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Defiant Joy: No Matter What - Matt Ro

July 06, 2022 13:36 - 53 minutes - 123 MB

This Sunday, Pastor Matthew Ro continued our Summer sermon series, Defiant Joy: A Study Through Philippians by looking at Paul’s mission statement, “For to me to live is Christ and to die is gain,” and how it enabled him to have defiant joy no matter what. Paul knew everything Jesus endured was for us, so we have the ability to endure anything for His sake, and our earthly realities can become second by the beauty and glory of Jesus breaking through.

Defiant Joy: Proclamation of the Gospel - Suzy Silk

June 29, 2022 04:33 - 36 minutes - 84.4 MB

This Sunday, Pastor Suzy continued our new sermon series, Defiant Joy: A Study Through Philippians by looking at Paul’s prioritization of the proclamation of the gospel. We find Paul rejoicing at the end of this text because the gospel message was still being advanced even while he was in prison. Paul’s letter should not only encourage us to reassess and reorder our own priorities around the glorification of Christ, but also strengthen our courage and resolve to share the gospel in every ci...

Above All Else - Banning Liebscher

June 29, 2022 04:04 - 47 minutes - 109 MB

Guest Pastor Banning Liebscher gave a word about the importance of guarding our hearts against the lies of the enemy. Jesus came to connect us to truth and bring us freedom and abundant life, so the enemy’s main strategy against us is to disconnect us from truth through lies and lead us into a life of bondage. By keeping a vigilant watch over our hearts, meditating strategically on God’s Truth, praying consistently, and liberally casting our cares and burdens on the Lord, we can disrupt the...

Defiant Joy: The Work of God - Suzy Silk

June 14, 2022 03:58 - 36 minutes - 82.8 MB

This Sunday, Pastor Suzy continued our new sermon series, Defiant Joy: A Study Through Philippians by looking at the Work of God. As we continue in Paul’s letter to the Philippians, we quickly see that, even though he is in prison, he is still able to rejoice. Paul’s source of defiant joy was in the work of the everlasting God, not in the work of any one man. As believers, we can share in this confidence and this joy, that God is always working in us, through us, and around us to bring fort...

Defiant Joy: A Study Through Philippians - Jon Tyson

June 07, 2022 18:42 - 42 minutes - 97.7 MB

This Sunday, Pastor Jon kicked off our Summer series, Defiant Joy: A Study Through Philippians. The apostle Paul is writing to the church he planted at Philippi, a community dear to his heart, and through the themes spiritual mentoring through his own life’s examples, defiant joy unshaken by circumstances, steadfast unity in the Spirit, and a reorientation around the worth of the person of Jesus, Paul reveals the secrets of the art of living a life of flourishing.

Seizing Divine Moments - Guy Wasko

May 31, 2022 12:50 - 34 minutes - 78 MB

This Sunday guest Pastor Guy Wasko gave a teaching on the importance of Seizing Divine Moments. Through part of Jonathan’s story in 1 Samuel, we learn that sometimes God is asking us to just show up with nothing but an expectation that He will move.

Seeing Jesus: Through Despair - Suzy Silk

May 23, 2022 15:13 - 41 minutes - 94.9 MB

This Sunday, Pastor Suzy continued our ‘Seeing Jesus’ series with the story of Mary Magdalene’s encounter with the risen Jesus outside of His tomb, and revealed how we can see Jesus through our despair. We meet Mary in the depths of her grief, distressed from the loss of Jesus, and find she is on the edge of giving up hope. Through her encounter with Jesus, we are reminded grief in this life is temporary, because Jesus has defeated death and made our hope secure in Him.

Seeing Jesus Through Denying Faith - Jon Tyson

May 17, 2022 19:25 - 53 minutes - 122 MB

This Sunday, Pastor Jon taught on “Seeing Jesus Through Denying Faith” by taking a closer look at Judas’ betrayal and denial of Jesus. While Pastor Jon reminded us that while we cannot lose our salvation, we can deny our faith. It is confusing and painful to examine why faith fails, but it is increasingly necessary in our culture where people are rapidly turning away from faith. Judas’ story invites us to examine our motives for believing in Jesus.

Seeing Jesus: Through Doubt - Jon Tyson

May 10, 2022 15:46 - 42 minutes - 97.4 MB

This Sunday, Pastor Jon taught on "Seeing Jesus Through Doubt" with the story of Thomas’ reaction to the news of Jesus’ resurrection. After missing Jesus’ first appearance to His disciples after His resurrection, Thomas begins to wrestle through his doubts around who Jesus is and what He came to do. Thomas’ story is not meant to be a cautionary tale for believers today, but display the encouraging truth that facing down our doubts will deepen our faith.

Seeing Jesus: Through Disappointment - Suzy Silk

May 03, 2022 17:10 - 46 minutes - 107 MB

This Sunday, Pastor Suzy continued our Seeing Jesus series with “Seeing Jesus Through Disappointment” by walking through Jesus’ post-resurrection encounter with two of His disheartened disciples on their journey to Emmaus. By viewing this account like a miniature play, she broke this story down into three acts and an epilogue that reflect a journey we can still relate to today.

Seeing Jesus: When Your Faith Fails - Jon Tyson

April 27, 2022 01:05 - 40 minutes - 45.5 MB

This Sunday, Pastor Jon began a series called Seeing Jesus, focused on different post-ressurection accounts of Jesus and the impact they had on the faith of His followers. Through Peter, Pastor Jon pointed out three things that the can enemy use to block our view of the mercy and hope that we have been given through Jesus. However Jesus calls us back to Himself like He called Peter; to return to Him and strengthen others.

Easter Sunday: Seeing Jesus - Jon Tyson

April 19, 2022 01:57 - 43 minutes - 99.3 MB

For Easter Sunday this year, Pastor Jon focused on “seeing Jesus” in John’s gospel account of the resurrection. Through using three different Greek words for sight/seeing, John lays out the different ways Jesus is viewed in our world today. The invitation of Easter is to “come and see” Jesus for yourself, and find that through faith in Him and His story, all questions of origin, meaning, morality, and identity are answered, and that He alone can satisfy all your needs.

Converting the Church: Resisting Mercy - Jon Tyson

April 12, 2022 16:51 - 48 minutes - 111 MB

In this week's sermon, Pastor Jon Tyson concluded Jesus' prophetic woes to the Pharisees by providing the cultural and historical context with which He made His triumphant entrance into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday. Jesus' rebuke of the Pharissee's ends with a final, heartbreaking plea to repent and recieve the mercy of God, and the same call is presented to us today.

Converting the Church: Kill the Prophets - Suzy Silk

April 05, 2022 01:13 - 37 minutes - 85.8 MB

This week, Pastor Suzy taught on the last woe Jesus gave the Pharisees in Matthew 23. The Pharisees knew their own history and had the witness of Scripture, but still repeated the sins of their fathers. This was Jesus's last call to them for repentance, and He longed to show them mercy. Even up until his final days, Jesus calls them to turn back from their hypocrisy and toward him as their Savior. Jesus extends the same invitation to us, offering his blood on our behalf and a new heart.

Converting the Church: Whitewashed Tombs - Jon Tyson

March 29, 2022 19:15 - 47 minutes - 109 MB

This Sunday, Pastor Jon continued our Converting the Church series by teaching us about the sixth woe Jesus gave the Pharisees when He called out their pointless practices that defiled people instead of cleansing them. God is so committed to our freedom, that anything we cover instead of confess, will be brought into the light of day.

Converting the Church: Inside vs. Outside - Ashley Anderson

March 22, 2022 13:26 - 42 minutes - 96.7 MB

This Sunday, Pastor Ashley continued our Converting the Church sermon series by encouraging us to receive God's grace and truly believe the love He has for us. In Matthew 23, Jesus uses the imagery of a dirty cup to teach the Pharisees that they are striving for external cleanliness, when really it's the heart that should first be made clean.

Converting the Church: Weightier Things - Jon Tyson

March 14, 2022 16:32 - 49 minutes - 56.4 MB

This Sunday, our Converting the Church series continued as Pastor Jon called us to focus on the major parts of our faith over the minor details which can easily cloud our vision. To be disciples of Jesus, we need to be like Him and weigh with the actions of our lives and our motivations against His words, and make sure we can see clearly, discern, and practice the things that truly matter to the heart of God.

Converting the Church: False Promises - Suzy Silk

March 07, 2022 13:15 - 35 minutes - 40 MB

This Sunday, Pastor Suzy continued our Converting the Church series by unpacking Jesus's third woe to the Pharisees regarding promise-breaking and promise-keeping. As followers of Jesus, we must become a community whose "yes" means "yes," and "no" means "no." In keeping our word, we reflect our promise-keeping God, and can offer the stability we have recived from His unfailing faithfulness to the people around us.

Converting the Church: Converts of Hell - Jon Tyson

March 01, 2022 17:01 - 55 minutes - 64 MB

This Sunday, Pastor Jon unpacked Jesus’ second ‘woe’ to the Pharisees in Matthew 23, where He called out their toxic evangelism converting people into children of hell instead of children of Heaven. We are challenged to reflect on how we can bring the good news of Jesus to people without the coercion and cultural baggage that seems to do so much damage. Jesus promises that if He is lifted up, He will draw all people to Himself and satisfy them. All we are called to do is present the free go...

Converting the Church: Shutting Doors in People's Faces - Ralph Castillo

February 21, 2022 22:28 - 39 minutes - 36.6 MB

This Sunday, guest Pastor Ralph Castillo delved Jesus' first of the seven woes to the Pharisees, that they shut the door of the Kingdom in people's faces through their hypocratic practices and selfish stewardship of the ways to connect to God. Jesus came to be the true door to the Kingdom of Heaven, and like the Pharisees, it seems the modern day church has similarly gotten in the way of people coming to Him. This woe calls us to remember God's desire to gather us to Himself, repent of our s...

Converting the Church: Everything for Show - Jon Tyson

February 15, 2022 04:23 - 48 minutes - 55.7 MB

This Sunday, Pastor Jon continued our Converting the Church series by unpacking Jesus' critique of the Pharisees' performative religion and revealing how the same self-seeking spirit has crept into today's church, disappointing and disillusioning people seeking truth. Only by being secure in our identity as God’s Beloved, as Jesus was, can we recognize the true greatness of a life spent poured out on behalf of others in sacrificial servanthood, and then actually live in a way that walks int...

Converting the Church: Heavy Burdens - Jon Tyson

February 07, 2022 23:18 - 44 minutes - 51.1 MB

This Sunday, Pastor Jon kicked off our new sermon series centered on Jesus’ seven woes to the Pharisees in Matthew 23 called Converting the Church. This series will invite us to examine our own ways and beliefs, and create opportunities for us as individuals and a church to repent for the ways we have tried to add to God’s law or avoid parts of it. Jesus began His public rebuke of the religion of His day by warning His disciples and the crowds that while the Pharisees’ tradition was rooted ...

SEEKING GOD: Advocates - Suzy Silk

February 01, 2022 04:52 - 40 minutes - 46.3 MB

This Sunday, Pastor Suzy finished our "Seeking God" series by preaching from Ezekiel 22 about the importance of the Advocate. In the face of sin, God in His holiness must bring about justice, yet He longs to show mercy, and looks for people to repair the broken walls and stand in the breach to advocate for mankind. As believers, we are empowered by the blood and intercession of Jesus, and are called to become God's advocates by repenting for our own sins and contributions to the corruption of...

SEEKING GOD: Worshipers - Jon Tyson

January 25, 2022 02:24 - 48 minutes - 56 MB

This Sunday, Pastor Jon continued our Seeking God series with a teaching on the Worshiper. Through the story of the woman at the well in the gospel of John, we find God's passion for worship, and the lengths He will go to draw worship out of the human heart. Jesus' interactions with this woman reveal the Father's determination to satisfy our deepest desires by thrilling us with Himself; telling us everything we've ever done, and still offering us His endless love and living water.

SEEKING GOD: Intercessors - Corey Russell

January 18, 2022 06:29 - 1 hour - 70 MB

This Sunday, guest pastor Corey Russell continued our Seeking God series by teaching on the Intercessor. Anchoring his teaching in Isaiah 59, Pastor Corey pointed out that God is deeply and emotionally invested in the state of humanity, and in His longing for justice, sought out a human intercessor to stand in the gap for the purpose our reconciliation to Him. Intercessors are living proof of God’s love for humanity, emerging for the purpose of salvation, and when God could not find an inte...

SEEKING GOD: The Lost - Jon Tyson

January 10, 2022 18:23 - 48 minutes - 55.8 MB

This Sunday, Pastor Jon continued our January sermon series, “Seeking God,” by examining the story of Zacchaeus and the lengths that God will go to seek to save the lost. Jesus’ Great Commission at the end of Matthew’s gospel commands His followers to “go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit,” establishing that the priority of Heaven is bringing the lost home, and forcing us to ask, “Is it also ours?” For the Gospel of Jesus is the...

SEEKING GOD: Surrendered Hearts - Jon Tyson

January 03, 2022 18:54 - 50 minutes - 57.3 MB

SEEKING GOD: SURRENDERED HEARTS — This Sunday, we began our January sermon series, “Seeking God.” Pastor Jon pointed out that though we know God is a “seeking” God, we rarely consider who or what He is seeking. This week we saw that God is seeking surrendered hearts, wholly devoted to Him, by looking at the life of King Asa in 2 Chronicles. Asa’s reign over Judah displays both whole-hearted devotion and the tragedy of half-heartedness. Pastor Jon exhorted us to resolve to diligently seek God...

Advent: Lessons & Carols - Suzy Silk

December 20, 2021 20:50 - 21 minutes - 24.1 MB

This Advent Season, we have been exploring Christmas through different characters in the story of Jesus’ birth, and this week, Pastor Suzy took a closer look at Mary in her sermonette for Lessons & Carols. Through Mary, we see a beautiful picture of what happens when the deep longings of both a people, and an individual, are fulfilled. The core longing of each person is to be loved, and at the end of the day, the Christmas story is a love story that we are invited to recognize, respond to, p...

Advent: The Curiosity of Christmas - Jon Tyson

December 14, 2021 04:34 - 28 minutes - 32.1 MB

This past Sunday, Pastor Jon explored the curiosity Christmas stirs up in the human heart through the story of the Wise Men in Matthew’s gospel. In their journey we see the importance of humbly seeking answers beyond ourselves and actively evaluating and deciding what is worth our whole life devotion.

Advent: Longing Contested - Jon Tyson

December 07, 2021 03:56 - 43 minutes - 49.7 MB

This past Sunday, Pastor Jon continued our Advent series by examining the story of Joseph and what he teaches us about embracing a spirit of peace in contested spaces. Pastor Jon explained that peace that relies on perfect circumstances is actually no peace at all. Instead, Joseph’s life shows us that true peace is disruptive and anti-fragile, is found in the miraculous ordinary, and comes through costly obedience.

Advent: Longing Deferred - Olivia Munn-Shirsath

November 30, 2021 03:11 - 42 minutes - 48.5 MB

This past Sunday, Pastor Olivia kicked off our Advent sermon series with a message on deferred longing being an invitation to hope. Jesus knows that desires lurk within us, both pure and unpure, and that it is much safer to open up these desires in His presence. Once we acknowledge these longings, we are inevitably led into the reality of waiting and hoping for these longings to be fulfilled.

The Way of Jesus: The Way of Justice - Ashley Anderson

November 22, 2021 20:20 - 48 minutes - 55.5 MB

This week, Pastor Ashley concluded our "The Way of Jesus" series with "The Way of Justice." When Jesus inaugurated His ministry, He announced Himself as the same God of the Old Testament who defended the fatherless, the widowed, the poor, and the oppressed. Ultimately, she taught that Jesus' biblical justice requires us to sacrifice privilege with suspended judgment for the restoration of others.

The Way of Jesus: The Way of Gratitude - Suzy Silk

November 18, 2021 02:53 - 39 minutes - 44.9 MB

This Sunday, Pastor Suzy continued in our “The Way of Jesus” series by teaching through “The Way of Gratitude.” She focused on a story in Luke’s gospel of Jesus healing ten men with leprosy, only to have one of them return and thank Him, and pointed out that we often suffer from a similar lack of gratitude when it comes to Jesus. She encouraged us to create rhythms of gratitude, so that we will be able to give thanks in all circumstances and not forget who God is and what He has done for us.

The Way of Jesus: The Way of Encounter - Jon Tyson

November 10, 2021 03:06 - 53 minutes - 61.8 MB

This past Sunday, Pastor Jon preached about the personal and intentional steps he routinely practices to encounter the Lord. He used the acronym of T.I.M.E to explain his process which consists of identifying Truth, asking for Insight, going on Mission, and the resulting experience of true Encounter. Through the devotion of our time, patience, and obedience we continue forward on our journey into understanding and the living out of the depths of joy and freedom our heavenly Father has to off...

The Way of Jesus: The Way of Prayer - Jon Tyson

November 01, 2021 20:35 - 53 minutes - 61 MB

This week, Pastor Jon continued our Fall series with "The Way of Prayer" by preaching about how to become a people of peace in the midst of anxiety. When we look to the example of Jesus, we see that He pursued the promised peace of God by committing to a life of consistent prayer.

The Way of Jesus: The Way of Mercy - Ralph Castillo

October 28, 2021 03:11 - 35 minutes - 40.7 MB

This past Sunday, guest speaker Pastor Ralph Castillo preached on "The Way of Mercy," showing us from the story of Jonah how God orchestrates moments of mercy in our lives to draw us closer to Him. Though we may often believe our way is better than His, God reminds us through his kindness that His ways are higher than our ways, and no matter how far we stray, He is always able to redeem our lives and use them for His glory.

The Way of Jesus: The Way of Dependance - Ashley Anderson

October 21, 2021 01:50 - 45 minutes - 52.6 MB

This past Sunday, Pastor Ashley continued in our The Way of Jesus series by examining "The Way of Dependence." She broke down how we define abiding, how we know if we’re abiding, and why the invitation to abide is good news.

The Way of Jesus: The Way of Remembrance - Jon Tyson

October 11, 2021 17:58 - 58 minutes - 67.4 MB

This past Sunday, Pastor Jon continued our The Way of Jesus series with "The Way of Remembrance." He taught that remembering who God is and what He has done is one of the most important parts of our discipleship, while one of the enemy's greatest schemes to destroy our faith is to have us forget. Pastor Jon urged us to remember Jesus, our salvation, and our mission as believers by setting the Lord before us in every moment, always thinking of Him, just as He is always thinking of us.

The Way of Jesus: The Way of Confrontation - Jon Tyson

October 04, 2021 15:57 - 55 minutes - 63.7 MB

This past Sunday, Pastor Jon continued our "The Way of Jesus" series with "The Way of Confrontation." The work of God's formation in us unsurprisingly takes place at the points where we are not yet formed in Christ's image. One of the first steps in formation is that of confrontation: a challenge and call to come out of our brokenness and into the fullness of Christ.

The Way of Jesus: The Way of Devotion - Suzy Silk

September 28, 2021 17:43 - 43 minutes - 49.6 MB

This Sunday, Pastor Suzy continued "The Way of Jesus" series with "The Way of Devotion." She pointed us to two of Jesus’ parables about the Kingdom of God being a treasure of immeasurable value that is worth sacrificing for. When Jesus calls us to follow Him, He requires us to give our whole selves, just as He joyfully did for us, to live a life devoted to His Kingdom cause.

The Way of Jesus: Self-Denial - Jon Tyson

September 21, 2021 19:48 - 1 hour - 153 MB

This Sunday, Pastor Jon continued our "The Way of Jesus" series with "The Way of Self-Denial." The greatest challenge to our discipleship is the centrality of our self and our desires. Jesus extends us an invitation for a transformed life by denying ourselves, taking up our cross, and following Him. We must not soften sin to the point of pain management, but rather kill it completely in our pursuit of Jesus. Only His love breaks the spell of our own self.

The Way of Jesus: Introduction - Jon Tyson

September 15, 2021 04:40 - 42 minutes - 96.9 MB

This past Sunday, Pastor Jon kicked off a new sermon series called "The Way of Jesus." He warned us against the ways our fallen world can trap and form our hearts through lusts, pride, and toxic religion, and instead spurred us to follow in the way of Jesus so that we can be formed, transformed, and conformed to His likeness. We were created to enjoy God and walk with Him, imaging our Creator, and living in the way of Jesus fulfills our ultimate destiny of experiencing the our fully formed s...

Colossians: The Movement You Long For - Suzy Silk

September 06, 2021 17:37 - 46 minutes - 42.3 MB

This past Sunday, Pastor Suzy finished out our Summer Colossians series by teaching about the “Movement You Long For.” She reminded us that, as believers, we have all been called into the God’s movement to bring His Kingdom by spreading the good news of the gospel and making disciples.

Colossians: The Mission You Long For - Adam Durso

August 30, 2021 20:19 - 37 minutes - 51.1 MB

This Sunday, Pastor Adam Durso continued our series through Colossians by diving into “The Mission You Long For.” He broke down Paul’s exhortation for the church to be devoted to prayer, watchfulness, and thankfulness as the starting point for living on mission in our daily lives. He pointed out that this heart posture brings an awareness of where God wants us to partner with Him, and that often times our mission field is at the intersection of our pain and in the comfort of the Gospel. It i...

Colossians: The Family You Long for - Olivia Munn-Shirsath

August 23, 2021 14:57 - 49 minutes - 68.1 MB

This Sunday, Pastor Olivia continued our Summer series by breaking down the relationships in the home mentioned in Colossians with “The Family You Long For.” She reminded us that we are called to live like Jesus, who came “not to be served, but to serve,” and by taking this posture into our familial relationships, we can present a redemptive vision of families to the world.

Colossians: The Peace You Long For - Ralph Castillo

August 16, 2021 16:31 - 37 minutes - 51.3 MB

THE PEACE YOU LONG FOR: This Sunday we continued our journey through the book of Colossians with "The Peace You Long For" from guest Pastor Ralph Castillo, who implored us to let Jesus and the peace only He can provide reign supremely in our hearts.

Colossians: The Transformation You Long For - Ashley Anderson

August 09, 2021 20:40 - 44 minutes - 60.6 MB

This past Sunday, Pastor Ashley continued our Colossians series with "The Transformation You Long For." When Paul wrote his letter to the church at Colossae, he urged them to stay true to the Christian story, which starts with a funeral and ends with a wedding. The path to true transformation only comes through death, resurrection, and return.

Colossians: The Freedom You Long For - Suzy Silk

August 02, 2021 15:17 - 37 minutes - 50.8 MB

This past Sunday, Pastor Suzy continued our Colossians series by preaching about the freedom we long for. Culture tells us that freedom is found in expressing ourselves and satisfying our cravings, but the scriptures reveal living this way actually enslaves us to addiction and sin. Instead, freedom can only be found in Jesus by accepting His death for our sins and receiving a new Spirit that will allow us to walk in true freedom in His love.

Colossians: The Victory You Long For - Phil Manginelli

July 26, 2021 16:35 - 55 minutes - 75.8 MB

This past Sunday, Pastor Phil Manginelli from The Square Church in Atlanta continued our Colossians series with "The Victory You Long For." There is an inevitable human ache within all of us for victory. When victory is pending, we have to figure out which voice we're going to trust and whose call we're going to respond to. Victory is in Jesus's essence, and He's the only one who can get us through sin and death.

Colossians: The Stability You Long For - Suzy Silk

July 19, 2021 15:47 - 36 minutes - 50.7 MB

THE STABILITY YOU LONG FOR - This Sunday, Pastor Suzy continued our Summer series on Colossians by preaching about "The Stability You Long For." Often, we look for stability in a multitude of places so that we can feel free and self-actualized. In reality, we only find true security in the person and promise of Jesus Christ, our hope of glory.

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