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Sunday Mar 07, 2021
Sunday Mar 07, 2021
This Sunday’s message was entitled "Starting Over Again for the First Time". Thirteen years have passed since Genesis 16. As we come to Genesis 17, it sounds like another promise of God to bless Abram and Sarai. Abram is now 99 years old. Sarai is almost 90. Yet, there is something very, very new here. Just when Abram might be tempted to think that it’s too little too late for him, God says, “Okay, now we are ready!”This chapter is great news for anyone who has thought that they were too far gone to be any good to God. It is really good news for those who feel like their spiritual lives have been shriveling up during COVID, messed up by marriage or parenting, and worn out by the long wearying wilderness experiences of life. It’s never too late for a new start, for a new vision, for a new engagement with the mission of the God. God delights to give people new hearts and new starts. Is God calling you to a new and fresh start with his mission and call on your life? Let’s encourage one another on Sunday with this great gospel hope!
Sunday Dec 27, 2020
Sunday Dec 27, 2020
Revelation 21:4 “He will wipe away every tear from their eyes.”
“My life flows on in endless song, Above earth’s lamentation I hear the real though far off hymn That hails a new creation. No storm can shake my inmost calm While to that Rock I’m clinging. Since Christ is Lord of heaven and earth, How can I keep from singing?” -Robert Lowry
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Sunday Dec 20, 2020
Sunday Dec 20, 2020
This weekend as we prepare for Christmas we are going to walk through Revelation 21:1-3. This text, no doubt, is one of the mountaintops in the Scriptures. We see the glorious hope that we have before us. The vision that God gives us in this passage is almost unspeakable. It’s important to remember that the book of Revelation was written to real churches in the 1st century that were struggling deeply with the reality of being faithful in a broken and fallen world. With evil both outside the church and in the church it’s easy to let all the gloom of this world captivate our hearts. The question that we must ask ourselves as we continue to walk as the church between Christ’s first coming and His second coming is, “Will we be gripped by the gloom or by the glory?” What or who captivates our hearts will direct our worship and our mission!
Sunday Dec 13, 2020
Sunday Dec 13, 2020
As you prepare for worship this Sunday, listen this great quote from C.S. Lewis in his book Mere Christianity: “Probably earthly pleasures were never meant to satisfy it, but only to arouse it, to suggest the real thing. If that is so, I must take care, on the one hand, never to despise, or be unthankful for, these earthly blessings, and on the other, never to mistake them for the something else of which they are only a kind of copy, or echo, or mirage. I must keep alive in myself the desire for my true country, which I shall not find till after death; I must never let it get snowed under or turned aside; I must make it the main object of life to press on to that other country and to help others to do the same.”
This Sunday’s message is called Humanity 2.0 – Better than the Garden of Eden.
During this time of CoVid, it seems like many of us are groaning over what we see slipping away. We long for a return to “normal life”. That’s not what the Bible exhorts us to do. Our fighter verse is from 1 Corinthians 15:52. In 1 Corinthians, Paul rejoices over the resurrection of Christ and the guarantee of our future bodily resurrection. Paul urges Christians to stop looking back, languishing in fear, grieving what is lost. Why look back when something far far greater and far more glorious is right around the corner? This difficult road is leading somewhere better than we have ever known.
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Sunday Dec 06, 2020
Sunday Dec 06, 2020
This Sunday we are going to look at why the Holy Spirit points us to continually to the incarnation of Christ. With that the facts of Christmas helps us fight the battles we face with our own feelings this time of year. Tune in online or come on Sunday and join us as we consider how to find joy when we long to be with God’s people in the joy of God’s presence. Next Week's Fighter Verse: Sunday December 13 1 Corinthians 15:51-52 In the Twinkling of An Eye: Big Changes are Coming Watch previous sermons and other resources at www.waterbrooke.church
Sunday Nov 29, 2020
Sunday Nov 29, 2020
It’s a strange Thanksgiving weekend coming up - unlike any other in most of our memories. That is why this Sunday’s message from Psalm 84 is so timely! In Psalm 84, the psalmist longs to be with God’s people going up to worship at the Temple. The annual Jewish festivals provided great opportunities to be together, to rejoice, to celebrate and to remember God’s faithfulness. One author wrote, “Longing is written all over this psalm.”
The psalmist groans that he cannot go to celebrate in Jerusalem with God’s people. While many of us are unable to be with family or are unable to join for corporate worship this Thanksgiving, we will find that this passage provides enormous hope, wisdom, and comfort. The longing of Psalm 84 really reflects the longing for heaven. We long for the day when we can be in God’s presence and away from the suffering, sickness, and sin of this world. Tune in online or come on Sunday and join us as we consider how to find joy when we long to be with God’s people in the joy of God’s presence.
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Sunday Nov 22, 2020
Sunday Nov 22, 2020
For the last six Sundays in 2020 and the first Sunday of 2021, we are going to study the finalseven passages of Scripture that are part of our church “Fighter Verses” memory program. We thoughtthat in this time of chaos and uncertainty the best thing that we can do is to try to get God’s Word deepinto our hearts and lives. We are doing so that we might help each other be filled with peace and hopein these crazy CoVid times. So, would you be willing to join us in this? Would you take up the challengeto memorize some or all of these passages? Would you be willing not only to finish 2020 by kneadingGod’s Word into your heart and mind and life, but to get a jump on 2021 with the comfort,encouragement and hope of the Scriptures? Here is a list of the verses that you as individuals or familiescan learn and share together so that we as a church family might see, savor and share the all-surpassingworth of Christ!
Sunday November 22 - Psalm 79:9 From Groaning to Glory: Pleading That Pleases (and Persuades) GodSunday November 29 - Psalm 84:10-11 Better is One Day: Home is Where Your Heart IsSunday December 6 – 1 John 4:4 Greater Is He That is In You: Stronger Than You ThinkSunday December 13 – 1 Corinthians 15:51-52 In the Twinkling of An Eye: Big Changes are ComingSunday December 20 – Revelation 21:3 Christmas Presence: Company is Coming For a Very Long TimeSunday December 27 – Revelation 21:4 No More Tears: Saying Good-bye to Sorrow ForeverSunday January 3 – Revelation 21:5-6 I am Making All Things New: Something Certain To Look Forward To.
Monday Oct 05, 2020
Monday Oct 05, 2020
This Sunday’s message is called "Gospel Joy in a World Gone Mad: How Jesus Radically Frees the Christian To Live Joyfully in An Angry and Chaotic World". After the presidential debate this past week, this may be a message that many of us need to hear. The reality is that the gospel creates two radically different responses when the world spins out of control. Paul weeps over those who have turned from Christ as Savior to seeking to save their own lives.It’s not simply because Jesus is worthy. It’s because there is no other name under heaven by which anyone can be saved. Let’s come and weep and rejoice in the Lord together. Let’s see, savor, and share the all-surpassing worth of Christ.
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Sunday Sep 27, 2020
Sunday Sep 27, 2020
This Sunday’s message is called "One Holy, Happy Obsession". In Philippians 3:12-16, the apostlePaul continues to express his singular vision for his life in Christ. He wants everything that Christ hassecured for Him. The joy and passion of the apostle’s life is not the legalism of his former religious life. It’s exploring and discovering the depth and the riches of the grace of Christ in His life.Don’t we all want that as Christians? What if we could approach our life as believers as a discovery of the depths and delights of God’s grace for us? Well, we can. Come Sunday and let’s consider this together!
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Wednesday Sep 23, 2020
Wednesday Sep 23, 2020
This Sunday’s message is entitled Complete Rubbish: Why Paul Abandoned Religion for Christ (and why you should too!). We are going to be examining one of the most important passages in the book of Philippians and one of most powerful texts in the New Testament. Philippians 3:4-11 describes the apostle Paul’s decisive break with religious performance. One thing was clear for Paul - seeking what Christ could do in and through his life was an infinitely superior pursuit to seeing what Paul could do for Christ and for God in his own strength. Getting off the treadmill of religious performance was the most important decision of Paul’s life and it is the same for each of us. The Christian life is a courageous pursuit of experiencing the person of Christ leading us powerfully through things we would never choose into an eternity that we will never regret.
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Monday Sep 14, 2020
Monday Sep 14, 2020
This Sunday, our message is called “How Rejoicing in the Lord Keeps Us Safe From Religion and Self-Righteousness”. One of the great dangers in our lives as Christians is that we can be tempted into thinking that following Christ is simply following rules. We can be tempted to think that there are certain religious activities that mark us out as mature. We feel better about where we are spiritually when we can check off the list of “Christian” activities as being accomplished in our lives. We start thinking that we are doing okay with God because we don’t have the same struggles that others do. This can lead to deadly sins like religious pride and it can bring toxicity into a church body when people possess a critical spirit and bring a false division between Christians.
When we struggle more with the faults of other believers than with our own, we can be like the Pharisee in Luke 18 who says “I thank you that I am not like other men…”. We put more emphasis on their sins instead of our own. Being a disciple of Christ is not about checking off lists and comparing ourselves with others. Being a Christian is all about following Christ, trusting Christ, looking to Christ, and seeking Christ. Discipleship is making Christ the desire and delight of your life. Let’s pray for a mighty work of God as we begin to study the third chapter of Philippians this Sunday. Looking forward to worshipping with you all!
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Monday Sep 07, 2020
Monday Sep 07, 2020
In our series on Gospel Friendships, we are going to look at the crucial importance of developing deep friendships with our missionaries.Waterbrooke has made it one of its priorities to make a difference to the ends of the earth. To do that, we are praying that we might equip and send people to partner and to disciple indigenous Christian leaders around the world. Doing that well takes careful prayerful effort. We want to develop deep relationships rather than wide shallow ones. Andy Johnson writes, “Partnerships shouldn’t be based on projects but on personal relationships. Often we’re tempted to think that we need to have our fingers in many places around the world in order to be faithful to the Great Commission. But keeping up with many contacts in many places often results in shallow and ineffectual relationships".In most cases, churches would do better to pick a few workers and go deep in their relationship with their work.” In Philippians 2:25-29, we see a powerful example of a deeply loving relationship between the missionary Paul and the church at Philippi through their servant – Epaphroditus.Would you pray this week that God would foster within us genuine and deep personal relationships with the missionaries we send and support? Would you ask God to give you a deep love for these brothers and sisters in Christ rather than just a distant one? What a difference Waterbrooke can make if we go deep in love and service together!
Saturday Sep 05, 2020
Saturday Sep 05, 2020
Beauty Marks "Making Disciples That Reveal the Beauty of Christ" By Pastor Kevin Philippians 2
This Sunday is a very special Sunday at Waterbrooke as we have a number of people who are being baptized. We hope that you can come and rejoice with us at this Christ-exalting celebration. Our study for Sunday is going to be directly related to these baptisms. We are going to pose the question: “What kind of disciples are we making?” Jesus called us to go into all the world and make disciples. In Philippians 2, Paul describes why he is going to send Timothy in his place while he is in prison for His faith. Our message this week is called: Beauty Marks: Making Disciples That Reveal the Beauty of Christ. Looking forward to this exciting Sunday morning. Pray for the powerful presence of Jesus to be with us!
Sunday Aug 09, 2020
Sunday Aug 09, 2020
One of the great, glorious passages in the Bible is Philippians 2:1-11. That is what we are going to study this week as we prepare to take communion together. Our gospel ministry flourishes in the world only when God’s people are freed from sin and self to joyfully and sacrificially share with others the rich blessings of life in Christ. The chief enemy of the gospel is not in the world around us but in our own hearts. Andrew Murray wrote, “Pride must die in you, or nothing in heaven can live in you.” Come this Sunday as we seek to do what one writer encourages the church on a mission to do: “To feed on Christ while we fast from self.” Come and let’s feast on Christ together with great joy. Our sermon this weekend is entitled: “The Ego Has Landed.”
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Sunday Aug 02, 2020
Sunday Aug 02, 2020
Our message this Sunday will be focused on the last several verses of Philippians 1. The title is: Living as Worthy Citizens. Gordon Fee writes this: “As Philippi was a colony of Rome in Macedonia, so the church was a ‘colony of heaven’ in Philippi.”
How often do we recognize that the church is strategically placed in the world to communicate and to emulate the gospel? Christians have liberty but they don’t have liberty to put any interest above Christ and any agenda ahead of the gospel.
Let’s come together prayerfully this weekend to consider how it is that we can live our lives in a manner that is worthy of the gospel.
Would you pray for one another that we would truly understand and live as the kingdom of Christ in a world that needs so desperately to encounter and to embrace Jesus?
Sunday Jul 26, 2020
Sunday Jul 26, 2020
“Yes, and I Will Rejoice”The Secret to Paul’s Unshakeable JoyPhilippians 1:18b-26
This Sunday, we are going to continue in our study of Philippians. The sermon is called "The Secret to Paul’s Unshakeable Joy". Paul writes to his dear friends and tells them confidently that he is not only rejoicing in his imprisonment now but that he will continue to rejoice in the future.How can Paul know that for certain? How can we, as Christians, be confident that we will rejoice in the future when so many things about the future seem uncertain and unstable? The answer is that some things, the most important things, are certain for every Christian. Come, as we consider, the secret to unshakeable joy. We all need this.
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Sunday Jul 19, 2020
Sunday Jul 19, 2020
“Although suffering, Paul is scarcely languishing in prison.” (Gordon Fee)
Praise God for our Sunday worship services! I am enormously thankful for the joy and privilege that somany of us have been granted to worship together outside! The sunshine! The beauty of LakeWasserman! The joy of great gospel worship! What a gift! Likewise, praise God for the numerous peoplewho are connecting online to worship the Lord with us. God is at work! This Sunday, we are going to seethat we can feel this way about God’s work in our lives not just on sunny summer days. You can feel thisway when locked up in a prison in Caesarea! In our study of Philippians 1:12-18, we will see how glad-hearted the apostle Paul is because his arrest and imprisonment for the gospel has ended up advancingthe gospel in some amazing ways! Gordon Fee writes “Paul is hardly languishing in prison!” Will you prayfor your heart and my heart, for your mind and my mind? Will you pray that we would learn to see andto seize the glorious opportunities for the gospel that God places before all of us on a regular basis.Would we learn that there is no reason to languish in our circumstances, when Jesus is Lord. We mightbe in chains but the gospel is not!
Sunday Jul 12, 2020
Sunday Jul 12, 2020
“Forged through the Fire”The Joy of Gospel FriendshipsPhilippians 1:3-11
This Sunday, we will continue our study of the letter to the Philippians and the subject of Gospel Friendships. The apostle Paul absolutely exudes joy and hope during a time of grave danger, imprisonment, and hostility. It is as if Paul’s joy and confidence is actually ratcheted up as the pressure increases upon him and upon the Philippian Christians.What we need to see is why it is that Paul so deeply delights in his friends at Philippi. What does Paul know that we don’t and why is He so overflowing with joy and hope when he thinks about his Christian friends at Philippi? Looking forward to worshipping over the Word with you all.
This Sunday, we will continue our study of the letter to the Philippians and the subject of Gospel Friendships. The apostle Paul absolutely exudes joy and hope during a time of grave danger, imprisonment, and hostility. It is as if Paul’s joy and confidence is actually ratcheted up as the pressure increases upon him and upon the Philippian Christians.What we need to see is why it is that Paul so deeply delights in his friends at Philippi. What does Paul know that we don’t and why is He so overflowing with joy and hope when he thinks about his Christian friends at Philippi? Looking forward to worshipping over the Word with you all.
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Sunday Jul 05, 2020
Sunday Jul 05, 2020
One of the great gifts of the Christian life is the gift of gospel friendship. We were not made to live this life alone and being faithful to Christ in a world of sin, hardship, and disappointment is challenging, to say the least. The apostle Paul writes to the church at Philippi to express his great joy in their deep friendship and sacrificial partnership in his life and ministry. He writes them, not only to thank them but also to encourage them to not let their dedication to one another to waver.People have disappointed them. Disagreements inevitably come. However, one of the great joys of being a Christian is having other Christians in your corner helping you to live for and to love Christ supremely. Over the next while, we are going to study Paul’s friendship letter to the Philippians and we are going to learn what real gospel friendships look like. Are you wanting a good gospel friend? Are you willing to be one?
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Monday May 04, 2020
Monday May 04, 2020
This Sunday’s message is entitled “The Lens of Omnipotent Love”. When the love of Christ becomes the lens through which we interpret all of life’s events, the world looks very different. Christ’s love is not simply a feeling that He has for us but it is a force that is directed towards our eternal good. How do you view the trials and hardships of life? How often do we find ourselves questioning the love of God in times of heart ache and pain? What happens when we come to believe that there is never a gap between our experience of life and Christ’s expression of love? Read Romans 8:35-39 and ask God to transform our church with the power of the love of Christ.
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