Doxa Bible Church : Messages

Have you ever considered what the most valuable thing you possess is? You may think of your wedding ring or the love of your family and friends. This week we are going to discuss the Kingdom of Heaven, what it means to us, and how it affects our lives.

Our culture tells us the path to happiness is simple: be true to yourself, follow your heart, and chase your dreams. But despite all our freedom and opportunity, anxiety is rising, relationships are struggling, and many people still feel empty. What if we've been insidiously seduced to believe another gospel without even noticing? This Sunday, we'll conclude our series The 7 Deadly Sins of Suburbi...

The hardest prison to escape is the one built by unforgiveness. When someone hurts you deeply, revenge feels justified and forgiveness feels impossible. But Jesus teaches that the way we extend mercy reveals whether we’ve truly grasped the mercy we’ve received. This Sunday, we’ll open Matthew 18:21–35 and discover why forgiven people become forgiving people—and why the price of holding onto a grud...

What if the greatest threat to your faith isn’t persecution or doubt—but manipulated desires?   In 1 John 2:15–17, John pulls back the curtain on the world system that quietly competes for our love. Not just obvious evil, but the subtle pull of desire: what we crave, what we consume, and what we take pride in. He calls it “the world,” and warns us not to love it. John exposes the trap of indulgenc...

Comfort promises ease, but often steals obedience. It whispers “later” when Jesus says “follow Me.” In Luke 9:57–62, we’ll see how the pursuit of comfort can keep us from experiencing the life Christ calls us to live. Discover why following Jesus is worth more than anything comfort can offer.

In Matthew 20, Jesus confronts one of the most dangerous attitudes in the human heart: entitlement. When grace becomes expected rather than appreciated, gratitude is choked out and comparison takes over. This Sunday, we will discover how the gospel frees us from the exhausting mindset of “I deserve more” and invites us to experience the joy of remembering the goodness and generosity of God. 

We can’t wait to watch our new TV shows when they come out, or dive into that new bestselling fiction book. And when our favorite sports team goes to the Super Bowl? We can’t contain our excitement. What we are passionate about reveals what we love. So how is it that we are tempted to lose that same passion and love for the One who saved our souls, the One who rescued us from the grip of sin that...

Do you ever feel like your life is too busy? Like you're on a never-ending "hamster wheel". Have you ever wondered what causes us to stay so busy? As we start a new series, The Seven Deadly Sins of Suburbia, we are going to examine the danger of busyness through the lens of Mary and Martha in Luke 10.

Most of us carry some form of ID everywhere we go. The reason is because we never know when we might need it. As we turn to the final section of the book of Hebrews, we will learn how important it is that we never forget our identity as kingdom citizens.

As we continue to wrap up our Hebrews series, the author explains some very important ways in which you and I can help bring God's kingdom to our broken world. Join us as we continue to step more into living as Kingdom Citizens in our city. 

Well, we have finally made it to the last chapter of Hebrews. Up to this point, the author has been walking us through some beautiful and rich teaching on who Jesus actually is and what he has accomplished for us. He has made it possible for us to draw near to God as our Father. Now, the author wants us to understand how this alters our manner of living. He moves us from vertical thinking, to hori...

Do you ever feel like trying to "follow Christ" is similar to swimming upstream against the current of culture? I know I do. If I'm honest, I often focus more on navigating my kid's sports schedules, paying bills, and finishing work projects than on trying to "live on mission" within my daily rhythms. (And I'm in vocational ministry.) Well, the passage we are going to walk through this week has th...

Have you ever watched someone do something before and thought, “I wonder what that is really like?” This week as we jump back into our series in Hebrews, God is going to clearly invite us into the race of faith, not as spectators but as participants. Join us this week as we learn how to live this life of faith together.

I couldn't be more excited to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus with you all this Sunday. As we continue our series through Hebrews, we will discover how Jesus's resurrection actually impacts our everyday lives. I am praying that the Lord continues to use us to invite others to come and see for themselves who Jesus is and what He accomplished for them through His death, burial and resurrection....

Have you ever wanted to be a more consistent Christian? A more obedient Christian? A more persevering Christian? A more courageous Christian? A more outspoken Christian? Then prepare to listen to the author of Hebrews point us to the only means God has appointed throughout all history: Faith.

This week as we continue in Hebrews, we’re going to be encouraged not to turn our backs on Jesus, no matter how hard or difficult things get. We need to continue to trust and obey because there is no other way to grow closer to God.

After taking time last week to slow down and behold the greatness of Jesus, it's now time for us to hear God's call to collectively live for Jesus as a church family. In short, because Jesus died for all of us, all of us should live for Jesus. But how is God specifically calling us to live as a church family? Let's discover this together on Sunday. See you there.

Do you remember this phrase, "All for one and one for ____" Can you finish it? - "All". This phrase was made popular by "The Three Musketeers". Well, in a similar way, this week as we begin chapter 10 of Hebrews, we will discover that because One died for all of us, we should all live for one. 

"There is power, power, wonder working power in the blood of the lamb." Perhaps you're familiar with this famous hymn. This Sunday we get the opportunity to grow in our understanding of this truth and worship more passionately as a result. 

For weeks we’ve been seeing that everything under the old covenant was a shadow, real but pointing forward to something greater. In Hebrews 8, we discover that Jesus does not just improve the shadow system, He fulfills it and brings something better. He mediates a covenant that does not rest on our performance but on His finished work. So the question for us is simple and practical: are we still l...

Have you ever been afraid of shadows? Isn’t it true that when we are afraid of a shadow often the shadow is all we can think about? This week as we continue in our study through Hebrews, this is exactly what the author is going to be addressing. Much of the Old Testament is filled with shadows of the real High Priest, Jesus. So, let’s find out together what is so awesome about Jesus being our Grea...

As we begin the second half of Hebrews, the author wants us to know that Jesus is better than everything and everyone in every way. This week, he wants us to specifically see how Jesus is better and greater than whatever our "old religion" was before we met Christ. Have you ever thought about what your "old religion" was before Christ? We all had them. Our "old religion" could have been "people",...

This Sunday at Doxa we turn our attention to a simple but powerful truth: God has spoken. After a month of praying first and lifting up prayers, we will open Hebrews 1:1–2 and consider how God has made Himself known, not finally through prophets or shadows, but through His Son. Together we will look at four ways God redeems us through Jesus—His perfect life, His atoning death, His triumphant resur...

We tend to invest a lot of money and time into maintaining our physical, even emotional health, which is important. But often we tend to invest little when it comes to our spiritual health. I'm convinced that there are several reasons why this is the case, but perhaps the greatest reason is because we misunderstand how we become spiritually healthy. 

Many historians believe that the year of 1908 was one of the most significant years that altered the course of US history. Do you know what happened in 1908? --- Henry Ford's creation of The Ford Model T automobile. Henry Ford dreamed of everyone having the ability to travel faster and travel further than they had ever gone before. So he and his team of engineers perfected the Industrial Assembly...