Mosaic Church - Winter Garden

Philippians 1:1-2

As we enter into the book of Philippians, contained within the greeting from Paul is an encouragement to live in light of the grace and peace that comes from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

Philemon | Part 2

Because of the transformational power of the Gospel, Paul boldly invites Philemon to receive Onesimus back into his household no longer as a bondservant, but instead as a brother. Though Onesimus had wronged Philemon before becoming a believer, he could now be restored to the family of God through the reconciliation that can only be found through Christ.

Philemon | Part 1

As we begin our exploration of Philemon, we place ourselves in Philemon’s seat as the letter from Paul is being read in the church. In this letter we recognize that if the gospel has transformed us in our hearts, it will unfold to transform the nature of relationships within our community. This gospel transformation gives us the freedom and responsibility to forgive those who wrong us, and to treat other Christ-followers not as the world treats others, but as brothers and sisters in Christ.

I See You

In Renaut’s first sermon back from Sabbatical, he shares what God has shown him during this season through the ministry of Jesus in the gospels. Whenever people meet Jesus, he does not simply meet the physical needs of the people he encounters. Instead, he sees them in the midst of their need. And so it is with us, whatever we may be going through, whatever darkness may still be in us, he sees us and he is for us.

Christian Practice

In our final week of discipleship at Mosaic, we take a look at the importance of implementing Christian practices in our lives that will move us towards godliness as we grow to know God and make him known.

Christian Belief

This week we continue our discipleship series with a look at the importance of embracing Christian Belief, and how our view of God affects everything about us. Scripture calls us to stand firm and hold fast to the truth revealed about who God is through his word, so that we may know God and make him known.

Biblical Story

Discipleship is the lifelong journey of knowing God and making Him known by embracing the biblical story, Christian belief, and Christian practice in community. This week we journey into the beauty of discovering how the grand story of the Bible points us to Jesus and informs our path as we follow in his way.

King

In the final week of the “Jesus True and Better” series, we look at the office of king. While given power and authority, the kings of Israel fell woefully short of their call to lead, steward, and protect the people of God. Christ, however, came as a suffering servant and established his kingdom of enduring love through the cross. And one day, this King of kings will return to rule and reign with justice and righteousness, bringing eternal life to his people.

Prophet

In looking at the Old Testament office of prophet, we see them, again and again, going before the people of Israel on behalf of God. Jesus, as the true and better prophet, invites us to join him in his mission of declaring the gospel to the ends of the earth.

Priest

In the Old Testament, the role of the priests and the setting of the tabernacle were the centerpieces of all worship, sacrifice, and atonement for the people of God. Through his ultimate sacrifice, though, Jesus put an end to this by atoning for our sins once and for all. He came near and made his home in us with the fulfilled promise of salvation and freedom through belief in him.

Esther

In the story of Esther, we see glimmers of Jesus. Both came “for such a time as this” to usher in God’s victory for His people. Though the book of Esther never directly mentions God, it reminds us that He desires for His people to trust His timing and that He alone is fully good and sovereign, working all things for the good of those who love Him and are called according to His purposes.

Deborah

The book of Judges is a strange period in the Old Testament. During this time, Israel falls into a repeating cycle of disobedience, discipline, and deliverance, where God repeatedly uses judges to free Israel from its oppressors. Deborah stands out as one of the noblest of these deliverers. She is a faithful follower who trusts in God’s plan despite the doubts of those around her. In her story, we see hints at the coming of Jesus—the true and better judge, who remained faithful in his obedien...

Moses

This week we look at the massive story of Moses, seeing glimmers of Christ shine clear throughout it. Moses was faithful as a servant, yet Jesus is faithful over God’s house as a Son, and we are God’s house if we hold fast to our hope and confidence in him.

Isaac

In this message, we look at the Old Testament’s strange and challenging story of when God asks Abraham to sacrifice his promised son. In it, we see the primary question of the entire narrative of the Bible embodied in Isaac’s question to his father, Abraham: “Where is the lamb?” The answer resounds throughout eternity when John the Baptist declares upon seeing Jesus, “Behold, the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!” (John 1:29). Jesus is the true and better Isaac, who not only ca...

Adam

To begin this series, we enter the story of the first human. Adam, who failed to obey God in the garden of Eden, corrupted God’s good creation and led humanity into sin. Yet Christ, the Second Adam, came into creation in perfect obedience to God, and by his death on the cross brings humanity back to God through faith in Him.

Colossians 4:18

We know it as the book of Colossians, but the church of Colossae knew it as a letter from a beloved friend and co-laborer in Christ. To close our series on it, we revisit highlights from all four chapters corresponding them with four distinct movements of collective prayer—inviting God to move us by Paul’s words and encouragement, same as the church of Colossae.

Colossians 4:7-17

As the book of Colossians comes to a close, we see the tangible results of followers living out the Great Commission (Matt. 28:18-20) as Paul unveils a list of faithful disciples known in the early church community. These committed men and women have rallied together to spend their lives making the gospel known by declaring the supremacy of Jesus. That trajectory has continued through generations of people serving Christ faithfully in a similar manner. And now, it is our turn.

Come To Me (Emerging Gen Sunday)

In Luke 18:15-17, as a gentle friend and teacher, he reorients the hearts of his disciples and realigns them with God’s value system, showing them how God feels about the emerging generation. For God, children and teenagers are not problems to be fixed or potential to be tapped, but people to be valued and loved right where they’re at as members of God’s Kingdom and plans. And this is His heart for us all—to trust in Him with childlike faith and not in our own abilities and agendas.

Live in Harmony With One Another

This Sunday, we revisit our reoccurring One Another series, lingering on Romans 12. In this passage, Paul encourages all followers of Jesus to live peaceably with each other, summarized in the powerful line, “Let love be genuine.” It is love—first displayed in Christ—that allows for the humility, hospitality, patience, and sacrifice that culminates into unity.

Colossians 4:5-6

Paul encourages followers of Jesus to live and speak in a manner that will invite others to Christ. In this, he challenges us to live a life honoring to God and gracious towards others in such a way that it stirs people to ask us questions and makes the most of every opportunity to share the gospel.

Colossians 4:2-4

Prayer is an invitation to communicate with God. Let that settle. Yet, we often misunderstand, ignore, and deny the power that it has to interact with our lives. Scripture calls us to engage in it, trusting God that through prayer, we commune with Him, battle the enemy, and find ourselves enveloped in the mystery and authority of Christ.

Colossians 3:18 - 4:1

The gospel calls us to entrust ourselves to Christ, freely submitting ourselves to others through service driven by love. In this portion of Colossians, Paul notes how this profoundly affects how we approach marriage, parenting, family, and work—recognizing that we all ultimately share one Master in heaven.

Colossians 3:16-17

Because of our new identity as God’s chosen ones—hidden with Christ in God—we have a new nature and purpose. Both individually and collectively, we exist to do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus. One day, in glory, that will be our full reality and that of all creation! In the meantime, the great invitation before us is to live in such a way that the church of “not yet” looks like the church of “already.”

Colossians 3:12-15

In having put off our old selves (3:5-11), Paul points us to the new nature to clothe ourselves in daily: Christ’s. If we live in our identity as chosen, holy, and beloved because of Him (and not our own striving),  we are moved to behave in a strange new way, full of compassion, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience; overcome by peace and filled with gratitude.

Colossians 3:5-11

Having rallied us to set our minds on Christ, Paul writes that we must wage war against our sin as it leads to death—a hollow existence. The gospel of our culture is to follow all of our impulses to reach our personal idea of happiness. But the gospel of Jesus is that when we deny ourselves and submit to him, we step into life beyond measure and a kingdom greater than ourselves.

Colossians 3:1-4

This week we stare into the incredible wonder of our abiding security in Christ. Through faith in Jesus, He is in us, we are in Him, and we are hidden with Christ in God. Our hope and future are fixed, knowing that when Christ—our life—appears, we will appear with him in glory!

Colossians 2:16-23

The question of Colossians, which sparked the very writing of the letter, is whether or not Jesus is enough with many misbelieving, “No, you must make up the difference.” Yet Paul has proclaimed that Christ is all in all. And this is the basis for his direction to not look to other things for our sufficiency.  In this passage, we learn that we cannot trust in our own spiritual achievement, focusing on ourselves. Instead, we should consider and focus on Jesus. He is Supreme. And he is enough.

Colossians 2:13-15

On Easter Sunday we celebrate the resurrection as we gaze upon the wonder of Christ’s victory over sin and death. In Colossians, Paul declares that because of Christ’s work on the cross, through faith in him, our debt of sin is paid in full, and death is no longer our story. And because of Jesus’ victory, every evil power has been defeated in him, and will ultimately be destroyed. Because He lives in victory, we who know Jesus will live victoriously with Him forever!

Colossians 2:8-12

Paul encourages us to not allow our faith in Christ to become pillaged by the philosophies of this world. How do we do that? We must see Jesus for who he is—the Everlasting God of all creation who humbly put on flesh for our salvation.

Colossians 2:4-8

As we continue forward in the book of Colossians, Paul teaches us that to avoid deception; we must remain rooted, firm, and built up in Christ. This happens by recognizing that salvation is not simply a past experience with a future benefit but the working of Christ in us each day.

Colossians 1:29 - 2:3

In modern Christian culture, the tendency is to treat salvation as a transaction where we believe in the gospel, are saved, and then conclude that our work is done. In these verses, Paul urges us to not stop there but continue growing and maturing as we journey towards sanctification. This maturity will unite us in Christ, binding us together, and making the manifold wisdom of God known.

Colossians 1:24-28

In this passage, Paul highlights that the suffering he is going through is a source of joy simply because it is for the church’s sake and the continuous illumination of the gospel to the world. We also get to participate in this high stakes labor of love and eternity, finding every opportunity to reveal the mystery of the gospel wherever we go.

Colossians 1:21-23

Our bent was once against God. Full of fear and hostility, we inflicted death upon ourselves, others, and creation. With this in view, Jesus not only has rescued us from alienation and brings us into belonging to the Kingdom of life and light, but he changes us. In His faithfulness, He fashions us steadfast and faithful out of fickleness if we anchor ourselves in the hope of the gospel.

Colossians 1:18-20

Colossians 1:15-20, known as the Christ Hymn or The Messiah Poem, is a stunning view of the singularly unique power of the almighty God and Creator wrapped in the fragile mantle of a crucified man. Today, as we look at the latter half of this hymn in Paul’s letter to the Colossians, we are reminded that Jesus, that man, was God in full. And it is only His ransom of us through a depth of sacrifice we can’t comprehend that has brought and continues to bring us near to Him.

Colossians 1:15-17

In the dailiness of life, we can lose the clarity of just who has delivered us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of light. In this small but beautifully powerful portion of his letter to the church of Colossae, Paul brings that into luminous view. Our rescuer is Jesus, the full embodiment of God the Father, who is beyond our imagination. He is the King of all creation and, to His glory, He knows our name.

Colossians 1:13-14

Our spiritual story without knowing Christ is bleak, yet because of Christ’s work we have been invited into a new story, where we live not in darkness but in the kingdom of Jesus Christ. As the nation of Israel was brought out of captivity in Egypt, so God brings us out of captivity from sin and into life and freedom in Him.

Justice & Mercy Weekend

May we never neglect God’s command to care for the vulnerable in response to His care for us. This calling is wrapped up in Christ’s invitation to redeem unredeemed spaces in the world in which we live. When we step into foster care, adoption, efforts of poverty alleviation, or the work of ending human trafficking, we answer God’s invitation to bring the gospel to the brutality of the world in beautiful, tangible ways.

Colossians 1:9-12

Paul’s prayer for the church in Colossae is a reminder of our calling to love one another by praying for each other. Rather than praying simply for one another’s circumstances, he models praying that we would know God’s will since He has qualified us to share in the inheritance of the saints, living in the glorious light of Christ.

Colossians 1:3-8

As Paul continues opening his letter to the Colossians, he thanks God for the faith, hope, and love they have for God and one another. In this Sunday’s message, we pause and ask: How can we have this kind of love for God and others? A kind of love that inspires thanksgiving… We do so by being rooted and established in the gospel of Jesus Christ!

Colossians 1:1-2

As we begin our journey into the book of Colossians, we encounter all of the people involved in bringing this letter to the church in Colossae. Thanksgiving fills the pages of this letter from Paul to the Colossians, as it demonstrates the timeless and timely truth of who Jesus is, the supreme and sovereign King of kings and Lord of lords, in whom we can put our trust—not only for eternity but for today.

We Follow Jesus

Heading into 2021 has certainly felt different than most. There’s a heaviness and uncertainty as opposed to the excitement that we usually experience. Perhaps this is because, more than ever, we see the reality that though the calendar year has changed, the world remains the same, and the storms we’re going through haven’t calmed. It’s been challenging, to say the least. Yet, this remains our greatest challenge and joy to take on this year: To dare to love one another, especially when it’s ha...

Farewell 2020

Let all remembrance be forgot and never brought to mind.” These words often ring in the new year ring, and true in how most of us feel about 2020! We all know how difficult this year has truly been, and for some more than others, but we’ve all been impacted by how 2020 has shaped up. And most of us would like to get to 2021 as soon as possible! But why are we excited to turn the page on the calendar? What will be different? Are we hoping for a new year with better circumstances? This is a tra...

Christmas will be! And we will have we!

Christmas, perhaps, means a little bit more!

Jesus, the high King of Heaven, entered the world as a baby to fulfill God’s plan of salvation. This salvation would not simply improve people, but make us altogether new creations in Christ, and usher in a work of renewal for the entire Cosmos.

Somehow or other, it came just the same!

When sin entered the world, God’s plan for a savior was set in motion. Satan spent all of history trying to this savior’s entrance, but nothing could get in the way of the promises of God being fulfilled by the birth of Jesus. What the enemy meant for destruction, God used for the redemption of the world.

Welcome, Christmas! Welcome! Welcome!

Welcome, Christmas! Welcome! Welcome! As we welcome the Christmas season this year at Mosaic we look back on the moment when the promises of God to the nation of Israel had been fulfilled after hundreds of years. We stand in awe of God’s faithfulness to the promises of God, realized in Jesus, in whom we place our hope for this season and for all eternity.

Ephesians 6:21-24

As we close out the book of Ephesians we discover two words that Paul uses at the end of his letter: love incorruptible. This world will always try to erode our love for God and one another, but What God has done in Christ, as demonstrated through the book of Ephesians and throughout the gospel is incorruptible!

Ephesians 6:18-20

As we close out the book of Ephesians, Paul reminds us that because our battle is not against flesh and blood, it is of utmost importance that we remain alert, prayerful for one another, and engaged in sharing the gospel not only with our life but also with our words.

Global Mission Weekend | Church Planting

The parallel between the Creation Mandate found in Genesis and the Great Commission found in Matthew is eloquent and telling. In looking at both, we find that we—as both God’s people and the church—are and have always been designed for multiplication. We are made to pursue God’s Kingdom. And we are called to bring that pursuit with us to all the corners of the world, making disciples and planting churches. It’s in that design—and in those risks taken by us in partnership with God—that we see ...

Ephesians 6:13-18a

Ephesians