Mountain Christian Church | Sermons

We all love a great comeback story, don’t we? Whether it’s a sports underdog who comes from behind to win or someone who is kicked to the curb and down for the count rises up to win. But as inspiring as those stories are for movies and documentaries, what about the rest of us normal people? When your mistakes mark you, and your failures are eating you like an ulcer, is there any hope? This Easter...

Everyone has manipulated the Lord for their own gain in one way or another. Everyone is undeserving. And yet, God still seeks after each and every one of us--that in Jesus we might be found. Jesus came to bring heaven to earth and He's inviting us (all of us) to live in it. Are you listening? Because God is inviting you to join Him. His invitation stands no matter how far you've strayed. EVERYONE...

Where do you turn for your help? Whether we admit it or not, we love to think of ourselves as super competent--"I can handle this." But the reality is, there are things we just cannot fix. There are limits; each of us is finite. There is hurt you can’t absorb. There are problems you can’t solve. No matter who you are, you will realize eventually that you can’t do it on your own. And eventually you...

"No regrets." This is a common phrase you've probably heard. But, is it really possible to live a life with no regrets? It's true we are the people we are today because of the mistakes we've made. We make mistakes, we have problems and we have sinned. And we can learn from our mistakes. But... if you could go back and do it all over again without the pain, the shame and the guilt, you probably wou...

There's a big difference between the place where you live that you call home and the idea of home. Home is a bigger, deeper, richer thing, the place where you really belong. It's the place where you fit in, where you are safe, you connect and are at peace. Everyone longs for home. We long for home because we drift in life from our heart's truest home. We drift from God when life gets busy and at s...

"What am I going to do now?" One year ago, you may have been asking yourself this very question when the coronavirus entered into your life, impacting every aspect of your daily rhythms. And today, you also may be asking yourself that very same question. We're all in this moment of being 'in-between' where maybe you're wondering, "What's next?" But the GOOD NEWS is you already know the answer to t...

How do we really love people? We serve them. God is transforming us, conforming us, he’s molding us into something beautiful and something useful. As you live your whole life for Christ, God says I will take that... He "is the potter and we are the clay," and he is doing marvelous work in our lives! To walk with Christ means to be fully devoted to him, being like him. A life of sacrifice, serving...

Over the past months some of our dreams have been disrupted or disappeared. What do you do when your dreams are disrupted? We have been through some storms, hard things… through it all Jesus has been our Anchor and He is firm and secure... So now is our time to DREAM ON! As we re-engage with a God who is still on the move, we're becoming a church that flourishes in times of challenge.

Have you ever felt like a sheep that was vulnerable and weak? The pandemic has probably made you feel that way. And yet you have a shepherd that has enfolded you and pulled you in and helped you through the pandemic through the past year. Isn’t good to know you are a sheep of the Lord's pasture and He’s on the job? God is protecting you and He is with you. Let that fill your heart with gratitude a...

In the beginning, we were all together--God with us and us with God in close relationships. Then, sin entered the picture and one of the things that got messed up was our ability to be together in relationships. We've been thrust apart by sin and COVID has just multiplied that by 100. Isolated... we're all feeling it in some way. Thing is, when Jesus invites us to follow him, the first thing he do...

Who do you call when big changes and revolutionary things happen in your life? You know, that person in your life who has a solid character, who you admire and love to learn from them. This person has your best interest at heart and you know will support you and love you through the good and bad. Transformative relationships like that, make us better people and good friends like that bring out the...

There’s plenty in the past to be discouraged and disgusted about. Listen and learn from it, but dwelling on the past is not the path forward in your spiritual life. Whatever happened in 2020, God can restore your fortunes and change you around, because God specializes in giving people a fresh start. And the gap between who you are today and who Jesus is calling you to be... that is the journey bef...

A new year stirs up hopefulness and excitement about the future. Oftentimes we set new goals, and think in a fresh way about what’s ahead. There are some things we can’t control too much, but there are ways we can take responsibility for the STEPS we CAN take, for the STRIDES we can make, and with our strides and God’s strength, some real change can happen. Because Jesus loves us so much, he comes...

2020 is coming to an end-- the year that has been a long string of bad news. Wouldn’t it be cool if we could just start fresh in 2021? What if we could just erase it all and have a do-over in 2021? As we come upon a new year there is hope and optimism for what will come in 2021. But the reality is that there is nothing that automatically changes in life just because we flip a calendar page. The co...

JOY! When you see the word JOY right about now in 2020, you're probably thinking.. "JOY, are you kidding me? Do you know the kind of year I've had?!" 2020 has been a rough year... but you see, that's EXACTLY WHY we need to talk about how to find JOY even in the middle of discouragement with everything that's going on. Are you happier this Christmas than last Christmas? It's an important question,...

When disaster strikes, you’re overcome by a force that makes it painfully clear: life will never be the same again. 2020 may feel like a disaster to you. Your life has been flooded with change. Maybe you’ve been sick with COVID-19 or know somebody who has. You’ve probably been afraid. Yup, 2020 has been quite the disaster. We’re all craving GOOD NEWS even more right now, in the Christmas Season, w...

Peace... on earth? Maybe a better word would be TROUBLED. We’re troubled. Not just because we have trouble getting rid of the coronavirus, or trouble knowing what to do, or trouble sleeping… but we are without and troubled within. We've struggling to find peace in in our heads and our hearts. We're plenty divided from one another, but we can't find peace inside, either. If you want PEACE, the plac...

HOPE is our lifeblood. Without it we die. HOPE is not just wishful thinking or a fantasy or positive thinking. HOPE is born in the dark. HOPE grows in the dark, hard times. It can survive on almost nothing. Even when things look bleak, HOPE lives on, and we hold on to HOPE, our faith carries us through no matter what is going on. No new science or politics or education or legislation or human move...

This year there has been so much DISTANCE. 6 feet apart. Don’t gather. Stay apart. Don’t go to school. And we’ve gotten used to it, sort of. But as human beings, we really can never “get used to it” fully. We’ve sacrificed and stayed apart during a time when what we want and need most is to come together and hug one another and cry together. And it has taken its toll on all of us, and made even th...

Happy. Thanksgiving. Honestly, BOTH of these words feel out of place this year, don't they? Happy? And Thanks? The idea of being festive and happy and thankful this year feels like a bit of a stretch. This year STINKS. But that's the exact reason why Thanksgiving THIS YEAR may be more important than EVER. Thanksgiving will be the most important DAY, the most important holiday, of your year. Thanks...

This year has been all about pivoting. You may be asking, “God, why do we have to go through this?” but instead, what if you asked “God, what are you doing in this?” There is opportunity in the struggle and the waiting to see what God is doing right now. Tune in to this weekend's message as we pivot once more, with a conversation over Zoom, focusing on what God has to say about times of fluctuatio...

Once the next President is decided we will live on… with the pressures, tensions and problems in the country and in the world. And for everyone who says they follow Jesus or might want to--your confidence and hope to move forward comes from the clarity that God provides. It’s time to cut through the strong voices and wall of opinions that surround you and try to live with clarity. So, how do you d...

All the perfect (filtered) posts captioned with #relationshipgoals don’t tell the whole story. We all know relationships can be tricky, hard, painful and confusing. Pop culture reinforces the illusions — it’s not real. This week we are GETTING REAL about relationships. Because a lot of what is celebrated in society today, is built on an unstable foundation. And when it comes to relationships, the...

All the perfect (filtered) posts captioned with #relationshipgoals don’t tell the whole story. We all know relationships can be tricky, hard, painful and confusing. Pop culture reinforces the illusions — it’s not real. This week we are GETTING REAL about relationships. Because a lot of what is celebrated in society today, is built on an unstable foundation. And when it comes to relationships, the...

All the perfect (filtered) posts captioned with #relationshipgoals don’t tell the whole story. We all know relationships can be tricky, hard, painful and confusing. Pop culture reinforces the illusions — it’s not real. This week we are GETTING REAL about relationships. Because a lot of what is celebrated in society today, is built on an unstable foundation. And when it comes to relationships, the...