Episodes

Sunday May 14, 2017
Levi’s Gospel: Tune Your Heart
Sunday May 14, 2017
Sunday May 14, 2017
There are voices all around us that influence our perspectives and our decisions. If that was not true, companies wouldn’t spend billions of dollars on advertising. In Levi’s Gospel we see that God ushered in Good News for the whole world through people whose hearts were tuned in to listen for His voice.
Matthew 1:24 (NLT) When Joseph woke up, he did as the angel of the Lord commanded and took Mary as his wife

Sunday May 07, 2017
Levi’s Gospel: I Am Not a Committee
Sunday May 07, 2017
Sunday May 07, 2017
It takes more than human efforts to bring the Kingdom of God; His Spirit has to move. Levi’s Gospel shows us how God confounds collective human wisdom by His Spirit moving through individuals who are not all that different from you and me.
Matthew 1:18 (NLT) This is how Jesus the Messiah was born. His mother, Mary, was engaged to be married to Joseph. But before the marriage took place, while she was still a virgin, she became pregnant through the power of the Holy Spirit.

Sunday Apr 30, 2017
Levi's Gospel: Hope for Stumps
Sunday Apr 30, 2017
Sunday Apr 30, 2017
We are all on a search for purpose and hope. Sometimes we fail and sometimes we fall. Sometimes we feel like we are absolutely cut down. The Gospel of Matthew (AKA Levi) was written as Good News for individuals and groups who don’t see much hope. We see Jesus inviting us to come to Him just as we are, and to go out to out to the world as changed people.
Out of the stump of David’s family will grow a shoot—yes, a new Branch bearing fruit from the old root. --Isaiah 11:1 (NLT)

Sunday Apr 23, 2017
Levi’s Gospel
Sunday Apr 23, 2017
Sunday Apr 23, 2017
Before Matthew became a disciple, he was a disreputable sinner. Back then people called him Levi. He recorded his experiences with Jesus in the book of Matthew, Levi’s Gospel. It’s the account of someone far from perfect who encountered perfect Love, good news for us all. We’ll also get a progress update on New Day’s Backyard Missions initiative.
Mark 2:14-15 (NLT) 14 As he walked along, he saw Levi son of Alphaeus sitting at his tax collector’s booth. “Follow me and be my disciple,” Jesus said to him. So Levi got up and followed him. 15 Later, Levi invited Jesus and his disciples to his home as dinner guests, along with many tax collectors and other disreputable sinners. (There were many people of this kind among Jesus’ followers.)

Sunday Apr 16, 2017
Resurrection Sunday! He is Risen!
Sunday Apr 16, 2017
Sunday Apr 16, 2017
This is the Sunday when disciples of Jesus worldwide remember that death is not the end. Christ is risen! This is at the core of our hope for today and our promise for eternity. Let’s celebrate together!

Sunday Apr 09, 2017
Roots: The Kings
Sunday Apr 09, 2017
Sunday Apr 09, 2017
How do you measure success? Within the lineage of Jesus is a list of kings who were given a kind of report card in history. We can learn from their report cards as we examine our own lives.
1 Kings 11:9-10 (NLT) 9 The LORD was very angry with Solomon, for his heart had turned away from the LORD, the God of Israel, who had appeared to him twice. 10 He had warned Solomon specifically about worshiping other gods, but Solomon did not listen to the LORD’s command.
BIG IDEA: Life’s final exam hinges on one questions: Where did you place your trust?
The Judean Kings Report Card
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Sunday Apr 02, 2017
Roots: David + Bathsheba - Michal
Sunday Apr 02, 2017
Sunday Apr 02, 2017
King David is one of the most celebrated people in history. The slayer of Goliath and writer of psalms is also famous for his affair with Bathsheba. Their son Solomon became heir to the throne and ancestor to Jesus. We’re going to branch out from Jesus’s family tree a little to see what we can learn from David’s less famous first wife Michal, the princess bride.
1 Samuel 18:20 (NLT) In the meantime, Saul’s daughter Michal had fallen in love with David, and Saul was delighted when he heard about it.
BIG IDEA: Love is not resentful (1 Corinthians 13:5).

Sunday Mar 26, 2017
Roots: Boaz + Ruth
Sunday Mar 26, 2017
Sunday Mar 26, 2017
Some of the most beautiful natural and man-made wonders in the world amaze us because of how they stand out against their surroundings. Boaz and Ruth were like that. They remind us that when we follow the Lord, we will stand out. This is beautiful to God and to those who seek Him.
Ruth 2:12 (NLT) [Boaz speaking to Ruth] “May the LORD, the God of Israel, under whose wings you have come to take refuge, reward you fully for what you have done.”
Ruth 3:9 (NLT) “Who are you?” [Boaz] asked. “I am your servant Ruth,” she replied. “Spread the corner of your covering over me, for you are my family redeemer.”
BIG IDEA: Faithful disciples of Christ are a beautiful contrast in a fallen world.

Sunday Mar 19, 2017
Roots: Salmon + Rahab
Sunday Mar 19, 2017
Sunday Mar 19, 2017
NOTE: There was an issue with the recording. At 18:51, there is a brief break in the sermon before it resumes.
Before we give up on the people around us, we need to remember that God didn’t give up on us. He is in the business of making heroes out of some of the people we would least expect.
Hebrews 11:31 (NLT) It was by FAITH that Rahab the prostitute was not destroyed with the people in her city who refused to obey God. For she had given a friendly welcome to the spies.
James 2:25 (NLT) Rahab the prostitute is another example. She was shown to be right with God by her ACTIONS when she hid those messengers and sent them safely away by a different road.
BIG IDEA: God incorporates us into His family as we live out our FAITH in ACTION.

Sunday Mar 12, 2017
Roots: Judah + Tamar
Sunday Mar 12, 2017
Sunday Mar 12, 2017
We all make mistakes. We have areas of our lives where we benefit from correction and instruction. So why is it so hard to receive discipline even when it’s for our own good? The account of Judah and Tamar shows us that there is room in the lineage of Jesus for error, humility, and correction.
Genesis 38:26 (NLT) Judah recognized them immediately and said, “She is more righteous than I am, because I didn’t arrange for her to marry my son Shelah.” And Judah never slept with Tamar again.
BIG IDEA: Everyone makes foolish choices sometimes. A wise person accepts correction.
"You're Late" Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQLCph46z9I
Bible Project Genesis Overview 2 of 2: https://youtu.be/VpbWbyx1008