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Our mandate is revival and our focus is that every believer is equipped and transformed to contend for the Kingdom of God.
“The Wins in the Wilderness” The wilderness is about a time of hunger, finding your intimacy and dependence on God, figuring out where your strength is, knowing your identity, your truth, proving yourself as an overcomer. It gets us ready for what’s next. It’s a lonely experience but we don’t have to do it alone. -04/03/2022
Univocality within the text supposes that the Bible speaks with one, unified voice, is that true? How do we understand this? - 02/13/2022
When someone says dualism, what does that mean? How does it impact our faith? - 02/06/2022
JD Leman - 09/19/2021
Breaking of the Shame and stigmas that the church uses around money
Rich Morales, Michael K Wilson, Gint Venclovas, Terrill Redmond 6-20-21 Wisdom from fathers
JD Leman 5-30-21 How do we use the Bible? How do we partner with ancient wisdom and how does that give us a game plan for living like Christ?
JD Leman 5-9-2021 Mother's day, 2021. Rizpah, a forgotten mother who defiantly stood against the injustice she had to endure to her household.
Jen Aldrich 5-2-21 Lydia was a brilliant business woman who had wealth, resources, leadership skills, and an open heart. She asked, “What’s mine to do?” We can do the same. She was an immigrant to Greece and became leader to the first Christian church in Europe. Spreading the Good News is work we can all do. Everyone plays—and everyone is welcome at the table.
Join us in this final message from our Lamentations series where we invite several of those who attend GCC to share how they have walked through lament with God over the last month and ultimately 2020.
JD brings a fourth message out of Lamentations - God is with us in our pain, process and our progress and our present suffering will end.
In this 3rd week of our Lamentations series, JD speaks on getting hope - how we can move through the stages of grief and not become the perpetual victim. We find liminal spaces throughout the entire book of Lamentations and this is where we find God. Through it all, we're 'sticking with God'.
In this 2nd part of our Lamentations series, JD speaks on how we can work through the grief and the sorrow, what it means to confront grief and sorrow and a path through the rubble.
In this first message from our Lamentations series, JD sets the stage for us as we learn about walking through grief, suffering and sadness and the many stops with Jesus along the way but that we can have a hope that is founded in Christ.
Join us for this week's message as Lacie shares on the Holy Spirit in the life of Jesus.
Join us for week 3 of our Advent series as Jen Aldrich takes us into the beauty of communion.
Join us for week 2 of our Advent series as JD Leman continues to unpack the humanity of Jesus by speaking on the crucifixion.
Join us for the first week of our Advent series as JD Leman speaks on the humanity of Christ.
Join us for this week's message as we hear from the newly developed Justice Action Team and hear their heart and plan of action.
Join us for this week's message from JD Leman as he brings a fresh perspective on the Beatitudes.
Join us for this week's message as Carrie shares what it means to be on a faith journey.
Join us for this week's message as Raul brings us a timely word about perseverance and hope.
Join us today as JD Leman invites us into the faith narrative to navigate this unusual chapter of history.
Join us as Jennie shares her story and how systemic racism has affected her life and how she chooses to overcome and believe God for a hopeful future.
In this continuation of our Jesus Revolution series from last August, Trevor Parker speaks into the idea of empire and Jesus bringing people to the table and being in the midst of what is happening, not waiting until everything is over to make change come.
You can find the previous 4 messages of the series here on the podcast.
JD continues talking about the racial inequality we are seeing today. JD references Paul in Romans 9 - 11. Our worth is found in Christ, not in the things we do or even in what is going on around us.
We're starting to have the hard conversations we should have been having all along. Our nation is on a tipping point and we want Jesus' heart on the matter. In this week's message, JD speaks into white supremacy and, as the church, we cannot turn our eyes and ears away because we can't afford to put our comfortability before the Gospel.
Dr. Margaret Nagib joins us and gives helpful tools for us for partnering with the Mind of Christ and quarantining our thoughts.
In this fourth installment of our Quarantine Mixtape series, JD Leman speaks on finding the 'tov' - the good things, the God things in the midst of chaos.
In this week's message Raul and Maria Peralta teach us how to have a supernatural mindset in the midst of a pandemic.
In this second installment of our Quarantine Mixtape series, Trevor and Megan speak on 'breaking up with normal'. It's okay to let go of the things in your life pre-quarantine that you didn't like, were unhealthy and needed a change and to embrace a 'new normal' and create a life that works for you.
Join JD and Carrie for the first installment of our Quarantine Mixtape series, 'Is the Church on the Way Out?' and what our role is as the church to have impact outside the church building.
In part 3 of our Faith and Doubt series, JD Leman (co-Senior Leader of GCC) speaks into the questions that always seem present in the church and our society, but even more so in the midst of a global pandemic. 'Why is this happening?' 'What do I do?' Questioning doesn't always equal disbelief and what should our response as the church be.
JD and Carrie Leman, co-Senior Leaders of GCC, speak on what it means for us, as Christians, to have joy that is unescapable.
This year for Easter senior leader, JD Leman, speaks on the resurrection of Jesus and the responsibility we have to "make the garden new".
In the third week of our Lenten series, Carrie Leman speaks on the significance and important of communion.
In the second week of our Lenten series Trevor Parker unpacks the importance of fasting in the Christian tradition and how it helps us refocus on God, right here, right now.
In the first installment of our Lent series, Ancient + Now, JD talks about the foundations of Lent, where it came from, why different denominations observe it, why we're doing it and how we can see the ancient practices and the 'Now Word of God' converge.
In part 2 of our Faith & Doubt series, co-Senior Leader JD Leman, talks about the hot topic of deconstruction and what we as the church need to know.
In the closing week of our series on the book of Mark, JD Leman takes us through the arrest and cruxifixction of Jesus and brings added historical context to the events surrounding his death.
JD Leman speaks on chapters 9 - 12 of the book of Mark.
Check out the Sunday Deep Dive videos where JD goes deeper into some key topics from the message : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9sCDTNzSGgy5slvbCCcVHg?view_as=subscriber
In the second week of our series on Mark, JD Leman takes us a little deeper into chapters 5-8 to see things we wouldn't see at a surface level.
For additional content on this message, check out our Deep Dive videos : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PbYTXNPpz7g&list=PLjkuE1yDxv-F2dYgq3G30J0Fz6RWMFVge
JD begins our Mark series by diving into chapters 1-4 of Mark.
For additional content on this message, check out our Deep Dive videos : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PbYTXNPpz7g&list=PLjkuE1yDxv-F2dYgq3G30J0Fz6RWMFVge
In part one of our Faith & Doubt series JD Leman asks the question "what is faith" and why is doubt part of the process?
In this weeks message Chethan Henry teaches us how to break off the limitations of the spirit of condemnation and walk in the fullness of the Spirit of Righteousness.
JD kicks off our year with a celebratory recap of 2019 and shares with us the dreams for our church community in2020.
In the closing week of our advent series JD Leman speaks out of Isaiah 61 and invites us into the servanthood of Christ.
In week three of our Advent series, Trevor Parker teaches from chapter 11 of the book of Isaiah.
In our second week the the Advent Series, JD Leman asks us about the source of our hope. Who is the one we are trusting in?
In this opening of our 2019 advent series, JD Leman opens up the book of Isaiah and takes us on a journey of believing for the long awaited promises.
In the final message of our "Take the Roof Off" series Maria Peralta speaks on the power of being overshadowed by God.
In this week's episode, Raul Peralta shares out of Acts 20:7 and partnering with God for resurrection life.
Carrie Leman takes us into the story of the woman with the alabaster jar and what it means to be extravagent worshippers.
In the first week of our "Take the Roof Off" series JD Leman talks about the first miracle of Jesus and the sign it's significance for us now.
In this week's podcast we finish up our Family Matters series where we feature our Creative Directors talking about creativity and excellence.
In week 3 of our Family Matters series, we continue with 2 more core values of our house - generosity + service.
In week two of our Family Matters series, Trevor and Megan Parker dive into authenticity, the journey and why these aspects of our faith are so important to us here at GCC.
Week 1 of our Family Matters series where we focus on some of the core values of our house. This week we're joined by Carrie Leman (co-Senior Leader), Maria Peralta (Equipping Pastor), + Jen Aldrich (Associate Pastor) as they talk about the Presence and the Supernatural.
Trevor Parker closes our 4 week series on Jesus and politics by teaching into assumed "in-ness".
In week 3 of our Jesus Revolution series Trevor breaks down the myth of redemptive violence and shows us how the Jesus way is radically different than empire.
Trevor Parker continues our series on Jesus and politics bringing a fresh perspective on kingdom and tribalism.
Trevor Parker kicks off our latest series called the 'Jesus Revolution' and brings us a greater context for the time that Jesus was born into and the ramifications of empire today.
Lydia Saylor closes out our series on scripture, posture, prayer and holiness and speaks on our greatest pursuit to look more like Jesus.