Sunday Sermon · Aug 19, 2026

God Wants to Encounter, Empower, and Set You Free

God Wants to Encounter, Empower, and Set You Free

Micah Smith & Austin Minor

31 min

Christ Alive Sermons

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About this episode

About this episode

There was no sermon this Sunday — just testimony after testimony. This past week, over 300 kids and students wentto kids camp and youth retreat, and they came back changed. They didn’t just sit through songs and a talk; theyencountered God.
Across the stories, three things became clear. God wants to encounter you — an 11-year-old saw a vision, a 9-year-old worships until she weeps. God wants to empower you — a teenager who felt too broken to be used got a word ofknowledge and led his friend to Jesus, because there’s no junior Holy Spirit. And God wants to set you free — a boytoo scared to worship was freed, and an entire family line was delivered in a single night. Encounter, empowerment,and freedom aren’t just for the platform or for someday. They’re for you.
📖 Scripture: Revelation 12:11 · Joel 2:28 · Acts 1:8 · John 10:10 · Romans 8:28 · 2 Corinthians 3:17
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