Southland Weekend Message Series (Video)

It's estimated that 4.2 billion people in the world have some form of impaired vision. When we don't see clearly, almost every part of our life is impacted. The same is true for worshippers. When we don't see God clearly, fear and doubt creep in and paralyze. In this message we learn that when we see God for who he really is, we'll see the world for what it really is. Revelation 4-5

When we think of powerful heroes the usual suspects come to mind. Someone able to leap tall buildings in a single bound, beat the bad guys against all odds and return to normal life undetected. In this sermon we uncover the authentic power of the real Jesus. Revelation helps us understand the power Jesus had and how He's set up now to reign forever! Revelation 1, 5, 19

This message is designed to challenge us to do just what it sounds like—think. Individuals have never had more access to information in the history of the world. Think about that. However, there may be more confusion than ever about right and wrong, truth and fiction. Join us as we discover a great message from the book of Jude about what is true and where Jesus stands in the search for truth.

At some point we all come to realize that the American Dream can't deliver on its promises. Life is more than the acquisition of stuff, entertaining experiences and the perfect family. Long before America was discovered and dreamed up, the myth of prosperity and security was busted by the scripture writer John. Real life is so much more than what we're sold today. In this message, we'll find out what it means to really, truly LIVE a great life.

Way down deep we realize that love is the greatest force the world has ever known. There are days when it's hard to cut through all the distractions and focus on loving and being loved. John saw true love lived out in the most radical way imaginable. Join us for this message, based on an up close and personal perspective on true love.

In the middle of the night all across America juicers, knife sets, body-shaping apparel, hair removal and hair growth systems are are bought in hopes that we take care of that missing piece in our life. This gadget will change the game and I'll finally have all I need for life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. What's crazy is we feel like there's something out there that will do this for us spiritually. In this message on 2 Peter, we'll find out that we already have ALL WE NEED for quality spiritual lives. Check out this week's message to find out more.

The headlines are alarming. From ISIS to church shootings here in US, persecution is spreading. What do we do with all of it? In this message Jon speaks from the heart using 1 Peter as the springboard. This is a can't miss message!

I CAN'T BELIEVE I JUST SAID THAT! (Open mouth, insert foot) All of us have wanted to rewind the tape and take words back that came flying out. We figure out quickly in life that words matter and they can hurt. In this message, we'll dive into what the brother of Jesus has learned about the power of words and what it takes to bring control to this important part of our lives.

In order for God to establish a covenant with mankind and in order for him to forgive sins, blood has to be shed. Blood was shed at the beginning of the Old Covenant and blood had to continually be shed to pay the penalty for Israel's ongoing sin. As our perfect high priest, instead of offering an animal to God, Jesus offered himself to God. And Jesus' blood is entirely effectual for the forgiveness of the entire world! Because of the ultimate sacrifice Jesus made, “There is no need to offer any more sacrifices.”

The book of Hebrews mentions the work of priests in each of the first 10 chapters--suffice it to say that priesthood is a major theme! In the Old Covenant priest were appointed from among men to represent humanity to God. Priests had to be able to understand human weakness in order to sympathize with people and were also responsible for offering gifts and sacrifices to God as a way of atoning for human sin. Through his incarnation and suffering Jesus became qualified to serve as our priest. Jesus took upon our weaknesses, subjected himself to temptation, and experienced every form of sorrow imaginable. Jesus did all this in order to become our perfect high priest.

The Book of Hebrews opens up to address a group of Jesus followers who are faltering and falling back into their old ways of thinking. As the heat gets turned on them, they're quick to turn away from Jesus. But in their lack of commitment and constant flip flopping, they never find rest. We'll look into why our hearts, minds and bodies lack rest as we go back and forth between our old ways of thinking and completely selling out to Jesus.

This sermon will focus on Paul's leadership of Philemon--the owner of a slave named Onesimus. Paul became friends with Onesimus and accordingly asked Philemon to give Onesimus his freedom. Paul called Philemon to a high level of trust, sacrifice and brotherhood. Sometimes spiritual leadership requires us to make really high, demanding request of people. And as followers, we need to obediently respond to what our leaders are asking from us.

This sermon will focus on 3:1-11 and highlight the importance of integrity and character in the life of a Christian, especially for Christians who lead. In this passage Paul gives a great number of practical examples about how to express their faith in practical ways, such as: submission to governing officials, obedience, avoidance of fights and humility. Paul says, “All who trust in God must devote themselves to doing good.”

This sermon will focus on 2:1-7, where Paul gives Timothy three specific examples to follow to inspire him towards faithful service: The soldier, the athlete and the farmer. The soldier is single-mindedly focused on his commanding officer's instructions, the athlete has a strict code of conduct he must submit to if he wants to be qualified to receive the prize and the farmer is only able to enjoy the fruit of the harvest if he has diligently worked throughout the entire season. Each of these types of people have an aspect of their job which should be true of those who lead--especially of those who lead in ministry.

This sermon will focus on the many character-based leadership principles found in 1 Timothy. We'll examine several different passages from this letter, but a helpful grounding passage is 3:1-7. When reading these verses in preparation for the weekend don't get hung up on these requirements being specifically for elders or deacons. Focus instead on the picture these verses present of what a godly leader should look like--which is applicable for all people who desire to serve in the church.