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Haggai 1:12-15 It is always so encouraging to witness repentant obedience in a person’s life. Unfortunately, often changes of heart like these are few and far between. Nevertheless, Haggai had the opportunity to witness the Jews in Jerusalem turn quickly from their self-centredness and in obedience begin rebuilding the LORD’s temple. This sermon explores what enabled their obedience an...

Haggai 1:1-11 This sermon opens our series in the Book of Haggai and addresses the frustration we experience in life when we put ourselves first and the fruitfulness in our lives and for the Kingdom when we put God first.

Haggai 1:1-11 The book of Haggai is a short, specific message at a unique time and place in history, but the heart attitude of the people living in Jerusalem at the time is a timeless one. God’s people had failed to place him first. Thus God called his people to prioritize building his kingdom and seek him first. This 6th century BC call through the minor prophet Haggai rings equally true to...

Haggai 1 : 1-11 Focusing on our own interests while ignoring the work that God has called us to has dire consequences. But being fully devoted to God brings immense pleasure and glory to Him as His presence in us, His temple, is a light to the nations, pointing people to life and blessing in Jesus.

Haggai 1:1-11 The prophet Haggai is one of the most exceptional prophets in the Old Testament not simply because of his message but because the people listen to him!  Haggai calls the people to consider their and what place God has in their life.  As Christians we are called to the same introspection and to heed the call to build God’s Kingdom. 

John 6:66-69 In this message, Pastor Matt concludes our Constructing Beautiful Faith seres by narrowing the focus to a singular question, “What will you do with Jesus?"

John 6: 66-69 Concluding our series on Constructing Beautiful Faith we consider the ultimate question every person has to ask themselves.  In light of the beauty of the Christian Gospel but still acknowledging there remain unanswered questions, ‘What will you do with Jesus?’  Following Jesus demands accepting certain truths but denying Him also demands something as well.&nbsp...

John 6:66-69 In John 6:66-69 we see Peter’s confession, “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life.” When we are faced with doubt and the challenges of faith, Peter’s response shows that only Jesus can truly satisfy our deepest longings. Christ’s beauty and worth infinitely surpass anything this world could offer, and He alone gives the fullness of...

John 6:66-71 It's easy to say "I believe"...but what does that really mean?  This message helps us explore Christ's expectations of His followers as He challenges His first century crowd.

After Hours creates a space outside of the Sunday sermon for a more raw and interactive dialogue related to our Constructing Beautiful Faith series. This After Hours explores how to share the Christian message in our post-Christian culture. Like good missionaries we will seek to understand our context insightfully + how to evangelize effectively towards the unbelieving, deconstructing, and dechurc...

1 Corinthians 9:20-23 Jesus calls his disciples to share the good news to every nation on earth. So how do we take the message of the gospel into different cultures? Disenculturation is recognizing the difference between the message of the gospel and our cultural practices. Our goal is to uniquely display the gospel of Jesus in this culture and in every culture for the glory of God....

Acts 15:1 - 35 Watch Out for the "Add-Ons"!

1 Corinthians 9:19-23 The beauty of the Gospel is that it is a message for all people, everywhere. While the Gospel is not defined by any culture, it must be communicated within every culture in culturally appropriate ways. Unfortunately, if we’re not careful, our culture can color, alter or even cancel the Gospel message. If we are going to be effective evangelists within any culture, it&rs...

1 Corinthians 9:19-23 Culture and its influences in life are inescapable. Like water in a fishbowl, or the air we breathe, culture infuses and surrounds us. While cultural nuances are for the most part amoral, often, more often than we recognize, cultural norms, traits, traditions, and practices become entrenched and sacred. This is especially true in Church, to the point where we inadvertently di...

Mark 12:30-31 Christianity is not an abstract faith but belief in objective truth claims about God, the world, and humanity. To neglect engaging our minds is to propagate the lie that Christianity is anti-intellectual, fail at disciple-making by making shallow disciples, fail at evangelism by not thoughtfully engaging competing truth claims, and sin against the God who commands us to love Him with...

Mark 12:28-31 For many people the idea of accepting Christianity means you must reject rational thought and turn off your brain.  Unfortunately, some in the church have perpetuated this idea by leaning on emotionalism.  Yet the Bible calls us to think carefully, to understand God’s world around us, and to love the Lord our God with all our minds. 

Mark 12:28-31 One of the reasons people deconstruct their faith is because they have been given the impression that to follow Jesus and be a Christian you need to turn off your brain, ignore “the science,” and follow blindly with an unquestioning, emotional acceptance. But God, who created mankind with a body, soul, and spirit, calls Christians to love and follow Him with their whole b...

Mark 12:28-34 One of the reasons people deconstruct their faith is because they have been given the impression that to follow Jesus and be a Christian you need to turn off your brain, ignore “the science,” and follow blindly with an unquestioning, emotional acceptance. But God, who created mankind with a body, soul, and spirit, calls Christians to love and follow Him with their whole b...

John 18:33-38 We live in hyper-politicized age in which the marriage of partisan politics and Christianity as driven many people away from the church. This sermon looks at Jesus interaction with a Roman political leader and will challenge our political idol and also how we can construct beautiful political engagement in the way of Jesus.

John 18:33-37 The church has typically fallen into two extreme reactions to politics. On the one hand, some churches have been too invested and placed too much faith in a political party or leader. On the other extreme, some churches have sought to have nothing to do with politics whatsoever. The Bible gives us clarifying directions as to how we should engage politics, calling us to seek God&rsquo...

John 18:33-37 Many people have become disillusioned by Christians and churches overemphasizing political power and aligning with a particular political party over and against the emphasis of pursuing the kingdom of God, trusting His sovereignty in all things, loving God and neighbor, and praying for those in positions of power. This sermon will seek to expose political idolatry in the church while...

John 18:33-38 How should the church interact with politics?  As Christians, we are citizens of Heaven first and our primary loyalty is to King Jesus.  We are called to seek the glory of God and the Kingdom of Heaven as we live as exiles in this world. 

This After Hours explores the intersection of sexuality and spirituality. We will take an honest look at whether the Christian vision of sexuality is misogynistic, regressive, and bigoted + explore how to live Christianly and engage winsomely on these issues in this moment.

Mark 7:8-9 A particular approach to communicating about sex and purity failed a generation of evangelical teens by telling some truths or shades of truth but not communicating the whole beautiful truth.

Mark 7:8-9 The purity culture of the 90’s embraced a variety of distorted teachings on sexuality. Many were hurt and misguided in the process, as pastors and youth leaders overemphasized sexual purity over intimacy with Christ. This sermon seeks to offer clarifying biblical truth on human sexuality while pointing to the only One that can ultimately satisfy.