Morning Star Church Messages (Video)

When Jesus looked at the crowd, he didn’t see what they could do for him. He saw them as individuals. He want the crowd’s approval because He only cared for God’s approval. Jesus saw of the crowd and saw that they needed HIM and the freedom only he could give them. We must see the world the same way. And we must answer the questions: “Who’s approval are you seeking?” And “Who are you living for?”

Real faith requires change and action. Ignorance does not mean the problem goes away. Whether it's trapping the opossum eating out of your raised garden or it's fighting the evil of the day, only acknowledging the truth and acting in response to the truth can address and fix the problem. Knowing and believing the truth is tied to obedience. You don't really know truth until it impacts your choices...

What’s the point of knowing God’s Word if we don’t live it out? Rich Lorenzo speaks out of Romans 12:1-2 about how in order to make a difference and make our lives count for King Jesus and His kingdom, we need to sacrifice our old broken desires and ways of living and thinking and allow God and His Word to transform our minds and desires so that we can align our lives with Jesus and partner with h...

In honor of Mother’s Day, we have six biblical reasons that women are great. This is by no means a comprehensive list.

Our adequacy comes from God, not from ourselves. But the enemy and the world will attempt to shift your focus from the voice of God to the insecurities and flaws you have as a broken human being. Instead of responding to our insecurities with pride, fear, and disconnectedness, God wants us to respond with humility, faith, and connectedness to restore our innocence and freedom. You have not been ca...

Celebrate our 30th year anniversary with us in this special Sunday service!

Blessed is the one who has not seen and still believes. Truth doesn’t need to be understood, natural, or experienced for it to be true. We must believe in our heart that Jesus is God and that He died and rose again, defeating sin and death. Believing Jesus rose from the dead in our heart brings hope, meaning, purpose, and the end of the reign of fear.

Palm Sunday isn't just a fun story about Jesus riding on a donkey we tell our kids, but another example of Jesus stirring the pot. Not only did Jesus ride into Jerusalem like as King, but He also challenged the hypocrisy, corruption, and greed that had become commonplace in the temple and Jewish religious leaders. He openly opposed and called out that while the religious leaders had all the trappi...

Parables: Mustard Seed How unfortunate it would be if we thought that the gospel only applies to the issues of our hearts Parables are given to help reveal things that are mysteries, or not known before. Jesus’ parables preach that Jesus is King of all. The church’s job is to serve the Kingdom! Our job as individuals is to serve the King and his kingdom and bring His righteousness, peace, and joy...

Shallow, cliché, and uninformed Christianity is not the gospel or the mystery of Christ. The gospel and mystery of Christ is that not only are we saved from our sins but now Jesus Christ is IN US! We have a new level of authority; now called to bear GOD’s IMAGE. We need to be aware of what is actually happening in the world and our community, and believe and thank God that He can our circumstances...

We are called to stand strong against the lies and false ideas in our culture today. God calls us to not be captivated by fine sounding arguments, philosophy, empty deceit, human tradition, or elemental spirits. Jesus disarmed the powers of darkness at the cross, and so only our confidence in Christ has true value. We have opportunities to be faithful and step out of our comfort to actively fight...

Hardship is going to come. It's not if, but when. The question is what are you believing about yourself and God that will determine your response? The reality is that Jesus is superior to all else and our lives are not about us, but about Him. In fact, it is not even us or our goodness or works that allow us to stand before Him, but it is His redemptive work for and in us that prepares us to do so...

The world’s “wisdom” tells us that life is divided, disconnected, and separated by different areas: body and spirit, God and politics, faith and science. God’s wisdom is for EVERY area of our lives. We are created to be integrated, and God is intimately and intentionally involved in all of His creation. Our maturity is revealed in our ability and willingness to let go of our own or the world’s wis...

If you are not angry enough to speak up against the injustice happening now, can you actually say you would be angry enough to speak up if you lived in any other time of injustice? Against slavery? Against concentration camps? We know we would have spoken up then if we speak up against injustice and fallacies now. The only thing that overcomes the fear of conflict or rejection, is a deep concern,...

Synchronize Your Values Matthew 21 says that Jesus is the cornerstone. His absolute truth will either break us and allow room for Him to realign us to Him, the cornerstone, or it will crush us. Our alignment to Jesus and His truth and values is demonstrated in our actions. Are our actions indicative of a life being aligned with the values and truths of Jesus? If we are not acting out of God’s valu...

Our lives are short, and we are responsible for “seizing the day” and making the most of our time. (Ephesians 5:15-16) To do this we must choose to be heroic rather than victims, to be radical and embrace and return to the foundations of our faith, to be committed, to be wise, and to be courageous. Our lives are not accidents. You were not invited into the body of Christ by accident. You are here...