{"href":"https://api.simplecast.com/oembed?url=https%3A%2F%2Fvertical.simplecast.com%2Fepisodes%2Fteaching-jan-25-2025-NJE5a5_U","width":444,"version":"1.0","type":"rich","title":"Essentials... Make An Impact | Nathan Hughes","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/9689ac23-2320-4b64-bf07-a443a5ebe021/367c0edc-c21d-48c1-b5cf-7fbd6a844eca/essentialssquare.jpg","thumbnail_height":300,"provider_url":"https://simplecast.com","provider_name":"Simplecast","html":"<iframe src=\"https://player.simplecast.com/b95291c7-b8cc-4345-9981-4f66400e27e8\" height=\"200\" width=\"100%\" title=\"Essentials... Make An Impact | Nathan Hughes\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"></iframe>","height":200,"description":"Make an Impact | Week 4\n\nDescription:\nWhat does it really mean to make an impact with your life?\n\nIn Week 4 of the Essentials series, we discover that impact isn’t measured by visibility, amount, or applause—it’s measured by surrender. Jesus confronts fake spirituality that looks impressive but lacks sacrifice, and then celebrates a widow whose quiet generosity became a sermon for the world.\n\nIn this message, you’ll learn:\n\nWhy spiritual growth always expands capacity\n\nHow Jesus exposes public spirituality without private sacrifice\n\nWhy generosity is measured by trust, not amount\n\nThe difference between funding the mission and joining the mission\n\nWhy giving isn’t the finish line—going is\n\nHow your surrender could become someone else’s story\n\nGod didn’t save us to live comfortably.\nHe saved us to live on mission.\n\nThe church isn’t built on the talents of a few, but the sacrifices of many. And when we surrender our time, talent, and treasure, God uses our lives to make an eternal impact."}