Sunday Service Live

Jan 4, 2026    Pastor Duane Butler

This powerful message centers on our identity as the 'fragrance of Christ' and calls us into a season of divine acceleration and phenomenal trust. Drawing from 2 Corinthians 2:14-16, we're reminded that we carry the aroma of Christ wherever we go—arriving before us, remaining while we're present, and lingering after we leave. This isn't about what God will do; it's about receiving what He has already done. The victory is already ours. The healing is already given. The power already resides within us. We don't have to wait for the kingdom to come because it's already within us. The challenge before us is crossing a river with no bridge—moving through dangerous currents toward the destiny God has prepared on the other side. Some of us are already waist-deep in these waters, tempted to cry out for rescue, but God is saying to keep walking. He's stripping away weights, removing people who made us shrink, and taking away hindrances so we can run unencumbered. This is a year of acceleration for authors, ministers, business owners, and dreamers. The question we must adopt is not 'what if it fails?' but 'what if it works?' What if the ministry succeeds? What if the book changes lives? What if the invention transforms communities? We're called to walk with boldness, knowing God backs us up, and to let the shout of the King within us be heard.