H2O Church Kalamazoo: Recent Episodes
H2O Church Kalamazoo
Meeting weekly at Wood Hall on Campus at Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo MI. Find out more about us at h2okzoo.com
On this Baptism Sunday Pastor Ben Brand shares about Jesus’ Authority to Forgive from Luke 5 and 7.
Pastor Daniel Hamilton shares about Jesus as a trustworthy authority to instruct how we live. Scripture focused in Matthew 5-7.
Pastor Daniel Hamilton teaches about the heart of Jesus from Luke 23; the heart of Jesus is grace toward everyone.
Pastor Gentz shares with us on how Jesus uses his power to see people, and show compassion by serving them.
This week Pastor Ben Brand starts a 4 part series on the Heart of Jesus by looking at Jesus’ Heart for the lost in Luke 15 and 19.
In this weeks sermon, Pastor Ben Brand, share with us about how and why we trust in the Bible as the word of God and how we use it as our foundation.
As we begin a new school year we are looking at some of our foundational values and this week Pastor Gentz taught to us from Ephesians about Prayer.
Pastor Daniel Hamilton finishes up our summer series in Deuteronomy with a reminder to “Be Strong and Courageous.”
In week 10 of our Deuteronomy series, Pastor Daniel Hamilton shares with us God’s invitation for his people to turn back to him and receive life.
This week guest speaker, Graig Austin, from New Life Ann Arbor shares with us from Deuteronomy 28-30.
Pastor Nik Spasovski joins us from Ann Arbor to lead us through our eighth week in Deuteronomy. This week we learn how God’s laws reveal how he cares for and values the dignity of all humanity.
Pastor Daniel Hamilton continues our series through the book of Deuteronomy by teaching about giving from chapter 14.
Pastor Rick Keith from New Life Church in Ann Arbor joined as a guest speaker for our fourth week in Deuteronomy.
Pastor Nik Spasovski walks us through Deuteronomy chapter 5 – a look at the Ten Commandments given to the people of Israel. What can we learn from this? Much of it can come down to three words: Listen, Learn & Follow.
Pastor Daniel Hamilton kicks off our Summer series in the book of Deuteronomy. In this opening sermon, he lays the groundwork for what the book is all about and how this Old Testament text invites us to see the story of the Israelites and live a life of following God.
Troy Wallace finishes up our time in the book of Hebrews as well as our journey through the New Testament in a School Year.
This week Pastor Daniel Hamilton speaks to us for our third week in the book of Matthew.
Pastor Gentz leads us into the book of Matthew with a look at the beauty of Jesus, Immanuel, God with Us.
Pastor Nik Spasovksi continues our New Testament series with a sermon from the book of 2 Timothy.
This week Daniel Hamilton speaks to us from 1 Peter 1 on how the salvation of Jesus is for our whole life.
This week Pastor Nik Spasovski continues in Revelation as we look at how worthy Jesus is and what that means for us.
Pastor Ben Brand shares this week we begin the book of Revelation by looking at what it is, things to look for while reading and what we can learn from the 7 Churches.
This week Daniel Hamilton continues in the Gospel of John looking at unity in John 15 and 17.
In this week’s sermon Pastor Nik Spasovski shares on how we need to elevate our view of Jesus from the book of Colossians. You can find the Bible Project video he references at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXTXlDxQsvc
This week Pastor Gentz shares with us how we see the beauty of the gospel laid out for us in the first parts of Romans and Ephesians and how we respond to that beauty in the way we live.
Pastor Nik Spasovski shares with us from Romans 5 and how God transforms us from enemies to loved ones.
This week Pastor Ben Brand looks at the outline for the letter to the Romans in Romans 1:14-17 and Paul’s attitude toward the gospel.
This week we hear from staff member Daniel Hamilton as he shares about trusting God in trying circumstances from 2 Thessalonians.
This week Pastor Gentz leads us to looking at what God’s will is for our lives, looking at 1 Thessalonians 4.
This week we look at the 16th chapter of Acts. Pastor Ben Brand looks at how the gospel is for everyone.
This week we look carefully at what the early church devoted themselves to as Pastor Nik Spasovski leads through Acts 2.
In this partial audio sermon Pastor Gentz looks at Acts chapter 1 and what we can learn from the days right after Jesus’ ascension.
Our second week in the Gospel of Mark, Pastor Ben Brand shares about Jesus as King in Mark 11 & 12
This week Pastor Gentz shares with us on the authority and goodness of Jesus. Scripture: Mark 4 and 5
As we continue our New Testament in a school year plan, Pastor Ben Brand leads into the book of James, how we can deceive ourselves and the potential we have as a community who lives and loves in truth.
Pastor Gentz looks at the story of Jairus’ daughter and Jesus’ healing of the woman who had been bleeding for 12 years from Luke 8, as we are encouraged to go to Jesus.
Pastor Gentz brings us Part 3 of our Sermon on the Mount series with a look at Matthew 6. (Audio pulled from Zoom church gathering)
Pastor Nik Spasovski continues our Sermon on the Mount series by sharing with us from Matthew 5:43-48
Pastor Ben Brand kicks off a new series looking at Jesus’ words from Matthew which are often called the “Sermon on the Mount.” This sermon is from Matthew 5:1-16
Pastor Gentz leads us through the longest Psalm with the focus on the wonder of the word of God.
Pastor Ben Brand finishes up our series on Jesus’ final words by looking at Jesus’ prayer in John 17.
Pastor Gentz continues our look at Jesus’ last words and this week we focus on Jesus’ promise of the Holy Spirit.
Pastor Ben Brand shares an Easter Sunday message while continuing our study of the final words of Jesus from the Gospel of John.
Pastor Gentz continues our series looking at Jesus’ last words to his disciples as found in the book of John.
Pastor Ben Brand kicks off a new series looking at Jesus’ final words and instructions to his disciples as recorded in the book of John.
Pastor Gentz leads us to fix our eyes on Jesus as we look at Hebrews 12. Video available online at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJSubYBOM6E
Coming off of our spring break trips Pastor Ben Brand leads us into making the most of what God is doing in our lives.
This week we had Pastor Jay Bennett from our planting church New Life Ann Arbor share with us on how Jesus invites us to “Come and see.”
God calls us to follow Him. This week Pastor Ben Brand shares on who God calls and uses and what that means for us.
In the conclusion of our Exodus series Gentz shares about the tabernacle and the awe inspiring reality of God’s presence.
In our fourth week in the book of Exodus Pastor Ben Brand taught on the power of God demonstrated through the parting of the Red Sea.
This week Pastor Gentz leads us to look at the first Passover, the last of the plagues in Egypt.
As we continue our Exodus series Pastor Ben Brand leads us through Moses and Aaron’s confrontation of Pharaoh and explores’ Pharaoh’s question of “Who is Yahweh and why should I obey Him”?
This week we begin a series on the Book of Exodus. Gentz shares with us as about the God who introduces himself as “I am who I am” and what that means for us.
On Epiphany Sunday Pastor Ben Brand looks at the question the magi ask “Where is He who has been born King of the Jews?”
In our second week of Advent, Pastor Gentz shares about Zechariah’s Prophesy in Luke 1 and about the peace that comes from our eternal reality.
As we start our Advent Series Pastor Ben Brand looks at the topic of hope through Mary’s Song in Luke 1.
Pastor Nik shares with us from Galatians 6, calling us into being the people that are changed by the good news and how now we should live.
This week Ben shares about the freedom we have in Christ and how we can walk in step with the spirit.
On this Baptism Sunday Gentz shares with us on the importance of grasping the truth that those who are in Christ truly are the children of God, adopted into sonship.
We look deeper at Living for what’s most important with practical steps of how to use the Prayer and Planning tool. Content from Mike Tiesenga and Gentz. Prayer and Planning tool can be found here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1fi-eRJQk1TP-vp7wmKCNG9rjm2pwDptOxT1I15K_GJY/copy
Pastor Ben Brand talks through third chapter of Galatians looking at what relationship we have to Abraham and to the Law and how amazing it is that in Christ we are now children of God.
Pastor Ben Brand begins our series on Galatians looking at the first chapter and how the good news of Jesus changes everything.
Pastor Nik Spasovski leads into looking at what the book of James teaches us about the role that the Bible should play in our lives.
Pastor Ben Brand asks the question What authority does Jesus have? How does He use that authority? and What should our response be?
Pastor Gentz completes our series on worship, teaching us about the greatness of the worship of the Woman at the dinner at the home of Simon the Pharisee from Luke 7.
Pastor Ben Brand leads us into learning about worship and asking the question What is God worthy of?
Pastor Gentz leads us into looking at the Beauty of Jesus as he interacts with the man with leprosy from Matthew 8.
Pastor Ben Brand leads us to look at what beauty is and how we see the beauty of Jesus through as how Jonathan Edwards puts it the “admirable conjunction of diverse excellencies” are found in Jesus.
On this baptism Sunday Pastor Gentz looks at Peter’s confession of Jesus as Messiah and points us to Jesus’ question “Who do you say I am?”.