Before Jesus ever walked the roads of Galilee, He was already showing up—in deserts, dens, and dinner tables no one deemed holy. From burning bushes to fish bellies, famine-stricken kitchens to lion’s dens, Scripture is filled with stories of a God who doesn’t wait for perfect conditions to make His presence known.

In this message, we take a journey through the unexpected places where God revealed Himself—both in the Old Testament and in the life of Jesus. We’ll see how holiness isn’t confined to temples or Sunday services, but shows up in storms, silence, and suffering. Jesus made sanctuaries out of scandal, and altars out of ordinary ground.

This sermon invites you to stop asking “Is this a holy place?” and start asking, “Could this be the place God wants to show up?” From uncomfortable moments to overlooked spaces, God still pulls up a chair where others walk away.