Rooftop Church - Sermon Podcasts

We all have those friends--hyper-partisan political friends who we don't like to be around. Or maybe we HAD those friends, but have since "unfriended" them. Can Jesus show us a better way to be their friend? Yep.

It's hard to watch our friends suffer, but that's what friends are for. How can we help our friends who are sick, and maybe even dying? We can care for our friends the same way Jesus cared for his, and cares for us!

Jesus sends his followers into the world to make disciples. That starts by helping our friends. Our friends have challenges just like we do. There's nothing wrong with being single, but it does come with some challenges. Regardless of whether or not we're married, how can we help our single friends?

Jesus loves our LGBTQ friends, and so do we. But the church has not always loved them well, causing more dissension and division. What hope can Christians offer our LGBTQ friends? Today, we're discussing how we can love our LGBTQ friends the way Jesus does.

Simeon and Anna recognized The Messiah as soon as they saw Him because they already had a relationship with Him. While patience, prayer, and persistence are critical pieces of our faith journey, making the decision today to be with God continually is the greatest decision we could make.

When Jesus was born, an angel appeared to shepherds and told them the good news. They went and found Jesus and then headed out to tell everyone. Mary, meanwhile, "treasured these things in her heart." What does that mean, and how can her reaction help us appreciate the meaning of the holiday?

Moms love sharing birth stories. The birth of Jesus is the most famous birth story ever. It's surprisingly short on details, though. But we learn a lot about who this baby is, and who he would grow up to be.

Mary's song has been called 'The Gospel before the Gospel.' Is this true? Find out what her song tells us about God and why we should rejoice with her.

After Mary hears that she will give birth to the Son of God, she goes to visit her pregnant cousin, Elizabeth. But this is not just two pregnant ladies getting together. The moment of the Visitation is one pregnant with meaning and possibility. It has inspired a worldwide religious moment, and it can guide us in how we respond to God's call on our lives.

Mary, the mother of Jesus, is one of the more controversial figures in Christianity. But she has a lot to teach us about how God can use ordinary people like us. Her response to the angel's announcement that the King of Creation is coming to earth - through her - is a model for how we, too, can be used by God.

In the book of Ephesians, Paul tells us to shine like lights in the darkness. This is not something we can do on our own, though--we need the Holy Spirit. Being filled by the Spirit changes how we do church, how we treat others, and--if we're married--how we do marriage.

God has reconciled us to each other so that we may grow mature as his people. But what does maturity look like? According to Paul in Ephesians chapter 5, it looks like light shining in the dark.

Paul instructs the Ephesians to 'put off' their old self and that they're made new in Christ. Paul writes an example of the 'new self' in a list. Join us today to discover what the 'new self' looks like.

In the 2006 movie, Idiocracy, director Mike Judge foresaw a future in which humanity declined into ignorance and corruption. Is that future becoming our present? The Apostle Paul believes that ignorance of God leads to sin and sensuality. But in the book of Ephesians he points the way out of the idiocracy. It is the way of Christ.

In the book of Ephesians, Paul says that Jesus died to unite us to God and to each other. By faith we are one in Christ. Now we have to live like it. How? Paul tells us in Ephesians 4:1-16.

There are moments throughout life when we feel powerless. We get overwhelmed with what is before us, and rather than reaching for and living in a power that is within our grasp, we find ourselves distracted and too easily weakened by our everyday lives. Paul prayed for us to receive power—not ordinary power, but the power to know the love of Christ. Take a moment today to follow Paul’s example and...

The book of Revelation talks about God revealing future events and uses crazy imagery to do so: dragons, beasts, and angel armies. Paul's letter to the Ephesians is also a revelation of a different kind. But what does it reveal?

There's a lot of division in the world today, along ethnic, political, and cultural lines. Churches can have a lot of division, too. Is it naive to think that Christians of all kinds can find unity in Christ? Paul didn't think so. In fact, that's why Jesus came to earth.

Join us as we explore Paul’s opening address in chapter 2 of Ephesians. We will explore the themes of ruin, rescue, and restoration while considering one of the World’s most famous works of art.

We are all blind in a world of darkness. But God can make us see. What does he want to show us?

"Make the most of every opportunity because the days are evil." The Apostle Paul wrote that during some dark days 2,000 years ago. With war, poverty, devastation, and division, the days are still evil. How should Christians live during such dark times? God tells us how in the book of Ephesians. And it starts with remembering how blessed we are.

Spiritual transformation is a slow and tedious process that often leaves us discouraged. But slowness is how God designed the world. Join us as we conclude our ‘Morph’ series and find out how patience and time play a role in our transformation.

The Bible says that everyone must give an account to God, but we are also accountable to each other. Accountability is one of the most important—and most neglected—ways that people can truly grow.

After he was diagnosed with a fatal disease, Lou Gehrig called himself 'the luckiest man on the face of the earth.' What's so lucky about a fatal illness? Christians believe something similar, though--that suffering can be a great blessing in our journey towards godliness.

God wants to change us, to grow us. But He wants to use others to accomplish this growth, and He wants to use us to help them grow! Join us as Pastor Josh explains what this can look like.