Discovery Church

Where is God? Is He restricted to certain buildings and holy places? This was a debate, Stephen argues against he faces opposition from the religious leaders. While they were looking for God in a physical building, they didn't recognize Him in a physical body .

The Christian revolution has changed the world forever. How did this happen? What we see in this passage is that it happened, through what likely initially felt like failure.

We all have a part to play in God's redemptive mission on the earth. But how do we determine what is our unique part to play? In this passage we see the apostles appointing people with other giftings for different assignments.

How do you know if something is legitimate? In this passage, Gamaliel wisely proposes a historical filter to determine whether or not the Jesus movement is.

If the Easter story is true it changes everything. If it's false, then we are wasting our time. In this message we explore the consequences of if indeed the resurrection of Jesus is true.

Palm Sunday is a tradition focusing on the scene of Jesus' life when he enters Jerusalem as a rival king and a final sacrifice. His actions force them and force us to answer the question the whole city of Jerusalem asked - "Who is this?".

We will all obey someone or something, even if it is subconscious. The question is how worthy is that authority of your trust? In this passage we see that a Christian's ultimate obedience isn't to the government, social pressures, feelings, or past trauma; but to God.

A common criticism of the church is the hypocrisy within it. But what if God takes that hypocrisy even more seriously than we do? And what if while the church is so focused on threats outside of the church, the enemy is focusing on threats within the church?

How can we faithfully respond to opposition to the gospel? What does it look like to neither retreat in fear, nor aggressively pummel any threat in our way? In this sermon, we see how the early church responded to gospel opposition.

How do you reach a city with the gospel of Jesus? In this passage we see multiple necessary components for a group of people to do just that. From the early church to the birth of the Christian & Missionary Alliance, we see commonalities of a community on mission in the city.

What does it look like to be used by God? In this passage, we see a miraculous healing and a quick deflection of glory. Peter has learned what it means to live as a witness not in his own strength, but by the power of God's Spirit within him.

What was the early church devoted to? What does it look like to get back to the early church? Well in today's sermon we look at four characteristics of the early church and how we can implement them in the modern church today.

Who is Jesus and what does it mean to follow Him? In this passage we see Peter give the first Christian sermon explaining who Jesus is through the Old Testament, and what it looks like to respond to that reality.

The disciples have been waiting for God to send his Spirit on them to live as His witnesses. But why do they need the Spirit, and what does it mean to be filled with the Spirit? In this passage we see the humbling reality of the need for an outside power, and the evidence of a Spirit-Filled life.

What are you assumptions when it comes to church and faith? What do you think you signed up for? In this passage, Bryan Faltynski explores what the disciples signed up for and in turn, what we are contemporary followers of Jesus likewise signed up for.

How do we talk about Jesus in our modern world? What does it mean to be a witness of Jesus? In this passage we look at how we can be empowered by the Spirit to live authentic lives of sharing our beliefs in an honoring, loving and natural way with those around us.

When you think of the word heaven, what comes to mind? Oftentimes we have misconceptions about what heaven really is, and the reality of it is far better than we can imagine.

We all desire a world that is full of wonder, mystery and enchantment. Yet we often succumb to a mechanical colorless view of the world. But what if the Christmas story offered us the re-enchanted world we all long for?

We all have a desire for a happy and fulfilling life, the question is where do we find it? In this passage we see humanity try to find the good life apart from God.

Sin doesn't just affect us, but those around us for generations to come. Even the most righteous people still have to deal with the shadow side of their own hearts. Thankfully Jesus came to bring us healing both for our own sin and the sin done against us.

In Genesis 9 we see God make a covenant both with mankind and creation itself. This passage reveals the inherent dignity both of humanity as well as creation. Not only that it gives us a foretaste of the redemption and restoration of both.

In Genesis 8 we see the response of Noah and the response of God, revealing what humanity is like and what God is like.

In Genesis 7 lies the all too familiar Sunday school story which can stop a reader right in their tracks. But what if this story is meant to be read in contrast to the competing flood stories of that time, in order to reveal the goodness of the God of Genesis?

In Genesis 6 we see the widespread evil on the earth both by mankind as well as the "sons of God". God's response to it isn't sporadic anger, but rather deep grief.

In Genesis 4, we see the first scene of mankind outside of the garden. Right away we are confronted with the reality of sin and its consequences. But at the same time we see God working to heal sin by getting below the surface and to the heart.

(Genesis 3:8-24) What happens when we turn away from God and go our own way? In this scene, we see both the consequences of walking away from God as well as the immediate grace of God toward sinful human beings.

We all have to ask the question - what is wrong with the world? How we diagnose the problem will determine how we prescribe the solution? What if the Genesis story had a persuasive diagnosis all along?

In Genesis 2 we read about life in Eden, and learn what humankind was designed for. We were designed for three different relationships that we designated in the garden of Eden.

We are all living into a story to make sense of our lives from. In the opening pages of Scripture we find the ultimate story of a loving and creative God who creates the world and mankind not out of need, but out of love.

In this message Chris Tweedy unpacks the key to being able to understand spiritual things and exist within the kingdom of God.

Many of us have a genuine desire to talk to others about Jesus, but we feel ill-equipped and downright awkward. How do we impact others with the good news of Jesus? In this message we discuss what it means to both proclaim and embody the gospel of Jesus Christ.

The biblical vision of a follower of Jesus is not just to be a cultural Christian who subscribes to some biblical ideas, but a person devoted to Jesus and being transformed in every area of their life. In this message we talk about what it means to be a deep disciple of Jesus Christ.

What is the church? One common way that the Bible describes it is as a family. Jesus even promises that those who leave other communities behind to follow him will receive an even greater family in the church. In this message we look at week one of our vision series: Deep Community.

How do we grieve practically? If we were asked that question, many of us would feel ill-equipped to answer it. In this episode, Matthew Hooper of Growth Skills join Dan for a conversation on just that.

Lamentations is a collection of poems from God's people expressing their grief over the loss of Jerusalem. Through their example we can learn the pathway through our own grief.

How do we move through our grief and suffering? How do we lament not only as individuals, but as a community? In this sermon, we look at the biblical theology of grieving and what we can learn from Psalm 44 about communal lament.

We will all face suffering and loss in our life, it's inevitable. But the question will be, what do we do with it? Unfortunately, many modern Christians have forgotten the biblical vision of not sidestepping our grief, but rather noticing it with God and with others.

The gospel was never meant to stop with us. While we want the good news of Jesus to transform us as individuals and as a church, the goal is then to be able to extend it to others. How can we be a blessing to those around us, both proclaiming and embodying the gospel?

How does the gospel affect how we speak of others? In this message, Jake Mudrezow of Hope Rescue Mission encourages us to honor others as an overflow of honoring God.

How does the gospel transform our very self? In this message, Micah Dalbey unpacks how the gospel should create a culture of honest.

As a culture we are oftentimes all grace at the expense of truth, or all truth at the expense of grace. But in the person of Jesus we see the perfect embodiment of grace and truth, not one or the other. How can we as churches hold these two realities in unison as we develop a gospel culture?

The gospel doctrines that we proclaim and believe should affect how we live. Far too often the gospel doesn’t permeate into our relationships, our church culture, or even with how we treat ourselves. We suffer from “orthodoxy void of love”. What our churches desperately need is a gospel culture that overflows from the doctrines and theology of grace that we hold so dear.

From the opening verse, Mark has been defending Jesus as the son of God. In this passage, we see the first person to publicly declare that to be true, and it's the last person you'd expect.

For 2,000 years people have been mocking the person of Jesus. But how should we live when others mock our faith? And why do people mock Jesus in the first place? The answer to that question lies in the identity of Jesus as King.

What does it mean to deny Jesus? While Peter denies Jesus by what he does say, many of us deny Jesus by what we don't say. But despite Peter's denial of Jesus, Jesus never denied Peter.

In this scene we see Jesus being judged by the Sanhedrin. But in it, he makes the claim that he is actually the ultimate judge of the world. This judge is like none other, full of grace and truth willing to be found guilty so we can be found innocent.

How did Christianity spread from 11 disciples to over 2.5 billion followers today? In this passage, we see the contrast between building the earthly kingdom of man versus Jesus building the subversive kingdom of God.

We all suffer from the burden of guilt and shame in our life, but as a culture we don't know what to do with it. Nietzsche wrongly predicted that these moral reflexes would dissipate as western civilization moved away. To deal with our guilt we try to cover ourselves with modern fig leaves but they are insufficient. Instead we need a final covering, which is found in the fulfillment of Passover.

When people recognize the reality of who Jesus is, it causes a response. In this passage, a woman encounters Jesus and is willing to spend anything on him. Meanwhile others are still looking to Jesus as someone to get something from.

The resurrection if the linchpin of Christianity. If it's true then we have a robust and unshakeable hope, if it's not then Paul says all of this is in vain. In this sermon we look at the truth, goodness and beauty of Easter and the resurrection of Jesus.