Timberline Windsor Campus

This message uses the metaphor of “four knives” to explain different stages of a Christian’s spiritual life. The speaker emphasizes that true faith isn’t just claiming to follow God, but actually living according to His will. They explain that people must first accept God’s love, then allow Him to shape them, overcome sin and shame, and finally live boldly by sharing that love with others.

The main point is that understanding and experiencing God’s love leads to purposeful action—especially caring for vulnerable people like orphans and families in need. The message encourages personal growth, repentance, and community, while also calling people to take action through service, prayer, or financial support.

The story of Jesus raising Lazarus from the dead in John 11:1-46. It explains how Mary and Martha ask Jesus to help their sick brother Lazarus, but Jesus delays his arrival and Lazarus dies. When Jesus finally arrives, the sisters express their grief, yet they still show faith in him. Jesus comforts them, declares that he is "the resurrection and the life," and then performs a miracle by raising Lazarus from the tomb after four days. The message emphasizes that even when God seems delayed, He is still present and working, and the miracle ultimately reveals Jesus' power over death and encourages people to trust Him in times of crisis and grief.

The message explains how desperation can lead people to faith in Jesus. Using the story of the royal official whose son was dying (John 4:46-54), the speaker shows that God often meets people in their most desperate moments. The official hears about Jesus, humbly asks for help, and believes Jesus' promise even before seeing proof. The sermon emphasizes that true faith is trusting Jesus' character and word rather than controlling outcomes. It encourages listeners to bring their honest needs to God, trust Him even when answers are uncertain, and take steps of faith that can influence others around them.

In John 9, Jesus heals a man born blind, but the greater miracle is what the light exposes. As the man’s physical sight is restored, the spiritual blindness of the religious leaders is revealed, showing how Jesus’ presence both heals and disrupts. This sign invites us to move beyond tidy explanations and self-certainty, to admit our need, and to follow the light of Christ from simple obedience to wholehearted worship.

In this moment from John 6, Jesus walks across chaotic waters to meet His disciples in the middle of their fear. More than a display of power, this sign reveals His identity and authority over chaos, reminding us that darkness and delay do not mean He is absent. When we recognize His voice and welcome Him into the boat, we discover that the true miracle is not escaping the storm, but encountering Jesus within it.

When thousands gathered on a remote hillside with no food in sight, Jesus met their need with compassion and invited His disciples to trust Him with what little they had. As five loaves and two fish were placed in His hands, scarcity was transformed into abundance, revealing a Savior who multiplies beyond expectation. This sign points beyond physical provision to a deeper truth: Jesus is the Bread of Life, the One who alone satisfies the hunger of the human heart.

At the Pool of Bethesda, Jesus enters a place of long-term suffering and asks a surprising question: “Do you want to get well?” Without waiting for faith or effort, Jesus heals a man who had been stuck for decades, revealing a God who initiates grace and moves toward the broken. This sign shows that Jesus’ kingdom isn’t bound by religious systems but is focused on restoring people to true wholeness—body and soul.

As the opening message in the Kaleidoscope series, this sermon begins at the wedding in Cana, where Jesus performs His first public sign by turning water into wine, revealing not just His power but His purpose. By using ceremonial jars meant for religious purification, Jesus signals a new reality—one where relationship replaces ritual, and joy replaces obligation. This sign points beyond the miracle itself, showing that Jesus didn’t come to patch up religion, but to usher in something entirely new.

The story invites us to trust Jesus enough to “do whatever He tells you,” even when it feels uncomfortable or costly, and to bring Him the places marked by shame, lack, or disappointment. In exchange, Jesus offers joy, abundance, and transformation—reminding us that life with Him is not about religious performance, but about receiving the new life He freely gives.

Grounded in Paul’s bold prayer in Ephesians 3, this message paints a compelling vision of the life God desires for His people. It begins with posture—Paul kneeling before the Father—and reminds us that what we bow to shapes what has power over us. In a culture filled with competing allegiances, the call is to humble ourselves before God as the starting point for spiritual transformation.

 The prayer unfolds in four movements—strength, love, knowledge, and fullness—each revealing both God’s invitation and the shadows that often hold us back. God offers strength in our weakness, love that overcomes fear, knowledge that moves beyond information into lived experience, and fullness that replaces spiritual emptiness with His presence. The message invites us to unearth buried dreams, surrender self-reliance, and trust God to do what is impossible on our own, believing that when we come before Him with humility and faith, He fills us with everything we need to live out His calling.

Drawing from the story of David and Goliath, our special guest speaker, Ruth Dearnley, challenges us to face the modern giant of human trafficking with courage, clarity, and action. Just as David learned to count the size of the giant and aim with purpose, we’re reminded that understanding the scale of injustice helps us respond wisely and effectively. U COUNT weekend calls each of us to recognize that our voice, our choices, and our willingness to act truly matter in the fight to bring light into dark places.