Messages from The Grove: Recent Episodes
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Jake Lampton talks about the story of the Israelites in Exodus chapter 16 and how we can Undo: Complaining in our everyday lives.
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Pastor Andrew explores one of the most overlooked of the Ten Commandments, addressing a struggle many of us face but may never fully confront in our spiritual lives. Join us today as we learn how to 'undo' coveting.
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John Driver explores the ways we so easily condemn others, specifically by holding them in contempt and judgment. But the way of Jesus shows us a different path, one that does not pretend condemnation is not deserved, but rather leads Christ-followesr to embrace the reality of their own condition that caused Christ to offer us grace, an offer we now freely extend to others we believe to be in the same condition as ourselves.
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In the first message of 2025, instead of only focusing on all that we need to do in the new year, John Driver explores some things we need to undo. Comparison is an epidemic, even among Christians, yet few of us believe we are sick. But Scripture shows us that comparison is an identity and a competition problem, both alleviated by the love of God that leads us to dwell in security in the lives we actually have as we let God love us well day-by-day.
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We often hear phrases like 'Let there be peace on earth,' 'We want peace for the whole world,' or 'Can’t we just live in peace?' On the second week of Advent, we’ll focus on peace, typically understood in the context of the absence of strife. Today, Pastor Andrew delves into a deeper spiritual understanding of peace as it applies to our lives, exploring the 'wholeness' that true peace brings.
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John Driver explores some of the historical contexts that led to the Church’s observance of the season of Advent, and specifically, why hope is the gateway to the joy, peace, and love we celebrate every Christmas. Like the older Simeon in Luke 2, we can also wait with confident expectancy because the salvation outside of ourselves that we so desperately hope for has not only arrived, but is also still arriving in increasing increments of light within our present and future lives.
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In the intro to a new series, John Driver explains why it Scripture leads us to honor the stories of other believers throughout history, the "huge crowd of witnesses to the life of faith” (Hebrews 12:1). This week, we explore the story of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, the German theologian who served God faithfully, discipled others about what it means to embrace “costly grace,” lived in radical community with others, stood strong against injustice, worked as a spy against the Nazis, and was eventually martyred because of his faith in Christ.
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Pastor Andrew speaks on the seven non-negotiables of life in Christ for both individuals and the church, with a final emphasis on the altar and its significance in our lives.
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John Driver dives into Ephesians 6 and God's imperative invitation not to just stand exposed and be beaten down by the attacks of our enemy in this world, who, according to Scipture, hinders us. We can have armor laying all around us—truth, His righteousness, peace, faith, a mind fixed on salvation, Scripture—and not actually take it up and put it on. John explores how to actually use it.
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As this series nears its end, John Driver explores how the fruits and leading of God’s Spirit actually invovle us leading ourselves (self-control). We can’t always know where to go or what to do, but we can know how to be in any circumstance. And in our moment of faith crisis, when we’re willing to choose again at least one part of God's ways, we will discover that God is actually building real faith in us right then and there— and this faith is an eternal, unwasted outcome in our present and eternal realities, even as we wait and seek other outcomes in this life.
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John Driver explores a leg of Paul’s Second Missionary Journey from Antioch to Troas, a journey marked repeatedly by limitations placed upon him by God Himself. What do we do when we feel that God is either allowing or placing limitations on our progress in life? There aren’t always easy answers, but there is a path to continue taking chances on God’s faithfulness and the good that is to come.
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John Driver explores how the daily stressors of our pressures and pace somehow make us more oppositional to what would most bring us relief. Under stress, we hold our breath rather than take a breath. But even when we feel that we can’t take a break, we can still take a breath, which is why understanding the biblical concept of God’s life-giving, ongoing breath in us is a key to finding rest and peace amid the chaos of life. An unopposed heart and contemplative practices can make all the difference.
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In the final verse of Psalm 100, we encounter two profound words that capture the essence of life's beauty. Pastor Andrew explores these words—generation and faithfulness—as he wraps up the concluding lesson in our series.
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Pastor Andrew takes a look at the timeless truths “The Lord is good and His mercy endures forever, Psalm 100:5. This single verse encapsulates the essence of God's character and His enduring relationship with us. Knowing these truths, we will explore how we respond to them.
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John Driver continues our series on Psalm 100, focusing on verse 4: "Enter his gates with thanksgiving; go into his courts with praise; give thanks to him and call upon his Name.” In all of our days, there is both an invitation from God and a pathway provided by Him to moves us past whatever gates may make us feel distant from Him, specifically through practices of gratitude and single-hearted praise.
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As we continue to explore our calls to a joyful noise we make before the Lord, Pastor Andrew explores the relationship between Sheep, Shepherd, and Joyful singing found in Psalm 100.
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John Driver explores verse 3 of Psalm 100, specifically what it means to: "Know this: The Lord himself is God; he himself has made us, and we are his.” The daily life in Christ is a process not of knowing Him in order to solve the divine mystery, but knowing Him in order to continually grow in experience and intimacy within the divine mystery.
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In this one short phrase in Psalms 100, we are asked to sing. There is an unfortunate perspective that singing is only for those who are capable. Yet, singing is one of the most intrinsic values of our spiritual well-being, allowing us to connect with the things of the Father, daily life in Christ, and spiritual health. Pastor Andrew leads us into an invitation to “Sing.”
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John Driver continues our series on Psalm 100 with a focus on verse 2: serve the Lord with gladness. What does it mean to “serve the Lord” and do we truly believe that doing so should produce gladness in our lives?
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The first verse of Psalms 100 describes what appears to be a simple action that we are to participate in: shout! In our conversation today, Pastor Andrew discusses how the focus probably should not be on the shout, but on the joy and how it is expressed within our lives.
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John Driver kicks off a new summer series exploring the act of worship as revealed in Psalm 100.
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John Driver wraps up the series at the feeding of the 5000 in John 6. There are times when the questions of Jesus are meant to cause us to take inventory of what we believe is possible and impossible. We struggle with the idea of being tested because we tend to view any such thing from God in a negative light, certainly apart from his goodness. But when we can be honest with God and offer to Him the actual life we have in our present messy moments, no matter how small it may seem, we will find that Jesus may already be multiplying bread and fish in our hands, even if we don’t realize it.
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As we continue this series, Pastor Andrew delves into multiple questions that Jesus asked, culminating in a connectivity to the concept of our lives being transformed by Christ as to how we live our life out for Him and with others.
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Today, we delve into the walk to Emmaus and the question Jesus asked: “What are you discussing so intently as you walk along? What things?” The narrative backdrop of this journey illuminates various facets of our everyday existence, thrusting them to the forefront of our actions and endeavors as devoted followers of Christ.
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In this conversation Pastor Andrew explores the metaphor of the fruit tree and solid foundation as a relates to how our heart reflects our outward expressions. We explore the question "So why do you keep calling me 'Lord, Lord!' when you don't do what I say?” (Luke 6:46)
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John Driver explores the next line of the Apostles’ Creed: "From there he [Christ] will come to judge the living and the dead.” These topics can easily cause obsession over times, dates, and possible ways events might happen, as well as fear of God’s judgment. But we can become joyfully grounded in the simplicity of Jesus’s promise to come again, as well as His decision to experience the judgment we deserve, meaning we are not longer appointed for wrath, but for a fullness of life that never ends.
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Today Pastor Andrew will delve into the events of Jesus' ascension into heaven. His present status is being seated at the right hand of the father and why these are essential both for understanding life in Christ.
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John Driver addresses the next stanza from the Apostles’ Creed: [Jesus] was crucified, died and was buried; he descended into hell; on the third day he rose again from the dead.” The cross is the place where all things intersect— heaven and earth, sin and rightness, despair and hope, life and death. The work that Jesus did on the cross and in unseen places during His death eventually led to the ultimate moment that secured life for us that never has to end: His resurrection. In this way, the cross (literally in Latin, “crux”) truly is the crux of our faith.
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Today, Pastor Andrew dives into the truths encapsulated in the apostles' creed, focusing on the stanza: "and in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate.” High points include the miraculous conception, His suffering, and how these shape our daily life in Christ.
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John Driver kicks off a new series by exploring the ways different people embrace a vast diversity of Christian beliefs, which can lead to confusion and division. The Early Church had the same experiences, which is why they prayerfully developed creeds to help every believer “speak the same thing.” This does not mean seeing every facet of faith identically, but rather agreeing upon that which is orthodox and essential so that we can together hold to "the hope we profess,” and "spur one another on toward love and good deeds.
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Today Pastor Andrew takes a dive into what it means to slow down and allow creation to speak to us and just how far that creation goes. Allowing those things which God created to feed our souls, strengthen our hearts, and purify our minds.
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John Driver explores the story of ten men with leprosy who were healed by Jesus, but only one slowed down long enough to return and say “thank you.” It is all too easy for us to get so caught up in the pace of life that nine times out of then, we also don’t return to give God thanks for His goodness towards us. But as we will learn, gratitude is one of the gateways to taking hold of that which is truly life, no matter how big or small the circumstances of our daily temporal lives may be.
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Pastor Andrew leads us in our last message of the series on the Lord’s Table with the focus specifically on “the table”, to which we gather around to celebrate the festivity of communion. We discover that the table is a place where the meal is meant for celebration, remembrance, and reflection. To download sermon notes or watch past messages, visit: http://grovechurchmj.com/video
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aIn the penultimate message of the series, John Driver explores how our own developmental stories affect the practices we adopt— and how the story of the gospel leads us out of stagnation and into and into fresh newness in our practices so that we can consistently approach the Lord’s table on a regular basis with humility and wonder.
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John Driver addresses some of the difficulties the modern mind has with Jesus’s use of the term “blood” as connected to wine that we drink. Returning to God’s covenant “blood walk” with Abram in Genesis 15, we learn that these practices and images reach far deeper than we often understand today, but that Christ’s new covenant revealed at His table is the best of news, calling us to into the light and life of the bread and wine rather than the darkness of the sacrifice and death of flesh and blood that we deserve.
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The act of communion was a table that Christ laid out for us to participate in. By doing so, it also speaks to the element of us being together as believers. Today we examine how taking communion is truly an act of being together in unity.
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John Driver opens up a new series exploring the biblical and historical event of Holy Communion and what it means for us today as an ongoing practice (reflected in many different church traditions) in which we actively and intentionally come to a table together to remember and receive the “charis” (grace, gifts) of Christ.
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Often we neglect the fact that being a follower of Christ comes with persecution because we think persecution is only being put to death or made a public mockery of for the Faith. Today we explore those who are persecuted, for they shall inherit the Kingdom of God.
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John Driver explores what Jesus really means when we talks about the blessing that follows those who are “pure in heart” from a gospel lens, revealing the true nature of our hearts and an invitation to rightly-aligned confidence. Then there are the peacemakers, those who know that they are ill-equipped to settle and judge the infinite conflicts in society and relationships that swirl around us— but there is a way to think and act like actual children of a trustworthy Judge and merciful Father.
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Using a daily action that we all participate in, eating, we gain an understanding of how that metaphorically relates to living a life in the Kingdom of God.
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This week we explore what it means to be merciful, with guest John Elmore, Teaching Pastor at Watermark Community Church in Dallas, TX. To download sermon notes or watch past messages, visit: http://grovechurchmj.com/video
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John Driver continues the series by exploring the confusion and modern Christian resistance to Jesus’s teachings on meekness and gentleness. Yet if we will join Him on the mount and follow after His ways, we will find that we no longer have to try to control or conquer our own corners of the world. As we follow the meekest One, by His grace, we will inherit so much more.
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Today Pastor Andrew Wharton explores the context of mourning in relationship to our sinfulness as individuals. To be comforted in this place is an invitation from God to lead us to joy and freedom.
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John Driver opens a new series by exploring the context of Jesus’s famous Sermon on the Mount, focusing on the Beatitudes and what it truly means to be “blessed” and to live in “the Kingdom of Heaven.” Surprisingly, being "poor in spirit” does not mean what most modern Christians think it does, yet the nature and extent of Christ's true invitation to anyone who is spiritually distraught or bankrupt truly is the greatest news imaginable.
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Today we will explore the final message in our Here's Hoping series with a look into the transformative way gospel practices shape our daily living.
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In life, the circumstances we face can be seen as obstacles to which we often yield to. This moves us into uncertain decisions and mindsets that often control our life. The story of Gideon teaches us that lack, uncertainty, and fear, are common to all, yet hope rises to conquer.
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John Driver opens a new series on the topic of hope, something the world is in short supply of these days. Diving into the series' first biblical character study on the topic, the life and story of Hannah reveal the ways shame and unmet expectations try to rob us of hope… but there is good news on the other side of bad stories.
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In the final message of the series, John Driver dives deep into what Proverbs says about how to live well with others in relationship and community, exploring biblical principles for cultivating humility, the right kind of confidence, restraint and encouragement with our words, and generosity.
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Today we explore fatherly wisdom, imparting this to our children, and its parallels to our spiritual relationship with God.
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John Driver borrows from and adapts a timely message from Watermark’s Blake Holmes, chasing down what Proverbs has to say about one of the most sought-after mysteries of daily life: wisdom for making the right decisions.
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Why get wisdom?
It impacts the 3 dally living areas of our life. Emotional/Mental Health, Interaction with the World, and Relationship To God. We explore these three and discover how they lead to a refreshing life in Christ.
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One of the predominant themes throughout the book of Proverbs is relationships. One specific type relationship is friendship, and today we explore how friendship spawns wisdom in our life.
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John Driver explores the way Proverbs and the Scriptures as a whole show us how God's comfort and strength—reflected in the imprint of His divine image on both men and women— are often overlooked on days like Mothers’ Day. In the end, whether this is a day to mourn or to celebrate, there is much encouragement and truth to glean from the gospel as it is reflected in the lives of mothers, including Mary, the mother of Jesus.
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“Wisdom comes from age” has been a long standing perspective in life. Wisdom will not only come because we age, but because we learn of wisdom, and the results will be unmistakable in our lives with Christ.
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John Driver continues the series by addressing our modern tendencies to treat proverbial wisdom as “life hacks” rather than becoming true students of godly wisdom. The alternative— learning to walk the path of growing in wisdom every day—leads us to a much more confident and fulfilling life, leaning into God’s ways instead of our own understanding.
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Proverbs shows us many truths on a large facet of topics. Today we explore treating each other rightly with our words. Words DO matter.
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John Driver kicks off a new series that explores the book of Proverbs. To understand how to process and apply the Proverbs, we must explore the various genres of Scripture and how each of them uniquely equip us for varying applications of God’s truths. In particular, the path to wisdom begins with humility in our own ways and alignment with God’s ways.
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On Easter Sunday, Andrew and John team up to reflect upon and celebrate the death and resurrection of Jesus, which demonstrated His fully completed entrance into our brokenness and shame, along with a newly opened exit for us to leave the death of this dark world and come back home to a redeemed life to be lived now that also lasts forever. The beauty of Christ’s redemption and call to live in real community is also reflected in our mutual enjoyment of communion together.
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Join us for Palm Sunday at The Grove.
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In the last message of the Rhythms series, John Driver explores the notion of missional presence, inviting us all to see the divine dance God is already doing, and into which He invites us to be a part. Along the way, the practices of hospitality and justice are key to developing a posture of doing that flows from a life of continually being formed in Christ.
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Today we will explore our inner self and how the rhythms of the world affect our emotional decisions and perspectives.
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John Driver continues the series by diving into a subject that is very uncomfortable for many Christians, but also key to spiritual formation: racial reconciliation. In examining the biblical imperative of the Gospel to not merely to save our souls for heaven, but to also form us into a new family from a variety of diverse cultures and ethnicities, the resurrection-infused grace of Christ frees us to be honest about remembering our non-white neighbors' difficult histories with empathy and humility, leading us into habits like incarnational listening, reconciliatory prayer, and confession as a daily practice.
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With the help of BibleProject videos, John Driver opens up the season of Advent with an exploration of the hope we experience amid the tension of waiting. As Mary discovered, a future tense hoping for “something” to happen is secondary to God's timeless, omnipresent tense hoping for “Someone” to come. And since Christ has already come, we can hold to Him with hope as we continue waiting for all that will someday happen to redeem the world in which we live.
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In the final message of the Philippians series, John Driver explores Paul’s closing remarks and sentiments on how to apply the truths of the rest of the book into daily living, including how to live with people, how to live in worry, prayer, and thinking, and how to live in contentment, despite financial ups and downs.
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In chapter 3 of Philippians, Paul gives a very clear path of what his life looked like prior to encountering Christ. Paul then gives insight to living a daily life in Christ that is fulfilled and not lacking. Today's conversation challenges those of us who serve Christ to follow suit as Paul did and find ourselves in a rejoicing state of life with Christ.
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John Driver reads through the second chapter of Philippians, a section of Paul’s letter devoted to learning to live in genuine humility and mutual service to one another, just as Christ has done for us. We learn that our willingness to speak (and yes, even disagree) without "grumbling or arguing” is a much bigger evidence of a true and worthwhile testimony that most modern Christians realize.
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As Paul continues his opening remarks in this letter from prison, we begin to learn and understand what truly drives his pursuit of life in Christ. His physical sufferings and his writing itself both display a resolve to keep learning to love others as radically as Christ does, and in this daily process, we find true growth in the endurance and perseverance of the gospel.
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John Driver launches a new book study on Paul’s letter to the Philippians. Going verse-by-verse, we learn about the need to remind one another of God’s grace and peace, we take confidence in God’s unconquerable work to complete in us what we can never do in ourselves, and we discover that love toward real people in real life is the first and only valid biblical context for growth in all other areas of life and faith.
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Today we will explore something major that we tend to get out of order in our lives: Love.
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Today we will explore four wonderful biblical styles that tend to get out of order in our lives: Prayer, Scripture, Forgiveness, and Assembling Together.
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Understanding the principles of giving and generosity are key characteristics with being a fully devoted follower of Christ. In today’s conversation, Pastor Andrew helps us understand how the baseline to giving leads to a more fulfilled life in Christ.
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John Driver continues the series by addressing the role of gratitude in our lives. Rather than hyper-positivity that denies the trouble of reality, real gratitude is the healthy balancing of one’s viewpoint of an often harsh reality with an acknowledgment of an ever-present and eternal goodness unvanquished by trouble and evil. It is not just about seeing the good in all things, but believing the goodness of God is for you… that God’s goodness exists and will ultimately prevail in all things. Gratitude helps to put the realities of life back into their correct order.
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Sabbath is one of the most loosely phrased terms in a Christian’s daily life, with multiple meanings and interpretations. Yet, specifically the Sabbath is a must. Let's explore today how we can understand the Sabbath in our life.
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John Driver continues our series by exploring the misunderstood nature of the way we grow in our faith. Though we tend to think it is by knowledge alone, the ways of Christ in Scripture reveal that we partake of the transformative elements of gospel as we follow Christ on a journey forward into life’s varying experiences. As we keep moving, we are to continually pay attention to the gospel itself, never believing we have fully understood every facet. This means addressing our own interpretation of the most debated aspect of the gospel: the order in which grace and truth exists and should be applied. We tend to choose either a truthless grace or a graceless truth, but the life and words of Christ reveal a better way.
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Understanding the Kingdom of God is not always an easy conversation, for it takes on many perspectives. Today we explore this concept and how we function in relationship to living and being a part of the Kingdom of God.
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John Driver opens our new series, Out of Order, which addresses the biblical invitation to daily reorder our lives according to the higher realities of Christ and His ways, which include reordering the first as the last and the repayment for evil as good. This week’s message also specifically addresses our universal quest to take hold of safety and security in this world. A daily and divinely-reordered approach reminds each of us that ONLY Jesus makes us dwell in safety (Psalm 4:8), so we must FIRST pursue security in Christ, even as we still engage in all the other aspects of wisdom and responsibility.
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It could easily be said the most frequent and accessible way in which we experience the voice of God is through what is commonly called "the word of God”. Today Pastor Andrew takes our final lesson in our series, When God Speaks, and devotes it to understanding the word of God and the word of others in our life that moves us into a steadfast position as a follower of Christ.
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John Driver continues our series by exploring those aspects of life we most want to avoid: moments of trouble and grief. Without making a formula out of the way God speaks in our pain, we can be confident and comforted in knowing that God is very near to us when we are crushed in spirit and is faithful to speak in ways that change our lives, even when we can’t always detect his specific words amid dark clouds of grief and pain.
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Today, Grove Youth Director Jake Lampton talks about how God speaks to us in community.
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Today, Pastor Andrew explores another way we hear God's voice: through our conscience. The key is that we learn to listen to our conscience and not dismiss it.
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John Driver continues the series by focusing upon a tricky aspect of hearing the voice of God through the role of the culture around us. As Paul reveals in his interactions with the philosophers and thinkers of ancient Athens (Acts 15), there is a path of wisdom leading to the beauty, engagement, and gracious plan of God, even in situations or things not necessarily made or intended to glorify Him. Since every good and perfect gift comes from Him, we can rest in the fact that all truth is God’s truth— and that even when we can’t figure out where God is, we can be confident that He is still with us.
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John Driver continues the series by exploring one of the most misinterpreted and misunderstood aspects of the voice of God: the internal nudge of the Spirit, or the whisper within. There are biblically-based practicals we can employ to know how to better “test” and joyfully trust the voice of God that whispers to our hearts.
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We so desperately want to hear God speak to us, most likely an audible voice so we clearly know it’s God. Yet he clearly speaks to us in many ways that we can know, yet often times we just don't see it. Today we explore creation and how it speaks to us every day, every moment if we let it.
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John Driver launches a new series exploring the seemingly elusive voice of God, exploring how, just like Jesus walking with the disciples on the road to Emmaus, we can hear from God and not even realize it. Scripture is a key to hearing God’s voice, but only when it is read through the lens of the story and person of Jesus Christ.
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The Gospel of Jesus Christ is a lifestyle, and with that lifestyle comes challenges of all types: mental, emotional, spiritual, and physical. Yet the lifestyle of the Gospel calls us to perseverance in the case of the Gospel. Today we explore how to manifest perseverance in our life as a follower of Christ.
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John Driver concludes the series by examining the enemy of our soul's biggest lie of all: that there is no lie. In other words, we can be actively believing and responding to a way of thinking that is counter to gospel truth, but be unaware of it and even defensive of it. Through a spiritual exercise called AWARE and other Scriptural-based tools, we can wake up to the lies and live free in the truth.
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Often the lies we believe are due in part to not allowing ourselves to believe and act in the truth of the Gospel and stories of scripture. Today we explore our need as individuals who follow Christ to believe the fullness of the gospel and its stories.
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John Driver continues our series by delving into 2 lies, including our belief that people are our real problems. Even though people can cause real pain that needs to be acknowledged and addressed, the lie that they are our real enemy leads us into unhealthy, painful places ourselves from which God desires our freedom for our good. In similar fashion, it is easy to believe the lie that our worries can change circumstances for the better; when in fact, worry only changes us for the worse.
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Today, we address more of the lies we believe with our special guest speaker, Arthur Cherry.
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This week we’re talking about the lie we often believe, that “I’m the only one dealing with this.” To download sermon notes or watch past messages, visit: http://grovechurchmj.com/video
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Today, we address two lies. First, “I cannot overcome my hurt, habit or hang up”, and second, “I am too messed up to love”.
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Do you hear messages inside that feel so real, but lead you into despair, confusion, and condemnation? John Driver launches a new series about the true essence of our enemy’s attack: lies masquerading as truth. While there is much made about spiritual warfare in the church world, we explore the true nature of engaging in spiritual practices and disciplines to learn to recognize the lies we believe and refute them daily with the reality of who we are in Christ as informed by His gospel. To download sermon notes or watch past messages, visit: http://grovechurchmj.com/video
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Easter. Once a year we gather with the intent to say we identify with Christ, the one who resurrected. Today we explore what really is the meaning of the Resurrection. To download sermon notes or watch past messages, visit: http://grovechurchmj.com/video
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As we celebrate Palm Sunday, John Driver explores the narrative of Jesus’s Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem, including the tension wherein it is so easy to lose sight of God’s ways: in misplaced and unmet expectations about what He really intends to do to save us day in and day out. To download sermon notes or watch past messages, visit: http://grovechurchmj.com/video Facebook: http://facebook.com/grovechurchmj
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As we continue our upside down Kingdom series, we explore the concepts of heaven and earth and their relationship one to another. What is heaven really like and how does it impact and have relevance to our life here on earth. Pastor Andrew takes a look along with the help of the Bible project video, “Heaven and Earth” to gain a better understanding of both heaven and life on earth for those who long for heaven. To download sermon notes or watch past messages, visit: http://grovechurchmj.com/video Facebook: http://facebook.com/grovechurchmj
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John Driver continues our series spotlighting BibleProject videos as they reflect the principles of the Upside-Down Kingdom, focusing upon a topic often shrouded in unhealthy obsession and fear rather than the healthy embrace of divine mystery and encouragement: the Day of the Lord (also often referred to as “the end times,” or “eschatology). To download sermon notes or watch past messages, visit: http://grovechurchmj.com/video
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The Holy Spirit is often so misunderstood that it is ignored in our daily lives. Yet, it is a vital part to our life. Today we explore, what is the Holy Spirit, what He does for us, and how we see and feel the Holy Spirit active in our lives. To download sermon notes or watch past messages, visit: http://grovechurchmj.com/video
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We live in a world where the term “justice” is hotly debated and easily dismissed. John Driver explores a biblical context for justice that aligns our hearts with the things God not only chooses to do as actions, but also what flows from him as attributes of his uncreated nature, leading us to pay attention to and care for the marginalized, the poor, and the oppressed.
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Today we explore the combination of definitions of the word holiness. In essence most of us have a term for holiness but the Holy term is something that comes directly from God himself toward us. By being in Christ we have access to the transformation power of holiness in our life that has been provided to us in Christ. Today we explore the limitations we have set on the term holiness.
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Reflecting upon the BibleProject video about generosity John Driver continues the Upside-Down Kingdom series by exploring our instinctive viewpoints of God as One who interacts with us in scarcity, rather than One who is, by His very uncreated nature, outgoing and outpouring in every way imaginable.
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Over the next few weeks we are going to take a journey into the concept of an “upside down kingdom.” This is affectionately referred to as what Christ did when he came to earth to usher in the Kingdom of God. He lived, acted, taught and portrayed a complete contrasting way of life for those who are followers of Christ. It is these principles and precepts that look contrary to the world’s kingdom, which is why we call it the upside down kingdom. Today we begin with step one: Understanding the Kingdom of God.
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The gospel according to John offers us a different depiction than the rest of the gospels. It is not so much a complete story about everything Christ did, but rather an articulation and exploration of who Christ is and what that means for us. Today, we explore how our faith in Christ hinges upon who He said He is and how these declarations about His life impact ours.
We often can find in our relationship to Christ a developmental deficiency that may hamper our relationship with Christ over time, frequently leading to isolation. In an exploration of Colossians 3:4-17, pastor Andrew points out the critical elements asked of Christ followers, which when acted upon and exercised, are the greatest preventative measures to isolation.
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Once a year we take a Sunday and covenant together for the year to come. We remind ourselves of the grace of Christ in our lives and how it motivates us to live as fully devoted followers of Christ. Tomorrow morning we celebrate the ideas of authentic community as well as how life in Christ drives us to carry that community one to another.
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The gospels often on speak on Christ’s physical care He bestows on individuals. Yet his teachings lay out for us the "manifesto" of this upside down kingdom, providing for us a way in which we live our lives fulfilled. Pastor Andrew explores how Luke’s writing from an educated, respected and wealthy perspective, gives a clear picture of how one can live a free and fulfilled life.
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John Driver continues The Common Thread series by exploring Jesus’ Parable of the Sower in the Gospel of Mark, including all the ways that the seed of the Gospel always works and how we can affect the condition of the soil of our hearts in receiving it.
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Today we explore the second part of Matthew. We discover what it takes to be a follower of Christ and what is expected with that commitment as a part of the Kingdom of God.
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The Common Thread Series now takes a shift and the attention turns to the physical life of Jesus Christ among us. Pastor Andrew explores the perspective of the upside message the Christ was bringing and its relationship to our daily lives in being fully devoted followers of Christ.
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John Driver takes a deep dive into our modern digital lives, exploring how our devices and platforms condition us to think and even lead us into opposition based or conspiracy based thinking. John also explores a host of biblical and practical ways to change the way we interact with the digital world to be more healthy and to show the grace of Christ to the world as real and worth receiving.
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Andrew and John sit down for a fun and unique audio-only experience, discussing where we’ve been in 2020 and where we need to continue going in 2021, regardless of the circumstances.
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There are many elements to the Christmas story, but love is the bed rock. Pastor Andrew helps us understand the love in the midst of the chaos and what was happening on Christmas morning when the birth of Christ occurred.
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John Driver reflects upon the various elements of journeying found in all stories, including those found throughout the Bible and the Advent story, and how these generally difficult journeys through wilderness lead to a very unexpected destination: joy.
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As we journey with Joseph, we come to week two of Advent, Peace. Learning to understand and accept the peace of Christ in our life is mirrored to us in Joseph, regardless of circumstance.
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John Driver opens the season of Advent with an exploration of an ancient order's take on the traditional elements of Hope, Peace, Joy, and Love, leaning into the pain of waiting that leads to hope that we see in Mary’s pregnancy and in the heroic actions of Hebrew midwives in Egypt.
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John Driver concludes the Old Testament portion of our Common Thread series by exploring the bookend of Malachi that once again reveals that humans cannot determine good and evil for themselves, but instead need to be reminded to trust in God’s ways as they await the advent of the Rescuer.
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“Zechariah is a wild ride” - though the vast and often strange imagery, Zachariah leads us to understand this simple truth, Christ is the redeemer who brings hope and freedom. Today we take a journey to understand how we as followers of Christ choose lIfe in Christ in the midst of chaos and confusion. Additionally, doing this is the best thing we can do for the unfollower.
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John Driver explores the book of Haggai and the ongoing call of God’s heart to true worship through the humble willingness to let the gospel constantly evaluate our priorities and expectations, leading us away from the traps of isolation and comparison.
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The book of Zephaniah is another prophet of Israel declaring the same again, stand for the Lord! We will discover that in tumultuous times, in a certain culture as fully devoted followers of Christ, we might have to do it as a remnant.
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John Driver continues the Common Thread series by examining Habakkuk’s message of lament and hope—the ongoing tension that somehow leads us to trust as Christ continues to restore the "great imbalance” of suffering and injustice in the world (and in our own individual lives) through His own plan to redeem all things in His own time.
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In the small book of Nahum we see the repeated pattern of God, his judgment on sin and rebellion, and his restoration and comfort for those who trust him. In this small book we will discover the truth one more time as a reminder of how much God loves us and what he provides for us in times of uncertainty.
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John Driver explores the book of Micah and our tendency to focus more upon situations in life rather than a daily, intentional focus upon the character of God as a trustworthy anchor, mainly because we find it difficult to believe that He truly “delights in showing us unfailing love."
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This Sunday, Pastor Andrew Wharton Walks us through the book of Obadiah. As humans, we will all face betrayal and hurt. The book of Obadiah gives us a little insight into understanding how we should deal with it and how God will deal with it as well.
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This Sunday, Pastor Andrew Wharton Walks us through the book of Obadiah. As humans, we will all face betrayal and hurt. The book of Obadiah gives us a little insight into understanding how we should deal with it and how God will deal with it as well.
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John Driver explores the book of Amos, a minor prophet who spoke a message to Israel about their mistreatment of the poor and marginalized as a result of their idolatry. Amos focused on two very religious words: righteousness and justice—“hot-button” terms in our cultural climate that can be redeemed by God’s perspectives of what they truly mean for disciples.
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As with many of the old testament prophet books, Joel’s poems and writings point to the standard theme, forsake the sin and return to God. Today Pastor Andrew Wharton will explore how this old testament concept for the children of Israel is so relevant and prevalent for us today.
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John Driver dives into the unusual story of Hosea, a prophet whom God called to marry a spouse who was openly unfaithful, which reveals so much about our true state upon entering God’s grace, as well as our freedom offering through the gospel from the death that no longer has to define our lives.
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The book of Daniel is filled with many great Bible stories that we heard as young children. Additionally it is filled with many complex passages and imagery that often require intense study. Yet without fail, The Common Thread holds true of God's message of hope and redemption within the book of Daniel. In our message today we discover how all of these elements can work together, moving us to continually become fully devoted followers of Christ.
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John Driver continues The Common Thread series by exploring the applications from the book of Ezekiel as they relate to the change in our lives that we so often stubbornly resist, as well as our willingness to continually survey the valleys of dry bones within each of us with a well-founded hope that God will make us all come alive together as we daily submit to and pursue His ways above our own.
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Most often we think of Jeremiah as being the one who spoke prophetic words to Israel. In our message today we will explore the life of Jeremiah and how he lived out the life of hope and helped to spread the message of what he spoke.
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John Driver explores the concepts of judgment and hope revealed in the book of Isaiah, addressing the modern tendency to overemphasize our role in the story through nationalism, individualism, and narcissism to the detriment of the grander picture of God’s grace and redemption that spans all time and all humankind.
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In a continuation of The Common Thread series, we enter one of the largest sections of the Bible, the Prophets. Pastor Andrew sets the tone for us as we move forward and explore some of these books not only as they relate to Christian history and the history of Israel but also understanding the concept of prophet and prophecy and the relevance to our relationship to Christ today.
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John Driver continues the Common Thread series by exploring the Song of Songs, a book of poetry that deals with physical attraction, intimacy, and love… topics we often remove from whatever we consider to be “spiritual”, thus overlooking God’s gift of human joys.
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The book of Lamentations opens up for us how we can respond to God when we just don’t how this relationship with God works. The process ironically leads us to a longing for a richer fuller relationship with Him.
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Andrew Wharton continues the Common Thread series and asks the question: how do we respond to the chaos in the world today? The book of Esther offers an insightful glimpse at what our responses should be when we encounter uncertainty, injustice, and problematic situations that seemingly have no solutions. Esther's story teaches us so much about how to react according to God's ways rather than our own.
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John Driver continues the Common Thread series with an exploration of the book of Ecclesiastes and its invitation to sit in the seeming meaninglessness of life, or “hevel” as it is called in Hebrew, yet discover a counterintuitive and divine joy that can only come from pulling one’s head out of the sand and acknowledging what we each most want to deny: that we are not in control of life.
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In a season of uncertain changes in our lives, Pastor Andrew leads us in the foremost actions as a church we need to be addressing and taking. The backdrop of the Corinthian church gives clear and parallel direction for the church today.
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As we continue to learn from the lives of the children of Israel the stories of Zerubbabel, Ezra and Nehemiah point to a place of self examination often regarding our own intentions and hard work. In essence how good actions can lead us to be distant from the one whom we desire to serve and please the most.
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Andrew Wharton and John Driver push pause on The Common Thread series for an honest discussion the issues of systemic racism and upheaval facing our nation, addressing the ways the Church has not been engaged in this conversation in the past and the attitude of Christ that the gospel compels us to share moving forward.
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As the journey of the children of Israel is chronicled again relevant to their desire for Kings and someone to make sure that they will have hope in the future, the books of Chronicles point to the place where hope comes from. Pastor Andrew explores this idea of the patterns we see that assure us of the hope we have today.
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Taking a deep look into the book of Psalms, John Driver discusses an often lost piece to the puzzle of faith in our modern world: the practice of honest lament, which invites us to offer to God praise that is steeped in the reality of our full human experience, not one merely full of positive, yet empty confessions. To download sermon notes or watch past messages, visit: http://grovechurchmj.com/video Facebook: http://facebook.com/grovechurchmj Instagram: http://instagram.com/grovechurchmj Twitter: http://twitter.com/grovechurchmj Visit us online at http://grovechurchmj.com
Second Samuel gives us the broad stroke descriptions of David's leadership as a great king along with the critical mistakes he made which lead to his separation from God. Pastor Andrew takes a look at the critical elements that caused the downward turn from this heralded leader.
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John Driver delves into the book of I Samuel to discuss a critical question that has affected humanity from the beginning of time up to now: who will rule? He discusses God’s ongoing good intentions for us, as well as the nature of our own distractability from the simple, life-giving practices of the gospel to instead pursue what Samuel called “empty things”.
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The book of Ruth gives us a clear understanding of how God works in our lives even when we're not aware of it and regardless of our present perception. Pastor Andrew explores the ingredients to a life of loyalty as we strive toward being fully devoted followers of Christ.
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Sometimes we feel lost regarding who to listen to, how to decide, and how to speak up rightly. John Driver delves into the principles from Proverbs that invite us to develop good character so we can use good judgment in every situation, regardless of the circumstance.
Andrew takes a look at the book of Judges and how the patterns of the children of Israel often are repeated in our spiritual lives. Through the Israelites journey we discover ways in which we as followers of Christ can combat the mistakes they made as it relates to serving and being faithful to God.
John Driver resumes the Common Thread series by reflecting on the Bible Project video about the book of Job, unpacking the questions in life we tend to ask the most: is God just and why is there suffering in the world?
On a unique Easter Sunday in the middle of a quarantine, John Driver and Andrew Wharton each share celebratory and applicable insights about the gravity of the cross and the incredible freedom offered to all through the resurrection of Christ—our immovable hope in all of life’s uncertainties.
Pastor Andrew explores the elements of Palm Sunday as it is celebrated around the world. It marks a day in history in which Christ was declared as the king. Pastor Andrew explores understanding its historical significance, its present context, and the future result.
Continuing into the book of Joshua, John Driver discusses the topics of fear and courage, particularly the process of courage that God initiated with Joshua and the people of Israel as they prepared to enter the Promised Land.
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In what might seem to be a devastating blow to the children of Israel, Moses' life comes to an end. In the delivery of Moses' parting words, Pastor Andrew helps us extract the principles Moses articulated for those who love God and what they were to practice and participate in.
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John Driver continues this series by examining the central themes of the often-overlooked book of Numbers, focusing upon what it means to spy out the life God intends for us and to trust that God’s motives towards us are for our good, even when we have ask Him for water in the desert. Download Sermon Notes: Click Here Watch Sermon Video: Click Here
Pastor Andrew helps open our hearts to the concept of the roughness of ritual and its patterns and principles given to the children of Israel in Leviticus. We discover they are a path for our learning how to experience and abide in God’s presence.
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In the second half of the Book of Exodus, we find the story of the children of Israel at Mount Sinai where they receive the instructions from God to construct the place for Him to dwell. It is in the context of the story Pastor Andrew leads us into the rich discoveries of God's character and how He interacts with those who choose to follow him.
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John Driver continues the series by examining various aspects of the first half of Exodus, specifically the sequence we see in the heart of Pharaoh, the Israelites, and in our own hearts… the decision points before each of us that cause us to either trust in God’s intentions and ways, or to trust our own ways instead.
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Utilizing a glimpse from the Genesis story of Abraham's family, the patterns and relationship between themselves and God reveal the common thread that still affects our daily relationships with Christ today. Through story and message, Andrew Wharton probes the biblical concepts of being blessed and being a blessing.
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Using video and other tools, John Driver explores the first eleven chapters of Genesis, focusing upon the crux of humanity’s issue: the question of whether we will trust God’s ways or decide what is good and evil for ourselves.
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Andrew Wharton launches a new series based upon the often misunderstood concept about the major themes that flow throughout the minutiae of scripture, and more specifically, the Person (and His purpose) whom they describe, predict, and reveal.
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Andrew Wharton concludes the series by focusing on the positives of the gospel and or our own experiences that can be easily eclipsed by the negatives we see when we face our darkest issues, while the invitation of the gospel to walk in full and actual freedom is plain, clear, and irresistible.
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John Driver addresses the practical hurdles many people face when they think about discipleship, recovery, and targeted processes of confession, community, and healing together.
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In week two of the regeneration series, we discover that our lives may be committed to Christ yet are often complicated by moments of distress, and the ensuing question "how did I get here?”. The biblical concept of distress is explored.
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In week one of the Regeneration series, Pastor Andrew leads us all through the process of understanding that we all are in need of recovery. Sequentially, recovery comes when we face our fears of being honest with God about the things (sins, hurts, habits etc.) in our life that consequently keep us from being fully devoted followers of Him!
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With Christmas all wrapped up, John Driver addresses the late arrival of the Magi to the story of Advent, exploring the mystery of who they were and the varying lenses—thinking, feeling, and doing—through which different people in the historical narrative sought out and experienced the Good News of the arrival of the Messiah.
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In our last Sunday of Advent, we explore the final two candles, the peace candle and the Jesus candle. Through the eyes of the innkeeper and the shepherds, we will discover often overlooked opportunities to bring Christ into our lives with intentionality.
Explore the perspectives of the shepherds and their unique experiences as we rediscover together the ever-resonating element of the Christmas story found in the third week of Advent: Joy.
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John Driver leads into the second week of Advent by discussing the significance of faith “in light” of the Bethlehem candle, including the way that hope gives way to trust when God reveals long-awaited, tangible evidences to illuminate the rooms where we are, as as well the paths we need to walk.
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As we begin the Advent season of 2019, pastor Andrew leads us in a conversation about hope, which is directly derived from the prophecies concerning the coming Messiah.
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John Driver concludes the series by exploring the story of Samson and his lack of self-awareness, a common problem among all of us that causes us to miss out on the path to maturity that our current circumstances and experiences goes through if we will only open up our eyes to the potential of the work of Christ and His community within these circumstances.
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In this message, Andrew describes several things that he experienced in himself that had to be overcame and dealt with in order for him to discover a newer and more fulfilled life in Christ.
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John Driver explores both our obsession with self and our tendencies to avoid true attempts to actually know what's happening in our deepest selves, both of which result from faulty beliefs about the nature of self-realization, which is a biblical imperative.
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Andrew Wharton examines the question of whether or not we can see meaningful and lasting change in ourselves, addressing the fear that so often prevents us from leaning into what really can affect such an outcome.
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In the opening message of the series, Andrew Wharton dives into the scriptures to explore the ways God sees us, which inform the ways we see ourselves whether we are aware of it or not.
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Continuing the concepts of the repetition and rephrasing that should define the life of an apprentice disciple, John Driver continues expounding upon “daily declarations” that help to prepare the mind for action so that one is a doer and not merely a hearer of the gospel.
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John Driver continues the series by exploring specific scriptures and concepts—“daily declarations”—that can help renew the mind towards healthy alignment with Christ in many areas, including rest, confidence, success, failure, work, anxiety, pride, and emotional ownership of issues.
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John Driver continues the ReMind series by examining the confusion that exists among Christians today about what it really means to be a disciple, which in its simplest definition, means to be an apprentice of Christ, intending to reflect what He says and does in life and relationships through everything you say and do in life and relationships.
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John Driver launches this new series with a conversation about the differences between the heart and the mind, as well the biblical call to all disciples to set patterns and expectations in our daily walks and communities that cause us to constantly think about the way we are thinking.
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Andrew Wharton speaks from the heart on why we should never walk alone.
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It’s an extremely common thing for most of the American culture to go to church. In this conversation, we will explore some of those reasons and most likely find new ones, actually better ones!
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Having set a foundation in the previous message on isolation, “Bring your Backstory” shines the light on coming to Jesus just as you are by exploring a few stories in scripture of those who “came” to Christ.
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John Driver addresses the ways that the Church and most Christians errantly hear the word “sin,” as well as the freedom that is found in truly being able to understand and call out the nature of the hidden “thorns” in our lives so that Christ can continually heal and transform us in the beautiful light of biblical community.
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Pastor Andrew Wharton speaks about three things on his heart.
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Exploring Psalm 127, John Driver focuses upon the mystery of the “house” we labor to build of our lives, our families, and our communities that always ends in vanity unless it is being built by God, which leads each of us to daily face the choice of fighting good fights instead of vainly fight God fights.
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Pastor Andrew shares a heart perspective of how Hebrews 12 helped him understand and clarify how we are responsible to live life together. Additionally, the actions and efforts we each need to make toward striving to run in a full life for Christ are discussed.
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John Driver unpacks thoughts about God's intentional creation of "day" and how this is key to understanding the ways He both sustains us and fights for us.
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Andrew Wharton dives into chapter 17 in an examination of Jesus’s prayer for his disciples both then and now, which reveal the underlying foundations of the Gospel that have been laid for every fully devoted follower of Christ.
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One last time at their Last Supper, Jesus speaks passionately to his disciples before he prays for them and is handed over to his accusers. Pastor Andrew explores these passages from John 16 and helps us discover the recipe for joy that Christ shared with those with whom he was in community.
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Andrew Wharton continues to to explore the truths Christ expressed to the disciples on the night He was betrayed and arrested, including His clear intention that we cannot walk the faith journey alone… we need the constant, daily help and guidance that is offered to us in a unique and personal way through God’s own Holy Spirit.
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Continuing in chapter 15, Andrew Wharton delves deeper into Jesus’s use of the metaphor of the vineyard and its intentional connection to the Last Supper table, which established the true context of their relationships to one another and what it really means to “abide” in Christ.
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John Driver picks back up the ongoing Gospel of John series in chapter 15, addressing some of the often misinterpreted viewpoints concerning the Father's gracious work in the lives of individuals, which occurs as a direct reflection of the Father’s loving relationship with Jesus Himself, leading us to the invitational beginnings of what it really means to "abide" in Christ.
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Andrew Wharton concludes the One Another series with an honest look at the relational DNA of Christ, some strands of which are often overlooked or discarded by individual disciples in the modern church, especially in regards to the way we wholeheartedly agree to pursue the fullness and effectiveness of transformative community together in the Body of Christ.
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John Driver shares about “building one another up," focusing upon the challenges and the biblical invitations in modern society to "own the whole" and to "edify the parts” of the Body of Christ without falling into a purely individualistic daily faith paradigm.
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Andrew Wharton opens up about his own journey through the often difficult "one another" of forgiveness, exploring the biblical invitations to individual healing and community fulfillment as we live lifestyles of daily confession and forgiveness through the strength of Christ revealed in healthy Christ-centered relationships.
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On a special Thursday evening service for the week of Memorial Day, John Driver unpacks biblical and practical insight regarding a "touchy" subject: the practice of being affectionate towards one another in ways that bring godly healing and closeness, revealed through both verbal and physical affection.
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As they often do, Andrew Wharton and John Driver team up to deliver two short, collaborative messages focusing upon what it really means to encourage one another in a daily way, as well as what it means to spur one another on to love and good works together.
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On Mother's Day, John Driver explores the kindness, tenderheartedness, and forgiveness found in both the masculinity and gentleness of Christ that models for us and also equips us to live and express these same attributes towards one another in true, authentic community.
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Andrew Wharton explores some of the often overlooked and misunderstood aspects of encouraging one another together in community, including the scriptural call to greet one another with a holy kiss, bear one another's weights, and confess our sins and hardships to one another.
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Andrew Wharton kicks off a new series, One Another, by exploring what Jesus said was the ultimate key to personal freedom and effectiveness within all the "one anothers" of scripture: His new commandment to love one another as we are loved by Him.
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