Love God • Love One Another
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Reconciliation - Experiencing God
April 06, 2017 04:42 - 15 minutes - 14 MBLenten testimonial of Carlo Bell
Reconciliation - Experiencing God
April 03, 2017 05:34 - 23 minutes - 21.4 MBJoseph had every reason to want nothing to do with his brothers. They had hated him, were jealous of him, betrayed him, sold him into slavery and left him for dead. Yet Joseph does three things to create the potential for not only forgiveness but for the possibility of reconciliation. First Joseph avoids sitting in God's chair and does not pass judgement on his brothers, he takes a view from God's perspective, and he responds to his mistreatment not only with forgiveness but with practical a...
Betrayal - Experiencing God
March 30, 2017 04:33 - 25 minutes - 23.3 MBLenten testimonial by Lynne Kiernan
Betrayal - Experiencing God
March 30, 2017 04:33 - 25 minutes - 23.3 MBLenten testimonial by Lynne Kiernan
Doubt - Experiencing God
March 23, 2017 03:40 - 15 minutes - 14.4 MBLenten testimonial by Katie LaSoya
Doubt - Experiencing God
March 19, 2017 22:05 - 17 minutes - 15.9 MBThis Lent we're continuing to ask the question: Where do you experience God in your life? Today we'll tackle the difficult topic of doubt. We live in a country where the fastest-growing religious affiliation is NONE. Disbelief in God is at an all-time high. All of us experience doubt throughout our lives. Where is God in the midst of our doubt? And what tools does Scripture give us to confront doubt and wrestle through it, with the help of God?
Sickness and Health - Experiencing God
March 15, 2017 19:00 - 13 minutes - 11.9 MBLenten testimonial by Kelly Reed
Sickness and Health - Experiencing God
March 15, 2017 19:00 - 13 minutes - 11.9 MBLenten testimonial by Kelly Reed
Grief - Experiencing God
March 08, 2017 20:00 - 7 minutes - 7.13 MBLenten testimonial by Chris Mash
Grief - Experiencing God
March 05, 2017 22:19 - 32 minutes - 30.1 MB“Lord, if you had been here”…was Martha’s lament in a grief-filled moment. Jesus entered the fragility of that moment to weep with Mary—and to suffer with the suffering world. Jesus weeping was an outburst of brotherly love, a broken heart for his friend, Lazarus. In this same way, today, God hears our cries and demonstrates love for us. We are not alone in the midst or our grief, tragedy, and disappointment. Emmanuel, God is with us.
The Cost of Love - A Most Excellent Way
February 26, 2017 18:46 - 27 minutes - 24.8 MBLove, love, Love! Isn't love great? It is. Love is free. We don't earn it. But that doesn't mean love didn't come without a cost. What is the cost of love? How did Jesus pay it on the Cross? And as we close out 1 Corinthians 13 and our message series on Paul's Most Excellent Way, we dwell in the final six verses of the chapter. What are the costs and caveats to our earthly love? And what kind of love does God promise us in the end?
Love in Action - A Most Excellent Way
February 19, 2017 23:16 - 23 minutes - 21.7 MBLove in action comes easily when we make ourselves fully available to God. What makes this natural is recognizing we follow a “love in action” we received first. God gives his first and very best to us. Jesus, the very author of life…gave up his life for each of us. And the Holy Spirit of God encircles us daily. As the widow feeding Elijah learned, giving God our first and best will sustain us daily. Faith, trust, and love grow from a life of thankful generosity.
Love, Love, Love - A Most Excellent Way
February 12, 2017 20:17 - 26 minutes - 24.4 MBThese are the questions we all seek to answer…Why am I here? What is my purpose? The answer is closer than you might realize. God shares “the most excellent way” to know. In I Corinthians 12 and 13 it is to participate in “the most excellent way” to be loved and to show love. It’s love, love, love…like the sun, like a lighthouse, and like a disco ball.
What We Do - Where Do I Fit?
February 05, 2017 22:59 - 30 minutes - 27.9 MBToday is the final week of our Where Do You FIT series. For the past three weeks, we've been talking about how we as individuals fit into the Body of Christ: the church. We've learned how we come together, how each person is important, and how to be present together in times of rejoicing and in times of suffering. This final week we'll put it into practice—asking ourselves as individuals and as a church: as the body of Christ: What do we DO? You'll learn action steps we take together as a ch...
Suffering and Rejoicing Together - Where Do I Fit?
January 29, 2017 21:40 - 28 minutes - 26 MBOh, how the world needs Jesus…to model the way. We rejoice in His victory, of course, but do I equally comprehend the pathway of suffering Jesus endured for me? God demonstrates love through action. Jesus didn’t run, didn’t strike back, didn’t shrink from any opportunity to spread grace. In the image of God, we are to do likewise. Love requires an action. We are to rejoice and suffer…together. Who needs my compassion today? Let’s not let any fear reduce our capacity to be compassionate.
Everyone Matters - Where Do I Fit?
January 22, 2017 23:16 - 27 minutes - 25.2 MBQuestions about “what, where, and how” we should use our gifts are all secondary to the question “why?” In every setting we find ourselves, God wants us to use our gifts and to share them together to benefit the environment we are in…to reciprocate the love God first showed us. Where do I fit? has everything to do with recognizing “everyone matters.” If it wasn’t for our getting in the way, God’s love would flow to every person and every need. As we join our energy and serve united we unleas...
Out of Many, One - Where Do I Fit?
January 15, 2017 22:49 - 28 minutes - 26.4 MBLast fall, many of you shared in Messiah's Fall Small Group and Message Series - Fit to be a Disciple. You learned about the skills and tools of being a disciple and follower of Jesus, and you learned that no matter who you are, where you're from, or how long you've been a Christian—you are FIT to be a disciple! Now as we begin 2017, we'll take those skills of discipleship and move them into Christian community. Where do you FIT? Where do I FIT? How can you work with others to follow Jesus a...
A Bright Future
January 08, 2017 19:33 - 34 minutes - 31.2 MBGod is passionate for our lives and our bright future. The world in Jesus’ day was no less tumultuous. Then and now—despite terror, extremism, and views of mundane Christianity—God calls us to be alert and hopeful. We draw on the power of heavenly love and our inter-connectedness on earth to be a part of God’s bright future.
What Did You Get For Christmas?
January 02, 2017 04:52 - 29 minutes - 27.3 MBHappy New Year! Today we're continuing a tradition we started last year at Messiah. The first Sunday after Christmas, we'll take time to recount our year - to share moments of hope, joy, peace and love - and remember where the God of hope, peace, joy and love was present amidst it all. What did you get for Christmas this year? We hope today you see how richly Jesus blesses us all - and how he calls us into God's service. Feel free to join the conversation during worship!
The Ultimate Gift (Meet Cute) - Gifts of Christmas
December 27, 2016 15:10 - 26 minutes - 24.4 MBChristmas is a classic love story. It is the "meet-cute" of the most unlikely kind...the intersection of a pursuing God and the target of those affections—you. The cosmic message of Christmas is endearing and unending love and side-by-side attention. God is with us!...today, in every place, and in any circumstance. The ultimate gift of Christmas is God with you!
The Ultimate Gift (Emmanuel) - The Gifts of Christmas
December 27, 2016 15:10 - 23 minutes - 21.4 MBThis Christmas we're celebrating the Ultimate Gift—God's Ultimate Gift to you. It's a gift that changes everything. A gift that goes beyond the baby in the manger to the Savior on the Cross. It's a gift for the living, not for the dead. It's a gift that's meant to be shared. It's a gift that costs everything and nothing all at once. It's a gift that's among us tonight. O Come O Come Emmanuel: God with Us.
Good News - The Gifts of Christmas
December 18, 2016 19:02 - 22 minutes - 20.9 MBWe crave good news and we wish for more of it, and yet we can’t turn away from dwelling on the bad. It envelops us, it comes crashing in…how do we push through? Loss, grief, illness, failure, disappointment? Is this your Christmas context? Do not be afraid! The timing, the purpose, and the context of our lives is all in God’s plan which began at creation and is fulfilled with the coming of Jesus. Immanuel—God with us! Repose in the arms of God, receive the angel chorus. God has come to dwell...
Wonder - Gifts of Christmas
December 12, 2016 05:34 - 25 minutes - 23.8 MBIn a time of instant gratification and virtual reality, we might be forgiven for thinking we've lost our capacity to wonder. The truth is though, in such an age, we need even more reminders that there is something greater than ourselves. This Christmas, God gives us the Gift of Wonder. This gift reminds us that we can choose this season: Fear or Joy; Despair or Belief. God comes again to the manger each Christmas morning. Have we prepared our hearts to receive the wonder this baby Jesus brin...
Water of Life - The Gifts of Christmas
December 05, 2016 00:25 - 33 minutes - 31 MBSurprisingly, throughout the world, dignity, health, joy, and love are not universally a part of every child’s life. Messiah stands with Tom Eggum and his worldwide outreach to address these basic four pillars of hope—Hope4Kids. The power of prayer and willing people make miracles possible: education, nutrition, clean water wells, medical care, and safe structures for living and worship. These are fueled by short-term mission trips, generous donations, and monthly child sponsorships. May we ...
Moments - The Gifts of Chirstmas
November 28, 2016 00:30 - 27 minutes - 25.3 MBToday we begin our four-week Advent message series: The Gifts of Christmas. At a time when the world wants you to speed up - go to more parties, wrap more presents, buy all the things --Jesus wants you to slow down. Remember that the gifts of this Advent season don't come tied with a bow. Instead, they remind us of gratitude (remember Thanksgiving?) that God is in our midst each and every day. Today we'll learn about The Gift of Moments. You might feel like there aren't enough hours in the d...
Generosity - Gravity of Giving
November 20, 2016 23:49 - 32 minutes - 29.7 MBAre you saved? How do you know? Zacchaeus can tell us. He learned salvation is a gift that is given, not a process based on our life’s effort. Truth be told, we could never measure up…but God is enough. With an open mind and heart we accept that God shows up for us today. “God is in the house!” Conversion is complete and we become transformed by the love of God. We can become more like Jesus because he first loved us. A generous and grace-filled life is a sign of response to the gravity of w...
Gratitude - Gravity of Giving
November 13, 2016 22:20 - 39 minutes - 36 MBGravity is an energy that brings everything together; it draws us, first, to common ground and, second, to each other. Gravity is a God-given gift that makes life on earth possible. In this and every way, God’s heart is a force of generosity—“ALL IN” for us. With God as our gracious benefactor, we are full beneficiaries…prepared to be a benediction (blessing) to others. The closer we come to God's heart the greater the gravitational pull to gratitude.
Live as a Disciple - FIT to be a Disciple
November 07, 2016 04:15 - 32 minutes - 30 MBYou did it! We made it! This is Week 6, the final week of Messiah’s fall message and small group series: FIT to be a Disciple. This is the week we put it all together: we’ve trained our bodies, minds and spirits; we’ve teamed up with our families and neighbors—now we study and learn from Jesus how to live as disciples long after this series concludes: how to live as disciples each day of our everyday lives. We’ll talk about vocation and how it doesn’t just refer to religious sisters and prie...
Team Up With Your Neighbor - FIT to be a Disciple
October 30, 2016 19:29 - 25 minutes - 23.1 MBWho is my neighbor? It's the prescient question asked to Jesus 2,000 years ago by an earnest young lawyer, seeking to fulfill Jesus' command to love his neighbor as himself. Jesus responds with a well-known parable, The Good Samaritan, in which a neighbor is transformed from someone who is well known to someone who is unfamiliar and different. Thus the term neighbor replaces the term alien from the Old Testament. What about you? Who is your neighbor? Find out Jesus' challenge for you and you...
Team Up With Your Family - FIT to be a Disciple
October 23, 2016 15:30 - 27 minutes - 25.6 MBEveryone has a different definition of "family," and we all have different relationships with our families. But over the centuries - the most important unit to share faith and grow as disciples has been the family unit - composed of loved ones in your life. So this week, as we continue to become FIT to be disciples - we'll learn about how to Team Up with your Family. Families comfort, restore, hold us accountable, and help us grow. Hear stories of faithful yet challenged families, and learn ...
Train Your Spirit - FIT to be a Disciple
October 16, 2016 18:22 - 29 minutes - 27.8 MBThe spirit of God breathes life into our dry life. This refreshment is not earned; it is a gift, already given. As we receive this love we become abundantly empowered to flow it out in joyful response. The fruits of the spirit include: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. With the help of God’s spirit we live to love God and love one another.
Train Your Mind - FIT to be a Disciple
October 09, 2016 16:00 - 30 minutes - 28.1 MBThe mind of Christ…and how we treat each other is shaped by what we feed our mind. We often think that we can allow anything in but not be affected. God actually coined the adage “garbage in, garbage out” (see Philippians 4:8-9). How we fill our minds is how we see and act in the world. Martin Luther contemplated, “I can’t prevent a bird from flying over my head, but I can stop them from building a nest in my hair.” Fit to be a disciple, is about training our mind. Beauty in, beauty out!
Train Your Body - FIT to be a Disciple
October 02, 2016 16:00 - 27 minutes - 25.5 MBFIT to be a disciple. We'll learn what FIT is all about. We'll learn the difference between being balanced and being focused. And we'll learn how to train our bodies to be disciples of Jesus - to love our bodies as the holy temple of the Holy Spirit that God created them to be.