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If the only difference between experiencing 60% of something good versus 100% of that thing was your level of self-preparation, would you prepare yourself? This is often the difference between seeing or hearing about the promises of God versus experiencing them for yourself.

In every new season and every new venture, it's important that you know what you're getting yourself into before you get yourself into it. There are things you must account for and things you must consider if you want to ensure you will have success in this new territory.

If God is calling us into a new season that's filled with potential and excitement, then why do we feel afraid and uncertain? And if it's God's promise to us, then why do we experience trouble or difficulty obtaining it? Shouldn't it come easily and without problems? These questions (and more) are the questions we often find ourselves asking as we prepare to step into the things God has for us.

Normal is such an easy thing to accept in our lives. Most of us would prefer to settle for normal and even be accepted as normal. But normal is not who we're called to be as followers of Jesus nor is it what we're supposed to return to. Jesus has called us and invited us into so much more.

Welcome to Easter Sunday at Meta Church! Today we're celebrating the resurrection with a message about something we all long for, yet struggle to find: HEALING! Pastor Ricky Ortiz shares a message this Easter about the healing and resurrection Jesus has offered to us all.

The Palm Sunday is a story filled with expectation! People were hopeful and excited that Jesus had arrived to claim His crown and role as King. But just a few days later, when those expectations weren't met, they became disappointed and eager to have Jesus crucified for His perceived letdown.

Have you ever felt unprepared? Like wholly unprepared? Maybe you've felt that way in work or school; or maybe you've felt unprepared in a much more serious life situation where you felt like you had no idea how to navigate the situation before you. Feeling unprepared can create both fear and paralyzation. Jesus knew this, which is why He chose to prepare His disciples for what was about to happen...

What if the Easter story was meant to be more than a once-a-year occurrence in our lives? What if the events leading up to Easter weren’t meant to remain isolated to that period of time, but rather serve as metaphors for how we engage the Easter message in our everyday lives? What if the lead up to Easter is actually a blueprint for how faith is lived out in your life? TO LEARN MORE ABOUT META CHU...

We wrap up our Kingdom Come series with a final exhortation to live out Jesus' Kingdom principles in this world. Prior to His death, Jesus said He would give us the keys to the Kingdom of Heaven, meaning it's up to us to access it and unlock it in our world.

Before Jesus ascended to Heaven, there was one thing He told His followers they would need if they were going to live out His Kingdom principles. In fact, He even went as far as to instruct them *not* to leave until they had received this one thing… What was it that they needed? It was the Holy Spirit! According to Jesus, His followers needed the Holy Spirit if they were going to live out and fulf...

Our Heavenly Father is proud of His children when they live and abide by His Kingdom principles. The challenge is that His Kingdom principles are often paradoxical in nature. On the surface, they seem contradictory, but when exercised we see that they lead to His Kingdom growing and advancing just as He intends. CONNECT WITH US ONLINE: On Instagram: https://instagram.com/metanyc On Facebook: https...

"I would rather be led by God and live a life that isn't always going to be easy, but as long as stay close to God and His Kingdom, I have the best opportunity for living a successful life and reaching my full potential." – Dave Thompson In this conversation, Pastor Ricky Ortiz interviews Dave Thompson, a husband, father, business-owner, and entrepreneur, about what it means to seek after the King...

Whenever Jesus repeats Himself, and uses words like "Again" or "truly, truly" we ought to pay attention.  There's a reason Jesus is saying the same thing over again and there's something that He wants us to know. And as He talked about our role in His Kingdom – how we pursue it and what we give up in search of it – He wanted us to know one major thing: IT IS WORTH IT!

Jesus' invitation into the Kingdom of God is an "all in" type of proposition. Though this Kingdom is good, it requires that we give our all. And for some, giving their all to something they can't see fully yet feels a bit uncertain. Fortunately, Jesus doesn't expect us to go into this blind. He's revealed some Kingdom distinctives so we don't walk into this "sight unseen." Find us online at https:...

In this week's message of our Kingdom Come series, Pastor Ricky Ortiz outlines why Jesus – and Jesus alone – is King in this Kingdom and what it means for us to follow Him with ALL that we are. Find us online at https://meta.church​ On Instagram at https://instagram.com/metanyc​   On Facebook at https://facebook.com/metanyc​

Did you know Jesus is on the record talking about the Kingdom of God over 125x in Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John? Clearly the Kingdom mattered to Him, which means it ought to matter to us! In this new series, Kingdom Come , we’re going to discover what Jesus meant by “the Kingdom”, what it looks like in our daily lives, and what changes when we throw our lives into the Kingdom of God. So don’t miss...

What if there was a formula to experiencing spiritual breakthrough? A way – outlined by Jesus – that you could follow that would guarantee breakthrough in your life...Would you follow it? This week's message from Meta Church reveals that very thing!

This week's "Breakthrough" focuses on a practice we can all apply to find and experience spiritual breakthrough in our lives. In this message from Freedom Church Pastor, Rose Snowzell, she outlines a daily practice that has changed how she connects with God and how she goes about her day. And the good news is this something you can do, too!

In this week's message from Meta Church, Dave shares a prayer that led to spiritual breakthrough in his life as well as for his family and he invites us to pray this way, too.

The end of one year and the start of a new year are important times in our lives. We often put lots of thought, effort, energy, and attention into the start of a year with hopes of making this new year better than the last one. In this message from Pastor Ricky Ortiz, he shares 3 areas of focus that will help strengthen our faith year round. 

We close out the year at Meta Church with a look at the origins of the Christmas story to see 3 distinct reminders of how God has been faithful in all things!

Throughout the Old Testament, God goes on the record to make some big and bold declarations about the coming of a Messiah. He made some audacious promises that were to fulfilled through the birth of Jesus Christ. And when Jesus was born, it proved God's faithfulness can be trusted with the biggest areas of our lives. Just as He was faithful in the Christmas story, we can be sure that God will be f...

Have you ever noticed how faithful God was in the Christmas story? In every single detail and in every single moment, God knew exactly what was needed and to what end. He didn't miss a single beat and not one little thing was lost on Him. The beauty is that His faithfulness in the little things some 2,000 years ago is what we can count on today. Just as He was faithful then, He is faithful now.

Gratitude is not gratitude unless it is outwardly expressed and communicated. And in the same way, you cannot be a grateful person if you are not expressing your gratitude to God and to others.  In this final installment of our GRATEFUL series, Pastor Krista Ortiz shares 3 ways you express your gratitude to God and live a life of gratefulness.

Do you know the key to activate and engage gratitude in your life? It's through the practice of Appreciation. Appreciation is the key to engaging the emotion of gratitude and helping you see the significance and worth of what you have and where you are.