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522 episodes - English - Latest episode: 17 days ago - ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsWeekly sermons from Missio Dei Community in Salt Lake City, Utah.
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Sacrificial Generation - Limitations
March 22, 2015 00:00 - 34 minutes - 16 MBExcuses and limitations are comforting because they help take responsibility off of us and deflect potentially painful situations. The disciple Peter, like us, knew this well. The problem with that is Jesus isn’t one to make excuses, nor limit the power of God and his plan. In this passage, we discuss what it looks like when Peter trusts in God’s power and what it looks like when he limits it. We will look at how we do the same and ask what that means for us going forward.
Sacrifice of Self-Righteousness
March 16, 2015 00:00 - 39 minutes - 18 MBSelf-righteousness is an easy thing to spot in others; we are all masters of it. But what about ourselves? Is there any hidden in us? If there is, is that a problem? Jesus addresses that through Parables and, ultimately, through The Lord’s Prayer. This week we look at those passages and ask what needs to be done with our self-righteousness.
Sacrificial Generation - Safety
March 08, 2015 00:00 - 45 minutes - 21 MBWhen we encounter Jesus and find out that he loves us, even to the point of dying for us, we begin to assume things. Sometimes those assumptions don’t match with what Jesus is offering us. Never is that more apparent then when we talk about our human desire for safety. Does Jesus offer that? Does he want us to be safe? This week we dig into his words and his actions to see what it means to be safe as we follow Jesus.
Sacrificial Generation - Blame
March 02, 2015 00:00 - 46 minutes - 21.5 MBOur culture thrives off of the idea of victimization. The problem with that victim mindset is that it is never what God calls us to and is never where he calls or leads us to find healing. There are no victims in Christ. Rather, regardless of how we have been wronged, hurt, or forgotten by the world, or no matter how we have wronged others, hurt others, or forgotten others, God sees us and offers us himself and his grace.
Sacrifice of Power
February 16, 2015 00:00 - 46 minutes - 21.1 MBIn modern society, there are general status symbols that carry with them a sense of power. The reality of the power dynamic is always at play, and we all have the ability to make others feel small. In Philippians 2:1-11 Paul gives us a picture of what Jesus does with his privilege and his power. Jesus doesn’t hold, or use power, but gives it up freely for the sake of others. As we encounter Jesus and take in his love, he reorients us. We won’t genuinely sacrifice our need to be right, o...
Sacrifice of Control
February 08, 2015 00:00 - 47 minutes - 21.8 MBAt the heart of The Fall in the Bible is a desire for control, or rather, the desire to not have anyone be able to control us. As humans, we don’t want anyone to tell us what to do and when to do it. The Bible shows us that when we grasp for that control, we often end up hurting ourselves and others. When we fail to trust what God has in store or that he can redeem or even alter our outcomes, we make the story about us and that's never a good thing. This week, we will look at one story where ...
Sacrificial Generation / Anxiety
February 02, 2015 00:00 - 53 minutes - 72.9 MBOur world seems to be fueled by anxiety and worry and, unfortunately, Christians have not been immune. How did Jesus deal with troubling circumstances or confusing cultures? In this message, Jake Hendrix, from House of Providence in Vancouver WA, walks through three specific stories of Jesus that show how, in a world of anxiety and worry, He found peace in God The Father.
Sacrifice of Identity
January 26, 2015 00:00 - 55 minutes - 25.3 MBWe all find ourselves in situations that we don’t want to be in or want to control. What does God have to say about that? In this message, we look hard at what it means to truly Worship God wherever we are. This message is a call to live outside of ourselves, by ultimately living for Jesus. If you are new to Missio or have questions about our Mission, Vision, and Values, it is an excellent resource to find out what we care about, and what we are praying for and working towards.
Sacrifice of Heritage
January 19, 2015 00:00 - 38 minutes - 17.5 MBThe story of Jesus is the ultimate story of sacrifice. For thousands of years, it has been changing lives and changing the world. As his followers, we are sent by him to tell the same story and live the same story. In this message, we look to scripture to see what it looks like to surrender and sacrifice in order to tell the story of Jesus in all areas of our lives.
Letter to the Community
January 12, 2015 00:00 - 37 minutes - 17.1 MBEach year I read a letter to the congregation that reflects on where we have come as a community, where we are at, and where He sees us going. Although this can be an interesting thing to discuss in HC, there are some exercises found in the letter that are founded in scripture and can be a great opportunity for you as a community to reflect on what God has done in your life and what he is calling you to.
Advent - Expect to Need
December 22, 2014 00:00 - 41 minutes - 19.1 MBThis is the scandalous message of Christmas. Jesus is the gift that offers everything we need, but then he asks us to follow and join him in giving this gift to others. The catch is that it's not easy to join him. Following him tugs and pulls at everything our heart of flesh desires. Joseph's story is an amazing example of that. It is a story that shows us the fruit that faith brings about, the reality of the struggle, and the hope that we too can join Christ in his mission of loving and...
Advent - Expect Incarnation
December 15, 2014 00:00 - 39 minutes - 18.2 MBIt's easy to critique religion by saying that it's a bunch of promises that never come true. However, the God of the Bible challenges that critique with Jesus. Jesus is promised and Jesus shows up, not in a puff of smoke, but as a baby born of a woman. He lives among us, he serves us, and eventually dies for us. The fancy church word is "incarnation", but if you dig deeper into that word, you find who Jesus really is: a God who come be with us, save us, change us, and use us to change other...
Advent - Expect the Impossible
December 08, 2014 00:00 - 42 minutes - 58.7 MBIn the second week of advent, we look at the story of Mary and the conception of Jesus as it is told in Luke. Mary, a faithful servant, follows and trusts God when he says that all things are possible. Through this story, we see how God engages us and how his spirit provides.
Advent - Expect to be Overcome
December 01, 2014 23:17 - 37 minutes - 33.9 MBDuring the first Sunday of Advent, we looked at how God used Elizabeth (an older barren woman) and Mary (a young virgin woman) to announce and bring Jesus into the world. We relate the unexpected ways God brought about the birth of Our Savior with how God can work through unexpected means in our present.
Restoration Stories
November 24, 2014 00:00 - 59 minutes - 54 MBJesus is at work in the world, drawing people to him and restoring them to a right relationship. Finishing up our "Missio Life" series, this week we had the unique opportunity to hear many voices in Missio Dei declare how they are participating in restoration.
Missio Life- Restoration
November 17, 2014 00:00 - 38 minutes - 52.4 MBThis week, Kyle continues on in our "Missio Life" series, taking us through John 21 to show that Jesus is restoring our proper relationship with God, redeeming our past, and renewing our future.
Missio Life - Ordination
November 11, 2014 00:00 - 43 minutes - 9.94 MBThis week we talk about the fact that we are “ordained” people of God. He has called us his, sent us into the world, and we are about his mission. He qualifies us by giving us his mercy. He sends us to share the gifts he gives us. He asks us to be people of love rather than selfishness. And he insists that it is his mission, not ours, that we are to be about.
Missio Life - Adoption
November 03, 2014 00:00 - 53 minutes - 12.2 MBThis week, Kyle starts the Missio Life series with a focus on the truth that adoption is not the world's story, it is actually God’s story, and how we are adopted in Christ.
Practice Relationship - Confession and Celebration
October 27, 2014 22:44 - 46 minutes - 64.4 MBThis week, Kyle focuses on the parables of Luke 15 to show the importance of both confession and celebration. The truth of these stories in Luke is that, for someone who follows Jesus, both confession and celebration should go hand in hand. They should be like breathing to us. We aren’t afraid of naming the truth in the world around us because Jesus will ultimately prevail.
Practice Relationship - Chastity and Sacrifice
October 20, 2014 00:00 - 39 minutes - 54 MBIn a culture where sex and sacrifice are driven predominantly by contract and consumption we have to stop and ask ourselves how we as Christ followers are to live. Christ calls us into covenant relationship, which means we identity ourselves first in relation to him. Our true identities are as sons or daughters of God. It is only from that place of security that we can enter into this kind of conversation or live the kind of lives that reflect his kind of love. Sex and sacrifice for a Christ ...
Practice Relationship - Submission and Community
October 13, 2014 00:00 - 40 minutes - 55.5 MBCommunity is an essential spiritual practice of the Christian. This week, Heather looks at what it means to be in community, and how humility plays an essential role in maintaining and enhancing community. Through the example of Jesus, we are shown that humility and submission to one another is our calling as followers of Jesus.
Practice Relationship - Prayer and Solitude
October 07, 2014 00:00 - 36 minutes - 50 MBThis week, we look at how Jesus modeled prayer & solitude in his relationship with the Father. Even in Jesus’ busiest days, where much was being demanded of him, he created space to respond to God in prayer. If we want to have a relationship with God, we must create space to foster intimacy with Him.
Practice Relationship - Sabbath
September 29, 2014 00:00 - 25 minutes - 35.1 MBAs we continue our series on Practice Relationship, Heather helps us see Sabbath as a practice that reorients our lives to God. Sabbath breaks down our misplaced value of busyness and production and says, “Rest.” Ultimately, Sabbath tells us that God is committed to relationship rather than commodity.
Generosity - Giving to the Work of Proclamation
September 22, 2014 00:00 - 50 minutes - 69.7 MBThis week, concluding his series on Generosity, Jeremy Cox takes us through 1 Corinthians 12:12-26, and addresses our need to love the things that Jesus loves. Scripture clearly shows that Jesus loves the church - his bride. If Jesus loves the church, shouldn’t we also love the church and serve it with our gifts and our finances? Jeremy addresses our apprehensions and challenges us to give with trust and faith in the proclamation of God’s story through his church.
Practice Relationship - Fasting
September 16, 2014 00:00 - 39 minutes - 53.6 MBAs we continue our sermon series, Practicing Relationship, Kyle addresses the practice of fasting. As a culture we fast for many reasons: weight loss, dietary restriction, protest, etc. Jesus always expected his followers would fast, but it was for the sole reason of a deeper relationship with him. We are expected to fast because it shows our need for a Savior and Provider.
Practice Relationship - Scripture
September 08, 2014 00:00 - 38 minutes - 52.5 MBThis week we begin our series Practice Relationship, challenging us to delve into spiritual practices in order to further our relationship with God. Kyle Costello brings us to Scripture and addresses many of the obstacles we put up in reading The Bible. As followers of Jesus, we are asked to trust and submit to Scripture. It’s through these ancient words that God teaches us about himself, his love and his pursuit of us.
Be Not Afraid - Obedience to Jesus
September 01, 2014 21:38 - 35 minutes - 49.4 MBAs we conclude our series on Acts, Be Not Afraid, Kyle Costello reminds us that all that has happened throughout Acts is through the obedience of ordinary people to an extraordinary God. It is our call, our job, to follow Jesus. There is joy and celebration, difficulty and pain when we follow. The question that we face when we see the obedience of others is, "What is stopping you from obedience, from following Jesus?"
Generosity - Love Asks For More
August 25, 2014 00:00 - 32 minutes - 44.7 MBContinuing his series on Generosity, Jeremy Cox challenges us to continue to look to Jesus as the source of generosity. Using the examples of the Good Samaritan and the Levitical code, Jeremy shows us that generosity can’t be tied to a specific amount or a desire to give the minimum. Rather, love demands more from us than the law ever could.
Be Not Afraid - Living the Whole Story
August 18, 2014 20:09 - 42 minutes - 58.9 MBSometimes, even with the best of intentions, we can focus on one aspect of Jesus’ story at the expense of others. As we read in Acts 18, Apollos was teaching accurately concerning Jesus, specifically repentance, but he missed the beauty and mystery of the Holy Spirit. Howie Smith challenges us this week to see the entire story of Jesus and embrace the mystery of God.
Be Not Afraid - Jesus and the Heart
August 12, 2014 00:00 - 52 minutes - 72.6 MBCities are the dominant voice of culture and the heart of a region. Paul found himself in the heart of Athens addressing idolatry and preaching Jesus. Likewise, Jesus always pursues our hearts, reveals our idols, and proclaims redemption and resurrection to our souls. Kyle leads us through Acts 17:16-34 and challenges us to look at our own hearts and the idols that we place above our worship of Jesus.
Be Not Afraid - Grace
August 04, 2014 00:00 - 39 minutes - 54.5 MBThis week Heather Thomas looks at Acts 15 and how grace was not only spoken about, but also lived out within the church. She shows us how grace was given and received between the Jews and Gentiles of the early church. She reminds us that there is nothing that is so filthy about you that Jesus cannot cleanse, and how Jesus’ offering of grace enables us to embody grace.
Generosity - The Fruit of a Transformed Heart
July 28, 2014 22:07 - 37 minutes - 51 MBThis week, Jeremy Cox leads us through the first part of a series on generosity. Generosity begins with the generosity of God, and his gift of Jesus. It is our sin, and our embrace of that sin, that keeps us from being radically generous. Through the Holy Spirit, we can see that root of sin be transformed and produce the fruit of generosity.
Be Not Afraid - The Cynic vs The Skeptic
July 22, 2014 00:00 - 39 minutes - 54.9 MBIn this sermon, Kyle looks at two separate times that Peter and Paul are imprisoned. We tend to think that our situation will be based upon our relationship with God or our ability to perform for him, even if we don’t readily admit it. What we find with Peter and Paul is that they are put in the most dire of situations when they are preaching Jesus. These situations are character defining, soul transforming and ultimately Jesus glorifying events that shape us today.
Be Not Afraid - Spiritual Fraud
July 08, 2014 20:14 - 34 minutes - 47.3 MBIt isn’t difficult to misuse the Gospel for our own liking. We like to sprinkle Jesus on the things and thoughts we like, rather than let him change us. As we look at Simon the Magician in Acts 8:9-24, we see that the same temptation that overcame him is real for us. Simon wanted the Holy Spirit in order to perform miraculous signs, and presumably remain held in high regard. Yet Peter condemns him for this attitude and allows him to repent.
Be Not Afraid - The Unlikely are Called
July 01, 2014 00:00 - 56 minutes - 78.2 MBA few members of our community participated in a panel discussion in reflection to God’s calling of Paul. Many of us are unqualified to do the various things God has pushed us to do. Yet, God’s call is enough to qualify us.
Be Not Afraid: The Life and Words of Stephen
June 24, 2014 00:00 - 42 minutes - 58.8 MBThis Sunday we looked at Acts 6 and 7 and the story of Stephen. His life can seem otherworldly but the same Spirit who worked through his faith in Christ shows up and demonstrates his kingdom through our lives, too. Stephen is a man we want to identify with. The text says he has faith, is full of the Holy Spirit, wisdom, power and grace. His words in chapter 7, however, may not initially feel like they are directed our way. It might be good not to be too quick to dismiss them, but to pay att...
Be Not Afraid - The Spirit Sends Us All
June 17, 2014 00:00 - 44 minutes - 61 MBIn this sermon, Kyle takes us through Peter’s healing of a lame man. The healing is significant, but also of significance is how God calls us to proclaim the gospel to people in different ways. There are individuals, the masses and institutions all represented in Peter’s proclamation. We are challenged to proclaim to these three entities as well.
Be Not Afraid - Fear and The Holy Spirit
June 10, 2014 00:00 - 50 minutes - 69.6 MBHere we begin our summer series, "Be Not Afraid: A Study Through the Book of Acts." Kyle takes us through the beginning of Acts asking the question the disciples were asked: “Why do you stand looking into heaven?” Acts is a book of action, a book that describes how the Holy Spirit emboldens us and leads us to do amazing things for the sake of the Gospel. We tend to stand in fear, looking into the heavens, stuck in our past and immobile. The Spirit wants to mobilize us.
Breathe - Reconciliation
February 10, 2014 00:00 - 45 minutes - 41.7 MBIn this sermon, Kyle Costello continues our series Breathe by looking at what Jesus says about reconciling broken relationships. All of us have been hurt or hurt someone else. All of us carry pain from past and present relationships. Jesus takes this very seriously, as seriously as murder, and tells us to take responsibility for our relationships.
Breathe - Examine
February 03, 2014 00:00 - 44 minutes - 40.6 MBAs we continue our Breathe series, Howie Smith looks at the Sermon on the Mount and what Jesus says about examining ourselves. It is ingrained in us to compare ourselves and see ourselves as “good enough.” However, Jesus points out that there is not a “good enough” but only a good, and that it’s only through him that we can attain it.
Breathe - Surrender As My Hope
January 27, 2014 00:00 - 54 minutes - 49.6 MBAs we continue our Breathe series, we are challenged to ask ourselves, “Do you want to be healed? Really healed?” The desire may be there, but how do you live a life that wants to be healed? Jesus says it’s about surrender. In his Sermon on the Mount, Jesus says that confession, mourning and submission all lead to a hunger and thirst for righteousness. Jesus is the only one who can meet that righteousness, and it is the only thing that will satisfy.
Breathe - Week 1
January 21, 2014 00:00 - 50 minutes - 45.8 MBBreathe - Blessed are the Broken We all know the world is a messed up place. We all know it’s broken. When we’re honest with ourselves, we know that we’re broken too. The question for us is the same question Jesus asked a lame man, “Do you want to be healed?” We explore what it means to answer this question, and why so many times we refuse to answer it at all.
Letter to the Community
January 13, 2014 00:00 - 41 minutes - 9.46 MBEach year our Lead Pastor Kyle Costello writes a letter to the community reflecting on the year past, where we’ve been as a community and how God’s been faithful to us. He also looks forward to where God is leading us in the upcoming year.
Fear of the Lord
January 07, 2014 00:00 - 40 minutes - 36.8 MBScripture tells us that fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom - but what does this mean? Missio’s Director of Discipleship, Howie Smith, looks at Psalm 111 and what scripture means when it takes about fearing the Lord.
Advent - Birth for the Nations
December 23, 2013 00:00 - 40 minutes - 9.16 MBAs we continue to examine the genealogy of Jesus, we see how his birth is for all nations. In scripture, nations is a racial idea, and Jesus came for all nations and races. He is the one who brings peace between nations, countries, and races. This text doesn’t give us solutions to solve the violence between nations, rather is points us to a person.
Advent - Birth for the Powerless
December 16, 2013 00:00 - 39 minutes - 9.13 MBA baby born in a manger is not how any of us would view power. And for the God of the universe to choose this humble entrance into the world reminds us that he has come for the powerless. Jesus came to proclaim good news to the poor and freedom to the captives, and that news is for all of us who are all powerless against the devastating consequences of sin.
Advent - Birth for the Powerful
December 09, 2013 22:32 - 39 minutes - 27.1 MBAs we continue into the Advent season, we start to see how Jesus’ birth affects everyone. This week we look at how his birth changes life for the powerful. Scripture doesn’t say that power is a bad thing, but it does speak strongly against misusing or abusing power. When our King came as a baby, we have to ask ourselves what it means to follow him in the way we use our power.
Advent - Birth for Men and Women
December 02, 2013 17:23 - 34 minutes - 24 MBDuring the season of Advent, we anticipate the arrival of Jesus, and the celebration of his birth. In the genealogy of Jesus found in Matthew 1, several woman are listed, and in their stories we are shown how God has brought beauty out of the ugliness and used their stories to bring salvation to the world. We are confronted with the rawness of the incarnation, and amazed at how God views us.
Practice Resurrection
November 25, 2013 20:43 - 38 minutes - 35.6 MBEvil is an entity that is typically only discussed in our culture in the context of horror movies and fantasy novels. We fail to see the reality of evil in the struggles, habits and interactions we participate in every day. Paul sees evil as an aggressive force, a personal tormentor, that requires a strength that is beyond our own. Paul tells us we need armor to withstand “the schemes of the devil.” Ephesians 6:10-20 is Paul’s directive to withstand evil.
Practice Resurrection: Submission
November 18, 2013 17:33 - 50 minutes - 34.5 MBIn Ephesians 5:15-33, Paul talks about how submission that leads to unity is dependent on the Holy Spirit. Using marriage as the lens to look through, we see how submission, love, and respect all point towards the fullness of a loving relationship that we see in the Triune God. Often we don’t want to submit because we don’t want to be lost. However, Jesus seems to be insistent that the only way to live is to die, the only way to know love is to sacrifice.