Sierra Community Church

Two big questions that this story confronts: Why does Joshua 7 describe Achan’s sin as “Israel’s sin,” and how does that challenge our modern instinct toward individual responsibility only? What is the difference between confession and repentance, and how does Achan’s response help us examine our own hearts when sin is exposed?

The book of Joshua is one giant object lesson. It’s about faith in the promises of God. We are inconsistent in our faith (just like the Israelites), yet God is faithful and keeps his word. We can learn from them, or repeat their mistakes.

When Judgment Falls and Faith Holds: The Story of Rahab - God comes in to judge a society, yet Rahab escapes that because she was a sinner who believed in the true God.

The Christmas story is not just historically true and for everyone (including shepherds), but it's about new life in Christ - our true salvation.

The birth of Jesus is not merely a sentimental scene—it occurs in the middle of a divine conflict that began before creation. Revelation 12 pulls back the curtain to show Satan’s ancient rebellion, the fall of a third of the angels, and his war against God and humanity throughout history.

Christmas is actually the greatest indictment on the human condition there is. God came to do what we cannot. Atone for sin.

John the Baptist's mission was set before his birth, but what is John's place in the Christmas story? Why does God start with him?

When God breaks the silence - lessons from Zechariah and Elizabeth.

Missions and Our Stories A Heart, Eyes and Ears for the World Guest Speaker - Marty Shaw

If you’ve ever wondered how people were saved before Christ, it’s the same way anyone is today, by faith in God. The Israelites demonstrated their faith, or lack of faith in God by how they responded to the covenant. The laws weren’t to be followed solely for the sake of rule keeping, they were meant to be obeyed from hearts that were devoted to God above anything else.

Have I gotten this far on the basis of my efforts, my smarts, and or I am here with God sheerly by the grace and righteousness of Christ? Israel breaks camp and begins their journey to the “Promised Land” as we look at a story about faith over fear: remembering the God who delivers.

Love the Lord your God - To love God with all your heart and with all your soul, and strength means to love him with your whole self, including your rationality, mental capacity, moral choices and will, inner feelings and desires, the deepest roots of your life, and “with all your very-muchness.”

What is Atonement? Why sacrifice Animals? What's the purpose of a scapegoat? Does Jesus atone for our sin? And is the blood of Jesus enough? These questions and many more will be addressed as we look at the center of the center of the Torah.

How often do we, in our lifestyles, approach God casually, thinking little of unrepentant sin? And here’s the thing—God may not send fire from heaven today, but His principles haven’t changed.

What happened between the instructions for the temple and the actual building of the temple? Panic. Don’t forget, we’re talking about hundreds of thousands of people, in the desert, wondering what’s next? Their leader and mediator is gone. 
Before we judge them too harshly, ask yourself this: what would you have done? Have you ever panicked and chose to trust something or someone other than God?

Why would God dedicate so many chapters to a tent? It’s God’s way of saying, “I want to live with My people.” They’re in the wilderness so a tent it is.

Guest Speaker - Jen Rosner The entire bible - Genesis to Revelation - is about God's covenant with, love for, and faithfulness to the people of Israel...And, in Jesus, through Israel, to all nations.

Looking back at Exodus 19, God reminds Israel, “I carried you on eagles’ wings and brought you to myself.” Why is it so important that God gives the law after salvation, not as a condition for it? How does this shape the way we think about obedience today?

The Israelites concern of starvation is legitimate, but how did God respond to them? One day at a time. A response thats just as applicable today as it was then.

When we experience trials in our lives how do we respond? Do we grumble against God or do we remember that He cares for us and pray?

Some of the Israelites walked through the walls of water thinking, “Wow! Of course, Moses’ God could do this!” But others thought, “I’m going to drown any second.”....Point is they were all saved! Those with strong faith, those with little faith. God saved them apart from the quality of their faith. It was the object of their faith that saved them.

Visiting Missionary, Josh Sofaer, shares about why Passover is important as we continue our series on the covenant people in Exodus.

The story of the 10 plagues isn’t just about God’s judgment on Pharaoh or the gods of Egypt, it’s about His power to deliver those who trust in him. And just as God made a way of escape through the blood of the lamb at Passover, He’s made a way of rescue for us through the Lamb of God, Jesus Christ.

The big question is not, “Why is the bush not consumed?” The big question is, “Why isn’t Moses consumed?”

When a human government commands us to do what God forbids . . . or forbids us to do what God commands . . . we are duty bound to obey God rather than man. The beginning of Exodus displays how the people of Israel and Moses experience this most clearly in the face of Egypt and Pharaoh.