Podcast Summary:

City Light Church Las Vegas | Jabin Chavez
Episode: The Miracle Room
Date: November 24, 2025

Overview

In this impactful episode, Pastor Jabin Chavez continues City Light’s annual November focus on generosity, inspiring listeners to engage in sacrificial giving through the "miracle offering." He shares the vision and spiritual significance of creating “the miracle room” in their new church facility—a physical and spiritual space devoted to prayer, expectation, and transformative encounters with God. Centering around the biblical story of the Shunammite woman and Elisha (2 Kings 4), Pastor Jabin draws connections between the faith-filled acts of generosity that built the church building and the supernatural miracles God performs in and through His people.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Generosity and the Miracle Offering

• Annual Teaching on Giving: Every November, City Light focuses on giving—not as a transaction, but as an act of obedience that unlocks God’s provision.
  • “We call it the miracle offering. Not because you can buy a miracle, because you can't, but because we believe that as we pray and obey, obedience opens the door to God's miraculous power in our life.” (Jabin Chavez, 00:44)
• Emphasis on Obedience Over Amount: Everyone is encouraged to participate at their own level, from children with a lemonade stand to extraordinary donors.
  • “It's not about the amount. It's about obedience.” (Jabin, 01:31)
• Testimonies of Sacrificial Giving: Stories from previous years, including children’s lemonade stands and life-changing donations, illustrate the culture of joyful, sacrificial generosity.

2. The Miracle Room: Prayer, Expectation, and Faith

• Symbolic House on Campus: Attendees are invited to write prayer requests for 2026; the pastoral team prays over them regularly.
  • “I want you to know you have a prayer partner in this house. We're praying with you, we're praying for you.” (Jabin, 03:40)
• Biblical Foundation – 2 Kings 4:
  • The Shunammite woman builds a room for Elisha, creating space for God’s move. Despite previous disappointment, she receives an unimaginable miracle—a child.
  • Parallel drawn: What you make room for in faith, God fills with miracles.
  • Memorable line:
    • “What could God do in your life in the next year? Where could your life be in this next year?” (Jabin, 07:51)

3. The Church’s Journey: Building for the Next Generation

• City Light’s Story of Growth and Faithful Provision:
  • From school cafeterias and small rented buildings to their new five-acre campus, the church’s moves were undergirded by collective faith and giving.
  • “You built this. It was our faith together.” (Jabin, 12:14)
• Vision for Expansion:
  • The dream extends—possibly acquiring nearby property for a school or youth building, emphasizing legacy giving for future generations.
  • “So that when they're ready to say yes to Jesus, we already have an Eden ready for them... We built this place for the next generation.” (Co-Pastor, 14:40)

4. Biblical Patterns: People, Places, and Purpose

• God Prepares Places for People:

  • “God loves people so much, he creates places to meet with them.” (Jabin, 13:57)
  • Eden was made before Adam; the church creates a spiritual “Eden” for those yet to encounter Christ.

• Partnership (Philippians):

  • Giving and serving = gospel partnership.
  • “You don’t just reap what you sow, you reap where you sow. And that's why a church home is so important.” (Jabin, 15:55)

5. Mission: “One More Soul”

• Focus on Outreach and Multiplication:
  • “Everybody say, one more soul.” (Jabin, 17:22)
  • Don’t get insulated from the lost; City Light’s mission is always about reaching one more—hence plans for expansion and new ministries.
  • Anecdote: Even those surprised they’re in church are evidence of God’s miraculous reach. (19:09)

6. Money, Motives, and Ministry

• Why Money Matters:
  • Evil driven by the love of money (trafficking, fentanyl, violence), but money in God’s hands brings healing, food, freedom, and gospel work.
  • “Don't tell me money isn't supernatural. Put money in the hand of the people of God, and we could change the world.” (Jabin, 22:09)
• Money Is a Tool, Not the Goal:
  • The goal is creating a generous spirit for Kingdom impact, not just church needs.

7. The Miracle Room in Action

a. God Speaks in the Miracle Room

• “God begins to speak. They built this room, this space, and this place where God could speak.” (Jabin, 25:02)
• Attendees should expect divine encounters in corporate worship—testimonies of thousands coming to faith and hundreds being baptized within months of moving in.
  • “In six months we've seen 3,000 people come to Christ in this room since we moved in… 900 people have been water baptized.” (Jabin, 26:48-27:06)

b. God Works Miracles in the Miracle Room

• The Shunammite woman's son’s resurrection:
  • When disappointment strikes, bring it back to God in the space you prepared—He can revive dead dreams.
  • “What do you do with your disappointment? ... You get back in the room.” (Jabin, 33:07)

c. Expectation Breeds Miracles

• Contrasts between passive religious attendance and faith-filled, expectant presence.
  • “Expectation is the breeding ground for miracles. Don't come to church to tick a box.” (Jabin, 39:28)

d. God is Praised in the Miracle Room

• Church isn’t just about creating a comfortable environment for visitors, but cultivating a sanctuary built for the praise of God.
  • “Church actually isn't about them or even you or me. Church is about God.” (Jabin, 41:38)
• Explains deliberate choices (e.g., no free coffee in the auditorium) to foster a sense of awe and purpose in worship.

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On Generosity and Obedience
  • “It's not about the amount. It's about obedience.” (Jabin, 01:31)
• On the Power of Faithful Community
  • “You don’t just reap what you sow, you reap where you sow.” (Jabin, 15:55)
• On God’s Love for People
  • “God loves people so much, he creates places to meet with them.” (Jabin, 13:57)
• On God Moving in the Miracle Room
  • “She takes that dead thing and she takes it back to the room where God spoke to her… And all of a sudden, life enters that dead thing.” (Jabin, 33:22)
• On Expectation
  • “Expectation is the breeding ground for miracles.” (Jabin, 39:28)
• On the Purpose of Church
  • “Church actually isn't about them or even you or me. Church is about God.” (Jabin, 41:38)
• On the Outcome of Sacrifice
  • “May this be a miracle house. A house of answers, a house of breakthrough. I declared... I'm believing that we're going to see more miracles in the next seven months than we saw in the last seven years.” (Co-Pastor, 36:10)
• Humorous Moment
  • “It’s like we’re basically a Baptist church. Come on, somebody. We baptize in so much.” (Jabin, 27:16)

Key Timestamps

• [00:44] Defining the miracle offering and its real purpose
• [03:40] Introduction of the "miracle room" for prayer requests
• [07:51] Reflection on what God could do in a year
• [12:14] Moving into the new church and honoring the communal journey
• [15:55] Explaining “gospel partnership” and reaping where you sow
• [17:22, 17:28] Emphasis on reaching “one more soul”
• [19:09] Testimonies of personal transformation and surprise at being in church
• [22:09] The supernatural power of money in gospel hands
• [25:02] God speaks in the miracle room
• [26:48-27:06] Testimonies: 3,000 salvations, 900 baptisms in six months
• [33:07] Faith through disappointment—bring dead things to God
• [39:28] Miracles happen in the context of expectation
• [41:38] Church is ultimately for God, not just seekers
• [47:06] The true purpose behind the miracle offering—souls, honor, God's kingdom

Final Thoughts

The episode masterfully weaves together biblical lessons, church history, and personal testimony to communicate the sacred purpose of generosity, the power of building spaces of expectation, and the miracles God works through faithful community. Jabin Chavez’s lively, transparent style, peppered with humor and poignant illustrations, urges listeners to both give sacrificially and enter the “miracle room”—the spiritual and physical spaces we build for God’s presence and power.

Action Steps:

• Pray, obey, and give as God leads.
• Write out names and requests for the Miracle Room.
• Cultivate expectancy in worship and gather believing for God to move.

Main Takeaway:
“Give God a year. Give this house a year. And watch what God can do in your life.” (Jabin, 31:16)