Elevation Waterloo Sermons

Series: Welcome to Elevation Imagining the Kingdom People come to church for different reasons, but regardless of why we walk through the doors, we are all invited to stand together and imagine a world infused with the presence of God. What does that world look like, and how can we learn to live so that this world of ours begins to look more like the one we imagine? Acts 1:1-14

Series: Welcome to Elevation A Restlessness in Your Soul Luke 8:22-32 Why do people continue to walk through the doors of a church? For some, it’s a restlessness in the soul that pushes them to seek out help, support, or guidance from a community of faith. What about you? When life is overwhelming or disappointing, could the church be a place of refuge? Could you find peace and hope here?

Series: Welcome to Elevation Longing for Community Luke 8:1-3; Acts 2:42-47 Why do people continue to walk through the doors of a church? For some, it’s a longing for community that inspires them to find others who they can journey alongside through all of life’s ups and downs. What about you? What do you hope to receive from (and what do you hope to give to) the people sitting around you?

Why do people continue to walk through the doors of a church? For some, it’s a spiritual curiosity that draws them to one of the few places where questions about the meaning of life are welcomed and where faith is still encouraged. What about you? What questions do you have? What answers are you waiting for? Luke 19:1-10

Series: Reading Between the Lines The Bible is filled with so many great stories, so why does one tend to get so much air play (think: David and Goliath) while another would make even the most faithful church attender check the pages of their Bible to make sure it was really there? Well, we’re going to flip the script this summer and give a few of these lesser-known stories some serious air play!...

Series: Reading Between the Lines The Bible is filled with so many great stories, so why does one tend to get so much air play (think: David and Goliath) while another would make even the most faithful church attender check the pages of their Bible to make sure it was really there? Well, we’re going to flip the script this summer and give a few of these lesser-known stories some serious air play!...

Series: Reading Between the Lines The Bible is filled with so many great stories, so why does one tend to get so much air play (think: David and Goliath) while another would make even the most faithful church attender check the pages of their Bible to make sure it was really there? Well, we’re going to flip the script this summer and give a few of these lesser-known stories some serious air play!...

Series: Reading Between the Lines The Bible is filled with so many great stories, so why does one tend to get so much air play (think: David and Goliath) while another would make even the most faithful church attender check the pages of their Bible to make sure it was really there? Well, we’re going to flip the script this summer and give a few of these lesser-known stories some serious air play!...

Series: Reading Between the Lines The Bible is filled with so many great stories, so why does one tend to get so much air play (think: David and Goliath) while another would make even the most faithful church attender check the pages of their Bible to make sure it was really there? Well, we’re going to flip the script this summer and give a few of these lesser-known stories some serious air play!...

Series: Reading Between the Lines The Bible is filled with so many great stories, so why does one tend to get so much air play (think: David and Goliath) while another would make even the most faithful church attender check the pages of their Bible to make sure it was really there? Well, we’re going to flip the script this summer and give a few of these lesser-known stories some serious air play!...

Series: Reading Between the Lines The Bible is filled with so many great stories, so why does one tend to get so much air play (think: David and Goliath) while another would make even the most faithful church attender check the pages of their Bible to make sure it was really there? Well, we’re going to flip the script this summer and give a few of these lesser-known stories some serious air play!...

Series: Reading Between the Lines The Bible is filled with so many great stories, so why does one tend to get so much air play (think: David and Goliath) while another would make even the most faithful church attender check the pages of their Bible to make sure it was really there? Well, we’re going to flip the script this summer and give a few of these lesser-known stories some serious air play!...

Series: Reading Between the Lines The Bible is filled with so many great stories, so why does one tend to get so much air play (think: David and Goliath) while another would make even the most faithful church attender check the pages of their Bible to make sure it was really there? Well, we’re going to flip the script this summer and give a few of these lesser-known stories some serious air play!...

Understanding how you’re ‘wired’ is a key component of living a healthy and balanced life. As informed as you may be about the physical, social, and financial spheres of life, you can still feel lost if you don’t know the person God has uniquely created you to be. Romans 12:2-8

Money is one of those things we rarely talk about and yet it plays such a significant role in our day-to-day lives. But maybe talking about it is what we need to avoid letting its role become either too significant or not significant enough. 2 Corinthians 8:1-12

This week, we will look at friendships and the power they hold in our spiritual lives. As Thomas Merton writes: "We are members one of another and everything that is given to one member is given for the whole body." We will study this principle in the story of a paralyzed man whose friends' faith led Jesus to heal him. Mark 2:1-12

It’s easy to think about our spiritual life as being completely separate from our physical life, but that’s just not the case. To live by faith is to live faithfully in these bodies we’ve been given, with their beauty and their flaws, with their strength and their weakness. “Therefore honour God with your body.” Acts 27:1-2a, 13-20, 27-29, 33-44

Brandon Speaking In an airline emergency, we’re told that we need to secure our own oxygen mask before helping those around us. That’s not a bad way to approach life as a whole, unless by taking care of ourselves we forget about our fellow ‘passengers’ altogether. What can we do to avoid slipping into self-serving patterns? Philippians 2:1-11

Philippians 4:10-14

There’s no way around it: sometimes life is just plain difficult. And yet even so, the Bible presents us with images of those who are in the depths of despair rising up and soaring victoriously. Are we somehow excluded from this kind of blessing, or can that be our story, too?  Isaiah 40:1-2, 27-31

Some of Joshua’s most well-known words often serve as both a declaration of faith and a piece of kitschy home decor at the same time. But the context in which they were first uttered was as real as it gets, and if we let them, these words will continue to present us with a choice and a challenge for ourselves and the people we love. Joshua 24:1-15

As important as Paul’s advice about avoiding worry is for the well-being of our souls, it can be difficult to actually live it out when life overwhelms us. But as long as we keep God involved in our circumstances, the peace we long for won’t be far away. Philippians 4:4-8

Series: Verses You Should Memorize (And Why) Certain passages in the Bible are familiar to us because, over the years, they have been stitched into decorative pillows and turned into inspirational posters. But just because something is familiar doesn’t mean that we understand it. Let’s take some time to dig a little deeper into these verses – who knows, we might end up doing some cross-stitching o...

Luke 24:1-49

Luke 19:28-44