I Got This

Life in 2026 moves fast. Calendars are full, bills get paid, and on the surface things seem fine. Yet for many, there’s a quiet, nagging sense that something is missing. In week one of In With The New, we begin with a familiar mindset summed up in three simple words: “I Got This.” It’s the default posture of a secular age that tells us God is helpful—but not necessary. Trust yourself. Try harder. Figure it out.

This sermon explores why a self-sufficient life can look successful on the outside and still feel empty on the inside. Scripture reminds us this struggle isn’t new. Through the words of Jeremiah and Ecclesiastes, we see a timeless pattern: people walking away from the fountain of living water and trying to satisfy their thirst with cracked cisterns that can’t hold it. The result is motion without meaning—life that feels like chasing the wind.

Jesus brings clarity and hope when He says, “Apart from me you can do nothing” (John 15:5). He doesn’t call us to strive harder but to stay connected—to live dependent lives that bear lasting fruit. At the core, the issue isn’t effort, but independence. When areas of life feel stuck—work, relationships, finances, parenting—it’s often because we’ve been trying to carry them alone.

Anchored in Colossians 1:28–29, this message invites us to move out with the old way of self-sufficiency and in with the new way of depending fully on God, discovering the power, purpose, and peace that only Christ can provide.