Beyond the Building

This week we looked at Nehemiah 4 and how we can face external and internal opposition by "remembering the Lord who is great and awesome" and fighting for what matters most. We were reminded that Nehemiah was a man of prayer but also a man of action. He prayed like it depended on God and acted as if it depended on himself. When we do those two things and keep them in the right order, God...

This week we began a series look at the book and life of Nehemiah. We focused on Nehemiah 1 and saw that when Nehemiah heard of the condition GOd's people and His land, his heart broke and he humbly went to the Father and declared God's righteousness, the unrighteousness of the people and then asked for a path to do something about it. For nearly four months Nehemiah humbly cried out to th...

This week we spent time looking at Psalm 73. Sara Brookshire walked us through this beautiful, powerful Psalm reminding us of how we are invited to come "just as we are" to connect with the Father in prayer. She focused on contemplative prayer. Concentrating on the Word of God through prayer and allowing His word to transform us. It is not a fast, quick fix conversation, but rather a slo...

This week we spent time looking at Paul's words from Ephesians 1. As we dove into these verses we were remained that even before the galaxies were created the Creator loved, chose, adopted, redeemed and forgave you. He did all of this through His Son, Jesus Christ. We saw that when we are in Christ, we have an identity that is unchanging and the proof, or guarentee of that identity is the &quo...

This week we were challenged by the words of David in Psalm 63:8, the words of Jesus from Mark 8 and the actions of the early Church in Acts 2 to consider what it is that we are truly following hard after. We saw how David even in the wilderness, running for his life from the enemy wanted nothing more than to follow hard after God. Then we saw how Jesus didn't hide the costs of truly following...

This week Courtney taught us from Romans 8:15. She walked us through what the exile was like and how it was a time of uneasiness, identity loss and feeling no value or love. What we saw was that through all of scripture God has always been trying to rewrite that narrative so that our hearts and minds would align in knowing that in Him we always have and always will be safe, known and loved. Listen...

This week we look at Proverbs 11:25 alongside Jesus' declaration of being our source of light and life and then giving us the same identity and calling us to let that light shine. We see through these passages that true generosity and refreshing comes when we choose to shine the light of Jesus in simple ordinary daily moments with the goal of God glorification not self-promotin. Listen in as I...

This week we look at Proverbs 17:22 alongside Jesus' invitation in Matthew 11:28-30 to come to Him and find rest. We see through these passages that when we are weary, depleted, and running on empty, Jesus offers something the world cannot provide. Instead of trying to push through exhaustion on our own, we can turn to Jesus and trust in His ability to restore and fill us. Listen in as Ian, Be...

This week we look at Proverbs 27:17 alongside Jesus' teaching in John 15:12-17, where He calls His disciples not servants, but friends. We see through these passages that God created us to be in meaningful relationships with others that encourage, sharpen, and strengthen our faith. Listen in as Ian, Daniel, Jeff, and Adam share their takeaways from this week's teaching. Our hope and prayer...

This week we look at Luke 10:38-42 and the story of Mary and Martha. We see through this encounter the importance of slowing down, resting in the Lord, and simply being present with Jesus. In a world filled with distractions and pressure to find our worth in what we accomplish, we are reminded that our identity is found in Him, not in the things we do. Listen in as Ian, Amaya, Alyssa, and Brason s...

This week we look at John 5 and the story of Jesus healing the man at the pool. We see through this encounter that the things of this world cannot provide what we truly need and that lasting healing, hope, and fulfillment are found only in Jesus. Even when we find ourselves looking elsewhere for satisfaction, Jesus invites us to place our trust in Him as the only one who can truly meet our deepest...

This week we look at John 13 and Jesus' actions during the Passover meal as He humbly washes His disciples' feet. We see through His example that love should be the motive behind our service, leading us to live with humility and a servant-hearted attitude. Jesus models what it looks like to put others before ourselves and calls His followers to do the same. Listen in as Jeff, Amaya, Blessi...

This week we look at Matthew 6:25-34 and Jesus' teaching on worry and trust. We see through His words that God cares deeply for His children and faithfully provides for their needs. Even when life feels uncertain and overwhelming, we are called to trust in God's goodness and provision, believing that He is in control of every detail of our lives. Listen in as Ian, Miranda, and Hailea share...

This week we look at Mark 5 and the woman who had been suffering from bleeding for 12 years. We saw through her life that even when she was desperate and losing hope, she continued to seek. She found herself in a crowd, motivated to simply touch the hem of Jesus' garment believing that there was power for healing in His "wings." Listen in as Ian, Homero, Jacob and Jeff share their ta...

This week we started a summer series (Questions that Change Everything) where we are looking at different questions that Jesus asked and how they still matter to us today. This week we looked at Jesus question to His disciples in Matthew 16:13-18. Jesus first asked a "crowd" question, Who do people say I am. Then He asks a personal question, one that we all must answer for ourselves, "Who do YOU s...

This week we wrap up Titus by looking at chapter 3. In this chapter we see Paul give Titus some "postures" we need to take to be a gospel-moving people. He reminds them to be subject to authority, obedient, to be ready to do whatever is good, to not be slanderers or gossips, to be peaceable and considerate, and always to be gentle toward EVERYONE. We also see that the reason we take these postures...

This week we were in Titus 2. We saw through this chapter that Paul instructed Titus and us to not only establish leaders who were living out the sound doctrine they proclaimed but that he was establishing an intergenerations gospel moving strategy that would make clear that everyone who calls on the name of Christ has a role to play in moving the gospel. We also learned about how God's grace does...

This week we started a new series on the book of Titus. We saw through chapter 1 that Paul had left Titus on the Island of Crete to advance the gospel and grow the Church. Crete was known for being a rough place where the people were described as lying, evil, lazy brutes and so Paul gave Titus a list of qualifications to look for in the leaders that were Monday-Sunday qualifications. He instructed...

This we looked at the great commission from Matthew 28:18-20. We learned that this commission wasn't just for the disciples Jesus was speaking to or just for missionaries and pastors but that it is for everyone who calls on the name of the Lord. That means wherever we are "as we go" we are striving to represent the One who sent us. We saw that a "sent" life is accomplished...

This we looked at the life of Caleb in Numbers 13 & 14 and Joshua 14. Through his life we learned that a wholehearted devotion/faith sees what others cannot because we see the faithfulness and size of our God as being greater than any obstacle or opposition we will ever face. We learned that living with wholehearted devotion even in the waiting for God's promises produces more boldness and...

This we looked at James 1:1-4 and Romans 5:3-5 and saw that the difficulties that we are going through now, or that we will go through are developing something that nothing else can develop. We saw that when we frame our struggles through lens of knowing who God is and what God is capable of we can face them with a joy and a hope that is rooted not in an outcome but in the truth of the power and a...

We are in week 6 of our Rivals series at Compass Worship. We are looking at some of the rivalries in God's Word and how we can keep from repeating history and see some amazing characteristics of our God. This week we looked at the rivalry between our expectations vs. God's plan. We looked at Matthew 21 and saw that on Palm Sunday the people expected their Messiah to be different than He tr...

We are in week 5 of our Rivals series at Compass Worship. We are looking at some of the rivalries in God's Word and how we can keep from repeating history and see some amazing characteristics of our God. This week we looked at the rivalry between Peter & John vs. the Sanhedrin (Acts 4). Through this rivalry we see that a courageous faith: speaks and lives out truth even when it’s unpopular...

We are in week 4 of our Rivals series at Compass Worship. We are looking at some of the rivalries in God's Word and how we can keep from repeating history and see some amazing characteristics of our God. This week we looked at the rivalry between Jesus and the Pharisees. Courtney showed us that everything that Jesus did, even in his rivalry with the Pharisees was done with compassion. He lived...

We are in week 3 of our Rivals series at Compass Worship. We are looking at some of the rivalries in God's Word and how we can keep from repeating history and see some amazing characteristics of our God. This week we looked at the rivalry between the Jews and the Gentiles. What we saw from Acts 10 & 11 was that God erased every boundary that once existed so that ALL people could have acces...