What if the path to greatness in God's Kingdom isn't climbing higher… but kneeling lower?

In this powerful message, Pastor Bailey Bryant flips our definition of "success" upside down and walks us straight into the heart of Jesus' teaching:

If you want to be great, become a servant.

If you want to lead, learn to lay your life down.

Through Jesus' words in Matthew 20, we see how ambition without humility can sneak into even the most devoted hearts — and how Jesus lovingly redirects us toward the joy of serving with the right motives. Pastor Bailey unpacks the difference between serving for recognition and serving from surrender, showing us why true Kingdom impact always starts in the heart.

You'll also discover why serving isn't a side hustle in the Kingdom — it is the ministry. From the early church in Acts 6 to Stephen's journey from serving widows to standing boldly for his faith, this message reveals how God grows us while we serve and uses ordinary obedience to meet extraordinary needs.

If you've ever wondered:

• "Does what I do really matter?"

• "Where do I even start serving?"

• "Can God really use someone like me?"

…this message is for you.

Get ready to be challenged, encouraged, and invited into the joy of serving God and others — not for applause, but from a humble heart.

Because serving isn't about being seen… it's about becoming like Jesus.

Press play and get in the game.

What if church was never meant to be just a crowd… but a family?

In Part 2 of The Joy of Gathering, Pastor Lacey brings a powerful, personal message about why Jesus loves both big gatherings and small gatherings—and why your spiritual growth needs both.

From hiding in the back row as a wounded new believer…

to being known, discipled, challenged, and sent—

this message walks through Jesus' pattern for building the Kingdom:

Gather the many.

Teach the few deeply.

Raise leaders.

Send them back to the many.

If you've ever felt like a spectator instead of a participant…

If you've ever loved big church but still felt unseen…

If you're hungry for real discipleship, real family, and real purpose…

this message will stir something in you.

You'll hear:

• Why big gatherings matter

• Why small groups change everything

• How "false intimacy" keeps people stuck

• Why spectating can't be your forever role

• How God grows disciples in community

• Why Jesus didn't call the gifted — He called the faithful

• How God uproots us to grow us

• Why the Church isn't an empire… it's a family

This isn't about church size.

It's about spiritual growth.

It's about moving from watching… to walking with Jesus in community.

Don't stay in the stands.

Get in the game.

Find your people.

Gather with joy — in all sizes.

Listen now and let the Holy Spirit invite you into more.

In a world that's louder, busier, and more divided than ever, God is calling His people back to something simple—and powerful: gathering with joy.

This isn't a message of correction. It's a reminder.

In this episode, Pastor Bailey Bryant unpacks why gathering isn't an obligation to endure, but a gift to receive. Through Scripture, stories, and Spirit-led insight, he answers five essential questions that reshape how we see church, community, and one another.

Why do we gather?

What actually happens to us when we do?

What unfolds among us in community?

How does gathering change our perspective?

And ultimately… now what?

You'll discover why unity releases power, why God's manifest presence is promised in the gathering, why corporate worship shifts atmospheres, and why spiritual growth, healing, provision, and maturity are never meant to happen alone. From iron sharpening iron to burdens being carried together, this message re-centers the Church as God designed it—alive, united, and full of joy.

If you've ever felt disconnected, disillusioned, or tempted to settle for watching from the sidelines, this message is for you. You are needed. You are welcome. And there is joy waiting for you in the gathering.

Don't just listen—lean in. And then come be part of what God is building.

Press play. Share with a friend. And come experience the joy of gathering.