Collective Church Podcast

From the series "Blessed". Numbers 6:22-27; Ephesians 2:11-22 Pastor Isaac Brickner closes out "Blessed" our series in the Priestly Blessing of Numbers 6:22-27, looking at the final pillar of the blessed life: receiving and making peace. When you think of peace, what sort of images come to mind? Most likely it's the absence or acceptance of conflict and chaos. In the Bible, peace is a larger idea the includes the presence of something greater, something God has made for us and now makes through us.

From the series "Blessed". Numbers 6:22-27; Psalm 4 As we continue in our "Blessed" series in the Priestly Blessing of Numbers 6:22-27, Pastor Ryan Smith teaches on the blessing of God "lifting up his countenance upon you." What in the world does that even mean?! And in our age of digital distraction, could undivided attention be one of the greatest gifts we could receive from God and give to others? Sermon Notes Here

From the series "Blessed". Numbers 6:22-27; Ephesians 2:8; 2 Corinthians 12:9; Ephesians 1:7; Exodus 34:6-7 Pastor & Professor Dr. Gerry Breshears from Grace Community Church & Western Seminary in Portland joins us for a look at the grace of God as we continue in our "Blessed" series.

From the series "Blessed". Numbers 6:22-27; Psalm 80; 2 Corinthians 3:17-18, 4:6 Pastor Ryan Smith continues our series, "Blessed" in the Priestly Blessing of Numbers 6:22-27. If you were to picture Jesus looking at you, what face would he be making? Disappointment? Anger? Apathy? In the third pillar of the blessed life, we are invited to contemplate the shining or smiling face of God. What would it mean for us live out of God's acceptance and delight? And how do we get the assurance that he feels that way about it?

From the series "Blessed". Numbers 6:22-27; Psalm 121 Pastor Ryan Smith looks at what it means for God to "keep us" in the Priestly Blessing of Numbers 6:22-27. As we enter into the uncertainty of a new year, what confidence does God's keeping bring? Sermon Notes Here

From the series "Blessed". Numbers 6:22-27 Pastor Isaac opens our new series on the Priestly blessing looking at what it means to be blessed and to be a blessing to others. 

From the series "The Songs of Christmas". Luke 2:21-38 Most Christmas nativities and pictures include all the major players: Jesus, Mary, Joseph, angels, shepherds, and the wise men, but not a whole lot about Simeon and Anna. Pastor Ryan walks us through their part of the story here in the final talk in our Christmas series. Sermon Notes Here

From the series "The Songs of Christmas". Luke 2:1-29 Pastor Ryan Smith continues in our "Songs of Christmas" series as we consider the Angels' song in Luke 2:1-29. What is this peace proclaimed by the heavenly host, who is it for, and how do we find it? Sermon Notes Here

From the series "The Songs of Christmas". Luke 1:57-80 Pastor Isaac Brickner continues our "Songs of Christmas" series by looking at the song of John the Baptist's father in Luke 1:57-80. In the story of Zechariah and Elizabeth, we're able to see ourselves and our struggle with hopelessness, and in Zechariah's song: the source of hope for our lives and the difference hope makes.

From the series "The Songs of Christmas". Luke 1:26-56 This week we kick off our next series, Songs of Christmas as we look to opening chapters of Luke's Gospel. Pastor Ryan Smith looks at Mary's Song in Luke 1:26-56 and the joy found in God's Gracious Reversal of our present world order through the birth of Jesus. This song challenges our assumptions of who Mary was and what what Christmas is all about. Sermon Notes Here