Waymaker.Church Sermons

Parenting is both important and hard. It is also a primary way the Kingdom of God is built. 

"He told them, 'The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field.'" Luke 10:2.  Jesus speaks with great urgency to reach the nations. We must be urgent to equip our goers and senders.

Culture fuels hostility between men and women by demanding sameness or perpetuating rivalry. Jesus teaches God’s original design for man and woman is mutual sacrifice and deference within special roles.

Our culture is in conflict with God's original design for marriage, family, and human sexuality. Jesus communities will always have to seek and reflect God’s original design, while they address opposition with love.

Being all in with a church community means submitting yourself to church authority and holding yourself and others accountable.

All in with Jesus means we seek unity and belonging with his people for life.

All in with Jesus means to serve His people with sacrificial love for life.

Jesus calls us to go "all in" with Him and with His people. This means confronting what holds us back from the local church.

When Christians have a cloudy wealth theology, either poverty or prosperity can be idolized. 

Jesus talks about money because when we truly understand our roles as stewards, money is a tool we can invest into growing His kingdom. 

God invites us to dwell in His presence. What happens when we choose to follow this call?

In American Christianity Jesus’ role as teacher, savior, and friend often overshadows His position as ultimate ruler. This gives us an incomplete picture of Jesus Christ as King and final authority. What does it look like to surrender to the authority of King Jesus?

How can anyone stay convinced of the divinity and necessity of Jesus over a lifetime? Link to the video that is mentioned - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XW_41mMvOGQ

Our idols can entrench our hearts beyond visibility and self-correction. What could happen when we actually confront the idols in our lives and walk in repentance?

All of us have a blind spot within our walk with Christ. On Mount Nebo, we learn that weaknesses can either hinder us or cause us to grow in our leadership & faith.

We are called to be a church that collaborates with God to love and serve our neighbors.

What does it look like to be spirit-led fathers and sons in today's culture?

Moses' Mount Sinai moment yielded a divine calling and a divine consecration. How are we called to be set apart today?

God provides new clarity and confidence when we provide trust and surrender.

God refreshes peace for us during and after chaos. After flood seasons, God gives us renewed vision and grounding so renewal work can begin.

Anti-fragile faith is impossible without God’s presence and God’s people. Community is not a quick fix to our problems, rather it is an invitation to participate in both the growth and suffering of others.

Listen to this week's teaching as Ben Parlier, our Discipleship Resident, explains that repentance is necessary to pass faith, hope, and love to the next generation, the nations, and our neighbors.

How could we possibly trust a good God in a fallen world and in the midst of personal suffering?

While we know God is redeeming our sin, suffering and death, we can feel the pain and grief, but also find faith and hope within it all.  

Jesus doesn't call us to be comfortable, He calls us to be faithful. But, how can we be faithful when we face life's biggest trials?