Submerge Sermons

What is your real origin story? In this new series we're submerging into the big picture story of the universe & the Bible to see how our stories fit in. And it all starts with Creation! We discover that the creation story is less about "How? / When? / How long did it take?" and more about "Who is the Creator? / Why did He create?". And we learned that God is not done creating--and we get to j...

What will the sequel to your life in 2024 be? How will you follow God in the new year, and how do we make sure we don't miss what all He wants to in us? Learn with us from the sequels to the Christmas stories in the Gospels...

Everything Christmas is about comes down to love--because that's everything Jesus is about. And everything God has always been about. So how do we experience more of Jesus' kind of love in our lives, as more than just a nice sentiment? How do we let His love flow into even our toughest relationships and help us love even the hardest people--and feel more loved in return? Learn with us as we celebr...

In this service we experienced more Advent together as we learned how to experience more JOY in our world even when it doesn't feel very joyful. We learned two big reasons that Mary in the Christmas story gives us to find a lasting joy from God that can carry on long after the holidays are over...

How do we find real peace this Christmas season--the kind that can enter into our chaos & our conflicts and flow deeply through all of it? The kind that isn't so fleeting, but can remain in our hearts & minds through this season and beyond? This is exactly the kind of peace Jesus offers us & Christmas can bring us, so learn with us from the ancient Bible Christmas stories about how to...

To kick off the Christmas season, we submerge into the first week of Advent--which is all about HOPE! Something we all need more of in our lives...Learn with us about how to find hope, why we can hope, and why hope isn't just feeling that comes & goes, but how it can actually become a daily choice for us...

Life always seems to turn out so much messier than we had in mind--how do we make sense of it all? Understand where God is in it all? See how it can possibly be used for good? In this service, we learned more about what God is up to in our lives, how to find purpose in it all, and how to stop settling for being villains/victims...

The most important skill to learn & grow in, for all of our relationships (and for our world)--is forgiveness. Join us as we submerge into forgiveness and learn why unforgiveness is so addictive, why forgiveness is different than trust, how to do better than "forgive and forget", and much more...

"Shalom" is a theme all throughout the Bible, and was a founding principle for Submerge. AND it's meant to become and important & meaningful part of your daily life. Learn with us all about how to experience and live out "shalom"!

Many of us grew up associating God/church with guilt, and we've carried around guilt & shame our whole lives. So what do we do with all this guilt/shame? And how do we learn to still listen when God is trying to show us we're off-track? On Sunday we learned from more of Joseph's powerful story (Genesis 42-44) about how to process all of this, so we can become people who learn how to listen to...

We're all in different season of life, so the question is: will we embrace this season, or waste it? Who are we becoming in this season? What is God trying to do in us/through us in this season? Learn with us from the story of Joseph (Genesis 41) how to make the most of each season & not miss the opportunities in them!

How do we become people who can wait well, endure trials, change from asking "why" to instead asking "what can I learn" and "who can I become" when facing the things we don't understand? Learn from Joseph's inspiring story with us!

"The hard thing to do and the right thing to do are usually the same thing." We can't become who we hope to be (and who God hopes us to be) without integrity--living authentically and whole and as the same person in public as we are behind closed doors. So how do we live with integrity in the face of temptations & in the face of tough trials? Learn with us from Joseph's inspiring story!

Jealousy/envy doesn't seem like a big deal--everyone has felt it at some point. But when we let it creep into our lives, take root, and grow into bitterness--we end up damaging ourselves & our relationships, and doing things we never imagined we'd do. In this message we submerge into the powerful story of Joseph & his brothers (in Genesis), as kick off our new series on his life--and learn...

Do you ever feel out of place around church or the Bible, like everybody knows what's going on more than you? Or feel like you've been doing the church/Bible thing for awhile but are stuck/bored (and embarrassed to admit it). On Sunday we learned some vital spiritual practices together--how to get started as beginnners, and how to go deeper into each of them as more experienced people...

No matter who we are, how we're wired, or what we think makes us misfits (introvert/extrovert, behind the scenes person/up front leader, overlooked/undervalued)--God has a whole new identity (the best version of ourselves) and new purpose (full of meaning) for us! Are you ready to embrace it?

What do we do when we've felt disillusioned or disappointed with God, His church, or His followers? How do we navigate that and find the faith keep going? Listen to our important message on how to navigate these disappointments and still emerge with hope!

Is there room for feelings of anxiety/sadness/depression/doubt in our faith? How do we deal with these (or let God deal with them)? Join us as we submerge into these hard emotions and learn from a powerful Old Testament story how God wants to enter into our struggles to help...

Do you ever feel alone in your struggles, in your spiritual journey, or in life? Did you know that's not how God intended for it to be? He wired us for relationships, and has beautiful community waiting for us! But we have to take the steps to embrace it. Learn with us how to step out of loneliness and closer to the kind of connection God designed. And learn what bowling has to do with it!

Nearly everybody struggles with doubts when it comes to their faith--and we end up afraid of them, or stuck in them, or letting them pull us away from God. But what if doubts are NOT the opposite of faith--what if they work together as "dance partners"? What if God embraces our doubts, and can use them to draw us closer to Him instead? Learn with us from two powerful Bible stories as we submerge i...

"Love one another" -- it's everything Jesus was about, everything we're called to be about, and who we're trying to be as Submerge. So how do we do it? What does it look like? (especially with those we find hard to love)

What's the antidote to the consumerism & materialism that get a grip on our lives? And how do we use what we have to live lives of impact? What will the trademark of your life be? Listen with us to learn how to make the most of your time & talents & resources to grow in your faith and make a lasting impact for God in the world--and hear some inspiring stories of simple ways people are...

In our world where so many things are pulling us in so many directions, and people are chasing after so many people & pursuits--how do we stay grounded in Jesus? How do we remember Him as someone who cares about more than just the afterlife, but life in this life? And how do we remember who we are, and become true Kingdom people? (1 John 2 -- Guest speaker: Zach Hafner)

Did you know forgiveness is actually good for your health--physically, emotionally, mentally, and spiritually? So why is it so hard? On Sunday we submerged into the story of David, to learn why forgiving in any circumstance (especially the hardest ones) has to start from grasping how deeply we've been forgiven, and by learning how to forgive ourselves...

Submerge with us into complaining--why it's so harmful & contagious, and some powerful antidotes that will help us live more free & joyful lives.