Dream Church with Joshua Brown

In the book of Ezra, the people of God who had returned from exile laid the foundation of the temple. Yet, by the king's decree, they were stopped from progressing beyond the foundation. Between Ezra 4, when work ceases, and Ezra 5, when work resumes, is 16 years of inactivity. These are years ordained by God. The question is, what do we do when God plants us in a season of halted production?...

Ever feel like the darkness is closing in? What if it’s just a sign you’ve drifted from the light?  In this episode, Pastor Joshua Brown reveals how the chaos we feel isn’t a battle to fight, but a distance to close. Drawing from Scripture and a sunrise moment on the beach, he reminds us that proximity to God is what brings clarity, peace, and purpose. If your soul feels restless, this message mig...

In this message from Dream Church, Pastor Joshua Brown explores the sacred gift of rest and its central importance in our lives. Drawing from Matthew 11, Genesis 2, and Exodus 20, we discover that rest is not optional—it's holy, essential, and a glimpse of eternity. Discover how practicing proper Sabbath rest restores your soul, realigns your identity, and enables you to live from God's lo...

In this message, Pastor Joshua Brown shares how the Church has lost its passion—not because we’ve lost our mission, but because we've forgotten our belovedness. Drawing from John 13, he reminds us that true passion is found when we lay our head on the chest of Jesus and experience His love. Only the love of Christ can fulfill our deepest longings and restore our passion for life, faith, and ea...

In this message from Dream Church, Pastor Joshua unpacks Bernard of Clairvaux’s “Four Degrees of Love” and how they reflect our journey of spiritual formation. From self-centered love to complete union with God, discover how your love for God can deepen and transform every part of your life. Where are you in this progression—and how can you grow?

In this Father’s Day message, Pastor Joshua Brown explores the immeasurable, unconditional love of God as revealed in 1 John 4. He challenges the idea of a conditional gospel, reminding us that God's love is not earned but freely given, because love is the very essence of who God is. To abide in this love, we must release distorted views of God, let His love transform us, and mirror that love...

In this Pentecost message, Pastor Joshua Brown explores how Acts 2 is the divine reversal of the Tower of Babel, showing movement from confusion to unity, from man-made ambition to Spirit-filled purpose. He challenges us to move beyond mere conversion and into a fully alive life shaped by discipleship and formation. This sermon calls the Church to humble itself, lift the name of Jesus, and commit...

In this Vision Sunday message, Joshua Brown reflects on Dream Church’s journey and introduces a new season of clarity and formation. Drawing from the parable of the four soils in Matthew 13, he challenges the church to become “good soil” by removing distractions and intentionally embracing discipleship. The church’s new vision centers on being deeply formed in the love of Jesus and the ways of His...

In this message, Pastor Joshua Brown invites us to confront the dull, directionless seasons of our spiritual lives by discovering the transformative power of a Rule of Life. Drawing from Acts 2:43–47 and personal experience, he unpacks how intentional rhythms—centered on Jesus—can bring clarity, freedom, and purpose. Whether you're stuck on spiritual autopilot or longing for deeper formation,...

In this sermon, Pastor Joshua Brown invites us to resist the modern urge to live as self-made gods and instead return to our true humanity through the practices of prayer and scripture. Using Psalm 27, he illustrates how we lose ourselves when we reject our limits and live without dependence on God. Prayer and scripture restore our awareness that God is God and we are not—anchoring us in humility,...

In this opening message of the  Into the Silent Land  series, Joshua Brown invites listeners to rediscover discipleship by seeing Jesus as Rabbi. Preaching from Matthew 5:1–12, he reframes the Beatitudes as a kingdom manifesto—revealing who God’s reign is aimed at and how we, as disciples, are called to embody it. With a challenge to reject shallow belief and embrace deep formation, this sermon ca...

In this Easter message Pastor Joshua Brown reflects on Luke 15 through the lens of two “prodigal sons”—one who runs from home in search of identity, and one who remains yet feels forgotten. Joshua explores how both sons reveal our spiritual journeys—whether we chase validation in the world or lose ourselves in doing for God while forgetting we are simply His. Ultimately, we are all called back to...

This sermon uses the story of Palm Sunday and the Old Testament prophet Malachi to challenge listeners to examine the quality of their offerings to God. It argues that many people offer God only what is convenient, rather than their whole lives, and calls for a shift from a superficial Christian image to a deep Christian belief that costs us everything. The central message is a call to love God wh...

In this powerful episode, we dive deep into the fiery message of the prophet Amos—a shepherd turned mouthpiece of God—who dared to confront injustice in the heart of God’s people. Justice, often dismissed as political, is shown to be a divine mandate, inseparable from love and true worship. We explore what it means to love our neighbor, stand with the oppressed, and let righteousness flow like a m...

Almost all of our anxieties come from uncertainty. The prophet often finds themselves in unclear conditions. However, they don't respond to questions with doubt; they respond to questions with curiosity.

A prophet feels what God feels about the present condition. Therefore, they can see beneath the surface and perceive where the story is heading if things don't change. Do you feel what God feels about what lies before you?

Three qualities make up a prophet: vision, obedience, and commitment. In this sermon, Joshua Brown walks through these qualities to show that all disciples are prophetic and why our world needs prophets now more than ever.

The pilgrimage of discipleship, ascending to where we belong (home), is a long obedience in the same direction.

We often hear the call to "take your cross and follow Jesus." But do we understand what that means? In this message, Joshua Brown will teach what it means to take up your cross and how the disciple of Jesus is continually being sanctified along the road of following.

What constitutes a calling from God? In this message, we'll explore what it means to be called and how calling is connected to discipleship.

Evan Rouleau preaches on single-minded obedience.

In his 1937 book The Cost of Discipleship , Dietrich Bonhoeffer wrote one of the most profound pieces of literature on grace. This sermon kicks off a series of sermons on the book. In this week's message, Joshua Brown teaches about cheap grace, why we have sold it to the masses, and how to return to costly grace.

In the final message of our sermons on The Priesthood of All Believers , we will study Ephesians 4:14-15 and learn to be deeply rooted in our call to follow Jesus—no longer being children tossed to and fro.

We are called to find security for our lives in God. Yet, we often find security in money. That's why Jesus teaches we cannot serve both. What should our relationship with money be, and how can it become a resource for our spiritual formation? Find out in this message.

What is the Church? That is the question we will ask and answer this week. In this sermon, you will learn what it means that the church is, as Paul Avis put it, a sacrament of salvation and why that is critical to who we, as a whole, are becoming.