Christ Journey Church

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.

Is unity amidst division possible? Differences within politics, society and religion – just to name a few – seem to rule the day. But what if the Church truly existed to make a culture splash rather than a culture clash of division? How can we learn to live a life consumed with Christ rather than self?

There are two topics you’ve probably been counseled to stay away from: religion and politics. Nowadays we differ on so many issues – economic, social, racial, religion, etc. With so many arguments fighting for the spotlight, how do we fight the battles that will really matter?

In an age of information overload, how we filter what we believe matters greatly. Jesus said, “…the truth will set you free…” but who’s got the truth? Our message today tackles the big lie, “God lies.”

Our new series is called Lies We Believe, and would you agree that at some point, we’ve all been deceived by something or someone? Being misled or misdirected into believing things that are not fully true is costly, and it can rob us of precious hope. So when dreams die, where can you go for hope to rise again?

Busyness. Shallow lives. Cluttered minds. Sound familiar? What are we to do with the competing “priorities” in conflict? The battlefield is in our minds, but the truth about God can set us free. The last message of our Branded series helps us know how.

Words matter, don’t they? They can challenge and inspire us to do greater things, or they can shame and blame leaving us feeling hurt. Before you speak, tweet or post, do you consider your words? Today’s message will help us see how we can turn our tongues into life-giving instruments.

Do you relate to the concept “a work in progress”? Although we make mistakes, it doesn’t mean we are mistakes. Do you believe that? Our hope with today’s message is that it would challenge you to bring your best, build you up and make you more than you were yesterday.

Brands feed our identities. They say something about our socioeconomic status, beliefs, etc. If we were to be branded by God, however, what would that look like and say about us? Our current series unpacks the life of the Apostle Peter and shows us the influences to allow in our lives and the ones to watch out for.

What fills you with awe and wonder? What draws you outside of yourself? It seems that children experience awe and wonder daily, but as adults our desire for discovery diminishes as the world around us becomes more defined. So what can we do? How can we get to a place where we’re regularly creating space for God to give us a glimpse into his awe and wonder of eternity?

What does it looks like to be faithful and trust God in dark seasons? What does it look like to be a friend and walk with someone else through their time of need? Wouldn’t it be something if we could experience a wow factor of worship, even in the dark?

Life’s a battlefield isn’t it? Troubles. Trials. Temptations. Times of testing. We fight battles on practically every front. Economically, Relationally, Spiritually… seems like there’s always some new predator trying to distract or destroy. Don’t waver. Worship the True God!

In a world of sensory overload, in an entertainment culture designed to stimulate every sensation all the time, a society engineered for instant gratification, instant information and digital connection to virtually anything at any time, we are bored. “What’s happened to us? Why are we so bored?” What’s the root of boredom? Isn’t it dissatisfaction?

How do you want to be remembered? The story that is told about you tomorrow is being written today. How we live our lives can have a great impact on others whether in a positive or negative way. What would be said of you?

Jesus models the kind of unselfishness that brings victory. Have you experienced it? When we learn to be faithful in the little things, God can entrust us with greater things. But today’s message isn’t really about money – it simply uses money as an example – it’s really about what we learn or don’t learn from generosity.

People do crazy things for love. Can you relate? Today's message has much to teach us about generosity. If you need a little help finding what you have to give, this message will help.