This past Sunday, we had the great privilege of hosting Jonathan & Melissa Helser. Jonathan released a powerful word that invites us into a profound exploration of what it means to run the race of faith for the long haul. Drawing from Hebrews 12, we're reminded that we're surrounded by a great cloud of witnesses—heroes of faith who have gone before us, cheering us on. The central challenge is clear: how do we keep running when blizzards hit our lives? When discouragement, comparison, and the enemy's lies threaten to make us lose our way? The answer lies in what Jesus himself did. In two critical moments—Gethsemane and the cross—we see Jesus reaching for ropes that would lead him back home to the Father. These weren't random acts of desperation, but well-worn paths he'd walked many times before. The Lord's Prayer and Psalm 22 became his lifelines in the storm. This teaches us something revolutionary: if the Son of God needed spiritual disciplines and ancient prayers to navigate his darkest hours, how much more do we need them? The Psalms aren't just beautiful poetry—they're 150 well-worn paths back to God's heart, written in every human emotion from the highest highs to the lowest lows. We're challenged to ask ourselves: what kind of worshiper do we want to be 40 years from now? Will we still be fascinated with Jesus, or will we have grown familiar and distant? The vision is to become like those saints who, at 91 years old, still weep with wonder at the Father's love—not because they're sentimental, but because they've stayed connected to the source of all life.For more info, you can go to our website, check us out on Instagram, Facebook, or YouTube. If you would like to support STUDIO financially, you can do so here.Have a great week!
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Letting Go of Preferences
This Sunday we embarked on a journey of raw truth and invitation: discovering how our personal preferences—the way we expect life and God to look—can quietly shape how we experience Him and sometimes limit what He wants to do. Through valleys and victories, we’ve seen God remain our constant; yet when storms hit and our timing didn’t match our expectations, our preferences often took center stage and our eyes drifted from Him. Using the example of the Israelites and the golden calf, Pastor Shayna reminded us that when we cling to our way, we leave less room for God’s way. But in His kindness, God invites us to notice where we’ve held too tightly, not to condemn us but to draw us closer and bring freedom. This week, let’s humbly lay down our preferences, surrender our need for control, and create space for God to be God in our lives. Let’s refuse to let our boxes define Him—and instead let His presence redefine our reality.For more info, you can go to our website, check us out on Instagram, Facebook, or YouTube. If you would like to support STUDIO financially, you can do so here.Have a great week!
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Spirit Of The Mind
Last Sunday, I shared how the mind is the meeting place for heaven, hell, and earth—not because they all live there, but because that’s where they all compete for your agreement. Every thought that passes through your mind carries an invitation: some from God, some from fear, and some from your own story. What you agree with determines the reality you live from.When Paul writes in Ephesians 4:23 to “be renewed in the spirit of your mind,” he’s describing something deeper than just thinking better thoughts. He’s talking about the atmosphere within you—the spiritual air your thoughts breathe. The Holy Spirit doesn’t just give you new ideas; He changes the environment where those ideas are born. He renews the wind inside your thinking until peace becomes the natural climate of your inner world.So this week, when your thoughts feel loud or scattered, pause and invite Him in. Ask the Spirit to renew the atmosphere, to change the air in your mind. Slow down long enough to let Him breathe truth where fear has been, clarity where confusion lingers, and peace where pressure once ruled. Renewed thinking rarely happens at the speed of emotion. It happens at the speed of attention. It is a slow and sacred work. Renewal starts not with striving to think differently, but by letting the Spirit transform the space where your thoughts begin.For more info, you can go to our website, check us out on Instagram, Facebook, or YouTube. If you would like to support STUDIO financially, you can do so here.Have a great week!
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Intrusive Thoughts
Did you know the average person has over 6000 thoughts per day? This means you are having four thoughts every minute. If even 10% of those thoughts are negative, anxious, or intrusive, that’s 600 mental interruptions a day competing for agreement. In the talk titled Intrusive Thoughts, Pastor Eric helped to identify and recognize not all of our thoughts are coming from us and not all of them are demonic. There are multiple factors and dynamics that create the thoughts that enter our mind. He brought some clarity and understanding to why it is often easier to have thoughts of fear, anxiety, and despair. Listen to this talk to learn some practical ways to do the slow sacred work of renewing your mind. The goal isn’t to have no thoughts, the goal is to learn how to make truth your new default in your universe of thoughts. For more info, you can go to our website, check us out on Instagram, Facebook, or YouTube. If you would like to support STUDIO financially, you can do so here.Have a great week!
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Give Us Wisdom
This Sunday, Pastor Rheva shared a powerful message from 1 Corinthians 1 titled “Give Us Wisdom.”Paul wrote to the young church in Corinth—a diverse, fast-growing community struggling with division. Pastor Rheva reminded us that, like them, we sometimes let personalities, opinions, or cultural trends pull us apart. But Paul calls us back to unity in Christ, the One who was crucified for us.The message of the cross may seem foolish to the world, but it is the very power and wisdom of God. Human wisdom—no matter how intelligent or advanced—can’t replace what only God reveals through His Spirit.Pastor Rheva encouraged us to:Stay united around Christ, not divided by differences.Seek God’s wisdom, not the world’s opinions.Remember that if we lack wisdom, we can ask—and God gives it generously (James 1:5).Let’s continue to walk in the power of the cross and the wisdom that comes from above.For more info, you can go to our website, check us out on Instagram, Facebook, or YouTube. If you would like to support STUDIO financially, you can do so here.Have a great week!
STUDIO is a place where God and people meet – where beautiful things happen, and beautiful things are created. With lead Pastors and Founders, Eric and Candace Johnson, our talks cover a wide range of topics on Faith, Creativity, Culture, and Community. STUDIO is located in beautiful Greenville, South Carolina. For more info, visit studiogreenville.com. Or better yet, come visit us for one of our gatherings or events.
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