JR.'s Sermons

On a journey of discovery, we can easily become discouraged. Practicing gratitude helps us to continue seeking. When we are exploring our God-given calling, our gratitude is shaped by where we're GOING - our thanks are future oriented, grounded in...

Becoming the people God calls us to be is a journey of discovery. A journey requires that we change, which can be scary, painful and difficult. The prophet Malachi offers words of hope: that even though the change is difficult, God is with us,...

We don't like to wait. Especially when change is on the horizon, we'd rather just rush into the change. But growing is waiting, and waiting is an opportunity for faith. The journey of coming to know begins with naming our desires. To learn to name...

We imagine growing spiritually is difficult because we think God is distant and hidden. But God's hiddenness is an invitation to seek so that we can enjoy discovering. We can trust our instincts to point us toward a God who is not well-hidden...

Imaging serving and immediately summon feelings of obligation, of duty. But Paul speaks of Christian service as freedom – a freedom to slavery. Love is the key – when we serve out of love, our service has no bounds. When we serve out of love, no...

As Catalyst looks to the future, how do we love more intentionally? We must follow the model Jesus gives us in the incarnation - leaving our comfort zones to inhabit the world of those who are not like us.

Catalyst creates spaces where everyone can embrace their God-given calling. How will we love in the next 10 years? How will we grow? How will we serve?

Ghosts are stories of regrets – spirits that haunt the living because they have “unfinished business”. In truth we are the haunted houses. We carry round unresolved issues from our past. By comparing two biblical Sauls – the King and the...

Zombies are mindless creatures who follow their most basic desire - to eat and eat and eat. They represent our fear that humans are most basically animals driven by destructive instincts. We distrust our cravings, our loves. But Scripture tells us if...

The Werewolf is a person who has a beast living inside them. We know what that's like: to have something inside us, something we try to control. But just like the monster stories, no matter how hard we try, the Wolf gets out. And our sin doesn't...