Mountain Christian Church | Sermons

B.L.E.S.S | Begin with Prayer

You are blessed to be a blessing and as a follower of Jesus you are on mission every day. Jesus is inviting you to open yourself to practice your faith by daring you to begin with prayer. God uses prayer to change us and then God uses us to change the world. Today ask God to show you who He wants you to BLESS. Whoever you are and wherever you are on your faith journey, God has plans for you to join Him and be on mission with Him right now by nurturing a lifestyle of loving and blessing others. There is an adventure that God wants to take you on. Are you ready?

Comeback | Easter 2021

We all love a great comeback story, don’t we? Whether it’s a sports underdog who comes from behind to win or someone who is kicked to the curb and down for the count rises up to win. But as inspiring as those stories are for movies and documentaries, what about the rest of us normal people? When your mistakes mark you, and your failures are eating you like an ulcer, is there any hope? This Easter at Mountain we celebrate Jesus who lived the ultimate comeback story. As a result, so did a normal guy named Peter. And so can we all. Because of Jesus it’s not too late and you’re never too far for a comeback.

Welcome Home | Coming Home To Love

Everyone has manipulated the Lord for their own gain in one way or another. Everyone is undeserving. And yet, God still seeks after each and every one of us--that in Jesus we might be found. Jesus came to bring heaven to earth and He's inviting us (all of us) to live in it. Are you listening? Because God is inviting you to join Him. His invitation stands no matter how far you've strayed. EVERYONE is invited, to come HOME

Welcome Home | Realizing Your Need

Where do you turn for your help? Whether we admit it or not, we love to think of ourselves as super competent--"I can handle this." But the reality is, there are things we just cannot fix. There are limits; each of us is finite. There is hurt you can’t absorb. There are problems you can’t solve. No matter who you are, you will realize eventually that you can’t do it on your own. And eventually you will say: "I need help." God didn’t make you to be God or to be all-knowing and all-powerful with endless resources. God made you to say: "You are God and I am not and right now, God, I need your help.”

Welcome Home | I Wish I Could Start Over

"No regrets." This is a common phrase you've probably heard. But, is it really possible to live a life with no regrets? It's true we are the people we are today because of the mistakes we've made. We make mistakes, we have problems and we have sinned. And we can learn from our mistakes. But... if you could go back and do it all over again without the pain, the shame and the guilt, you probably would, wouldn't you?

Welcome Home | There's Got To Be More!

There's a big difference between the place where you live that you call home and the idea of home. Home is a bigger, deeper, richer thing, the place where you really belong. It's the place where you fit in, where you are safe, you connect and are at peace. Everyone longs for home. We long for home because we drift in life from our heart's truest home. We drift from God when life gets busy and at some point all of us end up far from home--places we never thought we'd be. No matter how far you drift, no matter how long you have been gone, God knows your name, He loves you and He invites you to come home.

Wish You Were Here | If You Really Mean Business, Do This!

"What am I going to do now?" One year ago, you may have been asking yourself this very question when the coronavirus entered into your life, impacting every aspect of your daily rhythms. And today, you also may be asking yourself that very same question. We're all in this moment of being 'in-between' where maybe you're wondering, "What's next?" But the GOOD NEWS is you already know the answer to this question. Jesus teaches that this is the very time to be filled with the Holy Spirit, to remember everything you know about how Jesus taught you to be, taught you to think and how He taught you to live and act. You don't have to stand and stare and wonder what's next because this is your moment to remember you already know what to do. It's time to open your heart to whatever God will lead you to. God does His part when we all do ours.

Wish You Were Here | It's Time To Get Your Hands Dirty

How do we really love people? We serve them. God is transforming us, conforming us, he’s molding us into something beautiful and something useful. As you live your whole life for Christ, God says I will take that... He "is the potter and we are the clay," and he is doing marvelous work in our lives! To walk with Christ means to be fully devoted to him, being like him. A life of sacrifice, serving others and caring for others. Christ followers step up, show up and they show off Jesus. Serving isn’t just when it’s convenient for you. It’s not about whether serving fits into my schedule, but it’s building my schedule around it.

Wish You Were Here | Dream On

Over the past months some of our dreams have been disrupted or disappeared. What do you do when your dreams are disrupted? We have been through some storms, hard things… through it all Jesus has been our Anchor and He is firm and secure... So now is our time to DREAM ON! As we re-engage with a God who is still on the move, we're becoming a church that flourishes in times of challenge.

Wish You Were Here | Who's Your One?

Have you ever felt like a sheep that was vulnerable and weak? The pandemic has probably made you feel that way. And yet you have a shepherd that has enfolded you and pulled you in and helped you through the pandemic through the past year. Isn’t good to know you are a sheep of the Lord's pasture and He’s on the job?
God is protecting you and He is with you. Let that fill your heart with gratitude and be thankful you have a shepherd like that who can bring you to still waters and green pastures.
And then, there comes a time when you're invited to do more than be thankful that you’re safe in the fold. It's time to go find others who need to find their way in. Who is our one?