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Herod and the Magi

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Herod and the Magi
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Stephen Sharkey // Lead Pastor
Matthew 2: 1-12

Christmas isn’t about good cheer, presents under the tree, or even about family. It’s about salvation coming to the entire world through something as small, fragile and messy as a human baby. Christmas radically upends all the broken things of this world and gives us what we are truly longing for…if only we are able to see it.

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Brave obedience

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Brave obedience
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Cindy Comiso // Associate Pastor
Matthew 1:18-25

Are you open to the “new thing” that God may be doing in your life? In this dialogical sermon, Pastor Cindy explores how to cultivate brave obedience in the face of unexpected circumstances.

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The genealogy of Jesus

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The genealogy of Jesus
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Stephen Sharkey // Lead Pastor
Matthew 1:1-17

The genealogy of Jesus more than just a long list of names. It represents hope for a broken world, and deep belonging for you and everyone you know.

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Love: the new religion

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Love: the new religion
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Stephen Sharkey // Lead Pastor
1 John 4: 7-21

One of the main things causing people to deconstruct their faith today is love. But how can that be, when the greatest of the gifts we can possess is love? How we live out the truth of what God intended love to be has a massive impact on whether people want anything to do with Jesus or the Church.

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How do we know what is true?

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How do we know what is true?
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Stephen Sharkey // Lead Pastor
1 John 4:1-6

There is so much information at our fingertips in the world today that you can easily pick which truth you want to hear…so how do we know what is really true? The process of weighing information to figure out what is truth and what is a lie is called discernment. In this sermon, Pastor Stephen teaches the four points of discernment that let believers engage with the truth. This episode includes an interview with Dr. Audrey Matimelo, executive director and co-founder of Zimele Wethu Foundation.

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How do we trust?

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How do we trust?
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Stephen Sharkey // Lead Pastor
Psalm 22:1-24

Can we trust that God loves us even when our lives don’t go exactly how we planned? Instead of tearing down the God who doesn’t always give us everything we want, let’s lean into what God actually promises us.

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The kingdom of God

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The kingdom of God
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Stephen Sharkey // Lead Pastor
Matthew 27:15-26

Each day of your life you make a choice between two Jesuses — King Jesus, or the Jesus of your own making. Let’s self-reflect on the ways we deconstruct, re-make and re-image Jesus in our desire to be lord of our own lives.

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The Bible and race

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The Bible and race
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Stephen Sharkey // Lead Pastor
Acts 10:1-45

Many question their faith due to the way God’s word has been misused to support evils like slavery, xenophobia, and racism. Let’s explore how the Jesus we follow came to radically break down walls between races, ethnic groups, and classes.

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What is your foundation?

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What is your foundation?
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Stephen Sharkey // Lead Pastor
Matthew 7:24-29

Many people get disillusioned by faith when they wrestle with the personal experience of suffering. But what changes when we build our lives on the unshakable rock that is Jesus?

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WAIT on the Holy Spirit

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WAIT on the Holy Spirit
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Stephen Sharkey // Lead Pastor
Acts 1:1-11

The mission of God is to renew everything in our broken world. He invites us into the process through an exercise in trust and hope called waiting.

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The WAY of Jesus Pt. 2

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The WAY of Jesus Pt. 2
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Stephen Sharkey // Lead Pastor
Matthew 14:22-33

What does it really mean to follow Jesus? He calls us into a life where we follow him so intimately that it changes everything about us. Pastor Stephen dives into the meaning of a life of discipleship, where God equips us to be imitators of Christ.

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The WAY of Jesus Pt. 1

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The WAY of Jesus Pt. 1
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Stephen Sharkey // Lead Pastor
John 14:1-7

Imagine there is a life that is deeper, more fulfilling, and more beautiful that you could ever ask for…the way of Jesus is life as God designed it to be. But how do we get there?

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A community that WANTS God

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A community that WANTS God
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Stephen Sharkey // Lead Pastor
Acts 17:16-34

Our church is a community on a mission: we are a group of people seeking God. Find out how your life can change when you have an earnest desire for the One who made you.

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Why are you so afraid?

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Why are you so afraid?
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Stephen Sharkey // Lead Pastor
Mark 4:35-41

Consider the fears and anxieties in your life — do they outweigh the greatness of who Jesus is? If you want to be truly free of your fears, you need to lean in more deeply to WHO God is.

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God wants YOU

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God wants YOU
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Stephen Sharkey // Lead Pastor
Luke 15:1-7

God lost something and He wants it back. That something is — YOU. Pastor Stephen reveals how the Parable of the Lost Sheep lays bare God’s desire for each one of us.

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Doesn’t she search carefully?

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Doesn't she search carefully?
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Ryan Marshall // Guest Speaker, Highrock Metrowest
Luke 15:8-10

If you were missing, who would come for you? We all have times when we feel unworthy, unloved, unequipped, or unable to keep up with the pace of life. Pastor Ryan Marshall brings a message of hope for anyone who has ever felt lost. Jesus is speaking to you through the Parable of the Lost Coins to remind you of your value and worth in the eyes of God.

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The strong man

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The strong man
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Stephen Sharkey // Lead Pastor
Matthew 12:22-30

“How can anyone enter a strong man’s house and carry off his possessions unless he first ties up the strong man?” With this question, Jesus shows us that He came to do battle with the evil, broken demonic powers that have run rampant in this world since the moment humans first disobeyed their Maker. Pastor Stephen explores what happens when “the strong man” meets a stronger man in Jesus, and how we can join Jesus in the holy plundering of this world.

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What if I’m not enough?

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What if I'm not enough?
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Cynthia Comiso // Associate Pastor
John 6:1-15

We don’t have enough to do what God wants.  But He blesses the “too little” we bring Him, and does more than enough with it.  Like Philip, we have a lot to learn about His incalculable grace.

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Don’t you know me?

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Don't you know me?
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Stephen Sharkey // Lead Pastor
John 14:5-11

In the Book of John, Jesus asks of Philip and his apostles, “Don’t you know me?” He could ask the same of each of us today. Truly following Jesus means entering into a personal relationship, one in which we can actually come to know God. Pastor Stephen explores this life-changing invitation and teaches us how to pray for this to happen in our lives.

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What is it to you?

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What is it to you?
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Cynthia Comiso // Associate Pastor
John 21:15-23

Do you believe that God isn’t done with you yet? Do you want to step out more confidently in faith? Pastor Cindy leads us in a dialogical sermon that challenges us to live a life free of fears and full of grace for ourselves and others.

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