Christ Journey Church

"What's the most I can get from you while giving you the least of me?" It's safe to claim that is how transactional power plays out in our world today. The pursuit of power can be blinding even to the point of believing that whoever has the power makes the truth.

What do you do when you have it all and still feel like it's not enough? Having wealth is like that... it doesn't feel all that wealthy. What if at the end of the day the desire for money isn't about money but about what's really going on in your heart?

Everyday, headlines scream some new scandal of sexual abuse, harassment or assault. Today's message brings us into four conversations Jesus had where the shame, scandal and damage of sexual trauma has been unleashed. See how the medicine of God's love and grace, the antidote for the poison of abuse, is at the cross.

Would it surprise you to learn Jesus models how to have conversations? He enters into crucial conversations in high stake situations, when the topic really matters, and a person’s identity is on the line. The outcome? A door is opened where there seemed to be no way, and God’s life-changing love is shared.

What is the end game of the Christian faith? What does God really have to offer? Are we willing to risk everything that is important in our lives to follow Him? That's an audacious ask, but then again, the Christ Journey is an audacious ride.

Are there people in your life who have helped you? Been there for you? Someone who inspired and encouraged you? God uses people to help people. The key is being available to Him and then sharing what we've been given so others can experience His love and life.

The Kingdom of God is all around us, but we continually miss it because we make our lives all about us. Perhaps God feels distant to you today, but the truth is He is not distant and apart from us. In practicing daily Bible reflection, discover for yourself the very heart and character of God as being a good God, a close God, and a loving God for you and the world.

God’s purpose is that your life in Christ would bring new personal growth and benefit for His world. But maybe you’re thinking that’s easier said than done. Fear not! This series will introduce you to key beliefs, practices and action steps that will be catalytic to your personal growth. When you stay on the journey of faith, the benefits find you.

If you’re a Christian, by definition it means you consider yourself the object of God’s love, a recipient of His mercy and grace. The power in you is great! But what do you use all that strength for? Is it for show or do you have an ultimate purpose?

Choices yield consequences. Decisions shape destinies and eternities. God so ordered the universe that it responds to decisions. There is a way for you to personally experience an increased flow of love and joy through the choices you make.

Life is about decision-making. Some are simple like what time to get up, what to wear, etc. Others are big like what am I gonna do with my life? College? Career? Chances are you’re at a life intersection right now, preparing to make a decision. Would you like to know how to make the right one? Today’s message will help!

Your decisions now matter for your soul’s survival; they matter forever. So do you make decisions about your faith and legacy based on that sense of urgency or not?

At the end of this year we had an amazing opportunity to gather as the church with others around the globe. How? We call it, "All Church Online Sunday!"

There is no time like Christmas! The Christmas we celebrate with all the lights and gifts began with the birth of Jesus, the best gift of all. The mystery of God’s love leaves us speechless, stunned and if we let it, invited to believe. He has done for us what we could never do for ourselves. Merry Christmas!

Every month 250,000 Americans ask Google, “what is the meaning of life?” Have you ever wondered why you’re here? Are we meant for more than simply consuming products, acquiring stuff, achieving goals, and reproducing and raising more humans? Believe it or not, the Christmas story holds an answer. Enter: The Wise Men.

The Christmas season is a time of joy, but for many it’s also one of unspoken loneliness. Our need to belong and feel positively connected to others is one of the greatest predictors of wellbeing, happiness, health and long life. Everyone struggles with loneliness at sometime. No one escapes it. You even find it in the first Christmas story.

We’re all hungry, aren’t we? Hungry and thirsty for meaning. Kids and grown-ups alike – we want to be validated, we want to know we matter and know we count. Today’s message shows us how to let God fill those hungry places in our lives even with the small things of life.

Times of emptiness and longing are hard seasons of life to get through. You desire something and can’t have it… you’re just going through the motions and going nowhere. Your heart is empty but craving. Today’s message kicks off our Advent season with a story of how God shows up in times of emptiness.

The material world is not an end in itself but a means to a greater end. The challenge is that as human beings in such a wonderful world, we get distracted by its material wonders and wander away from God. If this world is not meant to provide stable certainty for our lives, then how can we put our hope in God instead?

What if someone said to you that you can begin each new day in right standing with God… that no matter what happened yesterday, today his mercies are brand new, and you get to start again? Would you believe it? We invite you to take a listen to today’s message to learn more and how living out faith in Christ can have an impact in your city and around the world.

Have you ever fantasized about being rich? You may not feel like you are, but you might actually be rich! Everybody can be rich because it’s not what you have that matters, it’s what you do with what you have.

What do Miami and Ephesus have in common? Money, sex and power. There is nothing wrong with that! But when these gifts of God are used inappropriately and spin out of control, you’ve got a battle in your hands. That’s a spiritual war. If you’re going to engage in a spiritual battle, then you better be prepared.

What kind of world do you want to live in? What kind of marriage and family do you want to have? What kind of church do you want to be a part of? What’s your part in all of it? It can be all about you… or you can live as to the Lord and treat others the way you’d like to be treated.

Imagine people in your world who support you with life-giving words, prayer, kind actions and love. How does that feel? Today’s message celebrates God’s plan that we are to be a community of people breaking down barriers of hostility and bringing a divided world together in Christ. All people everywhere can have access to God and approach God with freedom and confidence.

Does any part of your life feel like a mess? Maybe you’re thinking, “My whole life feels like a mess!” Still, from the mess we’re in, God is making us a masterpiece. Today’s message helps us know how this is possible.