We have heard the phrase—”I am the Light of the world.” What did Jesus mean when He made this claim? In the fifth sermon of our Covered in the Dust series, Beware of Sight, Pastor Jess Strickland explains how Jesus came to bring light to blindness—and not just the physical kind. 

When offense, hurt, or stress come, what do you grab? Do you pick up the sword and strike? Or, do you hear the invitation of Jesus to join Him and instead of the sword, to pick up a towel and serve? In the fourth installment of our Covered in the Dust series, Grab a Towel, Pastor Jess Strickland explains how laying down our God-created will and saying no to willfulness enables us to walk more freely in His love and mercy for others. 

Consider this—Jesus, fully God and fully Man, walked this Earth, and while doing so, He read the Old Testament. He listened to it, studied it, repeated it, and applied it. In the third installment of our Covered in the Dust series, Pastor Jess addresses how Jesus, who has complete and perfect understanding of willingness, understood the God of the Old Testament. 

As you walk with Jesus, where do you find yourself? In the second installment of our Covered in the Dust sermon series, The Dust That Doesn’t Stick, Pastor Dave Fields explains why it is crucial that we recognize Jesus as God as we follow Him. You’ll be challenged to take a closer look at what it means daily to stay in-step following King Jesus. 

There is an idea in Jewish culture—that to be a disciple of a rabbi was to walk so closely behind him—learning and living as he lived—that the dust stirred up by his sandals as he walked would land on those following him. Whose dust are we covered in? As we begin our new series, Covered in the Dust, Pastor Jess discusses what it means to be those who walk closely behind the true Rabbi.

The prophetic—is it necessary? How does the prophetic gift build the church and move our hearts to look more like Jesus? In this sermon, The Prophetic Necessary, Pastor Jess Strickland explains how God speaks, builds, and emboldens the church through prophetic voices and words.

Stay…why? How does staying keep us more aware of where and how God is moving? And what does it mean to move into new places while staying close to Him, the I AM? In the final installment of our Starving series, Pastor Jess Strickland addresses the way God desires to keep us attached to Him as we follow the Joshua 3 example of staying within His presence. 

Need a boost of encouragement as you finish out the Starving season? Check out these interviews full of real time truth from Living Hope members walking through Starving together. Stay tuned after the interviews for a word from Pastor Jess on the prayer, prophetic word, and promise from God for us now.

If Jesus is the beloved Son, what does that mean for you and me? In the second installment of our Starving series, “Pursuit,” Pastor Jerushah invites us to consider how we see Jesus and what it means to truly step into our belovedness as ones who are found in Christ, enveloped in His delight. Listen here.

What is attachment to God? In the first sermon of our new Starving series, 

‘The Gift of Attachment,” Pastor Jess explains how God rebuilds and restores the “highways of hesed,” causing us to become a people attached to Him. Listen today!