Discovery Church

How do you know if something is legitimate? In this passage, Gamaliel wisely proposes a historical filter to determine whether or not the Jesus movement is.

If the Easter story is true it changes everything. If it's false, then we are wasting our time. In this message we explore the consequences of if indeed the resurrection of Jesus is true.

Palm Sunday is a tradition focusing on the scene of Jesus' life when he enters Jerusalem as a rival king and a final sacrifice. His actions force them and force us to answer the question the whole city of Jerusalem asked - "Who is this?".

We will all obey someone or something, even if it is subconscious. The question is how worthy is that authority of your trust? In this passage we see that a Christian's ultimate obedience isn't to the government, social pressures, feelings, or past trauma; but to God.

A common criticism of the church is the hypocrisy within it. But what if God takes that hypocrisy even more seriously than we do? And what if while the church is so focused on threats outside of the church, the enemy is focusing on threats within the church?

How can we faithfully respond to opposition to the gospel? What does it look like to neither retreat in fear, nor aggressively pummel any threat in our way? In this sermon, we see how the early church responded to gospel opposition.

How do you reach a city with the gospel of Jesus? In this passage we see multiple necessary components for a group of people to do just that. From the early church to the birth of the Christian & Missionary Alliance, we see commonalities of a community on mission in the city.

What does it look like to be used by God? In this passage, we see a miraculous healing and a quick deflection of glory. Peter has learned what it means to live as a witness not in his own strength, but by the power of God's Spirit within him.

What was the early church devoted to? What does it look like to get back to the early church? Well in today's sermon we look at four characteristics of the early church and how we can implement them in the modern church today.

Who is Jesus and what does it mean to follow Him? In this passage we see Peter give the first Christian sermon explaining who Jesus is through the Old Testament, and what it looks like to respond to that reality.

The disciples have been waiting for God to send his Spirit on them to live as His witnesses. But why do they need the Spirit, and what does it mean to be filled with the Spirit? In this passage we see the humbling reality of the need for an outside power, and the evidence of a Spirit-Filled life.

What are you assumptions when it comes to church and faith? What do you think you signed up for? In this passage, Bryan Faltynski explores what the disciples signed up for and in turn, what we are contemporary followers of Jesus likewise signed up for.

How do we talk about Jesus in our modern world? What does it mean to be a witness of Jesus? In this passage we look at how we can be empowered by the Spirit to live authentic lives of sharing our beliefs in an honoring, loving and natural way with those around us.

When you think of the word heaven, what comes to mind? Oftentimes we have misconceptions about what heaven really is, and the reality of it is far better than we can imagine.

We all desire a world that is full of wonder, mystery and enchantment. Yet we often succumb to a mechanical colorless view of the world. But what if the Christmas story offered us the re-enchanted world we all long for?

We all have a desire for a happy and fulfilling life, the question is where do we find it? In this passage we see humanity try to find the good life apart from God.

Sin doesn't just affect us, but those around us for generations to come. Even the most righteous people still have to deal with the shadow side of their own hearts. Thankfully Jesus came to bring us healing both for our own sin and the sin done against us.

In Genesis 9 we see God make a covenant both with mankind and creation itself. This passage reveals the inherent dignity both of humanity as well as creation. Not only that it gives us a foretaste of the redemption and restoration of both.

In Genesis 8 we see the response of Noah and the response of God, revealing what humanity is like and what God is like.

In Genesis 7 lies the all too familiar Sunday school story which can stop a reader right in their tracks. But what if this story is meant to be read in contrast to the competing flood stories of that time, in order to reveal the goodness of the God of Genesis?

In Genesis 6 we see the widespread evil on the earth both by mankind as well as the "sons of God". God's response to it isn't sporadic anger, but rather deep grief.

In Genesis 4, we see the first scene of mankind outside of the garden. Right away we are confronted with the reality of sin and its consequences. But at the same time we see God working to heal sin by getting below the surface and to the heart.

(Genesis 3:8-24) What happens when we turn away from God and go our own way? In this scene, we see both the consequences of walking away from God as well as the immediate grace of God toward sinful human beings.

We all have to ask the question - what is wrong with the world? How we diagnose the problem will determine how we prescribe the solution? What if the Genesis story had a persuasive diagnosis all along?

In Genesis 2 we read about life in Eden, and learn what humankind was designed for. We were designed for three different relationships that we designated in the garden of Eden.