Christ Church Los Angeles Sermon Podcast

Are you ready for Christmas? Are you prepared? We know what it means to buy the gifts, set the table, and hang the lights as we chase that elusive Christmas feeling of wonder and awe. In this famous Christmas passage we are shown what it really means to prepare for the Glory of Christmas - preparing the way for Jesus to be revealed.

John was one of Jesus closest disciples. If you track John's trajectory throughout the gospels you witness his transformation from proud to meek, angry to loving, and selfish to serving. Tune in this week to see how interacting with Jesus transforms John, and how it could interaction with Jesus can transform you.

This week we look at how Jesus meet Andrew the disciple. In this interaction we see how Jesus interacts with a "seeker." In this interaction we see how Jesus calls each one of us to move from simply knowing about him, to knowing him personally.

Before we look at how Jesus engages with individuals as the Great Physician, let's dive into the Physician Himself. Why is Jesus qualified to heal us? And why should we even be learning from him in this way?

If you had to describe your ideal world, what would it look like? In the final chapter of the book of Revelation we find a city. It's a city so wonderful that what is promised to those who will dwell there can give us hope for joy in our present world. Join us for our final sermon on Revelation as we see what awaits those who endure to the end.

As we take another peak at the end of times from heaven's perspective, we find in this passage an encouragement to Christians who feel weak and marginalized giving them the hope to endure and overcome. Join us in our second to last message on this book full of Hope for the Christian.

As we enter into the final part of the book of Revelation we peak into the drama of heaven to see what will happen at the end of history. Spoiler alert, God wins. Listen or recap this week as we look into what the fall of God's enemies in the future means for us today.

I wonder what you think about God's wrath and judgment. It makes most of us feel uncomfortable. Yet, this passage shows us that we can God's wrath is the best news for those who are tired of suffering, weary of evil, and angry at injustice.

In our passage today, the curtain is pulled back and we get to peer into the drama of history from heavens point of view. It shows us there is more going on behind the scenes than it may seem at first glance. Join us as we discuss one of the more obscure passages in the book of Revelation to see how it brings us hope for today.

Do you ever feel like your prayers are just bouncing off the ceiling? Like God doesn't even listen? Join us this week in our series in Revelation to figure out why prayer - though it seems like a weak weapon against injustice and suffering - is actually the most effective thing we can do.

What would it look like is there were an alternative world to the one we experience everyday? Spoiler alert... there is! This week in revelation we take a peek into the throne room of heaven, and learn about what makes the realities of heaven really important for us on earth.

The book of revelation is a letter for all churches at all times. Dive in with us at the beginning of our series to learn why this book matters for us today.

Choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve. Those are the last words Joshua says to the Israelites at the end of their journey in the book of Joshua. Join us for the final sermon in the Joshua Series, as we see the last principle how can continue have strength and courage to walk through all of life.

When the battle is over, we tend to wonder. What happens when the moment of strength and courage has past? Let's dive into this passage in Joshua to learn the seeds we need to plant into our hearts to guard against wondering.

Where does real rest come from? As we peer into the patterns of the story of Joshua and is Israelites we see that rest isn't a place or a circumstance, but a promise. Join us as we seek to see how God's people can find strength and courage no matter the circumstance or situation.

RESTLESSNESS. It's something that plagues many of us. This week, in one of the more contentious passages in the Old testament, we see a beautiful picture of what it looks like to have poise in the face of attack and find rest from our chronic restlessness. Check it out as we continue to see how God equips his people with strength and courage through everyday faithfulness.

Every extraordinary act in the Christian life start with ordinary faithfulness. What we see in Joshua 10 is an extraordinary story with ordinary roots. So let's dive deep into how God can shape us to be people of extraordinary strength and courage.

The Christian walk is not a straight line from A to B. It's a journey of many small decisions that shape our lives. This week we are continue to look at the story of Isreal how God can even take mistakes to move us forward in life in strength and courage.

Fear and anxiety plague us most often when we don't know what to do, or even do know what to do, but don't feel the courage and strength to do it. Follow along with us this week as we looks at how we can have strength to move forward in the Christian life if God speaks to us, and we respond in faith.

Nothing can sap your strength and courage like a secret sin. This week we see in the story of an Israelite named Akan that sin has the same pattern and solution that it always has. So tune in this week as we talk about a key part of living with strength and courage as a Christian.

How we worship matter, and ultimately what we worship shapes us as humans. Listen back to this week as we walk through the story of the Israelites and God's defeat of Jericho as we see how proper worship forms us to find strength and courage in God.

Having strength and courage isn't just about mustering up the power for the big moments of your life - it's about everyday faithfulness. Listen in this week to discover how God shapes his people for the big moments in life through a long obedience in the same direction.

You might be looking for the antidote to fear - but is there really a silver bullet? Listen in this week to find out what it looks like to find strength and courage in the face of fear and doubt.

Everyone like a good redemption story. Listen in this weeks sermon to see how God can bring strength and courage to the most unexpected people by empowering them to act on the facts of faith.

Do you feel strong and courageous? God's word to Joshua was be strong & courageous. In order to understand that command we need to understand what else God says to Joshua and us today. Dive into the first sermon in our series in the Book of Joshua.