Valentine’s Day is right around the corner, and with it mounds of chocolate, flowers, and cards. On this holiday, we take time to share with others how we feel about them and our relationships. Unfortunately, that way of thinking has crept into our relationship with God. We tend to have moments where we adore and worship Him, but that is not what He has asked of His people. God has called us to love Him with all that we are, and in turn obey Him knowing He offers the best life possible for us. D...
Feb 09, 2024•33 min
Remember those childhood games like kick the can and flashlight tag? What made them so fun was it was played in the dark, and we would use the shadows to try to sneak around. However, the darkness also held dangers, such as potholes, items in the yard, and more. Light brings everything into vision, and according to John, that includes our love for each other. When we live in the light like Jesus, with nothing to hide, we will be found blameless in how we love each other. However, if we say we ar...
Feb 02, 2024•45 min
Love Letters | Part 2: A Higher Love | Kurt Knutson by Mosaic Church
Jan 27, 2024•39 min
The idea of love has may different definitions, because we have our own ideas of what it means. As humans, we are limited to our ability to truly love. But what if God has a version that is not like ours, and is the most important part of our faith journey? 1 Corinthians 13 gives us a clear version of what God’s love is like, and one that we can experience both now and for eternity.
Jan 20, 2024•41 min
Regrets. We all have them. Some, deeper ones than others. Whether they are large or small, regrets can keep us prisoner to something that is in our past while God may be calling us to something new in our future. In this message, we will learn from the Apostle Paul and how he dealt with a major regret in his life. Did he hold on, or did he repent and allow God to show him a new path forward?
Jan 12, 2024•29 min
In with the new with our new series Out with the Old! We start the New Year off with a BANG as we make a New Year’s resolution together going through Mark 2:18-22. But instead of making the usual to-do list of goals, today we begin the year by changing our perspective. Why do we want to change something about ourselves every year? And why is this impulse shared by everyone? Join Kurt as he brings us our message this Sunday.
Jan 05, 2024•32 min
Ahhhh, the turning of another year. The turning of the calendar offers hope of new things to come. Because of that, so many people make resolutions to make big changes. However, so many don't follow through with them. What if 2024 was different? What if, this year, you resolve to seek wisdom in your life? Imagine what a year of searching, learning, and engaging the wisdom from the Bible would look like one year from now. What would exploring Biblical wisdom cause you to change in your life?
Dec 29, 2023•42 min
For hundreds of years, God had been silent. Israel was waiting for the promised Messiah to come. Finally, the time arrived. Angels announced Him, shepherds came to see Him, and magi came to worship Him. The Messiah was here, but Israel was looking for the wrong thing. They wanted a king that was a powerful warrior and leader. Instead, the Messiah came as a humble servant, who would die so His people could live. So many of us miss the true Jesus all these years later. This Christmas, are you sear...
Dec 25, 2023•24 min
Mary's Christmas | Part 3: Savior or Messiah? | Nick Jonckowski by Mosaic Church
Dec 16, 2023•39 min
When told that she was going to be the mother of the Son of God, Mary rushes to her cousin Elizabeth’s house to find her 6 months pregnant, just like the angel had said. Elizabeth is overcome by the Holy Spirit and blesses Mary and confirms the angel’s announcement. Mary responds with a song that worships God, speaks of His works in the past, and what the ministry of her son will be in the future. God’s use of a humble, ordinary person for extraordinary things once again shows us how the kingdom...
Dec 09, 2023•38 min
Nativity scenes are everywhere in the Christmas season. We see a smiling, reverent Mary looking down at her new born son, while Joseph and animals look on. What we fail to recognize, is how Mary responds to the calling God gave her to be the mother of God’s son. This calling was not safe, secure, or known. On top of that, it would require more bravery and obedience then we could imagine. How will this no-name, young Jewish virgin respond to the call God had on her life?
Dec 02, 2023•33 min
We’ve all seen the Christmas classic, A Christmas Carol. We know how it goes – old miser Scrooge refuses to help others, and has used his life to collect as much wealth as he can for himself. In the process he lost who he really was and his love of Christmas. We see him as such a villain…but if we are honest, we have some of the same tendencies. Greed creeps into lives in different ways and betrays us, giving us a false sense of control. We want to have all our needs met by our own doing, becaus...
Nov 26, 2023•35 min
This week, as we continue our series Seven Words to the Church Today, we visit the Church of Laodicea and Jesus’ letter to them in the book of Revelation. This church had a problem being pleasing to Jesus, and it has everything to do with their connection to Him. Is this a problem that we have today? Find out as we look at this letter together…
Nov 16, 2023•30 min
We live in a world that constantly demands our attention and tempts us to fixate on the immediate. So it’s not surprising then that as followers of Jesus it’s easy to lose sight of what truly matters most in life. Drawing from the example of the unwavering faith of the Philadelphian believers in Revelation 3, we explore the timeless wisdom that ultimately helped to anchor their faith in the moment—focusing on the authority of Christ, the imminence of His return, and the promise of eternal riches...
Nov 10, 2023•38 min
The church in Sardis had quite the reputation. They were known for doing amazing things, but Jesus saw otherwise. He saw them for who they truly were, and they were dying spiritually. To turn it around, the church would need to repent and a return back to being guided by the Holy Spirit. How can this stern warning from Jesus to the church in Sardis help us to place our love and focus where it truly belongs?
Nov 05, 2023•43 min
As we continue on our journey through the Seven Letters to the Church in Revelation, we come across a church that struggled with tolerating an idolatrous, false teacher to influence them away from Jesus: The Church of Thyatira. In this sermon, Kurt will discuss the problem of tolerating false teaching and how to avoid false teaching in our lives
Oct 27, 2023•37 min
The church of Pergamum was in the middle of a wicked, godless city. With sin all around, the church has endured persecution and has remained faithful. However, some believers were beginning to adapt a high-bred faith of culture and Christianity. Jesus has harsh words, and yet encouragement to the church: repent and remember that the victors inherit eternity. Can the American church relate to the failings of Pergamum?
Oct 21, 2023•39 min
The church in Smyrna was in trouble. They were being persecuted, afflicted, and were pushed into poverty for following Jesus. With their backs against the wall, Jesus gives a comforting statement…I SEE YOU. His command to the church to stand strong through it all offers them a great peace to know they are not alone. How can this letter to a church thousands of years ago help to shape and guide us today?
Oct 12, 2023•39 min
The book of Revelation can be a confusing, jaw-dropping, even divisive book of the Bible. However, when you dig in and start to understand what is being said, it is a book of great joy and peace as we look to the future and see that God wins. Before anything is shared about the future, Jesus begins by having John write down instruction for the seven churches in Asia. Ephesus is first with clear direction from the Lord – you are DOING everything right but you have lost your first love. How does t...
Oct 05, 2023•44 min
The meaning of life is a question that many people have spent their lives trying to answer. All sorts of answers to that question are at the tips of our fingers in the information age. But this poses a problem: What is the real answer. This Sunday, we explore the answer that God has given us in Scripture. What does God's meaning for all of man? For the Church? For me?
Sep 29, 2023•37 min
It would appear by how Christians act and talk sometimes, that God has a limit to who He loves. We’ve all seen the angry guy yelling on the corner, or the “truth -slinging” on social media about some religious topic. Then, we evaluate our life and how it matches up with others, and we start to believe there is no way God could love us. But, what is true about God? Does he really love all people without limits, or does He love people based on how we live our lives? To find that answer, we have to...
Sep 23, 2023•37 min
If God is good, why does he allow so many bad things to happen? If He is all powerful and all loving, wouldn’t He stop bad things from happening? In the midst of pain and suffering, these questions and more flood our hearts and minds. Knowing and believing that God is good is the beginning. Now, we must change our perspective to see life through God’s story to help us embrace Gods goodness and mercy in the midst of a broken and fallen world.
Sep 16, 2023•34 min
The big question of the day, is God good? If so, how can we know? The question itself is problematic, because we are asking the wrong thing. What if we redirect our question to explore what God has done to show humanity that He is good? In Mark 10:17-31, we see a time where Jesus defines goodness for us, and then proceeds to show us that God isn’t just good, He is the definition of it.
Sep 08, 2023•29 min
The Heavens Declare | Praising the Creator | Kurt Knutson by Mosaic Church
Sep 06, 2023•32 min
Our ministry Partners Ashley Thomas (Hope Street - Milwaukee) and Michael Strand (CMA Missionary - Bosnia)share and encourage us to live a life with Faith Over Fear.
Aug 26, 2023•48 min
10 Words | Part 10: The 10th Commandment - Do Not Covet | Nick Jonckowski by Mosaic Church
Aug 11, 2023•41 min
Each day, thousands of words come out of our mouths and are typed with our hands. Often, our words are simple or explanatory in nature. Sometimes our words are used to love and encourage others. But then, there are times our words are hurtful, damaging, or lies. The 9th Commandment makes it clear that our words are powerful, and they may never be used to spread false truths about others. James is in his letter shares that tongues are such small, powerful tools that are full of poison. Why is it ...
Aug 06, 2023•33 min
The popularity of heist movies shows the glorification of theft in our society. This is in stark contrast to God's insistence that we do not steal in the 8th commandment. But does this commandment effect most of us in society? Not only that, but is God satisfied in us merely not taking from others or is there a higher bar for those of us now in Christ?
Jul 29, 2023•34 min
The 7th commandment makes it clear we are to not commit adultery. However, its so much deeper than an extra-marital relationship. Jesus expounds on the commandment by teaching us that even looking at someone lustfully is adultery, and we are all guilty. Lust is a sin that is planted in the heart, and when watered leads to terrible outcomes. How can we stop this epidemic of sexual sin in our lives and the life of the church?
Jul 21, 2023•44 min
Our culture has become desensitized to violence as it floods our entertainment, our news, and our lives. So much so, that by the time a child is 18, they will witness over 200,000 acts of violence on TV. In the 6th commandment, God has ordered His people to not murder. Why is it that we are so complacent at viewing and accepting violence? Perhaps the issue is deeper then we know. Jesus in Matthew 5:20-21 will help us to uncover the root problem that starts not with our actions, but in our hearts...
Jul 16, 2023•35 min
