The Compass Church Podcast

Did you know that God WANTS people to be in leadership? It’s true! All authority and leadership positions are delegated by God and we are called to respond to leadership in a submissive and respectful way. This can be really tricky if you don’t agree with leadership or feel that there could be better leadership. The Bible says that there are three main ways that we can act towards leaders. Join us...

Are you stubborn? Most people are. It is hard to change our minds. God often provides wise people in our lives to share their advice with us that we need to be open to receive. This week we'll see how David accepted the advice of Abigail and saw a victory after his obedience in humility. Let us know you're here! If you have a need or prayer request we can support you: thecompass.net/conn...

We all go through hard times. David did too. Oftentimes these hardships can feel impossible to survive on our own. They feel too big! We learned in this week's message that there are five essentials to surviving hardships.  We need the presence of God, the strength of God, the guidance of God, community, and purpose.  With all of these things, we can survive anything God has us go through and...

What can you do when a jealous rival seeks to tear you down?  As we continue on our journey through David’s life, we are learning some extremely valuable lessons. This week we learn how to take the high road and how to celebrate in other peoples success. We have to realize that God is writing a unique story just for us! Often times, our story and our successes look nothing like the story and succe...

Would you have the boldness to fight a giant with just a few stones? Or enough faith to step forward?  This week we studied David, The Giant Slayer and how God is able to to "Great Things Through Ordinary People." The key to biblical boldness is to also be humble in all circumstances... which is so hard to do! Catch this weekend's message to be transformed by David's example. D...

Why do we often find praise to be odd and uncomfortable? Praise is our simplest form of celebration and recognition for all that God has done for us and all that He is, and we so forget that! Every day we praise things around us like sports team for winning a game or our kids for getting good grades but we forget to praise God in the same way. This weeks message is all about Singing a Song to God....

David’s rise from the humble beginnings of a shepherd to becoming King of Israel is an epic journey like few others. In our new series, DAVID: The Making of a King, we will follow David through his gripping adventures and learn priceless lessons that will mark us forever. This weekend we'll be looking at how The Lord's anointed grew a heart that loved God. We are told over and over again...

Sometimes groups or communities have to break apart - whether due to changing schedules or priorities, persecution, natural causes, or strategy... and God uses these opportunities to multiply community! Join us for the last weekend of our incredible series, Side by Side! Life transitions are hard! Season of change are hard! A lot of times, through these times of change, it can be so hard to see th...

Do you ever feel that relational conflict is the reason communities or groups seem to struggle to stay together? Just like other communities, Christian communities are relationally vulnerable.  In today's sermon called 'Keeping the Community Together', we explore some essentials for keeping the community together and for reconciliation. Conflict often comes from the fact that all hu...

This week in our series Side by Side, we talked all about being Here For Each Other.  We looked at Acts chapter 4 where Barnabas encouraged four different types of people: the lost, the beginner, the failure, and the outcast.  We learned that we are all called to bring JOY to people and bless people every day as a way to honor the Lord.  How are you going to honor God and bless someone this week? ...

Do you struggle with letting people into your life to see the good, the bad, and the ugly? Truth is, we probably all do! This week in our Side by Side series, we talk about sharing life with those in our closest group. The Lord teaches us that there are many benefits to sharing your life with you group and we zoom in on 6 of them in todays sermon: prayer, perspective, wisdom, recognition, modeling...

When we get it right, the way we love and support each other in Christian community shines brightly with the love of Jesus in a dark world. Join us this weekend as we see how we are called to be a City on a Hill. In this message, we talked about the essential things that are needed to help a group reach more people and bring more people to Christ!  Those essentials are the Bible, support, food and...

Have you ever noticed your heart come alive when you’re with a group of good friends?  God made us this way.  He made us to live connected in life-giving relationships.  Join us for our new series “Side by Side” and discover how the church can provide the relationships that will help you thrive.  This week we talked all about how we, as Christians, are called to community.  We learned that God is...

Our senses are amazing, and they shape our perception of reality. And they lead to us having to answer just one question. The most important question. Listen in to how a blind man gaining his sense of sight led to him knowing exactly how to answer! Let us know you're here! If you have a need or prayer request we can support you: thecompass.net/connectioncard If you call The Compass your churc...

New Year’s is a time of fresh starts, of looking back and looking forward.  A time to ask big questions: Where am I headed?  Or Who am I really?  That kind of core identity explorations are what we’re going to talk about today. We’re going to do it through names. Our names can say something about us.  Let us know you're here! If you have a need or prayer request we can support you: thecompass...

It seems shocking to believe that when God came to earth there was no room at the inn. But when we look in the mirror we see how we’ve made our lives so busy that Jesus seems crowded out, an afterthought at best. Join us this Christmas Eve at The Compass Church to celebrate the birth of Christ and learn how to make room for Jesus. Let us know you're here! If you have a need or prayer request...

In this last Sunday of Advent, we talked about God’s Mercy. What a fitting and timely subject to discuss and dive in to as we draw nearer to Christmas day and celebrate the arrival of our Savior. Our God is one of mercy, one who loves us despite all of our sins and always has His arms open for us to run in to. We must remember who we are apart from Jesus - sinners in need of salvation.  Take some...

We hear the phrase "no pain no gain" in sports a lot - referring to the physical exertion needed to improve performance and skills. But many of us have also experienced emotional or spiritual pain, which has shaped us into who we are today. This weekend we're looking into the topic of God's discipline and you won't want to miss how you can actually be encouraged by it. Som...

Are you good at waiting? Are you patient and calm or antsy and impatient? Can you imaging knowing the prophecy of baby Jesus and waiting 409 years for Him to come? Talk about a long wait! But He did come.  Today we are going to look at Zechariah's story and see how waiting is a normal part of God's plan.  Let us know you're here! If you have a need or prayer request we can support y...

Ever feel down on your luck and you feel like thing after thing keeps going wrong? When you feel overlooked, is it enough to say “I have God as my portion?" This weekend's message tackled the feeling of disappointment and how that is a powerful source that can either push someone away from or towards God. Remember that even when we have lost all else, we always have God.  Let us know you...

If we are going to follow Jesus we must love all of God's children. Jesus shows us what true love looks like. This week we tackled the topic of why love is not optional. The Lord’s core desire is that we love like he does, and that we show other people the love that he shows us. Whether that be by providing food, water, shelter, clothing, or caring for them when they are sick and in need, we...

Friendships are such an important part of life – so how can we make them truly the best? Join us this week as we learn from Jesus how to make deep friendships. Let us know you're here! If you have a need or prayer request we can support you: thecompass.net/connectioncard If you call The Compass your church home or you'd like to partner with us in what we are doing here, near, and far, yo...

Ever called to love someone who is... less than perfect? Truth is that ALL of us are imperfect people who are called to find ways to love other imperfect people. Week four of Revolutionary Love was all about Loving Imperfect People. The Bible tells us that all sin, no matter what the sin is, is equal in God’s eyes. There is not one sin that outweighs another or has more gravity than another.  We l...

Where does love even come from? Jesus shows us the source of love and how we can experience God's love for us in order to show it to others. In this service, Jeff talked about four ways that we can grow to experience the love of God so we can better love those around us. We can 1) believe God is loving, 2) believe Jesus' loves us, 3) move into the outpouring, and 4) never leave the outpo...

We're so glad Jesus came to challenge our worldly instincts in saying, “Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you." Welcome to the second sermon in the Revolutionary Love Series! This week, we tackle the subject of how to love our enemies.  This is something that is extremely hard to do even when you know exactly what the...