bread church

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Weekly talks from bread, in Hollywood, CA.

Bread is an open-minded, Spirit-filled, non-denominational church in the heart of Los Angeles. We believe in the world-changing power of Jesus and

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December 18, 2022 Advent: Destined for Joy
The announcement of Jesus’ arrival comes to an unlikely group: the
shepherds. This rag-tag group were often looked down on, forgotten, and
considered to be far from religious or noble. Yet the greatest announcement
in the history of the world comes to them, not to the rich and powerful but
to the lowly shepherds. It suggests to us that God hasn’t forgotten the
least of us – to him, we are unforgettable. We are favored, not forgotten
by the Messiah who ushers in the age of favor and forgiveness. When we
grasp it, it causes joy in us to overflow. Joy that sustains in hardship.
Joy that is rooted in God’s faithfulness. We were destined for joy.
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36min
December 12, 2022 Advent: God with us.
When we’re able to strip back the overly-familiar parts of the story of
Christmas it reveals the heart of the Christian faith. Something isn’t
quite right with us and our world. We’re not always the people we want to
be. And we’ve not always treated ourselves, other people and our world as
we should. As silly as it may sound, is not our recent entertainment of
going ‘full on goblin mode’, at least in part an admittance that everything
else we’ve tried to bring happiness and self-actualisation hasn’t quite got
us to where we want to go? Christmas says what we’re in need of is not
something from within us, but something from without. It’s the story of God
coming in search of his people. He’s come to love us into full existence.
It’s only when we know his love revealed in the person of his Son Jesus
that we won’t want to ever be anyone else again. And it’s his love that
lifts us up into healing, forgiveness, purpose and meaning. He it is who
we’re looking for. It’s why we celebrate. We’re not alone. God is with us.
By Ed Flint
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20min
December 11, 2022 Advent: God with Us
When we’re able to strip back the overly-familiar parts of the story of
Christmas it reveals the heart of the Christian faith. Something isn’t
quite right with us and our world. We’re not always the people we want to
be. And we’ve not always treated ourselves, other people and our world as
we should. As silly as it may sound, is not our recent entertainment of
going ‘full on goblin mode’, at least in part an admittance that everything
else we’ve tried to bring happiness and self-actualisation hasn’t quite got
us to where we want to go? Christmas says what we’re in need of is not
something from within us, but something from without. It’s the story of God
coming in search of his people. He’s come to love us into full existence.
It’s only when we know his love revealed in the person of his Son Jesus
that we won’t want to ever be anyone else again. And it’s his love that
lifts us up into healing, forgiveness, purpose and meaning. He it is who
we’re looking for. It’s why we celebrate. We’re not alone. God is with us.
...more
20min
December 05, 2022 Advent: Peace.
We don’t always do the church calendar thing, but sometimes it does seem to
know a thing or two. Advent is all about allow ourselves to enter into the
time of waiting that was the Hebrews existence for hundreds and hundreds of
years. They know the messiah was coming to be the Prince of Peace, but they
weren’t expecting the way he came to do it. We are not promised a peaceful
life (ie - a life free of violence, persecution, conflict of tribulation)
but we are promised the peace of his presence, that surpasses all
understanding.
By Hannah Flint
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37min
December 04, 2022 Advent: Peace
We don’t always do the church calendar thing, but sometimes it does seem to
know a thing or two. Advent is all about allow ourselves to enter into the
time of waiting that was the Hebrews existence for hundreds and hundreds of
years. They know the messiah was coming to be the Prince of Peace, but they
weren’t expecting the way he came to do it. We are not promised a peaceful
life (ie - a life free of violence, persecution, conflict of tribulation)
but we are promised the peace of his presence, that surpasses all
understanding.
...more
37min
November 28, 2022 Advent: Hope in the dark.
This is the first Sunday of Advent. This time of year we reflect and
celebrate the arrival of Jesus. He came into the world not to judge it but
to renew it. The time leading up to his arrival was a dark one
characterized by rebellion, injustice and a longing for wholeness. In the
mist of this less than ideal scenario we read of Jesus’ coming as the one
who brings light into the darkness. He does this in our lives, he runs into
the darkness. His embodied presence and creative power means that we’re not
overtaken by it because his light shines on us. This is our hope and it
grows as we worship the One who can never be put out by the darkness.
By Raul Sandoval
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36min
November 27, 2022 Advent: Hope in the Dark
This is the first Sunday of Advent. This time of year we reflect and
celebrate the arrival of Jesus. He came into the world not to judge it but
to renew it. The time leading up to his arrival was a dark one
characterized by rebellion, injustice and a longing for wholeness. In the
mist of this less than ideal scenario we read of Jesus’ coming as the one
who brings light into the darkness. He does this in our lives, he runs into
the darkness. His embodied presence and creative power means that we’re not
overtaken by it because his light shines on us. This is our hope and it
grows as we worship the One who can never be put out by the darkness.
...more
36min
November 21, 2022 Giving & Vision Pt. 2
We’re called to be generous with our money. This week we consider the
specific subject of giving money to the church. The New Testament knows
nothing of solitary Christianity: to be a Christian is to be the church. It
is you and you are it. We cannot escape it (as much as we might like!). So
giving to the church is about giving to something we are intrinsically part
of. It is a cognitive dissonance to hold back part of ourselves from who we
are. There’s more: the church is not just us and ours, it’s also Christ’s.
He is the head of the church. When we give to the church we are investing
in Jesus. And we are investing in his eternal, infinite, perfect kingdom.
There is no better use of money. His kingdom is one of beautiful powerful
unified diversity. When we give we are giving to promote and grow the full
representation of the people of God- where everyone matters and all have a
role to play. The more we operate and develop in our God-given gifts, the
more the church looks like and does the things of Jesus.
By Ed Flint
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53min
November 20, 2022 Giving Vision Pt. 2
We’re called to be generous with our money. This week we consider the
specific subject of giving money to the church. The New Testament knows
nothing of solitary Christianity: to be a Christian is to be the church. It
is you and you are it. We cannot escape it (as much as we might like!). So
giving to the church is about giving to something we are intrinsically part
of. It is a cognitive dissonance to hold back part of ourselves from who we
are. There’s more: the church is not just us and ours, it’s also Christ’s.
He is the head of the church. When we give to the church we are investing
in Jesus. And we are investing in his eternal, infinite, perfect kingdom.
There is no better use of money. His kingdom is one of beautiful powerful
unified diversity. When we give we are giving to promote and grow the full
representation of the people of God- where everyone matters and all have a
role to play. The more we operate and develop in our God-given gifts, the
more the church looks like and does the things of Jesus.
...more
53min
November 14, 2022 Giving & Vision Pt. 1
Twice a year we dedicate two services to the subject of money and
generosity. Jesus’ proclamation at the beginning of his ministry was to
announce God’s age of favor for humankind. He has come to make us happy.
But, in contrast to what culture has often proclaimed, Jesus knows that
happiness and wealth are not intrinsically linked. In his parable of the
talents, Jesus teaches that all money belongs to God which he distributes
as he wishes. Our job is to hold lightly to what we have been given, not
compare what we receive to others, but use it all for the building of God’s
kingdom, and give it back to him. The more we do so the more we will
receive from God - not financially, but in terms of kingdom-building
responsibility. This is where we enter into God’s rest and experience his
joy, favor and happiness.
By Ed Flint
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51min

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