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- REALLY? | You Don't Have To Believe Your Thoughts
Our thought life is weird. We can have competing and untrue thoughts. Worse, our thoughts aren't always working for us. It may be why the Bible speaks so much about how we think.
- ACTS | Easter - Every Corner Of Your Life
(Acts 17) The resurrection is a disruptive truth that will bring hope and meaning to every corner of our lives.
- ACTS | There Is A Better Story
(Acts 28) Whatever story you're telling yourself about the world, life, and God is probably true. If we only see misery, that's probably all we'll experience. If we see goodness and joy, we might catch glimpses of both.
- ACTS | Leaving A Legacy That Lasts (with Van Polowchak)
(Acts 9:36-42) We all leave a legacy of some sort. Will it be the kind of legacy that we want?
- ACTS | Come On In The Water Is Fine
(Acts 18:24-26; 19:1-5) The simple beauty of baptism.
- ACTS | Apostolic Preaching (with Bruce Goodwin)
Acts is all about seeing God in these stories so that we can see God in our stories.
- Acts | Healthy Churches, Healthy Leaders
Good churches have healthy leaders. How do we get healthy leaders?
- Acts | Nothing In The Way
We don't think of church meetings as being impactful (or fun). In one of the most important church meetings in history, they gathered to debate: what exactly could prevent someone from becoming a Christian? Their answer impacts your life.
- Acts | Let Me Tell You A Story
Stories are powerful. Stories of God working? Lifechanging.
- Acts | Blinded By the Light
Seeing our story in one of the greatest and most dramatic conversion stories of all time.
- Acts | A Divine Coincidence
(Acts 8:26-40) Seeing God in these stories, so that we can see God in our story.
- Acts | Conspiracy of Faith
Acts 8:1-24 - Seeing God in their stories, so that we can see God in our story.
- Acts | The Path Back To Wholeness
Acts 5:1-11 - The Story of Ananias and Sapphira is tough to wrap our minds around. But if you pay attention to the overall story in the book of Acts, you can see what a dangerous game they were playing.
- Acts | Their Story, Our Story, God's Story
We're going deep on the book of Acts! We sometimes get so focused on the beauty of individual verses or stories that we fail to see the beauty of the entire narrative. Come with us as we explore the ongoing work of Jesus in the Kingdom!
- They That Wait | Waiting Well
Waiting is a skill.
- They That Wait | Patience is Not Passive
Waiting isn't the same as doing nothing.
- They That Wait | God is Waiting on You
God is waiting on you to wait on Him.
- After You Die | Uncertainty About Eternity
There are a lot of things we can't know about what comes after we die. However, that doesn't stop people from trying to figure it all out. Today, we're exploring member-submitted questions about the afterlife.
- After We Die | Life in the Shadow
We think about life and death precisely backward, and it makes us terrified of death. The way Jesus and the authors of the Bible thought and taught is so fundamentally different, it's hard to wrap our minds around. But, if we do, we'll fin…
- After You Die | The Hopeful Truth About Hell
Hell is a hot topic (pun intended). Even thinking about it makes some people sweat, conjuring up feelings of condemnation and fear. But if we've got it wrong? Instead of running from the subject, let's talk about it!
- After You Die | Heaven is a Place on Earth
An underwhelming vision of eternity produces an uninspired faith on earth. We know the "good place" isn't clouds, harps, and halos. The reality is much better (and more biblical).
- After You Die | Judgment Day
Judgment is scary, but it doesn't have to be.
- After You Die | From Here to Eternity
It really is THE question. Maybe we don't ask it all the time, but at some pretty significant moments in life, the question hangs pretty heavy. What we believe will make a huge difference in what we do right now.
- Immeasurably More | Everyday Mission
We want to be a church involved in our mission every day. What does that mean? Why is that important? Colossians 4:2-6 highlights seven things to help us live a life we are all called to live.
- Immeasurably More | Radical Generosity
We want to be a church characterized by generosity. What does that mean? Why is that important? It involves being generous with money, but it is more than that!
- Immeasurably More | Joy-filled Faith
Is your faith fear-driven or joy-filled? Real, active, sacrificial faith is not only life-giving, it's the path to true joy.
- Immeasurably More | Essential Worship
Believe it or not, the best thing we can do in a crisis is worship.
- Immeasurably More | Intentional Belonging
A sense of belonging is an "uphill both ways" battle. It requires people to make space, AND for people to step into the space created.
- The One Thing
What’s the most important thing to know in life? The answer might not be what you think it is.  NEXT STEP? Do you want to take your next step closer to Jesus? We want to help! https://www.woodburychurch.org/next COME IN-PERSON Sundays / 1…
- Who's Your One? | What If?
Let's talk about some practical ways to talk to your ONE about Jesus. NEXT STEP? Do you want to take your next step closer to Jesus? We want to help! https://www.woodburychurch.org/next COME IN-PERSON Sundays / 10am (4920 Woodbury Drive, W…
- Who's Your One? | For Their Good
God uses you, yes YOU, to bring people closer to Jesus. But what about those people who seem impossibly far from God? NEXT STEP? Do you want to take your next step closer to Jesus? We want to help! https://www.woodburychurch.org/next COME…
- Who's Your One | You Have A One
God uses you, yes YOU, to bring people closer to Jesus. What will that look like? NEXT STEP? Do you want to take your next step closer to Jesus? We want to help! https://www.woodburychurch.org/next COME IN-PERSON Sundays / 10am (4920 Woodb…
- The ONE Thing You Need
If you could sum a life skillfully lived in one word, this is it.
- Great Question! Why Are Christians So Divided?
We're all following Jesus, right? Using the same bible, right? So why are Christians all over the place? Why don't we get along? The truth is, we are divided. It's wrong. It shouldn't be this way. Let's do something about it. Our mission i…
- Great Question! Why Does God Feel Distant and Silent?
Why does it often feel like God is silent and distant when you need Him most? Why does it feel like desperate prayers go unanswered, or even unheard? Why does God seem silent in the midst of our suffering? Our mission is to help everyone t…
- Hosea | Pt 4 - Relentless Love
Hosea's message of God's faithful covenant love is clear. We tend to notice lots of problems in our lives, but maybe not the biggest one- our spiritual problem. In chapter 14, he tells us how we can return to the Lord. Our mission is to he…
- Hosea | Pt 2 - Responding to Love
By now in this series, we should understand the scandalous love of God for us. It is faithful, true, inhuman, and unfailing. What should our response be? Our mission is to help everyone take their next step closer to Jesus. We'd love to me…
- Hosea | Pt 2 - Redeeming Love
The book of Hosea offers us a metaphor of God's faithful love and God's grace. How should we handle receiving such a gift? Our mission is to help everyone take their next step closer to Jesus. We'd love to meet you some Sunday! Come join u…
- Hosea | Pt 1 - Covenant Love
The book of Hosea offers us a metaphor of God's faithful love to us. God tells Hosea to marry a prostitute to illustrate how Israel has been unfaithful in their relationship with God. Hosea tells the Gospel - God's Love Story for us today.…
- Bent, Not Broken | Better Burden Bearing
Ever seen someone suffering and felt a need to do something, but had no idea what to do? When we don't know what to do, we often end up doing nothing. But there is a better way to help people who are suffering. Our mission is to help every…
- Bent, Not Broken | The Power of Weakness
Everyone would love to have a supernatural experience of God. They imagine things like hearing from God, a miraculous answer to prayer, or even an overwhelming emotional experience - but what if your God experience was one of suffering, we…
- Bent, Not Broken | The Hard(er) Way
Humans have an instinct to take the easy way. We don't even think about it. But what if that instinct causes us to miss out on the blessings God has for us?
- Trivialization of the Sacred - with Bruce Goodwin
Resisting a culture that is amusing us to death.
- Bent, Not Broken | Surprising Truth About Suffering
We've all played the "Oh, you think you have it hard?" game. Struggle and suffering are part of the human experience. We all will struggle and we will all suffer, what we believe and how we respond to it, will make all the difference.
- (Easter) Your Doubt Can Lead You Closer to Jesus
(Apologies for some of the audio issues) Sure, the resurrection is a big, outlandish, hard-to-believe claim. Yes, a lot of people struggle to believe. The truth is - your doubt can bring you to the living Jesus.
- John | Your Jesus is Too Small
In chapters 10-12, John uses Jewish holidays of Hanukkah, Passover, and the Triumphal Entry to show us Jesus is bigger than we may think.
- John | I Want to Believe
Join us as we secure the right equipment to explore the weird and wonderful Gospel of John.
- 03/30/25 Luke | Wild Horses
When it comes to God, we only have two choices, resistance or repentance.
- 03/23/25 - Luke | All The Lost Things
More than anything else, God loves to welcome lost people home. In Jesus' most vivid and emotionally compelling story, we get a glimpse into the the very heart of God.
- 03/09/25 - Luke | The Next Step Closer
The most important thing we can ever do is help someone take their next step closer to Jesus.