The Image Church | Weekly Messages

Our missions group, who just returned from Malawi, share updates and testimonies from their time there. They share about the lives of the people in the refugee camps and villages, and what transformative work God is doing in their lives through the hands of His church. While also encouraging the church in how we can continue to bless the people of Malawi. Pastor Vita then addresses a common myth t...

In the few small passages of Apostle Paul's letter where he mentions Tychicus, we see an example of God promoting someone due to their quiet, sometimes unnoticeable faithfulness. And the fact that a Godly faithful messenger carries more than just the message, but also the heart of the message and its author. -- To hear more messages from The Image Church, subscribe to our podcast or YouTube channe...

As fathers, it's important to both provide for and also be present in your children's lives. This Father's Day, a panel of fathers from our church community respond to these questions of provision and presence. And what they have experienced and learned as fathers. -- To hear more messages from The Image Church, subscribe to our podcast or YouTube channel. Also follow us on social media (Facebook...

A lot of modern Christianity has quietly become a kind of Christianity where we choose to live with illusions, avoiding the reality of the cost of the Gospel and of our calling. Apostle Paul shows us in Ephesians that he acknowledges the reality of his chains and suffering as a result of his calling, yet his prayer request still wasn't "get me out" but it was "don't let me go silent in here." -- T...

There are many myths that we tend to believe over time about prayer. Yet, the Scriptures help dispel these myths. We are called to pray in the Spirit on every occasion, meaning we don't have to figure it out, the Holy Spirit figures it out with and through us. Also to pray persistently, staying alert to what God wants to do, and be specific in our prayers as an act of specific faith. -- To hear mo...

For the spiritual battles God has called us to, He is dressing us with His own armor. And it's designed to be used as an active part of a community, a squad of fighter, not as a lone ranger. So, our church community is not optional, it is our battle formation. Now, there are 6 pieces of armor mentioned in Ephesians. What are they and what do they do? -- To hear more messages from The Image Church,...

We are called to take part in a battle, not fought with human hands against flesh and blood, but against the spiritual powers of evil. But who is our adversary, how does he work, and what is he not? And what is the nature of our struggle, how do we battle the powers of evil? And if he was defeated by Christ on the cross, why do we battle him today? What are we ultimately fighting for? -- To hear m...

We were not saved merely to be rescued, we were saved to be recruited. Saved so that we pick up His armor and join a battle already in progress. We exist between the resurrection of Jesus and the resurrection of all God's people. That in-between space is not a waiting room, but a war zone. Yet, a war not fought with human strength and energy, but strengthened by the power of God. -- To hear more m...

Scriptures show in 2 Timothy 1:5 that faith can travel through generations. Often it does through the faith of mothers, who in certain moments of life had to choose between faith and fear. A few of the mothers of our community share those moments and what scriptures anchored them to faith. -- To hear more messages from The Image Church, subscribe to our podcast or YouTube channel. Also follow us o...

In Ephesians 6, Apostle Paul introduced a perspective and way of life that ran counter to the societal practice of slavery of his day. By declaring the lordship of Christ over all, it rewrote identity, motivation and community. Thus, the Gospel didn't immediately remove slavery, but it removed it's power to define people. Similarly, it translates to our work life today. Are we letting the lordship...

God established a "household code" that often runs counter to what the culture of the day may teach. Children are called to obey and honor parents, not just as a behavior, but as an act of worship and following Christ. And fathers are called to instruct their children, not with an iron fist, but by patiently teaching, and leading with strength and consistent love, and modeling a life with God and...

In scripture, it doesn't try to encourage a 50/50 marriage contribution, but rather to imitate Christ's relationship with us, His bride. A call to submit to each other in everything and to love each other sacrificially. -- To hear more messages from The Image Church, subscribe to our podcast or YouTube channel. Also follow us on social media (Facebook and Instagram) or download our Image Church ap...

What is God's way for being a husband or a wife? What does chapter 5 of Ephesians really say about marriage is suppose to look like, especially in context of the rest of the chapter and what historically was the cultural norm? -- To hear more messages from The Image Church, subscribe to our podcast or YouTube channel. Also follow us on social media (Facebook and Instagram) or download our Image Ch...

Resurrection Sunday is God declaring that His life cannot be buried. Because He isn't just the giver of life, He is life. And as Jesus, through His human life modeled how to truly live in God, through His resurrection He brought a renewal and restoration for us and all of Creation into new life. -- To hear more messages from The Image Church, subscribe to our podcast or YouTube channel. Also follo...

The crowd expected to see a conquering king coming with pomp and grandeur ready to deliver them from their oppressors, but Jesus entered Jerusalem humbly and with meekness on a young donkey. He had a different purpose, and wasn't swayed by the crowd, who's opinion changes like the weather. He stayed committed to His purpose. -- To hear more messages from The Image Church, subscribe to our podcast...

Being filled with the Holy Spirit leads to a renewed mind and a heart aligned with God's heart. Which also inspires us to be like Jesus, including serving his people the way He wants to serve them. -- To hear more messages from The Image Church, subscribe to our podcast or YouTube channel. Also follow us on social media (Facebook and Instagram) or download our Image Church app in the App Store and...

How do we live differently than people in darkness? By being filled with the Holy Spirit and with a renewed mind. And it is through the Holy Spirit that we are able to be fully aware of the way we live, what stimuli we allow determine our thoughts, and the decisions we make. -- To hear more messages from The Image Church, subscribe to our podcast or YouTube channel. Also follow us on social media...

A significant contrast exists of before a person experiences Christ and after they do. Moving from habitually and openly worshiping creation instead of God, the Creator, to being raised to life as a new creation and child of light, through whom God's truth and light is revealed and the lifestyle of darkness is exposed. -- To hear more messages from The Image Church, subscribe to our podcast or You...

In Ephesians, Apostle Paul calls us to be as beloved children of God, imitating God. We are to walk in love, as Christ loved us, to watch what we speak and how we define ourselves, and to be aware of the direction of our lives and what outcomes it's leading to. -- To hear more messages from The Image Church, subscribe to our podcast or YouTube channel. Also follow us on social media (Facebook and...

In Ephesians 4 & 5, Apostle Paul shows what God's glory looks like in the Church. When the Church is a united body, a genuine community shaped by the lifestyle of following Jesus, a renewed humanity that lives like it, and full of humble people. So, how is that reflected in the posture, the attitude and the practical lifestyle of the members of the Church towards one another? -- To hear more messa...

For many Christians the biblical idea of being justified by faith is all that matters and Christian behavior is often equal to religion and unnecessary regulations. Many want Jesus as a savior, but not as a lifestyle. The Church isn't just saved from sin, the Church is meant to display God, through a lifestyle modeled and taught by Jesus. -- To hear more messages from The Image Church, subscribe t...

The Bible clearly indicates that the variety of ministries and giftings are not to fragment the church, but always to unite the church. Functioning in those gifts to help each other grow in maturity in Christ, with the singular goal of being like Jesus. -- To hear more messages from The Image Church, subscribe to our podcast or YouTube channel. Also follow us on social media (Facebook and Instagra...

From the beginning, God's creation was focused on image-bearing humans who were entrusted with God's purpose for the world. It's about calling. We are called to a lifestyle that matches the Gospel, to unity of belief, and to be one body with many gifts. -- To hear more messages from The Image Church, subscribe to our podcast or YouTube channel. Also follow us on social media (Facebook and Instagra...

God's purpose for the Church is not survival, relevance, or influence, but to fill the earth with His presence. And how do we as the Church do that? What is the right posture and approach that we should have for God to use us in that way? And what characterizes a place that is truly filled with His presence? -- To hear more messages from The Image Church, subscribe to our podcast or YouTube channe...

Today, on our final day, we’re in John 21, where the disciples aren’t sure what’s next, so they go back to what they know and head out fishing. All night, they catch nothing. As morning comes, a man on the shore calls out and tells them to cast their nets on the other side of the boat. They obey, not even realizing it’s Jesus, and suddenly the catch is more than they can carry. Here’s what’s so po...