Invitation Church Podcast

In week 5 of our series in the book of Mark, Dave took us back to the moment on the sea of Galilee when Jesus invited his disciples to go with him to the OTHER side of the lake. 

In week 4 of our series studying the miracles of Jesus in the book of Mark, we came around the idea that shame can be HIDDEN or HEALED, but it cannot be BOTH.

In Mark chapter 2, Jesus heals a paralyzed man while teaching about his kingdom. Mark wants us to notice how Jesus sees the man's faith, but he also sees the judgment of the religious leaders, and we were faced with the question: "How would Jesus say he sees your faith?"

In week two of our series unpacking the miracles in the book of Mark, we examined the truth that in the ancient world, impurity was contagious, but in the Kingdom of God, purity is contagious.  AS WE KEEP COMPANY WITH JESUS: a work happens within us and spills out of us

All good things must come to an end! This week Jaden Brockel closed out our series through the book of Acts. We discussed how Luke ends this book with a very intentional challenge: Do we have ears to hear the message of the Kingdom of God? Do we have eyes to see the beauty of the King?

This week Richie Hutchinson shared a message with our community about encountering God and God encountering us.

This weekend Dave continued our study through the book of Acts. We looked at how taking up the way of Jesus draws us into the burdens of Jesus. If we are going to have burdens on this side of resurrection, why not be united with Jesus in what burdens him? 

This weekend we welcomed Brent Eliason to Invitation as he encouraged us to embrace life by the spirit! 

This week, Jaden unpacked Acts 16-18 and looked at several frustrations that Paul and Silas were confronted with in the midst of their second missionary journey. Even though these situations left them frustrated, it didn't stop them from eventually seeing the beautiful plan of God that was unfolding in front of them. 

In the final section of the year-long study in the book of Acts, Dave unpacked a moment between Barnabas, Paul, Peter, and James, helping us understand that grace helps us not get lost in the wrong story.  If you’re going to wrap your life around ANYTHING ...wrap it around GRACE

This weekend we unpacked Acts chapter 12!  » You can be deeply committed to being a Christian WITHOUT being deeply formed by Christ    » WHAT IS A CHRISTIAN? Someone who pursues living INSIDE of, instead of UP TO, God’s standard.

For Easter this year, we had a combined worship gathering as we celebrated resurrection together.

This weekend we unpacked Acts chapter 10!  » HEAVEN is not an ADDRESS but a FORCE » WE WANT TO MAKE SURE that we're not gathering around what Jesus can do FOR us; we want to make sure we gather around JESUS

This weekend we welcomed Mikaela Campbell to help us walk through the conclusion of Acts 9! 

This weekend we unpacked Acts chapter 9:19-31!   » In Saul's 5th decade of life, he writes a letter to a church stating, "that if anyone is in Christ, he or she is a NEWcreation, the old has GONE and the new has COME." He writes those words to the church because of his intense and personal struggle of seeing himself in light of God's grace.   » Saul does not write 1 Corinthians 13: love as protecting, trusting, hoping, persevering, and never failing, in a vacuum; he writes it out of an experience of being forgiven. 

This weekend we unpacked Acts chapter 9:1-19!   » You don’t grow by MOVING ON from the gospel, but by digging more DEEPLY into it—and becoming more deeply ROOTED in it.   » In a world that says, "MAKE YOURSELF USEFUL!" We hear from the heart of God on a road to Syria that he has MADE US SO, but he wants to make us even MORE so!   » What is getting in the WAY of your DIVINE USEFULNESS? 

This weekend Dennis Thum shared a message on grace.    » What we learn as we grow is that hardship is the doorway to grace.  » Grace is not the activity of God; it is the very nature of God. 

This weekend we unpacked Acts 8.   » Jesus wasn't the first to say: "Come follow me," and he won't be the last.   » Turning toward Jesus involves claiming his promises and wrestling with his questions. 

This weekend we unpacked Acts 7.   » A story without Jesus is an INCOMPLETE & MIS-SHAPED story. » The choices we MAKE reveal the story that we have EMBRACED. » You can KNOW God and not be LIKE Christ.

Dave unpacks a moment in Acts chapter 6 where a group of people are being overlooked.