Journey Community Church - La Mesa, CA

Message Summary: It’s so tempting to trust the visible, loud, external empires in our world but we can develop the ability to trust the unseen empire of Jesus. Series Summary: Empires are everywhere, even within. From the Ancient Roman Empire that exerted its presence through conquest and war, to the everyday social maneuvering we do in order to gain an elevated status — Empires are always the sam...

Message Summary: How do we follow and represent Jesus when the “empire” seems to be coming off the rails? We can do this by following the vintage (Paul) example of simultaneously being supportive and subjective (to the empire). We can only do this if we find (look for) everything in Jesus – our hope, our happiness, our prosperity. Series Summary: Empires are everywhere, even within. From the Ancie...

Message Summary: Jesus is the one true Emperor. Series Summary: Empires are everywhere, even within. From the Ancient Roman Empire that exerted its presence through conquest and war, to the everyday social maneuvering we do in order to gain an elevated status — Empires are always the same story — get power and do what you have to do in order to keep it. What if there is a new kind of Empire, one J...

Message Summary: Mountain moving prayers have to be a two-way communication. In other words, God wants to lead us. Series Summary: If you are interested in prayer at all, you want prayer that works. That is the kind of prayer at the center of this series. When we discover that prayer is not just asking God to do something — prayer is partnership with God — new possibilities open before us. We are...

Message Summary: There are prayers that restore and heal. Series Summary: If you are interested in prayer at all, you want prayer that works. That is the kind of prayer at the center of this series. When we discover that prayer is not just asking God to do something — prayer is partnership with God — new possibilities open before us. We are God’s sons and daughters, given the authority of Jesus Ch...

Message Summary: Alignment, consecration and bowing the knee are foundational to moving mountains prayers. Series Summary: If you are interested in prayer at all, you want prayer that works. That is the kind of prayer at the center of this series. When we discover that prayer is not just asking God to do something — prayer is partnership with God — new possibilities open before us. We are God’s so...

Messsage Summary: We are invited to be children of God who pray prayers of authority that actually move big ugly mountains. Series Summary: If you are interested in prayer at all, you want prayer that works. That is the kind of prayer at the center of this series. When we discover that prayer is not just asking God to do something — prayer is partnership with God — new possibilities open before us...

Message Summary: We must wake up to reality and pray consistently with the way things work if we want partner with Jesus in moving mountains. Series Summary: If you are interested in prayer at all, you want prayer that works. That is the kind of prayer at the center of this series. When we discover that prayer is not just asking God to do something — prayer is partnership with God — new possibilit...

Message Summary: Increasing Grit means shifting our focus and believing, knowing and insisting… light is PREVAILING despite our setbacks, fears and threats. God will WIN and He wants to bring us along for the RIDE! Series Summary: Life has a soundtrack to it. Songs that emerge from the human experience, full of praise and sadness, joy and fear. The book of Psalms is an ancient playlist. A mixed ba...

Message Summary: Navigating the feeling that life, the universe, and maybe even God is unfair — but God is happy to walk us through to the other side! Series Summary: Life has a soundtrack to it. Songs that emerge from the human experience, full of praise and sadness, joy and fear. The book of Psalms is an ancient playlist. A mixed bag of triumph and desperation all telling the story of life with...

Series Summary: Life has a soundtrack to it. Songs that emerge from the human experience, full of praise and sadness, joy and fear. The book of Psalms is an ancient playlist. A mixed bag of triumph and desperation all telling the story of life with God. These songs tell a vastly different story than our theologies and histories. They encompass more than info. They are raw songs about what it means...

Message Summary: Our desire to be happy, to celebrate comes from God. But like all emotions, it can be hijacked. We need God to lead us back to real Joy and Celebration. Series Summary: Life has a soundtrack to it. Songs that emerge from the human experience, full of praise and sadness, joy and fear. The book of Psalms is an ancient playlist. A mixed bag of triumph and desperation all telling the...

Message Summary: Experiencing safety is found in the "still" place of God's presence. Series Summary: Life has a soundtrack to it. Songs that emerge from the human experience, full of praise and sadness, joy and fear. The book of Psalms is an ancient playlist. A mixed bag of triumph and desperation all telling the story of life with God. These songs tell a vastly different story than our theologie...

Learning to believe in people the way God does.

How can you become less of a grim and burdened scoffer and more of an innocent and trusting believer?

The Kingdom of God is the reign of God dynamically active in human history through Jesus Christ. In the “The Parable of the Talents” (Matthew 25) we find that Jesus’ work (the focus of the Kingdom of God) is the restoration of all things. We should participate because...The good life is joining up with the work of the kingdom. This parable isn’t a command, but a loving combo of invitation and warn...

Looking toward and relying on Jesus through the storms in life.

Our "light shines" best when we take the "log out of our own eye." Series Summary: Movies have a way of communicating unlike any other art form. In them, we find powerful stories of the human experience—an experience marked by intersection with the divine. Whether filmmakers know it or not, God’s fingerprints can be found all over their stories. We’ll take some of the most popular films from the l...

God wants to move us from aloneness to “known-ness.” Series Summary: Movies have a way of communicating unlike any other art form. In them, we find powerful stories of the human experience—an experience marked by intersection with the divine. Whether filmmakers know it or not, God’s fingerprints can be found all over their stories. We’ll take some of the most popular films from the last year and l...

We really are a part of an epic, mostly unseen struggle for ourselves, others and the universe….ultimately we win through sacrificial love. Series Summary: Movies have a way of communicating unlike any other art form. In them, we find powerful stories of the human experience—an experience marked by intersection with the divine. Whether filmmakers know it or not, God’s fingerprints can be found all...

Sadness can lead to homecoming, the end of exile. Series Summary: Movies have a way of communicating unlike any other art form. In them, we find powerful stories of the human experience—an experience marked by intersection with the divine. Whether filmmakers know it or not, God’s fingerprints can be found all over their stories. We’ll take some of the most popular films from the last year and look...

The value, the worth, the importance of even one human being. If anyone is that valuable, then any one is that valuable. Movie clips have been removed from this recording. Series Summary: Movies have a way of communicating unlike any other art form. In them, we find powerful stories of the human experience—an experience marked by intersection with the divine. Whether filmmakers know it or not, God...

In addition to bringing us some “Freedom and Joy” - We can live in unity as we grow up and recognize that my calling may be different than yours. Series Summary: We're moving forward and praying, "Father, show me what step of faith I can take as I live the journey."

God is inviting us to interactively, conversationally take faith steps that together move us and the kingdom of God forward. Series Summary: We're moving forward and praying, "Father, show me what step of faith I can take as I live the journey."

God’s plan is that as we follow Jesus, we “move forward.” Series Summary: We're moving forward and praying, "Father, show me what step of faith I can take as I live the journey."