ReFind The Jesus Way
Jesus compared his Way to a wise person building their home on a rock. However, there are many Christian belief systems and structures that have been built on top of the Jesus Way which should be rightfully deconstructed—they are foundations of sinking sand. Belief systems and structures that are built on fear, cultural assimilation, and relativism are sinking sand and should be deconstructed. But the Jesus Way is the Rock of which Jesus spoke. His Way is a way of…
ReFind Intro
The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. When a man found it, he hid it again, and then in his joy went and sold all he had and bought that field. Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant looking for fine pearls. When he found one of great value, he went away and sold everything he had and bought it.— Matthew 13.44–46 NIV In this sermon, Pastor T. C. introduces the ReFind series by…
Grace & Giving
During the season of Christmastide, we give each other gifts in celebration of the greatest gift ever given to the world: Jesus. The advent of Jesus into the world is the greatest demonstration of God’s grace. However, we often misunderstand God’s grace when we think of it as a ‘one-way, unilateral donation.’ As we see in Romans 15 and II Corinthians 8, the apostle Paul thought about grace very differently. For him, grace creates a new social bond and reality,…
Love All
The theme of the fourth and final week of Advent Conspiracy is Love All. In this sermon, Pastor Osheta draws from a famous Christmas song, “Do You Hear What I Hear?” to discern how the Good News about God’s love for all is spread from creation to the margins and from the margins to the powerful.
Give More
The theme of Advent week 3 in the Making Christmas Meaningful Again (Advent Conspiracy) series is Give More. This sermon is by Pastor Der Lor.