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John Ortberg continues the Jesus on Location series by talking about confession and repentance, and what it means to commit to a journey of healing through Christ.
John Ortberg begins the Jesus On Location series by talking about awakening to God and having an intimate relationship with Christ.
John Ortberg closes the No Strings Attached series by talking about committing ourselves to God and why we can trust Him to take care of our hearts.
This weekend, Scott Scruggs addresses the issue of commitment and how to build trust in relationships.
This weekend, John Ortberg continues the No Strings Attached series by talking about tithe and how to put God first in our financial lives.
John Ortberg wraps up the Squad Goals series by talking about crucial conversations. Specifically John refers to how to “rebuke your neighbor frankly” in a biblical fashion.
Scott Scruggs talks about community and how being authentic in a community benefits the whole and how to model our community around Christ.
This weekend John Ortberg continues the Squad Goals series by discussing how we can be at our best when we are in desperate places.
John Ortberg starts the new year off with a new series called Squad Goals. He talks about being in community and begins to examine Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s book, Life Together.
On Christmas weekend, Eugene Lee discusses the concept of home and our need to be loved and accepted.
This week, Scott Scruggs talks about the unwanted gifts that can seem overwhelming around Christmas. We all go through tough times and circumstances, but God can use anything to teach us.
Coming home for Christmas is a great thing, but for too many of us, coming home for Christmas is a painful experience. John Ortberg walks us through how to prepare for coming home to just about any kind of tough situation.
John Ortberg kicks off a new series on Christmas, called Home for Christmas. He talks about the beginning of the Christmas story: Joseph and Mary’s journey home.
This week, John Ortberg interviews Jimmy Mellado of Compassion International, discussing hope and overcoming poverty.
John Ortberg begins a new series by talking about tearing the dividing walls down between those "who have" and those "who don't have."
This Week Abby McHugh continues the Stuff Happens series by talking about Psalm 25 and how God gives us guidance.
John Ortberg concludes the "Who We Are" series by tackling the fear of rejection and explaining that through God, anything is possible.
Scott Scruggs continues the Who We Are series by taking off the mask and confronting the fact that nobody's perfect.
John Ortberg starts a new series called "Who We Are." In this first week, the phrase "Everybody's Welcome" is given biblical basis and practical application.
John Ortberg finishes the "I Quit" series by discussing how and why we should quit comparing ourselves to others.
John continues the "I Quit" series by talking about how to quit complaining and explaining the biblical differences between communicating with God, and complaining about God.
This week, Scott Scruggs kicks off the new "I Quit" series by talking about our obsession with hurrying and offers guidance on how to slow down and shift our focus to the right things.
This week, Nancy Ortberg wraps up the TGIM series by hosting a discussion with 4 guests on how God manifests Himself at work.
This week, John Ortberg continues the TGIM series by talking about the 7 deadly sins of work.
Featured Scripture: Proverbs 20:4; Genesis 24:43, 46; Deuteronomy 17:20; James 4:6; Ephesians 4:28; Matthew 25:19; Exodus 32:21-24; Exodus 31:1-5; Genesis 2:3; Exodus 20:8; Matthew 11:28-29.
Stephen Covey once said, ‘The main thing is to keep the main thing the main thing.’ But that’s easier said than done, especially when life feels busy or overwhelming. So for the next three weeks, we’re going to ask the question, “What’s the main thing and how do we keep it the main thing?” Frank VanderZwan and Abby McHugh continue this series with a message on what happens after life and how we can prepare for the inevitable.
Featured Scripture: Psalm 23; 2 Corinthians 4:16; John 14:1-3
Stephen Covey once said, ‘The main thing is to keep the main thing the main thing.’ But that’s easier said than done, especially when life feels busy or overwhelming. So for the next three weeks, we’re going to ask the question, “What’s the main thing and how do we keep it the main thing?” John Ortberg will kick off this three week series with a message on what God says about ‘the main thing’ and how that helps us know what kind of people—and what kind of church—we should be.
Featured Scripture: Psalms 78 2b-7; Colossians 1:28
This Mother's Day, John Ortberg closes out the FAQ series by addressing where women should stand in church and why we are egalitarian.
Featured Scripture: Genesis 2:18; Psalm 33:20; Genesis 1:27-28; Genesis 3:12, 16; Exodus 15:20; 2 Kings 22:14-15; Judges 4:4; John 4:27; Luke 8:1-3; Luke 10:39; Acts 22:3; Acts 1:14; Acts 2:17-18; Acts 21:9; 1 Corinthians 14:31; Acts 18:18; Romans 16:1-2, 7; I Corinthians 11:2-12; Ephesians 6:5; 1 Corinthians 11:10; Galatians 3:28
This week, Scott Scruggs continues the FAQ series by discussing the relationship between faith and science.
This week, we bring together a multi-faith panel to answer questions about Christianity, Islam, Hindu, Judaism and Secular Humanism. The panel consists of Rita Sherma, John Figdor, Jihad Turk, Shawn Landres, Richard Mouw and John Ortberg as moderator.
This week John Ortberg opens the "FAQ" series by discussing "What happens to someone when they die?"
Featured Scripture: Psalm 6:5; Ecclesiastes 9:3ff; Ecclesiastes 12:1; Ecclesiastes 3:11; Isaiah 26:19; Ezekiel 37:3, 4-6; Romans 8:19ff; Mark 12:18; 1 Corinthians 15:20; 1 Corithians 15:54-57, 58; John 8:51; Luke 19:17
This Easter, John Ortberg speaks to us about how the kingdom of God is operating here on Earth today.
Featured Scripture: Mark 1:14-15, Luke 8:1, Luke 4:43, Luke 9:1-2, Acts 1:3, Romans 14:17, Matthew 6:9-10Acts 2:38, Acts 2:41
This week John Ortberg continues the "Unstuck" series with a sermon on carrying our message of faith to those around us.
Featured Scripture: Matthew 28:18-20(MSG); Jonah 3:4-5; Matthew 25:40
This week John Ortberg returns with a message on reconciling with the ones that we've hurt.
This week Scott Scruggs continues the "Unstuck" series with a message on vulnerability and confession as the next components in becoming "Unstuck."
Featured Scripture: Genesis 3:9-10, Leviticus 5:5, James 1:23-24, James 5:16, Acts 19:18, 1 John 1:8-9, Revelation 3:20
This week Nancy Ortberg continues the series "Unstuck" with a message on how to make a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves as the next step in becoming "Unstuck."
Featured Scripture: Matthew 7:3-5, Psalm 139:23, 1 Corinthians 4:4, Ephesians 2:10, Romans 12:3
This week, John Ortberg continues the series, "Unstuck" with a message on how we can turn to God as the Power greater than ourselves, who can "restore us to sanity."
Featured Scripture: Genesis 3:5; Daniel 4; Romans 1:21
Today, John Ortberg begins a new series, titled: "Unstuck." We've all been stuck at some point in our lives... Today John covers the first step in getting unstuck and explains how God gives us hope for change, healing, freedom and deliverance.
Featured Scripture: John 8:34-36; Galatians 5:1; II Corinthians 3:17; Romans 7:15-21ff; Isaiah 53:6; Matthew 19:23-26; I John 1:8-9; James 5:16.
This week, Jenni Catron speaks to us about that power of influence. She discusses Galatians 6:4-5 and breaks down how each of Paul's statements apply to our personal influence in our daily lives.
Featured Scripture: Galatains 6:4-5; John 10:14; Philippians 1:12-14.
This week, John concludes his series, "All You Need Is," talking about the importance of the fifth love language... The love language of physical touch.
Featured Scripture: Leviticus 5:3; Mark 1:40-42; Matthew 17:6-7; Luke 22:51; Mark 10:13, 16; Mark 6:2; I Corinthians 11:24; John 20:25-27.
John continues his series, "All You Need Is," talking about biblical service and the example Jesus gave us when He walked on the earth.
John Ortberg continues his series, "All You Need Is," talking about how LOVE is actually spelled T-I-M-E