Kingdom Come

Emmaus

April 7, 2024 • Josh Tracy

This morning we take a walk and overhear a conversation between the resurrected Lord and unsuspecting disciples. What might we learn as we walk with Jesus, listen to his story, break bread, and allow our eyes to be opened afresh to the kingdom that has now come?

Risen

March 31, 2024 • Pat Bills

Christ has risen - risen indeed! What a glorious day to announce the fulfillment of the resurrected King. Join us for a special celebration of what God has resurrected among us.

Darkness and Crying

March 24, 2024 • Pat Bills

It can be uncomfortable to talk about death. It is especially uncomfortable to talk about death when you can hear its sounds. This morning, as we look towards Easter, we journey back to the cross and listen to the darkness and death of the kingdom come.

New Covenant

March 17, 2024 • Pat Bills

This morning we join the table with Jesus and listen as he proclaims the bread and blood of a “new covenant.” What might the invitation be for us as we continue to remember and proclaim this feast of Christ with one another.

Parade

March 10, 2024

Most Bible’s call this section of scripture the “triumphal entry.” But what kind of entry was Jesus making? Even more, what does this “parade” tell us about the kingdom to come? Join us as we “spread our cloaks on the road” and hail the coming King.

Salvation

March 3, 2024 • Pat Bills

It would be difficult to imagine someone not being familiar with the story of Zacchaeus. But what does this story tell us about Jesus and salvation? Join us as we explore a familiar tale of a tiny tax collector who Jesus chooses to save.

Prodigal

February 18, 2024 • Pat Bills

When you think about the story of the “Prodigal” what comes to mind? This morning we explore how our understanding of this story ought to lead us back to the heart and arms of God. A God embodied in Jesus who sees us and loves is with radical grace.

Faith

February 25, 2024 • Becky Burroughs

Have you ever considered how your gratefulness is a sign of your faithfulness in the living God? Today we look at a story of 10 people who are healed by the power of Jesus. Yet only one returns to “give glory to God.” What might we learn about our own “faithful gratefulness” and the way of the kingdom?

Neighbor

February 11, 2024 • Pat Bills

It is without a doubt one of the most critical and familiar stories in all of the gospel accounts. But how can we allow such a story to continue to disrupt our comfortable forms of Christianity. Join us as we step into the Good Samaritan for our world and time.

Mission

February 4, 2024 • Pat Bills

Today we explore the moment where Jesus sends out the disciples “two by two” with specific instructions for the kingdom initiative. Tune in as we seek to understand how these instructions still invite us to boldly embrace the invitation for the kingdom to come.

Compassion

January 28, 2024 • Josh Tracy

Jesus was always with people. And most of the time the people Jesus chose to be with were suffering, hurting, and in deep need of a kingdom of compassion. Join us as we look at one of the greatest stories of how Jesus is “moved with compassion” and ask how we might move too.

Upside Down

January 21, 2024 • Pat Bills

This morning we allow Jesus to be our preacher and listen as he makes his kingdom agenda known. Though all “spoke well” and “were amazed” by his teaching, it wasn’t long until its upside down nature disrupted the mood of the message.

Holy Spirit

January 14, 2024 • Pat Bills

The arrival of Jesus for Luke is accompanied by the strong and mysterious presence of the Spirit. Today we explore how both John and Jesus are filled with the Holy Spirit as the kingdom agenda begins to take its earliest form.

Arrival

January 7, 2024 • Pat Bills

This morning we return again to the story of Christ’s arrival. And like the other gospel stories, Luke’s world is contextualized by “the days of King Herod.” Tune in as we step into Luke’s world and wonder if our world and time shares any commonalities, challenges, and call for commitment as we begin a new year.

Highland Oaks Church of Christ

Stepping Into the Story of the Gospel of Luke