Experience Church

Christians need a holistic community. God doesn't want us to hide but to acknowledge the need for him and for one another. In a community, we are known and know each other.

Gospel-centered generosity is a heart ready for joyful and extravagant giving. But if we haven't learned how to receive, we don't know how to give - we can't give what we don't have.

Sometimes we are not as successful as we know we should be - because we are working in disagreement with God, ourself and others. The good news: when things are different, they can get into agreement.

Does God want us to believe for the miraculous? Absolutely! The question is whether or not our hearts are open enough to receive them and whether or not our faith is big enough to operate in his power.

Communion is not just the Lord's supper - it is also the way that the Lord works in our lives. Are you in the taking, blessing, breaking or giving season?

If we want to pray like the early Christians, we have to change the way we pray and the way we act - maybe we are already the answer to somebody's prayer.

The early believers devoted themselves to teaching and to fellowship: the word of God leads us into relationship and community. But we are hardly devoted to anything or anyone but ourselves.

We've lost our passion for the preaching of the word - we've settled for solo teaching through books and blogs when Jesus meant it to be something experienced in community.

The revolutions that started in San Francisco are nothing compared to the revolution that started in a room filled with apprehension, anticipation and devotion.

There is only one way to share the Gospel: boldly. Are you ready to see what happens when boldness to share the Gospel becomes our number one prayer request?

Because of our fallen nature, we're biased toward self-protection, self-pleasing and self-serving. But the power of the Gospel releases the giver in us.

When Jesus healed the ten lepers, he was sad to see that only one returned to thank him and to experience a much bigger miracle - the miracle of a relationship. Are we like the nine or like the one?

The Gospel is the power of God - supernatural and goes far beyond our understanding, our efforts and abilities. We must not be ashamed of its transforming power that changes everyone who believes.

We are taking a look at 14 metaphors for the Gospel - and how the Gospel will set us free from heart idols that might even sound worthy to be pursued.

We all value different things differently - what does God honor? If we would fully understand how much God values us, we would change our priorities.

The presence of the Lord isn't here to make us feel good - it's here to enable us.

Do we think our problems are bigger than God's power? Do we compare the little we think we can do against what God has called us to do? And do we compare ourselves with others? Then we live in a comparison and measurement mentality.

Purpose has nothing to do with your place or space. It has nothing to do with your address or location, position or persuasion - purpose can exist in spite of anything.

Jesus came not to get a life - but to give his life. If you want to live the life God intended, serve with the gift that God has given you. God's grace is your gift and your gift is God's grace.

How do we go from receiving to reigning? By fighting a good fight of faith in our daily battles - by aligning our thoughts, belief system and self talk to the Word of God.

We're all sinners, without any exemption. But we're all made righteous through the sacrifice of Jesus Christ.

Every believer should get familiar with Romans 5, because it has everything to do with living life as an overcomer: it's the life script for our destiny as sons and daughters of the King of Kings, to rule and reign in life.

We need to have God's word in us to go into the world. If we don't have a word, we won't go. And we can't go with a word we don't believe in or haven't experienced.

We often pray for guidance and direction, but God's word doesn't always say everything about every situation - but it says a lot about the one who will be there to walk with us through every situation.

If we reclaim our field, our house will become a house of worship, a house full of people and a house for the city. We won't fight about music styles, we won't just be for one demography and we will be indispensable for the city.