The fifth commandment states: "Honor your father and your mother." For many this can be a difficult command to swallow, especially if your parents have caused us harm or pain. In other words, how do we honor those who we feel might not deserve it? Thankfully God's word is not silent on the matter, and it offers us practical insight into how to live out the fifth commandment in the everyday stuff of life.
Jul 07, 2023•44 min
Intro Ten Words | Part 4: The 4th Commandment - Remember the Sabbath | Nick Jonckowski by Mosaic Church
Jul 01, 2023•39 min
God makes a very clear command for His people…do NOT misuse my name. God’s name is his reputation and a representation of who He is, and it should be spoken with great reverence and honor. However, we use God’s name now in punchlines and texts when we are upset. We use His name as a curse, along with wrongfully swearing on His name to prove a point. How can we change this and bring back proper honor and fear when we speak, type, or text His name?
Jun 22, 2023•32 min
In the 1st commandment, God instructs His people that they were to have no other gods before, or besides, Him. In the 2nd commandment, God now instructs that there are to be no idols created or worshipped. Coming from the Egyptian culture, this commandment would make sense as they all came from a multi-god society. However, we don’t see many people today having statues in our homes we worship. Is it possible we still have idols in our lives that take our adoration and attention away from the one...
Jun 17, 2023•37 min
The roaming Israelites have seen miracle after miracle from God after their rescue from Egypt. He has set them apart as His people, and is instructing them on how to live. With thunder, lightning, fire and smoke, God has come to give them 10 clear commandments on how to live. The first sets the tone for all of them…the God who saved them has no equal.
Jun 10, 2023•38 min
How to Read the Bible | Part 4: Skinny Jeans and Hypocrisy | Nick Jonckowski by Mosaic Church
Jun 03, 2023•37 min
How to Read the Bible | Part 3: The Divinely Inspired Word of God | Nick Jonckowski by Mosaic Church
May 25, 2023•39 min
If we are honest, the Old Testament can be confusing. Rituals, rules, wars…what does this have to do with modern day Christians? Didn’t Jesus change everything when He came? We will find that Jesus taught us a very important principle when it came to the Old Testament that we often miss. His perspective will change the way we see and engage the scriptures.
May 20, 2023•38 min
Humans have been asking the same question since the beginning…how can we truly know God? If God is a spirit, how can we know what He is like? God has revealed Himself to us several different ways, with the spotlight on Jesus. Jesus, being the “Word of God,” clearly shows us who the Father is. If we read and study the Bible correctly, it will not only inform us but transform us God reveals himself to us through the scriptures.
May 14, 2023•34 min
Paul instructs the church in Corinth and all of us today that when we follow Christ, the old way of living is gone and a new way has come. However, we often try to hold on to our old way our life causing so many problems. New creations are called to exactly that…something new. So what exactly does a new life look like? We find in Ephesians 4:17-32 a clear picture of what Paul is saying. A new life with Christ looks opposite of the life the world and human nature is drawing us towards.
May 07, 2023•45 min
New Creation | Part 3: A Privilege and a Responsibility | Dawn Jonckowski by Mosaic Church
Apr 29, 2023•30 min
So many people drift through life focused on what is before them. Some of those things are wonderful, while others are selfish and self-serving. But for the most part, we rarely consider that what we are doing today impacts our future in heaven. 2 Corinthians reminds us that we all are going to be accountable for how we lived our lives. For non-believers, the judgement will be through the lens of their sin. For believers, Jesus will judge and reward His children with what they did with their liv...
Apr 22, 2023•45 min
Our faith journey has a tension. Our experiences have shaped and skewed the way we view God, but often times they are not the truth. We find in the Bible, that regardless of our experiences, we are called to change our lives to give our life fully to the Lord and His new way of living. When we become these “New Creations,” we have a completely new perspective and focus, and that includes our place in eternity. As new creations, we find that as we get closer to the Lord we focus on our heavenly d...
Apr 14, 2023•48 min
Jesus was dead. His body was laid into a tomb on that Friday. On Sunday night his disciples were huddled in a room terrified of the Jewish leaders. Then, everything changed. Jesus appeared and showed them the scars and wounds from the cross. He proved he really rose from the dead, and beat sin and death in body and spirit. That started a movement of God's story of redemption that has changed the world --Jesus was alive.
Apr 07, 2023•31 min
Have you ever done something absolutely terrible to someone? The aftermath of that moment brings so much pain and destruction, and results in broken people and broken relationships. What about when someone does something terrible to Jesus? In some of His final moments on earth, we see Him interact with His friend and disciple after he had left and betrayed Him during his torture and crucifixion. Jesus uses this opportunity to not only forgive his friend, but restore his purpose.
Apr 02, 2023•36 min
The Final Words | Part 3: A Higher Purpose | Nick Jonckowski by Mosaic Church
Mar 24, 2023•38 min
Ever feel like the “weight of the world” is on your shoulders? In those moments, how do you respond? Most of us respond with high levels of stress that leads to not very good character. Jesus had eternal life for all of humanity on His shoulders as He hung on the cross. How did He respond in this moment? He forgave those who were murdering Him and saved the “unsavable.”
Mar 19, 2023•41 min
As Jesus was heading into His last moments on earth, He pauses to spend time with God in prayer. In John 17, we find Him praying for his disciples, and the believers who would come after them. He did not pray to keep them safe from hardships, build big churches, or even to become great communicators. Instead, He asks His Father to unify all his followers with the same closeness that He and God had. Somewhere along the way, Christians have lost this and have become deeply divided. What if the ans...
Mar 09, 2023•34 min
Genesis | Part 9: Joseph and Potiphar's Wife | Nick Jonckowski by Mosaic Church
Mar 05, 2023•38 min
As Genesis rolls on, we see God’s people once again in a mess. Jacob, who is now carrying the promise of God that he would make a great nation through Abraham has a problem. He learns that his daughter Dinah has been forcibly raped by a prince from a neighboring city in Canaan, and now they want her to marry him. Jacob’s sons are outraged by this and take matters into their own hands. How is God going to keep His covenant going when there is consistent sin and strife with His people?
Feb 25, 2023•46 min
In Genesis 27 we find Abraham’s son Isaac now as an old man with two sons. These sons, however, have been rivals since they were in the womb. Isaac is looking to pass on the blessings he received from his father to his oldest son Esau, but Jacob steals the blessing from his brother. How can God fulfill the promise He made to Abraham to be made into a great people with all of this sin and trickery in his grandsons?
Feb 18, 2023•38 min
Has someone ever given you something that you've been wanting for a really, really long time? How would you feel if after a little bit, they asked for it back? Abraham faces this very thing in Genesis 22 when God tests his faith regarding his promised son Isaac. God has already proven to Abraham over and over that He keeps His promises. So in this critical moment, Abraham has to decide: Does he trust the promise, or the Promiser?
Feb 10, 2023•31 min
Here we are again. Sin is once again running rampant, and Abrahams nephew Lot is right in the middle of it. God’s judgement is going to come down on Sodom and Gomorrah, but God offers His mercy if two of His angels can find 10 righteous people. Will God withhold His holy wrath and spare the city, or will sin once again need to be judged?
Feb 04, 2023•41 min
Over the course of our lives, we have lied and been lied to…a lot. So much so, we often find it hard to believe someone when the promise something to you. “I’ll call you tonight,” but don’t. “I’ll help you move this Saturday,” but never show up. All these lies and let downs can be projected towards God as well. Does he ever change his mind on a promise? Will He keep His word and really follow through, even when things seem impossible? God’s promise to Abram can give us assurance that He is not l...
Jan 27, 2023•41 min
After the Garden of Eden, as humanity spread sin came with them. In fact, sin and violence became so out of control that the Creator God grieved that He had made humans. Justice for evil meant one thing…death. As God planned to flood the earth and destroy everything made, He saw one righteous man to save. With an ark, he spared Noah, his family, and 2 of every animal. These survivors were to multiply and repopulate the earth, but there was still a problem…sin came with them.
Jan 22, 2023•44 min
In the beginning, everything was perfect. Adam and Eve walked and talked with God, and all of creation we perfect. Then, Satan enters the scene and confronts Eve about God’s boundaries using some very cleaver tactics. With questioning God and His intentions for them, Eve started to believe a lie. That one event because a cascade of sin that has been tearing our world and our lives apart. If this is our reality, what can we do to not fall for the same lies today?
Jan 14, 2023•44 min
Genesis | Part 1: In the Beginning | Nick Jonckowski by Mosaic Church
Jan 07, 2023•38 min
There is something special about New Years Day. It is a fresh beginning of what could come and what could be. However, we also do not know what difficulties that may be ahead. We never would have thought that New Years Eve 2019 would bring us one of the hardest years ever. And now, in the aftermath, our world has changed and may never be the same again. This has brought so much fear, anxiety and pain…what should we expect as we face 2023? This year, we are asking God to bring His peace. In Phili...
Dec 31, 2022•34 min
Back in Genesis, we see a problem emerge. Sin has caused a cascade of problems. One of the largest, is that God has had to separate Himself from His creation. This gap cannot be fixed by humans. Only God could make things right and fix the broken relationship. But how would God, who is holy and separated from his sinful children do it? Christmas marks the day that everything was in motion, and it started with a baby in a manger. This is the beginning of God healing what was broken, and is once a...
Dec 24, 2022•25 min
Our modern world has made searching for the perfect Christmas gift so easy. One click, and we can have that treasure at our door in a few days. Would we have the same perspective of giving gifts if it required a huge investment of time and resources? The Magi over 2,000 years ago started a journey to seek the Jewish Messiah that was promised in a prophesy. Their trip would come at a cost, but nothing would compare to be able to meet Jesus face to face. They were searching for the Savior, and bec...
Dec 22, 2022•25 min
