Jeremy Mulder
On Mother's Day, we consider the fundamental instruction of the Bible to Christian parents: teach your children to love God, and love his commands.
The framework of our mission is to bring order to chaos–but where is my specific role within that framework? In this message we'll consider how we can leverage our life to most effectively introduce order into chaos.
Do you fear failure? The good news of the Bible is that God does not make failures, and he does not want you to fail. In fact, he wants you to succeed! In this message we'll consider what it is he wants you to be successful at.
We fear what we do not know or what we are unfamiliar with. In this message, we'll consider what the fear of the unknown reveals about how God intended things to be, and why the Christian can be free from that fear.
What does it really mean that Jesus rose from the grave? Why does it matter? And how does it change the way we view and live in the world? In this Easter message, we'll consider the necessity of the resurrection, the proofs of the resurrection, and ultimately, the results of the resurrection.
Jesus final words on the cross, "It is Finished". In this Good Friday message, we reflect on what that means.
The fear of abandoment manifests itself in the inability to commit and the inability to love. When we fear abandonment, we close in on ourselves. Jesus frees us from that fear when we have faith in him, so that instead of closing in, we can open up to love and be loved.
Jesus tells a parable of some tenants in a vineyard, and the religious leaders know he's talking about them. In the story, the tenants refuse to give the owner his just due, and when the owner sends his son to them, they kill him hoping to obtain the inheritance. The tenants end up being removed from the vineyard, they are destroyed, and the owner gives the land to someone else. If we understand that the Father is the Owner, and the Son is the heir, how should that impact the way we live in this new vineyard built on Christ?
What is the chief sin of humanity? Idolatry. Jesus comes to break the grip of the idols of our hearts that we believe are more precious than Jesus. The rich young ruler asks Jesus, "What must we do to have eternal life?" Jesus' implicit response is this: You must have no other gods before me.
Our default setting is to believe that we are the greatest. Jesus comes and introduces a new way: in the new kingdom economy, it's "last is first", not "first is first". In this message we'll consider why it is so difficult for us to grasp this teaching, and why it is so important that we do.
