The Mosaic Church Podcast

Doubt is not a sign of weak faith. Your questions just might be the thing that lead you into a deeper relationship with God.   If you’ve been told that doubt is a sin or that it will only lead to "backsliding” away from Christianity, this message will reject shame and welcome you into a sacred space where God is okay with your uncertainty. In week 4 of "Creating Home” Jesus’ examples in Mark 9 and...

Many people find themselves mentally, emotionally, or spiritually immature because they weren’t raised in an environment that was conducive to growth. No matter where you are in your faith, God loves to see you grow. If you can find healthy places where you’re allowed to grow, it will change you relationships, self-esteem, emotionally processing and your understanding of who God is.   In week 3 of...

The damage from a fall depends on where you land. For too many people, when they fell (sinned), they landed on a hard, cold religion that did a lot of damage to their spirituality. When we compare the law of Moses to the life of Jesus, we find the difference in grace and truth.   In week 2 of Creating Home, Pastor Naeem uses Jesus and Peter as examples of what it looks like to be a soft place to l...

In a world with so many needs, how are we to help meet them without getting overwhelmed? Is it our job to love our neighbor or is that what government agencies and non-profits are for? What are we supposed to think about immigrants, unhoused people, incarcerated criminals, strangers, people with mental health issues or victims of abuse?   Pastor Kristin teaches through Matthew 25 to help us see Je...

After you pick your giant, you have to take the land. It’s what we see in the life of David as he moves from defeating Goliath to replacing Saul as King. But how much of your life is in your own hands and when are you supposed to “let go and let God?”   In the last week of “Your Move,” Pastor Naeem connects Saul’s temptations in 1 Samuel 13 to the temptations of Jesus in Luke 4 to encourage you th...

You have to step into the arena if you want to defeat your enemy, but what if you’ve been fighting the wrong thing? You may know the story of David and Goliath in 1 Samuel 17, but there’s a lot more going on than a boy with a slingshot taking a lucky strike. This message will help you pick the right giant, understand the  why  behind your battle and see how your personal strengths can become your...

A new year always brings new opportunities, ideas and the potential for change. But which direction should you go when life presents multiple options? How do you get unstuck when you can’t see a clear way forward? This 2 part series will help you determine your next move - and how to confidently walk toward it.   In part 1, Pastor Naeem Fazal teaches on Grasshopper Thinking using the story of Cale...

Is Santa a jolly guy who helps point us to Christmas cheer and a spirit of generosity? Or is he a spy, always watching our behavior, waiting to catch us making a mistake so he can threaten to withhold good gifts from us? The stories we tell reveal what we believe. The stories we tell ourselves about God reveal who we believe Him to be, too. Using Isaiah’s prophecy, Pastor Kristin explains what it...

When you lose something important like your keys or your cell phone, you know how to find it because you know what it looks like. But sometimes in life, we don’t know what we’re looking for until we see it. Maybe it’s the just-right gift for someone at Christmas, maybe it’s that perfect person who will be “the one,” or maybe it’s a side of God you aren’t expecting to see.   Whether it’s fulfillmen...

Even if the voices you hear the loudest say otherwise, God chose you. Just like he chose the shepherds in Bethlehem, the young boys and girls who were guarding their sheep by night, God has chosen you to deliver a message. Using Luke 2, this sermon will help you throw off the labels of not being good enough, smart enough, or powerful enough by realizing that there is an alternate universe at play...

In week 2 of “Reporting on Christmas” Pastor Naeem sheds new light on Mary and Joesph’s journey to Bethlehem, a trip that took place with less than ideal travel companions in an inconvenient timeframe. If you’re experiencing your own detours, delays or frustrations as you walk in faith and obedience with God, this message will remind you that you are not alone. Christ has always been with you and...

God is speaking to you. Even when it feels like you’re headed in the wrong direction, God has not left you without guidance on the journey. Using the stories of Zechariah, Mary and Joseph from Luke 1, Pastor Mike will show you the different ways God communicates. This message will help you hear from God in unexpected ways and teach you how to patiently put those little messages together like a puz...

The end of the year has probably found you tired, spent and needing a break. When things get hard, or even busier with the holidays, you may even be tempted to quit. Before you do, evaluate your situation. Whether it’s a relationship, job, church or your faith, have you given it a fair shot? Or could it be that you’re unfulfilled because you never fully engaged? This message uses the model of the...

Your lack of peace isn’t connected to what’s going on right now. It isn’t just the election, the family drama of the holidays, the work stress or the hopelessness of despair. Your missing peace is likely connected to your past. And if you don’t learn to make peace with your past, it will show up in your future. Using the life of Jacob in Genesis, Pastor Kristin will show you how to face the shame...

Peace is found in the gift of God’s presence but we can also create peace with ours. Jesus said in Matthew 5:9 that when we work for peace, we become children of God. This message will teach you how mutual respect, celebrated uniqueness and shared values can create peace among people. This message also explains the difference between peace and unity. Because a call for unity that asks everyone to...

There is a war for peace and it’s happening within your mind, specifically in the stronghold spot that is primed for battle. Who you let occupy that space will determine how much peace you find. (Hint: the enemy who seeks to kill, steal, destroy and divide is trying to root himself in that place. But Jesus has given you another option.) Among the chaos, division and noise in the world right now, i...

You can live your truth, doing what you can do and giving what you have capacity to give. OR you can live in God’s reality, where your time, energy and finances can be multiplied through Him. Being decent humans doesn’t require us to need God, but loving people who are hard to love and giving out of our lack does. Luke 6 helps us step into God’s reality, where the blessings are poured out. There’s...

It sounds right, even Biblical, to follow our hearts (since that’s where we tell kids that Jesus lives). But even the scriptures don’t agree on how trustworthy our hearts are. (Psalm 37:4, Jeremiah 17:9) Instead of following our hearts, we need to lead them by asking questions, feeding it the right things and guarding it. If your heart feels cold, calloused or walled off, this message will help yo...

"You can do anything you put your mind to” sounds empowering and encouraging but it isn’t really true. In fact, believing that you can - and should - do any and everything causes you to look around in comparison, missing the possibility of what God has put in you. If you find yourself trying to live someone else’s life or borrowing someone else’s calling, this message will help you discover your i...

We all want the acceptance that comes with the phrase “You’re perfect just the way you are” but we also know it isn’t really true. Shame will point out your inadequacies and tell you you’re not enough but God wants you to participate in your own transformation so you can become whole in Him. Using Paul, David and Jesus’ teachings, this message will help you move away from perfection in your heart,...

Do you have soul fragility? People who appear outwardly strong can be inwardly weak when it comes to criticism, other people’s opinions and rejection. If you want to learn to let things go, you have to stay focused on a higher, deeper purpose. In week 4 of “The Church the World Needs,” Pastor Naeem wraps the series with a story from Matthew 11, where Jesus doesn’t rescue John the Baptist from jail...

Without thinking, we look away and divert our eyes from pain, suffering and things that make us uncomfortable. There are many stories of The Church unfortunately walking away from unfamiliar people, uncomfortable situations and uneasy solutions. But as followers of Jesus, we’re not called to divide and conquer with our own people. Christians need to lead the way in unity and creating a better worl...

When you live for yourself, your irresponsibility becomes someone else’s responsibility. When you live irresponsibly as a Christian, you live as a hypocrite. In 1 John 2:6, Jesus says that those who claim to follow him should live as he lives. It’s a challenging message, but still the one we are called to as Christians. In week 2 of “The Church the World Needs,” Pastor Naeem asks us to see where w...

The world doesn’t need another church with the all the answers, it needs a church that asks the right kind of questions. Using the healing of the blind man in John 9, Pastor Kristin teaches on the difference between certainty, clarity and why the church is a people - ekklesia - not a place of entry. In this series, “The Church the World Needs,” we’re asking the questions: What kind of church does...

Have you ever let time be the reason you aren’t doing something? Maybe you want to make a difference, achieve a goal or effect change but at the end of the day you’re too tired. If you’re running through life from meeting to meeting, appointment to appointment or task to task, you’re likely mentally, spiritually and emotionally exhausted. It is possible to do all the things you want to do, by step...