This is the sixth message in our series, “The Beatitudes: Jesus’ Invitation To The Good Life.” Pastor JR shares with us what mercy is, how do we learn it, and what is the promise. Sermon Text: Matthew 5:1-7 Sermon Notes: What Is Mercy? How Do We Learn Mercy? “Like nothing else could ever do, the gospel instills in me a heart for the downcast, the poverty-stricken, and those in need of physical mercies, especially when such persons are of the household of faith. When I see persons who are materia...
Oct 17, 2022•38 min•Transcript available on Metacast This is the fifth message in our series, “The Beatitudes: Jesus’ Invitation To The Good Life.” Pastor JR shares with us how to pursue righteousness. Sermon Text: Matthew 5:1-6 Sermon Notes: Legal Righteousness Moral Righteousness - You evaluate everything in your life by how it affects your pursuit of righteousness - You embrace everything that promotes righteousness Social Righteousness You embrace everything that promotes righteousness You will work to alleviate the sufferings of others even a...
Oct 10, 2022•43 min•Transcript available on Metacast This is the fourth message in our series, “The Beatitudes: Jesus’ Invitation To The Good Life.” JR shares with us how meekness is the key to the Kingdom of God, why we should desire meekness, and how to cultivate it. Sermon Text: Matthew 5:1-5. Keep your eyes on the eternal Keep your eyes on Jesus...
Oct 04, 2022•40 min•Transcript available on Metacast This is the third message in our series, “The Beatitudes: Jesus’ Invitation To The Good Life.” Sermon Text: Matthew 5:4 + Those who mourn over the sin and brokenness in them. + Those who mourn over the sin and brokenness around them. + Those who mourn over the sin and brokenness inflicted on them. + He comforts us with Pardon . “Suppose for a moment that in a flash of insight you discovered that all your motives for ministry were essentially egocentric, or suppose that last night you got drunk a...
Sep 26, 2022•35 min•Transcript available on Metacast This is the second message in our series, “The Beatitudes: Jesus’ Invitation To The Good Life.” This sermon covers what the Kingdom of God looks like and why being poor in spirit is foundational to living in his kingdom. If you feel like you are not enough for Jesus, you are ready for Jesus You never graduate from poverty of spirit The poor in spirit never feel superior to anyone...
Sep 19, 2022•41 min•Transcript available on Metacast Sermon Text: Matthew 5:1-12. “At length they gradually deviated into a taste for those luxuries which stimulate to vice; porticos, and baths, and the elegancies of the table; and this, from their inexperience, they termed politeness, whilst, in reality, it constituted a part of their slavery.” ― Tacitus, The Agricola and The Germania. “Jesus did not die at the hands of muggers, rapists, or thugs. He fell into the well-scrubbed hands of deeply religious people, society’s most respected members.” ...
Sep 12, 2022•39 min•Transcript available on Metacast Jude 17-21 Sermon Notes: “The Ring of Sauron is only one of the various mythical treatments of the placing of one’s life, or power, in some external object, which is thus exposed to capture or destruction with disastrous results to oneself.” J.R.R. Tolkien Keep yourselves in the Love of God Building Yourselves up in your most holy faith Praying in the Holy Spirit Waiting for the Mercy of Jesus CHALLENGE 5.4.3.2.1 5 times a week in the Scripture and Prayer 4 times a month in corporate worship 3 t...
Sep 04, 2022•42 min•Transcript available on Metacast Ephesians 3:14-19 Sermon Notes: Paul’s (and Scripture’s) great concern is our interior life. "The sad reality is that most of us will not go forward until the pain of staying where we are in unbearable." Pete Scazzero Notes: In Scripture In silence and solitude In Community CHALLENGE: 5 times a week in the word and prayer 4 times a month in corporate worship 3 times a month in your life group 1 time a month in corporate prayer...
Aug 29, 2022•43 min•Transcript available on Metacast Renewed Passion for Discipleship This is the last message in our sermon series, "Songs of Renewal." Minister to Young Adults and Alpha Director, Casey Schutza, challenges us to make faithful disciples in every generation. Psalm 78 + What is our greatest temptation? + What is our greatest gift? + What hope do we have for the future?...
Aug 23, 2022•41 min•Transcript available on Metacast This message is the tenth message in our sermon series, "Songs of Renewal." Minister to Young Adults and Alpha Director, Casey Schutza, encourages us to renew our vision of Jesus. Psalm 2 + Inditement of the King + Identity of the King + Invitation of the King
Aug 15, 2022•40 min•Transcript available on Metacast This message is the ninth message in our sermon series, "Songs of Renewal." Friend and Pastor from Providence Church, Afshin Ziafat, shares with us what true biblical repentance is. Psalm 51 + Turns to God + Confesses Sin + Begs for Mercy + Longs for Restoration + Seeks God's Glory
Aug 09, 2022•42 min•Transcript available on Metacast This message is the eighth message in our sermon series, "Songs of Renewal." Friend and Pastor from Northway Church, Shea Sumlin, teaches us how to have trust in God in seasons of uncertainty. Psalm 33 + No matter what God has for us, our posture should be thanksgiving + God is sovereign over everything + Nothing can thwart God's plans + God sees you + Dont put your trust in human systems + Put your trust in God + Our response is hope and trust as we wait...
Aug 01, 2022•27 min•Transcript available on Metacast This message is the seventh message in our sermon series, "Songs of Renewal." Our friend and partner from Dallas Chinese Bible Church, David Tang, encourages us to renew our trust of God in times of suffering. Psalm 31 Sermon Notes: + Cry out to the God who hears + Align our hearts to God's truth + Commit ourselves to the God who redeems
Jul 26, 2022•36 min•Transcript available on Metacast This message is the seventh in our sermon series, "Songs of Renewal." Our friend, Lance Shumake, will remind us of our great mission as believers. Psalm 96 + God's ultimate mission is to be glorified in all the earth. + Our mission is to declare the greatness of God. + Our mission is to ascribe to the Lord the glory due his name + Our mission is to proclaim that the Lord reigns. +Our mission is to invite the nations to worship Jesus with us....
Jul 18, 2022•42 min•Transcript available on Metacast This message is the sixth in our sermon series, "Songs of Renewal." Our church partner and pastor of All People's Church, Kenji Adachi, will encourage us to place our hope in God. Psalm 20 +Admit we are hopeless without God + We must appeal to the Lord.
Jul 11, 2022•32 min•Transcript available on Metacast PSALM 139 + Repentance is continual + Repenance can be reactive + Repentance should be proactive Why do we need it? Why do we resist it? How do we need it?
Jul 06, 2022•43 min•Transcript available on Metacast This message is the fourth in our sermon series, "Songs of Renewal." Our Student Minister, Nathaniel Kuhns, will be teaching us, helping us discover how the blessed life is being known. Psalm 32 +To live a blessed life is to be known by God + To live a blessed life is to be known by others
Jun 28, 2022•39 min•Transcript available on Metacast This message is the third in our sermon series, "Songs of Renewal." Our friend, Josh Knight, of Flourishing Grace Church will be teaching us, helping us discover how God brings renewal to our days. Psalm 90
Jun 19, 2022•42 min•Transcript available on Metacast This message is the second in our sermon series, "Songs of Renewal." Our friend, Jamin Roller, of Citizens Church will be teaching us, helping us discover how God brings renewal to us even in our doubts. Psalm 73 Sermon Notes: Doubt is a normal part the Christian life God wants faith to be renewed + Name the doubt + Defend doubt + Tell God where doubt is leading you + Doubt your doubts + Renewed faith and heart
Jun 13, 2022•37 min•Transcript available on Metacast This message is the first message in our sermon series, "Songs of Renewal." Things grow old and break down. God loves to renew and build up. We will be diving into the Psalms, the Christian’s hymn book, for a summer sermon series entitled Songs of Renewal. Several friends of CATC will be teaching us, helping us discover how God brings renewal to us and through us to the world around us. Psalm 131 Sermon Notes: + Befriend humble Ignorance + Befriend the Ordinary and be Faithful....
Jun 06, 2022•33 min•Transcript available on Metacast Scripture: 1 Peter 5:6-11. Sermon Notes: Humble ourselves before a caring and Mighty God. Resist every cause and expression of evil. Wait with Glad Hope.
May 31, 2022•35 min•Transcript available on Metacast After Jesus rose from the dead, he ascended into heaven and will one day come again. But, he has promised to be with us even now. So, how do we currently experience Jesus’ presence? In this collection of teachings, we will look at Jesus as our ever-present Savior, Lord, and Friend, one who is present for us in heaven, present among us in the sacraments, and present in us by his Holy Spirit. John 14:15-18; 15:26 Sermon Notes: + He will convince us of Jesus (The Spirit of Revelation) + He will ren...
May 23, 2022•47 min•Transcript available on Metacast After Jesus rose from the dead, he ascended into heaven and will one day come again. But, he has promised to be with us even now. So, how do we currently experience Jesus’ presence? In this collection of teachings, we will look at Jesus as our ever-present Savior, Lord, and Friend, one who is present for us in heaven, present among us in the sacraments, and present in us by his Holy Spirit. Matthew 26:17-20;26-29 Sermon Notes: + Remembering + Encountering + Feeding + Renewing + Proclaiming + Ant...
May 16, 2022•44 min•Transcript available on Metacast After Jesus rose from the dead, he ascended into heaven and will one day come again. But, he has promised to be with us even now. So, how do we currently experience Jesus’ presence? In this collection of teachings, we will look at Jesus as our ever-present Savior, Lord, and Friend, one who is present for us in heaven, present among us in the sacraments, and present in us by his Holy Spirit. Romans 6:1-5 Sermon Notes: + Baptism doesn’t save us + Baptism is a visible sign of our salvation in Chris...
May 09, 2022•43 min•Transcript available on Metacast Join us as we listen to guest speaker, Pastor Ray Ortlund, unpack Psalm 85 for us. Ray Ortlund (ThM, Dallas Theological Seminary; MA, The University of California, Berkeley; PhD, University of Aberdeen, Scotland) is president of Renewal Ministries, and an Emeritus Council member of The Gospel Coalition. He founded Immanuel Church in Nashville, Tennessee, and now serves from Immanuel as Pastor to Pastors. Ray has authored a number of books, including The Gospel: How The Church Portrays The Beauty...
May 02, 2022•43 min•Transcript available on Metacast Hebrews 7:23-25 Jesus’ intercession means that we will never be condemned +Propitiation – His wounds secure our pardon. + Righteousness - His works secures our place. Jesus’ intercession means that we can and will overcome every enemy to our faith Jesus’ intercession means the Church will accomplish its mission...
Apr 25, 2022•36 min•Transcript available on Metacast Listen in on our Easter 2022 message: Jesus wants you to believe with Confidence Jesus wants you to experience Life Jesus wants you to not define yourself by your lowest moment
Apr 17, 2022•25 min•Transcript available on Metacast This message is the final sermon of our sermon series, "Seven Deadly Sins." Join us as we explore how to sever the root of these chief sins and cultivate the virtues that can replace them. In this message, Pastor JR walks through Proverbs 24:30–34 to show us how sloth keeps us from being the person God created us to be. + Created to Be in relationship with God. + Created to Be in relationship with others. + Created to Be in relationship with creation. Pastor JR contends that sloth can lead us to...
Apr 12, 2022•44 min•Transcript available on Metacast This message is the sixth part of our sermon series, "Seven Deadly Sins." Join us as we explore how to sever the root of these chief sins and cultivate the virtues that can replace them. In this message, Pastor JR walks through 1 Thessalonians 4:1-10 to show us how lust keeps us from being the person God has created us to be. + God takes sex seriously, and so should we + God takes you seriously, and so should you + God takes others seriously, and so should you + God takes God seriously, and so s...
Apr 04, 2022•43 min•Transcript available on Metacast This message is the fifth part of our sermon series, "Seven Deadly Sins." Join us as we explore how to sever the root of these chief sins and cultivate the virtues that can replace them. In this message, Pastor JR walks through Philippians 3:17-21 to define what gluttony is and how we can battle it. Excessively Hastily Too frequently Demandingly Sumptuously Mindlessly +You must be driven by something greater and purer than your bodily appetites + You must properly value your body + You must beco...
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