Watch Party Weekend 2024 - Champions Centre

Talk-It-Out | Key Scriptures | Transcript

Watch Party Weekend 2024

December 29, 2024

In this inspiring message, Pastors Kevin & Sheila celebrates the goodness and faithfulness of God as we reflect on 2024 and look forward to 2025. Champion Center encourages believers to recognize God’s unending favor, blessings, and miraculous works in their lives, families, and communities. Through heartfelt worship and testimony, Pastor's reminds us that God has been good, is good, and will always be good. Drawing from key scriptures such as Jeremiah 32:40 and Isaiah 63:7, she emphasizes the everlasting covenant of God’s goodness and His unceasing kindness toward His people. The message highlights the incredible milestones of 2024, including over 344 baptisms, 736 salvations, 100+ baby dedications, and 33 church events reaching 644 congregations across North America. Pastor's encourage viewers to celebrate victories, navigate challenges with faith, and trust God’s continued provision, favor, and healing. They shares testimonies of miraculous breakthroughs, inspiring hope for physical, spiritual, and emotional restoration in 2025. Believers are called to elevate their expectations, embrace the unfinished works of God, and establish spiritual patterns that align with His purpose. With Christ at the center, Champion Center inspires a life of relational, emotional, physical, and spiritual growth. This empowering message motivates individuals, families, and churches to pursue God’s blessings with faith, joy, and gratitude while celebrating His unwavering goodness.

Talk-It-Out

Icebreaker

Share a personal moment from 2024 where you saw God’s goodness or favor in your life.

Discussion Questions

Pastor’s emphasized, “God has been good, He is good, and He will be good.” How does this perspective affect your view of past disappointments or struggles?
Reflecting on Romans 8:28, how have you seen God work challenges together for your good this past year?
In what areas of your life do you need to trust in the unfinished works of God for 2025?
How can establishing spiritual patterns (prayer, worship, fasting, service) help you experience more of God’s favor this year?

This Week’s Action Step

Identify one new spiritual pattern to implement in January 2025, such as joining 14 days of prayer and fasting, attending weekly worship consistently, or starting a daily gratitude practice. Share your plan with a friend or small group member for accountability.

Key Scriptures

Jeremiah 32:40 – I will make an everlasting covenant with them: I will never stop doing good to them, and I will inspire them to fear me, so that they will never turn away from me.

Romans 8:28 – And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.

Philippians 1:6 – being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.

Psalm 23:6 – ‘Surely your goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.’

Philippians 4:19 – And my God will meet all your needs according to the riches of his glory in Christ Jesus.

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Hey Champion Center, welcome to Watch Party Weekend! We are so excited to have all of you with us today, and a huge shout out to all of our locations — what’s up Bellevue, Dupont, Tacoma, Yakima — and all of our online family! No matter where you’re tuning in from, we are thrilled to be together, so be sure to say hello in the chat or in the comments. We would love to connect with you.

At Champion Center, community is at the heart of everything we do, and our mission is clear: with Christ at the center, we move life forward relationally, emotionally, physically, and spiritually. We call those our reps. Today is a special time as we hear from our lead pastors reflect on all that God has done in 2024 and praise Him for what’s ahead. Let’s come together in gratitude and expectation for the amazing things God is going to do.

Thank you, Pastor Jessie Ashley. We are talking today about how good God’s been, yes, and the blessing of the Lord this past year. I have a little phrase here: God has been good, He is good, and He will be good. Yes, you can say that right now wherever you are: God has been good, He is good, and He will be good!

We want to remind you of that today — the goodness of God. Sheila and I are excited about the upcoming year, and we’ll talk about some of that a little later in the service. I want to begin by reading a verse of scripture — Jeremiah 32:40: “I will make an everlasting covenant with them and I will never stop doing good to them.”

I remember when I first really got into that verse; it stood out to me while writing my book Good Things. God really said, “I will never stop doing good.” So even with a new year coming up, don’t limit God to the past. Realize He’s good today and will keep being good because that’s who He is.

saiah talks about this as well: “I will tell of the kindnesses of the Lord, the deeds for which He is to be praised according to all that the Lord has done for us, according to His compassion and many kindnesses.” And we just insert our names and church: the many good things He has done for Champion Center, for you, for your family.

This past year, we had some amazing reports. Sheila helped me compile them: over 344 baptisms, 736 salvations, more than 100 baby dedications, and average weekly children’s attendance of 5,441. Our Team Church organization hosted 33 events across North America, representing 644 churches. We rejoice in the impact God is making through our church family.

Our Legacy offering reached 1.7 million, the second-largest in our history — praise God! And while there were challenges this year, like the passing of my father, a faithful patriarch who pastored over 50 years in St. Louis, we celebrate God’s goodness even amid loss. Grandchildren and family had a chance to know him and experience God’s blessing through his life.

Life has ups and downs, disappointments, and struggles. Scripture reminds us that God works all things together for our good. God is, has been, and will always be good. Today, we glance back on 2024 to celebrate victories and testimonies, knowing God’s goodness prevails.

We worship, praising God because He didn’t leave us, He saved us, and He continues to work miracles in our lives. Testimonies include healing and restoration, like a young man whose lungs were damaged from military service, but God restored him beyond medical expectations.

As we look forward to 2025, Pastor Jodi encourages us to embrace God’s unfinished works — areas where God is still moving, still blessing, and still providing favor. The message calls believers to raise their expectations, trust God’s faithfulness, and celebrate His unending goodness in all areas of life.

Favor is like a waterfall — constantly flowing, never-ending. God’s blessings are ongoing and abundant. Even amid struggles, we can expect God to provide according to His riches and glory. Declare favor over your life in 2025 and participate in spiritual patterns that cultivate growth, such as worship, prayer, fasting, and consistent engagement with God’s Word.

The service closes with worship songs such as Here I Am to Worship, declaring God’s power, love, and faithfulness. Pastor Jodi emphasizes creating new patterns in 2025 — attending services, participating in prayer, fasting, and honoring God daily — so that potential can be fully realized in our lives, families, careers, and the church.

We rejoice in God’s faithfulness and encourage everyone to step into the new year with hope, expectation, and confidence in His goodness.

August 9, 2026

Save Me

All around us, people are silently sinking—drifting from faith, overwhelmed by fear, and struggling beneath the weight of life. In this message, “Save Me,” Pastor Micah Pelkey encourages us that God may be calling us to be the “lifeguards” who notice, reach out, and help bring those around us to safety through the hope of Jesus.

Pre Conference Weekend 2026 with Julian Lowe

August 2, 2026

The Church is Plan A

To kick off Pre-Conference Weekend, Pastor Julian Lowe reveals how the language of Scripture points to Jesus as the Bridegroom who paid the price, prepared a place, and will return for His Church in this message, "The Church is Plan A." Discover what it means to live ready—clothed in righteousness, grounded in truth, and prepared for the return of our King.

July 26, 2026

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June 28, 2026

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May 31, 2026

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Make room for the Holy Spirit in your life, your worship, your decisions, and your daily routine. In this message, we’re reminded that the Holy Spirit is God’s invisible presence—our Helper, Teacher, and Guide—who gives us strength, peace, and direction beyond what we can do on our own.

May 17, 2026

Go Get It Back

God can restore what’s been lost, stolen, or broken. In this message, Pastor Kevin Gerald looks at David’s story in 1 Samuel 30 and reminds us that while we can’t change what happened, we can choose how we respond, strengthen ourselves in the Lord, and go get back what the enemy tried to take.

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This message, Kounterfeit Kingdom, unpacks the three ways the enemy tries to pull us away from God’s best—more, see me, and I got this—and how to overcome each one with truth. Through Matthew 4, we’re reminded that what looks real can still be a counterfeit, and that true fulfillment is found in contentment, identity, and trust in God.