Living Stones Christian Church - East Bay

EEAAO: The Crucified God | Col 1:15-19 21.04.2024 38:18 ↓

Jesus is creator, new creator, over all. But he's different, he's the crucified God

The Ascension | Lk 24:50-53; Acts 1:1-11 14.04.2024 37:49 ↓

Why the (forgotten) ascension of Christ matters

Glory | Rom 8:18-30 31.03.2024 35:37 ↓

Our present sufferings can't compare with our future glory - possible because of Jesus' resurrection

Street Ministry Month: A Community Free to Love | 1 Cor 10:23-33 17.03.2024 37:32 ↓

Love is more important than freedom

Street Ministry Month: Serving Christ in the Unhoused | Mt 25:31-46 25.02.2024 45:30 ↓

When we serve the poor, we serve Christ

Leaders of Christ's Community | 1 Tim 3:1-12; Lk 22:25-26 18.02.2024 39:25 ↓

Leaders are called to have character and be like Christ; poignant in a culture of egalitarianism and the abuse of power

An Edifying Community | Eph 4:15, 29 11.02.2024 40:39 ↓

The church is about building each other up in love and challenging truth

A Devoted Community | Heb 10:23-26 04.02.2024 38:54 ↓

The church is a "covenant community" - sacrificilally devoted to being with and for each other

A Christ-Centered Community | 1 Cor 11:17-34 28.01.2024 41:48 ↓

The church is about Christ, not consumeristic "me", not even the "best version of me"

Hearing from God | 1 Kgs 19:1-18 14.01.2024 35:21 ↓

What is God calling you to this year? How is God speaking to you? Does he have a new mission for you this year, or the continuation of an old mission? What step of faith do you need to take in response to what God is saying?

"Four Questions for the New Year | Jeremiah 29:4-14" 07.01.2024 39:28 ↓

What if God has something surprising, challenging, purposeful—and ultimately GOOD for you this year? Key verse: "For I know the plans I have for you..."

Mary's Song (HOPING) | Lk 1:26-56 17.12.2023 32:08 ↓

God lifts up and uses the lowly, because he lives among them too!

Good News for the Anxious | Prov 3:5-6; Isa 41:10 12.11.2023 31:35 ↓

Good news for those with anxiety, stress, depression

Can I Know God Personally? | The 7 Big Questions 05.11.2023 34:02 ↓

The entire reason Jesus came to earth was so that everyone who trusts in him can know God personally—the relationship we were born to enjoy.

Is Jesus Really God? | The 7 Big Questions 22.10.2023 31:19 ↓

Because of His own testimony about Himself, Jesus is either God or a fraud. There is no logical middle ground. Jesus demonstrated His deity through prophecy, teaching, and the resurrection.

Is Christianity Too Narrow? | The 7 Big Questions 15.10.2023 27:11 ↓

God provided a way for everyone to have peace. This is profoundly inclusive—not exclusive. Following Jesus is different from every other faith on earth in that He sacrificed to get to us, rather than us sacrificing to get to Him. Most religions boil down to humanity trying to reach God, but Christianity is God reaching humanity.

Is There A God? | The 7 Big Questions 01.10.2023 34:08 ↓

Evidence of God comes from creation, morality, intelligence, and love. Once we establish that there must be a God, we are ready to discover who God really is.

Does Life Have A Purpose? | The 7 Big Questions 24.09.2023 36:34 ↓

Every person on Earth was created to know and love God personally. Life is meaningless without God, but God gives everything meaning.

Subversive Suburbanite: Neighborhood 10.09.2023 36:45 ↓

Being Good Samaritan neighbors, light to our neighborhoods