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A message on Psalms of Lament About this series: Through the Psalms we are invited into a relationship with God that reaches the full spectrum of our experiences: the highs and the lows, the peaks and the valleys. There is no feeling we are not allowed to express before God in our prayers and worship, because there is no part of life we are supposed to experience without God. The Psalms are a mast...

A short message on Praise Psalms (Psalm 148, Psalm 8, and Psalm 23) About this series: Through the Psalms we are invited into a relationship with God that reaches the full spectrum of our experiences: the highs and the lows, the peaks and the valleys. There is no feeling we are not allowed to express before God in our prayers and worship, because there is no part of life we are supposed to experie...

A sermon on Psalm 103 About this series: Through the Psalms we are invited into a relationship with God that reaches the full spectrum of our experiences: the highs and the lows, the peaks and the valleys. There is no feeling we are not allowed to express before God in our prayers and worship, because there is no part of life we are supposed to experience without God. The Psalms are a masterclass...

A sermon on Psalm 73 About this series: Through the Psalms we are invited into a relationship with God that reaches the full spectrum of our experiences: the highs and the lows, the peaks and the valleys. There is no feeling we are not allowed to express before God in our prayers and worship, because there is no part of life we are supposed to experience without God. The Psalms are a masterclass i...

A sermon on Psalm 1 About this series: Through the Psalms we are invited into a relationship with God that reaches the full spectrum of our experiences: the highs and the lows, the peaks and the valleys. There is no feeling we are not allowed to express before God in our prayers and worship, because there is no part of life we are supposed to experience without God. The Psalms are a masterclass in...

Speaker: Taylor Walling A sermon preached at Waves Church, a church of Christ on Pepperdine University's campus in Malibu, CA. In Community - On Campus - For the Kingdom www.waveschurch.com

Speaker: Billy Coull A sermon preached at Waves Church, a church of Christ on Pepperdine University's campus in Malibu, CA. In Community - On Campus - For the Kingdom www.waveschurch.com

Speaker: Taylor Walling   A sermon preached at Waves Church, a church of Christ on Pepperdine University's campus in Malibu, CA.   In Community - On Campus - For the Kingdom   www.waveschurch.com

Speaker: Taylor Walling   A sermon preached at Waves Church, a church of Christ on Pepperdine University's campus in Malibu, CA.   In Community - On Campus - For the Kingdom   www.waveschurch.com

Speaker: Taylor Walling   A sermon preached at Waves Church, a church of Christ on Pepperdine University's campus in Malibu, CA.   In Community - On Campus - For the Kingdom   www.waveschurch.com

How can Christians experience life in the Holy Spirit? What change does the Holy Spirit make in the lives of Jesus' followers? Guest speaker Jessica Hooten Wilson explores these questions and more in this continuation of the Holy Spirit series.   About the Holy Spirit sermon series:  What is the Holy Spirit? What does the Holy Spirit do? How can Christians live their lives in the power of the Spir...

What does it mean to be "filled" with the Holy Spirit? This is the language the Bible uses for times when God's Spirit works in and through Christians. And instead of looking to be filled with anything else - where we may have previously looked for comfort or courage or validation - we now look to God through the Holy Spirit, hearts overflowing with thanks and praise.   About the Holy Spirit sermo...

When we hear the Gospel - the good news of Jesus life, death, and resurrection - anyone who believes the Gospel receives what Jesus promised to His disciples: the Holy Spirit. And the Spirit is not an agent of God but the person of God active inside each of us. And what does the Spirit do? The Holy Spirit seals us as saved. It is God Himself in us who guarantees that we are saved by grace, and wha...

On the first Easter morning, the idea that Jesus had risen from the dead seemed impossible. But after the disciples encountered their risen savior, what seemed impossible was the idea that death could ever hold Jesus in the grave. Easter means the defeat of death, and Jesus' victory has become our salvation. He is risen!   Speaker: Taylor Walling   A sermon preached at Waves Church, a church of Ch...

When Jesus entered the city of Jerusalem, he was entering a place with a clearly defined power structure. And part of his mission would turn that power structure completely upside down. Jesus is still the king who disrupts, who upends our expectations, and who invites us into his upside down kingdom. Speaker: Jeff Walling   A sermon preached at Waves Church, a church of Christ on Pepperdine Univer...

Sometimes God shows up to get our attention, because we've been focused on the wrong things. Israel was dabbling in idol worship when the prophet Elijah sets up a head-to-head between God and a pagan deity Baal. And God displays his power and presence for a purpose - to turn hearts back to Him. We see God active at the altar, and our response should be like the people of Israel - to say He is God....

When situations go from bad to worse, from disappointing to desperate we wonder if anyone is paying attention. Hagar experienced this first hand due to the mistakes and abuses of others. But at the moment she was ready to give up, God showed up. He revealed himself as the God who finds us when we're lost and sees us when we feel invisible. About the series When God Shows Up: There are moments when...

During a time of political uncertainty, the prophet Isaiah encountered God in a dramatic vision. And Isaiah walked away with a deeper understanding of God's sovereignty, God's holiness, and God's mercy. We need that same vision today. About the series When God Shows Up: There are moments when we meet God in a new way. After these moments, we trade a general theory of God for a specific memory of H...

"What does [your name] like?" How would someone who knows you well answer that question? Maybe they'd talk about your hobbies or career or favorite way to spend time. But what if they got asked this question: "What is [your name] like?" Those two questions sound similar, but their difference illustrates the wake we all leave behind. In this sermon from 3 John, we talk about the difference between...

Are we in control of our lives? When we unlock our phones to look at one thing and 45 minutes disappear through scrolling - who is in control? When we start eating one cookie and go through half the box - who is in control? When we get into a heated interaction with a friend and lose our cool - who is in control? Is it even possible to operate with self-control? And if so, how? This message from g...

In John 13, Jesus does something so unexpected, so shocking that it has been remembered for generations. Jesus washes their feet. It was common courtesy to have your feet washed before a meal, but this act of love and service from Jesus was anything but common. Jesus shows us what love looks like, and what it means to become great by being the servant of all. Speaker: Taylor Walling A sermon preac...

The world we live in is not neutral. We are always being formed by something or someone. The question is: what shape is our life being formed into? And are we aware of what is forming us? This message from Romans 12 invites us to look at our lives honestly and ask: am I being conformed or transformed?   Speaker: Taylor Walling   A sermon preached at Waves Church, a church of Christ on Pepperdine U...

We have the ability to cut people down or build people up with how we speak to them. Life-giving words become treasures stored up in the heart, but hurtful words can create lasting wounds. The writings in Scripture speak to this double-edged reality. The question this sermon asks is: how are we wielding our words? Are we speaking in ways that help or hurt our witness? Are we speaking in ways that...

Careless or cutting words can be wildly destructive - so much so that the Bible describes our words like sparks that can ignite a wildfire. And our words reveal a deeper reality. Jesus said that "the mouth speaks what the heart is full of." Our words might be the fruit, but according to Jesus our hearts are at the root. And that means we need God to transform our hearts.   About this series: The w...

"As goes the speech, so goes the life." That ancient saying holds true today - both in the pages of Scripture and in our lived experiences. This message is the first of a three week series called Speak Life on the power of our words, tracing the God-given ability to communicate all the way back to the moment humans were created. Ever since, people have had the ability to amplify the frequency of l...