Sermons

The book of 3rd John is a one-page letter with plenty of insights into why relationships sour and become overly-conflicted or why relationships flourish. This little letter introduces to some interest people that offer us four short case studies in relationships.

We live in “the age of feelings.” “Truth” has now been dumbed down to the irrational “whatever is true for you is true, and whatever is true for me is true.” When the howling winds of life slam into your life, feelings cannot anchor you. Only absolute truth can anchor us. Holding on to the truth, and…

As you know we can create some real messes with our life. And when we try to undo our messes we can create even more messes. A man named Onesimus did the same thing. God brought three men together around the gospel that created an astounding, redemptive story of the God who can redeem messes and shine…

Today, we want to talk about how to “thrive” in our community. Irvine is a great city to live in, but it can be hard to live here too. To “thrive” as a follower of God, we have to make sure that we haven’t been seduced by the trappings of this world and lose our…

The church cannot be the church ONLY in Irvine, or any other specific community, until it is FIRST the church “of the world”. The scripture has a big YES toward the world, but ALSO a big NO to the world. This week we’re going to look at what that YES and NO entails, and talk…

Why do we berate ourselves with self-loathing or contempt? Despite what some say, it’s NOT because we have a poor self-image or a painful past.  It is something deeper.  This week we are going to explore this issue and some other hard questions like: Why are we so stung by contempt from others? Why do…