Branch Church

Because the Lord is my Shepherd, "I have no wants" or "I lack nothing." As "sheep," we are to fully depend on the Good Shepherd, Jesus Christ. This message draws our attention to the Good Shepherd’s voice and what His Word says about providing for us.

No matter how much evil, brokenness and suffering we see and experience, Jesus will make all things new! He will mend every broken thing and overturn every injustice.

Carnival mirrors give us a distorted view of who we are. And a lie believed as truth will affect you as if it were true. You don’t have to accept everything deemed as “true” by the world and culture. Your identity is shaped by the words God Himself speaks about you. There is no higher truth than God’s truth. While the narratives of the world may try to pull you in a hundred different directions, His truth provides a firm foundation you can stand on.

There are situations that leave us alone and abandoned all the time. At some point, we all have heard it in some form or another… “we’re through,” “I don’t love you anymore,” “we can’t be friends anymore,” “we’re going to have to let you go,” “I’m sorry, you’re loved one didn’t make it.”

Hearing any of those words can rock our world and leave gaping holes of loneliness, abandonment and pain. Yet, we have a promise from God that He will never leave us nor forsake us.

A common misconception people have about God and religion is that “for God to love me I have to be good.” The truth of the matter is that God loves you just as you are BUT, loves you too much to leave you how you are. When you say yes to Jesus, YOU CHANGE! This sermon looks at how Jesus changes us - not religion.

It's easy to feel trapped in life. We get stuck in routines, deadlines, bills and daily struggles. God's answer for us was Jesus! Part 1 of our series Jesus Changes Everything looks at how Jesus Christ became the visible expression of the invisible God. He revealed God to us in human form and expressed Himself in a language we could understand.

How does one of the stingiest crooks in all of scripture become the most generous people in all of scripture? The answer is JESUS. Jesus intentionally chose to build relationships that led to salvation and life change. This message looks at our assignment as Christians to "seek and save those who are lost."

In Luke 10, Jesus answered a religious experts question, "who is my neighbor" with a parable. The parable of the Good Samaritan commands us to love our neighbors as ourself. But we do not love our neighbors to earn heaven. We love others because heaven was given to us as a gift, and we can’t help but become to others what Jesus has become to us.

In Acts 28, Luke concludes his letter with Paul ministering in Rome under house arrest. This message reminds us that we are a part of something bigger than ourselves. God has an unstoppable Spirit-empowered plan!

In Acts 27, Paul encountered a ferocious storm on his voyage to Rome. During that storm, God reminded Paul that he was to stand before Caesar. When you’re in the midst of a storm, it’s easy to forget God’s promises and faithfulness. Sometimes we just need to remember what God already said.