Celebrate Community Church

As we enter the Christmas season, it's easy to get swept up in the lights, music, and festivities while missing the profound truth at the center of it all. This message invites us to look beyond the wrapping paper and discover the gift of frankincense brought to Jesus by the wise men—a gift that reveals Jesus as our High Priest. In Matthew 2, we encounter scholars who traveled hundreds of miles to bow before a baby, recognizing what so many missed: this wasn't just another earthly king, but the answer humanity had been waiting for. The frankincense they offered wasn't random; it was the same resin used in temple worship, symbolizing prayers rising to God. By presenting it to Jesus, they declared that this child would stand between us and God, bridging the gap our sin created. Understanding Jesus as our High Priest transforms everything—how we pray, how we deal with shame, how we approach God. We learn that Jesus empathizes with our struggles because He lived them, carries our shame because He died for it, and opens the way to God because He tore the veil separating us. This Christmas, we're challenged to stop trying to fix ourselves and instead come as we are to the One who already paid the price. The cross wasn't just enough—it was more than enough. What shame are we carrying that God never asked us to bear? What keeps us from coming boldly to the throne of grace? This season, the greatest gift isn't under a tree—it's the person of Jesus, our perfect High Priest.Subscribe    / @celebratechurch  Celebrate Church is led by Pastor Noah Rollins. Our vision is for people to MEET JESUS so they can go out and BE JESUS.Stay Connected!Visit us at 1000 South Sycamore Avenue in Sioux Falls, SD.Website: https://www.celebrate.church/Celebrate Church Facebook:   / celebratesf  Celebrate Church Instagram:   / celebrate.church  

This powerful message challenges us to reimagine thanksgiving not as a single holiday, but as a transformative way of life. Drawing from Romans 8, we're reminded that we are 'more than conquerors' through Christ—a truth that transcends our circumstances. The sermon explores how biblical figures like David and Paul maintained attitudes of gratitude even while running for their lives or sitting in prison with beaten bodies. The key insight? Thanksgiving isn't an emotion we wait to feel; it's a command we choose to obey. We learn that complaining is merely a habit, while giving thanks is a spiritual discipline requiring intentional practice. The challenge presented is radical: what if we stopped praying about what we want and instead spent a week only thanking God? What if we thanked every person we encountered? The practical framework of 'pray it, say it, every day it' offers us a roadmap to shift from circumstance-driven emotions to Christ-centered gratitude. This message reminds us that our circumstances will never defeat us—only our attitude about them can. When we focus not on the 'what' of our trials but on the 'who' of Jesus within us, we discover the secret to living as people who are truly different from the world around us.Subscribe https://www.youtube.com/@CelebrateChurchCelebrate Church is led by Pastor Noah Rollins. Our vision is for people to MEET JESUS so they can go out and BE JESUS.Stay Connected!Visit us at 1000 South Sycamore Avenue in Sioux Falls, SD.Website: https://www.celebrate.church/Celebrate Church Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CelebrateSF/Celebrate Church Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/celebrate.church

This message brings us to the culminating vision of God's holiness as revealed in Revelation 21, where we encounter a breathtaking picture of the new heaven and new earth. After exploring God's holiness through Isaiah's encounter, Moses at the burning bush, and Daniel's faithfulness, we now see the ultimate destination of all who are made holy through Christ. The apostle John gives us specific, measurable dimensions of the New Jerusalem—a city so vast it encompasses 2.6 billion cubic miles, precisely the volume of Earth's entire crust. This isn't poetic hyperbole but divine precision, reminding us that God's holiness is both unimaginable and remarkably detailed. What strikes us most powerfully is that heaven isn't an escape from creation but its complete renewal. God doesn't discard what sin has broken; He makes all things new. The promise that there will be no more tears, death, mourning, or pain isn't just comforting—it's transformative for how we live today. When we grasp that we're fighting from victory rather than for victory, that the battle has already been won by the King of Kings, everything changes. We're called to live as citizens of heaven right now, bringing God's light into dark places, forgiving when others hold grudges, serving when others demand. This vision of heaven should make us more engaged with earth, not less, as we reflect the holiness that will one day fill every cubic centimeter of creation.Subscribe https://www.youtube.com/@CelebrateChurchCelebrateChurch is led by Pastor Noah Rollins. Our vision is for people to MEET JESUS so they can go out and BE JESUS.Stay Connected! Visit us at 1000 South Sycamore Avenue in Sioux Falls, SD.Website: https://www.celebrate.church/Celebrate Church Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CelebrateSF/Celebrate Church Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/celebrate.church

We find ourselves living between two worlds—called to be holy while surrounded by pressure to conform. Through Daniel's story in Babylon, we discover that holiness isn't about retreating from culture or aggressively fighting against it, but about remaining faithful within it. Daniel was a teenager torn from his home, given a new name tied to false gods, and pressured to adopt Babylonian values. Yet he 'resolved' in advance who he would be. This wasn't about dietary rules—it was about loyalty to the one true God. The most powerful lesson here is that holiness begins before we face temptation. If we don't decide who we are before walking into our modern Babylon, the world will decide for us. Daniel teaches us three vital truths: holiness means staying distinct when pressure to conform is strong, holiness is possible because God's presence goes with us even into ungodly places, and holiness is about influence, not isolation. We're not called to hide our faith or weaponize it, but to live with such integrity that even unbelievers take notice. The beauty of the gospel is that Jesus already stood faithful in our place, trading our sin for His holiness. Holiness isn't earned through willpower—it's received through surrender, allowing God's Spirit to transform us from the inside out.Celebrate Church is led by Pastor Noah Rollins. Our vision is for people to MEET JESUS so they can go out and BE JESUS.Stay Connected!Visit us at 1000 South Sycamore Avenue in Sioux Falls, SD.Website: https://www.celebrate.church/Celebrate Church Facebook:   / celebratesf  Celebrate Church Instagram:   / celebrate.church  

Subscribe https://www.youtube.com/@CelebrateChurchCelebrate Church is led by Pastor Noah Rollins. Our vision is for people to MEET JESUS so they can go out and BE JESUS.Stay Connected!Visit us at 1000 South Sycamore Avenue in Sioux Falls, SD.Website: https://www.celebrate.church/Celebrate Church Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CelebrateSF/Celebrate Church Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/celebrate.church