A Christian is not someone who has found God, rather, a Christian is someone who has been found by God. In this sermon covering a significant passage from Mark, Pastor Brent teaches us about how following Jesus requires nothing from us but our need for Him.

God speaks incredible and tender words of love over His Son in this passage of Mark, and through it we can learn that there is a love for which we were built. We can also learn how that love can come into your life, and finally, what happens when that love actually does come into your life.

In the first installment of our Mark series, we get right down to the grassroots movement of Christianity and ask: What is the Way? Where do we find it? How do we follow it?

More than anything, we want to be known for the way that we love and serve the city. How do we do that? First, we are a church and a people in the city. Second, we are a church and a people who are not of the city and are different from the city, seeking its peace and prosperity. Finally, we are a church and a people called to realize that we have a God who is for us, not against us.

We at Resurrection Oakland seek to be a church not just for Christ followers, but also a church for the unconvinced. What does it mean to be a church for the unconvinced? In this sermon, Pastor Brent teaches us that it means we are a church where people can process their doubts and questions, a church that believes anyone is a good candidate for the love of God, and ultimately, a community that has been changed by the grace of God.

In this next installment of our Spiritual Disciplines series, Pastor Dave teaches us about what service gives us, what service shows us, and finally, where service comes from.

In this latest installment of our Spiritual Disciplines series, Pastor Brent discusses the principles of generosity, the major problem with generosity, and ultimately, how we can overcome that problem.

This week, Pastor Brent teaches us about the often misunderstood spiritual discipline of fasting. Encouraging us to slow down our busy lives, he explains that when we fast and abstain from eating, we alternatively feast on God’s presence, we feed on God’s freedom, and ultimately, we feed on God’s justice.

In a sermon about prayer, Pastor Brent discusses the invitation of prayer, the gift of prayer, the healing power of prayer, and finally, the secret of prayer.

In the second installment of our Spiritual Disciplines series, Pastor Brent teaches us the practice of Christian meditation by examining the principle, the promise, and the practice of meditation.