In this New Year’s Eve message, the Pastor Jesse Lockhart looks back over 2025 with a heartfelt mix of realism and hope. He acknowledges that the year has brought pain for some and joy for others, but emphasizes that one truth never shifts: Jesus Christ remains the same. As the congregation steps into a new year full of unknowns, he urges them not to fear what’s ahead but to trust the One who holds tomorrow. He reminds listeners that this coming year could be the moment long‑prayed‑for loved ones finally come to salvation, encouraging believers to pray harder, stand stronger, and stay expectant. With deep emotion, he shares his own testimony — how God saved him, lifted him from brokenness, and gave him a new life that still stirs his heart today. Preaching from John 10:10, he contrasts the enemy’s work of stealing, killing, and destroying with Christ’s promise of abundant life. Salvation, he explains, is not just life but life overflowing — a gift of the Holy Spirit, a joy that endures through hardship, and a transformation as real now as the moment it first happened. Through Scripture, personal reflection, and gratitude, the message calls listeners to remember God’s goodness, hold fast to hope, and enter the new year with renewed faith and anticipation.
Location: Whitwell, Tennessee — Fairview Union Church
