Submerge Sermons

It can be so hard to find any sense of happiness when so much is going on in our world & our lives. But God offers the path toward deep joy, if we will choose to follow it...(Guest speaker: Pastor Terry Miller)

It turns out we can't possibly experience a deeper life & faith if we’re always burned out--we must learn to practice God's rhythms of rest. Learn with us why Sabbath is all about freedom, rebellion, and reminding us who we are--and practical ways to live the healthier life rhythms God calls us to!

One of the biggest keys to living a deeper faith & life is learning how the practice of self-reflection with God--it helps us discover how God is at work in our daily lives & what He's trying to do with us. Learn with us some practical ways to do this, including using the beautiful & powerful Prayer of Examen from St. Ignatius...

Jesus was right--the key to finding the deeper life we're seeking (full of meaning, purpose, joy) centers on loving others...and show them God's love & changes the world in the process! Learn with us from Jesus' timeless story about the Samaritan who helped unexpectedly...

One of the key ways we can submerge into a deeper faith & life is by discovering how God wired us up, and why, so we can live out our callings in life, find our purpose, and help spread God's love & message! Learn with us how to discover your spiritual gifts & strengths, and some ways to practice them...

Did you know God designed us to live in community, and we can experience a deeper faith & life as we learn to deepen our relationships? On Sunday we learned practical ways to live out Jesus' "new kind" of love with each other, and why that's so important for us, for others, and for unbelievers to get a glimpse of Jesus' love.

What if God is calling us not just to a better year… but to a deeper year? To lead to a deeper life? For our first service of the year, we learned from Jesus' parable about "the four soils" about how to deepen the roots of our lives into Him, and we heard lots of practical ideas for deepening our faith, no matter where we're currently at...

In our last service of the year, we learned from one verse that sums up Jesus growing-up-years about how we can be intentional in the new year to grow in all the ways Jesus did: relationally, physically, mentally, & spiritually. And we learned that it's all about direction--not perfection.

The power of the Christmas story isn't just that it happened once--it's that it STILL happens. Christmas shows us God is still born into our lives to be "God with us", to invite us into His story, and to do unexpected miracles in our lives...

We're stuck doing so much waiting in our lives, in big ways & small ways, and definitely when it comes to waiting to for miracles from God. So how do we learn to "wait train" and not "waste the wait"? What if what God does in you while you're waiting is just as important as what you're waiting for? Learn with us from the inspiring (and untold) Christmas story of Simeon & Anna!