Greenhouse Sermons

We all have a picture in mind of how life works, a scoreboard of how success looks.As the Come Follow Me series continues, Pastor Mike Patz opens up Mark chapter 2:18-22, challenging us: don't sleep through the wedding! Be awake, the Bridegroom is alive and He rejoices over us. Does His presence thrill your soul? Have you spent your whole life trying to convince God to love you, trying to be good enough? There is really good news today: you may have left your first love for Him, but the Bridegroom has not lost His first love for you. We can know His voice! Jesus has already scored all the points needed to know Him, on the cross. He is the all in all, the Lord of lords, and it's all about Him! Our lives must be rearranged around Him. You don't add Jesus to your life; you give your life to Jesus.

What is the Gospel? Euangelion = gospel, meaning a better life has come. The Gospel should take your breath away! Let's look deeply at the Good News at work in the midst of the bad news we experience in this life. Darkness is real, but light is breaking in! Keep looking because there's more than meets the eye.As we journey through the book of Mark, a discipleship manual, Jesus says, "Come follow me." Pastor Mike Patz opens Mark chapter 1:14-15, asking, "What is the Gospel?" Is the gospel you're believing in the good advice, or the Good News?Jesus is in Galilee, bringing the Good News to the nations. We have been called into this Kingdom! Religion says: do. Try harder. Be better. Clean yourself up. Keep the rules. Make yourself acceptable. Work your way to God. Strive. There are many gospels, but the true Gospel is our God reigns! There is healing to the brokenhearted, freedom to the captives, comfort to those who mourn. The Gospel is the Good News that in Jesus, God's Kingdom has come, and because of Jesus, we can get in. Repent and believe the Gospel!

What does the Trinity have to do with the way we actually live?In the final message of our Trinity series, Pastor Mike walks through Matthew 28:16–20 and Jesus’ command to make disciples by baptizing them into the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.Baptism is more than saying the right words—it is an invitation into a new way of life. Jesus calls us to be immersed in the life of the Father, Son, and Spirit.When we are immersed in the Father, we discover love—that we are wanted, known, adopted, and deeply loved.When we are immersed in the Son, we encounter truth—learning to live like Jesus, follow His ways, and receive His life as our own.When we are immersed in the Spirit, we encounter power—His presence, His voice, His calling, and His power working through us.True formation comes by being immersed in the life of the Father, Son, and Spirit.Love. Truth. Power.This is why the Trinity matters.

Have you ever looked around at the world and felt like Daniel did: grieved, troubled in your spirit with the headlines?  Is the chaos of the world or the true Word of God on your mind? We don't debate timeliness and dates, but we focus on what we are sure of. The Unshakable Kingdom! Pastor Oscar Roche concludes our series on the Book of Daniel, opening chapter 7.The Kingdom of our God and King shall never be destroyed! Jesus is the Ancient of Days, and has purchased an everlasting Kingdom with His death on the cross. He is seated on the throne above, ruling everything on earth with righteousness and justice. Let us remain unshakable in our faith until the end!

Have you ever done your job so well that you were persecuted because of it? Trustworthy, firm, reliable, one that's faithful, this is the description of Daniel. He stayed faithful for over 70 years through exile, a shifting culture, political changes and rulers! Unshakable faith over decades! Pastor Oscar Roche continues our series on the Book of Daniel, looking at chapter 6.Daniel's first response when he hears that the law has been changed is to go to the window to pray, "as he had always done."We tend to wait for the crisis to come before we seek the Lord. But when life starts unraveling it's not the time to finally come to the Lord. Crisis doesn't create your devotion, it's found in what you're giving yourself to daily. The ordinary rhythms are where faithfulness is cultivated. It must be formed before it can be tested. Faithfulness is not formed in the lion's den. It's formed at the window.