Greenhouse Sermons

We welcome guest speaker, Pastor Joel Romelus, as we begin our Christmas series, What Child is This? with The Promised Seed. This Christmas, we desire for our celebrations to be formed from a deeper understanding of what really happened. The story of Christmas has been with us from the beginning, hinted at in Genesis 3:15. How did we get to the place that we needed a Savior? The coming King was pr...

The Open Heavens series continues, as Pastor Matt Ulrich takes us through the often confusing words in 1 Corinthians 7:1-7. Sex is an amazing gift from God, but we have hijacked its meaning for our own selfish purposes. What voice are you listening to in regards to sex? We must relearn what we have heard about sex, and align it to how scripture has defined it.

The Open Heaven series continues as Pastor Brooke Bauzon shares the heart behind 1 Corinthians 7. Singleness does not mean one is incomplete. When you're dominated by cultures values, you will always live in anxiety. But when you are devoted to kingdom values, you will always live in abundance. In every relationship, we are called to live in undivided devotion to Jesus!

This week Pastor Andrea Sarafan continues our look at 1 Corinthians, the Open Heaven series, with chapter 6.  Sexuality and Identity is such a difficult topic in the times we are in. We have all been created as sexual beings, and likewise we have been deceived by the culture around us. One of the lies we believe is that God is holding out on us. Sexuality is part of us, but it is not the heart or...

Our Open Heaven series continues with 1 Corinthians 6:1-8. Pastor Oscar Roche titles this message, From Lawsuits to Love. The people of biblical Corinth were so much like we are today. How does a gospel-shaped community deal with grudges? The lawless things can become so huge. We are challenged to be wise in the truth, and forgiving with grace, to live in an open heaven. 

Our motives matter! Pastor Matt Ulrich continues the Open Heaven series with a difficult look at 1 Corinthians 5. As disciples of Jesus, we are called to be transformed agents of transformation. When confronting sin, we must do so the way Jesus would, with grace. What is the heart behind confrontation? It always must be done in love.

As we continue the Open Heaven series, Pastor Mike Patz challenges us to Redefine Greatness. The church in Corinth was enamored with success and celebrities. In 1 Corinthians 4, we find that greatness isn't what you think. When the world is turned upside down, greatness is getting low like a servant. True success is found in taking up the towel and serving others. We are called to bend lowly l...

https://www.kindridgiving.com/app/Giving/greenhousechurch/MAINCAMPUS It's Big Give Sunday, and Pastor Mike Patz welcomes our mission partners, Life For The Innocent and Missionary Sam. John 1:1-5 says, "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God... In Him was life, and the life was the light of men..." Every person, every child was made by God. In the midst of the great...

Because of the death and resurrection of Jesus, we have an Open Heaven today. Pastor Mike Patz continues this series with the reality of 1 Corinthians 3:9-15, The Judgement Seat of Christ. So much like we are today, the Corinthian Church was obsessed with wisdom. The lives we live on earth cannot be founded on worldly wisdom. The day of the Lord is coming, and we must live under the judgment of Go...

Are you a person who lives naturally, supernaturally or in the flesh? Pastor Mike digs more into the book of Corinthians as we continue our Open Heaven series. Paul is describing immaturity in the Corinthian church, which is valuable for us to process as those following Jesus in the 21st century.

How do we unlock divine power? Pastor Mike Patz continues the Open Heaven series by breaking down 1 Corinthians 2:1-2. The temptation in our day is to be an activist while going quiet about the name of Jesus. We can't compete with the lofty ways of the world! When we have God we don't need anything else. It is never going to be enough to engage in human strength; we must unlock divine powe...

Today Pastor Mike Patz continues the Open Heaven series by asking, "What is the Message of the Cross?" In 1 Corinthians 1:18-31, we see that Christ crucified is the manifestation of the wisdom of God. For the first century world, the belief was that wisdom was everything. So in this generation, how do you unlock the potential of a great life? "Let those who boast, boast in the name...

When Jesus shed His blood and died on the cross, a veil was torn between earth and heaven. In this series, Open Heaven, Pastor Mike Patz calls us to believe that there is now a reality that we can become the children of God. What blocks the open heaven? In 1 Corinthians 1: 10-17, we see that the gospel opens heaven wide, but division blocks it. If we want an open heaven, we must have a unified chu...

Pastor Mike Patz begins our new series on 1 Corinthians, Open Heaven, with a look at chapter 1. The church in Corinth was a disaster! The apostle Paul writes to this body of believers, and what we have today is a precious gift, with an address of the Mess, Message, Method, and Messiah to the current church. The gospel is not moral advice to try harder; it is an eternal announcement of what Jesus h...

We conclude the series, Ordinary People Becoming, as Pastor Mike Patz shows us that even in our ordinary faith, God shows up in great ways. He meets us where we are, not where we think we should be. In 1 Kings 19, God goes after Elijah as he is running from his enemies. The low time of spiritual blindness that Elijah is going through has been called the Dark Night of the Soul. He has prayed great...

In his sermon, Ordinary People Becoming: The Life of Elijah, Pastor Mike Patz asks the question, "How long will you waiver between two opinions?" Sharing 1 Kings 18, we see the account of Elijah confronting King Ahab and the prophets of the false god Baal. He demands that idols be cast down. If the Lord is God, you must not only believe, but wholeheartedly follow Him. 

Pastor Mike begins our new sermon series on Elijah! How did God use an ordinary man like Elijah to do extraordinary things? We learn that stepping out in faith is just as important as having faith in God.

Today we welcome Jeff Hartensveld, the AGWM regional director for Asia Pacific, to the platform. He asks, What's Holding You Back? As we surrender more and more to Jesus Christ, we will see more and more happen around the world and in our communities. Romans 12:1-2 calls us to present our bodies, our minds, and everything about our lives for Jesus. The Lord wants not only the bad, but to use t...

He "didn't come to bring peace, but a sword." Pastor Brooke Baùzan continues our Difficult Sayings of Jesus series with Matthew 10:32-39. Are you a peace-faker or a peacemaker? Jesus came to bring true peace, and true peace takes effort! We've settled for cheap peace, easy grace, but Jesus is always about the real thing. The truth is, there will be conflict when you bring heaven...

Your life is not your own! Pastor Mike Patz challenges us as he continues The Difficult Sayings of Jesus series, with the words of Matthew 18:1-9. We must be mindful of the "little ones". Jesus is not merely speaking of children, but of those who are young in their faith. As Christians we must take the lowly position. We must deal drastically with our own sin so that we will not cause ot...

Healing is the children's bread! Pastor mike Patz continues The Difficult Sayings of Jesus series with the story in Matthew 15:21-28. Just as our children expect to receive bread from their parents, healing is meant to be the expectation of God's children, not the exception to the rule. It is God's will that we have salvation, no sin, comfort, mercy, grace, forgiveness, peace and heali...

Our Difficult Sayings of Jesus series continues as Pastor Mike Patz breaks open Matthew 15:21-28, Don't Give Bread to the Dogs. This passage takes place the only time that Jesus left Israel to go to the land of the Gentiles. There He encounters a woman with a daughter who is desperately ill. Jesus' comment to her could have very well been taken as an insult. God is willing to disappoint us...

Where is your faith? Pastor Mike Patz continues The Difficult Sayings of Jesus series with a look at Luke 8:22-25. We all have different talents and abilities. Does faith feel like a talent that you do or do not have? The question isn't if you have faith; rather it's what are you believing? God wired you as a believing creature. Is your faith in Him, or a functional belief in something els...

How do you heal a nation? Pastor Mike Patz calls us as the church to use the gospel to heal the roots of sin. In the well-known scripture of 2 Chronicles 7:14, Solomon prays a prayer that is key to a godly land. Healing comes when we, the people of God, humble ourselves, and pray. God promises He will hear and heal the cause, the sin, of the sickness in our land.

Pastor Mike Patz continues our series, The Difficult Sayings of Jesus, with Matthew 10:5-15, Shake the Dust. We are living in an age when people are dustier than they've ever been: there's the dust of offense, bitterness, rejection... Whenever you feel rejected or judged, it is vital to shake that off and cling to God's truth. We have the promise of shalom. But we must do what Jesus ha...