Melbourne Heights - Sermons

Over the last few episodes, we’ve been talking about how we can make God the main thing in our lives this year. And we can do that by seeking God first and foremost, by letting God produce his fruit in our lives, and by chasing after people who are far from God. But this episode is where the rubber meets the road. In this episode’s sermon, we’re talking about the choice that we all have to make—a...

Since we started the New Year at Melbourne Heights, we’ve been spending our time together talking about what we can do to make our lives matter in 2020. And in the Gospel of Matthew—or Matthew’s biography of Jesus—Jesus tells us that for our lives to matter we have to seek God first and foremost. And in this episode’s sermon, we’re going to continue to talk about how we do that…how we seek God fir...

When many of us make a New Year's Resolution, we dive in headfirst. We don't want to just eat healthy...we want to eat healthier than anyone ever has. We don't just want to exercise...we want to look like the greatest athlete ever. This same attitude can carry over when we try to make God the main thing in our lives. We can be so consumed with what that looks like on the outside that God isn't abl...

As the New Year begins, many of us make resolutions that will make our lives better. But what will really make your life matter in 2020? In this episode's sermon, we talk about the one thing each of us can do to make our lives matter this year.

The innkeeper missed out on the first Christmas because he was too busy. Herod missed out on the first Christmas because of his selfishness. But in this episode's sermon, we're going to explore the story of someone who had every reason to miss the first Christmas...but he didn't. In this episode, we're exploring the story of Joseph. And we'll see what helped make Joseph's story different from the...

In this episode’s sermon, we’re going to be exploring the story of Herod the Great—the man that was king of the Jews when Jesus was born. We’re going to talk about his reaction to that good news and see how Herod’s selfishness caused him to miss out on the very first Christmas. We’ll also be talking about how our selfishness can cause us to feel like we miss out on Christmas too, and we’ll see wha...

Christmas can be a time when we can get caught up in a lot of different things...from buying presents, to decorating our homes, to getting ready for get-togethers. But Christmas is about more than any of these things. So, in this episode's sermon, we're going to be exploring the story of someone who has not only forgotten the true meaning of Christmas, he's also given up on Christmas altogether. &...

We’re into the Christmas season. But in our podcast, we’re actually going to be skipping ahead talking about how we have all felt at one time or another after Christmas has come and gone for another year. At one point or another, we've all felt a little let down or disappointed after Christmas—we’ve all felt like we missed out on something. But none of us want to feel that way. So beginning next w...

Being a part of the church isn't about perks and privileges, but it’s about what your church needs from you. In our last few episodes, we've talked about two things your church needs from you: love and service. In this episode, we're talking about one more thing that the church needs from you…but this one isn’t quite as obvious as the first two. But it’s every bit as important to helping your chur...

My first car was a 1999 Pontiac Grand Am. I loved that car...but it had one major problem that forced me to get rid of it as soon as I could. One small part in the car kept failing and that caused the whole car not to work. In this episode's sermon, we're going to see that the church is a lot like my Grand Am. If every part isn't doing its job in church then the church can't do what God created it...

What does it mean to be a part of the church? In our world today, being a member is usually about perks and privileges...but is that what it means to be part of the church? In this episode's sermon, we begin exploring these questions in a bit of an unusual place. We're going to start thinking about what it means to be a part of the church by exploring a passage of scripture you're more like to hea...

It may be a little earlier to start talking about Christmas, but in this episode's sermon, that's exactly what we're going to be doing. Because we want to tell you about our church's partnership with the Salvation Army's Angel Tree Program, and maybe inspire you to pick out an angel or find another to show the world God cares for those who are hurting. And we want to hear how you've been inspired....

In this episode's sermon, we are finishing up our Recalculating series, where we’ve been talking about what we can do when plans change. So, in the last couple of episodes, we’ve talked about the fact that having your plans change isn’t necessarily a bad thing…and it may mean that God has bigger things in store. And we’re talked about how we can face the uncertainty that comes with change, by reac...

Fear is probably the most common way we respond when plans change and our future is uncertain. But time and time again throughout the Bible God tells us not to be afraid. So in this week’s episode, we’re going to talk about how we can recalculate the problem of uncertainty. And find a better way to deal with change than being afraid.

In this episodes sermon, we are started into a brand new series of sermons where we’re going to be talking about what we can do when our plans change. Now, usually when our plans change, we don’t like it. But in this episode’s sermon, I’m going to tell you why it isn’t always a bad thing to have your plans change, because sometimes when our plans change, God has something bigger and better in stor...

In this episode, we are finishing up our journey through the book of Exodus where we've walked alongside the people of Israel as they made their way out of the darkness of their slavery, and along the way, we've learned how we can face the darkness in our lives today too. In this final sermon, we're going to be exploring part of Exodus we usually skip over...the detailed description of the taberna...

Have you ever faced a problem that seemed impossible to solve? Of course you have, we all have, our world is filled with these types of problems. But just because something seems impossible to us that doesn't mean it really is impossible. In this week's sermon podcast, we're going to be here from Joe Noland--the youth pastor at Melbourne Heights--and be reminded that God can make the impossible po...

Sometimes it feels like our world is filled with problems that are too big to solve. But just because these problems are too big for us, that doesn't mean they are too big for God. In this episode, we're going to be reminded of just how big our God is.

Sometimes it feels like our world is filled with problems that are just too big to solve. So what can you and I do to face all of these problems? Well, God has told us one thing we can do from the beginning. God wants us to be different from the world we live in so we can make a difference in the world around us. In this episode, we're going to talk about how we can be different.

This world is filled with darkness, and there are two ways we can respond to it. We can have our hearts hardened to it or we can have our hearts broken by it. In this episode, we talk about how we can keep our hearts from being hardened by the darkness around us.

There's a major myth that we believe when it comes to solving some of the biggest problems in our world: we believe that it takes extraordinary people to solve extraordinary problems. But, in this episode's sermon, we'll explore how two people--Thomas Edison & Moses--who we think were extraordinary problems solvers really weren't. And we'll talk about why they were still able to overcome some...

One of the hardest things for us--as followers of Jesus--to do is know where God wants us to go. In this episode of our sermon podcast, we're going to be exploring a story that takes place as the people of Israel are struggling with this same thing. And we're going to learn from their experience the right question to ask to make sure we're following God's directions for our lives.

There are times in life when it feels like this world is filled with problems that are too big to solve. So what are we supposed to do in the face of all of these problems? That's exactly what we're going to be talking over the next few episodes of this sermon podcast. Together, we’re going to journey through one of , if not the, darkest time in Israel’s history—their time of slavery in Egypt. And...

Have you ever had a moment where you found yourself ill-prepared for the circumstances you were in? Of course you have, we all have. Whether you've found yourself in over your head while cooking a meal, or unsure what to do when a button popped off your favorite shirt; we've all had moments that have left us asking, "So now what?" In this episode, we're going to find the Jesus' closest followers,...

Have you ever had one of those days where you had someplace to be and you just wanted to get there as fast as you possibly could? Of course you have...we all have. In this episode of our sermon podcast, we're going to explore the story of Jeremiah and the people of Israel. And we're going to see why we shouldn't always be in a hurry. And we're going to learn that we need to live where we are inste...