Antioch Waco

In this message from Antioch Waco's Proverbs series, guest speaker Drew Steadman, pastor of Antioch Kona in Hawaii and former staff pastor at Antioch Waco, unpacks Proverbs 3:5-7 and what it means to trust in the Lord with all your heart instead of leaning on your own understanding. Drawing on his family's journey of church planting, from years of discernment to a prophetic dream that matched the exact building God had prepared, Drew shares real testimony of how God's plan unfolds when we surrender control and let him lead.

In this powerful testimony message, guest speaker Avaristo Garcia shares his journey from generational addiction and nearly twenty years cycling through juvenile detention, jail and prison in Waco, Texas, to finding freedom, healing and purpose in Jesus Christ.

Avaristo shares about growing up watching addiction and absence play out in his own father and brothers, numbing himself to guilt and grief, and accepting incarceration as "normal," before sharing how his life began to change through the steady, patient love of his wife who prayed for him for years, even while he remained distant and resistant to God.

His testimony traces his turning point at the altar, a moment of surrender through worship and preaching that led to true transformation, and the restoration that followed as God rebuilt his marriage, restored what addiction and prison had stolen, and gave him back his identity as a husband and father. This message is a powerful reminder of God's redemption, restoration and faithfulness for anyone struggling with addiction, generational cycles, broken relationships or feeling too far gone to change.

Whether you feel confident or unsure about money, your Heavenly Father wants to teach you wisdom in this area, drawn straight from His Word rather than books, family opinions or online advice. From Proverbs, this message highlights that God himself, not a job or the stock market, is our true provider, and that honoring Him with the first fruits of what we earn shapes a heart of gratitude and faith. Jesus does not just want to hand us better financial principles, He wants to meet us personally in this area of life and transform us from the inside out.

A study of Proverbs 6 on diligence vs. laziness (sloth), the sluggard, and biblical wisdom for hard work. This sermon explores the ant as a model of diligence, examines seven diagnostic markers of sloth from Proverbs, and turns to 1 & 2 Thessalonians for three biblical pathways to growth: abiding in Christ, godly community, and God-given assignments. Topics covered: Proverbs 6:6-11, laziness in Scripture, spiritual formation, sanctification, diligence, work ethic, self-examination, and Pauline theology on Christian growth.

In this sermon, Pastor Carl Gulley explores what happens when the fear of the Lord and the love of God are held together, drawing on Isaiah 6, Proverbs 19:23, Psalm 111:10, Psalm 112:1-2, Proverbs 8:13, and Philippians 2:8-11. Using Isaiah's throne room encounter as the central text, Gulley challenges listeners to move beyond two common distortions of God: either treating Him as a distant, wrathful judge or a convenient genie, and calls them into the integrated posture of reverence and friendship that Scripture calls true spiritual freedom. The message is a call to take God seriously, love what He loves, and walk in the wholeness that comes when awe and intimacy meet.