“Do not let your hearts be troubled. You believe in God; believe also in me. 2 My Father’s house has many rooms; if that were not so, would I have told you that I am going there to prepare a place for you? 3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I am. 4 You know the way to the place where I am going.” 5 Thomas said to him, “Lord, we don’t know where you are going, so how can we know the way?” 6 Jesus answered, “I am the wa...
May 10, 2023•43 min
18 “I am not referring to all of you; I know those I have chosen. But this is to fulfill this passage of Scripture: ‘He who shared my bread has turned[ a ] against me.’[ b ] 19 “I am telling you now before it happens, so that when it does happen you will believe that I am who I am. 20 Very truly I tell you, whoever accepts anyone I send accepts me; and whoever accepts me accepts the one who sent me.” 21 After he had said this, Jesus was troubled in spirit and testified, “Very truly I tell you, o...
Apr 26, 2023•37 min
As we look at this famous story of Jesus washing the disciples' feet, we try to gain a new appreciation for the significance of what's taking place.
Apr 17, 2023•36 min
As we celebrate the resurrection, where he emerged victorious over the power of death and darkness, we look at the Kingdom that was founded on that day - The Kingdom of God. This Kingdom operates in an entirely different way from the kingdoms of this world. While the kingdoms of this world operate on fear and produce entropy and chaos, the Kingdom of God operates on hope and produces New Creation.
Apr 09, 2023•37 min
37 Even after Jesus had performed so many signs in their presence, they still would not believe in him. 38 This was to fulfill the word of Isaiah the prophet: “Lord, who has believed our message and to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?” 39 For this reason they could not believe, because, as Isaiah says elsewhere: 40 “He has blinded their eyes and hardened their hearts, so they can neither see with their eyes, nor understand with their hearts, nor turn—and I would heal them.” 41 Isaiah ...
Mar 27, 2023•49 min
20 Now there were some Greeks among those who went up to worship at the festival. 21 They came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee, with a request. “Sir,” they said, “we would like to see Jesus.” 22 Philip went to tell Andrew; Andrew and Philip in turn told Jesus. 23 Jesus replied, “The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified. 24 Very truly I tell you, unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a single seed. But if it dies, it produces many seeds. 2...
Mar 20, 2023•37 min
John 11:25 Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die; 26 and whoever lives by believing in me will never die. Do you believe this?”
Mar 05, 2023•46 min
John 10:22-41 22 Then came the Festival of Dedication at Jerusalem. It was winter, 23 and Jesus was in the temple courts walking in Solomon’s Colonnade. 24 The Jews who were there gathered around him, saying, “How long will you keep us in suspense? If you are the Messiah, tell us plainly.” 25 Jesus answered, “I did tell you, but you do not believe. The works I do in my Father’s name testify about me, 26 but you do not believe because you are not my sheep. 27 My sheep listen to my voice; I know t...
Feb 26, 2023•46 min
John 10:22-41 22 Then came the Festival of Dedication at Jerusalem. It was winter, 23 and Jesus was in the temple courts walking in Solomon’s Colonnade. 24 The Jews who were there gathered around him, saying, “How long will you keep us in suspense? If you are the Messiah, tell us plainly.” 25 Jesus answered, “I did tell you, but you do not believe. The works I do in my Father’s name testify about me, 26 but you do not believe because you are not my sheep. 27 My sheep listen to my voice; I know t...
Feb 19, 2023•41 min
John 10:1-21 “Very truly I tell you Pharisees, anyone who does not enter the sheep pen by the gate, but climbs in by some other way, is a thief and a robber. 2 The one who enters by the gate is the shepherd of the sheep. 3 The gatekeeper opens the gate for him, and the sheep listen to his voice. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. 4 When he has brought out all his own, he goes on ahead of them, and his sheep follow him because they know his voice. 5 But they will never follow a st...
Feb 05, 2023•39 min
Mat 18: 21 Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, “Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother or sister who sins against me? Up to seven times?” 22 Jesus answered, “I tell you, not seven times, but seventy-seven times. 23 “Therefore, the kingdom of heaven is like a king who wanted to settle accounts with his servants. 24 As he began the settlement, a man who owed him ten thousand bags of gold[b] was brought to him. 25 Since he was not able to pay, the master ordered that he and his wife and hi...
Jan 29, 2023•35 min
Deut 6 4 Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. 5 Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. 6 These commandments that I give you today are to be on your hearts. 7 Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. 8 Tie them as symbols on your hands and bind them on your foreheads. 9 Write them on the doorframes of your houses and on your gates...
Jan 22, 2023•46 min
3 Parables about prayer Persistent Widow Then Jesus told his disciples a parable to show them that they should always pray and not give up. 2 He said: “In a certain town there was a judge who neither feared God nor cared what people thought. 3 And there was a widow in that town who kept coming to him with the plea, ‘Grant me justice against my adversary.’ 4 “For some time he refused. But finally he said to himself, ‘Even though I don’t fear God or care what people think, 5 yet because this widow...
Jan 15, 2023•46 min
Acts 17:10-15 10 As soon as it was night, the believers sent Paul and Silas away to Berea. On arriving there, they went to the Jewish synagogue. 11 Now the Berean Jews were of more noble character than those in Thessalonica, for they received the message with great eagerness and examined the Scriptures every day to see if what Paul said was true. 12 As a result, many of them believed, as did also a number of prominent Greek women and many Greek men. 13 But when the Jews in Thessalonica learned t...
Jan 08, 2023•47 min
John 4: Now Jesus learned that the Pharisees had heard that he was gaining and baptizing more disciples than John— 2 although in fact it was not Jesus who baptized, but his disciples. 3 So he left Judea and went back once more to Galilee. 4 Now he had to go through Samaria. 5 So he came to a town in Samaria called Sychar, near the plot of ground Jacob had given to his son Joseph. 6 Jacob’s well was there, and Jesus, tired as he was from the journey, sat down by the well. It was about noon. 7 Whe...
Jan 01, 2023•37 min
In John 15, Jesus gave us a great metaphor for what it means to be In Christ, for the love of God to flow through our lives in such a way that we produce fruit that endures. But what does it mean? How do we truly abide in Christ?
Apr 25, 2022•47 min•Season 10Ep. 10
As a recipient of God's generous grace in Jesus, I will seek to be generous in showing grace to others. I will be the first to forgive, extending the generous grace of Jesus I have received to those around me. It doesn't matter if they deserve my forgiveness, because I didn't deserve God's forgiveness when He gave it to me. Because I have experienced God's redemption firsthand, I believe in redemption in all things. I believe in redemption for others and our world. I will forgive as I have been ...
Mar 30, 2022•57 min•Season 10Ep. 8
As a recipient of God's generous grace in Jesus, I will seek to be generous in showing grace to others. I will be the first to forgive, extending the generous grace of Jesus I have received to those around me. It doesn't matter if they deserve my forgiveness, because I didn't deserve God's forgiveness when He gave it to me. Because I have experienced God's redemption firsthand, I believe in redemption in all things. I believe in redemption for others and our world. I will forgive as I have been ...
Mar 28, 2022•1 hr 3 min•Season 10Ep. 8
As we continue on this journey towards purple faith, we stop to take a look at God's Kingdom. We are citizens of heaven, ambassadors of the Kingdom of Light, but are we being good representatives of God's Kingdom? Are we worshipping God or idols of our own making?
Mar 21, 2022•58 min
In part 2 of our teaching on being judgemental, we wrap up the 4 types of judgment in scripture and add 5 practical steps we can take today to be less judgemental.
Mar 16, 2022•1 hr 3 min
In part 6 of our Purple Faith teaching series at 6:8, we are looking at the topic of judgment. No, we're not talking about God judging everyone on the planet, the great white throne, or any of those. We're talk about about how we, as Christians, have a tendency to be judgemental. We invite you to listen in to part one of Pastor David's teaching on Judgement.
Mar 14, 2022•58 min•Season 10Ep. 7
In part 2 of this sermon, we cover a lot of important aspects of misinformation as it is happening in the world around us today. We talk about the way politicians use misinformation against us, we talk about metanarratives and how they are employed on a consistent basis, and yes we even talk about social media. Make sure you check out part 1 of this sermon as well!
Mar 09, 2022•1 hr
As a fallen individual, I recognize my tendency to be susceptible to mistruths. As someone who has been set free from mistruths by Christ, I am committed to a lifelong pursuit of God's truth in all of life. When that truth lines up with my preconceived notions of right and wrong, I will not use that as an excuse to stop seeking. When that truth confronts my preexisting beliefs, I will seek guidance from others more knowledgeable than myself. If I discover that I am truly wrong, I will adapt my b...
Mar 07, 2022•1 hr 14 min
In part 4 of our Purple faith series, we get into the first agreement we need to make if we are going to have a faith that unites. Pastor David builds a solid biblical foundation for the image of God and helps to lay out some really practical advice for putting this principle into action in our day-to-day interactions with others.
Feb 28, 2022•59 min•Season 10Ep. 4
To be someone who has a faith that unites may require that we sometimes have longer conversations with people who think differently than we do. The problem with that is, at a time when we need to have longer conversations is also the time when we are spending the least amount of time in human history eating meals together. Maybe we need to think about that too.
Feb 21, 2022•50 min•Season 10Ep. 3
If we're going to be people of purple faith, we have to know what we mean by that right? What does it mean to be purple? Do we mean that everyone should compromise on their beliefs and values? Should we compromise on the truth? What is purple faith?
Feb 07, 2022•1 hr 1 min•Season 10Ep. 2
The world is more divided now than it has been in any of our lives. In fact, we may be more divided than during the Cival war. And it's not getting any better. With 2022 being another election year, as Christians, we have to prepare ourselves for what lies ahead, which may mean we have to think differently than we have up until this point. In part one of our new series, Purple Faith, we take a look at a religious group called Lemniscatianity. Carey Nieuwhof once said: "We live in the era of stro...
Jan 31, 2022•52 min•Season 10Ep. 1
Luke 24:50-53 50 When he had led them out to the vicinity of Bethany, he lifted up his hands and blessed them. 51 While he was blessing them, he left them and was taken up into heaven. 52 Then they worshiped him and returned to Jerusalem with great joy. 53 And they stayed continually at the temple, praising God.
Aug 27, 2021•2 min
Luke 24:13-24 13 Now that same day two of them were going to a village called Emmaus, about seven miles[ a ] from Jerusalem. 14 They were talking with each other about everything that had happened. 15 As they talked and discussed these things with each other, Jesus himself came up and walked along with them; 16 but they were kept from recognizing him. 17 He asked them, “What are you discussing together as you walk along?” They stood still, their faces downcast. 18 One of them, named Cleopas, ask...
Aug 24, 2021•2 min
Today we are bringing you something a little different. It's a retelling of the life of Jesus from the perspective of Joseph of Arimathea. Joseph is one of those characters that we don't know much about, but we know that he was a disciple of Jesus even though he was a member of the Sanhedrin, the group responsible for his death. We invite you to listen to part 1 of "We Thought".
Aug 23, 2021•17 min
