Sermons - Faith Community Church

Speaker: Pastor Vince Medrano

Peter, initially made willing to step out of the boat by Jesus' presence, begins to sink when he takes his eyes off Jesus and places them on the waves.

Speaker: Pastor Vince Medrano

Jesus moves from preaching about His Kingdom's arrival to bringing Kingdom reality to the everyday lives of those living in Galilee. The liberating power of God's Kingdom has arrived against normal people, and in this context we're asked to wrestle with our own expectancy for this power to be experienced in our own day-to-day lives.

Speaker: Pastor Lorissa Medrano

Pastor Lorissa starts our new sermon series.

Speaker: Pastor Vince Medrano

For those of us who have a tendency to overcomplicate things and get stuck, James encourages us to pursue a simple way to connect with God in whatever circumstance we find ourselves in.

Speaker: Pastor Lorissa Medrano

What does it look like to keep following Jesus when life gets hard? In James 5:7-12, we’re reminded that the life of faith requires patient endurance, but we never have to run the race alone.

Speaker: Pastor Vince Medrano

Speaker: Pastor Vince Medrano

James contrasts two wisdoms. A false wisdom, characterized by self-centeredness, that promises flourishing but leads to disorder - a picture of de-creation. And a wisdom, characterized by a love for peace and humility, reflecting the work of God to bring about order and peace.

Speaker: Pastor Lorissa Medrano

Our words carry incredible power = for good and for harm. In James 3:1-12, we explore what our words reveal about our hearts and how Jesus transforms us from the inside out.

Speaker: Pastor Vince Medrano

James saw in Jesus the God in whom there is no variation, change, or shadow. There was a consistency to Jesus' connection with the Father and His love for others. As ones who have encountered the faithful, loving kindness of God we should have a glowing wholeness to our faith, that follows the consistency of Jesus' life.

Speaker: Pastor Lorissa Medrano

Who gets your attention? Who get your time? Who gets your respect? James 2 challenges us to confront the ways we rank people according to status, wealth, influence, and appearance. Following Jesus means learning to see people differently - and choosing the royal law of love over the invisible rankings of our culture.