The Upside Down Kingdom - Light of the World
Nick Rogers
Matthew 5:14-16
What does it mean to be “the Light of the World”? Verse by verse we will walk through what Jesus means by this and how it impacts us. As “the salt of the earth,” and, “the light of the world,” the church is the avenue in which the Kingdom of God permeates the earth.
The Upside Down Kingdom - Salt of the Earth
Nick Rogers
Matthew 5:13
What does it mean to be “the salt of the Earth”? Verse by verse we will walk through what Jesus means by this and how it impacts us. As “the salt of the earth,” and, “the light of the world,” the church is the avenue in which the Kingdom of God permeates the earth.
The Upside Down Kingdom - Persecution
Dave Macnider
Matthew 5:10-12
Today we unpack Matthew 5:10-12 processing what persecution for Christ’s sake is and how we can live this out through the power of the One who died for us.
The Upside Down Kingdom
Nick Rogers
Matthew 5:9
We break down what it looks like to be a peacemaker according to Jesus.
Vision Sunday: Radical Generosity
Nick Rogers
2 Corinthians 8:1-9
We dig into a core value of a Gospel-Centered disciple, radical generosity, as we discover what grace giving looks like.
Vision Sunday: Gospel-Centered Church
Nick Rogers
1 Corinthians 15:1-8
We dig into Charis Church’s Gospel-Centered vision, specifically asking, “What does it mean to be a gospel-centered church?”
This is Our God - Week 5
Wes Learned
Revelation 21:1-8
We end our 5 week advent series with Wes Learned walking us through how God will restore all things, is the Aphla and Omega, and how we, the faithful, gain His heritage.
This is Our God - Week 2
Nick Rogers
Isaiah 9:1-6
Today we continue into week 2 of Advent where we see how God sent his Son to become our long awaited Prince of Peace.
The Gospel & Suffering (Part 2)
Dave Macnider
2 Corinthians 4:7-18
Today, Dave speaks about what the Gospel has to say about suffering — what our response to suffering is to be, as well as our reality while we are in the midst of suffering.
The Gospel & Suffering (Part 1)
Nick Rogers
1 Peter 5:6-11
Today, Nick speaks about what the Gospel has to say about suffering — what our response to suffering is to be, as well as our reality while we are in the midst of suffering.
Upside Down Kingdom: World-like to Christ-like - Part 2
Nick Rogers
Matthew 5:8
Today, we will continue to learn about How are the Beatitudes Connected? and the 2nd Descriptor of Righteousness.
Upside Down Kingdom: World-like to Christ-like
Nick Rogers
Matthew 5:7-9
Today, we will see three descriptions from the Beatitudes of how righteousness abounds in the heart of the hungry and thirsty, and how this leads to the progression from “world-like” to Christ-like.
Upside Down Kingdom: Stay Awake
Ryan Cookson
1 Thessalonians 5:6-11
Today, we’ll take a break from the Beatitudes with a detour through 1 Thessalonians, where Paul emphasizes the same idea that we should stay awake to the coming future of the Church.
Upside Down Kingdom: Temoral to Eternal
Nick Rogers
Matthew 5:6
Why is it that the things of this world never actually satisfy the longings of our soul? As we continue our series through the beatitudes, we will explore the reality that we were actually created for something beyond this temporary existence.
Upside Down Kingdom: Me-ness to Meekness
Nick Rogers
Matthew 5:3-4
What does it mean to meek? And why does the Jesus in the beatitudes include it as a key characteristic in His “Upside Down Kingdom”? To be meek is to be absent of pride around others, which if we are honest, feels impossible. Jesus is ready to welcome prideful people and today we will learn how we can be meek in the power of Jesus Christ.
Upside Down Kingdom: Mourning to Rejoicing
Nick Rogers
Matthew 5:3-4
As we continue our sermon series in the “Upside Down Kingdom” we continue to explore into Matthew 5 or the Beatitudes. Today we will learn about the reality of sin, our response to sin, and how Jesus redeems and saves us from our sin.
Upside Down Kingdom: Emptiness to Fullness
Nick Rogers
Matthew 5:1-3
As we begin a new sermon series, titled “Upside Down Kingdom” we enter into Matthew 5 or the Beatitudes. Today we set the context and the contents of the Beatitudes and begin to uncover what Jesus is Saying in Matthew 5:3, “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.”
Family Discipleship Sunday
Kevin Kamm
Deuteronomy 6
Every family worships something but often times, our worship is not focused on God alone. Praise be to God that Jesus has made a way for us despite our failing, though Him alone, we can change our family worship. This is the Gospel, He has made a way, and from this we will explore how we can change our family worship and lives to be more like Christ.
Vision Sunday — Part 2
Nick Rogers
Various Scriptures
We continue our Series on the Vision of Charis with a unique sermon today, while it might feel like a fire hose to the face with how much information we will share… This morning we are going to introduce and discuss the many aspects about Charis, our vision, our ministries, ways to serve and much more. God is at work in Charis and we can’t wait to discuss and grow together.
Vision Sunday — Part 1
Nick Rogers
2 Corinthians 5:14-17
For 4 Sundays a year — two in January and two in September — we review our vision & mission as a church. This week, we will discuss what it means to be a Gospel-centered church.