Mosaic Lincoln

MOSAIC CORE (WK 3): "Inward | Upward | Outward"

Over the next several weeks we are going to go behind the curtain of what makes Mosaic tick and invite you into practicing rhythms of grace with us.  If you are interested in joining Mosaic Core you can fill out the form at www.mosaiclincoln.com/core or email [email protected] with any questions.

MOSAIC CORE (WK 2): "We Are | We Exist | We Hope | And..."

Over the next several weeks we are going to go behind the curtain of what makes Mosaic tick and invite you into practicing rhythms of grace with us.  If you are interested in joining Mosaic Core you can fill out the form at www.mosaiclincoln.com/core or email [email protected] with any questions.

MOSAIC CORE (WK 1): "An invitation"

Over the next several weeks we are going to go behind the curtain of what makes Mosaic tick and invite you into practicing rhythms of grace with us.  If you are interested in joining Mosaic Core you can fill out the form at www.mosaiclincoln.com/core or email [email protected] with any questions.

MOSAIC: OUR STORIES | OUR PRACTICES (WK 4): "Practicing Rhythms of Grace"

Who is Mosaic? What are our stories and what practices do we want to be defined by as a church? During this series we are also sharing stories from our community. You can find Cheryl's story on our website, Facebook page, or on Vimeo at www.vimeo.com/288921919

MOSAIC: OUR STORIES | OUR PRACTICES (WK 2): "Learning from Jesus"

Who is Mosaic? What are our stories and what practices do we want to be defined by as a church? During this series we are also sharing stories from our community. You can find Katie's story on our website, Facebook page, or on vimeo at https://vimeo.com/286681227

MOSAIC: OUR STORIES | OUR PRACTICES (WK 1): "The Yoke of Heaven"

Who is Mosaic? What are our stories and what practices do we want to be defined by as a church? Stefan and Brooke's story - https://vimeo.com/286036943

PHILEMON (WK 2): "What's in a Name?"

This week Jeff Miller explores the book of Philemon from the perspective of Onesimus. The courage it took to go back to Philemon and read the letter Paul wrote. Will Philemon accept him as a brother or return Onesimus to work as a slave?

THIS ORDINARY LIFE (WK 8): "Pleasure"

Many times we try to find God in the extraordinary when He is waiting for us in the ordinary. How can we experience God's presence through the simple pleasures of life?

PHILEMON (WK 1): "Power Dynamics and the Kingdom of God"

Philemon is a fascinating book. At only 335 words it speaks volumes about grace, reconciliation, humility, and ultimately how to handle power.

THIS ORDINARY LIFE (WK 7): "Coffee Shop Conversations & Bill's Announcement"

What if God can use us to shape the trajectory of someone's life through an ordinary conversation over coffee or a meal? That's what happened to our Associate Pastor Bill Radtke. He and Curt share the message this week and Bill has an announcement about something new God is doing in him and his family.

THIS ORDINARY LIFE (WK 6): "Conflict"

How do we experience God in the everyday ordinary moments of conflict? Whether interpersonal or with structures and systems God's presence inspires us not to avoid but to step into difficult situations and conversations.

THIS ORDINARY LIFE (WK 5): "Work"

Many times we try to find God in the extraordinary when He is waiting for us in the ordinary. How can we experience deep faith through embracing the interruptions in life?

THIS ORDINARY LIFE (WK 4): "Eating"

Many times we try to find God in the extraordinary when He is waiting for us in the ordinary. How can we experience deep faith through embracing the interruptions in life?

THIS ORDINARY LIFE (WK 3): "Traffic"

Many times we try to find God in the extraordinary when He is waiting for us in the ordinary. How can we experience deep faith through embracing the interruptions in life?

THIS ORDINARY LIFE (WK 1): "Sleep"

Many times we try to find God in the extraordinary when He is waiting for us in the ordinary. How can we experience deep faith through embracing the sacred routine of rest?

HOW TO BE WISE (WK 6): "Ecclesiastes - The Gift"

In the final message of our Wisdom series Bill Radtke leads us through a main theme of the Book of Ecclesiastes. The Gift of God. What is it... Listen and see.

HOW TO BE WISE (WK 5): "Ecclesiastes - Vapor"

This Mother's Day message is brought to you by one of Mosaic wisest Momma's Karissa Bettendorf. Karissa introduces us to the book of Ecclesiastes. An often misunderstood book of the bible Karissa dives into how the book guides us to be wise in the areas of our life we cannot control.

HOW TO BE WISE (WK 4): "Job - When Good Theology is Abusive"

This week our special guest speaker and Job expert Eric Smith from Pillar Seminary unpacks how Job's friends had correct theology misapplied. And how we can actually be wise (unlike Job's friends) and help those going through suffering.

HOW TO BE WISE (WK 3): "Job - Do Good Get Bad"

This week our special guest speaker and Job expert Eric Smith from Pillar Seminary unpacks the wisdom in the book of Job. The Proverbial wisdom of "do good get good" gets thrown on it's head when Job does everything right but gets nothing but atrocities in return. The book of Job is necessary because we can all point to times in our life where we did all the right things but got nothing but bad results. What can we learn from a man who did everything right and then lost everything in retur...

HOW TO BE WISE (WK 1): "Proverbs - Do Good Get Good"

What is wisdom? When we think of the wisest person we know many of us wouldn't consider that person the richest, most intelligent, or most successful people we know. Then what is this elusive attritube? Why is it worth pursuing? How do we get it? The book of Proverbs describes wisdom as a skill we can attain. Like a craftsman learning a trade we can learn to be wise regardless of our circumstances. Proverbs also decribes wiisdom as being threaded into the fabric of the universe. Somet...

HOW TO BE WISE (WK 2): "Proverbs - Put down the 365 day reading plan"

The book of Proverbs is not meant to be read as a 365 day reading plan. It's meant to be read much more slowly and meditatively. Today's goal is to teach you how to read the book of Proverbs and allow it to hold up a mirror to your soul. We also set out to tackle themes in Proverbs like Fear of the Lord, Grace, and being rescued from the tyranny of the urgent.

HOPE HAS COME - EASTER SUNDAY

In the tension of Good Friday and Easter, are we willing to let Jesus tend the garden of our hearts. Do we trust that Jesus is stronger than every chaotic power at work in our lives? And should the worst thing come, the worst thing is never the last thing. For more information please visit us online at www.mosaiclincoln.com

RANSOM (WK 4): "Invitational Energy"

God is doing something in you and calling you to a unique path to walk. Something that is good, beautiful and true that you can bring into the world. Jesus death invites us to be set free from spending so much of our energy in oppositional ways and pulls us into invitational energy. To invite the world to see all that is good, beautiful, and true.

RANSOM (WK 3): "What is Finished?"

Jesus' final words in the book of John were "IT IS FINISHED." Finished? Do we end the story of Jesus on the cross uttering finished? What did Jesus finish? What is John trying to get us to see in his writings that Jesus finished? This week we dive into what Jesus finished on the cross and how he is bringing us into something new. Jesus didn't just die for people to go to heaven. It so much bigger and better than we could have ever hoped for or expected.

RANSOM (WK 2): "Is God bloodthirsty?"

Why exactly did Jesus have to die? Why did God orchestrate things that way? Why blood? Did God kill Jesus instead of killing me? Many times we jump to conclusion about God or Jesus based on limited information. This week we address the hard to understand parts of the cross and how God is always on a mission to live among his people. This week we dive deep into the ancient practice of animal sacrifice, The Day of Atonement, the Tabernacle, and how it all points to amazing grace and fu...

RANSOM (WK 1): "What Messiah are you looking for?"

Have you ever wondered why Jesus had to die? Why did God set it up that way? Could there have been a different way? Well if you have then you’re in good company. Jesus’ followers asked the same tough questions. We want to step into the tension. Why were the disciples confused when Jesus said he was the Messiah and that he had to die? It's almost as if they were on two totally different wave lengths regarding His purpose as Messiah. This week we are looking at the history of the Israelite...

FUTURE PEOPLE (WK 6): "Potato Chips and Prayers in Dark Rooms"

“If a man wishes to be sure of the road he treads on, he must close his eyes and walk in the dark.” - St. John of the Cross

FUTURE PEOPLE (WK 5): "Wit(h)ness"

In 361 AD Roman Emperor Julian the Apostate spoke of Christians living in his kingdom. “Atheism (Julian’s pejorative term for Christianity) has been specially advanced through the loving service rendered to strangers, and through their care for the burial of the dead. It is a scandal that there is not a single Jew who is a beggar and that the godless Galileans care not only for their own poor but for ours as well; while those who belong to us look in vain for the help we should render them.” ...

FUTURE PEOPLE (WK 4): "People Proclaiming Mysterious Good News"

"Life is full of mystery. The deepest, richest and most complex theories that science can ever come up with only serve to highlight the fact that there is still a depth of mystery which goes way beyond it all.” NT Wright

FUTURE PEOPLE (WK 3): "People of Reconciliation"

The difference between the church and the world is not spacial (i.e. God is here and not there). There is no in here and out there. Instead, the church experiences God’s presence now. The whole world will experience it eventually. We, the church, put it on display now in our present time. It’s all a matter of timing. We experience his presence ahead of time and put it on display for the world. We are future people in the present time. But, how? That’s what this series is all about. Our world...

Songs for a King (WK 2): "Zechariah's Song"

What can Zechariah's song teach us about the tension of waiting on hope. Zechariah thought he knew his story until God showed up and changed his life forever. As we wait in the tension of hope, and are we open and willing to allow God to change our story.

Songs for a King (WK 1): "Mary's Song"

In the book of Luke we find 4 songs surrounding the birth of Jesus. These first Christmas songs were meant to clear a space in the lives of the people singing them as they prepared for the birth of Jesus. For us these songs do the same. They clear out the clutter, and give room to reflect on our Kings arrival 2000 years ago, and anticipate his arrival to come once again. In Mary's song we see how her own social status points to a greater upheaval to come. Through her son God will bring d...

OUT OF THE WILDERNESS (WK 4): "A life of Gratitude"

David's roller coaster wilderness experience continues as he becomes king and his son Absalom wars against him. In the midst of all this David pens a Psalm of gratitude. How in the midst of so much conflict was David able to continue to live a life of gratitude?

OUT OF THE WILDERNESS (WK 2): "Non Anxious Living"

OUT OF THE WILDERNESS (WK 1): "Who is King?"

As Mosaic steps out of the wilderness we look to the biblical story of David found in 1 and 2 Samuel. What can we learn about David's life, his wilderness journey, and his destiny to be king as we step into this next chapter of our story.

RHYTHMS (WK 6): "People of Peace"

As we wrap up our rhythms series we ask the question, "Who are we inviting into living out these rhythms with?"

Mosaic @ LHS

In Jan 2018 Mosaic has made the decision to move our Sunday Gathering to Lincoln High School. This message was for our community to hear our journey towards that decision and why Lincoln High.

RHYTHMS (WK 4): "EAT"

How do we move from simply believing in Jesus to following Him? God is calling us to live an adventurous faith in the everyday rhythms of our lives. These rhythms change everything! These rhythms don't make our life busier... they make our life more intentional and more sacred. Today we jump into the beautiful rhythm of EAT. So much of the life of Jesus' ministry is around a table. Who are we sharing our table with?

RHYTHMS (WK 5): "CELEBRATE"

Curt Leininger's first Sunday as lead pastor! How do we move from simply believing in Jesus to following Him? God is calling us to live an adventurous faith in the everyday rhythms of our lives. These rhythms change everything! These rhythms don't make our life busier... they make our life more intentional and more sacred. Today we jump into the beautiful rhythm of CELEBRATION. That as we enter into the wrestle of life we invite others into celebration.

RHYTHMS (WK 3): "BLESS"

How do we move from simply believing in Jesus to following Him? God is calling us to live an adventurous faith in the everyday rhythms of our lives. These rhythms change everything! These rhythms don't make our life busier... they make our life more intentional and more sacred. Today we jump into the beautiful rhythm of BLESSING, and how the call to be a blessing to the world has been God's mission for us since the very beginning.

RHYTHMS (WK 2): "LISTEN"

How do we balance faith on top of everything else we need to do? We're convinced there is a better way. Rather than thinking about living a life of faith in adding things you need to do, God is calling us to live an adventurous faith in the everyday rhythms of our lives. These rhythms change everything! These rhythms don't make our life busier... they make our life more intentional and more sacred. Today we jump into the beautiful rhythm of LISTENING.

RHYTHMS (WK 1): "REST"

How do we balance faith on top of everything else we need to do? We're convinced there is a better way. Rather than thinking about living a life of faith in adding things you need to do, God is calling us to live an adventurous faith in the everyday rhythms of our lives. These rhythms change everything! These rhythms don't make our life busier... they make our life more intentional and more sacred. Today we jump into the beautiful rhythm of rest. This gift that God gave us to slow dow...

Mosaic - Here and Now

Who is Mosaic? What do we care about? What makes our heart skip a beat? Here and Now... As we come to the end of our transition season we took a whole Sunday to talk through who we want to be as a church community.

Kingdom of Losers (WK 9): "Parable of the Soils"

The final week of our Parables series is wrapped up with Jesus' parable explaining why he tells parables. That parables aren't meant to get us to fully understand, they are meant to get us to listen and be curious. How well are you listening? What soil is your soul?

Kingdom of Losers (WK 8): "Parable of the Good Samaritan"

Who is your Samaritan? Who is the person you are walking past? "The first question that the priest asked, the first question that the Levite asked was, ‘If I stop to help this man, what will happen to me?’ But then the Good Samaritan came by, and he reversed the question: ‘If I do not stop to help this man, what will happen to him?'”- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Kingdom of Losers (WK 7): "Parable of the Sign of Jonah"

When asked to do a sign, a miracle for the Pharisee's to prove himself, Jesus declared that the only sign they would be given was the sign of Jonah. Why did Jesus refuse to do a sign immediately and why did he choose the sign of Jonah? What does this have to say about the way we live today?

Kingdom of Losers (WK 5): "Parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus"

Open your eyes!! Who are you stepping over that you need to see, and in what area of your life do you need to allow others to see you. www.mosaiclincoln.com

Kingdom of Losers (WK 6): "Parable of the Unforgiving Servant"

Jeff Miller teaches us what forgviness looks like in the Kingdom. Special thanks to Karrisa Bettendorf for sharing part of her spiritual journey towards forgiveness.

Kingdom of Losers (WK 4): "Parable of the Rich Fool"

Why did Jesus tell stories? This week we talk about the power of the stories we tell ourselves. That stories have the power to define us. Many times our stories of success and failure define us. Jesus is giving us a different story to live by. A story where we don't have to allow our success or our failure define who we are or our future.

Kingdom of Losers (WK 3): "Parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector"

What do we need to do in order to get God to bless us? It's a question that whether we want to admit it or not we ask all the time. How can I do good things so that I get good things... but is this the way Jesus Kingdom is run?