Illuminate Community Church

Fear is one of the greatest hinderances in our walk with God. Fear not is the most common command in the Bible. As we move into 2018 Pastor Jason Fritz speaks on the future of Illuminate Community Church.

1 In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be enrolled. 2 This was the first enrollment, when Quirin'i-us was governor of Syria. 3 And all went to be enrolled, each to his own city. 4 And Joseph also went up from Galilee, from the city of Nazareth, to Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and lineage of David, 5 to...

It's been said that the darkness of hell is a place where you fully know who you need but you will never find. The light of Jesus prevents this darkness from coming to you. "I Am the Light." The Light Is The Messiah. - Isaiah 42:5-6 - Isaiah 49:5-6 - John 1:1-5 Embrace the Light While You Can. - Isaiah 53:1 - Isaiah 6:10

If we could condense all the truths of Christmas into only three words, these would be the words: 'God with us.' Christmas from Mary's perspective: Hold your plans loosely. Where God guides, He provides. All you need to come before Jesus is nothing.

John the Disciple, who witnessed the work of the Son of God. And John the Baptist, who foretold of His arrival. "I believe in Christ as I believe in the sun. For I not only see it, but by it I see everything else." - C.S. Lewis LIGHT REVEALS TRUTH. LIGHT GIVES LIFE. John 8:12 Colossians 1:13 -14 1 Corinthians 6:19 -20 Acts 20:28 John 16:33 LIGHT IS LOVE.

The Prophet Isaiah hundreds of years before the birth of Jesus foretold his birth and his redemption of the world.

"The life of the faithful is not a straight line to blessing, but they do get there." Lessons from of Godly immigrant Grace breaks all barriers. Great friendships transform lives. Better to say you are on God's side than ask Him to be on your side.

If you've really messed up in your life, or if you've been making one stupid mistake after another then congratulations, your sin makes you an excellent candidate for salvation. Lessons from a saved prostitute: - God will go to great lengths to save just one person or one family who trusts in Him. - Rahab's story demonstrates how God's mercy and grace is for everyone. - God still saves through the...

As we continue with the book of Job, we see the internal struggle that Job experiences after suffering the loss of everything valuable to him. This picture of suffering is veiled by the misunderstanding of the fullness of God's ultimate plans from His perspective. Our plans are not God's plans, nor do we have anywhere near the understanding of God's goodness and mercy. "God, it's got to be more th...

From the story of the prolific life of King Solomon who had everything and spoke of the meaninglessness of life without knowing God, we move to another story of a man who also had it all... and lost it. To those who suffer in life, know that there's a much greater purpose behind all of it. Here's the story of Job. "If you want to understand what is happening on earth, you must gain a glimpse into...

"God, it's got to be more than this." - 27 year old Tom Brady after winning his third Super Bowl Live for what is below the sun and you will be frustrated. Live for what is above the sun and you will find joy.

Wisdom = Skill in Living Humility makes wisdom accessible. Wisdom frees you from the culture. What is the source of your wisdom?

What makes a person a Christian is not one who doesn't sin. What makes a Christian is a connection guilty people have with Jesus. FROM BROKENNESS TO WHOLENESS... Step 1: Own up to what you've done. Step 2: Own up to Whom you've ultimately hurt. Step 3: Embrace the joy of your salvation.

"It seems like the Bible's good people are really bad." "Yes, that's the point." - Are you killing sin or is sin killing you? - Be a Nathan and have a Nathan. - No one is beyond God's pardon.

"God answers the mess of life with one word: Grace." - Max Lucado Grace is kindness shown to someone who does not deserve it, cannot earn it and could never repay it. God's grace comes to you because of the work of another person. God's Riches At Christ's Expense If you know God's grace, you will show it to others.

"If we don't see sin as a problem, we won't see Jesus as the solution." When we allow our circumstances to become bigger than our God, then our fears will continue to grow. The very essence of sin is deceitfulness, and the one who is most deceived is the one doing the sinning. Saul's death brought new hope for the Israelites. Jesus' death brought new hope for the world.

"You may never know that Jesus is all you need until Jesus is all you have." LIFE LESSONS FROM INSIDE A CAVE: When we fall back on anything more than God, we are developing bad habits - we are cultivating part-time saviors. Lean into God and watch Him work. Humility brings vulnerability and vulnerability brings healing.

Before David became king he encountered great hardship from King Saul because of his envy of David. In contrast, Saul's son Jonathan recognized what God was doing through David and abdicated the throne to him.

Goliath was a champion, David was a nobody. That's how God gets it done. How to slay giants in your life: - See things as God sees them. - Be who God created you to be. - Find courage from without, not within (the battle belongs to the Lord) - Jesus is the true champion.

"Man looks at the outward appearance, but God looks at the heart." This is how God chose David to be His leader, and what a leader he would become. Israel would never be more prosperous. Many years later a far greater leader would arise and His Kingdom would surpass that of David's because He had the very heart of God. The person God uses: David had heart. David had character. David had integrity....

The story of the Red Sea crossing is a story redemption. After God delivered the Israelites out of Egypt they are put in a place where they seemingly have no way out. But God showing his glory reveals his power once again by parting the Res Sea and delivering them out of the hands of the Egyptians.

Pastor Jason Fritz explores the story of the Passover and the greater context in Hebrew culture. We see the need for a sacrifice for our atonement. We see the need for Jesus to be the ultimate atonement for our sin. Scripture: Exodus 12:1-13

Pastor Jason Fritz preaches on the first 9 Plagues of Egypt and how God showed his power over the pagan gods of Egypt with each of them. We learn how Pharaoh having a hardened heart caused much pain to those he ruled over despite multiple warnings from Moses. Scripture: Exodus 7-10

Moses, in light of his journey with God, sees another barrier preventing the Israelites from escaping the grips of their Egyptian slave masters. With the Israelite morale reaching a discontented pitch, his credibility and influence is on the line. Asking God why these things are happening, he soon finds out that God is still - and always has been - in total control. The path of the leader is wroug...

God calls all of us to a unique calling, which most often is not what we want, Moses was no different. God Called Moses to lead Israel out of Egypt and into the Promised Land. Pastor Jason Fritz explains how God empowers us to fuffill his calling on our lives and that often times what God calls us to do is out of our realm of our physical ability so that God's power can be on display for all to se...