Journey Church Sermons
by Journey Church
Here you will find the weekly, Sunday sermons from The Journey Church in Avon, IN, a multi-ethnic, multi-generational, socio-economically diverse church that exists to lead people on the journey from where they are to where God wants them to be. Learn more about the church at www.thejourneywith.us.
Episodes
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Reading Between the Lines Week 7 - The Mystery Is Us
The church is far more than a weekly gathering. According to Paul in Ephesians 3, God has chosen the church to display His wisdom to the entire spiritual realm. This wisdom is described as multifaceted and richly varied, made visible through the diverse lives of people brought together under one...
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Reading Between the Lines Week 6 - The Wall Came Down
Grace changes everything, including how we see the people around us. In Ephesians 2, Paul makes clear that the gospel does not only reconcile us to God. It reconciles us to one another. Jesus destroyed the dividing wall of hostility between people who had every reason to remain separated, and He...
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Reading Between the Lines Week 5 - But God
Most of us assume our biggest problem is that we just need to try harder. But Ephesians 2 reveals that the human condition without God is not sickness or poor decision-making. It is death. Into that hopeless condition, two words change everything: but God. His mercy and love made us alive in...
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Reading Between the Lines Week 4 - Open Our Eyes
One of the greatest struggles in the Christian life is not that God has failed to provide, but that we have not yet learned to see what He has already given us. In Ephesians 1, Paul does not pray for God to give believers something new. He prays that God would open their eyes to what is already...
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Reading Between the Lines Week 3 - God Had a Plan All Along
Before the world was ever made, God had already purposed your salvation, your adoption, and your place in His family. Ephesians 1 reveals that grace was never Plan B. It was always Plan A. The Father planned it, the Son accomplished it through His death and resurrection, and the Holy Spirit...
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Reading Between the Lines Week 2 - Welcome to Ephesus
Ephesus was one of the most powerful cities in the Roman world, full of competing gods, economic systems, and deeply divided people. When the gospel arrived, it did not simply add one more belief to people's lives. It demanded first place, and that cost people something real. Spiritual practices...
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Reading Between the Lines Week 1 - Reading the Bible Between the Lines
Reading the Bible faithfully requires more than familiarity with its words. It means approaching Scripture with humility, curiosity, and a genuine willingness to be changed. Every passage was written to a real audience in a real historical moment, and understanding that context helps us hear what...
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Failure Ain't Final
Failure is something every person experiences, but it does not have to be the defining moment of your life. Scripture is honest about the reality that our flesh and hearts will fail, yet God remains our strength and our portion forever. Rather than something to hide from, failure is an…
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I Love JRNY Church Week 4 - Because It's Where I Discover My Purpose
You are not an accident. Ephesians 2:10 declares that you are God's masterpiece, created intentionally and with purpose. God has placed unique gifts, abilities, and passions inside of you, and those gifts are not meant to impress others but to bless them. Purpose is not found by looking like...
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I Love JRNY Church Week 3 - Because It's Where I Get to Make a Difference
Most of us want our lives to count for something, but we often convince ourselves that making a real difference requires resources, platforms, or extraordinary talent we simply do not have. That is not how God measures significance. Throughout Scripture, He consistently used ordinary people with...
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I Love JRNY Church Week 2 - Because It's Where I Find Freedom
You can be surrounded by people and still feel completely alone, but God never designed the Christian life to be lived in isolation. Real freedom, the kind that breaks shame, secrets, and patterns we cannot escape on our own, rarely happens alone. It happens through the people God places in our...
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I Love JRNY Church Week 1 - It's where I come to know God
What truly makes a church feel like home? It has nothing to do with buildings, music, or programs. It has everything to do with Jesus being at the center. When Jesus is genuinely first, He shapes the mission, the message, the methods, and the direction of everything. Eternal life, as Jesus...
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For You Page Week 11 - #YAWYE
We live in a world that is constantly feeding us something, whether we choose it or not. Just as physical food shapes the body, what we consume mentally and spiritually shapes our hearts, our thoughts, and ultimately our lives. Proverbs 4:23 reminds us that everything flows from the heart, which...
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For You Page Week 10 - #Influencer
We live in a world full of competing voices, and whether we realize it or not, every one of us is being shaped by someone or something. The real question is not whether you are being influenced, but who is doing the influencing. Paul challenged believers to pattern their lives after those who...
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For You Page Week 9 - #FOMO
FOMO, the fear of missing out, is not a modern invention. It goes all the way back to the Garden of Eden, where the serpent convinced Eve to focus on the one thing she did not have rather than everything God had already given her. That same restless pattern shows up throughout Scripture, from the...
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For You Page Week 8 - Comparison
Comparison is one of the most subtle and destructive forces working against our faith. It begins the moment we take our eyes off Jesus and fix them on someone else, and it always produces one of two responses: envy or pride. Both distort our identity, diminish our gratitude, and derail the unique...
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For You Page Week 7 - Who are you following?
Every day, we face a constant stream of noise, temptation, and competing voices all demanding our attention and allegiance. Just as Jesus was tempted in the wilderness with offers of power, fame, and fortune, we face those same temptations in modern forms. The enemy uses different bait for...
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For You Page Week 6 - #Squad
The people closest to you are quietly shaping your character, your faith, and your future. Scripture is clear that bad company corrupts good character, and walking with the wise makes you wise. But healthy community is not just about having people around you. It is about having people who are...
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For You Page Week 5 - Father's Day
Legacy is not built in a single moment. It is shaped by thousands of small choices, quiet sacrifices, and the faith we either model or fail to model for those watching us. What a father models, a child often multiplies, and that includes both the blessings and the wounds. Even when a father is...
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For You Page Week 4 - #throwbackthursday
We all have a past that sometimes feels overwhelming, but God doesn't want us trapped there. While our past can explain us, it doesn't define us. The Apostle Paul understood this when he wrote about forgetting what lies behind and pressing forward. Jesus didn't come just to repair our past but to...
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For You Page Week 3 - #Unfiltered
In our social media world, we've become experts at filtering ourselves, and many bring this same approach to their relationship with God. We present polished versions of ourselves in prayer and worship, hiding our struggles and imperfections. But God already knows us completely - every flaw…
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For You Page Week 2
King David's journey from shepherd boy to king reveals how our deepest desires and private choices shape who we become. David's early passions for music and shepherding prepared him for God's purposes, but when he stayed home from battle instead of leading his army, temptation led him into…
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For You Page Week 1 - #OOTD
In a world full of voices telling us who to be, we must ask ourselves: Who are you wearing? Just like choosing clothes each day, we choose what to put on spiritually and emotionally. Many of us wear things that no longer fit - old mindsets, toxic relationships, or habits we've outgrown. Others…
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Monday Morning Faith Week 6 - Faith that Continues
Life often feels like an endless cycle of routine tasks, leaving us wondering if our ordinary existence has any real meaning. Culture tells us our lives only matter if we become famous or successful, but God works differently. Jesus spent thirty years living an ordinary life, showing us that God...
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Monday Morning Faith Week 5 - Faith at Home
Faith isn't just for Sundays - it's meant to work in everyday life, especially at home where our closest relationships exist. Whether you're single, married, a parent, or grandparent, your authentic faith creates lasting impact through small, consistent moments rather than perfect performance.…
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Monday Morning Faith Week 4 - Faith Under Pressure
Life has a way of testing our faith when we least expect it, just as Horatio Spafford experienced when he lost his son, fortune, and four daughters in a shipwreck. True faith isn't proven when life is easy, but revealed when life is hard. God uses pressure in our lives for two key purposes: to...
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Monday Morning Faith - Week 3
Our relationships reveal the true state of our faith more than church attendance or biblical knowledge ever could. Jesus said people would recognize His disciples by their love for one another, not by their religious activities. We often create mental filters and labels that prevent us from…
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Monday Morning Faith - Week 2
The greatest challenge to living out your faith isn't external circumstances—it's your thought life. What you think becomes what you believe, and what you believe shapes how you act and live. Scripture teaches us to take every thought captive rather than believing everything we think. You can't...
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Monday Morning Faith - Week 1
Many Christians experience a gap between Sunday inspiration and Monday reality, struggling to live their faith throughout the week. True faith isn't about attending church or seeking inspiration - it's about daily transformation through obedience to Jesus' teachings. Real faith is tested in...
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Easter 2026
Two disciples walking to Emmaus after Jesus' crucifixion experienced profound disappointment, saying they had hoped Jesus was the Messiah. As they journeyed in grief, Jesus joined them but they didn't recognize him. This story reveals how God often shows up in unexpected ways during our darkest...
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Hello, Is It Me You're Looking For? Week 5 - Are you going to leave too?
Following Jesus isn't always comfortable, and there are moments when His teachings challenge us deeply. When Jesus taught difficult truths about being the living bread, many disciples walked away because they found His words offensive. But Peter's response reveals the heart of true faith: Lord…
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Hello, Is It Me You're Looking For? Week 4 - Why are you so afraid?
Fear is a universal human experience that reveals where our faith needs to grow most. When Jesus asked his disciples "Why are you so afraid?" during a storm, he wasn't just addressing their immediate panic but examining the foundation of their trust. What we fear most often shows where we trust…
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Hello, Is It Me You're Looking For? Week 3 - Do you want to get well?
Jesus encountered a man who had been unable to walk for 38 years, lying on a mat by the pool of Bethesda. When Jesus asked him, "Do you want to get well?" it wasn't about possibility but readiness. The man's mat had become his identity - he was known as "the man with the mat." Many of us do the...
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Hello, Is It Me You're Looking For? Week 2 - Who Do You Say That I Am?
Jesus asked his disciples the most important question in Scripture: Who do you say that I am? This isn't just about knowing facts about Jesus, but about moving from borrowed faith to personal conviction. Many people admire Jesus without truly adoring him, following his ways when convenient but…
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Hello, Is It Me You're Looking For? Week 1 - What Do You Want?
Jesus began his ministry with a profound question: What do you want? This question reveals how Jesus approaches us in our searching - not with annoyance, but with the attention of a healer. Jesus embraces our questions and doubts rather than criticizing them. He often goes ahead of us…
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The Battle Within
Every believer faces a daily spiritual battle between walking in the Spirit and walking in the flesh. This internal conflict stems from our sinful desires warring against God's will, as described in James 4:2. Satan, originally beautiful and perfect, fell from heaven due to pride and now tempts…
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Faithful in Every Season
In a results-driven world, we often focus on outcomes while God measures our faithfulness. Like Olympic skier Keegan Randall who collapsed thinking she failed but had actually won gold, we sometimes watch the wrong scoreboard. Faithfulness means trusting God with what we cannot control - the...
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VIBE: Living the Generous Life Week 5 - Irrational Generosity
Irrational generosity goes beyond practical giving to faith-filled sacrifice that transforms both giver and receiver. The Macedonian believers gave beyond their ability during poverty, demonstrating grace-empowered generosity. This type of giving flows from understanding God's grace through Jesus...
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VIBE: Living the Generous Life Week 4 - The Tithe Helps Us
Biblical tithing is about putting God first in our lives, not just our finances. When we give the first 10% of our income to the local church, we're declaring that Jesus is Lord and participating in God's work. Tithing isn't a law but a principle that teaches us to prioritize God, keeps us…
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VIBE: Living the Generous Life Week 3 - The Heart Before the Habit
Living generously isn't just about money—it's about trust. God blesses us to be a blessing to others, but many struggle with generosity because they're tired and fearful rather than greedy. True generosity begins with rest and trust in God rather than in things we can see and control. God cares...
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VIBE: Living the Generous Life Week 2 - God Invites Us
Generosity isn't just something we do occasionally—it's meant to be who we are. God has the ultimate generous vibe, giving freely and fully as part of His character. We are blessed to be a blessing, called to mirror God's generosity through open-handed living. The danger comes when we view our...
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VIBE: Living the Generous Life Week 1 - God is Generous
True generosity begins with understanding God's heart, not our actions. God's nature is fundamentally generous, as seen in John 3:16 where salvation is described through his giving. The parable of the prodigal son illustrates God's extravagant generosity - he runs to meet us while we're still far...
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Happy? Holidays
The holiday season often becomes a source of stress rather than joy, with nearly 70% of Americans feeling overwhelmed during this time. Like Martha in the Bible, we can become so distracted by holiday preparations that we forget what truly matters. We create unnecessary pressure through…
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Discipleship Sunday 2025
The Great Commission calls every believer to make disciples, not just pastors and missionaries. Jesus gave this command to eleven disciples who had recently failed him, proving that God uses imperfect people. Making disciples simply means being a learner who shares what you're discovering about...
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Holy Spirit Sunday
The Holy Spirit is more than just a presence within believers - He's our helper and source of supernatural power for ministry. While every Christian has the Holy Spirit inside them from salvation, Jesus also promises to baptize us in the Holy Spirit, coating us with His power for outward…
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Ordination Service with Dr. David Docusen
The Apostle Paul chose to forget everything except Jesus Christ and His crucifixion when ministering to the Corinthians, despite his impressive credentials and abilities. He understood that the world doesn't need more human wisdom or clever speeches, but authentic encounters with God's power. We...
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Letters to the Church Week 7 - Laodicea
This sermon focuses on Jesus's message to the church in Laodicea from Revelation 3:14-22, addressing the danger of spiritual lukewarmness. Pastor Tim explains that our spiritual temperature reveals our spiritual thirst, and that indifference leaves the church powerless and ineffective. Using...
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Letters to the Church Week 6 - Philadelphia
Life often tests our patience and faith through unexpected challenges and hardships. The ancient church in Philadelphia faced constant uncertainty after a devastating earthquake, yet Jesus reminded them of His sovereignty over all circumstances. When God opens doors, no force can close them, and...
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Letters to the Church Week 5 - Sardis
Jesus confronted the church in Sardis with a shocking truth: they had a reputation for being alive, but were spiritually dead. Despite appearing successful and vibrant to others, they were merely going through the motions. Jesus calls us to wake up from spiritual complacency and stop living for...
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Letters to the Church Week 4 - Thyatira
The church in Thyatira faced a challenging dilemma: compromise their faith to maintain social and economic standing or remain faithful to Jesus at great personal cost. Many chose compromise, practicing situational ethics by adjusting their moral standards based on circumstances. Jesus…
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Here you will find the weekly, Sunday sermons from The Journey Church in Avon, IN, a multi-ethnic, multi-generational, socio-economically diverse church that exists to lead people on the journey from where they are to where God wants them to be. Learn more about the church at www.thejourneywith.us.
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