Where Are You Faking It

November 16, 2025 • Scott Scruggs

Give

About this series

Everyone loves a good underdog story. Whether it comes from sports or business, an underdog story can rise from the most unlikely places. But one of the greatest underdog stories of all time isn’t about a Cinderella team or a company starting in a garage—it’s about the church.

Unstoppable tells the story of how a small band of fishermen, farmers, wives, and widows grew into the largest movement of faith in history, transforming the world. But it didn’t spread with the speed and strength you might imagine. It struggled—deeply.

So how did this fragile beginning become a movement that could not be stopped? When you step back, it just might be the greatest underdog story in human history.

About this message

We all fake it sometimes. A little image-management here, a little hiding there—just enough to look put-together on the outside, even when something’s breaking on the inside. But in Acts 5, we meet a couple whose decision to pretend becomes the most sobering moment in the early church. Not because they sinned, but because they hid.

In this week’s message, Pastor Scotty Scruggs walks us through the story of Ananias and Sapphira and shows why the greatest threat to our spiritual lives isn’t what's “out there”—it’s what we keep in the dark. You’ll learn why honesty is the doorway to healing, why God takes secrecy so seriously, and the three choices that move us from managing our image to actually being transformed.

If you’ve ever felt pressure to look more spiritual than you are, if you’ve ever carried a secret hoping no one will notice, or if you’re tired of pretending and just want to breathe again—this message is for you.

Welcome to a church where everybody’s welcome, nobody’s perfect, and anything’s possible.