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The Book of Joshua – January 12, 2025

Joshua 3-4

I understand a lot of us are going through some really hard times. I definitely don’t want to minimize the trouble that we go through. Mental health is no joke, and relationship problems can be really tough. School and finances can be oppressive. And sometimes the best we can do is just make it through another day.

But once in a while when we’re not so overwhelmed, it really helps to take a step back and think about the big picture.

And it’s worth asking, how can we live our best life? That’s my big question today. How can we live our best life?

My big idea today is that we need EXPERIENCE and we need to ENRICH.

  1. We need to EXPERIENCE the greatness of God
  2. We need to ENRICH the lives of others by sharing our experiences.

The Book of Joshua – January 5, 2025

Joshua 2

Many religions and belief systems have followers that have “blind faith, which means faith without evidence. They operate on a single witness who claimed to have a vision in private. The problem, however, is there’s no other witnesses to corroborate if that vision happened

It’s different with Christianity. The most important events – like Jesus dying on a cross, the resurrection (empty tomb), the miracles – are all very public. The Bible rejects blind faith! I think it actually invites skepticism; it encourages you to ask good questions and dig deep on the evidence.

We do need faith, but it’s different from what a lot of people think. My question today is: what does excellent faith look like? I’m going to try to show you that excellent faith is bold with the big idea, and diligent with the details. That’s what we’ll learn from the story of an unlikely hero.

The Book of Joshua – December 29, 2024

Joshua 1:2-9

BE STRONG AND COURAGEOUS.

The Bible isn’t like us, it doesn’t just repeat things just to hit a certain word count. Its writing style is very efficient and thought out… and so for it to repeat 3 times in this week’s passage is like highlighting it and putting it in bold!

Why does God emphasize this so much? I think there is a pastoral aspect to his words here. I mean just a few verses before ours, Moses is literally declared the greatest man of God ever. And for Joshua to take over, those are huge shoes to fill. I’m sure Joshua felt all sorts of underqualified and imposter syndrome.

But also, as we’ll continue in the Joshua story for the next few weeks, we see that the path set out for Joshua is not easy. It requires strength and courage. But that’s not just for Joshua. That’s for all Christians. Following God isn’t an easy walk in the park. Whether you’ve been a Christian for decades or you are new to the faith, following God comes with doing hard things. To say no to our desires. To say yes to love and sacrifice. And so that’s why God tells us: Be strong and courageous, because that’s what it takes to get us thinking beyond ourselves. Be strong and courageous because the natural thing to do is to fall into fear and doubt. Be strong and courageous, because it is so easy to believe the worst about ourselves, the world, and even God. Be strong and courageous.

Christmas – December 22, 2024

Luke 2:8-14

Our story is about a group of Shepherds that encounter an Angel that was so glorious that it put their whole life on hold. They were the first to experience the glory of the Christmas story, but they were not meant to be the last!

Because like them, we can still experience the glory of the Christmas story today.

Christmas – December 15, 2024

Luke 1:67-79

We all encounter evil in our lives. We can see all kinds of things in our world that are broken. We can see the brokenness in governments and in world politics. We can see it in schools and workplaces. We see it in close friendships and family, and we can even see it in our own hearts. Our world is not the way it should be.

Some people see so much brokenness that they just give up and they say there’s no point in trying because they can’t fix the problems. But as Christians I believe we have the best way to respond to brokenness.

So my big question today is: how should we respond to brokenness – the brokenness we see in the world and also in our personal life?

The answer I want to show you today is that we should respond with confidence that Jesus will make things right. Jesus will make things right in our world, and Jesus will make things right in our own personal life.

Christmas – December 8, 2024

Luke 1:5-20

Sometimes we underestimate preparation, but it can make all the difference, and that theme is fitting today as we begin a series of Christmas/Advent sermons that aims to prepare our hearts for the birth of Jesus.

So, my big question today is: how should we prepare when we inevitably face the most important moments in life?

Our Bible story will show us that we need to prepare with everyday faithfulness, and everyday faith. Today our Bible Story takes place a year and half before the birth of Jesus. And it’s about an old priest named Zechariah and the time he meets an angel.

The Sermon on the Mount – November 17, 2024

Matthew 7:13-14

Every day, we face so many different philosophies of life. A lot of them are kind of hippy-feel-good ones. Sometimes, you’ll come across quite heartless ones. But the philosophy you cling onto will make ALL the difference in life. A bad one will wreck you beyond imagination. But the right philosophy will make you into the greatest and most fulfilled version of yourself. The person God made you to be.

And our bible passage today gives us really good tools, signs that help you know you’re on the right path. And it has to do with being willing to reject and ditch the philosophies of many people around us.

Our focus today is this question:

What are some signs that show us we’re on the right track in life?

1 – The right track is narrow and rare.
2 – The right track is led by excellent role models.

The Sermon on the Mount – November 10, 2024

Matthew 5:43-48

Relationships are a huge part of life. They can be a huge source of joy, or they can be a huge source of pain. Today, our Bible passage is about the relationships that cause us pain. The big idea today is to look to God and imitate Him in our most difficult relationships.

God is a perfect father, but the knowledge of that is not enough. God wants us to emulate Him.