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This is the weekly teaching ministry of Awaken City Church in Herriman, UT. We desire to engage our community with the love of Christ in order to see lives forever changed by the good news of Jesus.
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Jesus continues His Sermon on the Mount teaching on how believers act in their world. The commands Jesus gives are not simply a list of to-dos but demonstrations of His work in our lives. When we encounter Jesus, He makes us salt and light to everyone watching. He drives home the point that we cannot make ourselves do these things. We are incapable of doing enough good things to be salt and light. This only comes from His work on the cross for us. We are righteous, and we look righteous on th...
"Blessed are those who..." is how Jesus begins the most influential sermon ever preached. This section of the sermon is called the 'Beatitudes,' and is a description of Jesus' kingdom. It is the opposite of the kingdom of this world. In Jesus' kingdom, the people who understand their position before God are those who are blessed. Those who choose God's ways and choose repentance are those who reap blessing, if not here in this life, they reap blessing in eternity for faith in Jesus.
Jesus invites us to fish for people, and we do that by doing what Jesus did. Jesus proclaimed hope to the broken places of the world. Everything is not alright, but hope for the world has dawned. That hope is found in the message of Repentance. Jesus went where the people are and he took them as He found them. He did not sit around and expect people to come to Him but the opposite: wherever people gathered, that's where He proclaimed Hope. These people were broken and sick. He healed th...
Jesus' Temptation in the Wilderness in Matthew 4:1-11 gives us a peek at Satan's playbook. Satan allures us with the desires of the flesh (I want to FEEL that), the desires of the eyes (I want to HAVE that), and the pride of life (I want to be KNOWN for that). This is how Satan tempted Jesus, and this is how the enemy attacks us. We respond by running to the cross in faith, knowing we belong to Jesus.
Matthew 2:13-23 continues the story of the Wise Men from earlier the chapter. They find themselves in the middle of a political assassination plot as the king they visit allows fear and power to dictate his decisions. He decides to eliminate all of the two-year-old-boys in Bethlehem, the city where Jesus was born. While that story transpires, God is writing a different story. In the night, an angel appears to Joseph to take Jesus and Mary to Egypt. After some time, and after Herod dies, an an...
Have you ever felt like your prayers hit against Heaven like a wall? This past Sunday, we looked at 9 reasons why we may be unavailable to hear from or speak to God. Often, we talk to God with our own selfish agenda, thinking we know better for our lives. Other times, we hold onto our sin. We can also ignore the needs of others and that diminishes our connection with God. There is hope for us when we trust in God's ways over our own. We must come to the place of acceptance of this attit...
In this message, we see through Lazarus, Paul’s thorn, and even Jesus in Gethsemane that God’s silence and delays are never indifference, but loving purposes meant to draw us closer and shape us more like Christ. This sermon invites us to trust a good Father who withholds lesser things to give us something greater—not just relief, but himself. Why does God sometimes feel silent, or answer our prayers with “no”? In this message, we see through Lazarus, Paul’s thorn, and Jesus in Gethsemane tha...
What do we do when God doesn’t answer our prayers the way we hoped? This message reminds us that God is a good Father who only gives good gifts, and sometimes that means saying “no” or “not right now” out of love. We’re invited to trust his wisdom, resist the lie that he’s holding out on us, and believe that what he gives (or withholds) is always for our good.
Prayer isn’t about saying the right words, it’s about coming to a gracious Father through Jesus. This sermon explores what prayer really is, why God sometimes answers differently than we expect, and how God uses prayer to transform our hearts, not just our circumstances.
In the midst of confusion, fear, and uncertainty, God steps in. Matthew shows us that Jesus is not only the promised King, but Immanuel—God with us—who enters our broken reality to save, lead, and redeem.
Matthew begins with a genealogy to show that Jesus is the promised King, and that broken, unlikely people are welcomed into his family. Through Christ, we’re not just ruled by the King; we’re invited in.
In the final message of our Witness series, we turn to 1 John 1:1–4 to see what it truly means to share with others what we KNOW. John reminds us that our faith is rooted in real encounters with the living Jesus, what has been seen, heard, and experienced. This message challenges us to stop treating the gospel as theory and start living it as good news meant to be shared, inviting others into real fellowship, real joy, and real life in Christ.
In this message from our Witness series, we look at Jesus’ encounter with the woman at the well in John 4 and discover that God meets us right where we are, whether we feel put-together like Nicodemus or broken like the Samaritan woman. No matter our past, Jesus offers living water that truly satisfies, and he invites us to share what we’ve seen and heard. This sermon reminds us that effective witness begins with understanding the good news we ourselves have received.
In this message, we launch our “Witness” series by looking at Acts 1:8 and John 9. Jesus doesn’t call us to be experts, he calls us to be witnesses who simply share what we’ve seen Him do. Through the story of the man born blind, we’re reminded that a genuine encounter with Jesus leads to a changed life and a desire to tell others. The Holy Spirit empowers us, our lives point to Jesus, and our words matter. As followers of Christ, if we’ve seen Him, we’re called to share Him. Who is your one ...
When the storm hit, the disciples panicked, as waves crashed, the wind howled, and their faith was shaken. But through their fear, one truth remained: Jesus was in the boat. In this message, we’re reminded that the presence of Christ doesn’t always prevent the storm, but it promises peace within it. Even when it feels like he’s asleep, he’s still sovereign. The One who commands the wind and waves still reigns over every storm we face today.
As Joshua’s life and leadership come to a close, he draws a line in the sand and calls Israel to make a decision: “Choose this day whom you will serve.” In this message, Pastor Derek unpacks Joshua 24 and challenges us to examine what (or who) truly sits on the throne of our hearts. From the faithfulness of God through generations to the idols that quietly capture our devotion, this final chapter in Joshua reminds us that every heart serves a master, and only one can truly satisfy.
In Joshua 22, God’s people see something concerning, and instead of assuming the worst or staying silent, they go directly to their brothers, listen to their heart, and end up preserving the unity. This message reminds us that when we see another believer drifting, the most loving thing we can do is speak up with truth, grace, and a desire for reconciliation.
Even in the dividing of the land, God’s faithfulness is seen in every detail. In Joshua 20, he provides cities of refuge, a place of safety for the guilty. In the same way, Jesus is our ultimate refuge, the only place we can run to and find mercy, forgiveness, and life.
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