Part 3: Gathering with Gratitude
July 16, 2023 • Ryan Oddo • Leviticus 23
We see three feast holidays commanded to the people of Israel in Leviticus 23. This begs the question: "What purpose did these feasts serve that the God of Israel commanded them to His people?" Pastor Ryan concludes our series on Fearless Trust with a look at how we respond to the goodness of our God by Gathering with Gratitude.
Part 10: People Builders
November 14, 2021 • Ryan Oddo • Romans 14:13–23, Romans 15:1–3
How do we practically live as the Church God Uses, meeting each other where we are and lifting each other. Pastor Ryan rounds out chapter 14 of the Letter to the Romans with a look at what it means to obey the Law of Love as we relate to one another as followers of Jesus.
Part 9: Grace Givers
November 7, 2021 • Ryan Oddo • Romans 14:1–12
What are the issues that unite us? What about the issues we let come between us? Should we let them? Pastor Ryan continues our series on The Church God Uses by looking at the grace we give each other and what it looks like to be a family, accepted by God, united in the blood of the Lamb.
Part 8: Living in Light of the Day
October 31, 2021 • Ryan Oddo • Romans 13:11–14
There is coming a day when Jesus returns, coming on the clouds, to establish His kingdom fully on earth as it is in Heaven. The question for the Church that God Uses is, "Are you ready?" How is the knowledge of His imminent return forming the way that you go about your every day life? Are you attentive or have you fallen asleep?
Part 7: Good Neighbors
October 24, 2021 • Ryan Oddo • Romans 13:8–10
There is one debt that can never be paid. That is our debt of love to our neighbor. Not only does Paul challenge us to love, but Jesus challenges our notion of who our neighbor is and blows our categories out to include even the most socially despised person we can think of. Jesus take the word neighbor and includes those with different religious observances, political views, and ethics. When it comes to loving your neighbor, do you include those same people?
Part 6: Respectful Citizens
October 17, 2021 • Mike Foell • Romans 13:1–7
The Way of Jesus comes with a difficult call. The call to submit to authority. Pastor Mike Foell takes us through what it means to be a Christian citizen and how we relate to authority, both government and otherwise as we continue our series in Romans on The Church God Uses.
Part 5: Bridge Builders
October 10, 2021 • Ryan Oddo • Romans 12:14–21, Matthew 5:9, Matthew 5:43–45
One of the hardest things to do in the Way of Jesus is to love your enemies. And yet, it is central to the call to follow Jesus. Pastor Ryan looks at Paul's commands to do so as he continues through Romans 12 in our series on The Church God Uses.
Part 4: Authentic Spirituality
October 3, 2021 • Ryan Oddo • Romans 12:9–13
What is it to be genuine? How are we meant to engage each other as fellow believers in authenticity, without ulterior motives? Pastor Ryan continues our series on The Church God Uses in today's message on Authentic Spirituality.
Part 3: Humbly Serving
September 26, 2021 • Ryan Oddo • Romans 12:3–8, Acts 2:42–47
We are made to be a part of something bigger than ourselves. Furthermore, God built the Church in part to be salt and light into the world and to use the gifts he's given us to make things better. What does it look like for you to learn the ways that God has made and gifted you and then to turnaround and offer those things back to Him as a living sacrifice?
Part 2: Clear Thinking
September 19, 2021 • Ryan Oddo • Romans 12:2
There is a tremendous amount of noise in the world circling around us. It will overwhelm and influence us beyond the Way of Jesus if we let it. The key for the effective church is to keep our focus on our north star. We must block out the noise and follow the voice of our Shepherd, maintaining clear thought and being transformed daily into the likeness of Christ.
Part 1: Fully Surrendered
September 12, 2021 • Ryan Oddo • Romans 12:1
Pastor Ryan begins a new series about "The Church God Uses". What does it look like for us to be the type of people and assembly that can move powerfully for the Kingdom of God? It starts with Surrender. It starts by bringing everything we have and are to the feet of Jesus, laying those things down, and proclaiming "here I am. Send me." Over the next few weeks we'll look at the 'practicals' of the Christian life laid out in Romans 12-14 as we seek to become The Church God Uses.