What does it mean to have a Father "in heaven" and why is this SUCH good news? God the Father is more holy, glorious and transcendent that even the highest heavens cannot contain his majesty...at the very same time, He is closer than the very air that we breathe. When we look at the life of Jesus we are awakened to the reality of the nearness of the Father's presence throughout his whole ministry. The world Jesus inhabited was a God saturated reality that he invites us to experience and explore with him too. God is OUR FATHER and He is IN HEAVEN which means He sovereignly reigns over all the "powers" and is also INTIMATELY AVAILABLE to us in real time...ALL THE TIME!

In this message, Pastor Chad unpacks all the glorious dynamics that open to us when the Spirit makes as our operational reality the fact that God...the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, is OUR FATHER!

Jesus said that the SAME WAY the Father loves him so he loves YOU AND ME! When we know God as our Father it totally transforms the way we relate to God, grow in prayer and walk in confidence as royal sons and daughters.

The only way to the Father is through the Son, Jesus Christ. Before we can call out with the disciples, "Our Father" we must be born again. The Bible makes it very clear that until we receive and believe in the Son we are still in death and a captive to the "father of lies". Jesus came as the Lamb who takes away the sin of the world and provides the ONLY WAY back to the Father.

1 John 5:6-12

This is the one who came by water and blood-Jesus Christ. He did not come by water only, but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit who testifies, because the Spirit is the truth. [7] For there are three that testify: [8] the Spirit, the water and the blood; and the three are in agreement.

[9] We accept human testimony, but God's testimony is greater because it is the testimony of God, which he has given about his Son.

[10] Whoever believes in the Son of God accepts this testimony. Whoever does not believe God has made him out to be a liar, because they have not believed the testimony God has given about his Son.

[11] And this is the testimony: God has given us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. [12] Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life.

Apart from him there is no life.

The blood and water show us two important aspects of the Lord’s death: the redemptive aspect (blood) and the life-imparting aspect (water).

The blood that cleanses and covers

The water that refreshes and revives

The Spirit that anoints and empowers

These flow to us through Jesus

I see us every time we gather our first priority is to corporately and personally tap in to the fountain head of all:

Vitality

Virtue

Victory

Psalm 87:7

As they make music they will sing, "All my fountains are in you."

All my fountains

Ephesians 1:3

Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ.

Every spiritual blessing

Colossians 2:2-3

My goal is that they may be encouraged in heart and united in love, so that they may have the full riches of complete understanding, in order that they may know the mystery of God, namely, Christ, [3] in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.

The treasure chest of Jesus

So our vision when we gather is to lift our collective “tap” and press in to the revelation of Jesus!

In this message we walk through Micah 4:1-7 where the prophet paints an AMAZING picture of what is coming in FULLNESS when Christ comes again. However, eschatology is not meant to cause us to be passive or indifferent to how live in the present...to the contrary, the vision of the END is meant to inform and infuse our PRESENT priorities, pursuits and purpose!

As such, Micah 4 unpacks in powerful fashion our four pillars as a church community. Becoming a DWELLING PLACE, DISCIPLESHIPS in COMMUNITY, DISCOVERING our REDEMPTIVE POTENTIAL and being DEPLOYED with kingdom mission.

In this message we go deeper into Romans 12:1-2...what does it actually mean to offer our bodies as a living sacrifice to God? At the intersection of every act of obedience the kingdom comes and a living sacrifice goes up to the Lord through Jesus Christ. All of life is an opportunity to bring glory and honor to God through an all of life offering of obedience and love.

In this message Pastor Chad traces the biblical storyline as one long desire of God to dwell in the midst of his people. In light of God's amazing redemptive pursuit what should our response be to his burning passion to dwell with us? To offer our bodies (the entirety of our lives) up to Jesus in sacrificial obedience and worship.

In this message Pastor Chad unpacks our Fall 2023 Vision

Becoming a dwelling place for Jesus

Discipleship in Community

Discovery and Development of gifts/grace/calling

Deployed for ministry and mission of Jesus in the power of the Spirit to demonstrate and declare good news

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In this message Dan Bohi walks us through the story of Moses, highlighting the importance of coming to the end of ourselves so that God's power and purpose can come through our yielded lives.

The Lord wants us to come to the end of our propensity of relying on ourselves so that he can get all the credit as we seek to obey him.

1 Peter 4:7-11

[7] The end of all things is near. Therefore be alert and of sober mind so that you may pray. [8] Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins. [9] Offer hospitality to one another without grumbling. [10] Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God's grace in its various forms. [11] If anyone speaks, they should do so as one who speaks the very words of God. If anyone serves, they should do so with the strength God provides, so that in all things God may be praised through Jesus Christ. To him be the glory and the power for ever and ever. Amen.

The STORY of GOD and the BELIEVER’S HOPE - where are we in the unfolding drama of Scripture? How then shall we live? A healthy vision of the end shapes and sustains our CURRENT priorities, practices, passions, and pursuits!

PRAYER - connects and reorients us to what Jesus is saying, thinking, feeling, and wanting to do…encounters God’s love…engages with God in communion and conversation…enlists God’s help through intercession and petition…empowered by the Spirit to follow Jesus in obedience and faith.-

DEEP LOVE - cross shaped, self-emptying, sacrificial, covenantal and committed to the long game…forgiveness, reconciliation, repentance…

HOSPITALITY - set the table, open hearts and open hands, joyful spirit free from grumbling…(wishing for a different community instead of embracing those within arms distance)…the no comparison, competition, or complaining zone.

USING GOD’S GIFTS for his glory and the good of others - each person at the table is welcomed, wanted, and valuable. Discovering God’s love and unique design for each one is central to table fellowship…as gifts are accepted and activated we begin to experience more of the multi-faceted grace of God in our midst. These are not “our gifts” as so much of the gift assessments might mistakenly lead us to believe. We’re STEWARDS not OWNERS of the grace of God on our lives…

PROCLAIMING GOD’S WORDS - practically and prophetically…What has he said, what has he done…what is he saying and what is he doing…this is the GREAT balance of proclamation and prophecy. Christ is in our midst, his word establishes and equips us for every good work. He speaks through his people so lean in and listen.

SERVING with GOD’S STRENGTH - we are a Spirit sourced community. God is constantly filling, forming and flowing through us for his glory and the good of those around us. We mustn’t rely on the arm of flesh, or our own grit, determination and willpower…these falter and fail but the Father will give the Spirit without measure especially to those who’s hearts are set on obeying and imitating Christ in word, thought, and deed.

THE TABLE TILTS TOWARDS JESUS!!! - so that in all things God may be praised THROUGH Jesus Christ…Jesus is the aim of our affection the center of our attention and the only worthy recipient of our wholehearted allegiance. He’s in our hearts, on our lips and constantly on our minds…we are his HANDS and his FEET.