Hyphen Church

Paul starts Chapter 8 of Romans with some of the best news possible: Jesus has rescued us from death to life, freeing us to live a new life in community with other believers. Through Jesus the Messiah, God decisively breaks through everything that separates us from God and makes it possible to live the life God intends for us. Notes for this message Hyphen Church is a nondenominational church in F...

Jesus gives his disciples remarkable insight by talking about his heart. Though we resist this new life, Jesus reveals to us the Father God and calls us to rest in his ways. It doesn’t mean an end to work though, it means the end of meaningless work. Notes for this message Hyphen Church is a nondenominational church in Fenton, MI seeking to form people who practice the presence of God for the sake...

Jesus continues the “disciple discourse” telling his disciples what to expect as they proclaim his message of the kingdom. Our guest speaker Nicole Corso lays out three places we may find the cost of discipleship too high. Notes for this message Hyphen Church is a nondenominational church in Fenton, MI seeking to form people who practice the presence of God for the sake of their neighbors. Be sure...

Week four of our Co-Missioned series gets to the literal heart of our commissioning from Jesus. As he sees the people in the region, he is full of compassion for them as they are helpless without a shepherd. His response to His apostles reveals His daily response to us. Notes for this message Hyphen Church is a nondenominational church in Fenton, MI seeking to form people who practice the presence...

Week three of Co-Missioned begins with the calling of Matthew. During dinner at his house, Jesus is mocked by the religious leaders but he isn’t moved by them, only the sick people surrounding him. It’s the faith of three people that Jesus focuses on, and helps us determine how to follow Christ properly. Notes for this message Hyphen Church is a nondenominational church in Fenton, MI seeking to fo...

Week two of Co-MIssioned brings us face-to-face with the Great Commission itself, the missional heart of Christianity. Jesus doesn’t commission individual believers, but instead sends all believers in his power to transform the world, first in baptism, then in teaching. Notes for this message Hyphen Church is a nondenominational church in Fenton, MI seeking to form people who practice the presence...

We open a new series on the Day of Pentecost highlighting the purpose of the Spirit's gifts, not for proof of faith, but to be used for the common good.

Our final message in the Imperishable series forces us to confront last major theme of the letter: suffering. The body of Christ is not an individual pursuit. Suffering and persecution are opportunities to remember we are a part of the whole. When one believer is oppressed, we all are (1 Peter 5:9).

The best way to witness about the risen Christ is to be reminded all our actions and behaviors are a reflection of Him. We use Mother's Day to remember the same of our Moms.

Peter gives both an encouraging word and challenge to believers on how to live among a hostile culture.

The enduring word of God redeems believers from the empty ways of their ancestors. New life should lead to a new way of living.

Peter reminds the post-Easter believers in Asia Minor their hope is a living hope because their future is not based on perishable things.

Good news travels fast (John 20:1-18), but this isn't a story about running.

Two questions await us in this encounter with Jesus from John 11: why does He delay in going to Lazarus, and why does He cry knowing Lazarus will live again?

The man who was born blind from birth (John 9) was overlooked and cast aside for his life, until the one true Messiah restores his sight. The man responds by proclaiming the truth of Jesus despite losing everything in the process.

Jesus deliberately seeks out the outcast Samaritan woman (John 4:1-42) to awaken her thirst for living water, the presence of the true God.

Jesus invited Nicodemus (John 3:1-21) to stop meeting him at night and to practice the truth living in the light.

We start our Lenten journey of self-rejection with Matt 4:1-11, and determine the purpose of temptation.

In the conclusion of the first section of the Hillside Teaching (Mat. 5:21-48), Jesus establishes His authority as a new Moses with giving instruction on a mountain. He illustrates 6 ways a Kingdom-centered disciple could apply the law in their lives. Through this teaching, Jesus isn't adding to the law or abolishing it, but rather pointing to a whole embodiment of God's revelation.

In the first few verses of Jesus' Hillside Teaching (Mat. 5:1-12), He reveals the kind of people God is including in the Kingdom.

Jesus' baptism (Mat. 3:13-17) reminds us of God's promise of renewal.

God faithfully develops our faithfulness in order to provide daily expectation.

God is pursuing, and he is relentless in His pursuit. The only requirement to be found by God is to be lost.

Intrusions can be a sign God is working in our life, and are an invitation to trust.

Advent invites us to re-examine our expectations for the coming Messiah.