Painesville Assembly of God

In Week 2 of our BEYOND series, we look at Joshua 2 and the story of Rahab—an unlikely woman whose courageous faith changed her future and impacted generations to come. As Israel stood before the walls of Jericho, the obstacles were real, but before the miracle came a step of intentional faith. Rahab chose to let go of the security of her city and trust in the God she had heard about—the One who parted the Red Sea and defeated mighty kings. Her scarlet cord became a powerful symbol of salvation and deliverance. This message reminds us that faith doesn’t just believe—it acts. It prepares, it surrenders, and it steps forward even when the outcome isn’t fully visible.

In this message, we look at Joshua 1 and discover that every step into God’s future requires courage. Just as Joshua stood at the edge of the Promised Land, we too face moments where obedience demands faith. Rooted in Ephesians 3:20 and modeled after Acts 1:8, this message casts vision for our BEYOND journey — strengthening our local church, serving our community, partnering cross-culturally, and reaching the nations. This is a call to go beyond today, beyond barriers, beyond our walls, and beyond ourselves, trusting God to do immeasurably more than we could ever ask or imagine.

Building Your Personal Prayer Altar explores God’s invitation to meet with Him in the secret place through intentional, daily prayer. Drawing from Jesus’ teaching in Matthew 6, the sacrificial system of the Old Testament, and Moses’ Tent of Meeting, this message reframes prayer as a living sacrifice—where we die to self, allow God to refine our hearts, and grow in intimacy with Him. Discover how building a personal prayer altar creates space for transformation, spiritual strength, and a deeper, life-giving connection with God that doesn’t happen by accident, but through intentional devotion.

Back to Bethel invites us to revisit the sacred places where God first met us and to renew our devotion. Drawing from Jacob’s journey in Genesis 28-35, this message explores how spiritual drift happens, how God lovingly invites us to return, and what it means to wrestle, surrender, and let go of the idols that compete for our hearts.

In this messsage, we explore the fourth altar that Abraham built in Genesis 22. The Altar of Submission is the place where Abraham laid down what he loved most, where God revealed His heart for life, and where surrender always comes before provision.

Abraham was a man of faith who regularly marked moments in life by building an altar. In this message, we explore three of the four altars Abraham built and discover their spiritual significance, and their application to our own journey of faith.

Throughout the Old Testament, God promised to send the Messiah. God had always been faithful to keep His promises and this provided hope for His people. In this messsage, we look at two people who waited with hope and discover the wonder of His hope.

Life is a journey, and all of us are searching for something. Meaning, purpose, identity, peace, hope, or joy. The story of the Magi depicts a journey that leads us to Jesus and leads us to joy. In this message, we follow the Magi to discover the key to experiencing the wonder of His joy.

The Wonder of His Peace is a theme that is woven throughout the Christmas story, but is especially prominent when we explore the angel’s message to the shepherds in Luke 2. In this message, we discover three insights about the wonder of His peace.

When the angel Gabriel appeared to Mary with the news that she would carry God’s Son, everything changed. In her story—and in the birth of Jesus—we discover four powerful ways God’s love shapes our lives this Christmas.

This message highlights God as a faithful Father and provider, showing that genuine generosity flows from trusting Him. Using the story of Elijah and the widow in 1 Kings 17, it outlines three key tests believers encounter as they learn to live a truly generous life.

In the early pages of the Scriptures, a core claim is made about the universe, and alongside it we find a mandate for humanity. Simply put: “Everything in the world belongs to God, and we are stewards of all he’s put in it.” In this message, we explore the Christian’s identity as a steward, which underpins Jesus’ invitation to the generous life.

“The more you get, the more you want.” Few truths cut more deeply across the breadth of the human experience. No matter how much money or stuff we amass, we never feel like we have enough. The bulk of Jesus’ teachings on money are warnings about the danger of it. In this message, we explore Jesus’ warnings about wealth and His invitation to a simpler life marked by the biblical virtue of contentment.

Jesus’ call to generosity is rooted in his vision of God and our place in God’s world. In Jesus’ teaching on a “healthy eye” vs. “an unhealthy eye” (Matthew 6:22-23), we are introduced to two strikingly different worldviews or ways of seeing the world. When Jesus said there is more joy in giving than in receiving, he turned our vision of the good life on its head. In this message, we discover that through the practice of generosity, we tap into God’s joy.

Hypocrisy is giving an impression of having certain purposes or motivations, while in reality having quite different ones. It was a problem for the religious leaders in Jesus’ day, and it is a problem for followers of Jesus today. In this message, we look at the warning that Jesus gave to his followers regarding hypocrisy and discover the cure he prescribes.

Should we be afraid of God? In our world today, there is a growing system that dismisses the very notion that there is a God to whom we are accountable and will one day stand before. In this message, we discover two dangerous postures when it comes to the fear of the Lord.

The fear of the Lord is an invitation to be in complete awe and reverence towards the Lord and His glory, power, and holiness. To truly fear God means to be in awe of God’s being and character as well as in awe of what He has done for us in Christ. In this message, we explore how to recover our awe of the Lord.

The fear of the Lord is a treasure. It is a virtue that unlocks for us a greater understanding of who God is and draws us into deeper friendship with Him. In this message, we explore how Holy Fear is a treasure that deepens our relationship with God.

David's life was filled with faith and failure, but at the end, He discovered that God was His refuge, strength, and salvation. He penned a song that summarized what the Lord meant to Him. We explore that song and discover David's testimony, poetry, and theology.

David's sin didn't just affect him, it impacted his entire family. While he was forgiven of the penalty of sin, David still experienced the disciplinary consequences of sin. In this message, we examine the painful consequences of sin and look at what David could have done to break the cycle in his family.