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What Will Heal America's Divisions
May
28
,
2023
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Called To Be a Caregiver
Flourishing Relationships
April
23
,
2023
Family

Caring for someone when they are weak, vulnerable, sick, or dying is a way to demonstrate the sacrificial, humble love of Jesus. Christ gave up his rights and took on the nature of a servant. Caregiving relationships often require us to give up a sense of what we have a ‘right’ to (freedom, etc). They demand that we reconstitute our sense of self, our rights, and that we find communion with Christ, who became a servant and washed the feet of the disciples... as well as communion with the disciples, who washed the body of Jesus before His burial. Caregiving can be both a profound formational experience as well as a deeply exhausting and demanding one.

How to Become Free from Envy
Vices and Virtues
March
19
,
2023
Christian Virtues
Partnering With Christ to Heal the World
Colossians
February
5
,
2023
Growth
Prayer
What Do You Do When Something in the Bible Offends You?
Colossians
January
29
,
2023
Christian Virtues

Paul moves to making this ‘new humanity’ practical in our real, day-to-day lives. To do this, he takes the big idea and applies it to contemporary Roman Household codes... redefining roles, and motivations, and relationships, ie Jesus is the Lord, not the husband, etc... Paul is reshaping the roman household codes around Jesus so they are transformed beyond recognition. What are current ‘codes’ that need to be reexamined in light of Jesus’s call to His followers?

Making Jesus Attractive
Colossians
December
11
,
2022
Evangelism

This poem or early church hymn communicates the centrality and supremacy of Christ. The rest of the letter is an exploration of the meaning of this poem. Christianity isn’t simply about a particular way of being religious, or a system for how to be saved or how to be holy, it is about a person, Jesus Christ. The poem points to a few things regarding the person of Jesus: 1. Jesus is the image of God, so we know who God is by looking at him. 2. Jesus holds together the old creation and the new. 3 Jesus is the blueprint for genuine humanness. We can discover how to be human by looking at him and he is the head of the new reconciled humanity.

If God is Good, Why do Bad Things Happen?
Good Question
October
30
,
2022
Christian Living
Christian Virtues

Clarity on what the Bible is and what the Bible is not... The Bible tells one incredible story that followers of Jesus claim changes everything. Followers of Jesus have been willing to risk their lives, love sacrificially, and give generously in light of the over-arching Message of the Bible.

Isn't the Bible Just a Book of Myths?
Good Question
October
23
,
2022
Christian Virtues

Clarity on what the Bible is and what the Bible is not... The Bible tells one incredible story that followers of Jesus claim changes everything. Followers of Jesus have been willing to risk their lives, love sacrificially, and give generously in light of the over-arching Message of the Bible.

Is Believing in God Just Wishful Thinking?
Good Question
September
25
,
2022
Holy Spirit
Christian Living

This is the big critique of faith: it's nice that you can believe those things to make you feel better, but it's not really true. But the truth is, there are many intellectually and emotionally satisfying reasons to believe in God. In the Psalms, we see the incredible beauty of creation that points to the reality of a creator.

Following the Prince of Peace into a World of Conflict
James
July
31
,
2022
Christian Living
Christian Virtues

Following the Prince of Peace in a world of conflict. Conflict in our world - all the divisions. Can't get anyone to agree over anything. Knowing how we make peace in a turbulent world.

How to Stop Being Self-Deceived
James
July
3
,
2022
Christian Living
Growth

Jesus loves us and sees us truly - His eyes are like burning fire and He sees straight to the heart of us and loves us dearly. I John 3:20 "If our hearts condemn us, we know that God is greater than our hearts, and he knows everything." God loves us more than we can believe about ourselves.

What Do We Need Most When We Go Through Trials?
James
June
19
,
2022
Christian Virtues

What do I need when I go through trials? What we most need is wisdom. The way God prepares us for the brutality of this world is by giving us wisdom.

How To Become A Compassionate Person
Winsome
May
1
,
2022
Christian Living
Christian Virtues

Living winsome lives begins with a change of heart. We can only see people when we gain God’s heart for the world, and see with his eyes of compassion.

Fulfillment vs. Contentment
Work: Christians in the Workplace
April
21
,
2022
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Epic Covenant
Epic
March
20
,
2022
Christian Virtues
Christian Living

"What is covenant? How does scripture reveal covenant and how do the implications of the OT covenant transform through the NT covenant we have in Christ? What does covenant look like? In the OT, it involved flesh & blood & death. For Christ, it involved flesh & blood & death. For us, it involves another way: grace, through faith in Christ. What does covenant mean for followers of Jesus? What does covenant to us inform us about own places of relationship & commitment (marriage, church) as Christians?

What if there is a promise that can't be broken?"

How Jesus Heals the Whole Person
Epic
February
13
,
2022
Holy Spirit

Rich Nathan

February 13, 2022

Naturally Supernatural

Luke 5:17-26  


I. The Critics

II. The Crowd

III. The Friends

IV. The Sick Man

V. Jesus


Asking for More of the Holy Spirit
Epic
January
16
,
2022
Holy Spirit
Christian Living

Asking For More of The Holy Spirit

Rich Nathan

January 16, 2021

Naturally Supernatural

Luke 4:14-21

I. The Holy Spirit and Jesus Christ

II. The Holy Spirit and you


Jesus the Son of God
Fulfilled
December
12
,
2021
The Gospel

This talk can be a really fun talk in which the congregation is walked through the gospel of Mark as we explore how people are progressively transformed (converted) as they discover who Jesus really is. Although the demons know Jesus' true Identity and God the Father knows who Jesus is, human beings in Mark's gospel get more and more light regarding his identity.
1. Jesus is known as teacher (1:16-4:34);
2. Jesus is known as prophet (Mark 4:35-6:30);
3. Jesus is known as Messiah (Mark 6:31-8:30);
4. Jesus is know as Son of Man (Mark 8:31-10:45);
5. Jesus is known as the Son of David (Mark 10:46-13:37).
Finally at the cross, Jesus is called by a human being, a Roman Centurion no less, the Son of God: "Surely this man was the Son of God!" (Mark 15:39). It's this progressive discovery of who Jesus is that brings fulfillment to us. It is when he was on the cross that we see most plainly, this is the Son of God. (Tom Holland in his book Dominion contrasts the way Christianity spread w Islam - the Early Christians choose to take this disgusting form of death and man that was put on the cross and worshipped him as Son of God. It completely flipped the worldview - a Roman recongized that this was the Son of God in the death on the cross - now we care about the weak and lowly and those things become valued)

How to Discover God’s Will for Your Life
Recover Your Life
November
7
,
2021
Growth
Holy Spirit

Everyone has a need to for a guide in life to help us through the unknowns. That guide is Jesus. We get guidance from him through the Spirit and the Scriptures, but we hear God's voice and understand the scriptures best in community. We all need guidance as we walk through life and that begins with community.

Why Adults and Children Must Be Disciplined
NXT GEN: Embrace, Equip, Empower
October
6
,
2021
Family
Christian Living
Christian Virtues

The writer of Hebrews reminds us that discipline is something that is essential to growth. God shows us that the context of discipline is the loving relationship between a parent and a child.

How to Deepen a Childs Spiritual Life
NXT GEN: Embrace, Equip, Empower
September
12
,
2021
Christian Living
Family

Samuel has encounters with God that he doesn’t understand apart from the coaching and guidance of Eli.

Gathered to Lead
Gathered | The Power of Proximity
August
1
,
2021
Leadership

Gathered: Logistics and life-changing ministry. When we gather together we find ourselves called to lead and solving problems for the sake of those in need, both in the church and in the community.

Mere Christian Worship
Let's Rebuild!
July
4
,
2021
Worship

Celebration is an important part of any process of rebuilding! And worshipping God is how we celebrate Him, His faithfulness, and it's what marks us as Christians - we don't just celebrate our own 'wins', we get to celebrate miraculous 'wins' that only happens through the power and presence of God. This sermon will remind us what Vineyard worship is, and how we can take steps toward learning again how to engage in corporate worship.

Where Do You Begin When You Need to Rebuild?
Let's Rebuild!
April
11
,
2021
Growth
Hope

Implicit in the idea of rebuilding anything is that we're dealing with something that's in rough shape. You don't need to rebuild what isn't damaged! Oftentimes when we survey the damage around us: in our personal lives, culture, politics, relationships, and even in the church... we are filled with despair. But Nehemiah teaches us that the first thing on our to-do list when it comes to rebuilding is turning our eyes toward God. In this message we'll survey the landscape around us, generally learn how Nehemiah will offer us guidance for the task ahead, and be called into intentional prayer for this season of rebuilding.