Mosaic Church RVA

Whose word do you stake your life on? John builds a courtroom case in which three witnesses (the water, the blood, and the Spirit) agree that Jesus truly came in the flesh and that eternal life is found in him alone. But the greater testimony isn’t only historical; it’s the Spirit’s witness already at work in the believer, the changed life that proves the gospel true. To trust the word of men over...

What does it look like for a church to truly grow in maturity together? In this sermon from Colossians 3:1–17, we explore Paul’s call to “teach and admonish one another” as a central part of life in the body of Christ. Teaching is more than transferring information—it’s helping others apply truth to real life, rooted in relationships and grounded in the Word of Christ dwelling richly within us. At...

Would you stake your life on what you claim to believe? Saving faith is more than knowing the gospel or agreeing it's true — it's trust deep enough to stake eternity on Jesus. And that same faith is your victory here and now: not just at the end of the age, but in the daily fight against sin, where God's commands stop feeling like a burden and start looking like love. When the world li...

You didn't start this. Before you ever turned toward God, he had already turned toward you, and everything you now call faith is the overflow of that first love. It can't be split into parts you keep and parts you decline; to be loved by God is to receive all of it at once, his Spirit, his abiding presence, and a love for others you never manufactured on your own. The love you give away is...

You can’t love your way into being loved by God — it runs the other direction. This passage strips love down to one staggering claim: God loved you first, at the cost of his own Son, while you were still unlovely, and that received love is the only kind you can truly give away. So the self-giving, others-focused, keep-reaching-for-the-unlovely love you’re called to isn’t something you manufacture...

What comes to mind when you hear the word “submission”—and why does it feel so uncomfortable? In this message, we step into Paul’s call to a countercultural life of mutual submission, where love expresses itself through humility, service, and choosing the interests of others over our own. Rooted in the example of Christ and empowered by God’s grace, this kind of community becomes a powerful witnes...

Not everyone who claims to speak for God actually does — so how do you tell the true voice from the counterfeit? John won't let you choose between your brain and the Spirit: real discernment is both, a mind anchored in who Jesus really is and the Spirit bearing witness to the truth in your heart. The test is sharp — does this teaching confess Jesus Christ come in the flesh, or quietly reshape...

Talk is cheap — and you know it. In this passage, John names the gap between the love we claim and the love we live: the person who says they'd die for a brother but won't part with their stuff. Using Cain as the anti-pattern and Christ as the standard, John presses us toward a love that shows up in deeds and truth, not words. If God's love has actually changed you, it won't stay q...

Sin doesn't fit you anymore. In this passage, John uses some of his sharpest language in the whole letter to remind believers that we have been born of God, that his seed abides in us, and that the Son of God appeared to destroy the very works we once called home. So if you've made peace with sin in any corner of your life, this sermon is a mirror — and a call back to who you really are.

How will you feel when Jesus returns — overjoyed, or ashamed? In this sermon from 1 John 2:28–3:3, Pastor Greg presses us back to the heart of the Christian life: abide in Christ, and let the hope of seeing him face to face shape every step today. The ultimate joy of eternity is not a shinier version of this world or even reunion with loved ones — it is finally beholding God as he is, and being ma...

What does it really mean to love the people closest to us in the family of faith? In this message, we hear Jesus’ simple but weighty command to love one another as he has loved us—and we explore how that kind of love goes beyond affection to become self-giving, God-powered, and unmistakably visible. Drawing from Scripture and lived experience, we’re invited to see love as the very glue that builds...

What do you do when the world feels unsteady and even trusted voices fall away? John's answer is not to try harder or learn more — it's to remember what God has already done for you. You have been anointed by the Holy Spirit, you already know the truth, and you have been promised eternal life in Christ. The call today is simple: rest on the solid rock, hold fast to what you have heard from...

What drives you? In this passage, John draws a sharp line: you either love God or you love the world, and you can't have both. But the "world" John warns against isn't God's good creation — it's the corrupted system of desire, pride, and self-sufficiency that is already passing away because of what Christ accomplished. The call today is to reorder your loves, invest in wh...

The resurrection isn’t just something that happened to Jesus — it’s for us, too. In this Easter sermon from Romans 6:1–11, Pastor Greg unpacks how union with Christ means that his death and his resurrection are both applied to everyone who trusts in him. If you’ve ever wondered why the resurrection matters for your everyday life, this message is for you. He is risen indeed — and so are we.

Do you know the Jesus whose resurrection you celebrate? In this Palm Sunday sermon, we walk through Luke's account of the triumphal entry and find a Jesus who is sovereign, worthy of all worship, and compassionate enough to weep over those who would kill him. If any of those are missing from your picture of Jesus, something needs to change.

The commandment to love is as old as Scripture itself — and yet, for those who have been transformed by the gospel, it is brand new. In this passage, John reminds us that love is not just a rule to follow but a reality that God has made true in us. After testing our assurance with the sharp contrast of light and darkness, John pauses to remind every believer of what they already possess: forgivene...

John calls believers to take sin seriously while resting in the sure hope that Jesus Christ the righteous is our Advocate and the propitiation for our sins. He then gives a clear test of assurance: those who truly know and abide in Christ will keep his commandments and increasingly walk as he walked. This passage invites honest self-examination—not to crush the struggling saint, but to lead weary...

Worship is more than a song—it’s a life bowed before God. In this message from Micah 6:6-8, we consider what true worship looks like beyond Sunday morning, as God calls His people to do justice, love mercy, and walk humbly with Him. Rooted in the finished work of Christ, believers are invited to live every day with hearts surrendered in faithful obedience.

What does it look like to live an honest life before God? In this passage, the apostle John paints a vivid picture of two ways of living — one marked by fellowship, confession, and the cleansing blood of Jesus, and another marked by denial, self-deception, and distance from God. The good news is that God is faithful and just to forgive, and the blood of Christ doesn't just cover us once but co...

John opens his letter with a bold claim: he heard, saw, and touched the eternal God in the flesh. But he didn't write just to inform — he wrote to invite his readers into a fellowship that's held together by something far stronger than shared interests or opinions. In this kickoff to our 1 John series, we explore why the gospel is about a person and not a system, why real love means gettin...

God calls elders to shepherd the church with willing, eager, Christlike care—leading by example, feeding the saints with the Word, and protecting the flock from error under the watch of the Chief Shepherd. From the qualifications of 1 Timothy 3 to the warnings of Acts 20, this sermon clarifies that spiritual authority is exercised as humble service, not domination. As Mosaic considers new elders,...

Because Jesus has opened a new and living way by His blood and serves as our great High Priest, believers can draw near to God with bold confidence and full assurance of faith. On the strength of God’s proven faithfulness, the church is called to hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering. And as the Day draws near, we must not neglect meeting together, but actively stir one another up...

As we wait for the new heavens and new earth where righteousness dwells, Peter calls believers to be found in Christ diligent in holiness and marked by peace. The Lord’s patience is not slowness but salvation, so we must not be carried away by twisted teaching but steadied by the Scriptures. By growing in the grace and knowledge of Jesus Christ, we are prepared for eternity and live now for his gl...

Peter stirs up the church’s sincere mind by reminding us that God’s Word has always promised both judgment and renewal, even when scoffers mock Christ’s return and encourage lawless living. The God who created by his word and once judged the world with water will, by that same word, bring the Day of the Lord—patiently saving his beloved, yet surely exposing all things in refining fire. Because Jes...

Peter warns the church that false teachers are marked not only by what they say, but by what they love—arrogance, sensuality, and greed that enslave both them and those they influence. As the passage exposes their emptiness and promised “freedom,” it also makes plain God’s certain judgment on those who know the truth yet turn back to corruption. Believers are called to stay on guard, hate their si...