Antioch Waco

In this message, Zach Daniel teaches from Ephesians 1 about the Apostle Paul, who even while imprisoned carried the Ephesian church on his heart and consistently prayed for them. Like the Old Testament priests who wore breastplates with 12 stones representing the tribes of Israel, Paul carried the names of believers before the Lord in prayer. He demonstrates for us what it means to have a ministry of intercession for those we care about, showing us that we are all called to be priests under Christ, carrying one another's names before God in prayer.

This message casts vision for the new season at Antioch, centered on God's heart for His family. The biblical theme of family runs from Genesis through Revelation. The church is called to be a healthy, grace-filled family that brings other orphans in, learning to live under God the Father's rule and reign together. The promise of the Holy Spirit is not just for us individually, but for our children, our households, our neighborhoods, and those far off. The vision culminates in Revelation's picture of every tribe, tongue, people, and nation standing together before God's throne. What awaits us in eternity, God wants to bring to earth now through strengthened, multiplying families that reveal His glory.

This message calls us back to the foundational question that shapes everything else in our faith journey: who is Jesus? Pastor Jimmy shared about his encounter with Mark Zuckerberg in 2017, where he identified four questions everyone is asking, whether they realize it or not: Who is God? Who am I? Who are my people? What is my purpose? While the world offers countless solutions to these questions through technology, politics, or personal achievement, Jesus alone provides the true answers.

This sermon calls believers to recognize and resist the many distractions that dull our spiritual hunger and pull our focus away from God. It invites us to reflect on the challenge of living faithfully in a world filled with constant interruptions, drawing connections between our present struggles and those faced by biblical figures and saints throughout history. The message reminds us that distraction is not merely a modern problem, but a longstanding obstacle to spiritual intimacy.