Sermons from LifeJourney Church

This Sunday we continue our sermon series based on the New York Times Bestselling book called "How We Learn to Be Brave: Decisive Moments in Life and Faith," by Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde. This week we tackle chapter 4 -- The Decision to Accept What You Do Not Choose. In other words, how can we best cope with all those unwanted circumstances life thrusts us into?

This Sunday we continue our sermon series based on the New York Times Bestselling book called "How We Learn to Be Brave: Decisive Moments in Life and Faith," by Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde. This week we tackle chapter 3 -- The Decision to Start -- Taking the first steps toward a long-term vision or dream.

This Sunday we continue our new sermon series based on the New York Times Bestselling book called "How We Learn to Be Brave: Decisive Moments in Life and Faith," by Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde. Last week we explored chapter 1: The Decision to Go -- Leaving one place or way of being to move toward another. This week we tackle chapter 2 -- The Decision to Stay -- Choosing to go deeper into existing commitments.

Pastor Jeff will launch a new sermon series this week based on the New York Times Bestselling book called "How We Learn to Be Brave: Decisive Moments in Life and Faith," by Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde, Episcopal Bishop of Washington, D.C. Each week we will tackle a different chapter, starting this week with chapter 1: The Decision to Go -- Leaving one place or way of being to move toward another.

If only life was like in the movies, and we could have perfect relationships -- with spouses, family members, neighbors, bosses, friends, and neighbors. But we can't. Or can we? This Sunday we conclude our sermon series on how to build beautiful relationships the Jesus way. As we do so, we'll explore a passage where Jesus shows us how to have perfect imperfect relationships. No, that's not a typo. We're going to talk about how to have perfect imperfect relationships.

Have you ever felt like everyone else was invited to a party, but you were stuck standing outside the velvet ropes? It’s easy to feel like an outsider -- even in our daily lives. This Sunday we will explore several Scriptures and popular stories that remind us how God wants everyone to be included. Let's dare to break out of our routines and make sure everyone knows they are welcome!

Have you ever felt like everyone else was invited to a party, but you were stuck standing outside the velvet ropes? It’s easy to feel like an outsider -- even in our daily lives. This Sunday we will explore several Scriptures and popular stories that remind us how God wants everyone to be included. Let's dare to break out of our routines and make sure everyone knows they are welcome!

Long-term relationships are a core component of human happiness. But relationships are hard and can easily fall apart. So this Sunday we'll look at the single most important thing we can do to cultivate life-long relationships. This is the sixth installment in our sermon series on how to build beautiful relationships the Jesus way.

We all know what it feels like to end up in a place we never expected to be -- a season of disappointment, uncertainty, delay, or exile that we thought would be temporary but seems to be lasting far longer than we imagined. Where in your life right now do you feel stymied? God has a word for you this Sunday!

However that sentence gets finished, it's never very uplifting. How many times has someone said something like that to you? How many times have you said something like that to someone else? As we continue our sermon series on how to build beautiful relationships the Jesus way, this Sunday we're going to tackle Jesus' teachings about not judging others to see if we can figure out we can offer honest feedback and accountability without being judgmental. Is that possible? If so, how?