Collective Church Podcast

From the series "I Am" with Pastor Ryan Smith. John 8:12-20, John 9:1-41 Pastor Ryan Smith teaches on Jesus' declaration, "I Am the Light of the World," in our series on the "I Am" statements of John's gospel. To a world wandering in darkness, Jesus offers himself as the guide and source to this world and our lives in it, yet in the surrounding story we are warned that the same light that graciously opens eyes to give sight can also cause others to close their eyes and become blind. Sermon Notes Here

From the series "I Am" with Pastor Ryan Smith. John 6:22-68 Sermon Notes Here

From the series "I Am". John 8:31-59 Pastor Ryan Smith begins our series looking at the "I Am" statements of Jesus in John's Gospel. In each of these statements, we are invited not only into Jesus' understanding of himself, but his perspective on us. We begin with one of Jesus' greatest claims of himself and the backlash that ensues. Through the heated conversation, we are forced into a life-altering decision about Jesus' identity and our own. Sermon Notes Here

From the series "The Sabbath". Genesis 2:2-3, Exodus 16:23-30, Exodus 20:8-11 Sabbath isn’t just a day to stop, rest, and throw a feast in community. Ultimately, it’s a holy day, set apart for and dedicated to God himself. Early Christians called it “the Lord’s day.” It’s a weekly day of worship by which we cultivate a spirit of worship all week long. Sermon Notes Here

From the series "The Sabbath". Genesis 1:31-2:3, Isaiah 58:13-14 Sabbath is not an onerous day for dour religious duty but a life-giving day of delight — a weekly party. It’s a full day set aside to celebrate our life with God in his world. And it’s designed to be done in community, not alone. Few things are more provocative in the modern world than communities of joy. Sermon Notes Here

From the series "The Sabbath". Genesis 2:1-3, Deuteronomy 5:12-15 We hear about Sabbath rest and we imagine sleeping or taking a day off to chill. But Sabbath rest is a form of resistance. There are powerful forces,  both external and internal that war against a Sabbath spirituality. To sabbath will require that we resist. Sermon Notes Here

From the series "The Sabbath". Matthew 11:28-30, Genesis 2:1-3, Exodus 20:8-11 The word “sabbath” means “to stop.” In Genesis, God worked for six days but then he rested on the seventh. In doing so, he built a rhythm into the fabric of creation. When we live in alignment with this ancient rhythm, we find peace and joy, but when we fight it, we fracture our souls. Sermon Notes Here

Philippians 3:10-4:1 As we begin a new year, we consider a collective resolution from Paul's words in Phillipians 3:10-4:1. Pastor Ryan Smith looks at the vision, intention, and means of the Christian life as framework for the next twelve months as Collective Church. Sermon Notes Here

Matthew 1:18-25, 2:13-18 Pastor Ryan Smith closes out our Advent series looking at how we can find and experience the peace or shalom of God by looking at the life of Joseph. Often we consider peace to be non-confrontational, fragile and only available outside of the boundaries of "ordinary life". But as we look to life of Joseph, we find a peace that breaks and challenges each of those assumptions. Sermon Notes Here

Luke 2:8-20 As we continue in our Advent series, Pastor Ryan Smith examines the centrality of joy and happiness in the story and purpose of Christmas. To a world wrapped in fear, the birth and life of Jesus has brought a new way to live. Sermon Notes Here