Verve City Church: Weekly Messages

The human ego prefers just about anything to suffering, changing, or dying. In fact, many people adopt a religious tradition in hopes of avoiding such painful experiences. But the way of Jesus has always understood this terrifying and liberating truth: resurrection can only come after death. Jesus told us we would experience trouble in this world (John 16:33). How do we leverage our suffering to grow and transform?Series Overview: Your life can dramatically change for the better, but there is no silver bullet. It’s a pathway to walk rather than a habit to implement. It’s a whole-life pursuit rather than a life hack to learn. In this series, we’ll look at how Jesus modeled and enabled a spiritual pathway that teaches us how to live a good life at every stage, from youthful ambition to old age. 

Some older people inspire the young people who know them, and some serve as a cautionary tale. How do we become more kind, generous, and patient as we age? How do we avoid becoming cynical, embittered, or resentful?Series Overview: Your life can dramatically change for the better, but there is no silver bullet. It’s a pathway to walk rather than a habit to implement. It’s a whole-life pursuit rather than a life hack to learn. In this series, we’ll look at how Jesus modeled and enabled a spiritual pathway that teaches us how to live a good life at every stage, from youthful ambition to old age. 

Most things aren’t for everyone. But Christmas reminds us that Jesus IS for all of us! His birth represents the reality of God’s love. Through his birth, life, death, and resurrection, Jesus justifies our joy; reminds us that we’re not alone; and gives our lives hope and purpose. 

This week:The shepherds were near the bottom of the socio-economic ladder of first-century Jewish society. The wise men were likely wealthy gentiles, perhaps astrologers or kings. These two groups of men could not have been much more different than they were. And yet both groups needed Christmas so much that the angels themselves proclaimed the arrival of Jesus in spectacular fashion.  

Whether you’re a “glass is half-full” or “glass is half-empty” kind of person, Christmas comes every year just the same. And underneath the shiny trappings of another holiday season, we can find ourselves feeling oddly empty, unfulfilled, and even disappointed. But what if the birth of Jesus was actually world-changing for optimists, pessimists, and realists alike? What if all of us could experience a better version of Christmas this year?

Every generation thinks that the generation behind it is the worst generation ever. There are significant psychographic and value-driven differences between different generations that lead them to listen to different music, vote differently, watch different television shows, and purchase different products. But Boomers, Xers, Millennials, Gen Z, and Gen Alpha all have at least this in common: they all need Christmas.

This week:As disciples, we choose to be with Jesus, learn from Jesus, and ultimately - become like Jesus. The final message of our Jesusy Life series explores the power and beauty of a life lived like Jesus.Series overview:The way of Jesus isn’t primarily something you believe but someone you become. So how do we become the people Jesus invited us to be? How do we become Jesusy?

This week:Most of us have a favorite life hack (or two!) because we're all looking for easy ways to make our lives better. Following Jesus seems harder than most of those hacks... But what would it actually look like for Jesus' teachings to totally transform our lives? What if we could learn from Jesus how to have true rest, peace, and joy? Series overview:The way of Jesus isn’t primarily something you believe but someone you become. So how do we become the people Jesus invited us to be? How do we become Jesusy?

This week: From free overnight shipping to on-demand entertainment, we’re immersed in an age of seemingly inescapable expectations of speed and efficiency. As followers of Christ, how can we adopt a set of low-tech, ages-old spiritual practices that hold the key to a more productive relationship with God and others?Series overview:The way of Jesus isn’t primarily something you believe but someone you become. So how do we become the people Jesus invited us to be? How do we become Jesusy?

Week 1:We make plans for all kinds of things: working out, saving for our kids' college tuition, accomplishing work goals, binge-watching Netflix shows. But while many of us would like to develop our spiritual lives, few of us make a plan to do so. What if there were a proven way to become more shaped by Jesus?Series overview:The way of Jesus isn’t primarily something you believe but someone you become. So how do we become the people Jesus invited us to be? How do we become Jesusy?