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Lament, Wk 6: "Forsakenness" - Glenn Packiam

In this final week of the series, Pastor Glenn helps us explore the feeling of being forsaken by God. From the rich tradition of lament in the psalms, we discover that protest can be a proof of faith. When we take our complaint to God, we affirm both his sovereignty and his love. But the psalms-even Psalm 22-comes to its completion in Christ. In Jesus-from His birth to His death to His resurrection-we see the faithfulness of God. In the end, we can trust that the forsakenness we feel is not truer than the faithfulness revealed in Christ.

Lament, Week 5: "Failure" - Glenn Packiam

In a culture obsessed with success and strength, it can be hard to know what to do with failure. Failure, when it happens, is an experience of loss, a loss of status and sometimes even a loss of meaning. Failure can be disorienting, the feeling of life 'going off script.' And yet, we have a Savior who was considered a failure by his culture and his friends. More than that, Jesus carried our deepest failure-our failure to love God with our whole heart and our neighbor as ourselves. Pastor Glenn Packiam helps us to see that because of Jesus, our failure is never final. We are the beloved of God.

Lament, Week 4: "Loneliness" - Glenn Packiam

Beyond the loneliness that can come from new situations or locations, many of us have felt a profound sense of loneliness or dislocation--wondering where we fit and if we belong. Once again, we are reminded to give voice to this ache in prayer. This week, Pastor Glenn Packiam helps us see that Jesus does more than weep and pray and suffer *with* us and *as* us; he does all this *for* us. This means that because Jesus took on the ultimate loneliness, we are never truly alone. (This sermon includes a portion for the children as part of our "Family Sunday" practice.)

Lament, Week 3: "Anguish and Anxiety" - Glenn Packiam

What do when we do when life presses in on us? Why does it feel like God doesn't answer our prayers? Pastor Glenn Packiam helps us to see that petition and protest are proof of the relationship, signs of trust in God. Jesus, the True Human One, shows us the range of human emotions- including anguish and anxiety in the garden of Gethsemane- that can be brought before the Father in prayer and trust. What we discover is that because Jesus went into the depths of anguish and beyond, He is with us in the valley. And because the Father did not abandon Jesus in grave, we can trust that darkness and death will not triumph in the end.

Lament, Week 2: "Grief" - Glenn Packiam

Sadness is a normal and healthy response to losses of all kind. Yet, we struggle to express our grief, and want to make it simply go away. Drawing from Scripture, sociology, and stories of walking with friends dealing with loss, Pastor Glenn Packiam helps us give voice to our grief and to recognize Jesus weeping with us. In this participatory sermon that includes reflection, psalm-praying, and sing, we begin to see that because Jesus carried our griefs, sorrow will not have the last word.

Lament, Week 1: "Suffering" - Jeremiah Parks

Jesus experienced a great deal of suffering as he obediently carried out the Father's will and stepped into the brokenness of creation to transform humanity from the inside out. What do the suffering's of Jesus teach us about our own pain in the Father's plan for us as son's and daughters? Pastor Jeremiah draws richly from the Scripture and from his own journey of pain to help us see that nothing is ever wasted in the Father's Kingdom!

"Repentance, Rest, and the Rhythms of Grace" - Glenn Packiam

We often hear that the church is 'behind the times', but this belies a particular view of progress: that what is now is superior to what was then. Pastor Glenn Packiam examines this claim while sharing his personal journey toward Anglican ordination. We then turn to the words of Jesus, calling us away from our own way and to Himself, the source of true rest. It is from the place of rest- trust in Christ's finished work and in the Spirit's ongoing work? that we can embrace spiritual practices that help us to 'keep company' with Jesus.

Church in the City, Pt. 8: "We Belong to One Another" - Glenn Packiam

How should we think about alcohol or marijuana or other complex issues? The Bible isn't a rulebook or answer manual; but when we stand under it and let the Spirit draw us into the text, we often find that our questions are reframed. Teaching from 1 Corinthians 8, Pastor Glenn Packiam shows how Paul urges us to consider how our actions will affect others. This means paying attention not only to our own motives but to the stories of the people around us. It is Jesus who inextricably connects love for God with love for neighbor. And it is because of Jesus, not because of our correct-ness or our "freedom", that we are "known" by God.

Church in the City, Pt. 7: "Sex, Marriage and the Single Life" - Glenn Packiam

Working from the foundation of the "theology of the body" established in 1 Corinthians 6, chapter 7 helps us to see sex as powerful, marriage as beautiful, and singleness as purposeful. While graciously dealing with questions of premarital sex, divorce, and same-sex attractions, Pastor Glenn Packiam helps us recognize the good gifts that marriage and singleness are. We discover that we need not try to undo the past or postpone obedience to the future. We can trust that God is with us now and that we can serve Him in every season.

Church in the City, Pt. 6: "Bodies Matter" - Glenn Packiam

Much is made of the fact that Christians have a different sexual ethic, but few understand that this ethic is rooted in a radically different view of the body. Unpacking 1 Corinthians 6, Pastor Glenn Packiam asks, "How are we to live in our bodies? What is the body for? Whose body is it?" We discover that our bodies were made for glory and for intimacy; that, in Christ, our bodies have been reclaimed and redeemed; and that by the Spirit's power we can glorify God in our bodies.

Church in the City, Pt. 5: "A Time To Judge" - Glenn Packiam

In trying to avoid the harsh judgmental attitude Christians have sometimes been known for, we can over-correct to a version of love that is reluctant to deal with sin. Pastor Glenn Packiam explores an unpopular passage, helping us to see whom, how, and why we are to judge. With God, judgment is not merely punitive; it is restorative; it isn't about paying a person back but turning them back. The goal is to break our self-reliance--which can look like rebellion or religion--and turn us again to Christ. Because of Jesus, the no earthly judgment need be the last word.

Church in the City, Pt. 4: "We are Weak" - Glenn Packiam

Is Christianity the religion of the weak or of the strong? The young church in Corinth seemed to think faith in Christ meant always being at the top of pile, reigning like kings; they had moved beyond the Gospel to a kind of spirituality that worked with their love of success and status. Paul wants them to know that the 'self-made person' and the 'spiritual triumphalist' are both lies, facades for their true god: self. Pastor Glenn Packiam shows the futility of both lines of thought, calling us to cling to Christ alone, whether we are strong or weak, rich or poor, wise or foolish. In the end, it is when we confess our weakness that we find the strength of God?s love.

Church in the City, Pt. 3: "It's Better Than That" - Glenn Packiam

Beneath the surface of our many interactions and associations, questions persist: "Who am I connected to? What am I part of? Do I matter?" We often think that the Gospel's response to these questions is to silence them, to slap us on the wrist for caring about these things. Pastor Glenn Packiam shows us that Paul wants the young Corinthian church, eager for status and significance, to realize that it is their connection to Christ that matters above all. Leaders are just laborers; Jesus is the foundation. Moreover, the Church is the place where God himself dwells. For all these reasons and more, we realize that the life we are being offered is really better than anything we could earn or create on our own.

Church in the City, Pt. 2: "Having the Mind of Christ" - Daniel Grothe

Pastor Daniel Grothe continues our series on 1 Corinthians with a look at chapter two. He highlights Paul's 're'definition to the Corinthians of what it is to have the mind of Christ, and encourages us with weakness and humility according to God.

Church in the City, Pt. 1: "The Scandal and Folly of the Cross" - Glenn Packiam

How are we to live as the people of God in a wicked and immoral world? As bad as our world is, we have every reason to think that Corinth was far worse. Yet Paul does not rail against "culture at large", but instead instructs the church on how to embody a different way. But this Way-the Way of Christ-is one that seems like foolishness at best, and scandalous at worst. And yet, the so-called folly and scandal of 'Christ crucified' is such good news for us. Find out why as Pastor Glenn Packiam kicks off this new series through 1 Corinthians.

The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob - Steven Todd

The name by which Israel most commonly referred to Yahweh, The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, links three generations grandfather, father, and son, all with very different faith journeys and all with extraordinary challenges and 'dysfunctions' in their lives. Dr. Steven Todd gives a biblically-rooted and experientially-tested exploration of what it means to be an inter-generational church. As we embrace this kind of community, we find that God is known to each generation and through each generation to the other.

Advent, Week 4: "Rooted In Love" - Glenn Packiam

We want to love well, but many of us have been deeply hurt, making it hard for us to open ourselves to love at all. Even hearing that "God so loved the world..." can be hard because we cannot imagine a love like this. The trick is that we cannot receive love unless we are vulnerable, but we cannot be vulnerable unless we know we are loved. What are we to do? Who takes the risk of love and becomes vulnerable first? Jesus did. Pastor Glenn powerfully reminds us that we are not loved because Christ came; rather, Christ came because we are loved. And because Jesus became vulnerable, as a baby who would grow up to be rejected and crucified on a cross, we can now become rooted in love. We can live from Love and no longer for it.

Advent, Week 3: "Surprised By Joy" - Glenn Packiam

Is it possible to have joy in our world of sorrow? We often feel like our only choices are to fake it, to manufacture it, or to become cynical about joy. As Pastor Glenn Packiam unpacks the promised hope in Isaiah, we begin to see that joy is a gift, a startling surprise to our dead end. In Jesus the Messiah, God announces to the world that it is not over, all is not lost; joy is breaking through like green shoots out of a dead stump. As we turn our face toward Christ, the source of Joy, instead of making idols out of the things that joy comes through, we begin to believe that Joy indeed is coming.

Advent, Week 2: "Living in Peace" - Glenn Packiam

The angels announced "Peace on earth" at Jesus' birth, but when we're surrounded by violence, broken relationships, and anxiety, it's hard to know how peace is really here. Pastor Glenn Packiam contrasts Caesar's peace-- the Pax Romana-- and they way he brought it through external force with the peace that Jesus brings. Peace is not the absence of trouble but confidence within it that we are being held together by God. Best of all this peace comes to even the lowliest ones-- the shepherds. We find peace as we see how we are favored in God's eyes.

Advent, Week 1: "Waiting In Hope" - Glenn Packiam

We don't like to wait. Yet there are times in life when we are forced to wait. But what do we do when we feel like God has forgotten us? We need a way to mark time that reminds us of our hope. Pastor Glenn Packiam explains that this is the heart behind the Christian Calendar-- to mark time around the life of Christ. For Christians, our hope in the present and our hope for the future is God-with-us. Discover how this keeps us from despair, from trying to take matters into our own hands, and from trying to earn our way with God.

Sacred, Pt. 5: "Eucharist" - Glenn Packiam

In this final week of the series, Pastor Glenn Packiam helps us see that this journey has been leading all along to a Table. So many of us are exhausted because we've been taking in what does not satisfy & cannot sustain. But at the Table, Jesus offers us Himself. It is here that we give thanks for the grace of our rescue, of the coming restoration of all things, and of the real presence of Christ with us. Discover the mystery and the gift that is offered to us in the Eucharist.

Sacred, Pt. 4: "Confession" - Brad Baker

Most of us live in tension. On the one hand, we like the idea of others believing we've got life figured out. While at the same time we long for authentic and transparent relationships where we don't have to hide. Pastor Brad Baker shares the centrality of personal and corporate confession in the life of believers. He answers the question, "How does living in a rhythm of confession help form us into the people of God?". Listen and be challenged to live genuinely before God and others.

Sacred, Pt. 3: "The Holy Scriptures" - Glenn Packiam

We all know we should read the Bible, but, if we're honest, it can be difficult to make sense of it. Pastor Glenn Packiam describes five common ways to misread the Bible, and then invites us to discover instead the Great Drama of the Scriptures in five 'acts.' The call to write our own story is exposed as a sham as we see the beauty of being drawn into God's Story-- a Story of God putting His good but broken world back together again.

Sacred, Pt. 2: Baptized Into Christ - Glenn Packiam

This series is about discovering a faith that is larger than ourselves, a faith that we participate in but do not posses. The Spirit works through sacred practices that keep us tethered to our Story and our Identity as the People of God. As Pastor Glenn Packiam teaches on water baptism, he reminds us that baptism means a new identity and a new family. Discover what it means to take your baptism seriously, to believe your new identity in Christ and to embrace your new family of brothers and sisters in Christ, letting our baptism trump all other markers of identity and community.

Sacred, Pt. 1: Veni Sancte Spiritus - Glenn Packiam

In wrestling with the prospect of losing our faith, we are sometimes given the mercy of realizing that the faith isn't ours to lose; it is the Church's, and though we participate in it, we do not possess it. There are practices that have been handed down to us to keep us tethered to the Great Story of God's redemption in Christ. In this first week of the series on these practices, Pastor Glenn Packiam talks about the Holy Spirit, the One who works through these practices to carry on the mission of Christ, to form us as the Body of Christ, and to empower our witness of Christ. May we let go of control, banish the lie that we are alone, and pray from deep within, "Come, Holy Spirit."

These Four Walls, Pt. 4: How to Honor Our Elders and Raise Godly Children - Glenn Packiam

In this final sermon of our series on relationships in the household of faith, Pastor Glenn Packiam discusses what it means to honor our elders and learn from the accumulated wisdom of our community. In the second half of the sermon, he interviews Clay and Sally Clarkson-- trusted teachers on family ministry who have taught and inspired the Packiams in their parenting-- on how to nurture and disciple your children. In the end, the foundation of right relationships with our elders and our children is the Gospel itself.

These Four Walls, Pt. 3: How to Have a Good Marriage - Glenn Packiam

Don't be fooled by these easy-sounding titles; they are meant to be taken in a "tongue-in-cheek" sort of way. After all, as Pastor Glenn Packiam points out this week, the Bible's ideals about marriage are held in tension with its narratives of strained and broken marriages. The beautiful truth is that God meets us where we are, bring beauty out of our brokenness. We explore what it means to say that marriage is about becoming one, forgiving one another, and allowing Jesus to be the center. The whole sermon is brought to a powerful conclusion with a remarkable testimony of restoration-in-progress from a young couple in our congregation. What we find in the end is not a rosy picture of marriage, but a hopeful one because of the grace of God.

These Four Walls, Pt. 2: How To Find a Good Spouse - Glenn Packiam

Pastor Glenn Packiam continues the series about all the relationships that matter most with a sermon on finding a good spouse. Drawing from the Old Testament Wisdom Literature tradition and the idealized stories of finding a spouse at the water well, Glenn helps us understand what it means to trust the Lord, take a step, and eventually make the leap of commitment. Yet, things aren't that simple. What if we are far from an ideal "find"? What if life has left us disappointed and rejected, feeling used up and unloved? We long to be known and loved. Yet too often, the more we are known, the less we are loved. Jesus meets a woman like this at a water well. But with Jesus, we can be fully known and fully loved.

These Four Walls, Pt. 1: How to Have Good Friends - Glenn Packiam

In this series about all the relationships that matter most, Pastor Glenn Packiam begins with a sermon on friendship. Drawing from the Old Testament Wisdom Literature tradition, Glenn shows how the ideal of good friendships is often in tension with the reality of our experience with friends letting us down. What does Jesus -- God's Wisdom personified!-- show us about friendship? How might we learn from Jesus and begin to treat our friendships "eucharistically"?

Perception of Critic, Exposure, and Love - Brad Baker

Brad Baker brings us a word dealing with our perception of critic, exposure, and love. The reality is that when God exposes things within our hearts and lives, even though it can be difficult and painful to look at, it is truly God's love at work. When we walk in concert with His exposure, we open ourselves to His life and His healing.

Arriving, Pt. 17: Building a Life That Lasts - Daniel Grothe

Pastor Daniel Grothe sums up the series on the Sermon on the Mount by showing us how Jesus is inviting us into a life that cannot be shaken.

Arriving, Pt. 16: "Good Fruit" - Glenn Packiam

How do we know who the true teachers and true disciples are? Jesus says that the mark of a true disciple is not the miracles he performs, but the obedience he lives. In this second to last week of the series, Pastor Glenn Packiam helps us see how true faith produces good fruit? Obedience to the Father. But this fruit is not the result of merely trying harder; it is the overflow of a life hidden with Christ.

Arriving, Pt. 15: "The Narrow Road" - Glenn Packiam

[NOTE: Due to technical issues, the podcast starts about 10-minutes in, with Pastor Glenn Packiam interviewing an artist about Makoto Fujimura's "Golden Sea".] We live in a day where "freedom" is interpreted as "life without restraints." Yet, in light of God's arriving Kingdom, Jesus calls us to follow Him along a narrow road. Far from being a description of a popular hell and a sparse heaven, the wide and narrow roads contrast a life of ease with a life of difficulty. Drawing on illustrations from art, music, and marriage, Pastor Glenn helps us see that accepting the necessary constraints for the sake of a desired outcome is something we find many areas of life. What Jesus invites us into is much more than a life of constraints, however; he bids us, "Come and die." But this "death" is itself the beginning of abundant life; it is the "wonderful exchange", where we trade our nothing-ness for His everything.

"Doubt, Faith, and Ritual" - Glenn Packiam

When we face someone dealing with doubt, our first response is often defend the rationality of Christianity. While there is a place for apologetics, too often we reach for these attempts at certainty because we are uncomfortable with mystery. But to believe is the ultimate humility. It refuses to allow us to stand over and above religion, but under and within it. Following Jesus is foolishness, but it is a beautiful foolishness, a mystery that we have received through the centuries and embrace now. The ritual of water baptism is a picture of this beautiful foolishness. In baptism we identify with Christ, show a visible sign of His invisible grace that has made us new, join the family of God, and make a public declaration of our personal faith.

Arriving, Pt. 14: "Ask! Seek! Knock!" - Glenn Packiam

What keeps us from bringing our requests to God? Is it the pain of disappointment or the agony of silence? To a people who lived with deferred hopes and dashed hopes, Jesus came announcing the Kingdom and inviting them to ask and seek and knock. Pastor Glenn Packiam helps us see that is because we trust the goodness of our Father in heaven that we turn to Him with our needs. Yet, even Jesus asked for something He did not receive- and yet, He trusted the Father's goodness enough to say, "Nevertheless not my will but yours be done."

Arriving, Pt. 13: "Don't Judge Me!" - Glenn Packiam

In a culture that resists critique and evaluation, we tend to think that Jesus warned against judging others because no concrete judgment is possible; everything is subjective opinion. But Pastor Glenn Packiam helps us see that judgment, though possible, is simply not our place. By detailing what, who, and when we can't judge, we see the difference between judging, discerning, and evaluating. Yet there is a judge who knows all, is over all, and is just enough to judge. But this judge became the guilty one so that the verdict over us is stunningly gracious.

Arriving, Pt. 12: - Matthew Ayers

The origins of the "Kingdom of God" concepts so important to Jesus are rooted in the prophetic ministry of Old Testament prophets, especially Isaiah. In these prophetic passages, Pastor Matthew Ayers (Director of the Dream Centers of Colorado Springs) helps us discover that the ideas of salvation, righteousness/justice, peace, joy, God's presence, healing, and return from exile aren't simply New Testament concepts, but traditional Jewish ideas that are fulfilled in the person of Jesus Christ and the Kingdom that he ushers in. These marks of the Kingdom of God are also the very ideas that help us receive God's grace to confront worry and live in freedom.

Arriving, Pt. 11: "A Greater Treasure, A Better Master" - Glenn Packiam

Possessions have a way of possessing us and deceiving us. Jesus' words about wealth in the Sermon on the Mount were addressed to both rich and poor because regardless of the amount of our possessions, we are all easily enticed and enslaved. Pastor Glenn Packiam helps us see the life of freedom and truth that Jesus invites us into by letting be Lord of all. When Jesus is our master, we are able to leverage material wealth for Kingdom gains and eternal rewards.

Arriving, Pt. 10: "Our Father and Our Family" - Glenn Packiam

Where do we belong? Why does it feel like we are caught between two realities? Jesus' Sermon on the Mount is the inauguration of an arriving Kingdom, a Kingdom that has come but not yet come in fullness. In a similar way, we are an in-between people, a people who are not what we used to be, yet are not what we will be. The Lord's Prayer, with its phrases from Jewish Messianic and eschatological hopes, is the prayer of a "new Exodus", the prayer of a "wilderness people" who are no longer in Egypt but not yet in the Promise Land. Pastor Glenn Packiam unpacks how this prayer reminds us that we have a Father and a Family, showing us how we are beloved and where we belong.

Arriving, Pt: 9 Being Human Takes Practice - Glenn Packiam

Virtue doesn't come naturally; it must be practiced. Like the great virtue teachers before Him, Jesus gives us a vision of the flourishing human life and practices that move us toward it. But unlike the teachers of virtue, Jesus diagnoses the problem as being far deeper than we imagined: the sinful human heart. As Pastor Glenn Packiam continues the series on the Sermon on the Mount, we see Jesus shift the focus from our heart to our habits, letting transformation arise not only from the outside in but from the inside out. Yet these practices-- of giving, praying, and fasting-- are not ways to improve ourselves or impress others. They are a way of allowing the grace of God to wash over us as the Spirit forms us for the glory of God.

Surely The Lord Is In This Place - Glenn Packiam

In culture that says everything needs to be new and exciting, our boredom is often the result of our discomfort with the ordinary--or worse, our soul detoxing from an adrenaline addiction. Where is God in the ordinary places and moments of life? Pastor Glenn Packiam helps us see that the Lord is here, in 'this' place, that drab, ordinary, unspectacular place. God invites us to see ordinary places as holy spaces as we submit ourselves to the practice of gathering with the people of God at the Lord's Table.

Arriving, Pt: 8: "Truthfulness" - Glenn Packiam

Trust is the currency of relationships; it's what makes community 'work.' But to be trustworthy people, we must be truthful people. Pastor Glenn examines Jesus' call to be the kind of people whose word is so trustworthy that promises are unnecessary. Yet this kind of truthfulness begins with truthfulness before God-- a truthfulness that confess our sin and our propensity to manipulate and exaggerate with our words. Confession opens the way for us to hear God's yes to us: a 'yes' given in Christ, a 'yes' that is always 'yes.'

Arriving, Pt. 7: "Vengeance" - Daniel Grothe

Pastor Daniel Grothe continues our series through Jesus' Sermon on the Mount with a look at what it means to not seek revenge and to love our enemies instead.

Lament. Remember. Hope. - Glenn Packiam

In this special sermon following the Black Forest fires that resulted in the tragic loss of two lives and almost 500 homes in Colorado Springs, Pastor Glenn Packiam reminds us that when we don't know what to say or how to pray, the Psalms give us language. From Psalm 42, we learn what it means to lament, to remember, and to hope. Our hope is never for a particular outcome nor in a particular thing; our hope is always in Christ alone - the God who joins us in the storm and works from within the world to renew it.

Arriving, Pt. 6: Lust - Glenn Packiam

What is it that makes lust destructive? It's the way it distorts our desires. Christ calls us not to eliminate our desires nor to simply postpone them until marriage, but to let the Love of God reshape them and realign them. Continuing in the Sermon on the Mount, Pastor Glenn Packiam calls us to go beyond managing our behavior and to identify the wound of loneliness or rejection that leads us to misuse others. When our longings get set upon Christ and we are satisfied with the richness of His love, our other longings for relationship and intimacy get set in their proper place and become the gifts they were designed to be.

Arriving, Pt. 5: Anger - Glenn Packiam

Murder may seem like a distant idea or a social ill. But Jesus makes us look beyond "certain people" or "certain weapons" into the human heart, to the anger and hatred that make murder possible. What makes anger dangerous? Pastor Glenn Packiam helps us see how anger creates distance between us and the "Other", cultivates disdain, and culminates in destruction. None us want this cycle of violence and vengeance or to be on the path toward judgment and destruction. Yet out of fear and a desire to control, anger rises up repeatedly in us. Yet Jesus comes to us saying, "Fear not! You are not in control, but you are deeply loved by the God who is."

Arriving, Pt. 4: Fulfillment - Patton Dodd

In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus says he didn't come to abolish the "law and the prophets," but to fulfill them. But what does that fulfillment look like? How are we supposed to understand the Old Testament and how Jesus is a continuation of Israel's story? And why does it matter to our own stories and the story of our church? Guest speaker Dr. Patton Dodd examines the implications of Jesus' words for how we understand two distinct but related Bible stories--the Tower of Babel in the Old Testament, and the fall of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost in the New Testament

Arriving, Pt. 3: Salt and Light - Glenn Packiam

What does it mean to be salt and light in this world? As the series on the Sermon on the Mount continues, Pastor Glenn Packiam explains how Jesus once again deals with our identity before addressing our behavior. Because He is salt and light, we--together as the people of God--have become a preserving presence and a visible witness in the world. We are challenged not to withdraw from the world but to work in it, cultivating the "soil" around us, fueled by the love of Christ, for the sake of the world and for the glory of God.

The Woman and Her God - Glenn Packiam

In this special Mother's Day message, Pastor Glenn Packiam "interviews" his wife, Holly about her journey as a mother. Through her vulnerability and wisdom, we find a reminder for all of us--in every season and stage of life--that we cannot live well and love well on our own. Glenn wraps up the talk by showing us how women reflect the image of God into our world, and by calling us again to the Fountain of Love-- our Triune God.

Arriving, Pt. 2: The Lucky Ones - Glenn Packiam

Who's got it made? Who's living the good life? Jesus turns our notion of success and "blessedness" on its head. The Beatitudes are a stunning reversal of fortunes made possible because of God's arriving Kingdom. Pastor Glenn Packiam helps us see that Jesus lived this kind of upside-down life, and it resulted in His death. Yet God vindicated Jesus by raising Him from the dead, showing that this kind of life wins out in the end. But is such a life possible? In Christ, our blessedness trumps our brokenness, making Christ's blessing the truer word, the final word, and the transforming word.

Arriving, Pt. 1: A New Way - Glenn Packiam

Our deepest hope is for the God who created the world to come & be King in it. The stunning announcement of the Gospels is that He has. Moreover, this King inaugurates His Kingdom by founding a new people. The Sermon on the Mount is our Magna Carta, our constitution. In the first installment if this series, Pastor Glenn Packiam helps us understand what the sermon is, and how it can only be understood in the light of Jesus' gracious, costly, and transforming call. To live as the community of the called, we must keep coming back to the One Who calls.

Who is Church? Pt. 2 - Glenn Packiam

Having framed the conversation of who Church is by broadening our understanding of Jesus and salvation, Pastor Glenn Packiam explores what it means to say that the Church has been sent into the world to bear witness that Jesus is King. We find that the New Testament joins proclamation of the Gospel with demonstration of the Gospel, so that our announcement of Jesus' reign and our actions in Jesus' name form a unified witness. Toward the end of the sermon, Glenn explains one way New Life Church does this in our global missions effort through our partnership with Children's Hope Chest in Swaziland.

Who is Church? - Glenn Packiam

What comes to mind when you hear the word, "church"? This question strikes at our deep desire to belong, to know our place within the world. Yet, when our hopes are the highest, the hurt can be the deepest, and so for many, "church" conjures memories of hurt and pain. In order to deal well with the question of who 'Church' is, Pastor Glenn Packiam helps us to zoom out and ask who Jesus is and what is the salvation that He brings. Working through these questions, we pull the curtain back from many popular approaches to church and mission and begin the work of recovering the Kingdom-shape seen in the Book of Acts. Finally, Pastor Glenn walks us through the specify family values of New Life Church.

The Feast Has Begun - Glenn Packiam

Lent is 6 Sundays long; Easter, however, is 7 Sundays. Why? Because the Feast outlasts the Fast. With God, joy and victory and generosity, not sorrow and suffering and stinginess, get the last word. In this shortened homily (because of a potluck!), Pastor Glenn Packiam explains how the Feast helps us to see what God is truly like, to learn how to be a Family, and to proclaim the Future that has already begun.

Conversations, Pt. 6: Jesus and the Disciples on the Emmaus Road - Glenn Packiam

On Easter Sunday, we conclude the Conversations Series by looking at the story of Jesus and the disciples on the Emmaus Road. With downcast faces, dashed hopes, and dull hearts, they were walking away from the cross; yet Jesus drew near to them and joined them on their journey. Preaching the sermon in two segments, with a time of worship in between, Pastor Glenn Packiam calls us to see that Jesus joins us on our journey, becomes the Host at the Table, and opens our eyes to see with a new holy imagination, the resurrection life of God at work in the world.

Good Friday - Daniel Grothe

Good Friday is one of the most important dates on the Christian Church's calendar. Join pastor Daniel Grothe for a church-wide candlelight service to remember the sacrifice, suffering and death of our Lord Jesus Christ, who bore sin and death in his body for the life of the world.

Conversations, Pt. 5: Jesus and the Criminal on the Cross. - Glenn Packiam

On Palm Sunday, we turn our hearts to the God who has come to save. But the nagging question is, "Whom does He save?" Is it possible to have done too much or be too late? Pastor Glenn Packiam teaches from Luke 23 about Jesus' conversation with the criminal on the cross, a man who is literally on the outside--left outside the city to be killed--and nearly out of time. Yet the beauty of the Gospel is that because Jesus is with us in the place of the Skull, we can be with Him in the place of renewal, Paradise. Only with Jesus do we get out back together, re-membered.

Conversations, Pt. 4: Jesus and the Mad Man - Daniel Grothe

Speaking from Luke 8, Pastor Daniel Grothe helps us to see a Jesus who asks our name and comes to us across a great chasm, restoring us and setting us right. Not only are we the ones restored, but we are invited into this story, calling others to this Jesus as well.

Conversations, Pt. 3: The Man by the Pool - Glenn Packiam

What's it like to be stuck? Whether wrestling with a habitual sin or simply living with a sin nature, we are often reminded that without Christ we lack the desire and the ability to be different. Like the man laying by the pool, we need Jesus to see us and speak words of life to us, "creative" words that call us to get up, pick up our "mats" and walk. Pastor Glenn Packiam leads us to a spiritual reading of this text, helping us hear these words of Jesus and imagine what they may mean for us today.

Conversations, Pt. 2: Jesus and the Samaritan Woman - Glenn Packiam

As we continue to "journey with Jesus to the cross" during Lent, we take a closer look at the Samaritan woman that Jesus stopped to talk with at the well. Glenn Packiam helps us see how Jesus restored her dignity, rescued her destiny, and re-centered her identity on Him. Jesus calls us to lay down our water jars - the things of the world that we look to for satisfaction - and the come to Him as the Fountain of Living Water.

Conversations, Pt. 1: Jesus and Levi - Glenn Packiam

With whom do you eat and drink? Often, it's with people who are just like us. Meals-- table fellowship--had very special significance in the world of the Gospel-writers, which is what made Jesus's choice to eat and drink with "sinners" controversial. Yet part of following Jesus is learning to invite and include others in to a Great Banquet, at which Jesus is both the Host and the Feast. Teaching from Luke 5:27-32, Pastor Glenn challenges us to see that the only way we can truly begin to love "sinners" is not by being "irreligious" and throw the rules out or by making it another "religious duty." We must, instead, recognize that we are sinners too, and let God's grace begin to change us from the inside out.

Love Divine, Pt. 3: Identity - Glenn Packiam

There are two ways to live: as an orphan or as a slave, as a relativist or a moralist. Each way deeply affects the way we experience the two great themes in life - the pursuit of virtue and the pain of suffering. But Jesus offers us a different way. Because God has come to us, because Jesus has done for us what we could not do for ourselves, we don't have to live as orphans or slaves; we can be sons and daughters. Pastor Glenn calls us to see the generous grace of our Father as he explores these themes in Jesus's famous parable of the "Prodigal Son."

Love Divine, Pt. 2: Marriage - Glenn Packiam

What makes marriage glorious? In a word, intimacy-- the joy of being fully known and fully loved. Yet, as Pastor Glenn Packiam explains, even when we learn to turn our desires into requests, there are times when our spouse will fail us. Sin is at work, bending us into selfishness, and pulling our relationship apart. Only in Christ do we truly begin to come together. When Jesus becomes our source and our center, we are able to take our requests to God, forgive one another, and give sacrificially to each other.

Love Divine, Pt. 1: Friendship - Glenn Packiam

Friendship builds on commonness, exclusiveness, and multiplied joy and virtue. Yet all three can get distorted and relationships become ugly. The uncomfortable truth is that we do not truly have the friends we wish we could have, and we cannot be the kind of friend we wish we could be. Pastor Glenn Packiam shows how these unfulfilled longings point us to Christ, the true Friend who laid down His life for us even when we treated Him as our enemy. When we recognize Jesus as the source of Joy, the fountain of Divine Love flows through us, transforming our approach to friendship, freeing us to love whole-heartedly and forgive quickly.

GIFTED, Pt. 3: "The One Who Shares, The One Who Oversees, the One Who Shows Mercy" - Glenn Packiam

In the third and final part of this series from Romans 12, we explore what it means to be the one who shares, with simplicity, generosity and intentionality; what it means to be the one who oversees, with commitment and concern for others; and what it means to be the one who shows mercy, with cheerfulness, wholeheartedness, and graciousness. Pastor Glenn also explains how we discover our gifts not by being self-consumed but by being changed by grace, seeing needs and stepping out in faith to serve others. After all, grace is the fountain, gifts are the overflow, and Jesus is the source.

Gifted, Pt. 2: Serving, Teaching, and Exhorting - Glenn Packiam

Spiritual gifts are how God's grace come to a visible expression in us. But in week two of this series, Pastor Glenn reminds us that what God creates, He invites us to cultivate. Spiritual gifts, then, are not just to be discovered; they are to be developed. Continuing through Paul's list of spiritual gifts in Romans 12, we learn how serving, teaching, and exhorting reveal Jesus and express God's grace to others.

Gifted, Pt. 1: "Gifts, Grace, and the Community of God" - Glenn Packiam

When we think of a person being "gifted", we either see it as a reason to exclude ourselves or as an opportunity to improve ourselves. But neither is close to what the Bible has to say about spiritual gifts. Pastor Glenn Packiam explains that because the church is a community formed by grace and gifted by God's grace, spiritual gifts are given to us as a way to express God's grace to others. First on the list in Romans 12:3-8 is prophecy, which is simply "Spirit-inspired speech that helps us reveal Jesus to others in a way that strengthens, encourages, and comforts them."

"A People of Prayer" - Glenn Packiam

Spiritual practices, like prayer, are not about impressing God but inviting God to work in our lives. Yet, if we're honest, we struggle with prayer because we're not sure what to pray, or if God cares, or what prayer accomplishes. Pastor Glenn draws from Jesus' teaching on prayer to show us how prayer is a learned language, a personal encounter, and a powerful invitation for God to bring His saving and restoring rule to bear upon the brokenness of our lives and our world.

Acts, Pt. 30: "When Even the End is Not The End" - Glenn Packiam

As we conclude our journey through the Book of Acts, Pastor Glenn recaps Luke's message that the Gospel cannot be stopped. Jesus- the Saving and Victorious King- invites us to join His Story, a Story that will make our world larger and us altogether different. As we do, we discover that with God even what we think is the end is not really the end. In Acts 28, Paul ends up in prison, not the ending we were expecting. But even there he preaches the Kingdom of God with boldness and without hindrance. Where are the dead ends in your life? What if you began to believe that even that is not the end? How would you live if you knew you couldn't die? What would you risk if you knew you couldn't lose? How would you love if you knew love would win?

Christmas Eve: "At Last!" - Glenn Packiam

Preaching from the Song of Simeon- the "Nunc Dimittis"--Pastor Glenn Packiam shows how Jesus is the great culmination of all our deepest hopes, the fulfillment of our truest longing. It turns out that what we need most is exactly what God has been preparing from the beginning, and what He has promised: salvation. Salvation is the coming back together of God's world, beginning with our hearts being set right with God. Can we have eyes to see what Simeon saw, to see the "salvation that God has prepared in the presence of all peoples"?

Now We Know That God Is Love - Glenn Packiam

What is God like? Though we may know the right answer, we easily slip back into a tribal view of God as punitive and retributive. Like Adam and Eve hiding in the garden, we cower in fear. But God has always been, in His essence, Love. Preaching from the Magnifcat, Pastor Glenn Packiam shows that God makes His mercy arrive wave after wave, reaching its fullness in Christ.

Acts, Pt. 29, "Be of Good Cheer" - Glenn Packiam

In a world of anxiety and fear, is it really possible to "be of good cheer"? While we may be tempted to achieve a kind of "cheerfulness" but ignoring grief or numbing our anxiety, Pastor Glenn shows how Paul exhorts the sailors in Acts 27 to have faith in God, even when all hope is lost. It is when we come to end of ourselves, overwhelmed by the surging waves of Chaos and Evil that we find our God to be not only the Sovereign over the storm, but the Savior in the midst of it.

Peace to the Favored Ones (Advent, Week 2) - Glenn Packiam

Pastor Glenn talks from the song of the angels in Luke 2, explaining that the peace God brings is not a generic peace, but a particular saving peace to the ones whom God favors--the unlikely and unworthy ones now favored because of Christ. It is peace with God and peace in a troubled world. As we remember the tragic shooting that happened at our church 5 years ago, we see the unshakable peace that God has given us and recognize the faithfulness of God to us when we least expected it. Moreover, this peace has been shown to us so that we can carry this peace to others in a tangible way.

Acts, Pt. 26: "Goads, High Horses, and an unavoidable Hope " - Gregg Hampton

Pastor Gregg preaches on the shaping of our stories, based on Acts 26. Paul shared his testimony, for the third time, to a king whose family has been intertwined with the story of Jesus for generations.

Acts, Pt. 27: "The Secret of Being Content" - Glenn Packiam

Contentment can feel like a moving target. How do we know when enough is enough? Yet until we are content in our hearts, we will struggle to live at peace with others. As we follow Paul's trial before Jewish and Roman authorities as it progresses this week in Acts 25, we take a closer look at how Paul was able to live at peace with others because he had learned the secret of being content. Pastor Glenn Packiam draws on two of Paul's letters written around this season of Paul's life- Romans and Philppians- to show how we can find our sufficiency in Christ and be content in every situation.

The Lord's Prayer - Daniel Grothe

Pastor Daniel Grothe unpacks the phrases in the Lord's Prayer, helping us find the theology and the power behind these familiar words.

Acts, Pt. 26: "Faithful From the Beginning, Faithful In the End" - Glenn Packiam

When everything seems lost, what gives us hope that God will sort things out and set things right? Pastor Glenn Packiam teaches from Paul's speech to Felix in Acts 24, highlighting Paul's emphatic claim that he worships the same God and has the same hope as the Jews. In other words, Paul saw Jesus not as a "Plan B" but as the culmination of the story of Israel and the fulfillment of God's covenant with them. Moreover, the resurrection, the long promised hope that God the Creator would set everything right at last, was now a certain hope because it had already happened to Jesus. This is what gives us hope today.

Acts, Pt. 25 "Governments and the Kingdom of God" - Glenn Packiam

How should we, as followers of Jesus, think about government? Some may be turned off by an overly politicized faith and dismiss political engagement as irrelevant; others may insist that government is a key to the Kingdom advancing. Pastor Glenn Packiam unpacks Paul's interactions with two rulers in Acts 23--one Jewish and the other Roman-- to show how we must respect authorities while reminding them who the rightful Ruler of this world is. As we discover parallels between the political climate of the 1st century and our own day, we are challenged to see Jesus as God's Kingdom-bringer, the saving King and true hope of the world.

Acts, Pt. 24: "The Sovereign Grace of God" - Glenn Packiam

Is it possible for God to use you right where you are to speak of His grace? What if every part of your story- your strengths and your brokenness- can be woven together for 'such a time as this'? As we explore Acts 22, Pastor Glenn Packiam challenges us to see Christ as the one who calls us, prepares us and sends us out into the world each day. Even in the midst of the ordinary or the difficult moments, Christ is with us, filling us with His Spirit, sending us as witnesses to His grace. But as He does, don't be offended at God's surprising generosity to those we did not expect to be the recipients of His grace.

Acts, Pt. 23: "A Christ-Shaped Life" - Glenn Packiam

We have been called to participate in the "Jesus Life" by imitating- re-tracing- the life of Christ with our own life. This "Christ shape" can be seen as an "even when" kind of obedience: an obedience "even when" God warns of opposition, loved ones try to discourage us, and people misjudge us. Pastor Glenn Packiam shows how Paul embraced obedience to the Lord's will for his life even when it meant suffering because it also meant the chance to share in the "fellowship of Christ's sufferings."

Acts, Pt. 22: "A Life Well Spent" - Glenn Packiam

Is there a difference between being "drained" and being "spent"? Is the difference related to people "taking" from us versus when we "lay our lives down" for others? In Paul's farewell speech to the Ephesian elders- leaders of the church where Paul spent the longest amount of time- he urges them to follow his example in caring for God's people. Pastor Glenn Packiam calls us to drink deeply of the "incredibly extravagant generosity of God" so that we can spend ourselves for the sake of others. Only when we see how Christ spent His life for us and for others will be able to spend ourselves. Then, instead of being drained, we will find that we have lived lives "well spent."

The Eucharist: Magic or Mystery? - Steven Todd

Many of us know that communion is important, but we're not always sure why. In fact, if we're honest, we tend to be so afraid of being superstitious (like the Medieval Church?) about it, that we tend to downplay it and emphasize "purely spiritual" ways of encountering God. Using Scripture, Church history, and compelling examples of our own need for physical "focal practices", Dr. Steven Todd explains how we can reclaim the power and the mystery of coming to the Lord's Table.

Acts, Pt. 21: "When the King Comes..." - Glenn Packiam

What does it mean to announce Jesus as the King? What difference does it make to make the focus of our Gospel-proclamation and demonstration the person of Christ instead of the "plan of salvation"? As Pastor Glenn Packiam teaches from Acts 19, he explores three things that result from the Kingdom arriving in Ephesus through Paul's ministry there. We see the Church being formed there as a sign of the arriving Kingdom, we see captives being set free, and we find that all other loyalties are challenged. May God bring the full force of His Kingship to bear on our lives as we surrender to Jesus the King.

Acts, Pt. 20 "The End of the Hero Myth" - Glenn Packiam

In a culture that idealizes the "self-made individual", many of us feel stuck when we run out of strength. Rather then telling us to pull ourselves up by our bootstraps or quit altogether, Pastor Glenn explains from Acts 18 how the Gospel challenges us to allow God to bring us strength through friendships, through His presence, and through a large and diverse community of faith. With Christ forming our identity, His word dwelling in us richly, and His Spirit filling us continually, we learn a Godly sense of dependency and embrace the end of the "hero myth."

Acts, Pt. 19 "The Gospel in the City" - Glenn Packiam

We know we need to engage our culture with the Gospel, but what is the core of the Gospel announcement? Moreover, how do the claims of the Gospel confront the specific "idols" and "religions" of our day? Pastor Glenn Packiam explores how Paul, in Acts 17, moves outward for the core Gospel announcement-- that Jesus is the Messiah!-- to engage and challenge both the moralists and the pleasure-seekers of his day. In the end, this talk is not simply about how we will talk about the Gospel, but about what we will do with the Good News that we hear.

Acts Pt. 18, "Who Is the Gospel For?" - Glenn Packiam

Cities are often places where people from many different so-called strata of society collide. The question that Luke seems to address in Acts 16 and onward is whether or not the Gospel has anything to say to these different people. Often, we wonder the same thing: Is the message of Jesus just for the simple-minded country folk, or does it speak to all of humanity? As Pastor Glenn Packiam unpacks Acts 16, he shows how the Gospel is indeed for the powerful, the powerless, and the hopeless...and why it remains good news today.

Who We Are - Glenn Packiam

Want to know what new life DOWNTOWN is all about? Pastor Glenn Packiam explains that bonding around activity may connect us quickly but loosely, but bonding around a shared identity is a slower yet more binding work. He shares three words from the Eucharist-- "blessed," "broken," "given"-- that form our identity as the people of God. Hear the power of the Gospel, learn what it means to live in Christian Community, and find out how we as a congregation will engage in Mission together in our city. (The final section on mission includes a brief interview with New Life Local Ministries Pastor, Bobby Mikulas.)

Acts, Pt. 17, "A Gospel-Shaped Community" - Glenn Packiam

In Acts 15, the early church faced the biggest challenge of its young existence: What were they going to require of the Gentiles in order for them to be part of the family of God? The question rings true even today: What does it take for others to come in, to join the people of God? Pastor Glenn Packiam explores three aspects of what it means to be a "Gospel-Shaped Community", and why it truly is good news for the world.

Acts, Pt. 16: Finding Meaning in Our Struggle - Glenn Packiam

What gives meaning to our struggle--our toil and hardship-- in life? While some insist that there is no "framing story" that makes sense of our life, we often find ourselves inadvertently living as if "success" or "self-fulfillment" were our meaning-giving narrative. As Pastor Glenn explores Acts 14, we see Paul and Barnabas go from being treated like gods to being stoned like criminals. Success is fleeting, and self-fulfillment is too flimsy to help us in moments like that. How does Paul, beaten and bruised and bloodied, find the strength to get up, walk to a nearby town, and keep preaching the good news? Discover the only Story large enough to give meaning to our stories, and how we are reminded of that Story by the faithful community around us.

Acts, Pt. 15 "What Jesus' Resurrection Means for the World" - Glenn Packiam

Acts 13 is kind of like "Episode 1" of "Season 2" in the Book of Acts. Paul takes over the lead role as Peter ducks out of the limelight. But Paul's gospel preaching is true to the core of what Peter- and others- had been preaching, with the same key phrase repeating throughout his first sermon: 'But God raised Jesus from the dead.' To many of us, Jesus' resurrection seems like icing on the cake; but to the first apostles, it was the very heart of the Gospel. Pastor Glenn Packiam preaches this sermon in three movements with worship interludes (songs not on podcast), helping us see the cosmic, social, and personal ramifications of Jesus' resurrection.

Acts, Pt. 14: A Praying People and an Unstoppable Kingdom - Glenn Packiam

Some of us are uneasy at the thought of an Enemy of God, actively opposing God's work in the world. Others of us are all to quick to name the Enemy as a person they know! The truth is, there is Evil in God's good world, seen in both systemic and individual ways. But, as Pastor Glenn Packiam reveals from Acts 12, we do not oppose this Enemy with his ways. The people of God do not follow the Way of King Herod- the way of violence and power. Instead, we participate in Jesus' never-ending, unstoppable Kingdom through prayer. Herod's kingdom decomposes, while the word of Christ and of His rule flourishes forever.

Acts, Pt. 13: Turning Toward Christ - Glenn Packiam

Chances are, the word 'repentance' has negative connotations for you. It evokes memories of angry preachers and the feeling of shame. Yet Acts 11 calls repentance something that leads to Life. Pastor Glenn Packiam unpacks what it means to "turn away from" sin and "turn toward Christ", and why we do so. We find that as our faces behold the grace of God in the face of Christ, we can then turn toward the world, shining with this same grace.

Acts, Pt. 12: 'No More Outsiders' - Glenn Packiam

Have you ever felt like you were on the outside looking in? Or perhaps there are people that you've become convinced are not part of your "tribe"? Pastor Glenn Packiam unpacks Acts 10 as the story of how the Spirit of God carries the Gospel beyond the social and cultural barriers we often construct between "us" and "them." Jesus, the One who stands at the center of the Bible's salvation narrative, makes outsiders insiders. He is the Lord of a great feast. In Him, all are welcome and no one is unclean.

Acts Pt. 11: 'When God Interrupts Your Life' - Glenn Packiam

In our busy, fast-paced world, we are well acquainted with interruptions. Most of these interruptions, though, are distractions and not interventions. As Pastor Glenn Packiam unpacks the well-known story of Saul's conversion in Acts 9, we discover that when God interrupts us, it is to commission us for a new way of living, a way that ends up being our salvation-- and sometimes, it leads to someone else's salvation as well.

Acts, Pt. 10: "A Scattered People" - Glenn Packiam

After a week of devastating fires that ravaged hundreds of homes and forced thousands to evacuate, this week's text seemed providential. Acts 8 is about the Church being scattered, preaching the Good News along the way, and bringing joy to the city they find themselves in as a result. Pastor Glenn Packiam explores how we are a scattered people- by crisis or by choice- and how we can learn to see it as the Spirit sending us out into the world to seek the "Shalom" of our city and preach the Good News along the way.

Acts, Pt: 9, "Our Salvation Story" - Glenn Packiam

In Acts 7, Stephen gives a stunning re-telling of Israel's story, revealing how they have repeatedly rejected God. As Pastor Glenn unpacks Stephen's sermon, we see that though we, too, have bee notoriously unfaithful, God is gloriously faithful. In Jesus, God culminates the single story of salvation He began in Abraham. Discover the beauty and mystery of our salvation story as we remember that God never scraps His projects, or forgets His promises, or abandons His people.

Acts, Pt. 8: Servant Leaders and Faithful Fathers - Glenn Packiam

Acts 6 seems to be about the ordinary matters of administration. But in this story we find a remarkable picture of how servant leaders arise and are established. We also see how the apostles became "fathers" in the Church instead of business managers because they devoted themselves to prayer and the Word of God. With a little "Biblical imagination", Pastor Glenn Packiam helps us see a parallel message here for fathers on Fathers' Day, and calls us to see Jesus as our Servant Leader who brings us to the Table where we meet our Faithful Father God.

Come Together - Glenn Packiam

Most of us have come to understand that worship is much more than what happens on a Sunday morning. But in the midst of making "everything worship", we've lost a sense of why corporate worship matters. Pastor Glenn Packiam unpacks the three "stanzas" of Psalm 95 as we explore why- and how- we gather together for worship each week.

Acts, Pt. 7: Worthy To Suffer - Glenn Packiam

Acts 5 shows the young church facing trouble from within and opposition from without. Yet in the midst of it, God gives them signs of His continuing work. As we enter the story, Pastor Glenn challenges us to think how we may be tempted to, like Ananias and Sapphire, undermine the honesty and trust within the community of God's people, or, like, the Saduccees, cling to control and miss God's work. In the end, the message for us is clear: when we move in the opposite direction of the world, we will suffer shame for the name of Jesus; but we can trust that God is still at work and that we are in good company.

Acts, Pt. 6: No Other Name - Glenn Packiam

Pastor Glenn Packiam explores the fledgling Church's first brush with opposition. Examining Acts 4, we see just how subversive the announcement that there is no other name but the name of Jesus is to the power-brokers of this world.

Acts, Pt. 5: In the Name of Jesus - Glenn Packiam

What does it mean to speak in the name of Jesus? As we explore the story of Peter and John brining dignity and wholeness to man who had been an outcast since birth, we discover that prayer gives us eyes to see the world, to truly see the ones that pain keeps in a prison. Then, taking a closer look at how we pray for healing, Pastor Glenn Packiam invites us to embrace the tension of living in a Kingdom that is both now and not yet, helping us understand the difference between magic and miracles along the way.

Acts, Pt. 4: Becoming the Church - Glenn Packiam

The followers of Jesus have received the Holy Spirit- God's empowering presence- and have heard Peter proclaim Jesus as both the "Sovereign One" (LORD) and "Saving One" (Messiah). Now we want to know if there is more to being the Church than presence and proclamation. In this sermon, Pastor Glenn Packiam examines four core strands of the Church's DNA: the Apostles' Doctrine, Fellowship, the Breaking of Bread, and Prayer. Along the way, we discover the importance of becoming disillusioned with our own ideals of community and learn to become grateful recipients and participants in the community Christ has formed at His Table.

Acts, Pt. 3: Preaching Christ - Glenn Packiam

Part of being a follower of Jesus means proclaiming Him to the world. But what exactly are we to say about Him? We often hear people talk about Jesus as their "personal Lord and Savior," but the sermons in Acts don't talk about Jesus that way. They say something much larger- and much more confrontational- than that. In Part 3 of this series on the Book of Acts, Pastor Glenn Packiam takes a closer look at Peter's sermon to examine how the first followers of Jesus "preached the Gospel" and what that might mean for us today.

Acts, Pt. 2: Power to Proclaim - Glenn Packiam

Continuing our series through the Book of Acts, Pastor Glenn Packiam explores the pouring out of the Holy Spirit on the first followers of Jesus. Luke describes the Holy Spirit in a disruptive and untamable way, difficult to dismiss and resistant to our desire for formulas. And yet, what happened at Pentecost was not a private ?ecstatic experience? but rather God?s empowering presence giving the early Church the power to proclaim Christ, even amidst persecution and opposition.

Acts, Pt. 1: Learning to Wait - Glenn Packiam

The Book of Acts is exactly what we need to explore as we wrestle with the questions of "Why Church"? and "What is Church?" After all, this collective of stories are formed in a narrative with the likely intent of helping the early congregations remember their story. Pastor Glenn Packiam begins our series in the Book of Acts by exploring what it means to wait. Waiting is what forms us as the people of God and fills us with the power of God, making us ready each day to live as an outpost of the Kingdom of God here on earth.

Living Like Jesus is Risen - Glenn Packiam

What does it mean to live like Jesus has risen? Does it mean our evacuation plan has been secured and so we just wait it out? Or does it mean that we try to take the world by force? Or is there a different way altogether to see Jesus? resurrection? A careful look at the way the first followers of Jesus saw Jesus? resurrection shows that they saw it as a sign that the rightful King has taken His place and a new community and a new way of living has begun in the world. Unpacking Ephesians 4-5, Pastor Glenn Packiam shows how we can live like Jesus has risen? with an extraordinary, self-giving love? because we are dearly loved children of God who are being filled with Spirit of God.

The Most Explosive Thing There Is - Glenn Packiam

On Easter Sunday, Pastor Glenn Packiam gives the inaugural message at new life DOWNTOWN, calling Jesus' resurrection the "most explosive thing there is." We explore the lives of three people in John's gospel-- Mary the Outsider, Thomas the Wounded, and Peter the Failure-- as they experience what the risen Christ does to the "dead ends" in their own stories.

Legends and Misfits: Nehemiah - Glenn Packiam

Solomon's Palace, Paradise or Peril - Matthew Ayers

Legends and Misfits: Extravagant Worship and Devious Distractions - Glenn Packiam

Pastor Glenn Packiam continues the ?Legends & Misfits? series with a look at the young King David in 2 Samuel 6 compared to an older King David in 2 Samuel 11. What is it that changes us from being free and open-handed to being controlling and closed-handed? The truth is, the tighter we grasp, the less we have and the smaller our world becomes. Discover how grateful worship can open us up once again to our gracious and generous God.

Legends and Misfits: David the Warrior - Glenn Packiam

"As part of the 'Legends & Misfits' series, we will be taking the next few weeks to look at aspects of the life of David. In this talk, Pastor Glenn Packiam explores David as the warrior who learns how God works with where he is and who he is. But the most pivotal part of David's victory is the understanding that God wins in a different way, a truth that becomes clear in the life of Jesus, the Messiah, the Son of David, in whom we have victory over the enemy."

Legends and Misfits: Ruth, Naomi & Boaz - Glenn Packiam

Pastor Glenn continues the Legends and Misfits series with an exploration of the book of Ruth. Ruth is a story about loyalty. It's ultimately about how God remains loyal to us even when we feel like He has turned His back on us. But it is also about how, through our loyalty to others, we can let people know that God has not walked out on them.

Legends and Misfits: Joshua and Caleb - Glenn Packiam

Pastor Glenn Packiam continues the "Legends and Misfits" series with an exploration of the key moments in Joshua's and Caleb's stories. As it turns out, we find ourselves in a similar position to Joshua and Caleb. We have been called to redeem and reclaim the land, colonizing earth with the culture of heaven. But we find the world to be "enemy-occupied" territory. How do we follow Christ, bringing his reign to every area and sphere of our lives? Joshua and Caleb have something to tell us about that.

Legends and Misfits, Pt. 2: Joseph - Glenn Packiam

Is it possible to serve God in the midst of a wicked or "worldly" environment? The story of Joseph says, "Yes." As Pastor Glenn teaches through the Joseph story, he explores questions that resonate with us about how we handle the promises God gives, the temptations we have, the adversity that befalls us, and the influence that we may gain.

Legends and Misfits, Pt. 1: Abraham - Glenn Packiam

This is where our "family story" begins, with Abraham. If Genesis 1-2 is the story of God forming the world, and Genesis 3-11 is the story of the world coming apart, then Genesis 12 is the beginning of God working within his world to rescue and redeem it. Abraham's story culminates in Jesus and opens the way for us to join it now.

Luke, Part 38 - God is with Us - Glenn Packiam

Pastor Glenn concludes our series in Luke with a talk from Luke 24 and the ?present tense? sense of Advent. Because Jesus came, we can know with confidence that God comes to us each day. Sometimes God?s presence with us is stunning? as it was with the angels at the empty tomb; sometimes it is hidden? like Jesus with the disciples on the road to Emmaus. Yet at all times, we can learn to be attentive to Christ?s presence with us by the Spirit.

An Angel, a Criminal and the God of Grace - Glenn Packiam

Pastor Glenn continues the Luke series with a teaching from Luke 23 on the story of the criminal on the cross. In Luke's Gospel, an ANGEL is the first to ANNOUNCE Jesus as a King whose Kingdom has no end but a CRIMINAL is the first to CONFESS Jesus as a King whose Kingdom has no end. Because Jesus has gone to the lowest of the low, we are never too low and we are never too late to call on Jesus.

The Generous Beggar - Glenn Packiam

Pastor Glenn continues the Luke series with a talk on the "generous widow." What does it mean to give sacrificially? Because the Kingdom requires a whole-hearted response, what we do with our money has less to do with what we've got than with Who's got us.

Lord of the Vineyard - Glenn Packiam

Pastor Glenn unpacks the parable of the vineyard, revealing Jesus as the culmination of Israel's story. If Jesus is the Lord of the Vineyard and the beginning of the new, true Temple, the only question that remains is if we will humble ourselves before Him.

The King has Come - Glenn Packiam

Pastor Glenn continues the Luke series with a talk from Luke 19 on Jesus coming into Jerusalem. What does it mean to weep over a city, and pray for it's "comprehensive flourishing"? What does it mean to welcome Jesus the King into our own broken lives and allow Him to make us whole again?

Children and the Kingdom - Glenn Packiam

Pastor Glenn teaches from Luke 18 where Jesus blesses babies and little children, reminding us that to receive the Kingdom of God, we must lose our pretentions, lower ourselves, and confess our complete dependence on Christ.

A Grateful People - Glenn Packiam

Pastor Glenn teaches from Luke 17 about how living in the community means learning to confront and learning to forgive. Ultimately, our ability to do so comes from the grace that we have been freely given: the forgiveness in Christ that makes us whole. The more grateful we are for the forgiveness we have received, the more easily we forgive others.

Luke, Part 30 - Life Here Matters - Glenn Packiam

Pastor Glenn continues the Luke series in Chapter 16

Luke, Part 29 - Faithfulness with Worldly Wealth - Glenn Packiam

Pastor Glenn continues the Luke series in Chapter 16 talking about some of the Biblical principles of being faithful to God with our money.

Luke, Part 28 - Come Home - Glenn Packiam

Pastor Glenn continues the Luke series in Chapter 15 talking about all of us, as sons and daughters, coming home to the Father.

Luke, Part 27 - A Generous God and a Humble Servant - Glenn Packiam

Pastor Glenn continues the Luke series in Chapter 14 talking about humility and God's generosity.

Luke, Part 26 - When the Kingdom Comes - Glenn Packiam

Pastor Glenn continues the Luke series in Chapter 13 talking about the Work of the Kingdom of God.

Luke, Part 25 - Signs of the Times - Glenn Packiam

Pastor Glenn continues the Luke series, using passages in Chapters 12 and 21, encouraging us to be alert, courageous and prayerful.

Luke, Part 24 - We Belong to the Future - Glenn Packiam

Pastor Glenn continues the Luke series in Chapter 12, talking about our anticipation of Christ's return.

Luke, Part 23 - Teach Us To Pray, Part 2 - What To Ask God For - Glenn Packiam

Pastor Glenn continues the Luke series in Chapter 11, with Jesus teaching his disciples how to pray.

Luke, Part 22 - Teach Us To Pray, Part 1 - Aaron Stern

Pastor Aaron continues the Luke series in Chapter 11, with Jesus teaching his disciples how to pray.

Improbable Icons, Part 5 - Job - Aaron Stern

Guest speaker Pastor Aaron Stern finishes the series on people who have whole books of the Bible devoted to their life and story...and the message their lives say to us. This week's talk is on Job.

Improbable Icons, Part 4 - Esther - Glenn Packiam

Pastor Glenn continues the series on people who have whole books of the Bible devoted to their life and story...and the message their lives say to us. This week's talk is on Esther.

Improbable Icons, Part 3 - Daniel - Glenn Packiam

Pastor Glenn continues the series on people who have whole books of the Bible devoted to their life and story...and the message their lives say to us. This week's talk is on Daniel.

Improbable Icons, Part 2 - Ruth - Glenn Packiam

Pastor Glenn continues the series on people who have whole books of the Bible devoted to their life and story...and the message their lives say to us. This week's talk is on Ruth.

Improbable Icons, Part 1 - Nehemiah - Glenn Packiam

Pastor Glenn begins a new series this week on people who have whole books of the Bible devoted to their life and story...and the message their lives say to us. This week's talk is on Nehemiah.

As We Gather, Part 4 - Confession - Aaron Stern

Pastor Aaron continues with the "As We Gather" series talking about confession, what it means and what it can do in our lives when we daily practice it.

As We Gather, Part 3 - Learning the Language of Prayer Together - Glenn Packiam

Pastor Glenn continues with the "As We Gather" series talking about the language of prayer, how it is personal, communal, and a learned language.

As We Gather, Part 2 - Worship in Spirit and Truth - Glenn Packiam

Pastor Glenn continues with the "As We Gather" series talking about what it means to worship God in spirit and in truth.

As We Gather, Part 1 - Sacred Rhythms - Glenn Packiam

Pastor Glenn takes a break from the Luke series to talk about some of the elements of the New Life Church Sunday Night service. Tonight, he talks about rhythms in our lives.

Luke, Part 21 - Like a Good Neighbor - Glenn Packiam

Pastor Glenn teaches from Luke Chapter 10 giving a fresh perspective on the story of the good Samaritan.

Luke, Part 20 - Growing as Followers of Jesus - Glenn Packiam

Pastor Glenn teaches from Luke Chapter 9 about how Jesus was moving in the opposite way than the world and how we as Christians should do the same.

Luke, Part 19 - Spiritual Warfare - Cosmic or Personal - Steven Todd

Our guest speaker, Dr. Steven Todd, continues the Luke series in Chapter 8 with a teaching about how Jesus restored a socially, physically, and spiritually broken man.

Luke, Part 18 - The King and His Cross - Glenn Packiam

Pastor Glenn teaches from Luke Chapter 19 on this Palm Sunday, talking about Jesus' Kingship in our lives and what that really means.

Luke, Part 17 - Gods Outrageous Forgiveness - Glenn Packiam

Pastor Glenn continues the Luke series going back to the end of Chapter 7 talking about God's forgiveness of our sins through the sacrifice of His Son, Jesus, and our response to Him.

Luke, Part 16 - Blessed Are You Who Weep Now - Glenn Packiam

Pastor Glenn continues the Luke series, going back to Chapter 6. He talks about how our weeping and mourning now will lead to comfort later.

Luke, Part 15 - Sower, Seed and Soil - Glenn Packiam

Pastor Glenn continues the Luke series from Chapter 8 talking about the parable of the sower and how we should hear the Word, believe it, cling to it, and patiently persist in it.

Luke, Part 14 - Disappointed in Jesus - Glenn Packiam

Pastor Glenn continues the Luke series from Chapter 7 talking about how our disappointments can be dealt with by humbling ourselves and surrendering our expectations to the Living Christ.

Luke, Part 13 - The Powerful, the Powerless, and the Great Prophet - Glenn Packiam

Pastor Glenn continues the Luke series from Chapter 7 talking about how Jesus, the Great Prophet, came for all of us, the powerful, the powerless and everyone in between.

Luke, Part 12 - Loving Our Enemies - Glenn Packiam

Pastor Glenn continues the Luke series from Chapter 6 talking about loving our enemies and how having the generous love of the Father changes our whole being.

Luke, Part 11 - Sabbath-Keeping - Glenn Packiam

Pastor Glenn continues the Luke series from Chapter 6 talking about how the Sabbath is about becoming whole and being with the Father.

Luke, Part 10 - Sinners, Wanna-Be Saints and an Unexpected Savior - Glenn Packiam

Pastor Glenn continues the Luke series from Chapter 5 talking about how we are sinners and need God's forgiveness.

Luke, Part 9 - Fishers of Men - Glenn Packiam

Pastor Glenn continues the Luke series from Chapter 5 talking about how Jesus invites us, like he did Peter, to participate in His ministry.

Luke, Part 8 - The Anointed One - Glenn Packiam

Pastor Glenn continues the Luke series from Chapter 4 talking about how Jesus came to the earth to proclaim the good news to the poor and downtrodden.

Luke, Part 7 - Temptation - Glenn Packiam

Pastor Glenn continues the Luke series from Chapter 4 where Jesus was tempted in the wilderness.

Luke, Part 6 - Baptism, Joining the Story - Glenn Packiam

Pastor Glenn continues in the series in the book of Luke by describing what baptism is about. Then we praised God, as 140 adults and children were baptized.

Luke, Part 5 - Beautiful Repentance - Aaron Stern

Pastor Aaron takes us back to the series in the book of Luke by describing what fruitful repentance looks like.

Luke, Part 4 - Embracing the Holiness of an Ordinary Vocation - Glenn Packiam

Pastor Glenn continues the series in the book of Luke by asking, "Can you do your job in a way that reflects God's image back into His world?"

Luke, Part 3 - The Invasion of the King - Glenn Packiam

Pastor Glenn continues the series in the book of Luke talking about how Jesus has come to confront the rulers of this world.

Luke, Part 2 - Salvation Has Come - Glenn Packiam

Pastor Glenn continues the series in the book of Luke. After generations of waiting for God's salvation, it has finally come.

Luke, Part 1 - Hope, Doubt and Faith - Glenn Packiam

Pastor Glenn begins a new series in the book of Luke talking about hope and faith.

1st Peter, Part 6 - The Resistance - Glenn Packiam

Pastor Glenn continues the series in 1st Peter asking, "How do we live in resistance to the enemy?"

1st Peter, Part 5 - Life in the Meantime - Glenn Packiam

Pastor Glenn continues the series in 1st Peter talking about how we should live in the meantime. He encourages us to pray, love and eat.

1st Peter, Part 4 - Control - Glenn Packiam

Pastor Glenn continues the series in 1 Peter talking about our need to give full control of ourselves to follow Jesus.

1st Peter, Part 3 - Submission - Glenn Packiam

1 Peter is a study in counter-cultural living, and it doesn't get much more counter-cultural than to live a life of submission. What did it mean for the first Christians to submit and what message did they demonstrate to us by their lives of submission?

1st Peter, Part 2 - Gods Loved Ones - Daniel Grothe

Pastor Daniel Grothe teaches from 1 Peter 2 on how the people of God endure suffering through fixating on God's Love, fixating on Jesus' example and trusting in the Holy Spirit's Power.

1st Peter, Part 1 - Genuine Faith and Glorious Joy - Glenn Packiam

Pastor Glenn begins a new series on the book of 1st Peter asking, "Can we embrace the cross in our lives?" and, "Can we remember our hope?"

Sticks and Stones Part 5, Priests to One Another - Glenn Packiam

Pastor Glenn finishes the "Sticks and Stones" series talking about Spiritual Direction, what it is, three convictions that underpin it and three questions that help it.

Sticks and Stones Part 4, The Poison of Gossip - PM - Glenn Packiam

Pastor Glenn continues the "Sticks and Stones" series talking about gossip, what it is, what it does, and what we should do to stop it.

Sticks and Stones Part 3, Are You a Spork - Aaron Stern

Pastor Aaron Stern continues the "Sticks and Stones" series with his sermon entitled "Are You a Spork" centering on the concept of community. What is it and what is our roll in it.

Sticks and Stones Part 2, True Forgiveness - Aaron Stern

Pastor Aaron Stern continues the "Sticks and Stones" series with his sermon entitled "True Forgiveness". He explains what true forgiveness is NOT about.

Sticks and Stones, Part 1 - Glenn Packiam

Pastor Glenn begins a new series this week talking about unity within the body of Christ and how we should be unified as members of His body.

Ephesians, Part 12 - Pray - Glenn Packiam

Pastor Glenn wraps up the Ephesians series talking about how prayer should remind us of two things, that God is at work and that we are at war.

Ephesians, Part 11 - The Armor of God - PM - Glenn Packiam

Pastor Glenn continues the Ephesians series talking about the various pieces of the armor of God, taken from Ephesians Chapter 6.

Ephesians, Part 10 - Standing Against the Enemy - Glenn Packiam

Pastor Glenn Packiam continues his talk in Ephesians, sharing that our new life in Christ begins, is sustained, and ends by God's power, not ours.

Ephesians, Part 9 - Learning the Habit of Wisdom - Glenn Packiam

Pastor Glenn Packiam continues his talk in Ephesians, sharing that we must learn how to live wisely for our "calling" and our "walking" to be of equal weight in our lives.

Ephesians, Part 8 - Gifts, Gifts & More Gifts - PM - Daniel Grothe

Pastor Daniel Grothe speaks on the subject of spiritual gifts.

Ephesians, Part 7 - Christ-Centered Relationships - Glenn Packiam

Pastor Glenn Packiam continues the series in Ephesians Chapter 5. He talks about various elements of our relationships, from our expectations, to asking simple requests, to having Christ as the center of our relationships.

Ephesians, Part 6 - God is Able - Glenn Packiam

Pastor Glenn Packiam finishes up chapter 3 of Ephesians focusing on God's ability to provide. God's Power is never lacking but our imagination often is.

Ephesians, Part 5 - Knowledge of the Unknowable - Daniel Grothe

Pastor Daniel Grothe continues the Ephesians series in Chapter 3. He focuses on God's unfathomable, unconditional love.

Ephesians, Part 4 - Grace & God's Work - Glenn Packiam

Pastor Glenn Packiam teaches from Ephesians 2:8-10 about how we are rescued by grace, we have no room to boast, and we are God's workmanship.

Ephesians, Part 3 - From Death To Life - Glenn Packiam

Pastor Glenn Packiam teaches from Ephesians 2 about being made alive in Christ.

Ephesians, Part 2 - Inheritance and Power - Glenn Packiam

Pastor Glenn focuses on three things that Peter wants us to know from Ephesians, Chapter 1: know Christ, know our hope and our inheritance and know God's great power.

Ephesians, Part 1: Adoption - Glenn Packiam

Pastor Glenn focuses on three blessings from Ephesians, Chapter 1: regeneration, justification and adoption.

Treasure, Part 3 - Questions on Giving - PM - Glenn Packiam

Pastor Glenn talks about tithing and some of the common questions asked by believers.

Treasure, Part 2 - Tithing - PM - Glenn Packiam

Pastor Glenn talks about tithing. We give to God because we are the people of God.

Treasure, Part 1 - How Much Is Enough - PM - David Perkins

Pastor David Perkins begins the Treasure series by sharing how to start growing in contentment in our lives.

Coming Soon, Part 4 - Worthy Is The Lamb - PM - David Perkins

Pastor David Perkins talks about the future of student ministries at New Life Church: fearlessly proclaiming and relentlessly focusing on the worth and excellence of Jesus.

Coming Soon, Part 3 - The Pray and Go Church - PM - Glenn Packiam

Pastor Glenn talks about The Pray and Go Church. It's not about engaging in an activity; it's about embracing an identity.

Coming Soon, Part 2 - Seeking After The Welfare Of Your City - PM - Matthew Barnett

Pastor Barnett speaks about seeking after the welfare of YOUR city.

Coming Soon, Part 1 - Worship, Connect, Serve - PM - Glenn Packiam

Pastor Glenn talks about New Life Church. He describes what we are about and talks about the five key areas New Life is called to serve in.

Supernatural, Week 14 - What the Resurrection of Jesus Means for the World - PM - Glenn Packiam

Pastor Glenn talks about what the resurrection of Jesus means for the world.

Supernatural, Week 13 - Baptism in the Holy Spirit - PM - Glenn Packiam

Pastor Glenn talks about the baptism in the Holy Spirit. Is there a baptism in the Holy Spirit, Is receiving the Holy Spirit different than being baptized in the Holy Spirit and what is the baptism of the Holy Spirit for?

Supernatural, Week 12: Making Sense of Scripture - PM - Glenn Packiam

Pastor Glenn explores some common misconceptions as well as practical ways to read and understand the scriptures.

Supernatural, Week 11: Tongues and Interpretation of Tongues - PM - Aaron Stern

Pastor Aaron talks about tongues. What are some common myths about tongues, why to use tongues and what should you do if you want tongues in your life?

Supernatural, Week 10 - Discerning of Spirits - PM - Glenn Packiam

Pastor Glenn continues to explore spiritual gifts listed in 1 Corinthians 12 with a talk on the discerning of spirits.

Supernatural, Week 9 - Prophecy - PM - Glenn Packiam

Pastor Glenn talks about prophecy. What is it, what are some of the myths surrounding it and how can we use it?

Supernatural Week 8: Leadership, Exhortation, Giving, Service - PM - Glenn Packiam

Pastor Glenn talks about the four gifts of the Spirit listed in Rom 12:8 and how they should be used in our lives.

Supernatural, Week 7: Learning the Language of the Future - PM - Glenn Packiam

Pastor Glenn talks about love. What does it do for us, what is its impact and what does it look like?

Supernatural, Week 6: Wisdom and Knowledge - PM - Brady Boyd

Pastor Brady teaches about New Testament spiritual gifts and begins by highlighting the gifts of wisdom and knowledge.

Supernatural, Week 5: Electricity, Lightbulbs, and the Gifts of the Spirit - PM - Aaron Stern

Pastor Aaron Stern discusses some questions that many have about the gifts of the Spirit, including whether or not they are for today, what their purpose is, and whether or not they are for you.

Supernatural, Week 4: Miracles - PM - Glenn Packiam

Pastor Glenn talks about miracles. What are they, what is their purpose, do they still happen today and why do we want them?

Supernatural, Week 3: Questions About Faith - Brady Boyd

Pastor Brady talks about faith: what it is, what diminishes it, and how we build it up in our lives.

Supernatural, Week 2: What Are We Supposed to Do? - PM - Glenn Packiam

Pastor Glenn Packiam talks about how our obedience to God is the best way to express our faith in Him.

Supernatural, Week 1: What Has God Done For Us? - PM - Glenn Packiam

Pastor Glenn Packiam explores how God through the Holy Spirit is at work in our lives.

What Child Is This? - Part 2 - PM - Glenn Packiam

Pastor Glenn Packiam explores the humanity and divinity of Christ and what the divinity of Christ means for us today.

What Child is This? - Part 1 - PM - Glenn Packiam

Pastor Glenn Packiam explores the humanity and divinity of Christ and what the humanity of Christ means for us today.

We Are____, Week 8 - His Friends - David Perkins

God is calling us to be His friend. Not because we are perfect people, but because we surrender ourselves to Him.

We Are____, Week 7 - Justified - Glenn Packiam

Our sin has been paid for, our guilt has been removed and Christ's righteousness has become ours. In a word, we are justified.

We Are God's Workmanship - Glenn Packiam

Glenn Packiam teaches on how to understand living out the truth that we are God's workmanship.