Mary erupts into song. But this is no ordinary song. In it she calls to mind the promises of God to Israel, humbling the proud and powerful, and blessing on the least in the community. This is God’s justice as a source of our praise.
Faith opens your heart to God’s blessed activity by His Spirit; it is is cultivated by investigating what God said and did, and it has Jesus as it’s primary focus.
Sermon Synopsis: During a tumultuous time for Israel, an angel of the Lord reveals himself to Zechariah in the middle of his temple duties, telling him that his barren wife Elizabeth will have a son, to be named John, who will turn many in Israel back to God. In this sermon we see how God reveals himself to people who are oppressed, discouraged, and marginalized to show his redemptive power. The question for us is, will we believe?
Apprenticing Jesus | A Series Through the Gospel of LukeLuke 1:5-25Sermon Synopsis: During a tumultuous time for Israel, an angel of the Lord reveals himself to Zechariah in the middle of his temple duties, telling him that his barren wife Elizabeth will have a son, to be named John, who will turn many in Israel back to God. In this sermon we see how God reveals himself to people who are oppressed, discouraged, and marginalized to show his redemptive power. The question for us is, will we believ...
Apprenticing Jesus | A Series Through the Gospel of LukeLuke 1:1-4Luke wants to give a historical and orderly account based on eyewitness testimonies so that believers, as well as those who may be on the fence with their faith, may have certainty about who Jesus Christ. In this sermon we see the trustworthiness, the uniqueness, and the purpose of Luke’s gospel for us today.
Matthew 4:17-22 The purpose and vision of our church, and what that opens up for each of us over the next five years.
Summer of Love: A Series Through 1 Corinthians 13 1 Corinthians 13:13 All the usual things that we chase in life will pass away, but these three qualities will carry over into eternity, and are worth investing into right now.
Summer of Love: A Series Through 1 Corinthians 13 1 Corinthians 13-8-12
Summer of Love: A Series Through 1 Corinthians 13 1 Corinthians 13:7 shows us that love is constant, love is a sign of our own maturity, and love is accessible when we learn to receive it from God.
Summer of Love: A Series Through 1 Corinthians 13 1 Corinthians 13:7
Summer of Love: A Series Through 1 Corinthians 13 1 Corinthians 13:7 shows us that love is trusting
Summer of Love: A Series Through 1 Corinthians 13 1 Corinthians 13:7 shows us that love doesn’t give up on people
Summer of Love: A Series Through 1 Corinthians 13
Summer of Love: A Series Through 1 Corinthians 13 1 Corinthians 13:5 shows us that the person who is full of love does not feel threatened by outside disappointments or offenses, and is therefore free to give love where it is needed the most.
God created all people in his image, with dignity and equality, to worship Him and cultivate His creation. Sin distorted that design, in part, by driving barriers of racial prejudice between people. When Jesus died on the cross, he broke down those dividing walls of hostility, enabling people to come together as part of a new family in Christ. Part of walking in that new family is speaking out and working against racial prejudice in all it’s forms, and weeping with those who are hurt by it.
Summer of Love: A Series Through 1 Corinthians 13
Summer of Love: A Series Through 1 Corinthians 13 In 1 Corinthians 13:5, we see what rudeness reveals about us, and how we can be free to love other’s and receive God’s love.
Summer of Love: A Series Through 1 Corinthians 13 In 1 Corinthians 13:4, we see how arrogance is rebellion that needs the answer of love
Summer of Love: a series through 1 Corinthians 13 In 1 Corinthians 13:4, we see how boasting is often merely a cover for something deeply wrong
Summer of Love: a series through 1 Corinthians 13 In this sermon on 1 Corinthians 13:4, we see how envy is poison to the soul and to community, and what we can to do about it.
Summer of Love: a series through 1 Corinthians 13 Love is able to suffer the shortcomings of others and even go beyond into kindness.
Summer of Love: a series through 1 Corinthians 13 In 1 Corinthians 13:1-3, Paul outlines what really matters in our lives (and what doesn’t).
Messy Church: Where We've Been and Where to Go from Here This is a recap and summary of our nine week series together on the heart and the emotions.
Messy Church: Slowing Down Through the Daily Office We can train ourselves to become more aware and conscious of God’s presence. We do this by cultivating small units of time throughout the day where we can slow down to be with Jesus. This sermon introduces an ancient practice that does just that.
Messy Church: Slowing Down Through the Sabbath The Sabbath is a command, not a suggestion. This sermon outlines why, and it could change your life.
Messy Church: Contemplative Spirituality: Slowing Down to be with Jesus Your purpose in life is not primarily to be active for God, but to be with God. In Mark 3:13-15, Chris Lazo shows from the life of Jesus how our ministry must flow from intimacy.
Messy Church: Enlarging Your Soul Through Grief and Loss Many Christians have been taught that the unpleasant emotions, like sadness, anger, and anxiety are “bad,” while the more pleasant emotions, such as happiness, are “good.” In this sermon, we see from Scripture that this is not only wrong, but unhealthy. God made us to feel the full range of human emotions, including unpleasant ones like grief. In fact, God can enlarge our soul in grief in a way that happiness cannot.
Messy Church: The Gift of Limits and Margin The reason most of us do not cultivate the most important things in our lives, like our relationship with God, family, and friends, is because we are “busy.” It tuns out, busyness is not a characteristic of our Lord. In this sermon, we learn from Jesus how to create some margin in our lives.
Messy Church: Journey Through the Wall Have you ever felt like the momentum in your spirituality came to a grinding halt? Have you ever wondered why God sometimes feels distant, silent, or inactive? You may have hit a “wall” in your spirituality, the proverbial “dark night of the soul.” It turns out, this season may be the greatest gift you’ve ever received. In this sermon, learn what to do with this mysterious and often painful gift.
Messy Church: Going Back to Go Forward Part of growing in self-awareness (last week) is learning how deeply our past has shaped us, especially our biological families. The apostle Paul says that “the old is gone,” yet he also tells us to “put off the old self.” Part of putting off the old self, is to identify old patterns, habits, and addictions that we have inherited, and allowing the power of Christ to break us free. IN this way, we must go back in order to go forward.
