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Sept 8 The Greatest Serve (Matthew 23)

Better

The book of Hebrews promises us that life with Jesus is better than anything else. In this series, we’ll explore the biblical promises of all that life with Jesus holds for us. The Christian life has better promises than any other faith or philosophy ever will, and beginning to follow Jesus now will lead to a life of blessings down the road.

June 29 Up Close is Better (Hebrews 2)

June 23 Jesus is Better (Hebrews 1)

This is Real Life

This two-week series will look at practical ways that we can take a step closer into relationship and community as a church. Anchored in the teachings of Jesus, discover what it means to deepen your connection to God by investing in connections with those around you.

June 9 How We Grieve (John 11)

June 16 Investing Where it Matters Most (Mt 25:14-30)

The Sermon on the Mount

Jesus preached a life-changing, world-changing, counter-cultural, counter-instinctive, counter-intuitive, power-upending, kingdom-bringing sermon called the Sermon on the Mount. It has changed history, and if we take it seriously, it will change us.

Resolutions

The end of the year is a time for making plans and setting expectations for the year to come. People who follow Jesus know that he will be with us in good times and in bad. In this series, we will look at 5 core spiritual practices that will help us walk closely with Jesus through all of 2024.

Christmas is Coming!

Dec. 23 & 24, 2023 Christmas eve services

Life Changing: Studies in James

The book of James teaches us to live a coherent life - a life in which our beliefs and our behaviors match up. Followers of Jesus can have a great impact on the world when they see the change that Jesus brings about in our lives. We are changed lives that are changing lives! Join us for a study in the kinds of things that make for a healthy, faithful, world-changing kind of life.

A Light In the Darkness: Spiritual Warfare

What do we do with the biblical stories of angels and demons, spiritual forces, witchcraft, and Satan? Are we supposed to take this seriously or read it as ancient superstition? And what do we do if and when we experience things in this life that we can’t explain through normal means? What if we find ourselves confronted with spiritual forces that we don’t know how to deal with? In this series we confront some issues that many Christians try to avoid or ignore, because we want to take the Bible seriously and be prepared for whatever challenges we face in this world - natural and supernatural.

Love at the Center: Studies in 1st John

John, the beloved disciple of Jesus, wrote a letter to his congregation encouraging them to keep the love of Jesus at the center of their lives and their community. Too often churches look for other purposes to feel like they are having a bigger impact in the world. But what if we sought to live out the lives that Jesus called us to? What if we sought to love God and our neighbors and nothing else? In this series, we’ll experiment with putting love at the center.

Holiness

The call to holiness is not a simple attempt to manage sin and control behavior. It is a radical invitation to freedom, empowerment, and life in the Spirit. In this three week series, we will look at what holiness means for people living in, but not of, the world of 2023.

How to Be a Better Heretic

The Bible serves both as a treasure map and as cautionary tape - inviting us forward and warning us about wrong paths. Historically, when the church has made decisions about “cautionary tape,” about wrong teachings, it has called them “heresy.” In this series, we will look at places that the Bible and the Church have put up cautionary tape and see how some of those warnings have been ignored in our modern world. However, Jesus holds open to us the promise of healthy, loving, and good life which can be found in him.

July 9, 2023 “Cosmology Matters” (John 1, Hebrews 1)

July 2, 2023 “Grace Matters” (Ephesians 2)

June 25, 2023 “More Than Matter” (John 10)

June 18, 2023 “Body Matters” (Genesis 2, John 1)

Work Ethic

We live in an era in which people are tired of work, avoiding work, and quitting work. We’ve developed technology and artificial intelligence which make it increasingly possible to automate our work. And yet, the need to be productive and purposeful is written on our souls. In this series, we’ll look at how to find God’s peace and purpose in our daily projects and tasks, returning the sacred to the secular.

The Word

How can anyone trust the Bible today? What role does it play in my life, and why are there so many questions about how it was written, how it contradicts itself, and how the Church has misused it? Everyone faces questions like these at some point in their life of faith, so this series will be a good place to start the conversation.

Who Was Jesus?: Studies in the gospel of Luke

Was Jesus who we thought he was? It seems like everyone who thought they knew him at some point or another was caught off guard by what he said and did. That probably means that people who spend a lot of time around church might still be surprised if they met Jesus face to face. Luke wants to teach us about the Jesus we never knew, the Jesus who can still surprise us.

Jan 22, 2023 “The Lost Parables” (Luke 15)

Dec. 11, 2022 “Surprising Jesus” (Luke 7)

Forgiveness: Reactions Speak Louder Than Words

Jesus’ teachings on forgiveness set him apart from every other faith and philosophy. There are over 90 Bible verses about forgiveness, but none of them say exactly how to do it. In this series, we’ll spend time thinking about what forgiveness is, how to do it, and the power and health it releases in our lives.

Influence: The Power of Invitation

Jesus gives us lives of meaning and purpose and then sends us out in the world to be influencers in his name. In this series we’ll explore the true power of influence that Jesus gives to those who follow him. When life feels meaningless or full of wandering, Jesus is the source of our deepest purpose.

Encountering God

Tired of having a second-hand experience of God, where everything you believe came from someone else? Wish you could have a first-hand experience of God’s presence and work in your life? In this series, we’ll talk about how God longs for us to encounter him and what that looks like when we pursue it.

First Things: Galatians

The first letter written by the Apostle Paul is passionate and fierce, as he seeks to defend the central teachings of the Christian faith against religious legalism on the one hand and reckless liberality on the other. Two thousand years later, the message is still just as relevant and essential as when it was first written.

Stand alones

Sun. April 3, 2022 “Let it Go” (1 Samuel 1)

Rich

A preacher once said that when it comes to money, Christians should gain all they can, save all they can, and give all they can. How should we move from living in a state of worry to living with a spirit of generosity?

Sun. Mar. 6 “Gain All You Can” (Luke 16)

Territories

The kingdom of God expands on the earth as we claim spiritual territory - loving people and introducing them to Jesus, and as we claim physical territory - dedicating space for worship. Join us in this series as we explore the expansion of the kingdom through the Scriptures, and join us in a 21 day fast to prepare for what God will do.

Sun. Feb. 27 “To the Ends of the Earth 2” (Acts 15)

Sun. Jan. 30 “Expanding Territories 2 (Joshua)” (Joshua 5)

Remember Christmas

While we celebrate Christmas with excitement, we often forget the true nature of its story - the wonder, the humility, the counter-intuitive contrast to what was expected from a Messiah, and the power of the story to overturn an empire. This season, we revisit Christmas to remember Christmas.

Listening to God

Sun. Nov 14 “The Battle for Your Heart” (Galatians 5)

Sun. Nov 7 “The Sound of a Whisper” (1 Kings 19)

Sun. Oct 31 “The Voice Next Door” (1 Samuel 3)

Sun. Oct 17 “Following God Even When…” (Numbers 13)

2020 Hindsight: The Christian Pursuit of Truth

Know What I Like About Jesus?

We’re looking at the life and teachings of Jesus - he is the clearest revelation of God that we will ever have and the foundation of our faith. Whether you are closely following him or have never heard of him before, this will be a series in which to grow deep, to be inspired again by his incredible life, and to chart a course for your own life based on the God who loves you.

Sun. Aug 22 “The Promised Kingdom”

Sun. Aug 1 “Jesus the Captain”

Sun. May 30 “Broken-Record Jesus” (Mark 8)

We Are Strong

God’s people are made to be strong, resilient, and healthy. After such a hard season, we are going to emerge to public life again, and the Church needs to lead with love and with strength. This 5-week series focuses on five biblical principles to living a strong and healthy life.

Here it Comes

Public life is about to reopen in our world, and there are certain virtues that the Church ought to lead with for all the world to see. Paul names them in 1st Corinthians 13: faith, hope, and love. We’ll explore how to grow in each of these in this three-part series.

Sun. March 21 “Love” (1 Corinthians 13)

Sun. March 14 “Hope” (Revelation 21)

Sun. March 7 “Faith” (1 Samuel 17)

The Sword and the Trowel

2021 is going to be a year of rebuilding our world, and the Bible contains one of the best rebuilding stories in history! This series of studies will explore the books of Ezra and Nehemiah, a time in the history of God’s people when their nation had been torn down and needed to be reconstructed. At Real Life Church, we look to opening a new campus this year, so building will be on our minds in the months to come!

Sun. Feb 28 “Giving the Right Way” (Malachi 3)

Sun. Feb 21 “Two-Handed Work” (Nehemiah 4)

Sun. Feb 14 “Holy Discontent” (Nehemiah 1)

Sun. Feb 7 “My House” (Haggai 1)

Sun. Jan 31 “In It But Not Of It” (Ezra 9)

Sun. Jan 24 “Need a Favor?” (Ezra 7)

Sun. Jan 17 “Fights, Frustration, and Faith” (Ezra 4)

Sun. Jan 10 “Worship at the Center” (Ezra 3)

Sun. Jan 3 “Building and Buildings” (Ezra 1)

Unstuck: Following God in Tiring Times

2020 has not been a stellar year. Some of us started singing Christmas carols in September in hopes that it would get the year over faster. We’ve been stuck in political squabbles, stuck in anxiety over health issues, stuck at home. It’s been jarring and it’s been scarring. There’s hope! The answer to a world that can leave you with nothing is the God who still has everything. There is no depth so low that God cannot lift you out of it, and in this series we’ll remember the promises of God for tiring times.

Sun. Dec 13 “Breaking through the Infinite” (John 1)

Sun. Dec 6 “Gain, Save, Give” (Luke 12)

Sun. Nov 29 “Unstuck Church” (Acts 2)

Sun. Nov 22 “Unstuck Bodies” (Daniel 1)

Sun. Nov 15 “Unstuck Lives” (Mark 12)

Sun. Nov 8 “Wind and Waves” (Mark 4)

Jesus Is Not King

The Bible tells us that Jesus is “King of Kings and Lord of Lords,” and that “his kingdom shall never end.” Yet Jesus refused to be made king when the people tried to force kingship upon him (John 6:15), and God told the people not to desire a king (1 Samuel 8). Discover the kind of lordship Jesus promises for our lives, the implications that has for how we deal with the powers of this world, and the kind of love Christians are called to demonstrate at all times, especially during an ornery election season.

Sun. Nov 1 “The Three Kisses” (Luke 7)

Sun. Oct 25 “All Authority” (Ezra 1)

Sun. Oct 18 “How to Start a Fire” (James 3)

Sun. Oct 11 “Love Before, After, and In Between” (Acts 17)

Sun. Oct 4 “Do You Trust Me?”

Sun. Sept. 27 “Fasting”

Sun. Sept. 20 “Bacon and Freedom”

Sun. Sept. 13: “This is War!”

Sun. Sept. 6: “King of Kings”

The Book of Revelation

Explore the cryptic last chapter of the Bible, a book full of hope and promise hidden in strange symbolic imagery. Read the book that the early church almost omitted from the Bible to discover how vital it is to understanding God’s sovereignty over the whole universe, especially when we suffer.

Sun. Aug. 30: “It Ends Well!”

Sun. Aug. 23: “The End is Near!”

Sun. Aug. 16: “Count on It”

Sun. Aug. 9: “The Fall of Romes”

Sun. Aug. 2: “Stand firm!”

Sun. July 26: Guest preacher - Dr. Ryan Montague

Sun. July 19: “The First Love” (Revelation 2-3)

Sun. July 12: “Is This the End?” (Revelation 4&5)

Essential

Sun. July 5: “Anchored” (Matthew 7)

Sun, June 21: "Saved by Grace” (Luke 7)

Sun, June 14: "Reunion Sunday” (Exodus 14)

Sun, June 7: "The Well-Intentioned Samaritan” (Luke 10)

Sun, May 31: "The Power of the Spirit” (Acts 2)

Homeschool for the Soul

Sun, May 24: "Where is God When it Hurts?” (Luke 13:1-9)

Sun, May 17: "Side Roads” (John 9, 1 Kings 19:1-13)

Sun, May 10: "Mother’s Day” (John 3)

Sun, May 3: "Grace Grows” (Mark 1)

Sun, April 26: "More Broken Than I Thought” (Luke 7)

Sun, April 19: "Core Values” (Luke 10, Matthew 28)

Love, Sex, and the Text

Sun, Jan 19: "Boundaries in a Connected World” (Matthew 5:27-30)

Sun, Jan 12: "Built in Love” (Galatians 5, 1 Corinthians 13)

Sun, Jan 5: "True Love” (Genesis 1:27)

Emmanuel: God With Us

Sun, Dec. 22: "Free Like Jesus” (Acts 16)

Sun, Dec. 15: "Give Like Jesus Gave” (Philippians 4)

Sun, Dec. 8: "Think What Jesus Thought” (Philippians 4)

Sun, Dec. 1: "Do What Jesus Did” (Philippians 2)

Sun, Nov. 24: "Worth it?” (Philippians 3)

Sabbath

Sun, Nov. 17: "Remember the Sabbath?” (Exodus 20)

Without Question

Sun, Nov. 10: "Can’t I have God without Church?” (Luke 18:9-14)

Sun, Nov. 3: "Aren’t all churches the same?” (Acts 2:42-47)

Sun, Oct. 20: "What about evolution?” (John 20:24-29)

Sun, Oct. 13: "Why do bad things happen to good people?” (John 9)

Sun, Oct. 6: "Why do prayers go unanswered?” (Mark 9)

Sun, Sept 29: "What about other religions?” (Acts 17)

Sun, Sept 22: “Why should I care what the Bible says?” (2 Kings 22:1-11)

Sun, Sept 15: "True Story” (1 Corinthians 15:1-8)

Much Faith

Sun, Sept 8: "Vision Day” (Acts 2:1-13)

Sun, Sept 1: "Supercharged Faith” (Matthew 6)

Sun, Aug 25: "Faith and Sense” (Matthew 16)

Sun, Aug 18: "Walking in Faith” (Matthew 14)

Free!

Sun, Aug 11: "Debt-Free” (Matthew 6:5-15)

Sun, Aug 4: "Born Free” (John 3:1-17)

Sun, July 21: "Doubt-Free” (John 20:24-31)

Sun, July 14: "Stress-Free” (Matthew 7)

Sun, July 7: "Worry-Free” (Matthew 6)

Sun, June 30: "Guilt-Free” (Galatians 5)

Carpentry 101: Stuff Jesus Would Build

Sun, June 23: "Risky Business” (Matthew 25)

Sun, June 16: "Follow the Leader - Father’s Day” (Deut 6)

Sun, June 9: "More Than Enough” (John 6:1-15)

Sun, June 2: "Right with the World” (Matthew 25)

Sun, May. 05: "The Frame” (1 Tim 4:7-13)

Sun, Apr. 28: "The Foundation” (M7 7:24-27)

Easter Sunday

Sun, Apr. 21: "Easter” (Luke 24)

“Vintage Faith” Series

Sun, Apr. 14: "Palm Sunday” (Luke 19)

Sun, Apr. 7: "Crossing Over” (Joshua 3)

Sun, Mar. 31: "Saying ‘Yes’ to Love” (1 Cor 12:31b-13:13)

Sun, Mar. 24: "No Shame” (Luke 18:9-14)

Sun, Mar. 17: "Shared Life” (Philippians 2)

Sun, Mar. 10: "What Church Is For” (Ezra 3:10-13)

Sun, Mar. 3: "The Church Remembers” (1 Cor. 11:23-26)

Sun, Feb. 24: "Connected” (John 15:1-17)

Sun, Feb. 16: "The Biggest Decision” (Matthew 8:5-13)

Sun, Feb. 10: "Dying on the Vine” (Mark 11:12-25)

Sun, Feb. 3: "The First Church” (Acts 2:42-47)

“Me & My Big Mouth” Series

Sun, Jan. 27: "Words that Heal” (Luke 19:1-10)

Sun, Jan. 20: "Words that Bless” (Philippians 1:3-11)

Sun, Jan. 6: "Words that Count” (Luke 6:27-36)

“Surprise!: The Unexpected Teachings of Jesus” Series

Sun, Dec 30: "Hope for the Future” (Luke 14:25-33)

Sun, Dec 16: "What You Have to Leave Behind” (Mark 9:28-50)

Sun, Dec 9: "Worry Enough” (Matthew 6:25-34)

Sun, Dec 2: "The Best Surprise of All” (John 8:1-11)

"Thankful: Reprised" Series

Sun, Nov 25: "Thankful (Malachi 3:6-12)

"Exodus: Movements & Monuments" Series

Sun, Nov 4: "The Golden Calf" (Exodus 32)

Sun, Oct 21: "The 10 Commandments" (Exodus 20)

Sun, Oct 14: "Leadership in the Wilderness" (Exodus selections)

Sun, Oct 7: "Bread of Heaven" (Exodus 16)

Sun, Sept 30: "Press On" (Exodus 14)

Sun, Sept 16: "… but not yet." (Exodus 4 & 5)

Sun, Sept 9: "Vision Day" (Exodus 3)

Sun, Aug 19: "Movements and Monuments" (Exodus 1)

"Super.Natural." Series

Sun, Aug 12: "Super.Natural. Faith" (Mark 3)

Sun, Aug 5: "Super.Natural. A Primer in Prayer" (Matthew 6)

Sun, July 29: "Super.Natural. Hearing From God 2" (Exodus 4)

Sun, July 22: "Super.Natural. Hearing From God 1" (Acts 10)

Sun, July 8: "Super.Natural. Mind the Gap" (Mark 1:29-34)

Sun, July 1: "Super.Natural. Dark Things" (Mark 1:21-28)

"Healthy" Series

Sun, June 10: "Blessed" (Acts 8:9-24)

Sun, June 03: "Rich" (2 Corinthians 8:1-5)

Sun, May 20: "Happy" (John 5:1-14)

Sun, May 13: "Loving" (Phil 2:1-11)

Sun, May 6: "Healthy" (John 8:31-38)

"Apprentice" Series

Sun, April 29: "Better Together" (Luke 10:1-3, 17)

Sun, April 22: "Walking on Water" (Matthew 14:22-33)

Sun, April 15: "I Found It!" (2 Kings 22:1-13)

Sun, April 8:  Dr. Ahmi Lee (Mark 8:34-38)

Sun, Mar. 25: "Of Kings and Kingdoms" (Luke 19:35-48)

Sunday, Mar. 17: "The Pivot" (Luke 15:1-7)

Sunday, Mar. 11: "All Dressed Up" (Galatians 3:26-28)

Sunday, Mar. 4: "Follow the Leader" (Matthew 21:28-31)

"Thankful" Series

Sunday, Feb. 25: "Overflowing" (Luke 6:43-45)

Sunday, Feb. 18: "Butterflying" (Matthew 13:31-33)

Sunday, Feb. 11: "Real Love" (Luke 7:41-47)

Sunday, Feb. 4: "The Seeds of Thankfulness" (Matthew 16:5-12)

Sunday, Jan. 21: "Getting More than We Deserve" (Matthew 20:1-16)

Sunday, Jan. 14: "The Opportunity to be Thankful" (Luke 10:38-42)

"Rhythms" Advent Series

Sunday, Dec 31: "Rest" (Matthew 11:28-30)

Sunday, Dec 17: "O Little Town of Bethlehem" (Phil. 2:1-11)

Sunday, Dec 3: "Silent Night" (Isaiah 9:2-7)

Thanksgiving Sunday

Sunday, Nov 26: "His Love. Endures. Forever." (Psalm 136)

"Grown Up Faith" Series

Sunday, Nov 19: "Buying Friends" (Luke 16)

Sunday, Nov 12: "Trade You!" (Matthew 13)

Sunday, Oct 22: "Cheesy" (Ephesians 4)

Sunday, Oct 15: "How Life Works" (Ephesians 4)

Sunday, Oct 1: "Deeper" (Ephesians 3-4)

Sunday, Sept 24: "The Ephesus in All of Us" (Acts 19)

"Get in the Game" Series

Sunday, Sept 16: "Compassion Sunday" (Matthew 25)

Sunday, Sept 10: "The Elements" (Colossians 2)

Sunday, Sept 3: "The Play" (Colossians 3)

Sunday, Aug 20: "Get In The Game!" (Colossians 3)