In a powerful, thought-provoking message from Mosaic Conference in 2018, Pastor Erwin McManus casts vision for the future of humanity. Based on Ezekiel 36, he highlights the promise God has for us as we take on the future: that our hearts of stone will be replaced with hearts of flesh. Pastor Erwin highlights that though at times he would rather have the heart of Iron Man instead of a heart of flesh, God doesn’t want to restore us to be hurt, but to bring us back to our original intent as humans...
Aug 07, 2023•56 min
Impact - Seizing Your Divine Moment || From The Archives Live from Mosaic LA Feb 2001
Jul 31, 2023•17 min
Pastor Erwin McManus brought an inspiring message this weekend as he showed us how we can have epiphanies in our lives. In Greek mythology, often the gods are seen as the enemy of human innovation and imagination. Pastor Erwin teaches us that God is the opposite — He always leads us to become our most creative selves. In Jeremiah 33 we discover that God wants to tell us “great and unsearchable things we do not know.” Pastor Erwin explains that the four ingredients required for the breakthrough i...
Jul 24, 2023•47 min
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Jun 26, 2023•48 min
Are you ready to seize your divine moment? Often when we think of following Jesus and taking hold of our divine moment, we don't recognize the suffering we must face to embrace God's work in us. Focusing on the life of Peter in Matthew 16, Pastor Erwin points out how Peter struggled with the reality that Jesus would have to suffer deeply to fulfill his calling. The crucifixion is a central piece of our faith, reminding us that there is no life without death. Peter became the first church leader,...
Jun 20, 2023•44 min
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Jun 13, 2023•46 min
Are you ready to seize your divine moment? Often when we think of following Jesus and taking hold of our divine moment, we don't recognize the suffering we must face to embrace God's work in us. Focusing on the life of Peter in Matthew 16, Pastor Erwin points out how Peter struggled with the reality that Jesus would have to suffer deeply to fulfill his calling. The crucifixion is a central piece of our faith, reminding us that there is no life without death. Peter became the first church leader,...
Jun 05, 2023•39 min
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May 30, 2023•53 min
In reflection of building Mosaic for the past 30 years, Mosaic Lead Pastor Erwin McManus dives into the core mission we have as a community of faith as we look forward to the next 30 years -- to continually step into the unknown as we discover the new that God has for us. Pastor Erwin builds his message on a scripture in Isaiah 43 where God compels the Isrealites to stop dwelling on what happened in the past and instead look forward to perceive the new thing that God was up to. He reminds us tha...
May 22, 2023•51 min
In the 4th part of the Beautiful One series, Pastor Erwin McManus emphasizes the power of having a desperate faith. Pulling from Matthew chapter 15, Jesus encounters a Cannanite woman who is rejected and seen as an outcast in that cultural time period. She comes to him begging that he would heal her daughter who is demon possessed -- but his disciples try to send her away. Testing her, Jesus responds with the cultural narrative that was circling her situation, halling her a dog and saying "I was...
May 16, 2023•47 min
We return from the archives with Week 2 of the Beautiful One series. In this week's episode asks us as listeners if we have the eyes to see beauty all around us. Pulling from Matthew chapter 15, Jesus moves his followers to the edges so they can begin to see themselves differently. To change their ability to see what God sees, he has to move them into an uncomfortable space. Have you ever wondered why God has moved you to where you are? If you're ready to see the world with new eyes, don't miss ...
May 09, 2023•47 min
Pulling from the archives, this week's episode illuminates a fascinating conversation about the unconventional beauty that Jesus brought into the world. Pulling from Isaiah chapter 53, Pastor Erwin points out that Jesus was described as someone who was both despised and rejected - someone who did not have an outward appearance that would draw us to him. Jesus confronted our pride with his humility. He comfortably served and sat with the sick, the hurting, and the broken. He was despised for humb...
May 01, 2023•57 min
Have you set your past on fire? In this new message pulled from 1 Kings 19, Pastor Erwin McManus challenges us to move toward the life God has designed for us. In 1 Kings 19, Elisha's life is interrupted by Eljiah as he is called to step into a new life away from the comfort of his family and home. As Elisha was plowing his field and living in the comfort of his success, he left everything behind to serve king Elijah. Pastor Erwin reminds us that often our past becomes our anchor when God wants ...
Apr 24, 2023•52 min
Do you know how important it is for you to live deeply connected to Jesus? When we live connected to Jesus, our desire for fame, power, or success become secondary to our love for people. Our hearts are transformed to desire what God desires, and it is through experiencing this human interconnectedness that we begin to live the life God designed for us. Have you ever wondered why your prayers may go unanswered? Why you seem to fall short of your goals? Often times our results point back to one p...
Apr 17, 2023•46 min
On Easter Sunday 2023, Mosaic Lead Pastor Erwin McManus shared a riveting message on Jesus' ability to bring life out of death. Do you ever feel you lack the capacity to handle life’s challenges? As children we are consistently reminded of our smallness and inadequacy. We struggle to feel as though we were built to scale for the largeness of the world around us. Though we grow in size, we never outgrow this question: "Am I big enough to deal with the reality of being alive?" Pastor Erwin reminds...
Apr 10, 2023•45 min
Mosaic Lead Pastor Erwin McManus continues the 33 AD series with a gripping message on the importance of finding your home in the person of Jesus. Have you ever felt like you were surviving this life until you could get to heaven? Pastor Erwin unwraps the significance of bringing heaven into our current circumstances through our relationship with Jesus. It’s not about where we are – it’s about who we know. We’re reminded that our way forward is found in Jesus. In John 14:6, Jesus says, "I am the...
Apr 03, 2023•44 min
As we return back to the archives on a series on "The Last Arrow". Pastor Erwin McManus emphasizes the importance of making intentional choices in order to create the future one desires. He discusses the concept of decision points and encourages listeners to be mindful of these moments and make choices that align with their values and aspirations. McManus highlights the transformative power of choice and challenges listeners to take ownership of their lives and actively work towards creating a f...
Mar 27, 2023•40 min
As we continue the 33 AD series, Lead Pastor Erwin McManus calls us to live out a story that will carry on long after we're gone. In John chapter 12, we get a glimpse into a beautiful moment. Jesus' friends had planned a dinner in his honor, one of them being Lazarus, who Jesus had recently raised from the dead. In the scriptures it says, "The chief priests made plans to kill Lazarus as well (as Jesus), for on account of him many of the Jews were going over to Jesus and believing in him." Though...
Mar 21, 2023•42 min
This week in the 33 AD series, Lead Pastor Erwin McManus walks us through a powerful passage in the Gospel of John about a man named Lazarus. Lazarus was a dear friend of Jesus and fell very ill. Jesus received the news of his sickness but stayed in another town for two days before he went to see Lazarus. In that short time, Lazarus died. When Jesus reached Lazarus’ home town, Lazarus’ sister Mary greeted him with reproach. She told him, "If you had been here, my brother would not have died." Sh...
Mar 14, 2023•42 min
Pastor Erwin McManus shares valuable truths on hearing God’s voice in this dynamic continuation of the 33 AD series. Pastor Erwin uses a story of the relationship between a good shepherd and his sheep from the Gospel of John to illustrate how we can silence or amplify the voice of God in our lives. God did not design us to hear him as an external, disembodied voice. God designed us for intimate relationship with him so we would hear him from the internal depths of who we are. Jesus longs for us ...
Mar 06, 2023•45 min
Pastor Erwin McManus continues our powerful 33 AD series with a new message from the Gospel of John. We often want God to fix our problems before we step into our future, but Pastor Erwin shows us how God desires to heal us as we go. When Jesus encountered a blind man who wanted his sight restored, he spit in the dirt, created mud, and put it on the blind man's eyes. Jesus then commanded him to ‘go wash in the Pool of Siloam, ‘ and the man walked to his healing with the mud on his eyes. The inst...
Feb 28, 2023•44 min
Have you ever been caught in your worst moment? This week Pastor Erwin McManus continues our series in the book of John with a fresh understanding of what God sees when we are at our lowest moment. We enter into the story of an adulterous woman who was dragged naked into the public, surrounded and accused by the religious elite of the day. These Pharisees told Jesus that according to the law, the woman should be stoned for her actions. But Jesus changed the conversation entirely. He turned to th...
Feb 21, 2023•40 min
What are you saving for the next life? In this powerful message based on Philippians 3, Pastor Erwin compels us to live a life without regret. He examines the life of Paul, sharing that he had every reason to hold onto his reputation, possessions, and personal aspirations. Paul was a man of great power when he decided to follow Jesus. But he came to the conclusion that there was nothing worth giving his life to when he compared his other pursuits to a life of following Jesus. Pastor Erwin challe...
Feb 13, 2023•47 min
Do you know Jesus wants to meet you right where you are? Pastor Erwin McManus shares from the Gospel of John, where Jesus encounters a man who has been paralyzed for 38 years. The man was waiting to be carried into the pool of Bethesda after the waters were stirred to receive the miracle of healing he desperately wanted. Jesus sees his desperation and first asks the man a simple question: “Do you want to get well?” The paralyzed man replies by explaining that he needs to get in the water first t...
Feb 07, 2023•42 min
Pastor Erwin McManus delivers a compelling new message on God's love for the outsider. In the Gospel of John, Jesus interacted with a Samaritan woman at a well and asked her for a drink of water. This was a noteworthy conversation because Samaritans and Jews did not associate with one another at this time in history. This story is a poignant illustration of how Jesus is willing to subvert the cultural norm to reach the outsider. The woman went to the well at noon by herself, during the hottest t...
Jan 30, 2023•41 min
Pastor Erwin McManus shares a moving message on the importance of questioning everything as we relate to the person of Jesus. In the gospel of John, a religious Pharisee named Nicodemus interacts with Jesus. Nicodemus met with Jesus at night to protect his reputation as a religious expert. Though he had been studying the Torah for years, Nicodemus didn’t have a personal relationship with God. Through their conversation, Jesus desired to change Nicodemus' direction, dimension, and intention - and...
Jan 24, 2023•42 min
Have you moved past the point of no return? In this compelling message, Pastor Erwin McManus teaches from Joshua chapter 1 and unpacks the journey of Joshua after the death of Moses. God speaks to Joshua and commands him to get moving and promises him that he will give Joshua every piece of land that his feet touch. In this critical moment, Joshua had to step into leadership and move past the point of no return -- past the victories of Moses and into his own land of promise. Often, we believe th...
Jan 16, 2023•51 min
