Arise Church Denver

As followers of Jesus, each one of us are called to serve others, but few of us actually feel qualified with enough energy to do so. Where do you turn when you feel like you have nothing to offer or nothing left to give? Join us this weekend for a walk with Jesus' disciples as they wrestle with what it means to follow Jesus and serve others. 

“Waiting is the hardest part.” Tom Petty was right. Waiting is difficult. Whether we’re waiting for marriage, or kids, or a job or just for this pandemic to be over, waiting is difficult. So how do we make it thorough? Discover in this message.

If you interviewed 100 people, you would likely get 100 different answers on who Jesus is, ranging from the religious to the radical, the reverent to outright rejection. In this first message of the JESUS IS series, learn how the ultimate authority of Jesus calls us to see Jesus for who he really is.

“He loves, he loves me not.” Like the child pulling petals off the flower, we often doubt God’s love for us. When things are going badly in our life or when we feel guilty because of sin, we wonder…have I fallen out of God’s love? In our series finale be assured of God’s unending love. Sermon Notes: http://bible.com/events/11896339

A pandemic, missed major events, isolation, job loss, sickness, bankruptcy, suffering, death. How do we have victory over the worst things our world is throwing at us right now? Discover in Sunday’s message how God’s still working.

The world tells us that if you have confidence in yourself, you can do just about anything. Although having a good self-image is important, is it enough? When the problems come, when the diagnosis isn't what you wanted to hear, when the relationship falls apart, when you are at the end of your rope...is your belief in yourself enough to get you through? In this message, hear about how to find true...

The well-known American evangelist, Dwight Moody once said, “I have had more trouble with myself than any other man.” I think Moody is dead on. If we are honest with ourselves, we would see that the biggest battle we need victory over is what goes on within our hearts and minds. In this message, discover how to win the war within.

This will be our last episode of Season 3. Listen in as Sawyer encourages you to share your faith during this time and suggests some way to use this unique season to help new people follow Jesus. Your faith may have saved you, but it is not for you.

We all know this isn’t a normal Easter. ⁣ But there isn’t anything

Our times are certainly different now then they were even one short month ago. It is so easy to get bogged down and discouraged by our new reality, but what if God has made you for such a time as this. What if this is your moment to grow, to love like Jesus, to change your outlook, to be BRAVE? In this episode, Sawyer and Matt dive into wise and godly decision-making during this new season of life...

Are you feeling discouraged? Downtrodden? Disheartened? With everything going on in our world from the economy, to people battling the virus, to simply being stuck at home with little interaction from others, it's likely that nearly all of us are struggling. But what if God is calling us to something greater? What if this time could be filled with encouragement instead of discouragement, boldness...

In a new step for The 10,000 Podcast, it's not just Sawyer and Matt on the podcast! We are joined by our first guest, Reza Zadeh, chaplain for the Denver Broncos, to dive deeper into his message from this past Sunday about withstanding the waves of this storm that we are currently in and how we can still have peace through putting our trust in a person - Jesus. If you haven't listened to his messa...

This week we get to be encouraged through a special message from Reza Zadeh, Denver Broncos Team Chaplain. We all are experiencing feelings of fear, worry, anxiety and unease during this unprecedented time. This week's message offers an antidote to these emotions and give us the secret to experiencing the peace we all desperately long for.

What does it look like to live out your faith in our current climate? How do I really know if I am saved? Is obedience required for my salvation? In this episode of The 10,000 Podcast, Sawyer and Matt dive into these questions and more all stemming from last week's sermon at Stapleton Church. Although more of theological discussion, the conclusion of the episode is very practical and will encourag...

An economy struggling. A virus spreading. Fear and worry running rampant. It’s times like these when we need people who are willing to take a stand for hope and love more than ever before. In this message learn how we can be the Change Agents our world needs right now.

With the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic dominating everything in our world, Sawyer and Matt take a step back and look at how we can best respond to this crisis and new world as followers of Jesus. Talking through a range of topics, this podcast deals with change, innovation, still being on mission, helping others, worry and anxiety, as well as huge thank you to healthcare and mental health workers and...

Everyone knew her reputation. They had heard about her past--the people she hurt, the things she had done--her sin. So when she walked straight up to Jesus in the middle of dinner and started washing his feet with her tears, you can imagine what people began to think. When we encounter a person with a promiscuous reputation or someone who just got out of prison or that leader who had that public m...

John the Baptist, doubts, miracles and the Kingdom. In this episode, Matt and Sawyer cover many different topics in response to last Sunday's message. We encourage you to dive deeper with us as we look at the life of John the Baptist and how his life reflects many of our own. Many of have gone through seasons or our currently praying for a miracle, how we respond and still have faith when you don'...

In the classic movie, Ferris Bueller fakes being sick to spend a day out of school and out "actually living", famously declaring that, "Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it." For many of us our lives are moving quite fast and we don't get the opportunity to take time to really evaluate what we are looking for. If and when we do, we often are...

If you are a follower of Jesus, then you most likely wish you had more faith. It is something we all want, but it seems quite difficult to achieve. In this episode, Matt asks Sawyer questions about his sermon from this past Sunday about how we can have "great faith." As we dive deeper, we hope this episode encourages you in your faith and allows you to stop trying harder and just trust more in our...

Faith is something that is talked about a lot at church, but if we are being honest, many of us struggle with our faith in God. Is God really out there? Does God really care about my life? Did Jesus really live and die for my sins (even the ones no one else knows about...)? This week, as we continue our series on Change Agents, we will all be challenged to see that even GREAT FAITH in God is not o...

Love is one of the most powerful feelings we can experience. It has led to some of the most beautiful expressions of art in our world and countless moments of joy. And yet love continues to cause pain, heartbreak, hurt, and judgement. But what if there was a love that only brought about mercy, forgiveness, goodness, and stability? Listen in as we investigate together what real love looks like and...

Do you wanna change the world? Most of us long for this. We want our lives to count for something. So how do we actually accomplish it? Jesus wants us to change the world too, and in this message and new series. we will learn from him how we can be the change agents our world so desperately needs.

“It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick.” Jesus words may seem so benign and obvious, but they were controversial and inflaming to many in his day. And honestly, they should upset many religious people today. In this message, learn how Jesus is the Great Doctor and how we can join him in healing others.

“It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick.” Jesus words may seem so benign and obvious, but they were controversial and inflaming to many in his day. And honestly, they should upset many religious people today. In this message, learn how Jesus is the Great Doctor and how we can join him in healing others.