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What's your favorite part of Easter? What did Peter & John believe? And a classic Zoom gaffe (around 9:30)

You can't get through life without suffering, and you can't get through suffering without hope. Hope is necessary to survive. But not just any hope will do. Certain Hope is what we need. Happy Easter! Text: John 20:1-18 Date: April 4th, 2021 (Easter!)

Do you know how horrible crucifixion was? Turns out...it was horrible, but that's not really the point. Text: John 19:16-30 Good Friday 2021 - April 2nd Illumine Church, Rock Hill, SC

Your King is riding in…on a donkey. Yeah, a donkey. And that’s so important. This is one of the few accounts from Jesus’ life that’s recorded in all 4 Gospels—Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. And John leaves out some details, but he zeros in on exactly what he wants you to hear. This sermon was preached on March 21st, 2021 at Illumine Church in Rock Hill, SC.

What’s your favorite part of John 11? (Apologies for the intermittent audio difficulties...the internet's not perfect [and neither are we!]) Jesus saying, “I am the resurrection and the life” ??? Jesus saying, “Lazarus, come out!” ??? Jesus’ power move? Jesus letting Lazarus die? Let us know by emailing nathanl@illuminechurch.com!

Jesus' friend died, and Jesus was broken up about it. He was ripped apart by it! How did he deal with it all--the death, the people, everything? How should we deal with it all? God shows us in John 11. Thank you to Jessica, Catalina, and Elijah who helped read today! One note: there will be a couple short parts of John 11 are inaudible, as they were being read by the congregation and were thus not...

Listen in on Josh & Nathan relishing the fact that Jesus is the Good Shepherd!

If everybody knew everything about everyone, would anyone have any friends? Frankly, who knows. But we never even have to worry about that with Jesus—he knows us all fully and still says he is our Good Shepherd. Text: John 10:11-21 Date: March 7th, 2021

Voices are calling to you all the time. How should you listen to each of them? Listen in as pastors Josh Schultz and Nathan Loersch discuss Jesus saying, "I am the gate," and all its implications for us.

Listen in as Pastors Nathan Loersch and Josh Schultz dive in to John 9! Here's a link to read or listen to John 9: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John+9&version=NIV

Beautiful voices are all around, calling out to us, "This is the way! This is what you need?" How should a Christian handle them? Jesus gives the answer. Text: John 10:1-10 Date: February 28th, 2021

We cry out, "Why, God?" And often we don't get clear-cut answers. Here are 5 reasons why suffering could be happening in your life. And one of them is for sure. Text: John 9:1-7 Date: February 21st, 2021

It's extremely simple, but also extremely difficult: simply taking Jesus at his word. Text: John 4:43-54 Date: February 14th, 2021

A conversation delving further into John 4:1-42. Enjoy!

Jesus meets a woman who is desperately thirsty, proves he is "greater than", and shows her how her soul can be truly satisfied. How would it have turned out if it were you and Jesus by that well? Text: John 4:1-26 Date: February 7th, 2021 Place: Illumine Church

Listen in on this wide-ranging conversational study of John 1:43-51 with Pastor Nathan & Pastor Josh.

Why is Jesus called the "Word" of God and the "Lamb" of God? Pastors Josh Schultz of Mountain View in Great Falls, MT, and Nathan Loersch of Illumine in Rock Hill, SC, discuss the beginning of the Gospel of John.

A roundtable discussion on Isaiah 11, a prophecy all about Jesus. Enjoy listening in!

And if God brings good out of "bad"...was it really bad at all? This sermon on Isaiah 11:1-10 was preached December 13th, 2020, at Illumine, Rock Hill

Today Pastors Nathan, Matt, & Josh dive in to the goodness that is Isaiah 40.

Is it okay to cry out, “God, do something!” Is it possible to lament too much? What should we actually lament, and is there anything we shouldn’t lament? Listen in on 3 pastors discussing these questions & more, in the context of Isaiah 64.

Having a debt is not something anyone wants. Having a debt you can't pay is worse. Being owned by someone else because you can't pay your debt is the worst of all. But Jesus paid the debt we owe; in fact, he bought us. So now we belong to him, which is the best status we can have. For that, a new & different sacrifice was necessary. A new replacement. And then one appeared. But today, judgment its...

Sacrifice is defined: the act of giving up something valued for the sake of something else seen as more important or worthy. The people of Israel, throughout most of the 1st half of the Bible, knew this concept most intimately. Daily they made sacrifices, in order to remedy their sins. Sure, they gave up animals, but it was worth it, to have good standing with God. But, these sacrifices could not...

Sorrow can cause despair. Sorrow can cause us to lose hope. Sorrow can cause us to say, "Who cares?" Sorrow can cause us to try to forget about the sorrow -- and say that sorrow itself is a thing to be avoided. But none of that is godly sorrow. Tonight we live in good, godly sorrow.

A "Fixer" is someone who makes a situation right. Who takes something bad and makes it good. In our day and age, there's usually a violent, shady, or negative connotation involved with using or being a fixer. And we usually think of judgment with a violent, shady, or negative connotation. But today, judgment itself is the fixer--it takes the bad and makes it good!