This week Matt launched a new series, Learning to Move Again, with a direct question: what if the reason we feel stuck isn’t that God won’t move, but that we’re out of position? From a trampoline fail to a Texas Roadhouse story, Matt shows how momentum often follows movement, and why “waiting on God” can turn into spiritual no man’s land. Recorded: January 11, 2026 Next steps and info: https://www.woodcrest.org Watch more messages (Message Only playlist): https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLNdaau4yMiFci1ejIfn4TSV0t3ZXyWsIy Key ideas: Surge vs set-to-launch vs set-to-languish vs slippage Spiritual momentum is often on the other side of obedience and positioning The simple pattern: anticipate, act, react “Green light” faith, ready to move when God opens the door

This week Matt continues our Learning to Move Again series by pushing on a hard question: are you “waiting on God,” or are you quietly hiding behind spiritual language? Using Scripture (Psalm 46, Psalm 37, Moses’ objections, and the spies in Numbers), Matt shows how fear shrinks our self-perception, inflates the opposition, and erases our memory of God’s faithfulness, and how stillness is meant to recenter us for movement, not replace it. Recorded: January 18, 2026 Next steps and info: https://www.woodcrest.org Watch more messages (Message Only playlist): https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLNdaau4yMiFci1ejIfn4TSV0t3ZXyWsIy Key ideas: *Stillness passages are for recentering, not retreating *Fear drives avoidance, then grows through avoidance *Moses’ five objections as a mirror for our own hesitation *Self-perception shrinks, opposition inflates, faithfulness gets forgotten *Practical steps: name the fear, name it accurately, choose better stories, practice courage

In this message, Matt starts with Bach’s work ethic and a big question: are you investing your life, or burying it? Using Matthew 25 (the parable of the talents), he contrasts fear-driven “break-even living” with faithful risk and stewardship. From there, Matt connects spiritual systems across Scripture, Exodus 18 (Jethro coaching Moses on delegation and sustainable leadership), Acts 2 (the early church’s rhythms), and Daniel 6 (discipline as a daily custom). Then he brings a cautionary tale from Samson, a gifted man whose lack of discipline and community led to drift, including one of the saddest lines in Judges: “he did not know the Lord had left him.” Matt closes with simple next steps: add one discipline, build one protecting system, and share it with someone for accountability. Recorded date: February 1, 2026 Link: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLNdaau4yMiFeOza_tv7ay6Jk3SIsLnPnt Key ideas: *Bach’s fuel: vocation as calling, excellence as obedience, “to God alone be the glory.” *Matthew 25: fear buries what God entrusts, faith invests and multiplies. *“Learning to Move Again” = repeatable spiritual systems, not motivation spikes. *Exodus 18: plurality, delegation, discipleship, scalable leadership prevents burnout. *Acts 2 rhythms: teaching, meals, communion, prayer, generosity, shared life. *Daniel 6: discipline as “custom” that holds when pressure rises. *Rule of life: rules that give life, not manipulation or optics. *Samson: gifted but isolated and undisciplined, chaos follows. *The warning line: drifting is most dangerous when you don’t notice it. Passages referenced: Matthew 25:14–30 Acts 6 (series context) Exodus 18:13–23 Acts 2:42–47 Daniel 6:10 Judges 14 Judges 16:20 Judges 21:25 Proverbs 29:18 Ephesians 2:10 John 10:10

What happens when we “rest” in a season we’re supposed to be alert? This week Matt contrasts Saul’s decline with Elijah’s prayerful life to show why inquiring of the Lord is not optional for a moving faith. He also gives practical prayer frameworks (Lord’s Prayer, ACTS, circles) and models a simple way to pray Scripture through the Psalms. Recorded February 8, 2026 www.woodcrest.org https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLNdaau4yMiFeOza_tv7ay6Jk3SIsLnPnt Subscribe and turn on notifications for weekly messages.