Living From the Promise Keeper in the In-between | Psalm 89
While we wait for the return of Christ we live in a time of in between. Christ has come to make us new creations, so that He can dwell in us today. And He has promised to return one day soon. But in the meantime, it can be a mean time. Yet we can live in peace as we live from the promises of the great Promise Keeper.
Submission, Intimacy, and Compatibility with Jesus | John 8:31-59
In John chapter 8, verses 31-59, Jesus confronts the Jewish people about their status with God by judging their relationship with God as merely association and an intimate relationship. Because of the cross, Christians have been purchased for an intimate relationship with God but do we access it? Because when we press into an intimate relationship with God - we are behaving in the way we were designed to be. You are discovering your true self. Pastor Robin highlights three questions in this narrative that help us discern association over intimacy if we’re honest with ourselves in answering.
No, One Lord | John 8:1-11
John chapter 8, verses 1-11 is one of the most popular passages in the Bible. It is easily one of the best looks at the character of Jesus. Pastor Robin opens up the passage to show how our union with Christ is the safest place in the world to be.
Are You Making the Most of Your Limited Time? | Psalm 90
Moses wrote an intercessory prayer as a poem and song. Praying for the people of Israel, he prays they would have the knowledge that their years , days, minutes are borrowed and limited - knowing that the is knowledge will empower them to live their lives the way they should. In this message , Pastor Robin opens up Psalm 90 to show us Moses’ instructions for a life well lived.
The Answer to All Anxious Thoughts
The religious leaders in the time of the gospel writers refused God’s answer to the problem of pain, loss, fear and confusion in society. God did not send more spiritual tools, or deep mysteries to discover. John 5: 37-47 makes it clear what God’s solution was and the questions proposed in that passage are still relevant to us today.
Seeing Jesus Clearly Reveals Your True Self | John 3: 22-4:3
John chapter 3 into 4, gives us a case study to look at a man who found his true self in comparison to who Jesus is. In our self-obsessed culture, this passage points to how can find our true selves in healthiest way possible.
Are You On the Right Side? | Matthew 5:17-20
Matthew 5, verses 17-20 says there is a way to respond to the Law and The Prophets that gets you on the right side of history. However the church has failed this test over and over again, causing division, denominations, factions and parachurch ministries. How can we know if we are on the right side of history? Pastor Robin explains how Jesus’ teaching on the Sermon on the Mount highlights a right and wrong way that the church should not miss.
Why Does it Matter That God is Holy? | Psalm 99
Out of all the descriptions of God , holy is the only one that is repeated three times in scripture when mentioned in praise. We certainly know the word well and the Bible uses it a lot, but what does the word mean for us practically? Does God’s Holiness have no other purpose than to make us feel inadequate? In today’s message, Pastor Robin looks at Psalm 99 and how the topic of God’s Holiness has unique meaning and purpose for our lives today.
Take Him At His Word | John 4:46-55
If we’re honest, we have a lot of fleeces out. We’re often looking to see will God come through. Is he trustworthy? Does He listen to me? Maybe it is a situation at work school or in your family. Maybe it is something in your body. Whatever it is - it is an invitation to a faith that pleases God and also a faith that He rewards. In this sermon, pastor Robin encourages us to take him at His word based on John 4: 46-55 - and then receive the blessings that follow.
The Beauty of Jesus | 2 Corinthians 4
Christianity is about transformation rather transaction. We are transformed from one state into another. From death to life but primarily from and old creature that could not please God into one that can. 2 Corinthians 4 says that we are transformed from one image of glory to another by beholding Jesus’ glory. What does that mean? How do we do that? Can we see Jesus’ glory. Pastor Robin unpacks this mystery to reveal something special about the beauty of Jesus.