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Matthew 20:29-34 Emmanuel Bellon Doing life is complicated and continues to be stressful and unpredictable. We experience difficult situations of hurts, pains, failures, brokenness, isolation, rebellion, and abandonment. The gift of Jesus' compassion produces mercy that no one else can give us in our times of trouble. Our comfort comes from the gift of Christ's compassion expressed in me...

Hebrews 7:23-27 Louis Tamburro There’s peace for your life in the daily intercession of Christ. There’s so much peace for your life, your relationships, your career, your identity, your insecurities, your guilt, your life and eternal life, in the daily intercession of Christ. Life’s too hard to go at it alone, and heaven’s too pure for you to enter on your merits alone. You can try being your own...

Matthew 11:28-30 Louis Tamburro There’s rest for your burdens in life in the gentle heart of Christ. His heart is just as gentle and humble today as it was in the past. Whatever your burdens, worries, doubts, insecurities, failures, and sins are, they’re never bigger than the heart of Christ. So come to him daily. Come to him, pray to him, study him, reflect on him and his teachings saying “Lord I...

Isaiah 9:1-7 Zack Casey This is an invitation to unwrap the gift that fulfills God’s promise, meets your needs, and exceeds your expectations. There is so much more to Jesus than his work on the cross. That’s not to downplay the significance of his death and resurrection. It means everything to us. But if that is all you know of Jesus then you are missing out on so much. You may know about the wor...

Luke 10:25-37 Louis Tamburro Generosity can be displayed through your time, talent, and treasures, but you’re going to fail at living that out. Both skeptics and believers are going to fail at being generous, fail at loving God and our neighbors, at the level we desire and Jesus requires. See the primary point of this parable is that we’re the lawyer. We’re all the lawyer, we’re all failing to lov...

2 Corinthians 9:6-15 Louis Tamburro The heart of the giver, the attitude of the giver, is more important than the amount of the giving. Like I said a few weeks ago, if a pastor talking about money is an issue for you, then give somewhere else. I say that not to give Christians an out on giving to the church. I say it because I want you to know we care more about the treasure in your heart than the...

2 Corinthians 2:10-9:2 Louis Tamburro Giving benefits you, those around you, and the restoration of creation. The good news of the gospel is that all the treasures you’re pursuing in life require you to make sacrifices to obtain them, but Jesus is the one who sacrificed to obtain you. All the treasures you’re pursuing require you to purchase them, but Jesus is the one who died for your sins to pur...

2 Corinthians 8:1-9 Louis Tamburro Both skeptics and believers would agree it isn’t good for us to live in a world of greed.  Imagine living in a society full of greed, a society where nobody’s ever generous with their time, talents, or treasures. Imagine living in a society where nobody’s ever willing to help when your car breaks down, help bring you meals when you’re sick, help when you’re strug...

Louis Tamburro, Kristen Wood, Emmanuel Bellon, Zack Casey This discussion closes out our series on living as a graceful resistance. We address 9 questions that dig a little deeper into the topics we've addressed over the past few weeks, and hopefully give some more practical insight on how to live with conviction in a culture of compromise. 

Genesis 2:15-17 Zack Casey Our spiritual freedom should compel us to be good stewards of our religious freedoms. We are free to live as strangers and aliens in this world because we are no longer slaves to the world. Jesus said in John 8:36, “if the Son sets you free, you really will be free.” If we have placed our trust in Jesus, then we should never fear being enslaved by laws or men. The world...

Genesis 1:27-28 Louis Tamburro God’s design for humanity includes the beauty of gender. When God created human identity and gender He said it’s very good , but we distorted the image of God we were created in with our sin. Jesus came to die for our sins, to restore our distorted identity, and to give us eternal security in an eternal relationship with him. Our weary souls will never find rest, unt...

Romans 1:25-31 Louis Tamburro  You can still be loving, without affirming or alienating. The cultural narrative is that Christians and same sex orientation people should either affirm or alienate each other. But Jesus gives a 3rd option, which is to love without affirming or alienating. Jesus held the highest view of scripture and holiness, while still loving those who didn’t. He shared meals with...

Ephesians 2:11-16 Louis Tamburro It's the gospel of grace that can heal our issues with race. Racism is a sinful offense against Jesus and his atoning work on the cross. Jesus died on the cross to open the door of salvation not just for whites, blacks, or latinos. It’s for all people so that whoever believes in him will not perish, but shall have eternal life! So if you’re a skeptic believe J...

Genesis 2:15-17 Louis Tamburro This isn’t a conclusion to this series, it’s a commissioning. We aren’t commissioning you to go to church, we’re commissioning you to be the church.  We’re commissioning you to be the church in our city. We’re commissioning you to show people that Jesus is the better Savior. We’re commissioning you to live as instruments of grace using the everyday rhythms of your li...

Geneses 1 Louis Tamburro You can transform lives using your everyday rhythms of life. This world isn’t an accident, your life isn’t an accident, you being here at this church isn’t an accident. You’ve been wonderfully designed by God, and He wants all of us to enjoy Him and His creation like it was in Genesis 1. Jesus proved he wants to have a relationship with us when he died for our sins on the...

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Galatians 4:1-7 Ephesians 1:5-6 Zack Casey When God’s family functions, it is a powerful force for transformation. People want to be a part of a community that cares for one another and shares their lives because of a commonly held belief. This is why Jesus established his church as the primary means for advancing the Kingdom of God on earth. God’s people living out their family identity naturally...

Matthew 28:16-20 Louis Tamburro We grow as disciples, as we go to make new disciples. Jesus is our great teacher and disciple maker who left the comfort of heaven, to suffer discomfort for us. He came to pour himself out on the cross for the forgiveness of our sins, and to pour his Holy Spirit into us for the transformation of our lives. He invites all of us to walk with him for our own daily tran...

1 Corinthians 15:1-4 Louis Tamburro Rely on Jesus instead of trying to be Jesus. There’s no better savior than Jesus. Your spouse, your kids, your career, education, athletics...none of it will save and change your life like Jesus. We’ve tried it all, chased it all, been duped by it all thinking other things can save and satisfy us better than Jesus but it never does. Jesus is a better savior. You...

1 Peter 2:9-10 Louis Tamburro We don’t go to church, we are the church! The church isn’t a building, and ministry isn’t only for the professionally trained. The church is a people and every believer is a minister. If you aren’t a follower of Jesus then repent of your sins, believe Jesus died for your sins, and he’ll turn your heart into laughing again. If you’re a believer, then live this week as...

Proverbs 3:5-12 Louis Tamburro Growing in wisdom isn’t a sprint, it’s a process that takes time. It’s a process that can happen through the 4 daily practices of Trusting God, Reading God's Word, Letting Others Examine Your Life, and Learning from the Lord's Discipline. The good news of the gospel is that Jesus is the God that Solomon was pointing to. Jesus is the God who proved his unfai...

Proverbs 4:23-27 Louis Tamburro The desires in your heart, will influence the decisions in your life, so guard your heart. You and I both need to guard our hearts, because what fills your heart really can affect your life. Have you considered your steps? Have you considered your steps and where your life is headed? Is there trash in your life you need to step away from? Is there disordered loves i...

Proverbs, James 3, Matthew 15 Louis Tamburro Use your words for helping not hurting to produce life not death. If you stumble this week don’t beat yourself up, instead ask for forgiveness and ask Jesus to keep transforming your heart. The good news of the gospel is Jesus who never stumbled, died for the sins of those who stumble. While dying on the cross his enemies yelled at him with hurtful word...

Proverbs 7 Zack Casey The goal for us is not just to put an end to our lust, but it is to turn our hearts from lust for someone or something into worship of Jesus. All sin stems from the worship of false gods. Paul Tripp says that “Sin causes us to assign to ourselves the wisdom, strength, and righteousness we do not have. Sin causes us to dethrone God and enthrone ourselves.” We take Jesus off th...

Proverbs 29:18, 30:1-6 and 11-14 Pastor Alex Robinson   Not all wisdom is created equal; true wisdom comes from God’s Word. These verses we looked at today are only the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the Bible’s affirmation of itself as the source of God’s wisdom for man. Psalm 119 is the longest chapter in the Bible, and every single verse is about the power, beauty, and benefit of God’s Wor...