Episodes
Sunday Mar 17, 2024
James 1:5;3:13-18: Wisdom Deficit
Sunday Mar 17, 2024
Sunday Mar 17, 2024
Welcome to this stand alone sermon about types of wisdom and how to get wisdom from above.
Sunday Sep 24, 2023
Sunday Sep 24, 2023
Welcome to the 16th sermon in our series on meeting Jesus through The Sermon on the Mount. (16 of 31)
"The Kingdom of Heaven is at hand." The most famous sermon ever preached. Some of the most profound words ever spoken. Practices that have become part of everyday life. Words used to defend, to justify, to exploit, to heal and to wound. . .words sometimes taken out of context. Jesus introduces the Sermon on the Mount by saying that the "kingdom of heave is at hand!" This is a pretty bold and loaded statement, and we want to take our time to consider what this means! what is the Kingdom of Heaven? What are the ethics of this kingdom? What is the economy of this kingdom? Who are her citizens, and how do they act? What do they value? So many good questions that might leave us "astonished" and asking the question: "...then what is our hope?" Join us as we explore the kingdom of heaven through the Sermon on the Mount and become more acquainted with The Good King.
Sunday Aug 13, 2023
Ephesians 3:14-19: Gathered Worship
Sunday Aug 13, 2023
Sunday Aug 13, 2023
Welcome to this sermon on the spiritual disciplines. It discusses the missional discipline of gathered worship and how gathering together helps us fully grasp the love of God.
Sunday Apr 30, 2023
2 Corinthians 5:14-17: Does Following Jesus Matter?
Sunday Apr 30, 2023
Sunday Apr 30, 2023
Welcome to this stand alone sermon on why following Jesus matters preached by guest speaker Sean Boone.
Sunday Apr 23, 2023
Psalm 8: The (Dis)Enchanted Life
Sunday Apr 23, 2023
Sunday Apr 23, 2023
Welcome to this stand alone sermon on enchantment with God in the life of the believer preached by guest speaker Eric Freeman.
Sunday Aug 21, 2022
Matthew 4:1-11: Integrating Work and Faith (Missional Disciplines)
Sunday Aug 21, 2022
Sunday Aug 21, 2022
Welcome to the 4th sermon in our series on the missional disciplines. (4 of 5)
The mission of Refuge is to “build our identity in Christ for the sake of the world.” One of the major ways we do that is to “practice” being like Jesus: following him, trusting him, becoming more of who we really are by practicing Gospel truths. This is not an effort to change who we are, it’s actually an effort to become MORE of who we now are, in Christ. What we do individually in growing our relationship with Jesus, what we do with fellow followers of Jesus in growing our relationship as the Church, and what we do as the Church in proclaiming and demonstrating this new Kingdom are all important.
For the rest of August, we are going to look at 5 practices of mission or spiritual disciplines of mission. God has gifted each of us in different ways to see and be passionate about these areas, and when we work together in harmony, we carry out the mission of the church while gloriously and freely giving of our selves and leaving the results to the work of the Holy Spirit!
The 5 practices we will be looking at are:
- Engaging in Public Faith
- Gathering for Public Worship
- Ministries of Compassion, Mercy, and Justice
- Integrating Work and Faith
- Hospitality
Each of these practices are incredibly important in the life of the New Testament Church, and we want to learn how to practice each of these better, together, as we continue to build our identity in Christ for the sake of the world!
Sunday Aug 14, 2022
Sunday Aug 14, 2022
Welcome to the 3rd sermon in our series on the missional disciplines. (3 of 5)
The mission of Refuge is to “build our identity in Christ for the sake of the world.” One of the major ways we do that is to “practice” being like Jesus: following him, trusting him, becoming more of who we really are by practicing Gospel truths. This is not an effort to change who we are, it’s actually an effort to become MORE of who we now are, in Christ. What we do individually in growing our relationship with Jesus, what we do with fellow followers of Jesus in growing our relationship as the Church, and what we do as the Church in proclaiming and demonstrating this new Kingdom are all important.
For the rest of August, we are going to look at 5 practices of mission or spiritual disciplines of mission. God has gifted each of us in different ways to see and be passionate about these areas, and when we work together in harmony, we carry out the mission of the church while gloriously and freely giving of our selves and leaving the results to the work of the Holy Spirit!
The 5 practices we will be looking at are:
- Engaging in Public Faith
- Gathering for Public Worship
- Ministries of Compassion, Mercy, and Justice
- Integrating Work and Faith
- Hospitality
Each of these practices are incredibly important in the life of the New Testament Church, and we want to learn how to practice each of these better, together, as we continue to build our identity in Christ for the sake of the world!
Sunday Feb 20, 2022
John 2:1-11: Water into Wine
Sunday Feb 20, 2022
Sunday Feb 20, 2022
Welcome to this stand alone sermon on how Jesus transforms lives.
Sunday Sep 12, 2021
Luke 15:1-10: Why Plant a Church?
Sunday Sep 12, 2021
Sunday Sep 12, 2021
Welcome to this stand alone sermon on who God pursues for his church and the passion with which he pursues them.
Sunday Aug 22, 2021
Sunday Aug 22, 2021
Welcome to the 4th sermon in our series on hard questions. (4 of 4)
It seems we live in a world of dichotomies: some people seem to be afraid to ask questions, while others seem to be afraid to give answers. There are so many opinions, so many “what about’s,” so much information that can render us almost paralyzed. What should we think? What should we believe? What should we do? In our context, many of those questions and doubts and critiques are directed at Christians and/or Christianity. Some seem pretty fair, some seem pretty far fetched.
We’re going to take the month of August and, with the help of some guest preachers, explore some of the hard questions about Christianity. How do we ask good questions? What about God and suffering? How can people claim an “exclusive” belief? Doesn’t religion lead to violence? Is Christianity homophobic? We are excited to welcome some wonderful, Christian thinkers in these areas to help us navigate Scripture and culture and belief and sort through some hard questions for Christianity.