Impact family, we're kicking off October with 12 brand-new videos, and we're excited for you to dive into everything that's waiting for you this month! Here's what we've got for you: 📖 4 New Devotional Videos to encourage you, strengthen your faith, and help you grow deeper in the Word. 📚 4 New What On Earth Am I To Do? Videos, completing Chapter 8! That's another entire chapter of teaching ready for you! 🔥 4 New Are You A Christian? Videos as we continue our journey through the book, digging deeper into what it means to live by faith. We love being able to share these teachings with you, and we're excited about everything God is doing in our Impact family. Our desire is that every resource in this community helps you grow stronger in the Word, become more confident in your faith, and put what you're learning into action. All 12 videos are available right now inside your classrooms! Let's make October a month of growing, learning, and putting the Word to work in our lives. We can't wait to hear what God is teaching you! ❤️

Every kingdom has a constitution, and the Bible is the constitution of the Kingdom of God. But there is a difference between knowing what the Bible says and actually building your life around it. Jesus didn’t give us His Word simply so we could agree with it. He gave us His Word so we could live by it. There comes a point when truth has to move from something we know to something we obey. That is where Kingdom life becomes real. James 1:22 says, “But don’t just listen to God’s word. You must do what it says.” As we continue through “ARE YOU A CHRISTIAN?,” this is worth taking personally. We can know Scripture, attend church, listen to teaching, and still have areas where our lives haven’t come into agreement with what God has said. Here’s your assignment: Think of one thing you already know God’s Word tells you to do, but you haven’t fully acted on. Don’t look for something new today. Put into practice what He has already shown you. That is where we begin.

A tree doesn’t become strong when the storm arrives. By then, its ability to stand has already been determined by what has been growing beneath the surface. The same is true in our walk with God. Some of the most important growth in our lives happens quietly, in time spent in the Word, in God’s presence, receiving correction, learning obedience, and allowing our character to develop when nobody else is watching. In THIS DEVOTIONAL VIDEO, Esther looks at what Scripture teaches about becoming deeply rooted in God and why those roots matter when seasons change and adversity comes. Jeremiah describes the person who trusts in the Lord as a tree planted by water. Heat still comes. Drought still comes. But the tree remains green and continues producing fruit. That is the kind of stability God wants to develop in us. Before you watch, think about one area of your life where circumstances have been affecting you more than they should. Keep that area in mind as Esther teaches, and listen for what God may be showing you about where your roots need to grow deeper. Then come back and finish this sentence in the comments: “I want to become more deeply rooted in ______.”

Nearly 30 years. That’s how long Trudy lived with chronic pain after multiple back surgeries. Metal hardware in her spine. Medication. Limitations. Eventually, something that once felt abnormal simply became normal life. Then she came under the tent. What happened during prayer that night and what she experienced when she woke up the next morning is one of those testimonies worth going back to when you’re believing God for something that hasn’t changed yet. Sometimes after carrying something for years, the greatest battle is refusing to believe that because it has been this way for a long time, it has to stay this way. Trudy’s testimony is a beautiful reminder that time does not make something too difficult for God. Watch THIS TESTIMONY with someone specific on your heart. Maybe it’s you. Maybe it’s someone you love. When the video ends, instead of immediately moving on, take that situation before the Lord and allow this testimony to stir your faith again. And if you’re comfortable, tell us below what you’re believing God for. We want this community to be a place where we can stand together and celebrate when the testimonies come.

One of the most sobering parts of Israel’s story is that God gave them the Promised Land and promised to drive out their enemies, but eventually they stopped driving some of them out. They learned to live with enemies that were never supposed to remain. In this week’s devotional, we’re looking at the victory Jesus has already won and what it means for us to live as people who overcome. Jesus said, “Take heart; I have overcome the world.” Then Scripture tells us, “He who is in you is greater than he who is in the world.” Jesus overcame so that we could overcome. That means we should never become comfortable with something simply because we have battled it for a long time. We don’t have to make peace with things Jesus defeated. There may still be battles to fight and ground to take, but we fight knowing the victory has already been won through Him. As you read THIS DEVOTIONAL, ask the Holy Spirit to show you if there is anywhere you have learned to live with something you should be overcoming. Don’t make a long list. Identify one area, find what God’s Word says about it, and decide that you are no longer going to treat that enemy like it belongs in your land. Romans 8 says that through Christ we are more than conquerors. We’re not fighting to find out whether Jesus wins. We overcome because He has already won.