Messages from Passion 2011

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Why Christians Must Choose Our Words Wisely

James Vore

8M

Whether the lunch actually took place, I have no idea. Whether or not the man’s friends gleefully poked and prodded the prodigious writer for using short sentences instead of the flowing prose that filled the pages of their day, it doesn’t really matter. What does matter, what moves me (and why I share this with you), is the lesson we can learn from the accomplished author, who, with six words, silenced a table of critics and won him a small wager.  Six words, with which, just as he had bet them, Ernest Hemingway could tell a…

Whether the lunch actually took place, I have no idea. Whether or not the man’s friends gleefully poked and prodded the prodigious writer for using short sentences instead of the flowing prose that filled the pages of their day, it doesn’t really matter. What does matter, what moves me (and why I share this with you), is the lesson we can learn from the accomplished author, who, with six words, silenced a table of critics and won him a small wager.  Six words, with which, just as he had bet them, Ernest Hemingway could tell a…

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Compassion in Crisis

Ben Stuart

39M

Ben Stuart guides us through 1 Peter 4:8-11. By God’s grace, He came into our chaos and calamity and saved us so that when times of crisis hit, the body of Christ can come together to love one another as a family, endure, and show compassion to one another.

Ben Stuart guides us through 1 Peter 4:8-11. By God’s grace, He came into our chaos and calamity and saved us so that when times of crisis hit, the body of Christ can come together to love one another as a family, endure, and show compassion to one another.

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Practical Theology: Maintaining Course in Life

Aaron Coe

42M

Aaron Coe joins us as we ask the question, “How can we have a practical theology that helps us maintain the course of our lives?” Nobody purposely derails their life, but when trials, questions, and tensions arise, we can find ourselves drifting off the path toward Jesus.

Aaron Coe joins us as we ask the question, “How can we have a practical theology that helps us maintain the course of our lives?” Nobody purposely derails their life, but when trials, questions, and tensions arise, we can find ourselves drifting off the path toward Jesus.

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Come and Become

Thomas Barr

22M

Thomas Barr continues our series on what it looks like to be a disciple by studying Matthew 11 and identifying the specific words Jesus used to invite us in—come, take, learn, and find.

Thomas Barr continues our series on what it looks like to be a disciple by studying Matthew 11 and identifying the specific words Jesus used to invite us in—come, take, learn, and find.

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Be the Church

Brad Jones

36M

Brad Jones challenges us to think about what God calls us to do as the Church—to be light in a dark and broken world and proclaim His name to the ends of the earth.

Brad Jones challenges us to think about what God calls us to do as the Church—to be light in a dark and broken world and proclaim His name to the ends of the earth.

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The Five Words That Change Everything

Grant Partrick

40M

This Sunday, Grant Partrick opened Exodus and unfolded the story of Moses, which brought forth the question that so many of us get stuck asking in our lives: “Who am I?” God’s answer to this question changed everything for Moses, and it can change everything for us.

This Sunday, Grant Partrick opened Exodus and unfolded the story of Moses, which brought forth the question that so many of us get stuck asking in our lives: “Who am I?” God’s answer to this question changed everything for Moses, and it can change everything for us.

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A Pathway Out of Loneliness

Ben Stuart

43M

As our Disciple series continues, Ben Stuart emphasizes the importance of community and why God desires us to be in it.

As our Disciple series continues, Ben Stuart emphasizes the importance of community and why God desires us to be in it.

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Why Your Influence Matters More Than Your Following

Ana Munoz

5M

Scrolling isn’t the same as sympathy. Followers don’t compare to fellowship. And the art of aesthetics pales in comparison to the art of authenticity. You have influence right now, right where you are. With algorithms forcing influencers and too-relevant reels to interrupt our screens constantly—the temptation to believe that your following is equivalent to the capacity of your calling is ever-present.  But the invitation to step into your influence right where you are for the sake of the Kingdom is trajectory-shifting. If we were face-to-face right now enjoying your go-to drink order in your…

Scrolling isn’t the same as sympathy. Followers don’t compare to fellowship. And the art of aesthetics pales in comparison to the art of authenticity. You have influence right now, right where you are. With algorithms forcing influencers and too-relevant reels to interrupt our screens constantly—the temptation to believe that your following is equivalent to the capacity of your calling is ever-present.  But the invitation to step into your influence right where you are for the sake of the Kingdom is trajectory-shifting. If we were face-to-face right now enjoying your go-to drink order in your…

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The Reality of Doubt

Hamilton Barber

6M

Let’s talk about the doubting disciple.  I don’t mean Peter, who sank into the sea. Or Judas, who sold his Lord for cash. Or Mary, who thought Jesus’ body was stolen.  I mean the one you’re pretty sure I’m dancing around: Thomas—the Doubter. Thomas gets this little title from what he says in John 20:24-25: Now Thomas (also known as Didymus), one of the Twelve, was not with the disciples when Jesus came. So the other disciples told him, “We have seen the Lord!” But he said to them, “Unless I…

Let’s talk about the doubting disciple.  I don’t mean Peter, who sank into the sea. Or Judas, who sold his Lord for cash. Or Mary, who thought Jesus’ body was stolen.  I mean the one you’re pretty sure I’m dancing around: Thomas—the Doubter. Thomas gets this little title from what he says in John 20:24-25: Now Thomas (also known as Didymus), one of the Twelve, was not with the disciples when Jesus came. So the other disciples told him, “We have seen the Lord!” But he said to them, “Unless I…

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What is a Disciple?

Ben Stuart

35M

Ben Stuart introduces a collection focusing on what it looks like to be a disciple. In this talk, he encourages followers of Christ to evangelize and equips them with the knowledge to share the Gospel using Ephesians 2.

Ben Stuart introduces a collection focusing on what it looks like to be a disciple. In this talk, he encourages followers of Christ to evangelize and equips them with the knowledge to share the Gospel using Ephesians 2.

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The Fulcrum of Heaven

Louie Giglio

36M

Through Revelation 14, Louie Giglio helps us see Jesus is the lamb at the center of Heaven and His grace is the fulcrum. We don’t get to decide how our eternity plays out but His plan and heart for us is to be with Him forever.

Through Revelation 14, Louie Giglio helps us see Jesus is the lamb at the center of Heaven and His grace is the fulcrum. We don’t get to decide how our eternity plays out but His plan and heart for us is to be with Him forever.