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Being close with God is not dependent on following a list of rules or behaviors, instead it's about allowing Jesus to transform our hearts from the inside out. Join us as we take a hard look at this misconception and better understand that it's God's deepest desire to be close with his people. Scripture: Mark Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23  New to Living Word Community Church? We’d love to m...

When Jesus invited people to follow him he defied cultural norms by not choosing the most qualified or connected. Instead, he calls the overlooked and ignored to drop everything and become like him. Join us as we explore who Jesus calls to follow him what it looks like to live as people chosen by God. Scripture: Matthew 4:18-20,; 20:20-21  New to Living Word Community Church? We’d love to meet you...

At some point in your life, Jesus is going to meet you at the crossroads with a difficult choice to make. Join as we explore what it looks like to follow Jesus in these hard moments and what it means to believe that the life he offers each of us is worth it. Scripture: John 6:51-69 New to Living Word Community Church? We’d love to meet you: https://lwccyork.com/new  To give to Living Word or our p...

When Jesus told his followers "I am the Bread of Life," they had a hard time understanding and believing him, and the same is true for many of us today. Join as we explore how Jesus encounters us in our struggle to believe and teaches an important lesson about the meaning of eternal life. Scripture: John 6:41-51 New to Living Word Community Church? We’d love to meet you: https://lwccyork...

When Jesus said "I am the Bread of Life" it was a challenge to those following him to think about what really brings satisfaction. Join us as we explore the difference between truly wanting Jesus or just wanting the benefits of following him. Scripture: John 6:24-35 New to Living Word Community Church? We’d love to meet you: https://lwccyork.com/new  To give to Living Word or our partner...

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The spiritual practice of solitude is a vital part of growing in relationship with God. Join us as we explore how Jesus models this practice for us, is our companion in it, and how we will ultimately grow in our love for Him and others through it. Scripture: Mark 6:30-34 New to Living Word Community Church? We’d love to meet you: https://lwccyork.com/new  To give to Living Word or our partners: ht...

The beheading of John the Baptist is more than just an often overlooked story in scripture. It helps us understand that we live in the midst of 2 kingdoms and some of the hardest parts of following Jesus come when those kingdoms crash into each other. Scripture: Mark 6:14-29, Luke 7:18-28 New to Living Word Community Church? We’d love to meet you: https://lwccyork.com/new  To give to Living Word o...

Nothing delights God more than learning to trust in Jesus, but encountering Jesus is often met with some kind of resistance. Jesus teaches us how to respond to this in two powerful examples as he returns to his home town and sends his disciples out to preach the good news. Scripture: Mark 6:1-13 New to Living Word Community Church? We’d love to meet you: https://lwccyork.com/new  To give to Living...

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Difficult times are often compared to storms we encounter in life. One response to those times in our fear and distress can be to turn to God and ask "Don't you care?"  The story of Jesus calming the storm shows us the underlying issue is that we are afraid God is unreliable but we can overcome that fear in faith by acknowledging Him as Lord of the storm who is in complete control an...

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Many of us feel overwhelmed by the busyness of life and desire more margin and rest in our lives. Jesus teaches us that a healthy understanding and practice of Sabbath is one of the best ways to do this. Join us as we explore three important questions: What is the Sabbath? Why does it matter? And How do we practice it? Scripture: Mark 2:23-3:6 New to Living Word Community Church? We’d love to meet...

The more we understand the relationship between The Father, The Son, and The Holy Spirit the more we understand how the love between them overflows to each of us. Scripture: Mark 3:20-35. New to Living Word Community Church? We’d love to meet you: https://lwccyork.com/new  To give to Living Word or our partners: https://lwccyork.com/give  Need Prayer? We’d love to pray with you and for you: https:...

Understanding the Trinity can be hard, but the more we get to know God as the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit the more we are able see and wonder at the love He has for us and all the amazing things He has done. Scripture: John 3:1-17 New to Living Word Community Church? We’d love to meet you: https://lwccyork.com/new  To give to Living Word or our partners: https://lwccyork.com/give  Need Prayer? We...

coming soon New to Living Word Community Church? We’d love to meet you: https://lwccyork.com/new  To give to Living Word or our partners: https://lwccyork.com/give  Need Prayer? We’d love to pray with you and for you: https://lwccyork.com/prayer  Stay connected to Living Word and our digital ministry!  Download our church app on iOS or Android •  https://subsplash.com/livingwordcommunitychurch/app...

How do you follow someone who isn't there?  This is a question that followers of Jesus have been wrestling with from the day he went up to heaven to even today. Join us as we explore how Jesus' ascension is a good thing because through the Holy Spirit we can be sure of His presence in our lives, His power to embolden us, and His promise to make all things new. Scripture: Luke 24:50-53, Act...

Many of us long for a place we can call home. A place where we are safe and where we belong. Scripture tells us that we are supposed to abide or remain in God's love but another way of thinking about it is to make our home in God's love. Join us as we explore what it looks like to make our home in God's love and extend that love to others. Scripture: John 15:9-17, Romans 8:35-29 New to...

Jesus promises each of us an abundant life, but we don't always feel that way. Join as we explore what it means to be better connected to Jesus, how he desires more for us, why we might not be experiencing that, and God's method for fixing it. Scripture: John 15:1-8, James 1:2-4 New to Living Word Community Church? We’d love to meet you: https://lwccyork.com/new  To give to Living Word or...

Each of our hearts have been conditioned to desire a satisfying, and worthwhile life, but often the things that influence us most create the opposite affect. Jesus offers a better way. This is why he calls himself the Good Shepherd, because he loves and guides his followers toward the life we've always been searching for. Scripture: John 10:11-18 New to Living Word Community Church? We’d love...

We all have hopes and expectations for what we want our lives to be, but what happens if they come up short, or are met with hard times? Join us as we explore the story of why two of Jesus' followers gave up hope, how Jesus encounters them in an unexpected way that resets their expectations, and how he does the same for each of us! Scripture: Luke 24:13-49 New to Living Word Community Church?...

How would we live if we experienced the transformational power of Jesus? Join us as we explore this question through the lens of some of Jesus' disciples after his resurrection, and see how the life he is leading us into is beyond anything we could imagine. Scripture: John 20:19-31 New to Living Word Community Church? We’d love to meet you: https://lwccyork.com/new  To give to Living Word or o...

We all have moments where where we're overwhelmed, hopeless, and feel like our story might be over. Join us a we explore how, when all seemed lost after Jesus' death, he meets one of his followers in her fear and despair and gives her new hope. Because of Jesus' resurrection our stories are only beginning. Scripture: John 20 1-18 New to Living Word Community Church? We’d love to meet y...

Join us for a special "all ages" service! Starting with the joyful shouts of Hosanna on Palm Sunday j celebrating Jesus as king, we will journey through most of Holy Week, up to Jesus' arrest where the crowds turn on him and cry crucify him! Scripture: Mark 14-15 New to Living Word Community Church? We’d love to meet you: https://lwccyork.com/new  To give to Living Word or our partne...

One of Jesus' most challenging teachings is when he calls us to die to ourselves. Join us as we explore how Jesus offers us a better life than anything we could come up with on our own, but to get it, we all need to be willing to give up control and make some really hard choices. Scripture: John 12:20-26  New to Living Word Community Church? We’d love to meet you: https://lwccyork.com/new  To...