Category: Sermons

Diversity

‘Diversity’ has become a buzz word in more and more churches. But it’s not just the trend of the day. The whole Bible, from Genesis to Revelation, reveals that God has called us to be a diverse body from the beginning, united but not uniform. How can we as a church embody God’s call to diversity better?

Friendship

American culture is in the midst of what psychologists are calling a loneliness epidemic. How is the Church called to be a cure for loneliness? And what does that mean for what’s ahead for Catalyst?

Pivotal Circumstances

Big changes, painful loss and other significant events often test our faith. How can God be good if we’re suffering? But God is at work in the midst of those painful places to bring us to trust, and to grow our faith.

Personal Service

When we see a need, we often think, “Oh, someone should help!” One of the biggest barriers to us stepping up is our own anxiety. But what if those are opportunities to grow in our faith? What if God is inviting us to step out and serve?

Private Disciplines

Most of us groan when we hear the word ‘discipline’ – especially when it comes to faith. Spiritual disciplines seem so often like chores we have to do to earn God’s favor. But God invites us into these disciplines to create space for us to discover the Holy Spirit at work in our lives, and grow our faith.

Providential Relationships

We have all encountered people who impacted our faith – for better and for worse. Relationships are important – and inevitable. How can we be wise about our relationships? How can we be intentional both to see how God is working and to be ready to partner with God?

Practical Teaching

Something big happens in our faith with God’s story becomes our story. Practical teaching helps us see that we can trust God in our everyday lives. Because Jesus tells us there’s a big difference between knowing about God and actually following God. So how do we learn to listen to God speaking in our daily lives?

A Life of Big Faith

What would your life look like if you had a faith that was deep and unshakable? How do we get that sort of faith? Faith isn’t about obedience as much as it’s about trust – and we can learn to trust God when we learn to see God at work in our lives.

Love God with All Your Strength

Most of us feel as though we just don’t have enough. But God calls us to be faithful with what we have – to use whatever influence, power, money or means we have as gifts from God to invest in the world around us. What does it look like to love God with all of our means?

Love God with All Your Mind

We struggle to discern God’s will, as though it is a deep mystery. But learning to see the world from God’s perspective is how we love God with our minds. To learn to see “upside down”, we immerse ourselves in the Scriptures. They provide a God’s-eye view of the world, of our neighbors and of us. God’s will is not difficult to discern. God wants us to see from God’s point of view.