Highrock Church

Pastors John Mury and Dave Swaim discuss Luke 11:1-13 : "Answer? Like we believe God actually cares! When Jesus teaches his disciples to pray, he stresses the importance of persistence. We must be persistent, we must not give up, because we have every reason to believe that God wants to bless us even more than our best friends and even our parents!"

Pastors John Mury and Dave Swaim discuss Luke 10:38-42 : "Immediately after the parable of the Good Samaritan, we encounter a living parable with Mary and Martha. Jesus uses both occasions to tear down the barriers that we use to keep our distance from the 'other.' We all fall into the trap of judging others for not being like us, or just as dangerous, we judge ourselves for not being like others!...

Pastors John Mury and Chris Gredenius discuss Luke 10:25-37 : "Who is my neighbor? Jesus answers this question with the Parable of the Good Samaritan. The story is rich and deep and has multiple applications but at the very least, it shows us that being a neighbor is to love those whom God puts in our path. With this mindset, interruptions can become opportunities to love in the way that Jesus has...

Pastors John Mury and Dave Swaim discuss Luke 10:17-24 : "What we choose to celebrate reveals what we truly consider important. Jesus celebrates the return of the 72 but he also teaches them that the things we wish to celebrate might not be the most important in God's eyes. What truly matters to God? What truly deserves to be celebrated? Let's explore that together in today's passage!"

Pastors John Mury and Dave Swaim discuss Luke 10:1-16 : "We all value hospitality but why would Jesus want us to eat anything set before us? Really? Anything?! In a set of widely-ranging instructions, Jesus directs the 72 to help others experience the love of God so they might actually want to hear about the love of God — and maybe even believe in it! Even what we choose to eat could be part of th...

Pastor Meghan DeJong preaches on Luke 9:10-20 to conclude our Luke: Kingdom Life sermon series.

Pastors John Mury and Dave Swaim discuss Luke 9:46-62 : "Imagine calling out to someone, 'You're heading the wrong way!' and hearing in response, 'Yes, but I'm making great progress!' In a series of conversations and encounters, Jesus redirects those of us who are going the wrong way. The question is: 'Will we follow Jesus' way or continue on our way?'

Pastors John Mury and Dave Swaim discuss Luke 9:28-45 : "Jesus knows that he must soon leave his ministry and legacy in the hands of these twelve disciples — these same disciples who clearly display that they do not understand who Jesus is and are clearly not ready for the task. God the Father must enter in, once again, to testify that this Jesus is truly God the Son and we must 'listen to him.'"

Pastors John Mury and Taylor Burgoyne discuss Luke 9:18-27 : "Who wouldn't want to be the hero of the story? According to Jesus, none of us want to be the kind of hero that God requires. The path of Jesus leads to the cross and if we are to follow him, we also must pick up our own crosses, daily. Why might we want to walk this path with Jesus?"

Pastors John Mury and Dave Swaim discuss Luke 9:1-17 : Jesus leads the disciples to level up in their partnership with him. Jesus actually sends them out to teach and to heal. They had started by watching, moved up to helping, and now they were actually doing the ministry of Jesus! Might Jesus be inviting us to level up as well?

Pastors John Mury and Dave Swaim discuss Luke 8:40-56 : "It is easy to value children. But sick, destitute, outcast women? Such a woman touches Jesus with a desperate faith and Jesus sees her, makes everyone else see her, restores her, and calls her 'daughter' —much like the child Jesus had been on the way to heal. Indeed, children are precious, and through Jesus, we discover that God sees us all...

Pastor Dave Swaim continues our Luke: Kingdom Life series with a sermon based on Luke 8:41-48 .

Pastors John Mury and Dave Swaim discuss Luke 8:26-39 : "'The Fear of the Lord' is a phrase used to describe faithful people who revere God. When Jesus healed a demon-possessed man, the reaction wasn't reverence but terror. Jesus honored their wishes by departing but not before leaving them with a messenger to spread the truth about Jesus. Has Jesus given you a similar mission?"

Pastors John Mury and Dave Swaim discuss Luke 8:16-26 : "Today's passage contains three scenes that might be connected by a theme. Perhaps more importantly, each represents a challenge to be willing to share God's truth, to embrace our family of faith, and to surrender our fears to Jesus."

Pastors John Mury and Chris Gredenius discuss Luke 8:1-15 : "Jesus tells a story about seed that falls on four kinds of soil. The seed fails to flourish in the first three soils but produces an incredible harvest in the fourth. What makes that difference, and why does Jesus tell the story without explaining it? The answer is the same for both questions and it highlights something we must do if we...

Pastors John Mury and Dave Swaim discuss Luke 7:36-50 : "While Jesus is reclining at dinner in the home of a religious leader, a woman of shameful reputation intrudes and almost literally pours love upon Jesus. Everyone seems shocked, except for Jesus. Contrasting her effusive love with the religious leader's stingy hospitality, Jesus says, 'A person who is forgiven little shows only a little love...

Pastors John Mury and Dave Swaim discuss Luke 7:18-35 : "In prison, John the Baptist wonders if he got it all wrong. Was Jesus really the Messiah? He perhaps doubts himself more than he doubts Jesus—after all, John sends his question directly to Jesus! Jesus' response is to praise and reassure John. Jesus stands ready to bring light into our dark places of doubt, even places where we begin to doub...

Pastor Walt Quick continues our Luke: Kingdom Life series with a sermon based on Luke 7:1-10 .

Pastors John Mury and Dave Swaim discuss Luke 7:11-17 : "When Jesus heals the widow's dead son, we see two powerful emotional displays. First, we see Jesus' great compassion for the grieving mother. Second, we see the great fear of the crowd at this display of power. The power and compassion of Jesus leads the people to immediately give glory to God. Are we experiencing Jesus' compassion and power...

Pastors John Mury and Dave Swaim discuss Luke 7:1-10 : "In a highly unusual encounter, Jesus heals the servant of a Roman military officer. This centurion was unusual in his love for the Jewish people, the Jewish elders approval of this Roman occupier was unusual, and what is perhaps most unexpected is Jesus' praise for the faith of this foreigner. What is Jesus showing us about himself, his autho...

Pastors John Mury and Chris Gredenius discuss Luke 6:39-49 : "Jesus warns us to not judge (v.37) and then immediately gives several examples of how we ARE to judge one another (judging a tree by its fruit, etc.). Are we to judge or not? The context seems clear. In our natural state, we judge others in a way that excuses us from loving them. Jesus needs to train us to judge in a way that is loving...

Pastors John Mury and Dave Swaim discuss Luke 6:27-38 : "Jesus calls for a radical love, one that does good to those who hate us! How is such love even possible? The truth is that we do not know how to love this way until we first receive this kind of love from God. What we receive from Jesus, we can then give to others through the power of the Spirit."

Pastors John Mury and Dave Swaim discuss Luke 6:12-26 : "Jesus speaks about true happiness and sorrow in a shocking series of blessings and woes. But are they really that shocking? Recall your own times of greatest happiness. Were those times more the result of pleasure and self-indulgence or more the result of deep love and purpose? Why is it so difficult to pursue the kind of happiness that Jesu...

Pastor John Mury continues our Luke: Kingdom Life series with a sermon based on Luke 6:14-26 .

Pastors John Mury and Dave Swaim discuss Luke 6:1-11 : "Jesus continues to break the rules about the Sabbath, sending his opponents into a rage. In truth, he is only breaking the religious leaders' misunderstanding of God's rules. Jesus' honoring of God's rules and the breaking of human conventions both come from the same place—to bring about flourishing for the people he loves."