Pastor Jacob Jurado's Sermon

The Movie Michael Clayton is a powerful visualization of some potent Christian concepts. This movie is threaded with concepts of guilt/shame and redemption and so it will provide some unique ways of looking at these timeless teachings of Jesus

The movie Enchanted poses the question, can you have a fairy tale relationship in the real world? This isnt just a meaningless question, but it is a question that every couple must ask. Fortunately, this is a question that God speaks to in Scripture. This may sound weird, but I believe in fairy tales, because I believe in Eden. I believe the relationship of Adam and Eve is a template of every fairy tale ever told. I believe it is still in the hearts of every boy, girl, and adult. But does that mean that fairy tales no longer exist since Adam and Eve sinned and were kicked out of the garden? Listen to this message as we explore the Word of God and see all He has to say about fairy tales and the movie Enchanted

There were two criminals crucified on each side of Jesus. I believe at some point we will all find ourselves in this situation. The question is which criminal will we be. One was in denial, grasping for life, trying to make himself feel better. The other had let go of life and accepted the harsh reality of his guilt and helplessness. One will die and experience life to the fullest, while the other will die with a cast, never to have known and never to know the full life Jesus provides.

Today we have Terry Packman, an ex-Marine, helping me teach from the book of Numbers. For over 500 years the descendants of Abraham have been looking forward to the fulfillment of God's promise to inherit the land of Canaan. After leaving Egypt, they have been marching to Canaan in order to take what has been promised, but when they get there, they abandon their promise, they abandon their mission and decide to turn back. What can a Marine teach us about our mission? Listen and find out.

There's a certain order to things... Sometimes, when something gets out of order there are no drastic consequences, but other times the consequences are huge. Today we're going to look at Matthew 9 and Luke 15, two circumstances where the religious leaders are shocked that Jesus is hanging out with shady people, and find that when we make God's primary desire secondary, the consequences are destructive. This message is inspired by a podcast from National New Church Conference with John Burke, and Vince Antonucci. It is also inspired by John Burke's book, "No Perfect People Allowed."

...and then there are those people who are overly needy. The people who constantly need to borrow or take your resources and time. Today, we talk about how to deal with overly needy people. This message was inspired and taken from lifechurch.tv

All i could do, when confronted with a critical customs agent, was just stutter and hope to make it through. Hopefully scripture has something more than that to equip us with when dealing with the different critical people we encounter.

I know this isn't normal... I know this sounds weird... but today we're going to talk about how sometimes it's okay to hurt people.

There are two concepts that will help us in our pursuit of healthy relationships. Understanding the concept of sowing and reaping and comprehending the difference between a sack and boulder

I remember watching this incredible Laker game all alone a few years ago. They should have lost, but two miracles happened and Kobe Bryant hit two incredible shots (one to tie the game at the end of regulation, and one to win it in overtime). All I remember is jumping in the air celebrating in disbelief and then 2 mins after the game ended i did something....i was compelled to do something...i called my brother and then my father so we could all celebrate together. The moment was good celebrating it alone, but something deep inside wanted to share it with somebody else. God looked down and said, "It's not good for man to be alone."

As we begin our series on Difficult People, we start with a very important concept that will stay with us throughout this series.

When Jesus retreats with his disciples to Caesarea Philippi, Jesus takes His disciples to a wicked and vile city that was dedicated to the greek god Pan. Jesus conversation with his disciples does not take place here by coincidence. No, Jesus is preparing them for the shriek of Pan.

I read my Bible, mediate on His word, pray, go to church, and do my best to live a holy life, but I have a problem...I want more of Jesus. I'm not satisfied. Maybe, to experience Jesus more fully, i need to join Him in His work. Maybe...to understand where Jesus is working in this world, i need to understand His heart. Where will this all lead me? Where will i end up? Maybe...just maybe...it'll lead me into a bar. This message was inspired by a pastor named Vince Antonucci (go to his blog and read it all-www.vinceantonucci.com)

I not only think Jesus would leave Denny's, but I know He did. He left a wonderful table full of great food and conversation to wander the streets with Ted. Sure its incredibly sacrificial, but when you love like Jesus does, you're compelled. This message was inspired by a pastor named Vince Antonucci (go to his blog and read it all-www.vinceantonucci.com)

What does "Logos", "Tao", A "Greek god", a "Greek Poet", and "Jesus stories" have in common? None of them speak church. This message was inspired by a pastor named Vince Antonucci (go to his blog and read it all-www.vinceantonucci.com)

What in the world does the movie "Deck The Halls" have to do with God? Is there anything in this movie that can direct us to eternal truth? Let's take some time to explore and find out.

As we begin our advent season, we look at the implications of the world becoming flesh, we realize that Jesus entered our world. Not just our physical world, but he enters our world of struggles, temptations, and pain. But he just doesn't enter our world, but he comes into our world....our own personal darkness and chaos to bring us light. This message was inspired by a pastor named Vince Antonucci (go to his blog and read it all-www.vinceantonucci.com)

In this message we turn to Matthew 18:5 in order to learn about our responsibilities when we are wronged by another. To help us better understand the spirit/motivation behind this teaching, we must first look to the 3rd chapter of John and see how God responded when he was wronged by us.

In this message we looked at the 6th commandment from God, Jesus commentary on that commandment (Matthew 5:21-25) and how in the world murdering has anything to do with our series: the Bait of Satan. Jesus does something very cool in this passage, but we usually miss it. We know that Jesus equates "anger" with "murder", but do you know where he goes from there? Listen and find out.

You will encounter offense, and it's up to you how it will affect your relationship with God. Your response will determine your future. If offense is handled correctly, you will become stronger rather than bitter.