We tend to assume that humans have the power to overcome the darkness of the world. Christmas, however, suggests that what we really need is not inspiration to activate our inner resources, but intervention for our utter lack of resources. This passage shows us God’s intervention.
Advent is all about expectation – surprising pregnancies, dreams, and journeys. If you're longing for something but not sure whether to hope, this story of two senior citizens and an unexpected baby might surprise you in a good way!
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As we conclude this series in Numbers, we see we’re in a war, but not the one we think; we need a king, but not the one we see; and we need a victory, but not the one we expect.
Are the stresses of life threatening you? In this scripture passage, God promises power against them. Listen and learn how God delivers on that promise.
One of our deepest impulses is a desire for control. One of the most stubborn realities is our lack of control. This creates a huge struggle for us. This passage shows us the reason for that struggle and God’s solution.
This story shows us it’s possible to miss God even when he’s standing right in front of us. Why is that? And what does God do about it? Join us as we find out.
Who's story are you in? In this sermon, we explore how the book of Numbers gives us a bigger picture to help us become better disciples of Christ.
What is wrong with the world? If we don’t get the diagnosis right, we’ll never get the solution right. This passage is one of the best places to come to a deeper understanding of the biggest problem facing our world: sin.
We were created for deep, soul-satisfaction. But the options on offer in our world often make us emptier. This passage shows us the way out of spiritual emptiness and into the fullness we long for.
We all have faced deep disappointments, and long for a world made new, but often we try to get there by our own power, or by striving for power that isn’t ours. Numbers 16 is a story of real hope coming through an uncommon person in the midst of these real disappointments.
We all desire a deeper, fuller life. But one of the main reasons we don’t enter into it is because of the fear of losing control and comfort. Numbers 14 has a lot to show us about how we move out of fear and into a life of fullness
Our passage in numbers provides us with a sobering warning that there is some thing that would prevent us from entering the rest that God has promised, and that is unbelief. Let’s explore the danger of unbelief together as we continue our serious discipleship in the desert.
Discontent doesn’t mean unhappy over what you can’t have, but because of what you do have. It poisons everything else in our life. But this passage shows us a way out of discontent and into wholeness.
We long to change the world. The challenge is that what the world becomes is the result of what we are becoming. This passage in Numbers shows us how we can experience transformation for both.
Life feels like a journey on which we often feel lost. What do we need most when that happens? The opening chapters of the book of Numbers show us. Join us as we begin this new series!
Do you ever wonder, "who am I – really?" And, "How can I become my 'authentic' self?" God designed and created you. Entering into a relationship with him through Jesus reveals the glory of that design and shows you the way to live it.
We long to belong to something bigger than ourselves without losing ourselves. Understanding and employing spiritual gifts is one of the ways that happens. How? This passage shows us.
Do you ever struggle with doubt, discouragement, and despair about where this world is headed? Jesus’ answer is to point to a new world, and make us witnesses to that new world as well.
Jesus said the two greatest commandments are to love God and love our neighbor. One of the primary ways we love our neighbor is by serving them. But if we don’t know why we should serve our neighbor, it’s easy to do it for unhealthy reasons (like guilt or pride) or not do it at all. Join us for this four week series as we look at a better way: the way of love.
The stories we tell shape the lives we live. And the more significant that story, the more powerfully it shapes our life. In this parable, Jesus tells us the story of the whole world. Even more importantly, he tells us how he is the center of that story.
