.

Lifestyle Evangelism
Pastor Austin shares inspiring testimonies of everyday evangelism—from leading someone to Christ in a Boston Market to chasing down a young woman on the street to help her forgive past church hurt. He challenges the church to realize that sharing the Gospel is a joyful obligation, not just an event.

The Cost of Membership (Robert Springfield)
Looking at the words of Jesus regarding cities like Sodom, Capernaum, and Nineveh, Robert teaches that God judges entire communities and generations. Joining a church family is a serious covenant because we share in the spiritual covering and the corporate accountability of that house.

Church Value: Authenticity
"We don't do fake." Pastor Austin explains that hiding our sins and struggles keeps us bound in darkness. God is near to the brokenhearted, but He cannot heal the parts of us we refuse to bring to Him. True freedom requires radical honesty with God and with our spiritual family.

Great Faith, Great Results
Before the offering, Pastor Austin looks at the story of Elijah and the widow of Zarephath in 1 Kings 17, demonstrating how trusting God with our absolute last brings supernatural provision.