Mosaic Lincoln

This week we explore a confusing promise found in John 14:13-14. Jesus said, "I will do whatever you ask in my name so the Father may be glorified in the Son. You may ask me for anything in my name, and I will do it." What did Jesus mean by this? If we've been given this promise, then why do so many of us find ourselves frustrated at times by unanswered prayer? Is prayer just random, like playing spiritual bingo - sometimes you're lucky and sometimes you're not? Or are there variables that can actually affect how are prayers are received and answered?

Special thanks to Life.Church and Woodland Hills Church for inspiring this series and to Craig Groeschel and Greg Boyd for their contributions to this message. For more information about Mosaic, visit us at mosaiclincoln.org.

This week we explore what may very well be the most popular verse amongst Christians and non-Christians alike: “Do not judge, or you too will be judged." (Mt 7:1). What did Jesus really mean by that? Are we as Christians never to exercise judgment? Are there certain scenarios in which we can? If so, does it make a difference whether the person on the receiving end is a Christian?

Special thanks to Life.Church and Woodland Hills Church for inspiring this series and to Craig Groeschel for his significant contribution to this message. For more information about Mosaic, visit us at mosaiclincoln.org.

We conclude our two-month journey in the Psalms by spending one last week in one of the most recognizable and loved passages in all of the bible: Psalm 23. As we do we seek to answer the question behind so many questions: Can God really be trusted? If I surrender all of my life into his hands, what can I really expect?

Special thanks to Phillip Keller and Larry Osborne for their contributions to this message. To learn more about Mosaic, visit us at www.mosaiclincoln.org.

David shows in Psalm 25 what is looks like to practice lament-- calling out and naming before God the injustices around us. Through examining the role that lament played in Israelite society, we see how it functions as an act of rebellion against apathy, despair, and cynicism. And, most importantly, we see the connection between lament and hope.

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The twenty-third Psalm is easily one of the most recognizable passages in all of the bible. From film and music, to celebrity memorials and 9/11, the words of the twenty-third Psalm has found its way into nearly every expression of pop culture.

There is something about this passage that has struck a chord with humanity throughout the centuries. Join us as we spend the next couple weeks journeying through this rich and timeless passage.

Special thanks to John Emery and Mark Adams for their contributions to this message. To learn more about Mosaic, visit us at www.mosaiclincoln.org.

Doubt is sometimes treated like a dirty little secret in the church. We don’t like it. We are very uncomfortable with it. At times, we even pretend like it doesn’t exist. It seems few are willing to talk about it with the kind of raw, introspective honesty as the Psalmists do. But the truth is we all experience moments, days, even entire seasons when we struggle with doubt. So how are we to understand and respond to doubt when it inevitably shows up in us?

Special thanks to Tim Keller and Alister McGrath for their contributions to this message. To learn more about Mosaic, visit us at www.mosaiclincoln.org.

When was the last time your heart broke over sin in your life? For many people repentance has simply become nothing more than saying, "I'm sorry".

But repentance is not an emotion. It is not feeling sorry for your sins. It is a decision. It is deciding that you have been wrong in supposing that you could manage your own life and be your own god; it is deciding that you are wrong in your thinking most of the time and without the constant correction of regular repentance, we find ourselves living a life apart from God.

Psalm 51 gives us an intimate look at the brokenness that David experienced when repentance brought him to his knees at the feet of a merciful and loving God.

The change that takes place in our hearts when we make regular repentance a part of our relationship with God is an essential part of maintaining a healthy soul.

Bono of U2 recently lamented: "In Christian art I find a lot of dishonesty...This is why I am suspicious of Christians - because of their lack of realism." While we may be tempted to present ourselves as being better than we really are, the Psalms show us a different way - one that both acknowledges and confronts the inevitable spiritual winters of the soul. Special thanks to Tim Keller for his substantial contribution to this message. To learn more about Mosaic, visit us at www.mosaiclincoln.org.

This week we begin a two-month journey together in the book of Psalms. John Calvin said that in the Psalms “the Holy Spirit has drawn all the griefs, sorrows, fears, doubts, hopes, cares, perplexities, in short, all the distracting emotions with which the minds of men are wont to be agitated...all lurking places are discovered, and the heart is brought into the light.” Calvin called the Psalms "an anatomy of the soul." This week we begin our journey by taking an in-depth look at what the soul is, how it works and why understanding the soul is so incredibly important. Special thanks to John Ortberg and Dallas Willard for their substantial contribution to this message. For a more in-depth study of the soul, we highly recommend John Ortberg's book "Soul Keeping." To learn more about Mosaic, visit us at www.mosaiclincoln.org.

About 100 years ago Einstein theorized that time was not constant, and could run at different rates. Time is not a label on the universe but experienced individually. What implications does this have on our faith? How can we redeem the time that we have and see every moment as sacred?