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Matt Dawson
In Part 2 of our series, Here & Now, our lead pastor, Matt Dawson, will guide us in understanding how our fear keeps us from experiencing the fullness of Christ in our lives.
In Part 1 of our series, Here & Now, our lead pastor, Matt Dawson, will guide us in establishing a firm foundation, rooted in faith in Christ that fuels our faith, rather than a far off or future hope in “something better." No matter what we are experiencing or feeling, Jesus offers great hope for today.
In Part 3 of our series, Secret Christians, our executive pastor, Don Gentry will help us to understand what sharing their faith can look like, regardless of their gifting/personality.
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In Part 2 of our series, Secret Christians, our lead pastor, Matt Dawson will help us to feel the weight and reality of eternity; especially for those in our lives.
In Part 1 of our series, Secret Christians, our lead pastor, Matt Dawson, will help us to navigate how we currently share our faith, and learn that Jesus calls us to be more than nice people.
In Part 2 of our series, No Offense, our lead pastor, Matt Dawson, and lead pastor from Grace Church Charlotte, Theo Schaffer, will engage in a conversation regarding our responsibility to get past the offenses and how the Bible teaches us how to do that.
In part 1 of our series, No Offense, our lead pastor, Matt Dawson, will help us to better understand why we are offended (when we are), how we offend others and what the root of these offenses are.
In part 4 of our series, How to (NOT) Ruin Your Family, our lead pastor, Matt Dawson will help us to understand the importance of open communication in family. We want you to be able to see where you have unhealthy communication habits, and how to bring health into those situations.
In part 3 of our series, How to (NOT) Ruin Your Family, our student pastor, Shin Kang will help us to define what a healthy boundary looks like in families.
In part 2 of our series, How to (NOT) Ruin Your Family, our lead pastor, Matt Dawson will help us to understand the importance for a clear vision and purpose for our family.
In part 1 of our series, How to (NOT) Ruin Your Family, our executive pastor, Don Gentry, will help us to come to understanding that marriage and families are not two separate things; marriage is the foundation of family.
In part 1 of our series, This is Church Too, our lead pastor, Matt Dawson, will help us to understand that church isn't just about the four walls, but it's also what we do outside of these walls.
In our series, Read Your Bible - 1, 2, 3 John, our friend, Randy Belk, will guide us through 2 John & 3 John.
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In our series, Read Your Bible - 1, 2, 3 John, our lead pastor, Matt Dawson, will guide us through 1 John 4 & 1 John 5.
In our series, Read Your Bible - 1, 2, 3 John, our experience pastor, Chris Denning, will guide us through 1 John 2:15-29 through 1 John 3.
In our series, Read Your Bible - 1, 2, 3 John, our executive pastor, Don Gentry, will guide us through 1 John 1 through 1 John 2:1-14.
In part 3 of our series, Who Do You Think You Are?, our lead pastor, Matt Dawson, will help us to understand what being a royal priesthood means and how we can live that out in our daily lives.
In part 2 of our series, Who Do You Think You Are?, our lead pastor, Matt Dawson, will guide us to understand what it means to be a child of God and how we can live in light of that truth.
In part 1 of our series, Who Do You Think You Are?, our experience pastor, Chris Denning, will help us to understand that God views us as his masterpiece - made uniquely to accomplish His will in our lives. We need to address our negative thoughts about our own self-perception, and learn how to re-learn how God views us.
In part 2 of our series, Run Hard, Rest Well, our lead pastor, Matt Dawson will help us to connect the benefits of rest with our motivations for introducing new practices of rest for ourselves.
In part 1 of our series, Run Hard, Rest Well, our executive pastor, Don Gentry will help us to identify the difference between rest & inactivity, and to gain a clear picture of what real rest looks like.
In part 3 of our series, I Don't Get It, our lead pastor, Matt Dawson, will guide us through the injustices in the Bible and how that relates to our faith today.
In part 2 of our series, I Don't Get It, our lead pastor, Matt Dawson, will guide us to learn how to read about God's rules & commandments in the Old Testament and be able to understand it in the context of our faith.
In part 1 of our series, I Don't Get It, our student pastor, Shin Kang, will help us to understand how God's wrath displayed in the Old Testament should be understood by us today.
In part 2 of our series, How to Unfollow, not Unfriend, our lead pastor, Matt Dawson, will help us to understand how Jesus calls us to sacrificial humility, where we give up our desire to win or be right to respect others.
In part 1 of our series, How to Unfollow, not Unfriend, our lead pastor, Matt Dawson, will help us to understand how we can disagree with others without causing division.
In part 3 of our series, Transformed, our lead pastor, Matt Dawson, will help us to understand the importance of relationships in discipleship.
In our series, Transformed, Tracie Dawson, will teach us what it means to renew our minds and practical ways we can experience this daily.
In our series, Transformed, our executive pastor, Don Gentry will help us to understand that transformation is a life-long process, and that putting off our old self is a daily process.
In part 2 of our series, The Bible for Grown Ups, our lead pastor, Matt Dawson, will help us to understand why both the New Testament and the Old Testament are critical to our faith.
In part 1 of our series, The Bible for Grown Ups, our lead pastor, Matt Dawson, will help us to understand why it's important to know the story OF the Bible; not just the stories IN the Bible.
This Easter at Home, our lead pastor, Matt Dawson, will help us to understand why sharing our Hope in Jesus is so important to those around us.
In part 2 of our series, Bear Fruit, our lead pastor, Matt Dawson, will help us to learn how we can choose to follow the Spirit and not allow our flesh to overcome.
In part 1 of our series, Bear Fruit, our experience pastor, Chris Denning, will lead us to have a clearer perspective of what scripture tells us about the fruit, and why we need to understand them.
In part 4 of our series, I'm Not Okay... But Jesus Is, our lead pastor, Matt Dawson, will be helping us to understand the why Spiritual Healing is the greater need.
In response to COVID-19, we are in need to address what it means to have faith over fear during this difficult time many people are facing. We desire for everyone, whether at Journey or joining us online, to understand what we are called to do as The Church.
In our series, I'm Not Okay... But Jesus Is, our executive pastor, Don Gentry, will be inviting couple counseling professionals to have a panel conversation about mental health.
In our series, I'm Not Okay... But Jesus Is, our executive pastor, Don Gentry, will be inviting couple counseling professionals to have a panel conversation about mental health.
In part 2 of our series, Why We Tithe, our lead pastor, Matt Dawson, will help us to understand that with obedience and gratitude in tithing comes personal blessing. Personal blessing isn't the reason we tithe, but it is the outcome of the promises of God in scripture with regard to having an obedient and grateful heart.
In part 1 of our series, Why We Tithe, our lead pastor, Matt Dawson, will help us to understand why God chose the local church as His expression to fulfill His purpose on earth and how tithing plays into that purpose.
In our series First Things First, our executive pastor, Don Gentry, will challenge us to have a healthier perspective in the relationships that we have.
In our series First Things First, our lead pastor, Matt Dawson, will help us to understand that our true identity belongs in Christ.
In our series First Things First, our experience pastor, Chris Denning, will help us to understand the differences & effects of temporary pleasures and lasting fulfillment. What we give attention to(consciously & unconsciously) has an impact on our lives.
We exist to humbly point everyone to Absolute Hope. That means with our neighbors, across state lines, and internationally. As a disciple of Jesus, we are called to go to the ends of the earth to share that good news of Jesus!
In part 3 of our 21 Days of Prayer series, our lead pastor, Matt Dawson, will help us to understand what it means to pray as a partner.
In part 2 of our 21 Days of Prayer series, our lead pastor, Matt Dawson, will help us to understand what it means to pray as a disciple.
In part 1 of our 21 Days of Prayer series, our lead pastor, Matt Dawson, will help us to understand what it means to pray as a new creation.
In part 4 of our series, Advent. our executive pastor, Don Gentry, will lead us through the meaning of Peace in this Advent season.
In part 3 of our series, Advent. our lead pastor, Matt Dawson, will lead us through the meaning of Joy in this Advent season.
In part 2 of our series, Advent. our lead pastor, Matt Dawson, will lead us through the meaning of Love in this Advent season.
In part 1 of our series, Advent. our lead pastor, Matt Dawson, will lead us through the meaning of Hope in this Advent season.
In part 3 of our Eternity series, our executive pastor, Don Gentry, will help us to understand why considering eternity now is important to our lives. We want you to see eternity as not just a far off thing that might happen one day, but rather appreciating your life in the context of the story of God through all eternity.
In part 2 of our Eternity series, our lead pastor, Matt Dawson, will help us to have a more biblical understanding of Hell and what it means for us today. We want to be able to identify fact from fiction about Hell, and understand God's perspective and purpose for Hell.
In part 1 of our Eternity series, our lead pastor, Matt Dawson, will help us to have a more biblical understanding of Heaven and what it means for us today. We want to be able to identify fact from fiction about Heaven, and understand how we can experience Heaven today on earth.
In part 2 of our series Love Does, our lead pastor, Matt Dawson, will guide us through the gospels to study what Jesus taught about what love requires.
In part 1 of our Love Does series, our lead pastor, Matt Dawson, will help us to see that generosity is an active part of the Love that we have.
In our stand alone message, Good Question, our pastors will be answering the questions you sent in! This is something you do not want to miss out on!
With family members or friends, how can we approach addressing sinful actions while showing God's love, even if they are unrepentant?
How should we understand spiritual warfare and how can we engage in that for ourselves and for the benefit of others?
How do we reconcile the God & and reality of the Old Testament with the God & reality of the New Testament?
Why do churches today go into debt to build a building when the Bible clearly talks about the dangers of debt and the borrower being slave to the lender?
How do I make it through this upcoming political season without poorly representing Christ?
When we die, as believers where do we go? Do we sleep in our graves waiting for resurrection or do we go to heaven?
How do I find the balance between making my faith about following rules vs having fire insurance?
In part 3 of Women of the Bible Volume 2, our lead pastor, Matt Dawson, will be guiding us through the life of Hannah to see how our faith in God is what gives us hope.
In part 2 of Women of the Bible Volume 2, our lead pastor, Matt Dawson, will be guiding us through the life of Abigail.
In part 1 of Women of the Bible Volume 2, our executive pastor, Don Gentry, will be guiding us in the study of two incredible women, Lois and Eunice.
In part 3 of Face Your Fears, our lead pastor, Matt Dawson, will help us to have a more clear and healthy understanding of what it means to fear the Lord, and how that fear helps us to overcome all other fears.
In part 2 of Face Your Fears, our lead pastor, Matt Dawson, will guide us to be able to address our fears with practical tools that are specific to our specific fears. We will discover to see how God has provided the Holy Spirit and his Word to combat our fears.
In part 1 of Face Your Fears, our lead pastor, Matt Dawson, will help us to understand how we experience fear in our lives and decisions even when we don't identify it. He will guide in identifying the source of their fear so we can address it in our lives.
In Part 3 of Monkey See, Monkey Do, our student director, Shin Kang, will help us to understand the importance of modeling spiritual growth.
In Part 2 of Monkey See, Monkey Do, our lead pastor, Matt Dawson, will help us to understand how we can use modeling to discipline our children well and in a productive way.
In Part 1 of Monkey See, Monkey Do, our lead pastor, Matt Dawson, will unpack the effectiveness of modeling vs simply telling kids what to do or how to be.
In Part 5 of Life of David, our friend, Mike Hurd, will look at the whole picture of David's life and help us to understand what true pursuit of God is.
In Part 4 of Life of David, our lead pastor, Matt Dawson, will study the story of David and Bathsheba and will help us to understand why confession and repentance is a crucial part to our spiritual growth.
In Part 3 of Life of David, our friend, Casey Fitzsimons, will look in the story of David and Saul to remind us of why following God's instructions is far greater than our own agendas.
In Part 2 of Life of David, our friend, Randy Belk, will dig into the story of David and Goliath and helps us to recognize the source of our strength.
In Part 1 of Life of David, our executive pastor, Don Gentry, will guide us in revealing the status of our hearts through the story of David's calling.
In Part 1 of YOUnited States of America, our lead pastor, Matt Dawson, will help to reflect our responsibilities of this country as Christ followers.
In Part 2 of Your Happily Ever After, our lead pastor, Matt Dawson, will help to have biblical and healthy understanding of the importance of physical intimacy in marriage.
In Part 1 of Your Happily Ever After, our executive pastor, Don Gentry, will help to better understand the importance of having relational intimacy in marriage
In Part 1 of Father's Day, our lead pastor, Matt Dawson, will help to distinguish what culture says manhood is versus what God says manhood is.
In part 4 of Growing Pains, our youth and music director, Shin Kang, will help to understand that spiritual growth is less about moments and more about a lifestyle.
In part 3 of Growing Pains, our lead pastor, Matt Dawson, will be sharing a message of learning how we can gain perspective in our lives in order to see ourselves get unstuck.
In part 2 of Growing Pains, our lead pastor, Matt Dawson, will be sharing a message that helps to better understand what the next steps should be.
In part 1 of Growing Pains, our executive pastor, Don Gentry, will be sharing a message called Our Stages of Growth.
In honor of Mother’s day we’ve got a special message from our Lead Pastor, Matt Dawson, and his wife & mother of 3, Tracie Dawson, about the challenges that all moms face and how they relate to our identity in Christ.
In Part 3, our lead pastor, Matt Dawson will help us to understand that The Real Jesus found a way to extend the unmerited grace of God while speaking the truth in love to those He came to save.
In Part 2, our Lead Pastor, Matt Dawson, will help unfold the personality of the Real Jesus.
In Part 1, our Lead Pastor, Matt Dawson, will be looking at how our experiences color our perspective of Jesus.
In Part 2, our Lead Pastor, Matt Dawson, will be helping us to understand how we can share our faith by inviting those around us to walk along side us as we follow Jesus.
In Part 1, our Executive Pastor, Don Gentry, will be helping us to understand how we can share our faith by invest intentionally in the people around us.
In Part 3, our Lead Pastor, Matt Dawson, helps us to understand how we use our resources reveals our hearts.
In Part 2, our Lead Pastor, Matt Dawson, helps us to understand that one of the purposes of our resources is to fuel ministry.
In Part 1, our Lead Pastor, Matt Dawson, helps us to understand how serious God is about how we use our resources.
In Part 3, our Youth Director, Shin Kang, will be helping us to understand how our work can be used as a mission.
In Part 2, our lead pastor, Matt Dawson, helps us to understand how our gifts can be used in our work to honor God.
In Part 1, our experience pastor, Chris Denning, helps us to redefine what we believe work is to understand it’s true purpose.
In Part 3, our executive pastor, Don Gentry, helps us to understand suffering in the context in the world around us, specifically for those who don’t follow Jesus.
In Part 2, our lead pastor, Matt Dawson, helps us to understand how we should process and view suffering as a follower of Christ.
In Part 1, our lead pastor, Matt Dawson, helps us to build a more complete theology of suffering.
In Part 4, our lead pastor, Matt Dawson, helps us learn how prayer can be the catalyst for the community we need in our lives.
In Part 3, our lead pastor, Matt Dawson, helps us learn how prayer can be the catalyst for the change we desire and need in our character.
In Part 2, our lead pastor, Matt Dawson, helps us learn how prayer can help bring focus into our lives, which can lead to action.
In Part 1, our Lead Pastor, Matt Dawson, talks about how we can build confidence when it comes to our prayer life and in our faith.
In Part 3, our lead pastor Matt Dawson, helps us to learn how Jesus can redeem any of our relationships.
In Part 2, our lead pastor Matt Dawson, helps us to be able to identify broken relationships and the source of this brokenness.
Journey GO, or Global Outreach, refers to our strategic ministry partnerships in West Virginia, Haiti, Peru & Kenya, and the incredible work God is doing there. Our Lead Pastor Matt Dawson shares about how Journey desires to bring Joy to the World through Journey GO!
In Part 3, our lead pastor, Matt Dawson, looks at the topic of mental illness and how the Bible speaks into this reality.
In Part 2, one of our teaching pastors, Zack DeBerry, looks at how we can better process our emotions in light of the gospel.
In Part 1, our Executive Pastor, Don Gentry, dives into the nature and truth about our emotions.
In Part 3, our Lead Pastor Matt Dawson shares about how we can dream again for our Lake Norman community as we follow Christ.
In Part 2, our Lead Pastor Matt Dawson shares about how we can dream again for our church as we follow Christ.
In Part 1, our Lead Pastor Matt Dawson shares about how we can dream again for our own lives as we follow Christ.
In Part 5, our experience pastor Chris Denning helps us understand how we can do and accomplish more in our lives with God.
In Part 4, our Lead Pastor Matt Dawson helps us understand how we can receive more from God.
In Part 3, one of our teaching pastors Zack DeBerry helps us understand how we can better see God move in our lives.
In Part 1, our Lead Pastor, Matt Dawson helps us understand how we can get more from God at church.
In Part 3, our lead pastor Matt Dawson helps us understand the concept of having a Top 5 as a framework for our personal evangelism.
In Part 1, our Executive Pastor Don Gentry, helps us to understand what our 6th sense is.
In Part 1, our Lead Pastor, Matt Dawson, helps us understand that before we can become Jesus to our friends, we must be transformed by the Holy Spirit.
In a message called Raised to Life, our Lead Pastor, Matt Dawson, will explore Jesus’ offer for TRUE LIFE. Not just eternal life and salvation, but rescue from a life lived without direction, passion, or purpose.
In Part 3, one of our teaching pastors, Zack DeBerry, helps us learn how we can prepare for our next season of life.
In Part 2, our lead pastor, Matt Dawson, helps us learn how to process our current season of life.
In Part 1, our Lead Pastor, Matt Dawson, helps us understand the basics behind the what and why of our seasons.
In Part 3, our Executive Pastor, Don Gentry, helps us understand how to apply SCMC to the Old Testament story of Daniel and Nebuchadnezzar.
In Part 2, our lead pastor, Matt Dawson, helps us understand how to apply SCMC to the Old Testament story of Jericho.
In Part 1, one of our teaching pastors, Zack DeBerry, helps us understand how to apply SCMC to an Old Testament story.
In Part 2, our experience pastor, Chris Denning, helps us see why we should take a step towards intentional community.
In Part 4, our lead pastor, Matt Dawson, helps us to understand that we have been gifted to make an impact on others.
In Part 3, our lead pastor, Matt Dawson, helps us to understand that our gifts supercharge our spiritual growth.
In Part 2, our lead pastor, Matt Dawson, helps us to understand that we have been gifted on purpose for a purpose.
In Part 1, our lead pastor, Matt Dawson, helps us to understand what gifts are, and how we can begin to learn how we are each uniquely gifted.