ADULTING IN GRACE HAPPENS IN COMMUNITY ..The bulk of Scripture was written to a community… At least nine of Paul’s epistles in the New Testament were addressed specifically to a church community. Ever since creation, everything that lives exist in an elaborate network of relationship. Plant For Example: -Rooted in soil -reaches for sunlight -requir…

Series: “#Adulting” — Sermon #5 “Grace And Awe” Adulting:— the act or practice of attending to the ordinary tasks required of a responsible adult. 2Peter 3:18 “Rather, you must grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.” #Adulting — Grow In Grace: 1. It’s a Miracle 2. It’s Revelational. 3. It’s Responsible. 4. It’s Possibl…

Series: “#Adulting” — Sermon #4 “GraceTo Lead” Colossians 1:16-18 “All things were created through Him and for Him. And He is before all things, and in Him all things consist. And He is the head of the body, the church, who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in all things He may have the preeminence.” Ephesians 4:11-13 “Now these a…

Series: “#Adulting” — Sermon #2 “Grace For Growth” Adulting:— the act or practice of attending to the ordinary tasks required of a responsible adult. Growing In Grace: Grace is a gift of the nature and empowering presence of God Law Demands Performance Grace Empowers Behaviour Grace has a higher standard. Grace (charis):– good will, loving-kindness…

Series: “#Adulting” — Sermon #1 “Growing In Grace” Adulting:— the act or practice of attending to the ordinary tasks required of a responsible adult. By 2016, “adulting” was widely recognized enough to become Word of the Year finalist by the American Dialect Society. (2nd) Since then, its usage has slightly declined, although it remains a relevant …

Series: “Open House” Sermon: “We Focus On Jesus” Mark 1:37 “Everyone is looking for You.” Hebrews 3:6 (NLT) “But Christ, as the Son, is in charge of God’s entire house. And we are God’s house, …” Have you googled yourself? Who are you? What would people find? Any Concept of God that is built through a preconceived filter will limit your ability to …

Open House | “Open Hearts” Sermon DO YOU HAVE FRIDGE FRIENDS? Introduced the series with following Scriptures: Solomon writes Proverbs 9:1 “Wisdom has built her house, (Wisdom/Jesus is building His House) She has hewn out her seven pillars;” Jesus echoes this in: Matthew 16:18 “And I also say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build…

Series: “Open House” Sermon: “We Come In And Go Out” Mark 1:37 “Everyone is looking for You.” Hebrews 3:6 (NLT) “But Christ, as the Son, is in charge of God’s entire house. And we are God’s house, …” We Carry Mats Mark 2:3 “Then they came to Him, bringing a paralytic who was carried by four men.” We Operate In Authority The NEW COVENANT moves us fr…

Series: “Open House” Sermon: “We Praise On Purpose” Hebrews 3:6 (NLT) “But Christ, as the Son, is in charge of God’s entire house. And we are God’s house, …” Mark 1:37 “Everyone is looking for You.” We Carry Mats Mark 2:3 “Then they came to Him, bringing a paralytic who was carried by four men.” We Operate In Authority The NEW COVENANT moves us fro…

Series: “Open House” Sermon: “We Operate In Authority” Mark 1:37 “Everyone is looking for You.” Proverbs 9:1 “Wisdom has built her house, She has hewn out her seven pillars;” Matthew 16:18 “And I also say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it.” Hebrews 3:6 (NLT) “But …

Series: “Open House”. Sermon: “We Carry Mats” Proverbs 9:1 “Wisdom has built her house, She has hewn out her seven pillars;” Matthew 16:18 “And I also say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it.” Hebrews 3:6 (NLT) “But Christ, as the Son, is in charge of God’s entire h…

Fans Or Followers MAKE. Attenders. DISCIPLES Matthew 4:19 “Then He said to them, ‘Follow Me, and I will make you fishers of men.’ They immediately left their nets and followed Him.” Matthew 28:18-19 “All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, …” We are not waiting to get to heaven.…

Sermon Series: “Drop The Stone” Sermon: “Don’t Screen The Guest List” If you judge people, you have no time to love them. Mother Terresa Luke 15:1-3 “Then all the tax collectors and the sinners drew near to Him to hear Him. And the Pharisees and scribes complained, saying, ‘This Man receives sinners and eats with them.” So He spoke this parable to …

Sermon Series: “Drop The Stone” Sermon: “It’s Safe To Come Home” If you judge people, you have no time to love them. Mother Terresa Matthew 7:1 (NLT) “Do not judge others, and you will not be judged. For you will be treated as you treat others. The standard you use in judging is the standard by which you will be judged.” Suffering is built into the…

Series: “Drop The Stone: Sermon: “The Root Cause” “A study of people ages 16–29 in the United States found that nearly 90 percent of respondents articulated the opinion that Christians are Judgemental.” Barna Research In an October 2022 Barna survey of 2,000 U.S. adults, three out of four (74%) say they want to grow spiritually. Additionally, the s…

Series: “Drop The Stone” Sermon: “Help With Consequences” “A study of people ages 16–29 in the United States found that nearly 90 percent of respondents articulated the opinion that Christians are Judgemental.” Barna Research If you judge people, you have no time to love them. Mother Terresa What is Jesus agenda for sinners? Not to harm but to help…

Series : Drop the Stones “Case Dismissed” Spending the past couple of weeks looking at the story of the woman caught in adultery, who was by all accounts of the law required to be stoned to death… Lev 20:10 We are addressing the idea of Judgement… and a call to drop the Stones. It is unfortunate that the church has a reputation as stone throwers in…

Series: “Drop The Stone” Sermon: “Help! I’m A Hypocrite” “A study of people ages 16–29 in the United States found that nearly 90 percent of respondents articulated the opinion that Christians are Judgemental.” Barna Research When you Judge another, you do not define them, you define yourself. Wayne Dyer If you judge people, you have no time to love…

Series: “Drop The Stone” Sermon: “Set Free From Sin” “A substantial majority of Millennials (1981- 96) who don’t go to church say they see Christians as judgmental (87%), hypocritical (85%), anti-homosexual (91%) and insensitive to others (70%).” “A study of people ages 16–29 in the United States found that nearly 90 percent of respondents articula…

Sermon: “Canada, God Has A Question” Canadian Facts: The official phone number for Canada is 1-800-o-canada. 10% of the world’s forests are in Canada. Sam Panopoulos Canadian creator of the Hawaiian Pizza Longest street Young — 2,000 km. Longest coastline — 202,000 km The United States has invaded Canada twice. Lost both times. Wasaga – Canada has …

SERIES: “This Is That” — SERMON: “Make Your Way Prosperous” Acts 2:16 “But this is that which was spoken by the prophet Joel;” (NLT) “No, what you see was predicted long ago by the prophet Joel:” Some people read their Bibles in Hebrew, some in Greek; I like to read mine in the Holy Ghost. Smith Wigglesworth Mark 16:17-18 “And these signs will foll…

Series: “This Is That”. Sermon: “Father Rejoices Over You” Acts 2:16 “But this is that which was spoken by the prophet Joel;” (NLT) “No, what you see was predicted long ago by the prophet Joel:” John 17:13 “But now I am coming to You; and I say these things [while I am still] in the world so that they may experience My joy made full and complete an…

SERIES: “This Is That” — SERMON: “Spiritual Drinking” Acts 1:4-5 (Jesus last words!) “He commanded them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the Promise of the Father, ‘which,’ He said, ‘you have heard from Me; for John truly baptized with water, but you shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now.” Three Baptisms: 1. Spi…

SERIES: “This Is That” — SERMON: “Happy Birthday Church” JOKE: Billy Graham was returning from Charlotte where he was where he had a speaking engagement. When his plane arrived, a limo was waiting to pick him up and take him home. He stopped and spoke to the driver and he said, “You know what? I am 87 years old and I have never, ever in my life dri…

SERIES: “This Is That” SERMON #4: “You’re The Hero” Acts 2:16 “But this is that which was spoken by the prophet Joel;” (NLT) “No, what you see was predicted long ago by the prophet Joel:” Acts 10:38 “How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power: who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil; fo…

SERIES: “This Is That” SERMON #2: “Exercise Your Super Powers” Acts 2:16 “But this is that which was spoken by the prophet Joel;” (NLT) “No, what you see was predicted long ago by the prophet Joel:” Ezekiel 36:25-27 “Then I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you shall be clean; I will cleanse you from all your filthiness and from all your idols.…

SERIES: “This Is That” SERMON: “Holy Fire” Acts 2:16 “But this is that which was spoken by the prophet Joel;” (NLT) “No, what you see was predicted long ago by the prophet Joel:” Acts 2:17 “And it shall come to pass in the last days, says God, That I will pour out of My Spirit on all flesh;” John the Baptist summarised Jesus purpose for coming as: …

Series: Faces Sermon: “Face of Restoration” Misnomer that it is our responsibility to be the pursuer in our relationship with God. Our pursuit for God and our pursuit for intimacy with Him is a topic often preached about, however, the flip side of this scenario doesn’t always get as much airtime. That is God’s pursuit for man and that he not only c…

SERIES: Faces SERMON: “The Face Of Rejoicing” Romans 4:25 (TPT). “Jesus was handed over to be crucified for the forgiveness of our sins and was raised back to life to prove that He had made us right with God!” Romans 4:25 (YLT) “Who was delivered up because of our offences, and was raised up because of our being declared righteous.” Jesus could not…

SERIES: Faces SERMON: “The Face Of Discovery” Picture of Writing in blood on train chair. John Phipps — Jan. 26, 2013 on the Metrolink in LA — Accident thought he was going to die! Wrote this in his own blood. “I (Heart) my kids I (heart) Lil” His wife said; “ “Hallmark is never going to top that,” she said. “It’s moving, it’s thoughtful and it’s c…

SERIES: Faces SERMON: “The Angry Face Of Religion” Mark 14:9 “Assuredly, I say to you, wherever this gospel is preached in the whole world, what this woman has done will also be told as a memorial to her.” WOW! She expressed LOVE!!! The greatest lesson we can embrace from this encounter: The power of the gospel is manifest in our lives through beho…

SERIES: Faces SERMON: “Something About Mary” John 12:1-11 “Then, six days before the Passover, Jesus came to Bethany, where Lazarus was who had been dead, whom He had raised from the dead. There they made Him a supper; and Martha served, but Lazarus was one of those who sat at the table with Him. Mary took a pound of very costly oil of spikenard, a…

Sermon Series: “Better Together ” — Sermon: “God’s Actionable Love Enables Us To Love Others” Philippians 2:5 “In your relationships with one another, have the same mindset as Christ Jesus: … servant …”. If no proper foundation all you build will be unstable. “A happy marriage is the union of two great forgivers.” — Ruth Bell Graham Asked his secre…

Sermon Series: “Better Together ” — Sermon: “God Made The Marriage Covenant Not You” Philippians 2:5 “In your relationships with one another, have the same mindset as Christ Jesus: … servant …”. If no proper foundation all you build will be unstable. Dr Dean Ornish (Ornish Lifestyle Medicine) “Love and intimacy — our ability to connect with ourselv…

Sermon Series: “Exponential” — Sermon: “God Has Blessed You” God Has Blessed You! John 10:10 “I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly.” Galatians 3:13-14 “Christ has redeemed us from the curse of the law, having become a curse for us (for it is written, ‘Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree), that the blessi…

Proverbs 10:22, 19:17 “The blessing of the Lord—it makes [truly] rich, and He adds no sorrow with it [neither does toiling increase it]”. — “Whoever is kind to the poor lends to the Lord, and he will reward them for what they have done.” Father we declare we are blessed. We agree with Your word over us that, “This is a season of exponential blessin…

Sermon Series: “Exponential” — Sermon: “Rags To Results” Deuteronomy 6:10-11 “So it shall be, when the Lord your God brings you into the land … to give you large and beautiful cities which you did not build, houses full of all good things, which you did not fill, hewn-out wells which you did not dig, vineyards and olive trees which you did not plan…

Sermon Series: “Exponential” — Sermon: “Expand Your Capacity” Deuteronomy 6:10-11 “So it shall be, when the Lord your God brings you into the land … to give you large and beautiful cities which you did not build, houses full of all good things, which you did not fill, hewn-out wells which you did not dig, vineyards and olive trees which you did not…

SERMON: “The Space Between” D. Karl Thomas Eugene Peterson (The Message). “There can be no maturity in the spiritual life, no obedience in following Jesus, no wholeness in the Christian life, apart from an immersion in, and embrace of, community. I am not myself by myself.” God “And the Lord God said, ‘It is not good that man should be alone; I wil…

Sermon Series “The Light Of The World” Sermon #4 “Light Continues To Shine” John 1:5 “The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness can never extinguish (Overcome) it.” Luke 1:78-79 NLT “Because of God’s tender mercy, the morning light from heaven is about to break upon us, to give light to those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death,…

Sermon Series “Light Of The World” Sermon #3 “Light Collides With Darkness” John 1:5 “The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness can never extinguish (Overcome) it.” Matthew 2:1-12 “Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men from the East came to Jerusalem, saying, ‘Where is He who has bee…

Sermon Series “Light Of The World” Sermon #1 “The Light Shines” John 12:46 “I have come as a light into the world, that whoever believes in Me should not abide in darkness.” Acts 26:17-18 “I now send you, to open their eyes, in order to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins a…

Series: “WIJD” — Sermon #10 “Jesus Is Imparting Himself To Others” Pictures Of Seating Assignments. Pray for hearing … hands on ears … how is your hearing? Its next Wednesday. Misunderstanding. Yucatan:— We don’t understand you. Named a whole region based on misunderstanding. We often misunderstand how leadership works in God’s Kingdom. John Quincy…

Series: “WIJD” — Sermon #9 “Jesus Is Healing And Setting People Free” We can’t talk about W.I.J.D. without talking about demons. 1 John 3:8 “For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that He might destroy the works of the devil.” 61x’s Gospels Jesus is dealing with devils. Matthew 8:16-17 “And He cast out the spirits with a word, and healed a…

Series: “WIJD” — Sermon #8 “Jesus Is Restoring Relationships” John Doerr (Venture Capitalist) “Teams. He said I bet on teams. Some people would say people, I say teams. It’s not just people, but how these people work together in relationships. … are these the people that you want to face those problems with?” Daniel Goleman — (Workplace Psych) “Emo…

Series: “WIJD” — Sermon #7 “Jesus Lives Under An Open Heaven” John 21:25 “And there are also many other things that Jesus did, which if they were written one by one, I suppose that even the world itself could not contain the books that would be written. Amen.” Matthew 4:24-25 “News about him spread as far as Syria, and people soon began bringing to…

Series: “WIJD” — Sermon #6 “Jesus Is Getting Baptized” Acts 2:38 “Then Peter said to them, ‘Repent, and let every one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.’” Mark 1:8 “I indeed baptized you with water, but He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit.” “Baptize”:– to…

Series: “WIJD” — Sermon #5 “Jesus Is Releasing The Power Of Thanksgiving” Romans 1:21 (NLT) “Yes, they knew God, but they wouldn’t worship him as God or even give him thanks. And they began to think up foolish ideas of what God was like. As a result, their minds became dark and confused.” Being unthankful is the cornerstone, the launching point, fo…

Series: “WIJD” — Sermon #4 “Jesus Is Imparting Spiritual Life” “It is abnormal for a Christian not to have an appetite for the impossible. It has been written into our spiritual DNA to hunger for the impossibilities around us to bow at the name of Jesus.” Bill Johnson Matthew 14:22-35 “But Jesus immediately said to them: ‘Take courage! It is I. Don…

Series: “WIJD” — Sermon #3 “Jesus Is Walking On Water” Matthew 14:22-35 “Immediately Jesus made the disciples get into the boat and go on ahead of him to the other side, while he dismissed the crowd. After he had dismissed them, he went up on a mountainside by himself to pray. Later that night, he was there alone, … and the boat was already a consi…