Christ Church Los Angeles Sermon Podcast: Recent Episodes
Ken Lippold
God's word brings renewal and at Christ Church we believe renewal is for everyone. Follow along with us as we dig into what God's word has to say for our church here and now. Check this space to listen back to last Sunday's message or catch up on sermons from the past weeks.
How does Jesus treat people who are guilty as charged or even condemned? In our passage today we examine the story of the woman who was caught in adultery, and we see Jesus heart for those who are caught in the depths of their own sin.
Throughout Jesus ministry, he was known as a healer. Although we believe it is always good and right to ask for healing, most of us are left with a lingering question: Why are some healed, and some are not? Join us today as we dive into a few different texts where the Gospels speak about Jesus healing women. In these stories we discovering a surprising and hope filled answer to this question.
It's easy to get stuck in your faith, especially if you feel like you don't measure up. So how can you praise God with you whole heart, when you know your whole heart isn't truly loving him? Join us as we walk through Psalm 111 to see how we can live and worship as a genuine Christian in light of our obvious inconsistencies and flaws.
Many of us can point to a unsatisfied desire in our lives and in our hearts. This is not a new phenomenon. Join us today as we learn about what truly satisfies our deepest desires as we peer into the Jesus longest recorded private conversation in the gospels.
What does it mean that we are in the kingdom of God? And what affect should it have on our everyday lives? Join us today as Dr. Leon Harris walks us through what it means to live in the deliverance of the Kingdom of the Triune God.
Our character in the big moments of life is shaped in the ordinary moments. Today we can a lot of what it looks like to build this kind of Godly Character by looking at Jesus through the eyes of Marry and Martha as they followed Jesus.
Women are a feature in the life of Jesus from the very beginning. Join us as we revisit the "Christmas" story at a slightly different angle in order to learn from and understand Jesus from the eyes of the women who were among the first to meet him.
In Jesus day your family was your resume. Included in Jesus family history are a few key women who help to tell us not only who Jesus is, but what he came to do. Join us in this week as we explore Jesus in the stories, conversations he had with women throughout the Gospels.
Does God value a "stiff upper lip?" It's easy to believe that when we come before God we should only be grateful that we are allowed to exist and breathe. But, as we see in Psalm 22, God is glorious enough to handle both the wonderful realities of our lives and our suffering. Join us today as Dr. Leon Harris walks us through Psalm 22 and presents a pattern that we can use to pray to God through the reality of our lives.
What are the practical and even cosmic reasons we gather as a church? Join us as we briefly look at Acts 2:42-47 to see the incredible thing that happen as we gather together.
Many stories in the Bible portray David as the hero, the good guy, and the Christlike figure. But, David - like us - was human, sinful, and fallen. So how does a man after God's own heart respond when he does something unimaginably wrong? Join us today as Daniel walks us through this deeply human story, and how we can see God's redemption and grace within David's lowest moment.
Friendship is essential to make it through life's toughest times. In this passage we see the ingredients that make up a biblical friendship and we're pointed to the ultimate friend.
It's easy to believe that Christians employ a "fake it till you make it" strategy when the don't feel like praising God. But, the Bible tells us to do something quite different. Join us today as our friend Yannick from Stockwell Baptist Church in London walks us through Psalm 103 to explore what the Bible teaches about our motivation to praise God.
The David and Goliath story is firmly set in most of our imaginations, but the message behind this story has been long misunderstood. Join us this week as we survey this deep story about how God meets us in our weakness and inadequacy with his strength and provision.
What does it look like to move at God's pace? Often we can believe God only works in fast and powerful ways, but as we will discover as we walk through the life of David, God's pace is not our pace.
God has a long history of offering hope in the midst of seemingly terrible, and hopeless situations. But, it's not always in the way that we are looking for. Join us this week at Dr. Leon Harris walks us through how the hope communicated to the nation of Israel meet us in our own hopelessness.
It's easy to import our political, intellectual, and individual agenda onto Jesus and his message, but that's nothing new. As Dr. Leon Harris expounds John 7 he shows us how we might know Jesus is the right answer, we often ask the wrong question. Join us today as we explore what it looks like to align our agenda to Jesus agenda in a way that brings light and life to our lives and the world around us.
Most religions are predicated on the idea that we can become good in order to receive God's favor and blessing. But, in Christianity, it is our admission of our own unworthiness that unleashes God's grace and blessing in our lives. Join us today as we explore the faith of a man that amazed Jesus, and how it impacts our faith in Jesus authority today.
God has design our faith to be communal, which means how we pray, and how we follow Jesus affects our community. Join us this week as we investigate the story of a paralyzed man where we get a picture of what it looks like to exercise our faith on behalf of our friends family, and church community.
We all carry around with us those things we wish we could change, but never do. But, the power to chance flows from God, not our ability. In this story we see how Jesus approaches a hopeless and dejected man with dignity, and fully restores him by his power.
In order for love to be eternal, God must be eternally loving. The Trinity gives us a picture of what John is talking about when he says, "God is Love." Tune in this week as we look at the glorious reality of the love of the Trinity, and how it is incredibly practical for our daily lives.
Marriage, parenting, and slavery. These are three vital relational dynamics that have caused division, wounds, and wars since the beginning of history. Our passage today shows how the Christian gospel presents a right-side up vision for these relationships which challenges upside down narrative in our culture.
Have you ever felt stuck in your spiritual growth? It's a common feeling, and a common issue for most Christians. But the real questions is, how do you get unstuck? In our passage this week each section address a potential diagnoses for you spiritual "stuckness" and offers some helpful solutions on how to take steps forward on the well-worn path of spiritual growth.
It's easy to get caught up in focusing on the means instead of the ends. In this passage we look at how the well worn path of spiritual growth is not an end in itself, rather it's a shadow of the real thing we are aiming at. Join us in this fascinating passage as it illuminates the centrality of Christ for our substitution, renewal and rest.
Have you ever wondered why Jesus had scars after he rose again? Each of us - like Jesus - carry around the scars of our past, those that are self-inflicted and others inflicted. This week we take sometime to reflect on how the presence cars on the risen Jesus can help make sense of our scars that we carry with us.
He is Risen! Never has there been a claim that has shaped the world like this one. Jesus of Nazareth did not stay dead, but he rose again, and he offer that same resurrection to all who trust in Him. This easter Sunday we explore who the resurrection is for, and what is does in the life of someone who believes in it.
Jesus had a specific mission, and followed a specific plan. But, it's not what everyone expected. As we journey through Holy Week, in this teaching we take some time to explore what it meant for Jesus to be the messiah, and why he had to go to the cross.
Life can feel shaky and uncertain. What do we do with that? In our passage today we see that Paul shows us that only sticking to the well worn path gives us a grounded and thankful faith.
Most Christian understand how to become a Christian, but struggle to find out what's next. In our passage today Jesus teaching and example give us a snapshot of how we continue on in the christian life, grow together as a community and ultimately make it to end. Join us this week as Nat walks us through this pivotal passage in the book of John.
Every human live by faith in some capacity. The questions isn't wether or not you have a faith, it's what you put your faith. Our passage this week says, in order to continue in your Christian faith for the long haul, you must expand your vision of Jesus in line with the reality his person, power, and purpose.
Prayer can be confusing. Who do we pray to? Who should we pray for? What should we pray about? In this passage we see a model for prayer that doesn't leave you feeling bad about failing to pray, but helps release you to the path toward a deep and fulfilling prayer life.
Spiritual maturity in our day and age is a moving target. But, we can be sure in scripture that there is a well worn path of patterns that spiritually mature people have always followed. Join us this week as we explore three postures of spiritual maturity from the book of Colossians.
How do you get closer to God? The path to getting there is not exactly what most people would expect. As we dive into the book of Colossians we will see a well worn path presented to each of us that leads us to experience the fullness of God.
At Christmas we talk a lot about peace. But, what kind of peace did Jesus come to bring? In this passage we investigate three different types of peace and how the original Christmas story shares about an enduring peace that Jesus brings to anyone who believes in Him.
Are you feeling hopeful this Christmas? Tune in to think about how the source of hope is woven into to the original Christmas story.
Light overcomes darkness, gives life, exposes evil, and helps us see the truth. When Jesus claimed to be the light of the world, he meant something very specific.Join us this week as we dive into the beautiful claim Jesus made and see how he invites us to trust in Him as the light of the world.
Who did Jesus claim to be? In this passage, we see some shocking statements that Jesus makes about Himself and about how to follow Him. Join us in this series as we explore what Jesus claimed about Himself, and what that means for our everyday lives.
It's not enough just to be personally renewed, instead a liturgy always send us out to live in light of the renewal we experience. To put into practical action the spiritual truths that change our hearts. Tune in this week as we explore how Jesus sends his disciples to live in light of the Gospel.
True renewal is the end goal of a liturgy - and God is the one who enacts this renewal by raising us up in the good news of the Gospel. Tune in this week as we explore the Colossians three and how God is presently renewing us in our liturgy.
Everyone loves a clean slate and a fresh start. But, how do we get there? Only the Christian Gospel tells us that the only way to renewal is by honestly admitting the wrong in our hearts, and the wrong we've done to others. But the promise is that - just a a wheel that turns on a road - the only way to make it back to the top is first by going to the bottom. Join us as this week as we explore the topic of confession, and how it literates us to live in the the well-worn path of forgiveness and freedom in Jesus.
In this famous story, we look at a different angel of how our interactions with Jesus often defy our expectations. Join us as we dive into this classic biblical text about Jesus the great physician.
How do we change? Is it by searching deep within? the Bible shows us a radically counter cultural reality that the first step to growing as a Christian is actually to worship - look up at God with awe and praise. Join us this week as we walk through the way that worship shapes us on the well worn path to Christian growth.
How do you curate your path toward growth in the Christian Faith? Throughout the Bible there is a well worn path toward spiritual growth that leads to gospel shaped renewal in your life. Join us as we travel down this well worn path together, and see why we encourage this pattern in all that we do.
How do you deal with doubt and disappointment? Do you grin and bear it, does it crush you? In Psalm 73 we investigate three gifts God gives us in times of deep pain that can lead our season of disappointment into a season of Joy.
Hypocrisy is one of the biggest criticisms against the church and christians in general. But, the danger of faith without actions isn't a new phenomenon, it's a key theme throughout the New Testament. Join us as we Ricky walks us through this biblical tension of faith and works in the book of James.
In our passage this week we have the unique privilege to dive into the birth place of equality in the West. It's a strange passage about a trance, a vision, and many "co-incidences." Don't miss this central passage as we close out this section of Acts.
Today as we continue to look at the book of acts there are miraculous events that reveal an ordinary pattern for church growth and strengthening. Tune in as we see the things God uses in the church to simultaneously grow, and strength the individuals and communities in the church.
As we explore this famous passage about the conversion of Saul on the Road to Damascus, we see one clear message. The Gospel of Jesus Christ is good news for everyone! Join us today as we explore a turning point in the book of Acts as well as a turning point in the history of the world.
Just when you thought suffering and persecution should have squashed the church in Acts, it spread even more. Why? This week we look at part of Acts 8 to see God's work behind the scenes in the early Christian Church to see how God works through our suffering, not just in spite of it.
It can be easy to write someone off as incapable, or unwilling. But what if we saw people the way Jesus did? In this story of Jesus first interaction with Levi the tax collector, we see how Jesus sees through cultural and religious barriers to call this unlikely disciple to follow him.
How does Jesus see us? Does he look at the sin covering our lives and cower away in disgust, or does he move toward us anyway. This story of Jesus cleansing a leper is far more than just a miracle from years ago, it's a case study in how God in Jesus moves toward our brokenness with compassion and power.
So often one of Jesus' healing was about far more than just the act of healing an individual. listen in today as Ken walks us through the story of Jesus healing a man of not just his inability to walk, but also his loneliness.
What is the primary function of the church - is it preaching or serving the needs of people? This is the problem at the center of our passage today - so join us on the journey looking at how the early church dealt with a cross cultural, age old problem for the church.
What is the greatest threat to the church? It's not a ever secularizing culture. It's not the wrong politician in office. It's not even an opposing religion outpacing Christianities growth. In our passage this week Ken walks us through one of the greatest internal threats to the church and it's flourishing and spreading.
Doubt in the resurrection of Jesus feels modern. But even Jesus' closest friends doubted at first. How did they move from unbelief and doubt to a faith that transformed their lives? Dive into this story with us at we remember and celebrate this Easter.
Biblically speaking, the heart is the central control system of the person. But does that mean we need to follow our heart? As we dive into Biblical wisdom on the heart we see that the key to transformation, starts how we guard our hearts.
How does the church spread? Is it the healing and miraculous signs? It is the generosity and love of the church? In this famous and powerful passage in the book of Acts we see how the early church spread in the same way the church spreads today - by the people in the church bold speaking the good news about salvation in Jesus Christ alone.
Have you ever wondered how to express your feelings of depression as a Christian? What to do with the pain, darkness, or numbness that comes from grief, loss, or reality of life? Bill Ankerberg walks us through Psalm 42 today to give us a pathway to think about and speak about life biggest struggles.
Was the early church community the ideal? Or it is idealism to think that there could be a community like them. This week we dive into what made the unity, love, and generosity of the early church so captivating, and how it's instructive for our ordinary life as the church now.
What could a fisherman's say that would make 3000 people change the direction of their lives in a matter of minutes? Tune in this week as our friend from Grace Baptist Pastor Ricky Diaz looks at the first sermon given at the start of the church.
This weeks passage explains the foundational moment of the start of the church. And it's also a very strange passage of Scripture! Jump in with us today as we see how the Holy of the Holy Spirit on the day of Pentecost is central to the spreading and flourishing of the church.
Where did Jesus go after the great commission? Does it even matter? As we look at this week, the ascension of Jesus is the detonator that unleashes the spreading and flourishing of the church.
How did the church move from a small fringe group of unimportant people in remote part of world to a spreading and flourishing message that's transformed the world? Join us for the beginning of this series, as we dive in the the key of the power behind the spreading and flourishing of the church.
What role does hope play in your life? Hope is the time "in-between" - in the waiting. This week we will look at a portion of Christmas story where we learn to in the waiting a way to hope that doesn't crush us, but strengthens us and builds our faith.
As we continue our investigation of the child at the center of the Christmas story, we come into contact with the reality that Jesus was not simple a good man, but he was a king. Join us as we shortly look at why Jesus kingship isn't a threat, but a gift.
Sometimes the news that God loves us can wash over us and not stick with the force of how revolutionary that is. John tells us how God's love is otherworldly, and if we can remember his love how it has the power to bring us joy by bringing us closer to him.
This week we will see how John explains that if Jesus is at the center of your life he acts like a magnet bringing meaning and joy to all areas of you life.
Often we are long of the experience of joy, but have no idea how to get it. It's as elusive as wisdom. In our search through the book of John we see that the key to joy - or as John says, "to make our joy complete" - is relational wholeness. Tune in as start to dive into this fascinating book.
What does light have to do with joy? Tune in this week as we see how Jesus is the only one who can welcome us into the light and restore our relationship with God.
Wisdom and suffering go hand and hand in the scriptures. But that seems ironic, because wisdom seems the most elusive in the midst of suffering. Listen in for our final week on wisdom when we see how suffering is not something to escape at all costs, but is key to becoming wise.
The scriptures teach us that wise people start and keep healthy friendships. But, in an increasingly transient and individualistic culture, forging strong friendships is harder than ever. Join us this week as we talk about the benefits of friendship, the cost of friendship, and the best friendship.
Most of us spend our time avoiding things that cause fear, but could fear be a good thing? In our talk today, Ken walks us through the scriptures to show us that when we fear God it brings life, protection and ultimately raises us up.
Wouldn't it be great if you always knew what to do? In any situation, at any time? James 1:15, talks about the reality that wisdom comes from God and true wisdom starts by asking God to give you wisdom through his word. This week we kick off this new series by looking at the wisdom of "today."
When Jesus meets a desperate father, he changes the subject, tells him no and then shows him something better than he can ever imagine.
Jesus meet the women at the well and breaks down social, religious, and political barriers to offer her living water.
In the passage preceding John 3:16, Jesus has an interaction with one of Israel's greatest teachers that is utterly groundbreaking. Listen in as we explore how Jesus meets with Nicodemus the teacher face to face, mind to mind, and heart to heart.
In this story Jesus engages with life's biggest question. What happens after we die? And how do we wrestle with that reality right now? Listen in this week our friend from Grace Baptist Church highlights that Jesus is the key to understanding our final end, and our here and now.
What happens in prayer? What primarily changes when you speak to God? When we look at the last few petitions of the Lord's prayer we see they not only shape the way we should pray, but they shape us.
In the Lord's Prayer Jesus teaches us a pattern for prayer. In this pattern we see a truth that is very simple, but also very profound. Prayer to the Father in Heaven, start with Him and his priorities. When prayer starts with God, his name, his kingdom, and his will we will pray like Jesus and be shaped to look more like him.
We all have an idea of what prayer is, but more often than not, we are left disappointed and discouraged in our prayer life. As we ask the question, "Lord, can you teach us to pray?" We can come to Jesus and learn from him the true point of prayer.
Have you ever wanted God's power to explode into your life? His peace, his strength, his forgiveness? You might want that, but how does that happen? What we see in this passage is that the more you live a life of repentance, the more of God's power will mark your whole life.
The Israelites ask the question, “Who can stand in the presence of the Lord?” What would it be like to stand before God. How would you or I respond to him. In this text we see 4 responses to being in the presence of God and only one response gives us the ability to stand.
Many of us find us wanting just some of God in our lives. Often that leads us eventually to want none of God. But what if we could have all of God? Or even better, he could have all of us?
When Jesus claimed he was the light of the world, he was claiming much more than simply being a good teacher, or an influence for good in the world. Join us today as our friend Ralph Cunnington walks us through this passage highlighting the remarkable reality of Jesus teaching in John 8.
This week we examine Eli's disobedient and unfaithful sons who don't hear from God, and Hannah's faithful and obedient son Samuel who does hear from God
We are joined again by pastor Bill Ankerberg as he shares with us his wisdom on what it means to talk to God in all seasons of life.
Hannah’s Prayer of worship shows us that when we feel weak, the best thing to do is to praise God who is your strength, in order to find your strength in God alone.
The Story of Hannah shows us almost everything we turn to for joy, security, hope, fulfillment, is not up to the task. But the great hope of Christianity is that the God of the Bible is big enough-- transcendent enough--to carry all of our hopes, fulfill our deepest longings, fill us with joy and give us the security we need in all circumstances.
A couple times a year we pause from our normal pattern of preaching to take extra time to worship, pray and think about a particular Christian discipline. Check out some thoughts on the Christian discipline of fasting in this week’s talk.
Even for Jesus’ closest friends the resurrection seemed unthinkable. On Easter Sunday Jesus gave them the evidence they needed to believe he rose from the dead and trust in him for salvation.
As we wrap up our series on self-denying love, listen to find out why love is the greatest of all things and why it’s worth pursuing at all costs.
This week Dan Broyles from the Biblical Counseling Coalition walks us through the book of Luke in order to see how Jesus connected with people. In a society where connection is more elusive than ever, let's tune in to Jesus' masterclass in relational connection.
Psalm 90 helps us to put all of life into perspective. Bill Ankerberg helps us to live in wisdom by learning from the Psalmist how to “number our days.”
This section of 1 Corinthians 13 is not about feelings, it’s about behaviors. You don’t become loving by feeling your way there or by observation, it’s only by practice.
The Apostle Paul shows us that without love as the source even our most excellent words, thoughts and sacrificial deeds are of no value. He goes so far to say that we are nothing without love.
In this famous passage, the Apostle Paul explains the most excellent way to live is the way of self-denying love.
What's your strategy for dealing with life when you start to ask the question, "Is this really it? Is this the best plan?" Tune in this week as we learn from Jesus' interactions with his mother Mary, and his method with her as he leads her on a journey to move from a position of control, to trust.
Have you ever wondered how you grow as a Christian? Most of us employ the "try harder" method of spiritual growth. But, this rarely results in the kind of Christian maturity that we see in the New Testament. Chad Miller from Biola University helps us examine the story behind apostle Paul's encounter with Jesus on the road damascus to understand how a Christian really grows to maturity in Christ.
Many of us know a bunch of wonderful truths about God but often find it difficult to put those truths into practice. When Jesus called Philip to be a disciple he called him to a life where he would be constantly challenged to take the truths he knows about God and put them into practice. However, living this way requires we get good at being uncomfortable. Listen this week to find out why being uncomfortable is the best way to grow.
If you met a young Simon Peter, you probably wouldn’t want to be friends with him, nor would you ask him to be a key player in your future plans. However, Jesus saw something in Simon Peter that no one else saw. And he stuck with him when no one else would. Listen in this week to find out why Jesus was willing to invest so much into a man like Simon Peter.
It may sound trite but at Christmas God the Father gives the greatest gift ever given—the gift of his Son, Jesus Christ. Though not typically a Christmas passage, in the most famous verse in the Bible, John 3:16, we learn of the immense love God has for the world and even more specifically, his immense love for you.
Joy to the world, the Lord has come! We know the song, and sing it well, but how does one actually become joyful at Christmas? In this classic Christmas passage we read about three different groups of people who had three different responses to the coming of Jesus, but only one of them results in joy. Listen in as we explore what it means to prepare for joy this Christmas.
Are you ready for Christmas? Are you prepared? We know what it means to buy the gifts, set the table, and hang the lights as we chase that elusive Christmas feeling of wonder and awe. In this famous Christmas passage we are shown what it really means to prepare for the Glory of Christmas - preparing the way for Jesus to be revealed.
John was one of Jesus closest disciples. If you track John's trajectory throughout the gospels you witness his transformation from proud to meek, angry to loving, and selfish to serving. Tune in this week to see how interacting with Jesus transforms John, and how it could interaction with Jesus can transform you.
This week we look at how Jesus meet Andrew the disciple. In this interaction we see how Jesus interacts with a "seeker." In this interaction we see how Jesus calls each one of us to move from simply knowing about him, to knowing him personally.
Before we look at how Jesus engages with individuals as the Great Physician, let's dive into the Physician Himself. Why is Jesus qualified to heal us? And why should we even be learning from him in this way?
If you had to describe your ideal world, what would it look like? In the final chapter of the book of Revelation we find a city. It's a city so wonderful that what is promised to those who will dwell there can give us hope for joy in our present world. Join us for our final sermon on Revelation as we see what awaits those who endure to the end.
As we take another peak at the end of times from heaven's perspective, we find in this passage an encouragement to Christians who feel weak and marginalized giving them the hope to endure and overcome. Join us in our second to last message on this book full of Hope for the Christian.
As we enter into the final part of the book of Revelation we peak into the drama of heaven to see what will happen at the end of history. Spoiler alert, God wins. Listen or recap this week as we look into what the fall of God's enemies in the future means for us today.
I wonder what you think about God's wrath and judgment. It makes most of us feel uncomfortable. Yet, this passage shows us that we can God's wrath is the best news for those who are tired of suffering, weary of evil, and angry at injustice.
In our passage today, the curtain is pulled back and we get to peer into the drama of history from heavens point of view. It shows us there is more going on behind the scenes than it may seem at first glance. Join us as we discuss one of the more obscure passages in the book of Revelation to see how it brings us hope for today.
Do you ever feel like your prayers are just bouncing off the ceiling? Like God doesn't even listen? Join us this week in our series in Revelation to figure out why prayer - though it seems like a weak weapon against injustice and suffering - is actually the most effective thing we can do.
What would it look like is there were an alternative world to the one we experience everyday? Spoiler alert... there is! This week in revelation we take a peek into the throne room of heaven, and learn about what makes the realities of heaven really important for us on earth.
The book of revelation is a letter for all churches at all times. Dive in with us at the beginning of our series to learn why this book matters for us today.
Choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve. Those are the last words Joshua says to the Israelites at the end of their journey in the book of Joshua. Join us for the final sermon in the Joshua Series, as we see the last principle how can continue have strength and courage to walk through all of life.
When the battle is over, we tend to wonder. What happens when the moment of strength and courage has past? Let's dive into this passage in Joshua to learn the seeds we need to plant into our hearts to guard against wondering.
Where does real rest come from? As we peer into the patterns of the story of Joshua and is Israelites we see that rest isn't a place or a circumstance, but a promise. Join us as we seek to see how God's people can find strength and courage no matter the circumstance or situation.
RESTLESSNESS. It's something that plagues many of us. This week, in one of the more contentious passages in the Old testament, we see a beautiful picture of what it looks like to have poise in the face of attack and find rest from our chronic restlessness. Check it out as we continue to see how God equips his people with strength and courage through everyday faithfulness.
Every extraordinary act in the Christian life start with ordinary faithfulness. What we see in Joshua 10 is an extraordinary story with ordinary roots. So let's dive deep into how God can shape us to be people of extraordinary strength and courage.
The Christian walk is not a straight line from A to B. It's a journey of many small decisions that shape our lives. This week we are continue to look at the story of Isreal how God can even take mistakes to move us forward in life in strength and courage.
Fear and anxiety plague us most often when we don't know what to do, or even do know what to do, but don't feel the courage and strength to do it. Follow along with us this week as we looks at how we can have strength to move forward in the Christian life if God speaks to us, and we respond in faith.
Nothing can sap your strength and courage like a secret sin. This week we see in the story of an Israelite named Akan that sin has the same pattern and solution that it always has. So tune in this week as we talk about a key part of living with strength and courage as a Christian.
How we worship matter, and ultimately what we worship shapes us as humans. Listen back to this week as we walk through the story of the Israelites and God's defeat of Jericho as we see how proper worship forms us to find strength and courage in God.
Having strength and courage isn't just about mustering up the power for the big moments of your life - it's about everyday faithfulness. Listen in this week to discover how God shapes his people for the big moments in life through a long obedience in the same direction.
You might be looking for the antidote to fear - but is there really a silver bullet? Listen in this week to find out what it looks like to find strength and courage in the face of fear and doubt.
Everyone like a good redemption story. Listen in this weeks sermon to see how God can bring strength and courage to the most unexpected people by empowering them to act on the facts of faith.
Do you feel strong and courageous? God's word to Joshua was be strong & courageous. In order to understand that command we need to understand what else God says to Joshua and us today. Dive into the first sermon in our series in the Book of Joshua.
Ever wondered what the Bible means when it talks about being in the presence of God? Take a look at Exodus 33 with us to see how you can pray the prayer along with Moses for God to show us his glory.
Join us as we continue to look at what it means to live as a renewed follower of Jesus.
Join us as we continue to look at what it means to live as a renewed follower of Jesus.
Join us as we continue to look at what it means to live as a renewed follower of Jesus.
We continue to look at how the gospel renews us by looking at how we can be renewed in every part of our daily lives.
We continue to look at how the gospel renews us by looking at how we can be renewed in every part of our daily lives.
If you have struggled with understand the point of prayer, you're not alone. In this passage we see a way that God can help renew the purpose of prayer in our lives.
Where is God when everything is going wrong? In the Christian life we can find a renewed purpose for suffering and pain because faith in Jesus.
We long for unity, but where can we find it? Christians have a way of being deeply unified with people who are radically different than themselves, and that comes through being a renewed community.
Do you know how much you need renewal? Often it is hard to understand what our hearts truly need. This passage shines a light on our great need for renewal, while pointing us to the means to access it.
How does the gospel create a context where hope for renewal isn't just an uncertain optimism but a certain guarantee? This can happen with a hope that comes from the outside in.
If we want to be renewed, if we want to become the people we truly should be, we need to look for something outside of ourselves. Renewal is only really possible by looking up.
Everyone in our culture is looking for things that are broken to be set right and yearning for good things like justice, fairness and reason. We believe that renewal is truly possible for everyone, and the book of Ephesians tells us how that is possible in Jesus.