Magnify Church - Ensley Campus

When you think about the Sabbath, what comes to mind? Did you know that the word Sabbath means “rest?” Brett Bellamy uses a passage from Luke to remind us that God created us and knows what we need. He longs for us to find rest from this crazy chaotic world. But not just rest from work–He wants us to find our rest in Him!

Have you ever wanted something so desperately that you went to extraordinary lengths to make it happen? Brett Bellamy jumps back into our Storytellers series in Luke and teaches about a group that wanted to be near Jesus enough to bust through a roof. Would you?

Have you ever felt like an outcast, unloved, or alone? Trent Heaton invites us deeper into the healing of the Leper in our Storytellers series to understand the depth of Jesus’ heart for us. Just like the leper, Jesus wants to touch us and make us whole.

He is risen! He is risen, indeed! Jesus’ death, burial, and resurrection changed everything. Because of His great love for us and sacrifice on the cross, we are free from the chains of sin and death. We’re excited to worship, learn, and celebrate with you this Resurrection Sunday!

Hosanna! Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!” Can you hear the cheering crowd as Jesus entered Jerusalem? How quickly those cheers turned to jeers and shouts for His crucification! As we look ahead to Easter, let’s take time to reflect on the suffering savior, Jesus Christ, and what led Him to the cross.

It can be scary to share our faith, especially if we feel unworthy, unequipped, or unsure of what to say. Yet many around us are lost and in desperate need of hope. Brett Bellamy encourages us to pray, act, and speak to others about the saving grace we have in Jesus.

When Jesus called His disciples it was radical and required them to leave everything they knew to follow Him. What have you given up to follow Christ? Brett Bellamy explores the cost of following Jesus with your whole life as he continues in the Storyteller series.

We all long for a miracle–healing for our bodies, relationships, and minds. Jesus has the power to work miracles today; yet sometimes He doesn’t. Brett Bellamy continues in our Storytellers series and reminds us that the miracle we need most has already happened. Salvation is available because of what Jesus did on the cross.

What holds you back from believing that Jesus is who He says He is and that He has the power to truly set you free? Brett Bellamy challenges us to overcome our doubts and fears so we can experience the life-changing joy found in the good news of the gospel.

When someone cuts you off in traffic, how do you react? Do you immediately think of them as a dearly loved son or daughter of God, created in the image of God? Kurt Dillinger from Life International reminds us that ALL human life, from the womb to the grave, is sacred. He invites us to be life-givers in all of our relationships and reflect God’s love to those around us.

We all doubt sometimes. Life is hard. Relationships are hard. We are tempted at every turn to get angry or shut down. Brett Bellamy invites us to follow Christ’s example in His third temptation by speaking Scripture into our doubt and trusting God’s plan.

How do you grasp for power? Do you use aggressive or passive power to shortcut pain or roadblocks in your life? Brett challenges us to instead walk in faith and submit to God’s authority in every area of our lives.

What are you tempted by? Do you struggle to keep spiritual matters a priority while spending time, energy, and resources on the material pleasures of life? Brett uses Jesus’ example in Luke 4 to encourage us. We can’t do it perfectly like Jesus did, but He invites us to choose faith instead of giving power to our pleasures.

Can God use our past? The sins we hope no one ever finds out about? The hard things we are called to endure? As Brett Bellamy explores Jesus’ genealogy in Luke, we’ll see how God’s plan, protection, and provision gives us hope and builds our faith.

What do you hope for? The Lions to win a playoff game? Maybe it’s for a promotion or for your child to be successful? Using verses from Romans, Matt Zainea shares where our true hope can be found, and invites us to be part of sharing that hope through serving.

Is there something you hope will be different this new year? Something you’ve tried in the past to let go of, but just couldn’t? Brett Bellamy continues our Storytellers series in Luke and encourages us to have faith to change.

When the light pierced the darkness of that Bethlehem hillside so long ago, the Shepherds ran without hesitation to share the Good News of Jesus’ birth! What will you do with that news this Christmas? Dan Currie invites us to have faith like a Shepherd.

Do you see yourself as a competitor or a victim? Brett Bellamy continues our Storytellers series in Luke by using Mary’s story to help us see that the answer should be “neither.” Come hear about the better option.

If something is too good to be true, it usually is. But not with God! With Him, ALL things are possible. Brett uses Zechariah’s story in Luke and invites us to be still - to listen for God’s voice and then trust His promises.

Do you need to “see it to believe it?” What about if you heard it from someone who saw it firsthand? Brett Bellamy kicks off a new series, Storytellers - Luke & Growing our Faith, where stories from Luke, and people in our church, increase our faith.