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Presence over Pressure - Pastor Josh Reece - 06.14.26 by Vertical Church

Daniel 10 marks a major shift in the book of Daniel as God pulls back the curtain and gives us a glimpse into the unseen spiritual realities taking place around us. After three weeks of mourning, fasting, and seeking understanding, Daniel encounters a heavenly messenger whose appearance leaves him overwhelmed and weak. What follows is one of the clearest pictures in Scripture of spiritual warfare, revealing that while God hears our prayers immediately, answers may unfold in ways we cannot see. This chapter reminds us that faithfulness doesn't exempt us from waiting. Daniel's prayer was heard from the first day, yet spiritual opposition delayed the messenger's arrival for twenty-one days. Through this encounter, we learn that prayer is not merely a religious activity—it is a powerful weapon God uses in the midst of spiritual battles. As Daniel struggles with fear, weakness, and uncertainty, God repeatedly strengthens him, encourages him, and reminds him that he is deeply loved and precious in His sight. In this message, we explore: • The significance of Daniel's final vision • Why God's people often experience seasons of waiting • The reality of spiritual warfare behind the scenes • How prayer impacts battles we cannot see • God's encouragement for weary and discouraged believers • Finding strength in God's presence during difficult seasons Key Scriptures: Daniel 10:5-19 Key Truths: • Faithfulness doesn't exempt us from waiting. • Prayer is one of the most powerful weapons God gives His people. • Just because you can't see God working doesn't mean He isn't. • God strengthens those who seek Him. Join us as we continue our journey through the book of Daniel and discover how God's sovereignty extends even into the unseen battles of life. For more information about Vertical Church, visit:www.livevertical.tv

Summer Social Kick off - Pastor Josh Reece - 06.07.26 by Vertical Church

Family Values - Pastor Josh Reece & Grant Me Hope - 05.31.26 by Vertical Church

Family Values - Pastor Josh Reece - 05.24.26 by Vertical Church

Family Values - Pastor Josh Reece & Hope Pkgs - 05.17.26 by Vertical Church

Family Values - Pastor Josh Reece - 05.10.26 by Vertical Church

In Lots of Time Pastor Chris leads us through Romans 7.If you want to know more about us or attend a service in person please check out our website! Verticalstpaul.org/newWe invite you to give out of an abundance of God's goodness and a heart of worship! Verticalstpaul.org/give#VerticalChurch #VerticalChurchStPaul #VerticalStPaul #Church #Worship #Faith #Hope #God #Jesus #HolySpirit #Bible

Family Values - Steve Norman - 05.03.26 by Vertical Church

The Heart of Worship - Pastor Josh Reece - 04.26.26 by Vertical Church

Christlike in Baptism - Pastor Josh - 04.12.26 by Vertical Church

Proven Unstoppable - Easter Sunday - Pastor Josh Reece - 4.5.26 by Vertical Church

God's Voice Above the Noise - Pastor Josh Reece - 3.29.26 by Vertical Church

Who is Jesus—really? In Mark 8:27–38, Jesus asks His disciples a question that every person must eventually answer: “Who do you say I am?” At Caesarea Philippi, a place filled with pagan temples and competing gods, Jesus challenges His followers to see past culture, opinion, and preference to recognize His true identity. Peter correctly declares that Jesus is the Messiah, but when Jesus reveals that His mission includes suffering and the cross, Peter resists. This passage reveals something powerful: You can say the right things about Jesus and still misunderstand Him. Jesus shows that God's victory doesn't come through political power or dominance, but through sacrifice, suffering, and resurrection. Then He makes it clear that the cross isn't just His path—it's the path of anyone who wants to follow Him. Jesus calls us to: • Deny ourselves • Take up our cross • Follow Him The world tells us to protect and build our lives. Jesus tells us the way to true life is surrender. If Jesus is just a teacher, you admire Him.If He is a prophet, you listen to Him.But if He is Messiah and Lord—your life belongs to Him. Because the question Jesus asked His disciples is the same question He asks us today: Who do you say I am?

Staying Above The Noise - Pastor Josh Reece - 3.15.26 by Vertical Church

Introduction The disciples are exhausted from ministry. Jesus invites them to a quiet place to rest, but the crowds follow them. When the disciples see the need, they immediately focus on what's missing. A poverty mindset begins by focusing on what's missing.A Kingdom mindset begins by focusing on who is present. 1. Our Poverty Mindset Gets Exposed Mark 6:35–38 The disciples respond to the need with scarcity thinking: It's late It's a remote place Send them away It would cost too much We don't have enough Everything they said was factually accurate. But it was spiritually poor. A poverty mindset is not about money. It is a lack of faith and expectation in what God can do. A Poverty Mindset Says This isn't my responsibility We don't have enough It's too late Someone else should fix this A Kingdom Mindset Asks What do I have? Who is with me? What is Jesus asking me to do? Jesus doesn't argue their math. He shifts their focus. “You give them something to eat.” Then He asks a critical question: “How many loaves do you have?” Jesus never asks for what you don't have. He asks for what you have not yet surrendered. 2. Obedience Often Precedes the Miraculous Mark 6:39–41 Jesus gives the disciples instructions: Sit the people down Organize the crowd Distribute the bread They didn't just watch the miracle. They participated in it. Kingdom Principle Jesus multiplies what we surrender. But He often invites us to work with Him in the miracle. The order matters: Surrender Obedience Multiplication The bread didn't multiply before they obeyed. It multiplied as they obeyed. Sometimes we are waiting on God to move. But God may be waiting on our obedience. 3. The Rhythm of the Kingdom Mark 6:41 Jesus follows a clear pattern: He takes it He blesses it He breaks it He gives it This rhythm appears again at the Last Supper. Mark 14:22 Jesus takes the bread, blesses it, breaks it, and gives it. But this time the bread represents Himself. Jesus is the Bread of Life. The Gospel Pattern Jesus Himself follows this same rhythm: Jesus was taken (from heaven to earth) Jesus was blessed by the Father Jesus was broken on the cross Jesus was given for the salvation of the world The Pattern for Our Lives When we follow Jesus, the same rhythm begins shaping us. God will: Take your life (salvation) Bless your life (grace) Break parts of your life (sanctification) Give your life away (mission) God does not bless us so we can become more comfortable. God blesses us so we can become bread for a hungry world. The Result Mark 6:42–43 Everyone ate. Everyone was satisfied. And there were twelve baskets left over. Not barely enough. More than enough. This is what the Kingdom of God looks like. Closing Question The miracle didn't begin when there was more. It began when the disciples placed what they had into the hands of Jesus. So the question today is simple: What do you have? The time you think you don't have The gift you think is too small The story you think no one needs to hear The step of obedience you keep delaying In your hands it may look insufficient. But in the hands of Jesus, it becomes bread that feeds a hungry world. Place it in His hands.

We Must Consistently Remove The Noise - Pastor Josh Reece - 3.8.26 by Vertical Church

Week 5: Invading Enemy Territory Text: Mark 5:1–20 Jesus tells His disciples, “Let's go to the other side.” That detail matters. The “other side” of the Sea of Galilee was the region of the Gerasenes, part of the Decapolis—Gentile, Roman-occupied territory. No self-respecting Jew, especially not a rabbi, would willingly go there. Yet Jesus goes intentionally. He steps into a graveyard. He meets an unclean man. He stands among unclean animals. This is not accidental. It is invasion. Before Jesus ever walked out of His own tomb in Jerusalem, He walked into a graveyard to confront what death had claimed. The man living among the tombs is a picture of what darkness does to humanity. He is isolated, tormented, cutting himself, stripped of dignity, cut off from community. Scripture shows us that death is not merely biological—it is relational, spiritual, psychological, and communal. This man is alive physically but living among the dead. And Jesus advances. When confronted by “Legion,” the demons do not negotiate—they beg. The authority of Jesus is undeniable. In Mark 4, the wind and waves obey Him. In Mark 5, demons obey Him. His authority expands from nature to the spiritual realm. Where death claims territory, Jesus invades and restores. The town had learned to manage the chaos. They chained the man. They isolated him. They adapted to dysfunction. But Jesus does not manage graveyards—He empties them. When the people return, they see the man sitting, clothed, and in his right mind. That language is deliberate. This is restoration. Chaos gives way to order. Shame gives way to dignity. Isolation gives way to reintegration. Resurrection power is on display before Resurrection Sunday ever arrives. Not every struggle is demonic. Some graves are biological. Some psychological. Some spiritual. Some are lifelong thorns that drive us toward grace. But the point of the text is not diagnosing the grave—it is declaring that Jesus has authority over it. Whatever the source, His authority is greater. Yet the town responds with fear. Their economy is disrupted. Their comfort is shaken. Instead of celebrating freedom, they beg Jesus to leave. They prefer managed chaos over surrendered transformation. But the delivered man begs for something different—he wants to go with Jesus. Instead, Jesus sends him back home: “Go home to your own people and tell them how much the Lord has done for you, and how he has had mercy on you.” His pain becomes purpose. His mess becomes his message. He stays in the Decapolis and tells his story. Later, when Jesus returns (Luke 8:40), the region welcomes Him. The territory shifts. What changed? One transformed life faithfully proclaiming mercy. The grave does not get the final word. And neither does your past. Sometimes Jesus pulls you out of the place of pain. Sometimes He leaves you there because the place that once defined your torment is about to become the platform for your purpose. That's how the kingdom moves forward—not just through crowds, but through one life radically changed and courageously sent.

Missions Sunday - Pastor Josh Reece - 2.1.26 by Vertical Church

How to Wreck Your Life - Make Your Relationship with God Religious - Pastor Josh Rece - 2.22.26 by Vertical Church

How to Wreck Your Life - Harbor Unforgiveness - Pastor Josh Reece - 2.15.26 by Vertical Church

How to Wreck Your Life - Tolerate Sin - Pastor Josh Reece - 2.8.26 by Vertical Church

How to Wreck Your Life - Live in Negativity - Pastor Josh Reece - 2.1.26 by Vertical Church

The Power of US - Pastor Josh Reece - 1.25.26 by Vertical Church

Don't Forget to Remember - Pastor Josh Reece - 1.18.26 by Vertical Church

God Above All Else - Pastor Josh Reece - 1.11.26 by Vertical Church

The Power of Proper Life Trellis - Pastor Josh Reece - 1.4.26 by Vertical Church

Don't Mess Up Christmas - Pastor Josh Reece - 12.21.25 by Vertical Church

He's in the Waiting - Pastor Josh Reece - 12.14.25 by Vertical Church

Colossians 4 Christmas - Pastor Josh Reece - 12.7.25 by Vertical Church

Colossians Chapter 3 - Pastor Josh Reece - 11.23.25 by Vertical Church

Yana Jenay Conner, MDiv (Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary), is a writer and Bible teacher. Her debut book is Living Beyond Offense: Doing the Hard Work of Forgiveness God's Way. She has served in full-time ministry for 15 years in both church and parachurch contexts and has contributed to Jude 3 Project's Through the Eyes of Color; Swing Low, Volume 2: An Anthology of Black Christianity in the United States; and the She Reads Truth Devotional. She is the host of the podcast Living Single with Yana Jenay and serves as the adult ministry director at Vertical Church in Hillsborough, NC.

Colossians Chapter 2 - Pastor Josh Reece - 11.16.25 by Vertical Church

The Book of Colossians - Chapter 1 - Pastor Josh Reece - 11.9.25 by Vertical Church

His House, His Structure - Pastor Josh Reece - 10.26.25 by Vertical Church

His House - Finances His Way - Pastor Josh Reece - 10.19.25 by Vertical Church

Worship in His House - Pastor Josh Reece - 10.12.25 by Vertical Church

Security, NEXT, and Missions - Pastor Josh Reece - 10.5.25 by Vertical Church

This Is Our Turning Point - Pastor Josh Reece - 9.21.25 by Vertical Church

His House - You Belong Here - Doug Frifeldt - 9.14.25 by Vertical Church

Jacob Rasmussen is the church planting pastor at Vertical Church.  He joins us today to share about the fact that Jesus sees us.  Jesus pursues us in our pain and specifically sets his signs on sinners and sufferers.  

Don't Get Stuck On a Maybe - Pastor Josh Reece - 8.31.25 by Vertical Church

The Power of Proper Perspective - Pastor Josh Reece - 8.24.25 by Vertical Church

A Season or a Cycle? - Pastor Josh Reece - 8.17.25 by Vertical Church

Focus For The Assignment - Pastor Josh Reece - 8.10.25 by Vertical Church

It's Not About You - Pastor Josh Reece - 8.3.25 by Vertical Church

The Voice of Victory - Pastor Robby Emery - 7.27.25 by Vertical Church

Jesus the Christ - King & Savior - Doug Frifeldt - 7.20.25 by Vertical Church

The Ministry of Angels - Pastor Josh Reece - 7.13.25 by Vertical Church

7 Lessons From a Palm Tree - Pastor Josh Reece - 7.6.25 by Vertical Church