Greenhouse Sermons

We bet you've used, or heard, the phrase from the Bible, "do not judge." What does this actually mean? Is there a way to "judge" while actually loving someone? Pastor Andrea Sarafan teaches from Matthew 7:1-5 as we continue in our School of Jesus series and the answer may surprise you!

We are all treasure hunters! But what is the treasure that you are seeking? What is the motivation of your heart? As we continue our School of Jesus series, a verse by verse look at the Sermon on the Mount, Pastor Oscar Roche shines the light on Matthew 6:19-24. In these words we're hearing, we must remember who is speaking! Jesus asks some hard questions. What are you consumed with seeking? What...

There has always been so much more meant for our life, a true connection between God and His people. We can have access to the promises of God. Yet things may seem out of reach to us. There is a ladder that gives us access, and this ladder is fasting! As we continue our School of Jesus series, a verse by verse look at the Sermon on the Mount, we welcome Ruth Patz to the pulpit. In Matthew 6:16-18,...

When you pray, is it difficult, or are you excitedly expectant? Jesus said, "Don't be like the pharisees." As we continue our School of Jesus series, a verse by verse look at the Sermon on the Mount, Pastor Mike Patz opens Matthew 6:1-7. There is a key to being rewarded in your prayer life. Meet with God in the secret place! God has not left us as orphans, and He longs for us to be attached to Him...

We welcome Pastor Joel Romelus to the pulpit, for a continuation of the School of Jesus series. In the Sermon on the Mount, we see a different realm of God's kingdom. In Matthew 5:43-48, the sobering words of Jesus challenge us to "love our enemies!" It's like a final exam; will you make a passing grade? God's plan is for love to be a bridge bringing peace, justice, and connection to our world. Lo...

Has someone ever really done you wrong? The Old Testament taught "... an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth." In our School of Jesus series, we continue our verse by verse look at the Sermon on the Mount, with Matthew 5:38-42. These verses are an expansion on "blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy" from the Beatitudes. When we're offended and angry we will often make the wrong...

Everything sounds good until you hear the rest of the story. We have become very comfortable with lying. In the School of Jesus series, as we go word by word through the Sermon on the Mount, Pastor Mike Patz unpacks the words of Jesus found in Matthew 5:33-37. According to Jesus, deception is from the evil one. You were made in the image of God, and you will only thrive when you're moving in the n...

This message is sobering as we go word by word through the Sermon on the Mount. Pastor Mike Patz continues our School of Jesus series by looking at the words of Jesus found in Matthew 5:31-32, the issue of divorce and remarriage. Our world is filled with people who have been impacted by the brokenness of relationships. Marriage is hard! The statistics are stacked against couples staying together i...

What is lust and what did Jesus say about it? Pastor Mike Patz continues in the 'School of Jesus' sermon series by diving deep into Matthew 5:27-30 and makes the distinction between love and lust. Culture's ideas of sexuality and marriage contradict the teachings of Jesus.

We live in a society of outrage, so easily set off. Our society is polarized and very divided. Yet we are family! Greenhouse welcomes Pastor Malik Murray to the pulpit as we continue the School of Jesus series.  He challenges us with the words of Jesus found in Matthew 5:21-26. At this point in His ministry, Jesus has a huge following, and goes up on the mountain and begins to speak to the people....

There is a Pharisee inside each one of us! Pastor Mike Patz continues our School of Jesus series by challenging us with the words of Jesus found in Matthew 5:17-20. We regularly misunderstand His words of condemnation towards the pharisee. They are not necessarily the evil, wicked, and bad people we see in our minds. In the days of Jesus, the Pharisee was trained to know the law. Yet they missed t...

The Sermon on the Mount will change your life if you will dig in! People may ask, "God, what are You going to do about the decay all around us?" We are God's answer to the Law of Entropy upon the world we live in. Pastor Mike Patz continues our School of Jesus series by shining the spotlight on Matthew 5:13-16. The answer is true disciples! Disciples are called to be the preserving e...

In the School of Jesus series we are learning kingdom of heaven principles from the King. It is an upside-down kingdom that is counter-cultural to worldly kingdoms. In this sermon, Pastor Matt Ulrich unpacks the hard truth found in The Beatitudes in Matthew 5:10-12. This promise from Jesus is clear, but not often preached in Christian circles today: Persecution. We believe the good life equates to...

Welcome back to class! Pastor Mike Patz continues the School of Jesus series with a powerful look at Matthew 7:21-23. The Sermon on the Mount is serious business! In it, Jesus quotes from Psalm 6 that He is the fulfillment of the Messianic scriptures. Yet many people who claimed to know Jesus would not enter the kingdom of heaven. The kingdom of Jesus, and the words of Jesus, only make sense in re...

The theme of the shepherd and his sheep is found often in scripture. In the middle east, the need to care for sheep would have been widely known, and Jesus' claim to be the Good Shepherd would easily be translated to the people of His day. In this sermon, Find Feed Fight, Pastor Mike Patz takes us on a journey from Ezekiel 34 to John 21, challenging us who are already God's sheep to rise u...

The power of vision! Pastor Mike Patz unpacks Habakkuk 2:1-4, challenging us to take the time to identify the personal vision of our lives. Proverbs 29:18 says "without a vision people perish..." but with a vision, we flourish! Vision is the ability to see the invisible before it's visible. What you see is what you're going to get! At Greenhouse we see a church filled with fully...

We welcome guest speaker Will Jones, founder of Awakening Ministries International, to continue the School of Jesus series. As we look at Matthew 5:9 in the Beatitudes found in The Sermon on the Mount, we see that Jesus promised, "blessed are the peacemakers for they shall be called the children of God." There is much chaos and turmoil in the world today. True peace and justice are non-e...

Don't just clean the outside of the cup! We continue our School of Jesus series with a message from Pastor Destin Williams of Mount Carmel Baptist Church. In Matthew 5:8, Jesus declared, "blessed are the pure in heart for they shall see God". Religion cleans us up on the outside, but Jesus is not merely interested in the external. He desires for us to be cleaned up and holy on the in...

"Ugly" seems to have become the norm in our culture today. Bitterness, anger, and hatred are on overload. Yet there can be beauty in the midst of the mundane. We continue the School of Jesus series as Pastor Mike Patz breaks down the Beatitude found in Matthew 5:7: "Blessed are the merciful, for they shall receive mercy." When you come out of the school of Jesus, you will look...

Pastor Mike Patz asks "What is the secret to satisfaction?" If you will enter the School of Jesus, go to class and do your homework, your life will be changed. Jesus wants us to be filled, to be fully satisfied. Our look at the Beatitude found in Matthew 5:6 shows us that Jesus has a feast for us, and the secret to being satisfied is to hunger for the one thing, the perfect justice and r...

We have access to the greatest teacher who ever lived- Jesus! Pastor Mike Patz opens up Matthew 5:3-5, as we begin a long look at the Beatitudes in The School of Jesus series. The American gospel touts "God helps those who help themselves". Yet if we really listen to the words of Jesus in the Sermon on the Mount, we will see something entirely different. How do we enter the Kingdom of He...

Imagine that you have access to the greatest teacher who ever lived. We have that in Jesus! Pastor Mike Patz gives the orientation for the School of Jesus series, with Matthew 4:23-25, and 5:1-2. The crowds followed Jesus on the lower levels, then from up on the mountain came the teachings that would transform the world. We love the crowds, but we're in danger of living for the crowds rather t...

In the final sermon in the Restoration series, Pastor Mike Patz asks, "knowing you are pardoned is a wonderful thing, but has it changed the way you live?" Before Jesus begins his earthly ministry (performance), God confirms His Sonship (identity), in Luke 3:21-22. God is not looking for slaves. He is looking for sons and daughters to love, wanting to restore sonship. Root your identity...

Jesus said, "Don't let your hearts be troubled. I am the Way, I am the Truth, I am the Life," in John 14:1-4. In Restoring Fatherhood, part one, Pastor Mike Patz explains that the Way that Jesus spoke of was not just a destination. It's an introduction to Our Father. Jesus was teaching a revolutionary intimacy with God the Father. Many of us are living as orphans, looking to the...

Our Restored: a Journey to Renewed Hope series continues as Pastor Matt Ulrich gives us a snapshot of how biblical marriages can supernaturally bring restoration. Marriage is a lifelong relational covenant (Matthew 19:4-6) between one man and one woman (Genesis 2:24-25) with the missional intent (John 17:18-23) of mirroring God's covenant with us (Deuteronomy 7:6-11 & Ephesians 2:8-10). Th...