Fixate PHX

Fixate Phoenix

We believe in a church that is fixed on Jesus with unwavering attention and focus, that in a day in an age of distraction we fight back with devotion, that a life holistically following the ways of our Creator opens us up to be formed by Him and Him alone. A life of depth that produces fruit that remains, a life of discipline that builds everything we exist to do off of the Cornerstone, a life of sacrifice that shows the greatest love to a world so devoid of it, and a sustainable rhythm that keeps us walking with Him always. We see a church that loves the least, last, lost, broken, and forgotten. We see a church that turns careers into callings, and conversations into moments where you sense the Holy Spirit. We see a church that seeks to see Jesus and allows the Creator to create with His most prized possession; us. You're invited to the journey, where we seek first the Kingdom and righteousness, and trust that He can add all things in His time.

  1. Don't Start Over - Start Again (Peter's Story of Redemption)

    JAN 5

    Don't Start Over - Start Again (Peter's Story of Redemption)

    John 13: 36-38 ESV Matthew 16:13-19 ESV Luke 22: 54-62 ESV Mark 8: 35-38 ESV John 21:2-3 ESV 1. After Peter denied Jesus three times, he didn’t know where else to go, so he went back to fishing. Not because it fulfilled him, but because shame always drives us back to what feels familiar. “I’m going fishing,” he said and all night long they caught nothing. The place he ran to couldn’t hold him anymore, once Jesus calls you forward, going backward will always leave you empty. Peter thought starting over meant returning to who he was before the calling, but Jesus didn’t wait for him to fix it or figure it out—He came to him. Jesus met Peter tired, ashamed, and empty-handed, not to condemn him, but to redeem him. And today, that same Jesus is meeting you right where you are. You don’t have to clean it up. You don’t have to explain it away. You don’t have to start over. All you have to do is bring your failure, your regret, and your distance to Him and let Him redeem it. This is your moment to stop running back and start coming forward. Don’t start over, start again, with Jesus. 2. When Jesus finally speaks directly to Peter, He doesn’t bring up the denial He brings up love.Three times Jesus asks, “Do you love Me?” Not to embarrass Peter, but to heal him. Every question answers a denial. Every affirmation repairs what shame tried to destroy. Jesus doesn’t erase Peter’s failure; He redeems it by walking straight through it with him. The place Peter thought disqualified him becomes the place Jesus restores him. Redemption isn’t Jesus ignoring your past it’s Jesus reclaiming it. And notice this: after every confession of love, Jesus gives Peter an assignment. “Feed My lambs. Tend My sheep. Feed My sheep.” Grace doesn’t just forgive; it recommissions. Jesus doesn’t say, “You’re forgiven, now sit down.” He says, “You’re restored, now step back into what I called you to do.” That’s redemption—not going back to who you were before the mistake, but being restored into who you were always meant to be. If Jesus can redeem Peter at the place of his denial, He can redeem you at the place of yours. 3. The same Peter who once denied Jesus in the dark becomes a man God uses openly and boldly in the light. Now Peter isn’t hiding anymore he’s leading, preaching the gospel with authority, strengthening the church, and standing firm in the face of opposition. Acts 5:15 tells us that people brought the sick into the streets and laid them on beds and mats so that at least Peter’s shadow might fall on them as he passed by. That’s the fruit of a life fully surrendered and fully redeemed. Peter’s past didn’t weaken his witness; it deepened it. His failure didn’t disqualify him; it prepared him. The power of the Holy Spirit flowed through Peter not because he was flawless, but because he was forgiven and faithful. Redemption didn’t just bring Peter back it propelled him forward. And that’s the promise for us: when we stop running from our past and let Jesus redeem it, God can use us in ways we never imagined. What once felt like the end becomes the evidence of His grace, and the place of our greatest failure becomes the platform for His greatest glory.

    31 min
  2. Advent: The Joy of a Shepherded Soul

    12/15/2025

    Advent: The Joy of a Shepherded Soul

    Luke 2:6–18 How to Return to Joy This Christmas Season Jesus’ birth is about the good news of great joy to all people, regardless of circumstances. The shepherds were in some of the least desirable circumstances, seemingly trapped in an “unholy” lifestyle and distant from God in the eyes of those upholding the laws of religion at that time. Yet Jesus’ life begins with a new era being ushered in—that he would come for all people with news of great joy from heaven. Jesus’ birth is a reminder that God longs to find you and invite you into the joy of knowing him, even if you feel you can’t find him or ever experience joy based on the past or present.Our shepherd reveals joy at the time we least expect it, in the places we aren’t looking for it, and in the activities of our lives that we think are outside the bounds of what we assume he can engage in. As he comes close, he then invites us in closer. True joy is not just knowing that Jesus brings joy on earth; it is drawing close enough to him to experience the joy of his Spirit in my day-to-day life through relationship. Information leads to transformation when I understand that the promise of Jesus is uncovered in the proximity of my life to his word and Spirit.Joy is the key to unlocking peace in your life and the goodwill of godly, redemptive purpose that you find yourself in every day. I am freely given and then freely receive the joy of the Spirit of God, walk in the peace it brings, and understand I am now a carrier of goodwill to all people. True maturity is growing in my faith from fearful to joyful, in order to walk in the fruit of peace and goodwill.

    38 min
4.9
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We believe in a church that is fixed on Jesus with unwavering attention and focus, that in a day in an age of distraction we fight back with devotion, that a life holistically following the ways of our Creator opens us up to be formed by Him and Him alone. A life of depth that produces fruit that remains, a life of discipline that builds everything we exist to do off of the Cornerstone, a life of sacrifice that shows the greatest love to a world so devoid of it, and a sustainable rhythm that keeps us walking with Him always. We see a church that loves the least, last, lost, broken, and forgotten. We see a church that turns careers into callings, and conversations into moments where you sense the Holy Spirit. We see a church that seeks to see Jesus and allows the Creator to create with His most prized possession; us. You're invited to the journey, where we seek first the Kingdom and righteousness, and trust that He can add all things in His time.