Antioch Waco

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.

In this message, Pastor Carl Gulley teaches on Psalm 85, a prayer of longing for the arrival of a King. Written by the sons of Korah, whose father rebelled against Moses and died when the ground opened up, this psalm carries profound weight. These are people who had no right to write Scripture, yet God's grace allowed them to pen 12 chapters of our Bible. Their cry, "Will you not revive us again?" isn't about making churches bigger or solving problems. It's about God's people finding spiritual strength and joy in Him again.

This message from Pastor Carl Gulley invites us into a powerful truth that the God of the universe does not force His presence on humanity. Instead, He waits to be wanted. Drawing from Isaiah 44:3 and the pattern of God's movement throughout history, we're reminded that revival and fresh outpourings of God's Spirit come when people genuinely hunger for His presence.

The message centers on Jesus’ invitation into Sabbath rest, not as a luxury or reward for hard work, but as a God-given rhythm woven into creation itself. This sermon confronts the cultural norm of overwork and the soul-level exhaustion so many carry through Scripture and Jewish history and rhythms of rest. Sabbath is God’s gift, meant to form us and free us, while leading us back to the shalom we were created for. From Genesis to Deuteronomy to the life of Jesus, this principle is consistent. God invites His people to stop, rest, delight and contemplate so they can live from a place of strength rather than depletion.