Living As If

“Christian faith is not hope. Christian faith is a response to evidence. Jesus came to show us the Father and punctuated his teaching with evidence that he spoke on behalf of the Father.” - Andy Stanley

John, was an eye witness to many of Jesus' miracles, and as John wrote his account of the life of Jesus Christ; he reminds us that the supernatural feats of Jesus were not just random acts of kindness meant to help and inspire people. They were actually signs that give evidence for who Jesus is.

In this message we focus on Sign #2 - Jesus Heals an Official’s Son

Momma Says

“While believing in Jesus gives hope, Christianity is not based on hope or blind faith. It's based on evidence.” - Andy Stanley

John, was an eye witness to many of Jesus' miracles, and as John wrote his account of the life of Jesus Christ; he reminds us that the supernatural feats of Jesus were not just random acts of kindness meant to help and inspire people. They were actually signs that give evidence for who Jesus is.

In this message we focus on Sing #1 - Water To Wine.

Servanthood

“If we push our way to the top, we are pushing ourselves away from the presence of God.”

Erwin McManus - Uprising

Servanthood…

Jesus said the greatest among us will be a servant. We know that Jesus calls us to a life of servanthood. Jesus modeled what this life looks like and yet we struggle so hard to live second and to put others first.

The pathway of Character that leads us to focus on Humility, Integrity, Courage, Gratitude, Wholeness, Generosity, Faithfulness, Perseverance and Wisdom culminates in Sercanthood. The formation of our character in Christ is lacking if not evidenced in servanthood. So, as you listen to this message, do you see gaps in the area of “living second”? If you do what will you do about it… Because, “the shape of your character is the shape of your future” (Erwin McManus).

In this series we are following the book called “UPRISING - A REVOLUTION OF THE SOUL” by Erwin Raphael McManus.

Each week there will be questions taken from “A Personal Guide for a Revolution of the Soul”.

We recommend you purchase both the book and the guide to get the fullest benefit from this life changing resource.

WAITING GAME (PERSEVERANCE)

UNLOCKING DIVINE MYSTERIES (WISDOM)

Perseverance and Wisdom

“Often we miss the undeniable work of God because we give up too soon.”

“ When we grow in the wisdom of God, we begin to recognize that everything connects.”

Erwin McManus - Uprising

The pathway to wisdom runs directly through perseverance. Jesus demonstrates how trials are part of the maturing process and that avoidance or shortcuts are simply forms of unfaithfulness. 

As you listen to this message, we have to ask ourselves the hard questions about how we are doing with this essential quality of perseverance and wisdom, and it’s implications on our character. Do we see gaps in our character? If we do what are we doing to close those gaps.

Because, “the shape of your character is the shape of your future” (Erwin McManus).

In this series we are following the book called “UPRISING - A REVOLUTION OF THE SOUL” by Erwin Raphael McManus.

Each week there will be questions taken from “A Personal Guide for a Revolution of the Soul”.

We recommend you purchase both the book and the guide to get the fullest benefit from this life changing resource.

WAITING GAME (PERSEVERANCE)

UNLOCKING DIVINE MYSTERIES (WISDOM)

Faithfulness

“The great things of God comeout of the small acts of faithfulness.”

Erwin McManus - Uprising

We all want and search for significance. We want our lives to count, we want our lives to matter.

But what if we are missing the “big” things that God has for us because we are not being faithful in the small things.

As you listen to this message, we have to ask ourselves the hard questions about how we are doing with this essential quality of faithfulness, and it’s implications on our character. Do we see gaps in our character? If we do what are we doing to close those gaps.

Because, “the shape of your character is the shape of your future” (Erwin McManus).

In this series we are following the book called “UPRISING - A REVOLUTION OF THE SOUL” by Erwin Raphael McManus.

Each week there will be questions taken from “A Personal Guide for a Revolution of the Soul”.

We recommend you purchase both the book and the guide to get the fullest benefit from this life changing resource.

THE WEIGHT OF SMALL THNGS (FAITHFULNESS)

Wholeness & Generosity

“Generosity is not contingent on what you receive, but on what you are willing to give. What we have to give is not the sum total of what others have given to us, but genuinely emerges fro our hearts.”

Erwin McManus - Uprising

In this message we look at Wholeness and Generosity and how they like Humility, Integrity, Courage and Gratitude are integral part of our character.

Gratitude that leads to wholeness that leads to generosity comes from one source. In this message we discuss what that source is.

As you listen to this message we have to ask ourselves the hard questions about how we are doing with these essential qualities. Do we see gaps in our character? If we do what are we doing to close those gaps.

Because, “the shape of your character is the shape of your future” (Erwin McManus).

In this series we are following the book called “UPRISING - A REVOLUTION OF THE SOUL” by Erwin Raphael McManus.

Each week there will be questions taken from “A Personal Guide for a Revolution of the Soul”.

We recommend you purchase both the book and the guide to get the fullest benefit from this life changing resource.

WHOLENESS FROM A BLACK HOLE (WHOLENESS)

INCURABLE ROMANTICS (GENEROSITY)

Gratitude

“No truth no matter how profound, will find its way into a heart that is absent of gratitude.”

Erwin McManus - Uprising

In this message we look at what Gratitude is and what the focus of our Gratitude should be.

As you listen to this message we have to ask ourselves the hard questions about how we are doing with these essential qualities. Do we see gaps in our character? If we do what are we doing to close those gaps.

Because, “the shape of your character is the shape of your future” (Erwin McManus).

In this series we are following the book called “UPRISING - A REVOLUTION OF THE SOUL” by Erwin Raphael McManus.

Each week there will be questions taken from “A Personal Guide for a Revolution of the Soul”.

We recommend you purchase both the book and the guide to get the fullest benefit from this life changing resource.

ENDLESS WELLSPRINGS (GRATITUDE)

Courage

“In the quest for honour; our final destination is a life defined for courage. From beginning to end, we will be called to make courageous decisions even while we find ourselves gripped with fear.”

Erwin McManus - Uprising

In this message we look at what Courage is.

As we follow Jesus Christ we will need courage. We will need Momentary Courage and Moral Courage.

As you listen to this message we have to ask ourselves the hard questions about how we are doing with these essential qualities. Do we see gaps in our character? If we do what are we doing to close those gaps.

Because, “the shape of your character is the shape of your future” (Erwin McManus).

In this series we are following the book called “UPRISING - A REVOLUTION OF THE SOUL” by Erwin Raphael McManus.

Each week there will be questions taken from “A Personal Guide for a Revolution of the Soul”.

We recommend you purchase both the book and the guide to get the fullest benefit from this life changing resource.

BRAVE HEARTS (COURAGE)

Humility & Inegrity

“The quest for honour leads us to courage through integrity and to integrity though humility. There is no other path…” Erwin McManus - Uprising

In this message we look at what Humility and Integrity are, and are not.

As you listen to this message we have to ask ourselves the hard questions about how we are doing with these essential qualities. Do we see gaps in our character? If we do what are we doing to close those gaps.

Because, “the shape of your character is the shape of your future” (Erwin McManus).

In this series we are following the book called “UPRISING - A REVOLUTION OF THE SOUL” by Erwin Raphael McManus.

Each week there will be questions taken from “A Personal Guide for a Revolution of the Soul”.

We recommend you purchase both the book and the guide to get the fullest benefit from this life changing resource.

RISING DOWNWARD - HUMILITY

TURNED INSIDE OUT - INTEGRITY

Day of Small Things

What is God doing in your life?

Are you missing the small yet significant things God is doing in your life because you are looking for, or more focused on, the big things.

Do You See What I See

God’s grace to us is an invitation to be amazing. It’s our chance to extend to others what God has freely extended to us. But while most of us are full of something . . . it’s usually not grace. So what are you full of? And what would it take for you to give someone what they don’t expect? Or deserve?                                                        

We are the church . . . every day . . . everywhere. And we are most appealing—the church is most appealing—when grace is most apparent. Grace is our greatest opportunity to be like our Father in heaven.

Don’t Do The Math

The kingdom of God is characterized by unsettling generosity —the kind of generosity that gives the undeserving what they don’t deserve and regardless of how unright we’ve been, makes us right with God. So what do we do when we’re faced with this math that doesn’t add up? And how do we respond to this unfair, unsettling system that Jesus came to invite us into?

From our perspective, the kingdom of God will always appear upside down. We naturally compare ourselves to standards, but grace doesn’t compare. Grace is married to truth and the truth is that we all fall short of God’s standard. This week, write “GRACE > FAIR” somewhere you’ll see it to remind you of what Jesus came to do for you—and for everyone you meet.

This song was performed live at the end of Kevin’s Message.

Undeservable

There is an unsettling solution for just about everything, and we can sum it up in one word — grace. It’s the undeserved, unearned, unearnable favor that Jesus came to offer us. So why wouldn’t we want Christianity to be true? And where should you start if it’s a word that was never part of the equation for you?                              

 Like life, grace is not fair. Over and over Jesus leaned into and toward unrepentant sinners. He leaned toward guilty people. It was a new category. It was grace. In the person of Jesus, there was a new covenant maker in town.

One Community Away

To experience community is to know the joy of belonging; the delight at being known and loved; the opportunity for giving and growing and the safety of finding a true home.

You may be one community away  from changing the course of your destiny.

Where Does It All Come From

Sometimes people walk away from faith because they have little investment in it.
It's the same reason that people aren't committed to free Gym memberships or value things that have cost them nothing.
We are wired to value our money and to have our hearts follow our treasure.
This week we look at tithing and how it relates to new covenant Christians.