The House - a Local Church: Recent Episodes
The House - a Local Church
The House - a Local Church is a non-denominational church in Rock Island, IL. We're here to invite people in, call prodigals home, and adopt the spiritually homeless.
Pastor Gregg starts the series with a message about kids being the center of the Kingdom.
In his first Sunday back after sabbatical, Pastor Gregg brings a sermon about Three Believes.
Pastor Jenn wraps up the series on the book of Matthew with Jesus' final message to his followers.
Pastor Lindsey Jodts, Groups, and Compassion and Justice Pastor at Willow Creek's South Barrington Campus, brings the message today from Matthew 27:27–54.
Pastor Nina Little of Emerge Church joins us and talks about what it means to be a follower of Christ.
This week Pastor Jenn looks at Matthew 7 and reflects on the invitation we have to approach God through prayer.
Chris Britton brings the message today, looking at Matthew 23:23–28. Hear him share reflections from visiting Jerusalem to those he's had from his own life as he relates to Jesus' words.
Reading from Matthew 6:19–21, Scott McConnell gives us opportunity to consider the things we make space for in our lives. At the end of the message, Scott gives the community time to talk at their tables, giving them a discussion question for reflection..
Pastor Jenn preaches from Matthew 18:21–35 this week, reflecting on The Parable of the Unmerciful Servant. What does it mean to be offered forgiveness for a debt you cannot pay, while being unmerciful towards others?
This week, Pastor Rob Leveridge from The Table in Davenport, Ia, shares with us a fresh insight on Faith and Doubt. Reading from Matthew 14:22–33, we see why the story about Peter trying to walk to Jesus on the water may not be as much about Peter's lack of faith in Christ as it is about his lack faith in himself.
SHED leader, Alex Campbell, brings the message today. What does a faith that is not performative look like? Alex guides us through Matthew 6:1-18, helping us listen in on what Jesus says about this.
Rachael and Michael Aubrey bring the message today, speaking from their unique perspectives as translators with Wycliffe Bible Translators. Their reading of Matthew 5:1–12 offers unique insights into who the "Blessed are..." that Jesus was speaking to and what justice means for them.
Pastor Jenn talks about the calling of the first disciples, and what following Jesus looked like to them.
Pastor Gregg begins our series through the gospel according to Matthew with an Easter message about a new faith.
Pastor Jenn continues our series about Jesus with this message about how Jesus had some difficult things to say, with a soft heart.
Pastor Gregg begins a new series about Jesus... this week we looked at Jesus the Good Shepherd.
Pastor Marisa continues and completes our series through letting go of what has been used to control us and finding delight in the Lord, with this message on letting go of Shame.
Pastor Gregg starts a new series about letting go of control, finding the alternatives, and delighting in the Lord. This week we begin with Money.
Marisa Cantu continues and completes our series with a message about Jesus and the temptation in the wilderness.
Andy Boswell continues our series through The Wilderness with a message connected to John the Baptist.
Pastor Jenn continues our series through The Wilderness with a message about David while he was waiting to be king.
Pastor Gregg continues the series through the Wilderness with this message about traveling tabernacles and the presence of God.
Pastor Gregg continues the series through the Wilderness, looking at the encounter between Moses and the Burning Bush.
Pastor Gregg starts The Wilderness series with a message about Hagar and the naming of God.
Pastor Jenn finished our series in Advent with a message on the Love and Light of Jesus.
Pastor Gregg closes out the Nicene Creed series with a message about being one, holy, catholic, and apostolic church.
Pastor Gregg continues the series through the Nicene Creed with a message on Christ's Return.
Gary Ellis continues our series through the Nicene Creed with a message on the person of Jesus.
Pastor Jenn begins this new series as we walk through the Nicene Creed and the beliefs we hold to.
Marisa Cantu brings the second installment in the How To series with a message about how to Pray
Pastor Gregg opens this new series with a message about how to respond to the current chaos of the world with a reading of The Sermon on the Mount and Prayer
Pastor Gregg finished the Follow Me Series with a message about how Jesus calls his disciples and us to Go and Find, Go and Keep Going, and to Go and Believe He is With Us
Pastor Gregg continues the series on following Jesus when there is a drastic and difficult word.
Pastor Gregg kicks off a new series about Following Jesus with Drastically Different Disciples
Pastor Gregg closes the series on James with a message about standing up to wicket kings and bringing people back from their idolatry.
Jacob is a member of our church, and a current Fuller seminarian. He brings a message from James that is timely and insightful.
Pastor Gregg continues the series in the book of James with a message on Faith and Works.
Alex Campbell continues our series through the book of James with a message on favoritism and Justice.
Gary Ellis continues our series in the book of James with this message about remembering who we are in Jesus.
In the final installment of our Imago Dei series we have a panel of LGBTQ+ persons sharing their experiences with God and the church.
We continue our series on the Imago Dei (the Image of God) with this panel discussion on Women in the Church.
We continue our series on the image of God with this panel discussion on disability in the church.
In our second week of the Imago Dei series we have a panel discussion racial diversity in the church and bearing the image of God.
Pastor Gregg opens a new series on the diversity found within the Image of God we bear from the beginning, through Jesus, and to the End.
Scott McConnell continues the Desire Paths series on fasting during Lent with a thoughtful message about our relationship with food.
Pastor Jenn continues our Desire Paths series on fasting during Lent with a message about non-essential spending and entertainment.
Pastor Gregg continues the Desire Paths series with a message about Alcohol, asking if Lent is a time to give it up and focus on being present with the Lord in every moment.
Marisa Cantu continues our series on Fasting with a message about how we use our words, and replacing complaining with gratitude.
Pastor Gregg kicks off this Lenten Series on an array of things we may want to consider for a fast. Today he begins with our devices and social media.
Pastor Gregg invited Jarred Charming to bring a sermon about the wisdom in Paul's writing.
Pastor Gregg continues the Wisdom Lit series with a difficult message about God and the wisdom of objecting to injustice in the book of Job
Our Student Director, Alex Campbell continues the Wisdom Lit series with a message on the book of Ecclesiastes
Pastor Gregg continues the series on wisdom literature with a message from the Proverbs
Pastor Gregg finishes the series on The Trinity with this message about the voice of The Spirit
TreeHouse Kids Director, Robyn Messerly continues our series through Advent with a message on Joy.
With a presidential election this week, it matters that we live truth/fully and consider how we approach politics in the world we live in.
Pastor Gregg continues the series with a message on what it means to Live in a great house.
In this opening sermon on Rest, Pastor Gregg points out Rest is from the beginning and is found in Jesus.
Pastor Gregg continues the series in the Gospel According to John with Peter's story are, from impulsive promises, to protective repudiations, to loving restoration with Jesus.
Pastor Gregg continues our series through the Gospel According to John with a message about non-violence
Our Student Ministry Director brings this message in our series through the Gospel According to John!
Pastor Gregg continues the series through the Gospel according to John with this message from chapter 3.
Pastor Gregg's youth pastor from his teen years is our guest speaker today. Rev Michael Umbenhaur is also one of our church's spiritual overseers. In today's message he brings a reminder to come and see.
Pastor Gregg closes out the Radicle Effect series with a message on sloth and diligence.
Pastor Gregg continues the Radicle Effect series on this Mother's Day with a message about turning away from wrath.
Pastor Gregg continues the series in Radicle Effect, looking at how we fill in the blanks of peoples' stories and if we are greedy or charitable with our favor.
Pastor Gregg begins a new series about the Radicle Effect growing in us because of the work of Jesus in our lives!
Pastor Gregg closes out the Series on worship with a message on giving to God AND our neighbors.
Our TreeHouse Kids Director gives us a message about using our bodies in worshiping God.
Brent-Anthony Johnson brings us a testimony and message about using our instruments in worship.
Eric Rowell brings a message at the New Year about what we pay attention to, what we're looking for, and what we see when we're looking for God in the ordinary experiences all around us.
Cyndi Hampton, one of our Elders, brings a message about Hope on the first Sunday of Advent
Love holds us together... check out this message, the final installment, from our series on a Church Called Tov
A tov culture culminates in a culture that nurtures Christlike character, which begs the question, what is Jesus like?
Scott McConnell delivers a message about the equal ground of service with a God that is a generous farmer.
What does it look like for a church to nurture justice in a world that feels so lopsided?
Pastor Jenn continues the series through A Church Called Tov and delivers a message about the important of truth-telling
In this message Pastor Gregg dives into grace and expounds on McKnight and Barringer's definition of grace.
In this message Pastor Gregg talks about empathy, its deep importance, and the alternative of narcissism.
In this week's message, Pastor Gregg considers the effects of power, and list some warning signs to look for.
In this first installment of the Church Called Tov series, Pastor Gregg introduces Scot McKnight and Laura Barringer's book concept, and confronts the danger of churches being trap houses of fake goodness, when churches need to be, truly, really, actually, good.
Pastor Gregg shares the story of his last ten years pastoring The House, how August is always a little different for him, and why there's still faith in his jar to make more bread to share.
Pastor Jenn continues our Topographical series after returning from her Summer Sabbatical
Pastor Gregg looks at Gethsemane and considers what we might learn from Jesus praying with his disciples the night he was betrayed.
Eric Rowell (Elder) shares this message about prayer and direction in our lives, touching on the year he lived in India working with the YMCA.
Pastor Gregg shows the fortresses build by King Herod in the years leading up to the birth of Jesus, and asks what fortresses we might be hiding in now.
Pastor Jenn kicks off a new series about the geographical progression and locations of the Bible. It matters, it really does. It has an impact on the story. Check out this introduction and join us each week as we look at the places in the Bible and why they matter.
In this final installment of the Say What? series, Pastor Gregg considers hyperbole and the words of Jesus, and what he might be saying about hell and this life.
In this message Pastor Gregg connects the only two times in the Gospel of John he mentions the Mother of Jesus.
In this message Pastor Gregg talks about the end... is there a rapture? When will Christ return?
In this third installation of Say What? Pastor Gregg talks about who is for and against Jesus based on two encounters Jesus had in the book of Luke.
In this message Pastor Gregg addresses the idea there will be no heaven after the resurrection and how that can inform our views on marriage now.
In this series we're looking at what it says that Jesus says the things he says! He wants us to love our enemies?
Pastor Gregg finishes the series through the Gospel according to Mark with the resurrection and asking why Mark spends so little time on it.
In the second to last installment of this series Pastor Chris points to Palm Sunday and Jesus on his way to giving his life for the world.
Gregg continues the series through the Gospel according to Mark and considers what we might learn from how the disciples followed Jesus and what Jesus taught them at their last meal together before he was arrested.
Where do kids fit in the kingdom? How did Jesus treat them? Scott fills us in and challenges us in how to include kids in the kingdom.
In this message Pastor Gregg points out the shift Mark makes in the middle of his gospel, from pages full of miracles, to miracles being few and far between. Why the shift? And who do will we say Jesus is when we no longer see what we've come to expect?
In this message Pastor Chris explores why we go from awe to nah and wonders if we can ask God to Revive-Awe in us
In this message Pastor Gregg continues the series in Mark introducing the concept of the Markan Sandwich, where Mark begins a story, interrupts it with another, and circles back around to finish the first. What are we to learn from this in the stories of Jairus and his daughter and the woman with the issue of bleeding?
In this message Pastor Gregg talks about the permanent, present, potential of Jesus on the earth and in the church -- the Kingdom of God
In this message Pastor Gregg continues the series in the gospel according to Mark and looks at Jesus going up the mountainside, choosing twelve disciples, and connects the dots to Jesus's historic Hebrew name -- Yeshua
Pastor Jenn continues our series through the book of Mark and considers five conflicts Jesus encounters and how he points to the way of the Kingdom of God.
In this message Pastor Gregg gets to the deeper meaning of Good News, what Mark is doing with those words, and why it was so meaningful for Jesus to announce the good news of a heavenly kingdom.
In this message Pastor Gregg kicks off our study of the book of Mark as we're reminded Jesus is THE new beginning.
In this message, Pastor Gregg opens our season of Advent looking at Hope, and how we perceive time.
In this message Pastor Gregg closes up our basic discipleship plan with a message on WORK, how to know what our WORK is, and how to keep it healthy.
Cyndi Hampton continues our series with today's message about Practice Our Faith. Listen in as she shares her journey in writing and creativity and practicing her faith.
In this message, Pastor Gregg talks about the place and importance of listening to the Holy Spirit.
In this message, Pastor Gregg reframes the way we think about "reading" the Bible, and gives space for three examples of how to mediate on the scriptures.
In this message, Pastor Gregg explains why the Bible is important, but comes after prayer, and teaches three prayer practices we can use almost anywhere or anytime.
In this message Pastor Chris Britton talks about how to Live at the Table in community.
In this message, Pastor Gregg introduces the first theme of the BluePrint of discipleship here at The House - a Local Church. Rest comes first, from the beginning.
Pastor Gregg kicks off our series on discipleship called The Blueprint, answering the questions, "why do I need a plan?"
In this message, Pastor Gregg breaks down the story of the Lost Son (Prodigal Son) and what it means for each of us today.
Pastor Gregg finishes up the Sabbatical Sermon series with a message about unity found in the spirit, and practiced in prayer.
Pastor Gregg continues the Sabbatical Sermon series talking about how we are not projects for each other to fix. We are God's workmanship and he will finish his good work, but we should not treat people like projects.
Pastor Gregg continues the Sabbatical Sermon series with his five rules for coaching his little league team and what we can learn about how we treat each other, especially kids.
Pastor Gregg returns from his Summer Sabbatical with a message about the temporary nature of life and the hope of an eternal future.
Pastor Gregg continues the Sabbatical Sermons series talking about his five rules for coaching baseball and what they have to do with church.
Pastor Gregg returns from a Summer Sabbatical and shares a valuable lesson about the temporary nature of life and the future hope of a permanent life with God.