Prayer & Worship | Our Greatest Hope
Luke 4:16 Luke 4:17-19 Jesus came bring something NEW. We AREN’T CALLED to take part in CULTURE WARS. We are CALLED to REPRESENT the kingdom of God. Luke 17: 20-21
Jul 07, 2021•44 min
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Hope-Fully 3 - The Hope of Glory
The Big Idea: The certainty of our eternal future informs, directs and empowers our present life experience. 1 Corinthians 15:47-58 THE SHAPE OF GOD’S FUTURE FOR US: Four Things we are certain to Experience in Our Future: 1. DEATH WITH NO STING. “If we could be sure that death is annihilation, there would be no fear of it. But we cannot be totally sure. What people fear most is not that death is annihilation, but that it is not.” – Epicurus Jesus did not come to bring judgment, but to bear it on...
Jul 04, 2021•44 min
Prayer & Worship | Fasting 101
Mark 9:14-29 REMEDIAL FASTING 101: 1) WHAT is it? 2) WHY do it? 3) HOW to start? 1) What is it? Simple definition: Going without food for a specified amount of time 2) Why do it? Jesus modeled it and expects it. Matt. 4:1-2 Matt. 9:15 Matt. 6:16-18 RELEASES POWER of God in you and through you. Galatians 5:16-17 2 Cor. 12:9-10 Fasting makes room for God’s power to work through our weakness! Mark 9:29 Daniel 10:2-3, 12-13 3) How to start? Go for ONE MEAL. Go for a DAY. (sundown to sundown) START S...
Jun 30, 2021•31 min
Hope-Fully 2 - Experiencing Hope (Roots and Anchors)
BIG IDEA: Experiencing Hope comes from knowing our confidence in Christ holds true over the surface of our circumstances. Ephesians 3:14-21 TWO CONCEPTS: ROOTS AND ANCHORS. REDWOODS- Who are you CONNECTED with and to? 16 I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being. The outcome of being rooted is loving like Christ: We TRANSFORM into HIS LIKENESS. Isaiah 40:31 1 John 3:3 Two OT words for hope used Hebrews 6:19-20 ● Trials will EXA...
Jun 27, 2021•40 min
Prayer & Worship | Jubilee
Definition: Season of celebration. Leviticus 25:8-10 What Jubilee brings: 1. Sabbath: It is a period of rest, for the land and the people. 2. Atonement: Begins on the Day of Atonement, forgiveness of sins by blood. 3. Liberation: The captives and slaves are set free, and return to their own people. Luke 4:18-21 JESUS BRINGS OUR JUBILEE! 1. JESUS is the SABBATH. Matthew 12:8 2. JESUS is our ATONEMENT. 1 John 2:2 3. JESUS is our LIBERATION. Galatians 5:1 RESPONSE: 1. Enter into JUBILEE: Are there ...
Jun 23, 2021•25 min
Hope-Fully 1 - The Essence of Christian Hope
THE BIG IDEA: Christian hope is not a manufactured or fleeting optimistic attitude, but a confident obedience based on the certainty of the work of Jesus. Ephesians 1:13-22 1. THE IMPORTANCE OF HOPE: Hope: “Life shaping certainty of something that hasn’t happened yet, but you know will.” Hebrews 11:1 2. THE CONTENT OF HOPE - KNOWING FOUR THINGS: 1. To KNOW the Holy Spirit as your SEAL, DEPOSIT AND GUARANTEE. 2. To KNOW that hope is your PRIMARY CALLING. 3. To KNOW that we are HIS INHERITANC...
Jun 20, 2021•47 min
404: Something Went Wrong 6 - Reimagining our Vocation
In the Chat: What was your first job, and how did you like it? Oxford definition of Vocation: a strong feeling of suitability for a particular career or occupation. Big Idea: Your vocation is about bringing the love and power of Jesus Christ into your current context. Ecclesiastes 3:9-13 Genesis 2:15-16 Steward: "Utilizing and managing all resources God provides for the glory of God and the betterment of His creation" Dominion: To rule over, subdue, and help something to fulfill its potential. 2...
Jun 13, 2021•42 min
Prayer & Worship | Woman with Issue of Blood
In the Chat: Have you ever seen or been a part of a miracle? Mark 5:24-34 Common Things to Overcome: ● Facing Disappointments ● Fighting Discouragement ● Falling into Despair Three Common Necessities: 1. Nearly every miracle involves an APPROACH. 2. The exercise of a little FAITH. Matthew 17:20 3. Very little CONTACT. Isaiah 53:5
Jun 09, 2021•19 min
404: Something Went Wrong 5 - Extending Hospitality
The Big Idea: The Church is called and equipped to lead the way in hospitality and community to a lonely world! Americans have more technical capacity to connect than ever before, and yet we are more lonely than ever before. 1 Peter 4:1-11 HOSPITALITY is an attitude before it is a practice. Two Cultural Approaches to Community: 1. An INDIVIDUALIST approach to community. 2. The TRIBAL approach to community. Acts 4:32-35 Acts 10:23-33 Hebrews 13:1-3 Two things we must do to answer the question wel...
Jun 06, 2021•49 min
Prayer & Worship | When God Says No
Isaiah 55:8-9 In the chat - share an instance when you were told no “For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways,” declares the Lord. “As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.” Isaiah 55:8-9 God’s NO is just as much a blessing as his yes! His NO is a positive, not a negative! His NO is an affirmation, not a rejection! His NO is a sign of his favor, not displeasure! His NO might be even more powerfu...
Jun 02, 2021•27 min
404: Something Went Wrong 4 - Cultivating Virtue
Luke 8:4-9, 11-15 The Big Idea: Our formation began in the womb and is an ongoing process. We experience re-formation through habits of obedience carried out in relationships. Understanding Re-Formation: ● The soil of fruitfulness is the HEART. Proverbs 4:20-26 ● The obstructions to fruitfulness are HEART ISSUES. ● The source of fruitfulness is JESUS. Jeremiah 17:5-9 Psalm 139:23-24 ● The process of fruitfulness is HEART RECLAMATION through OBEDIENCE. In our Culture there are two dominant models...
May 30, 2021•52 min
Prayer & Worship | It’s Time To Agree With The Angels
Tonight’s Agreement and Instruction: The Lord, His kindness, and His bountiful power do not revolve around us. Our lives flourish when our they revolve around Him. We want to FACE TWO FACTS and allow them to inform our paths forward. 1) God has SUPERNATURAL PARTNERS and SERVANTS. 2) These partners are not for us, THEY ARE FOR THE LORD. Joshua 5:13-15 Colossians 1:13-17 Isaiah 10:12-16 Prayer Focus: ● The Lord is with us. Period. ● We experience life abundantly when we are with Him. ● Gratitu...
May 26, 2021•27 min
404: Something Went Wrong 3 - Insisting on Human Flourishing
The Big Idea: Human dignity and flourishing are anchored in the Person of Jesus Deuteronomy 28:1-14 Acts 17:22-28 Jesus is our PATHWAY to FLOURISHING! The pathway to FLOURISHING is attached to the pathway to IDENTITY. WHAT HAVE CHRISTIANS ALWAYS BELIEVED ABOUT HUMAN IDENTITY? Genesis 1:26-31 1. We are creatures of GLORY. 2. We are creatures of SHAME. 3. We are creatures of HOPE. Our MINDS can be RENEWED. Philippians 4:8-9 Our LOVES can be REORDERED. Matthew 22:36-40 Our HABITS can be REDIRECTED....
May 23, 2021•50 min
Prayer & Worship | Proverbs 21:31
The horse is made ready for battle, but victory rests with the LORD. – Prov. 21:31 Unless the Lord builds the house, the builders labor in vain. Unless the Lord watches over the city, the guards stand watch in vain. – Psalm 127:1 The foolishness of God is wiser than human wisdom, the weakness of God is stronger than human strength. 1 Cor. 1:25 This kind only comes out by prayer and fasting! – Matt. 17:21 26 Remember, dear brothers and sisters, that few of you were wise in the world’s eyes or pow...
May 19, 2021•26 min
404: Something Went Wrong 2 - Recovering Our Confessions
/In the Chat:/ If you could be a United States Ambassador to any nation on earth, which one would you choose? 2 Corinthians 5:17-21 The Big Idea: To be effective ambassadors of Christ in the world we must recover and incarnate the core confessions of Christianity. Confessions are Confusing: ● They have been used as occasion for violence. ● They have been used to describe God as angry and hateful. ● Our culture believes fixed confessions cannot be trusted. ● Some Christians have made confession e...
May 16, 2021•30 min
Prayer & Worship | Jesus is Limitless
John 6:5-15 Big Idea: The limitless power of Jesus covers over our limited selves. John 6:53-58 So Jesus says: He is limitless and he requires limitless devotion. God’s limitless power, grace and love work in spite of our limited status. Jesus works his miracle through his disciples. His limitless power worked through limited individuals. In Jesus Christ, we find our potential. Jesus Christ fills us with the Holy Spirit. This Spirit guides, fills us, empowers us. RESPONSE: Accept that you are ...
May 12, 2021•24 min
404: Something Went Wrong 1 - Understanding Our Context
Jim Ladd, May 9, 2021 Finding our place in the world In the Chat: What about the world drives you the most crazy these days? The Big Idea: We must rediscover our place in the world. Ephesians 1:3-10; 19-23 (MSG) “How blessed is God! And what a blessing he is! He’s the Father of our Master, Jesus Christ, and takes us to the high places of blessing in him. Long before he laid down earth’s foundations, he had us in mind, had settled on us as the focus of his love, to be made whole and holy by his l...
May 09, 2021•39 min
How to be Human 4 - Jesus as the Gardner
Andy Manley, May 2, 2021 /In the chat: After the NFL draft, how many people had compassion for you? / Big Idea: Compassion and justice is an overflow of our faith. John 20:14-15 Narcotizing Dysfunction - “…that as mass media inundates people on a particular issue, they become apathetic to it, substituting knowledge for action.” Genesis 2:8-9 Revelation - Garden Like City John 20:14-15 Luke 4:17-19 James 1:27 1. TAKE A STEP TOWARD the people in our own lives. 2. TAKE A STEP TOWARD the area we’re ...
May 02, 2021•44 min
How to be Human 3 - Rest
In the Chat: Where are you when you feel most relaxed and rested? The Big Idea: Rest is an act of worship because it puts the universe back on God’s shoulders and makes room for healing. 1. SABBATH is a God strategy for growth. Genesis 2:1-3 Two key words: BLESSED - Barak - A life-giving ability to make more life - to procreate QADOSH - Holy - A serious word - usually used for God. The Principle of “FIRST MENTION”: 2. Sabbath is DEFIANCE against slavery. Exodus 20:8-11 Romans 14:5 Deuteronomy 5:...
Apr 25, 2021•42 min
Prayer & Worship | God is in the Redeeming Business
Joshua 9:3-6 Joshua 9:14-15 INQUIRE OF THE LORD even when it seems obvious. Bad choices can lead to UNNECESSARY BATTLES. Joshua 10:7-13 God is in the REDEEMING BUSINESS. GOD FIGHTS OUR BATTLES with all of heaven’s resources. God can turn our CURSES into BLESSINGS RESPONSE: Can you believe for God’s deliverance? IDENTIFY a situation where God’s intervention is needed.
Apr 21, 2021•22 min
How To Be Human 2 - We Are Image Bearers
In the chat: What was an activity you used to do with your grandparents? Big Idea: Being an image bearer calls us to value people and declare his greatness. Genesis 1:26-27 NIV We are “Imago Dei.” “There are no ordinary people. You have never talked to a mere mortal. Nations, cultures, arts, civilizations - these are mortal, and their life is to ours as the life of a gnat. But it is immortals whom we joke with, work with, marry, snub and exploit - immortal horrors or everlasting splendor...
Apr 18, 2021•33 min
Prayer & Worship | “Praying Bold Prayers”
“Bold prayers honor God, and God honors bold prayers. God isn’t offended by your biggest dreams or boldest prayers. He is offended by anything less. If your prayers aren’t impossible for you, they are insulting to God.” Mark Batterson In the chat - What do you think of when you think of praying bold prayers? THREE OT EXAMPLES: 1) David and Goliath ● 1 Samuel 17:45-47 2) Elijah and prophets of Baal ● 1 Kings 18:36-37 3) Hezekiah and Sennacherib ● 2 Kings 19:14-19 1 Samuel 17:23 1 Kings 18:21 2 Ki...
Apr 14, 2021•27 min
How to be Human 1 - Called to Rule
Genesis 2:8-9 Big Idea: God has created us to partner with Him in moving the world forward. Question in the chat: What was your first job? “Man's chief end is to glorify God, and to enjoy him forever.” -Westminster Catechism Genesis 1:26 Radah - To actively partner with God in taking the world somewhere. Genesis 2:10-12 “Human beings are responsible for art, science, medicine, education, the Sistine Chapel, Handel’s Messiah, New York City, space travel, the novel, photography, and Mexican food -...
Apr 11, 2021•40 min
Prayer & Worship | The Jesus Way vs The Old Way
To enjoy the Way of Jesus, I must leave the old ways that I love. Luke 5:33-39 TWO TOPICS: 1. NEW WINE must be poured into NEW WINESKINS. 2. No one, after drinking the old, wants the new. 1. THE NEW WAY OF JESUS does not fit with or inside of the old way. 2. No one, after drinking the old, wants the new, “for the old is better.” a. “BETTER” = “easy and suits me” b. My yoke is “BETTER” - easy and suits me. -Jesus (Matt. 11:30) 3. The OLD WINE that people love: ● Forgiveness is earned. ● God loves...
Apr 07, 2021•28 min
The Power of the Resurrection - Easter 2021
The Big Idea: The resurrection is the proof of the finished work of Jesus and the demonstration of the power He offers today. Ephesians 1:15-19 1. The RESURRECTION is the PROOF that Jesus is who He said He is. Acts 17: 24-31 2. The RESURRECTION is the FINAL SAY concerning our inheritance. Acts 13:32-33, 38-39 1 Corinthians 15:14-19 3. The RESURRECTION DEMONSTRATES THE POWER to live a new life. Ephesians 1:19-23 Romans 8:26-39 Response: ● ABC- ADMIT, BELIEVE, CONFESS ● CRUCIFY YOUR SHAME ● SERVE ...
Apr 04, 2021•34 min
Good Friday 2021
Jim Ladd, April 2, 2021 Join us as we recognize the suffering and sacrifice that Jesus paid on our behalf on the day of his crucifixion, before we celebrate his ultimate victory over death this Sunday.
Apr 02, 2021•36 min
Prayer & Worship | Confronting Self-serving Religion
Tonight: How much of your walk with Jesus is entirely self-serving? Holy Week - How did Jesus spend the week after Palm Sunday? Monday: Jesus cursed the fruitless fig tree and cleansed the Temple. Tuesday: Jesus confronts the Pharisees. Matthew 23:23-28 Wednesday: Judas sells out Jesus. Thursday: Passover meal, washing feet, and Peter’s warning. Themes of the week: ● RELIGION is SELF-SERVING and is the ENEMY OF GOD. ● WHO YOU are is a higher priority than what you do. ● How you approach people i...
Mar 31, 2021•22 min
Undignified 4 - The Undignified Revolt
Matthew 11:12 Palm Sunday reveals the JESUS REVOLUTION. The Big Idea: Jesus is a revolutionary, leading an army of wounded healers. Good news for the desperate: Luke 4:14-20 If you are not DESPERATE then Jesus is of no value to you. 1 Corinthians 1:26-30 Jesus CALLS BEGGARS to HELP OTHER BEGGARS find bread. Luke 5:27-32 1 Corinthians 1:26-30 We Learn the REVOLUTIONARY STRATEGIES of Jesus. John 13:1-5; 12-17 Luke 22:24-27 Our natural instinct is to fight our enemies while JESUS LAYS DOWN HIS LIFE...
Mar 28, 2021•45 min
Prayer & Worship | Co-Heirs and Conquerors
TENSION Non-essential: Definition: Not absolutely necessary. Big Idea: The desire of the enemy is for you to see yourself as non-essential. But Christ has made us into Conquerors and Co-Heirs of the Kingdom. TRUTH Who we are: Co-Heirs and Conquerors Co-Heirs Romans 8:14-17 We have inheritance rights with Jesus. We share in his glory AND suffering. Conquerors: Romans 8:31-32, 37-39 There is not ONE THING that can stand against the church....
Mar 24, 2021•20 min
Undignified 3 - The Undignified Tribe
/In the Chat: Vote between: Home Improvement, Friends, Modern Family, This Is Us./ When a life is well lived with and for Jesus, it is a life that most people will not understand. Matthew 11:16-19 The Big Idea: We are God’s People, living in God’s Power, demonstrating God’s Love. 2 Peter 1:3-4 And do not forget that God LOVES using unqualified and disqualified people! Joel 2:28-32 gets FULFILLED in Acts 2: Acts 2:17-18, 29-32 The Tribal Call: ● 1 Peter 2:9-12 ● John 3:5-8 ● John 7:37-39 ● Revela...
Mar 21, 2021•31 min
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