This Week's Message

BUILT FOR BABYLON

Thirteen years ago, Discovery Church began with a handful of people and a prayer that Bakersfield could taste a little more of heaven. This Sunday, we celebrated everything God has done—and were reminded that the assignment in front of us is far from finished.

We are living in Babylon. Culture will try to rename us, reshape our thinking, normalize compromise, and demand our worship. Daniel, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego faced that same pressure—and showed us what it looks like to remain faithful when the world around us wants us to bow.

But the people of God aren’t called to simply survive Babylon. We’re built for it. We refuse to be renamed. We refuse to bow. And while we stand firm in what we believe, we still bless the city God has placed us in. We pray for it, serve it, invest in it, and live in a way that points people toward Jesus.

Thirteen years later, the mission remains the same: In California as it is in Heaven. There is more to do, more people to reach, and more of His Kingdom to carry into our city. “You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden.” — Matthew 5:14

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