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SEAN DELBECCARO, Pastor of Community and Formation / Ninth Sunday of Summertide / 1 Samuel 24.1-12
AMY WOOD, Pastor of Hospitality and Justice / Fifth Sunday of Summertide / 1 Samuel 13.5-14
SEAN DELBECCARO, Pastor of Community and Formation / Third Sunday of Summertide / 1 Samuel 8.1-9
SEAN DELBECCARO, Pastor of Community and Formation / Second Sunday after Pentecost / Philippians 4.21-23
SEAN DELBECCARO, Pastor of Community and Formation / Fifth Sunday of Easter / Philippians 2.1-11
NASEEM KHALILI, Pastor of Community Formation / Third Sunday of Eastertide / Philippians 1.12-26
SEAN DELBECCARO, Pastor of Community and Formation / Fifth Sunday of Lent / John 17.1-11
GERRY BRESHEARS, Professor of Theology, Western Seminary / Fourth Sunday of Lent / John 15.26-16.11
JOSH BUTLER, Teaching Pastor, Willamette Christian Church / Fifth Sunday after Epiphany / John 9.1-11
SEAN DELBECCARO, Pastor of Community and Formation / Third Sunday after Epiphany / John 6.1-15
SEAN DELBECCARO, Pastor of Community and Formation / Ninth Sunday of Harvest / Colossians 1.15-20
RUTH PADILLA DeBORST, Professor, Theologian, Creation Care Activist / Sixth Sunday of Harvest / Luke 24.13-35
SEAN DELBECCARO, Pastor of Community and Formation / Fourth Sunday of Harvest / John 1.1-5, 14
SEAN DELBECCARO, Pastor of Community and Formation / Second Sunday of Creation / Psalm 147.1-11
SEAN DELBECCARO, Pastor of Community and Formation / Seventh Sunday of Summertide / Judges 2.6-19
MARK PATTERSON, President, Flourish Institute of Theology / Fifth Sunday of Summertide / Joshua 11.12-23
SEAN DELBECCARO, Pastor of Community and Formation / Second Sunday of Summertide / Joshua 2.1-16
JOSH BUTLER, Teaching Pastor, Willamette Christian Church / Pentecost Sunday / John 14.8-17, 25-27
SEAN DELBECCARO, Pastor of Community and Formation / Fourth Sunday of Easter / Acts 9.36-43
SEAN DELBECCARO, Pastor of Community and Formation / Second Sunday in Lent / Luke 13.31-35
MICHELLE JONES, Associate Pastor of Discipleship, Imago Dei / Eighth Sunday after Epiphany / Luke 9.28-43a
GERRY BRESHEARS, Professor of Theology, Western Seminary / Sixth Sunday after Epiphany / Psalm 13
AMY KASARI, Pastor of Hospitality and Justice / Fourth Sunday after Epiphany / Psalm 71.1-14
SEAN DELBECCARO, Pastor of Community and Formation / Third Sunday after Epiphany / Psalm 19
SEAN DELBECCARO, Pastor of Community and Formation / Fourth Sunday of Advent / Luke 1.57-80
REV. PETE SANTUCCI, Author, Chaplain, & Spiritual Director / First Sunday of Advent/ Luke 1.2-25
SEAN DELBECCARO, Pastor of Community and Formation / Eighth Sunday of Harvest / Matthew 19.3-12
RUTH PADILLA DeBORST, Professor, Theologian, Creation Care Activist / Fourth Sunday of Harvest / Luke 4.18-21
SEAN NELSON, Urban Youth Workers Institute / Second Sunday of Harvest / John 14.12-19, 25-27
SEAN DELBECCARO, Pastor of Community and Formation / Third Sunday in Creation / Psalm 121
AMY KASARI, Pastor of Hospitality and Justice / Ninth Sunday in Summertide / Exodus 32.1-14
SEAN DELBECCARO, Pastor of Community and Formation / Eighth Sunday in Summertide / Exodus 20.1-17
SEAN DELBECCARO, Pastor of Community and Formation / Fifth Sunday in Summertide / Exodus 14.19-31
TODD STILL, Dean, Truett Theological Seminary / Third Sunday in Summertide / Exodus 3.1-15
JOSH BUTLER, Teaching Pastor, Willamette Christian Church / Second Sunday after Pentecost / Ephesians 2:11-16
SEAN DELBECCARO, Pastor of Community and Formation / First Sunday after Pentecost / Colossians 1:15-20
SEAN DELBECCARO, Pastor of Community and Formation / Fourth Sunday of Easter / 1 John 3.16-24
GERRY BRESHEARS, Professor of Theology, Western Seminary / Last Sunday after Epiphany / 2 Corinthians 3.17-4.6
SEAN DELBECCARO, Pastor of Community and Formation / Second Sunday after Epiphany / 1 Corinthians 6.12-20
MICHELLE JONES, Associate Pastor of Discipleship, Imago Dei / First Sunday after Epiphany / Mark 1.4-11
REV. PETE SANTUCCI, Author, Chaplain, & Spiritual Director / Third Sunday of Advent/ Isaiah 61.1-11
SEAN DELBECCARO, Pastor of Community and Formation / First Sunday of Advent / Isaiah 64.1-9
SEAN DELBECCARO, Pastor of Community and Formation / Fourth Sunday of Harvest / Matthew 7.21-29
SEAN DELBECCARO, Pastor of Community and Formation / Third Sunday in Creation / Luke 13.6-9
SEAN DELBECCARO, Pastor of Community and Formation / Twelfth Sunday of Summertide / Genesis 37.17-28
SEAN DELBECCARO, Pastor of Community and Formation / Eight Sunday of Summertide / Genesis 16.1-16
SEAN DELBECCARO, Pastor of Community and Formation / Fourth Sunday of Summertide / Genesis 4.1-16
SEAN DELBECCARO, Pastor of Community and Formation / First Sunday of Summertide / Genesis 1.1-2.3
SEAN DELBECCARO, Pastor of Community and Formation / Seventh Sunday of Easter / Acts 1.1-11
SEAN DELBECCARO, Pastor of Community and Formation / Second Sunday of Easter / Acts 2.14a, 22-32
SEAN DELBECCARO, Pastor of Community and Formation / Fourth Sunday of Lent / John 9.1-12
MICHELLE JONES, Associate Pastor of Discipleship, Imago Dei / Second Sunday of Lent / John 3.1-17
SEAN DELBECCARO, Pastor of Community and Formation / Fifth Sunday after Epiphany / Psalm 112
AMY KASARI, Pastor of Hospitality and Justice / Third Sunday after Epiphany / Psalm 27.1-9
GERRY BRESHEARS, Professor of Theology, Western Seminary / Second Sunday after Epiphany / Psalm 40.1-13
SEAN DELBECCARO, Pastor of Community and Formation / First Sunday after Epiphany / Psalm 29
SEAN DELBECCARO, Pastor of Community and Formation / Fourth Sunday of Advent / Isaiah 7.10-16
RICK GERHARDT, Antioch Elder Chair / Twenty-Fourth Sunday after Pentecost / Matthew 28.18-20, 2 Corinthians 5.17-20
REV. PETE SANTUCCI, Author, Chaplain, & Spiritual Director / Twenty-Third Sunday after Pentecost / John 6.47-58
PETE KELLEY, Lead Pastor / Twenty-Second Sunday after Pentecost / Luke 8.4-8, 11-15, 18
SEAN DELBECCARO, Pastor of Community and Formation / Twenty-First Sunday after Pentecost / Romans 12.1-13
SEAN DELBECCARO, Pastor of Community and Formation / Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost / Matthew 16.13-18
SEAN DELBECCARO, Pastor of Community and Formation / Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost / Luke 15.1-10
DONNA BARBER, Co-Founder, The Voices Project / Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost / Luke 14.25-33
SEAN DELBECCARO, Pastor of Community and Formation / Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost / Luke 13.10-17
TODD STILL, Dean, Truett Theological Seminary / Tenth Sunday after Pentecost / Luke 12.49-56
GREG BOYD, Senior Pastor, Woodland Hills / Eighth Sunday after Pentecost / Luke 12.13-21
AMY KASARI, Pastor of Hospitality and Justice / Seventh Sunday after Pentecost / Luke 11.1-13
SEAN DELBECCARO, Pastor of Community and Formation / Sixth Sunday after Pentecost / Luke 10.38-42
Josh Butler, Co-Lead Pastor, Redemption Tempe / Fifth Sunday after Pentecost / Luke 10.25-37
RICK GERHARDT, Antioch Elder Chair / Fourth Sunday after Pentecost / Luke 10.1-11, 16-20
MICHELLE JONES, Associate Pastor of Discipleship at Imago Dei / Second Sunday after Pentecost / Luke 8.26-39
SEAN DELBECCARO, Pastor of Community and Formation / First Sunday after Pentecost / John 16.12-15
REV. PETE SANTUCCI, Author, Chaplain, & Spiritual Director / Pentecost Sunday / Psalm 104.24-35
JER SWIGART, Global Immersion Project / Seventh Sunday of Easter / Revelation 22.12-14, 16-17, 20-21
SEAN DELBECCARO, Pastor of Community and Formation / Sixth Sunday of Easter / Revelation 21.10, 22-22.5
MATTHEW SOERENS, US Director of Church Mobilization, World Relief / Fifth Sunday of Easter / Matthew 26.6-13
SEAN DELBECCARO, Pastor of Community and Formation / Second Sunday of Easter / Revelation 1.4-8
SEAN DELBECCARO, Pastor of Community and Formation / Seventh Sunday after Epiphany / Luke 6.27-38
REV. PETE SANTUCCI, Author, Chaplain, and Spiritual Director / Fourth Sunday after Epiphany / Luke 4.14-30
SEAN DELBECCARO, Pastor of Community and Formation / Second Sunday after Epiphany / John 2:1-11
GERRY BRESHEARS, Professor of Theology, Western Seminary / Fourth Sunday of Advent / Micah 5.2-4a
SEAN DELBECCARO, Pastor of Community and Formation / Second Sunday of Advent / Malachi 3.1-4
MICHELLE JONES, Associate Pastor - Spiritual Formation and Global Outreach at Imago Dei / Fourth Sunday of Easter
MICHELLE JONES, Associate Pastor - Spiritual Formation and Global Outreach at Imago Dei / First Allegiance / Part 6
PAUL CHOI, Associate Pastor of Multiethnic Ministry, Village Beaverton / Flannelgraph God / Part 4 of 10
PETE KELLEY, Lead Pastor & ALEX MUTAGUBYA, Transform African Ministries /Jesus Speaks / Part 3 of 6
PETE KELLEY, Lead Pastor / Pete Returns From 3 Weeks of Solitude / Disappointed with God
MICHELLE JONES, Associate Pastor - Spiritual Formation and Global Outreach at Imago Dei / The Lord’s Prayer / Part 6 of 7
JOSHUA BUTLER, Pastor of Teaching and Direction at Redemption Church – Tempe / Pit Stop Wedding
PAUL CHOI, Associate Pastor of Multiethnic Ministry, Village Beaverton / Christ the Conductor
EVAN HENDRIX, Pastor of Community and Hospitality / The Ten Commandments / Part 4 of 10
Pete Kelley, Lead Pastor, teaches about this day in the historical Church calendar, the day of Epiphany.
Lead Pastor, Pete Kelley, shares a message about the birth of Christ for our Community Christmas Eve service.
Nathan Riley, Pastor of Worship and Formation, closes out our advent series speaking from Matthew about how Jesus’ genealogy reveals a God who enters into the mess.
Guest Speaker, Jill Briscoe, joins us for the advent season with a message from Luke 2.
Pete Kelley, Lead Pastor, continues the series, The Incarnate Deity, on God being a god of compassion.
Rick Gerhardt, Elder at Antioch Church, closes out our We Believe Series with a message on everlasting life.
Evan Hendrix, Pastor of Community and Hospitality, continues our series on the Apostles Creed with a message from Colossians on the communion of the saints.
Pete Kelley continues our series on the Apostles Creed with a message on the second coming of Christ and the day of judgement.
Pete Kelley, Lead Pastor, teaches about the ascension of Christ as described in the Apostles Creed.
Nathan Riley, Pastor of Worship and Formation, continues our series through the apostles creed with a message on the resurrection of Jesus, "On the third day, He rose again".
Jerry Root, Director of Wheaton Evangelism Initiative and CS Lewis scholar, continues our series in the Apostles Creed with a message on the Holy Spirit.
Pete Kelley shares from Isaiah 53 giving context to Jesus' suffering and death as we continue studying the Apostles Creed.
Pete Kelley continues to walk us through the Apostles Creed with a message on what it means to truly follow and believe in the Kingdom of Jesus.
Pete Kelley continues to teach through the Apostles Creed with a message on God as the maker of heaven and earth.
Eric Knox, Lead Pastor of the Eastside Gathering of Imago Dei in Portland, Oregon, shares with us about the upside-down and challenging mission of living for God.
Pete Kelley, Lead Pastor, talks about what it means to view God as Father, Almighty and maker of heaven and earth.
Jerell Carper, Pastor of Youth & Young Adults, concludes our Love One Another series in 1 John with a message on what it means to have eternal life.
Pete Kelley, Lead Pastor, challenges us to look at the difference between belief and knowledge and to allow the Holy Spirit to show us that we are truly loved.
Guest Speaker, Riccardo Stewart, shares from John 3:1-16 about what it means to have new life in Christ.
Pete Kelley, Lead Pastor, continues our series in 1 John with a message on the whole gospel.
Evan Hendrix, Pastor of Community & Hospitality at Antioch, shares about what it means to answer the question, 'Who Am I?'.
Rick Gerhardt, Apologist and Elder at Antioch, teaches us about the reliability of the New Testament.
Pete Kelley, Lead Pastor, discusses how Jesus responded to those who chose to leave Him.
Pete Kelley, Lead Pastor, shares from 1 John in the next part of our series, Love One Another.
Guest Speaker, Donna Barber, shares about the story of Bartimaeus in Luke encouraging us to love others.
Pete Kelley, Lead Pastor, continues our series in 1 John with a message about what it means to walk in the light.
Pete Kelley, Lead Pastor, kicks off our new summer series, Love One Another, with a message about how we, as disciples of Jesus, want to be formed in our Sunday Gatherings.
Pete shares about the importance of Baptism, what it means in scripture and why it matters to those who are Christians.
Pete ends our Sermon on the Mount series with a discussion of the ending of the sermon as well as a preaching of the full sermon on the mount text.
Guest Speaker, Gerry Breshears, teaches on Matthew 7:13-23 as we continue our series on the Sermon on the Mount.
Pete explains how self awareness leads to social awareness, specifically with how we relate to others in light of the golden rule.
Pete continues our series about the vision that Jesus has for the Kingdom of God as described in the Sermon on the Mount. In this message, we learn what Jesus has to say about money.
Pete speaks from Matthew 6 about what hypocrisy means in today's society and in the Church.
Guest Speaker, Ruben Reyes, shares from Matthew 5:43-48 as a part of our Sermon on the Mount series.
Pete continues our series on the Sermon on the Mount with the message about the interpretation of scripture.
Pete shares with Antioch what it means that as followers of Christ, Jesus calls us the salt and the light.
Pete Kelley, Lead Pastor, sets up the context for our new series on the Sermon on the Mount.
Pete contemplates the awkwardness of Easter and shares with us what the resurrection of Christ means those who believe.
Jerell Carper, Pastor of Youth & Young Adults, closes out of lent series with a message on sabbath.
Jer Swigart, co-founder of The Global immersion Project, joins our lent series with a message on reconciling with the world.
Evan Hendrix, Community Pastor at Antioch, guides us in better understanding what it means to be God’s desired guest and to become a gathering servant as we continue our lenten series, Practicing Reconciliation.
Antioch Elder, Rick Gerhardt, takes us through the importance of reconciling ourselves to others.
Pete continues in our lent series, Practicing Reconciliation, with a message on formation and what the Bible says about reconciling your relationship with yourself.
We understand the Reconciliation of all things primarily through our own personal reconciliation with God.
Andrew Gardener, Pastor of Vine Church in Hong Kong, shares wisdom for the Wytsmas, Kelleys and Antioch Church as we enter into a season of transition.
Ken Wytsma shares his final sermon as Lead Pastor | Global of Antioch Church. He reflects on the last eleven years of Antioch and the importance of Church.
After proclaiming for the first three chapters of Ephesians the glorious reality of the nature of the church and the Gospel of Jesus Christ, Paul then turns his attention toward the implications of this reality in our lives.
Jarrod McKenna, Pastor and activist from Perth, Australia, teaches on discipleship, obedience and living out grace in everyday life. "We are called into lives of baptism and obedience that we might participate in that mystery of God's ongoing presence."
Its tempting to forget that the manger was actually in a town, in countryside in a country ruled by a nation.. The wise men eventually left.
Having already looked at the ideas that Jesus is both the Prince of Peace and the Wonderful Counselor, we walked through some of what it means to have Jesus as our Everlasting Father.
Jer Swigart, Co-Founding Director of a peacemaking training organization called The Global Immersion Project, invites us to understand Christ as the Prince of Peace and our role as peacemakers.
The nations cry out. Silence. The sanctuaries are burned and desecrated. Silence. Prophets are looked for. Silence.
Pete Kelley, Lead Pastor Local, continues our Reformation series with a message on the Glory of God.
Ken Wytsma brings us face to face with what we really believe about grace. Luther said, “To be convinced in our hearts that we have forgiveness of sins and peace with God by grace alone is the hardest thing.”
Ken introduced a new series on the Reformation - the period of time in the 16th century that changed the expression and understanding of Christianity forever.
Pastor Pete spoke this week on the final component in the overarching vision of biblical reconciliation through Jesus - the reconciliation of the church.
Ken Wytsma, Lead Pastor | Global, and Pete Kelley, Lead Pastor | Local, share with Antioch about the vision of the Church and introduce our new sermon series, The Reconciliation Of All Things.
Dr. Vincent Bacote speaks to Antioch about culturally engaged Christianity by looking at Paul's writings in Colossians.
Confusion is a lack of clarity. We are confused at who our Enemy truly is - how he works, when he works, and what he uses as weapons.
What is more fundamentally tied to the rhythm of our life than the necessary consumption of that which sustains us?
In church on Sunday, Josh Butler from Imago Dei spoke on the parables of the Lost. The lost sheep, the lost coin and the lost (prodigal) son.
This week, Pastor Pete led us through the opening scene of the book of Philemon, Paul’s letter to his dear friend for whom the book is named.
Ken Wytsma shares about his newest book, The Myth of Equality, and gives reasons why the Good News of Jesus Christ should touch every conversation—including that of Race and Privilege.
This week Ken spoke on the spirituality of our work using Colossians 3 as a lens through which to understand our work.
This morning Pastor Pete talked about the Theology of “Play” in light of our ongoing sermon series The Spirituality of Everyday Life.
Let us start if need be for a vision of what relationships ought to be, and the spirit of how we are to speak to others. There is only humility. Only love. Only healing in these words.
This week in our sermon series The Spirituality of Everyday Life, Pastor Pete discussed money, and the insidious nature that greed can potentially play in our lives.
How do you do it all? How have you managed to justify not taking a true Sabbath weekly, from your phone, email, work and productivity?
Ken started this Easter service by discussing what is called "Pascal's wager" and the rationale behind making a cognitive choice about how you should live based on potential outcomes and repercussions.
Ken spoke this week on Sacrifice and began the discussion around Romans 12: 1-2. There's an interesting thing about personal sacrifice.
Jesus invites the broken, the weary, the downtrodden, to his table knowing that we are not perfect. Knowing our sin. Knowing our shame. Knowing our pain. Knowing that we are so tired and so broken and so weary of carrying the burdens of this world.
Lent exposes not only the suffering that Jesus endured as he faithfully walked closer and closer to his appointment on the cross, but also exposes our aversion to suffering.
Ken begins the season of Lent with reflection on lament. Pain, hurt, anguish - true suffering on a level where time passes without you.
This week Ken talked about the need for "straight talk" in our relationships. At home, at work and with those with whom we are feeling led to speak the truth in love.
Ken examines the nature of spoken words as living seeds using the Parable of the Sower in Matthew 13 and applies this in the life of the Christian to our engagement with Evangelism, spoken blessings, and public prayer.
In this sermon Ken Wytsma introduces the new series on words, speech and communication with an exploration of God and the power of words.
Caught in the tension between God’s grand promises and our less-than-perfect reality, God’s Spirit ensures our inheritance and empowers us to love with a divine capacity.
We’re inspired to love others this way as we remember that, through our union with the Son, God views us with the same steadfast love that he has for Jesus.
Reflecting on Paul’s first-century address to the divided Church in Rome, Kelley Jones invites unity by calling followers of Jesus to accept one another, greet one another, and encourage one another.
The disciple John understood that the call to follow Jesus is foremost an invitation into the love of our triune God.
Learning from Israel’s desert experience, Ken Wytsma encourages us to seek silence, pursue prayer, and extend grace as we trust in God’s daily and ultimate provision in a world searching for hope.
While we face the temptation to obtain joy through the pride of life, Dr. Jerry Root exhorts us to remember the never-ending love of Jesus Christ.
In a world that views peace as a tranquil manger scene or attempts to create peace through force, Christ calls us to actively foster Shalom and join his plan for the redemption of all things.
Ken takes us on a big picture look at the gospel and God’s purposes in order to frame the nature of love, sin, and why doing good is a part of the story.
Karen shares with Antioch from 2 Timothy 1:7, speaking on what is means to live out this verse in a fearful world.
David Bailey, founder and director of Arrabon, a ministry that provides cultural training and worship resources for reconciling Christian communities, joins Antioch to speak about walking in the wilderness.
Ken teaches from 1 Thessalonians and highlights the unity we have in Christ and gives special application to the ways in which we often deny this with regard to women in society.
In this sermon, Pete addresses what the Gospel is and how the Gospel works in those who believe it.
In 1 Thessalonians chapter 2, Paul gives an autobiographical vision for what it looks like to steward your life to influence others toward Christ and his Kingdom.
Ken speaks from 1 Thessalonians on the doctrine of election and gives a history of Calvinism, and offers a biblical interpretation of how Paul used language of God’s predestination to talk about God’s plan of salvation for all.
Ken introduces the new series, Hold Fast, be setting the stage to explore the book of 1st Thessalonians, the earliest known piece of Christian writing.
In this message we take a look at Matthew 18:1-5 and the disciples’ question to Jesus regarding who will be the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.
In this message Pete explains the meaning of Eucharist and invites us to receive and become the body of Christ.
In this message, Ken gives a comprehensive look at what makes up the Christian scriptures and why that matters in the life of faith.
In Part I of a two-part message on truth and the Bible, Ken addresses the importance of our worldview and understanding of truth in how we answer the question of how to live.
Pete explores the good news that we have a God who speaks to us through his creation, through Scripture and ultimately through his Son.
Ed Underwood addresses the question: What would Jesus and the Apostles think of popular disciple making strategies?
Ken continues to discuss the challenges and difficulties of race in America and tragedy in the world with this look at the role of lament in the Christian life.
Ken Wytsma provides a much-needed examination which illuminates the reasons why we - as Americans and especially American Christians - should all care about race relations in America.
Ken discusses the ultimate end of human life in this history rich message that traverses the Westminster Confession, the King James Bible, Henry David Thoreau and more.
Diverting from the summer series to address recent global and local tragedies, Ken uses the story of Adolph Eichmann and Hannah Arendt to discuss the messiness of life, the mystery of God, and the necessity of faith.
Pete talks about Imago Dei, humankind made in the image of God. If we are made in the image of God, it changes the way we view ourselves, others and the world.
Rick Gerhardt gives a reasoned defense of the resurrection based on historical and modern narrative.
Pete talks about the historical and modern importance of pentecost as well as shaping our lives to prioritize what is actually the most important.
Ken speaks on the mysterious, unpredictable discipline of listening for the voice of God and following the Holy Spirit.
HD Weddel continues our series in ACTS by sharing about the importance of spending time with Jesus.
Pete approaches the sensitive topic of giving by looking at how the early church saw all they had as a gift from God and a means to practice the presence of God’s kingdom on earth.
Ken opens us and shares about the reality of spiritual and church abuse as part of our larger experience of disappointment with Christians in this message from the book of Acts.
As Christ-followers we know that we are invited to be part of what God is doing in the world, but often times, the idea of living on mission feels like adding another duty to our already-packed lives.
Pete introduces our series in Acts by talking about how union with Christ is the foundation of a life of mission.
Ken discusses what Jesus created in three days when he resurrected from the dead and became the temple, mediator, or bridge between mankind and God.
Ken shares from Matthew on Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem on a donkey and how that day (and Jesus’ final week) is anything but the meek and mild picture we sometimes paint.
Do you struggle with prayer? Jesus’ first disciples did too. That’s why they asked him to teach them to pray (Luke 11.1). In this sermon, Pete offers a fresh perspective on prayer and introduces a set of tools for learning to pray.
Do you ever worry that God is disappointed with you? Pete kicks off our Lent series on prayer with a celebration of the good news that we have been made one with Christ and our standing with God is based on Jesus’ record and performance, not ours.
Pastor Jonathan Brooks speaks from Jeremiah 29:4-6 about what it means to live in community.
A.J. Swoboda shares a message with Antioch entitled “Meeting Jesus” based on Matthew 17:1-13.
In this sermon, Ken introduced the People of God series and talked about how we as Christians are part of a royal priesthood (1 Peter 2:9).
Ken looks at an ethics of attention and focus in an age of distraction in this sermon, Love the Lord with All Your Mind, his first sermon back after sabbatical.
In Luke 8, Jesus warns his disciples to pay close attention to how they listen when God’s Word is preached. In this sermon, Pete offers a set of practices for listening to a biblical preaching in a way that will cultivate a hospitality to the Spirit of God so that our lives will be transformed to the image of Christ.
Ed Underwood, the Senior Pastor of Church of the Open Door, shares about his journey back to his first love. By doing things for Jesus, Ed shares how it is easy to lose sight of the focus of why we do what we do.
There is only one story in the Bible of Jesus as a boy child— when he was twelve, his family went to Jerusalem for a feast. On the way back, Mary and Joseph could not find Jesus anywhere. After spending a few days frantically searching, they found him in the temple. This story reminds us that we will be most satisfied when we, too, choose to spend time with the Father. Luke 2:41-52.
Pete Kelley closes out the Advent Conspiracy series heading into Christmas Eve. By spending just a little less on gifts we free up our resources to love as Jesus loves by giving to those who really need help. It’s not that there’s something wrong with the shopping mall—it’s that the better story is about loving all.
Special guest Heather Thomas, Community Pastor at Imago Dei in Salt Lake City, Utah, shares a moving message about what it means to worship in the waiting.
Pete continues the Advent Conspiracy series with a message on what it looks like to give relationally. The most powerful, memorable gift you can give to someone else is yourself. And nobody modeled this more than Jesus. When it comes to spending time with those you love, it’s all about quality, not quantity.
Pete explores the first pillar of the Advent Conspiracy, spend less. Spending less isn’t a call to stop giving gifts; it’s a call to stop spending money on gifts we won’t remember and don’t need. By spending wisely on gifts, we free ourselves from the anxiety associated with debt so we can take in the season with a full heart.
Special guest, Juanita Rasmus, co-pastor at St. John's United Methodist Church in Houston TX, shares with us a message from Luke 17:11-21.
For centuries Christians have celebrated Advent to share in the ancient longing for the arrival of the Messiah and to be alert and expectant of his second coming. This Sunday Pete Kelley introduced us to Advent Conspiracy and called us into a time to worship God fully and reclaim Christmas by telling a story that’s actually good news.
Special guest, Jer Swigart, Co-Founding Director of The Global Immersion Project, shares a message about Malachi and what it means to care for widows, orphans and immigrants.
In this message on the book of Hosea, Ken addresses how God feels about our unfaithfulness and ultimately how God pursues and renews his covenant with us.
Pete closes out the City Series with a message on being a neighbor to the least of these.
Pete continues the City Series with a word about what it means to live on mission in a local context.
Pete kicks off The City series with insight into what it means to be the Church in Bend, Oregon.
Ken continues in our To Live is Christ series with a focus on Philippians chapter 3 and 4.
Pete reflects on the story of Simeon and Anna in the temple; it's not enough to have God on our bucket list, instead He should be our only priority.
Ken continues the Walking with God series, meditating on the story of the widow's mite; we must focus not just on what we give to God but also what we are holding back.
Ken Wytsma continues the Walking with God series with a focus on prayer and laying everything before the Lord.
Ken Wytsma, Pastor of Antioch Church in Bend, OR, speaks about Caleb and the story of laying down expectations in our pursuit of God.
Pete Kelley begins the Walking with God series by explaining the tradition of fasting during Lent and the application of Matthew 3:13-4:11 to an American culture driven by individualism and consumerism.
Bob Shaw wraps up The Lessons from the Desert Series with a reminder to not to forget to remember.
Ed Underwood continues The Lessons from the Desert Series with a message out of Exodus 16 about the Israelites' desire to return to Egypt .
Pete continues The Lessons from the Desert Series with a message about the building of the tabernacle in Exodus.
Ken continues The Lessons from the Desert Series with a message on the Ten Commandments and explores why there's one commandment we often treat as optional.
Ken continues The Lessons from the Desert Series with a message on the necessity of depending on others and sharing our burdens.
Pete continues The Lessons from the Desert Series with a message on what trusting God looks like when we don't feel like He is there .
Pete kicks off The Desert Series with a message out of Exodus 14 & 15 about how to respond when we find ourselves in the wilderness.
Ken delivers the conclusion of The Table Series with a message on the resurrection and its implications for us.
Ken continues The Table Series with a message about contentment and finding our joy in relationship with God.
Pete Kelley continues The Table Series with a message out of Luke 14 on remembering that EVERYONE is invited into the kingdom of God.
Ken continues The Table Series with a message about Mary and Martha, and explores the way we often misunderstand this moving story of Jesus standing in solidarity with Mary throughout the gospels.
Ken continues The Table Series with a message on the rich cultural history, biblical symbolism, and profound truth buried in this familiar miracle story.
Pete continues The Table Series with a message out of Luke 7 on approaching Jesus unconditionally.
Pete kicks off The Table Series with a brief message about the inclusiveness of Jesus' life and message.
Ken delivers a Communion Sunday message about symbolism, gender, and the reason why we take Communion.
Peter Harris, Founder of A Rocha International, discusses the current trajectory of the global environment and casts a vision for a more engaged, more concerned Christian community.
Ken takes a moment to celebrate Antioch's eighth anniversary with a look back at the original dream of Antioch and a look forward to what God might have in store for our next season.
Ken wraps up the Be The Church Series with a message on being changed and being the change we long to see in the world.
Ken continues the Be The Church Series with a message on community and God's desire for us to be connected to Him by being connected to each other.
Ken kicks off the Be The Church series with a message on conversion, salvation, and the DNA of Christian faith.
Many people today talk about justice but are they living justly? They want to change the world but are they being changed themselves? Are we more in love with the idea of changing the world than actually changing the world? Eugene is the founding and lead pastor of Quest and the executive director of Q Cafe. He's also the founder of One Day's Wages, a non-profit organization focused on global poverty.
Ken speaks about the implications of our rapidly changing culture and paints a picture of the church's role within it.
Ken addresses some of the current events going on in the world and talks about the power and importance of power.
Mike Yankoski is a well-known author, speaker and social justice advocate. Disillusioned by his experience speaking on the Christian conference circuit, he decided to devote a year seeking God through spiritual practice. He describes what he learned in his message "Practicing Our Faith - Exploring the Biblical Invitation to Spiritual Practice."
Don Jacobson speaks on the difficulty of waiting on God when He doesn't seem to be there or answering our prayers.
Ken tackles a difficult subject: the relationship between our money and our walk with God.
Mike Caba, Professor at Kilns College in Bend, OR, discusses how to engage a pluralistic society without being disrespectful or making erroneous claims about other religions.
Rick Gerhardt, Biologist and Christian Apologist, discusses some of the philosophical reasons why we believe Christianity is true.
Ken wraps up The Wisdom Series with a message on betrayal, loving like Christ, and having grace for others.
Ken continues The Wisdom Series with a message on envy and the relationship between contentment and humility.
Ken continues The Wisdom Series with a message on the relationship between finding happiness, pursuing God and living well.
Ken continues the Wisdom series with a brief Worship Sunday message out of James 3 on loving the people around us with the way we use words.
Ken kicks off the Wisdom Series with a message on James 3:1-13 and the power of words to influence, build up, and destroy.
Pete Kelley, Lead Pastor of Doxology in Corvallis, Oregon, speaks on the story of Jonah and how God can send storms to bring us closer to Him.
Ken continues the Knowing God series with a message on being vigilant in our love, our walk of faith, and our obedience.
Ken continues the Knowing God series with a message on the realities of suffering and the way pain itself can become an idol, keeping us from knowing God.
Bob Shaw, Chief Meteorologist and Community Affairs Director at KTVZ in Bend, speaks on Isaiah 55 and the dangers of spiritual thirst.
Ken continues the Knowing God series with a message on the glory of God, the chief end of humanity, and the reason knowing God is so important.
Ken kicks off The Knowing God Series with an exploration of what we know about Christ and how that informs what we know about God.
Ed Underwood, Author and Senior Pastor at Church of the Open Door in Southern California, describes several theories about God's will and outlines 8 Principles that he has learned about hearing and following God.
Josh Butler, Pastor of Mission at Imago Dei Community in Portland, explains a Biblical understanding of Heaven, Earth, and Hell.
Celestin Musekura, President and Founder of African Leadership and Reconciliation Ministries (ALARM, Inc.), speaks on the transformational power of forgiveness and reconciliation.
Ken speaks on our need to give up our authority over own lives and persevere in our humility and obedience.
Ken examines our definition of Christianity through the lens of the Book of Jude and calls for a deeper, more substantial commitment to the cause of Christ.
Ken takes a deep look at what it really means to make Christ the focal point of our lives and allow Him to lead us.
Rick Gerhardt, Biologist and Christian Apologist, discusses the varying theories about Jesus' humanity and divinity and makes a case for Jesus being fully God and fully human.
Ken talks about the way our culture conditions us to expect pleasure and comfort, when the Psalms teach us to expect something radically different.
Dr. John Perkins, Author, Civil Rights Activist and Community developer, illuminates the connection between the Gospel and our call to join God in seeking justice and redeeming the world.
Ken Wytsma talks about the practical balance between being influenced by friends and being the influencer. When is it okay to quit your friends?
Ken points out that sometimes our consumeristic culture can make us blind to the abundance God has given us. When we get hyper-focused on the things we don't have, we can easily forget all the gifts God has given us.
H.D. Weddel, Principal at Bend High School and Chaplain of the Oregon State University football team, speaks on taking Jesus at His word and trusting Him enough to live fearlessly.
Could we have an inaccurate definition of grace and salvation? Ken describes some of our misconceptions about salvation and the word "grace" and casts a vision for a more holistic picture of the Christian life.
Ken speaks on Family Sunday about the necessity and blessing of waiting on God's timing as we pray and live our lives.
Leroy Barber, Global Executive Director of Word Made Flesh, an international organization that works among the most vulnerable of the world's poor, speaks on learning to love each other the way Christ would have us love.
Ken wraps up The Mary Series with a message on some of the surprising things we can learn about gender and our role in God's plan from her story.
Ken continues the Mary Series by demonstrating that Mary is the most depicted figure in the history of art. Mary's Song also shows us that justice for all is an integral part of the gospel, and we err when we try to separate the gospel from our duty to bring justice to the world.
Sometimes we change stories to make our heroes and heroines more powerful and less human. Ken kicks off The Mary Series with a message on Mary's humanity and the history of the church's views about her.
Gerry Breshears wraps up The Give Thanks Series with a message on happiness, rejoicing, and what that really means.
Michael McBride, Lead Pastor of The Way Christian Center in Berkeley, CA, continues the Give Thanks series with a message on Philippians 3.
If we want to truly live thankful lives, we'll have to let go of the disease of individualism that is embedded in our culture. Ken unpacks Philippians 1 for Part I of the Give Thanks series
Four folks from Antioch speak on four spiritual disciplines: Madelle Friess:: Community David Grissen :: Rest/Sabbath Cheryl Kent :: Reading Scripture Rick Gerhardt :: Prayer.
Luke paints an exciting picture of what life is intended to be when we live in union with Christ.
As part of Antioch's 7th Anniversary, Ken returns to the first message he ever gave at Antioch: Come and Die.
Ken describes the kind of shaping influence we ought to allow Christ to exert on us and - through us - our culture.
Ken describes his vision for a church that dramatically impacts culture by being both relevant and faithful to the truth.
Luke Suciu talks about the relevance of leadership and responsibility in everyday life.
Ken talks about a theology of creativity and how it plays out in the life of a believer and in the church.
Ken describes the four Antioch core values: Christ-centeredness, Authentic Spirituality, Intentional Community, and Missional Living.
Aaron Wells, a former OSU football player and Detective in the Redmond Police Department, talks about church: what it is, why we don't always like it, and why we should do it anyway.
Ken talks about the purpose of the church and the need for unity within the body of Christ.
Ken wraps up the Pursuit of God series with an extension of the conversation on happiness and contentment.
Rick Gerhardt, Biologist and Christian Apologist, describes a Biblical view of consciousness and unpacks the difference between our brains and our souls.
Ken completes The Pursuit of God Series with a message on doubt and the christian life.
Ken continues The Pursuit of God Series with a message on the centrality of joy and happiness to the Christian life.
Ken talks about spiritual discipline and the kind of dedication and drive it takes to truly pursue God over everything else.
Ken leads us in answering the dominant questions about divine communication and hearing from God. We can better position ourselves to hear from God if we develop a discipline of prayer and a posture of solitude.
Ken delivers a powerful message on the "fear" side of fear and trembling. When we step out in faith, sometimes it leads us directly into scary, difficult situations, rather than delivering us.
Ken continues the Paradox Series with a message on God's power over nature and our circumstances.
In Part III of the Paradox Series, Ken delves into nature of faith by reading through the story of Abraham and Isaac. True faith is often tested the most intensely right before deliverance arrives.
Brandon interviews Aaron Wells about playing OSU football, being a Christian police officer, and the role church ministry plays in his life.
Luke Suciu, Antioch's Youth Pastor, talks about the difficulty of worshipping in the midst of suffering and pain. He explains that while our triumphalistic American culture discourages dwelling on pain and sadness, worshipping out of our bitterness and frustration is very natural, very human, and very much a part of living the Christian life.
Ken kicks off Paradox - A Series on Faith with a message on Joshua and the difficulties involved with letting God fight our battles for us.
John Suciu, Pastor of Wallen Baptist Church in Fort Wayne, IN, talks about how our work ethic matters to God.
Jake Hendrix, Pastor of House of Providence in Vancouver, WA, speaks about the goodness of God and why we have a hard time believing it.
Ken's powerful Mother's Day message explores the pain and difficulties that arise when women's maternal instincts and desires are left unfulfilled because of tragedy, mental illnesses, and infertility.
Eric Knox, Pastor of Diversity at Imago Dei Community in Portland, OR, describes the misconceptions some Christians develop and explains how to avoid them.
Ken talks about the relationship between consumerism, envy, discontentment, and unhappiness.
Alex Mutagubya, Founder of Transform African Ministries and Pastor of Luzira Community Church in Kampala, Uganda, talks about the importance of stopping to listen to God when we get overrun by life.
Linda Van Voorst speaks on God's prophetic call in Zechariah for us to love and care for the poor and oppressed.
Ken wraps up the two part Easter series with a message on the nature of love and our human tendency to twist our version of love into something that serves us.
Ken preaches an Easter message about developing a Christ-centered perspective on scripture and everyday life.
Dr. Gerry Breshears, professor of Theology at Western Theological Seminary and co-author with Mark Driscoll of several popular books on doctrine and the church, continues The Colossians Series with a message on how to live a Christ-centered life of reconciliation and joy.
Ken continues the series on Colossians with a message on what it means to rely fully on Christ in our everyday lives.
Ken kicks off the series on Colossians with a message on how we can sometimes misunderstand assurance of salvation and why Colossians is such an important book.
Ken wraps up the Love the Lord Your God Series with a practical message on how to grow your relationship with God and move forward in faith.
Ken continues the Love the Lord Your God Series with a message on loving God with our wisdom and decision-making.
Sam Adams continues the Love the Lord Your God Series with an exploration on what a soul is and what it means to love God with all our soul.
Ken kicks off the "Love the Lord Your God" series with a sermon on what it means to love God with all our hearts.
Rick Gerhardt & Tom Rowley give to messages on how Christians ought to relate to God's creation.
Ken talks about how American culture has changed over the last several decades and why the church needs to change the way it shares its message.
Mike Caba, Archaeologist and Dean of Faculty at Kilns College, gives a message on the historical authenticity of scripture.
Ken gives a brief holiday sermon on putting others before ourselves and serving others rather than ourselves.
Ken speaks from his heart about how he processed the tragedy in Connecticut and how he tries to deal with the problems of suffering and uncertainty.
Ken tells some stories about how he has seen injustice perpetuated in the church and why he is passionate about the church empowering women.
Ken Wytsma continues the series on the Book of Proverbs with a sermon on conducting relationships in a wise way and giving our lives over completely to God.
Ken continues the Proverbs series with a down-to-earth, practical sermon on how we can find truth, contentment and wisdom in our quest to live the good life.
Ken continues the Proverbs Series with a message on the warnings against adultery in Proverbs.
Ken continues the Book of Proverbs series with a message on God's will and how we should allow God to guide our decision making.
Don Jacobson, Founder and President of D.C. Jacobson and Associates, shares his thoughts on the good side and the dark side of guilt.
Marcel Serabungo, a Pastor who works with World Relief in the Democratic Republic of Congo, speaks about maintaining community in the body of Christ.
Rick Gerhardt continues the series on Faith with a message on how we should talk about faith with nonbelievers.
Ed Underwood, Pastor of Church of the Open Door in Southern CA, continues the series on Faith with a message on trusting the people God has put in our lives.
Ken continues in a series on Faith with a sermon on how we misunderstand and misappropriate the word 'faith'
Ken launches into a series on Faith with a sermon on how we misunderstand and misappropriate the word 'faith'
Ugandan Pastor Alex Mutagubya speaks to the priority the eternal should have over the temporal, from Luke 12:13-31.