Navigation Church

About Navigation Church

Navigation Church is a community where you can be real, ask hard questions, and discover your next step in God’s Story. We do that by translating confusing theology into real talk, openly sharing our struggles and triumphs, and helping people make sense of God and grow in relationship with him.

Publisher

Navigation Church

Category

education · kids & family · religion & spirituality

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

22 Oct 2023

Latest episode

18 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

141 episodes in the feed.

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   18 Oct 2026

   Counterfeit Kingdom: Rebels Without a Cause – Freedom Through Surrender

   Rebels Without a Cause – Freedom Through Surrender What if the freedom you’re fighting for is actually keeping you in bondage? What if the boundaries you’ve been resisting are the very things God designed to protect you? We all want the benefits of order, protection, and security, but we don’t always want to surrender our right to determine what’s right. From the Garden of Eden to the Book of Judges, Scripture reveals what happens when humanity rejects God’s authority and everyone begins doing what is right in their own eyes. In this message from Counterfeit Kingdom, Pastor David explores why we resist authority, how rebellion promises freedom but produces bondage, and why surrendering to Jesus is the pathway to genuine freedom. Along the way, we’re challenged to examine where we’ve treated God’s Word as a suggestion, resisted correction, or confused doing whatever we want with actually being free. The counterfeit kingdom promises freedom without surrender. Jesus offers freedom through surrender. The question isn’t simply whether we believe in Jesus. It’s whether we’re willing to let Him be Lord over every area of our lives. Genesis 2&3, Judges Discussion topics HEAD – What did Jesus say to you through the Word? Read Genesis 2:15, Genesis 3:17 and Genesis 11:4 Read Genesis 2:16–17 and Genesis 3:1–7. God gave Adam and Eve tremendous freedom, but He also established a boundary. Why do you think humanity is so often tempted to view God’s boundaries as restrictions rather than protection? Read Judges 17:6 and Judges 21:25. What happens when everyone begins doing what is right in their own eyes? How does this help explain the difference between personal freedom and living under God’s authority? Read John 8:31–36. Jesus teaches that people can believe they’re free while actually being enslaved to sin. How does Jesus’ definition of freedom differ from the way our culture often defines it? HEART – How did it make you feel? Where have I decided that my understanding of what’s right matters more than what God has said? Is there an area where I’ve been treating Scripture more like a suggestion than an authority? We all appreciate accountability until someone actually holds us accountable. How do you typically respond when someone challenges or corrects you? What might that response reveal about your willingness to surrender control? Is there something in your life you’ve been calling freedom that may actually be controlling you? Consider the statement: “If I cannot say no to something, I need to ask whether I’m really free from it.” HANDS – What are you going to do with it? Identify one area where you’ve been resisting God’s authority. What is one specific act of obedience you can take this week to surrender that area to Him? Invite someone you trust to speak into your life. Ask them, “Is there an area where you’ve noticed me becoming defensive or resistant to correction?” Commit to listening before explaining or defending yourself. Practice freedom through surrender. Identify one habit, desire, or behavior that has been exercising too much control over your life. What practical boundary can you establish this week to begin living under God’s authority instead? Check out our other audio series (https://navchurch.org/category/sunday_morning/sermon_series/) and video playlists (https://www.youtube.com/user/NavigationChurch/playlists?view=1&sort=dd&shelf_id=2) that can help you find Jesus in every moment and then discover what’s next

2. 

   11 Oct 2026

   Counterfeit Kingdom: The Hustle Trap – Performance vs. Purpose

   The Hustle Trap – Performance vs. Purpose What if the problem isn’t that you haven’t achieved enough? What if you’ve been asking achievement to give you something it was never designed to give? God created us to work, build, create, and accomplish. But when our work stops being worship and starts becoming the source of our identity, we fall into The Hustle Trap. We begin measuring our worth by what we produce, and no matter how much we accomplish, the tower is never tall enough. In this message from Counterfeit Kingdom, Pastor David explores how sin turned work into toil, how Babel turned achievement into identity, and how Jesus restores work to its intended purpose. We can work hard without allowing our work to become our king, rest without believing everything depends on us, and live in a way that points people toward Jesus. We work hard because our work is worship. We rest well because our work isn’t our god. Genesis 2:15 Discussion topics HEAD – What did Jesus say to you through the Word? Read Genesis 2:15, Genesis 3:17 and Genesis 11:4 What changes about work after sin enters the story? Why does it matter that work existed before the Fall? The people at Babel were productive, organized, innovative, and ambitious. What made their work become counterfeit? Where is the line between building something great and needing what you build to make you great? Read Colossians 3:23–24. What would change about the way you approach your job, school, ministry, parenting, or responsibilities if you genuinely believed, “It is the Lord Christ I are serving”? HEART – How did it make you feel? Finish this sentence honestly: “I feel most valuable when I __________.” What does your answer reveal about where you tend to find your worth? Which is harder for you: working hard without needing recognition, or stopping work without feeling guilty? Why? The sermon said, “The problem isn’t building something great. The problem is needing what I build to tell me that I’m great.” Is there anything you are currently asking to tell you that you’re successful, significant, or enough? HANDS – What are you going to do with it? Practice Sabbath. Choose a specific period this week to intentionally stop producing and enjoy God’s provision and presence. What will you stop doing, and what could you intentionally do that restores your awareness of God? Turn your work into witness. The sermon asked, “When was the last time your work created an opportunity for someone to see Jesus?” Identify one person in your workplace, school, neighborhood, or normal weekly rhythm who could see Jesus through the way you work, serve, speak, respond, or treat them this week. Make one Kingdom adjustment. What is one thing you need to stop, start, or reorder this week so that your work flows from your identity rather than becoming your identity? Check out our other audio series (https://navchurch.org/category/sunday_morning/sermon_series/) and video playlists (https://www.youtube.com/user/NavigationChurch/playlists?view=1&sort=dd&shelf_id=2) that can help you find Jesus in every moment and then discover what’s next

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   4 Oct 2026

   Counterfeit Kingdom – Cancelled: Justice Without Mercy

   Cancelled: Justice Without Mercy What happens when someone gets it wrong? Do we ignore it, excuse it, confront it, or decide their worst moment should define them forever? In this week’s look at Counterfeit Kingdom’s, Justice Without Mercy, we explore the difference between healthy accountability and destructive cancellation. Through the story of Peter and Paul in Galatians 2, we discover that the Kingdom of Jesus doesn’t ignore sin or eliminate consequences, but it always leaves room for redemption. Accountability confronts what you did. Cancellation can make what you did all that you are. Redemption confronts what you did while believing God can still write what comes next. The Kingdom confronts sin without abandoning sinners. Galatians 2:20 Discussion topics HEAD – What did Jesus say to you through the Word? Read Galatians 2:11-14 Paul confronted Peter publicly rather than ignoring what he had done. What does this teach us about the difference between grace and simply avoiding accountability? Discuss this statement from Sunday: Accountability confronts what you did. Cancellation can make what you did all that you are. Redemption confronts what you did while believing God can still write what comes next. What differences do you see between those three responses?? Why do you think the Kingdom of God makes room for both consequences and redemption? Why can it be dangerous when we remove either one? HEART – How did it make you feel? Is there someone I have frozen at the worst version of themselves? Maybe they have apologized, changed, or grown, but I still see them primarily through what they did. When someone fails, what do I genuinely want to happen next? Do I want accountability and change, or do I sometimes want them embarrassed, exposed, punished, or gone? Sunday we asked: “Is there anyone I have decided is beyond redemption?” Why is it sometimes easier to believe the gospel can redeem my story than to believe it can redeem someone else’s? HANDS – What are you going to do with it? Think of one person whose past has affected how you currently see them. This week, intentionally pray: “Jesus, help me see what You are doing in their story, not just what they have done in the past.” Where am I most likely to slip into a cancel-culture mentality instead of practicing Kingdom redemption? Is it in conversations with friends? On social media? When talking about someone who hurt me? When discussing people I disagree with? Where am I most tempted to reduce someone to what they said, did, or believe rather than leaving room for accountability, growth, and redemption? What will I do this week to break this pattern? Identify one relationship where you need to practice Kingdom accountability. That might mean having a difficult conversation, establishing a healthy boundary, offering forgiveness, acknowledging someone’s growth, or simply refusing to keep retelling an old story. Check out our other audio series (https://navchurch.org/category/sunday_morning/sermon_series/) and video playlists (https://www.youtube.com/user/NavigationChurch/playlists?view=1&sort=dd&shelf_id=2) that can help you find Jesus in every moment and then discover what’s next

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