Resurrection City Church - St. Paul Minnesota

We talk a lot about our purpose, but when we do we usually divide it from the gospel. Actually, our purpose in Jesus is intimately connected to the gospel, to accept the gift of grace offered in Christ that takes us from death to life and to walk as the artwork God has made us into in the good works God has prepared for us (Eph 2:10). Pastor Joel explains how we learn our purpose and also explains...

Belonging to Community is one of the fundamental ways we bear the image of God, and it's why God wants us to be members of the church. At Res City we care so much about this that we put it into our vision statement! Pastor Julie explains why this is so important to us. 

What does it mean that God wants people to experience Jesus, and how does Res City partner with him in it? Pastor Julie talks about God's mission and what it looks like to be apart of it. 

What is Christian leadership, and how does it factor into God’s plan for believers? What does Res City expect of its leaders? And how do we process leadership failure? Pastor Joel examines the nature of Christian leadership in this sermon. In it, he discusses God's plan for the individual believer, how it needs community in order to fully take place, and how leaders fit into it the God's goal for...

Many in Israel awaited the long expected King, but this wasn’t true for all. Christmas reminds us that Jesus coming means we aren’t King, but giving up the reign of our lives to Him is far better than us trying to play sovereign on our own.

In the Christmas story, Joseph has some big decisions to make. In walking through Joseph's story, Pastor Julie reminds us that the path of following God is not always easy but it's always worth it because God is with us.

Do you skip over the lists of names in the Bible? Pastor Julie explains how these genealogies functioned like resumes and how Matthew 1 1:1-7 tells the story of a savior who would come to save anyone who believed in him, even the most unexpected people.

In this final sermon on the book of Habakkuk, Pastor Joel walks through Habakkuk’s prayer of endurance and faith faced with a tough road ahead. We see what tools the prayer gives us to equip ourselves for similar seasons, especially in this difficult one we find ourselves in now.

God’s response to Habakkuk’s complaint is that he does indeed see injustice, and he does not let it stand. In this sermon Pastor Joel explains what God’s judgment does and doesn’t look like, past, present, and future, and how salvation and grace grow alongside God’s judgment. The righteous decree of God is to turn those who chase idols over to their idols, which has a tragic consequence: death. In...

This week in Habakkuk, we hear the prophet's complaint that God's plan isn't fair. Pastor Julie reflects on how comparison often leads to pride and how Jesus is the great equalizer reconciling us to God and each other and offering forgiveness to all.

2020 has been a tough year. In this sermon, Pastor Joel talks about how 2020 is not an abnormal year, however, and we need to use the shock of this year to remind us of the presence of sin, ‘the crack in everything’, something we tend to pull back from in favor of positivity and easy responses.

In this final sermon in the Kingdom Politics series, Pastor Joel talks about how to navigate the thorny issue of partisanship and gives five considerations to honor Jesus with your vote this 2020 election season and beyond.

Before we can engage thoughtfully and Christianly in politics, we have to understand what God’s view of government is. In the sermon, Pastor Joel places government into the story of the Bible: Creation, Fall, Accountability and Redemption.

In this sermon in our Kingdom Politics series, Pastor Julie preaches on why Christians should love our neighbors by engaging with politics from Matthew 22.

In the first sermon from our new Kingdom Politics series, Pastor Joel talks about why Christian engagement in politics is so difficult and why we need Kingdom civics instead of partisan ones. Acts 17 tells us pagans viewed the Christians as “turning the world upside down,” following a different king than Caesar. Today, Christians often aren’t turning the world upside down, but instead look just li...

In this final sermon in our series in John, we walk through the book's epilogue, where Peter is reconciled to Jesus after he denied him three times as the crucifixion took place. We learn the power and necessity of repentance as we see Jesus restore Peter, and we see the fruit of that repentance as we reflect on Peter's story.

John’s stunning account of the resurrection tells us many things about its significance and why it has enduring importance for Christians and the rest of the world. In this sermon Pastor Joel explains its importance to us in regards to how we view God when things look terrible, in how it’s a credible account for Jesus actually being raised, in how Jesus’s resurrection body is the blueprint for our...

The crucifixion narrative in the book of John is just that: a narrative. Which means that it conveys the significance of the death of Jesus through details implanted in a story. In this sermon, Pastor Joel gives three details that offer significance to Jesus’s death:  (1) That Jesus defeats his enemy by shedding his own blood, not theirs (2) That Jesus remains faithful while his disciple Peter (re...

Jesus’s final prayer before his climactic trip to the cross is for the unity of the church. How does the church realize the vision of unity in Jesus’s prayer? What are similarities and differences between ‘biblical unity’ and modern ideals of ‘equality?’ How do we think about the many differences Christians have among themselves? What mechanism is in the church that makes sure the marginalized are...

John invites us into the room where it happened, the room where Jesus talks about how we must abide or be present with him. In this sermon, Pastor Julie talks about what it means for us to abide in Jesus using the imagery that Jesus uses: a vine and branches. How do we abide in Jesus and find the life that comes from him so that we may grow fruit? Listen to this sermon to find out!

Jesus, in the room with his disciples, begins to hint and even outright say he will die and leave them. The disciples are naturally unsettled by the prospect of his absence. So Jesus offers them three comforts that we discuss in this sermon. First, he exhorts them to presence his love to each and the world. Second, he explains he isn't leaving for no purpose, but for their benefit--to, like the Am...

In this message, Troy Wilson, Pastor of Community Outreach at our neighboring church Central Baptist guest preaches. He shares his story of being "the other", how we were once "the other" until Christ saved us with his love, and how we must repent of "differentiating ourselves" from the "others" around us.

Jesus invites his disciples, and us, into the intimate setting of the last supper, his final words before his death and resurrection. He washes his disciples’ feet, symbolizing his cleansing, servant love, and gives his disciples a new command: love each other and others as he loves them. If we’re honest, though, this presents two problems for us as modern Christians. First, Christians aren’t alwa...

Some people micromanage. Some people are “control freaks.” Some people have darker inclinations for domination and manipulation. In reality, many worship power or control. Because of this, when Jesus is presented as the true King of the world and the one who holds all power, it can be a stumbling block. It’s a stumbling block because of the scandalous way he uses his power—not meticulously control...

Looking for purpose in this life? Wondering if anything happens when you die?   Pastor Julie talks through John 11 and the story of Jesus raising Lazarus from the dead, and shares about the spiritual significance that this story has for us. In Christ, we find new life and purpose in the present and look forward to resurrection and eternal life after death.