Mission Church: Teaching Podcast

We've all probably looked at the Christmas story from a few different points of view; right? The shepherds, the wise men, and of course Mary and Joseph. However, what if this year we noticed someone that doesn't have a Christmas song made about them? Of course, he had always been there, but for some reason, we consistently overlooked him. Him being there in the story points not just to the wonder...

What does Jesus, as our Everlasting Father, give us and show us? Because the best Fathers do two things; right? They give good gifts to their children and, by example, show their kids how to live. Even if your earthly father didn't get this right, your heavenly Father excels at both giving and showing us love in equal, and everlasting measure.

The key question in part 2 of our series 'He Will Be Called' is this: Why does the might of our Mighty God matter? What difference does it make... What impact does the might of God really have on your life and mine? To answer this question, we’re going to turn from the book of Isaiah to the book of Mark. Mark records so many stories of our Mighty God… Jesus Christ. However, one of those stories in...

And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. – Isaiah 9:6-7 Isaiah is the 1st of the Major Prophets and is one of the most important books in your Old Testament. And here's the kicker; this prophecy of the coming of Jesus Christ was written by Isaiah some 700 years before that 1st Christmas. It was a time of gloom, despair, and exile. And to a people...

As we arrive at the end of our journey through the book of Acts there are three key observations that encourage each one of us to ask a few very important questions: "Who am I going to Rome with? "Will my impact be limited?" And, "Is there an Acts 29?"

Here's a question you've probably never asked yourself... Have you received the baptism of John or Jesus? Told you. Now, why are we asking this? Because it's asked in Acts Ch. 19. Maybe even as important is the question, "How do you know which baptism you've received?" Well, let's get some answers; shall we?

We are about to encounter three people whose lives were strangely connected and completely changed by the gospel of Jesus. (Just so we are all clear, the gospel of Jesus is this: Humans mess things up. Jesus redeems with love and makes all things new.) And here’s the bottom line about these three people as well as for us: When people are changed by the gospel of Jesus, they are on mission to bring...

Happy Birthday Mission Church! Phew, turning 7 sure took a while, but we wouldn't trade those memories for anything! Today, we look back on 7 key turning points in the past 7 years, and we are reminded that it is not by our might or our power, but by God's Spirit. THANK YOU for being a part of the story God is writing through Mission! The best is truly yet to come!

At Mission we have 3 core values: Gather Differently Grow Intentionally Go Missionally Why do we have these values? What do they accomplish? They help guide your growth spiritually. They help us move specifically. You might be thinking, "From what to where?" Well, let's get that answered!

Because God is Servant, we are Servants; right? But what does it look like for us serve as God the Son, Jesus Christ served? What does it look like for us to serve like Jesus served? Perhaps it's because our barrier to declaring the love of Jesus isn’t our belief that it would benefit those we are serving as much as it is a barrier of fear that we won’t know what to say to those we are serving? Ma...

Since, well, forever, God's mission has been helping people find and follow Him; to bring them back into perfect connection with a Father that loves them unconditionally. And yet why is it so easy to push God's core attribute of 'Missionary' off to the side? Keeping real busy doing stuff at church and with other Christians to distract God, posting pictures from our devotional times to throw him of...

A Missional Community is defined as a family of missionary servants helping people find and follow Christ. As we Go Missionally as family – as we Go and imitate God, we Go and extend to others what's been extended to us. Because God is family. We are family.

We often think about worship as something we DO or something we GIVE, but today, guest speaker Ted Coniaris takes the mic to teach us how through worship, we can also be posturing our hearts to RECEIVE from God. He's got what you need! Are you willing to receive it?

At the end of Matthew 28, Jesus gives His disciples their job description. It's called The Great Commission, and Jesus commands us to "Go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit... " In the book of Acts this is what we see being carried out time and time again. One distinctive feature of a disciple is they don't hold in thei...

The disciples were called "Christians" first at Antioch because what they did and how they lived reminded people of Jesus. So, what would our city name us today? Does what we do and the way we live remind people of Jesus?

Get ready to lean into one of the most important stories in the entire Bible and one of the most important stories in the entirety of church history: Acts 10. The reason this story is one of the most critical stories in church history is that because up until Acts 10, many people within the church thought that peace with God was distributed to just a select few. However, that thinking was about to...

Chains... they hold us back and hold us down; keeping us imprisoned when we might not even know it. As a former prisoner, guest speaker and author Louis Dooley can relate to the idea of chains first hand, but more importantly, he knows who can break them. It's time to be set free!

What does following Jesus look like? How would you describe it? Guest speaker Hannah Gronowski, the founder of Generation Distinct, uses words like "exciting", "fulfilling" and "adventurous" when talking about her pursuit and passion of what God has inspired within her. Oh, by the way, this kind of adventure is accessible to EVERYONE; no matter your age!

Remember the Cowardly Lion from The Wizard of Oz? He was a silly, laughably-lovable character, but he was also debilitated by fear. Can you relate? Guest teacher, Ricky Brown, takes fear head-on, and he's not fighting fair. Put 'em up! Put 'em up!

So... what is a movement? How does it begin? What does it even look like? We know lot's of questions might come to mind here, especially because our vision as a church is to - "Experience a movement of Jesus in The 10 in our lifetime!" Well, sit back, relax, and let guest teacher Pete Coco demystify the most essential attributes of movements that change the world.

We know metaphors aren't foolproof. However, when we think about riding a bike, it seems an awful lot like living life the way Jesus intended us to live it: To the fullest; uphill climbs and all. So, pump up those tires and start pedaling, you're in for the ride of your life!