Psalms: Songs for the Soul

Psalm 118:14 says the Lord is my strength and my Song for he has given us the victory! When we recognize who God is and what we have in Jesus Christ His praise should erupt from our hearts! But life has a way of dimming the joy we experience when our troubles are ever before us. When our lives are surrounded by negativity without maintaining a strong connection to God our soul’s begin to suffer. A weary soul will find it hard to sing his praises. The Psalms were written as divine messages from God to not only instruct our praise, but help us connect to his presence when we worship. Music connects with our hearts on a spiritual level. The more we open our hearts in worship the more connected to His presence we will become. The more connected we are the more peace and joy we will experience as our weary soul begins to heal. Join us for this series as we explore the Psalms, and see how you can begin experiencing the joy of God’s presence in worship and healing for your soul!

1. Songs for the Soul

2. Chapter 1

3. Chapter 3

4. Chapter 8

5. Chapter 20

6. Chapter 23

7. Chapter 51 Part 1

8. Chapter 51 Part 2

9. Chapter 98

10. Chapter 149

September 2, 2016September 2, 2016

Community

In This 2 part series, Pastor Luke walks us through what church community is, and how we fulfill our purpose through it.

1. Phase 1-Church is a Family

2. Phase 2-Outreach

March 28, 2016April 12, 2016

Upon This Rock

The Resurrection of Jesus Christ is the anchor for our faith. Without the resurrection of Jesus, Paul says, our faith is useless. But Jesus didn’t just come to give us a ticket into heaven. No, he came to give us an abundant life. If we follow his teachings, we are like the builder who builds his house upon the rock. When we encounter storms, we will not be shaken, but will be left standing strong. Jesus is the foundation stone, the cornerstone prophesied by Isaiah who we could safely build upon. The more of our lives are built on the rock, the more we will experience that overflowing life of blessing no matter what storms we encounter as we wait for his return!

1. Cornerstone

2. I Will Build My Church

3. Unconventional Warfare

December 8, 2015December 29, 2015

Vertical Life Church Presents

In the air there is a feeling of Christmas. There is something about this time of year that just makes you feel good, and compels us to live out the same ole traditions in the same ole ways. From ugly sweaters, to yule logs, we can’t help but get wrapped up in all this season brings. This year we are going to take a look at popular holiday films, and see what timeless truths are found in these classic tales! Join us for our December series, “Vertical Life Church Presents!”

1. It’s a Wonderful Life

2. Elf Yourself

3. Miracle on 34th ST

4. The Family Man

October 5, 2015October 26, 2015

Strange Brew

October is upon us and so the mad rush to deck out our houses for Halloween mania is underway. Though Halloween can be a highly debated topic depending on what church you attend, the imagery of the witch’s cauldron describes a promise of God in an incredible way. In fairy tales, when the witch brews her magic potion, she puts in it all manner of strange and weird ingredients. The result is a powerful potion able to bring about the desires for whomever it was intended. In the Bible, Romans 8:28 reveals a promise that God takes every circumstance in our lives, the good, and the bad, and works them together to bring about good in our lives. Just like the witch and her cauldron, as we follow Jesus, God mixes together our experiences to ultimately bring us what we desire. At the heart of every person, we desire true joy, peace, love, and satisfaction. None of which is possible without Jesus. He is the source, and the distributor of what we truly need. During this 4 week series we are going to examine some of the “scary stories” of the Bible, and see how God’s promise is revealed in our lives.

1. Feral Human

2. Mountain of Fire

3. The Possession

4. The Witch of Endor

August 17, 2015September 12, 2016

Confessions of a Sinner

Its the first book of the New Testament, lived over 2,000 years ago. God breaks the 400 year silence. He takes the form of a man, and changes the world beginning with 12 common men who were unlikely candidates. This is the confession of Matthew, a notorious sinner who was despised by everyone. Join us on this journey as we dive into this eyewitness account of the life of Jesus Christ as seen through the eyes of Matthew.

1. Tax Collector

2. Massacre of the Innocence

3. Character of a Culture Leader

4. The Temptation

5. The Sermon Part 1- Beatitudes

6. The Sermon Part 2- Salt and Light

7. The Sermon Part 3- The Law and Prophets

8. The Sermon Part 4- Heavenly Investment

9. The Sermon Part 5- Heavenly Perception

10. The Sermon Part 6-To Judge or Not to Judge

11. The Sermon Part 7- A Reason to be Thankful

12. A Faith That Heals

13. Embrace the New

14. A Powerful Ministry

15. A Tale of Two Kingdoms

16. The Honor of Eldership

17. I’m Not With That Guy

18. Treasure’n’Pearls

19. Boxed In

20. Take Courage I am Here (Excerpt)

21. The Line

22. Glimpse of Glory

23. Forgiveness and Reconciliation

24. The Discriminatory God?

25. Faith Like A Child

26. Release and Reward

27. House of Prayer

28. Dressed for the Occasion

29. Give to God What is God’s

30. The God of the Living

31. Grace Filled Fatherhood

32. It’s the End of the World as We Know It

33. Timeline Part 1

34. Timeline Part 2

35. Perfume

36. The Supper

37. The Garden

38. I am Barabbas

39. I Am with You

July 20, 2015August 16, 2015

Grace

Something we always talk about but have a hard time understanding is grace. Grace is on more than 12 thousand baby names lists in the US and is currently number 21 on the charts for 2014. Which means this word has made a huge impact on our culture. But what is grace really? How do we know if we are experiencing grace, and especially how do we show grace to others? Join us as we look how God demonstrated his grace, and how we can show that grace in our daily lives.

1. More than Amazing

2. For the Faithful

3. For the Sinner and the Saint

4. Grace Filled Life

May 4, 2015July 13, 2015

Mirror: Made in the Image of God

There is so much happening on the world stage. Many social issues are being discussed for potential legislation unlike any other time in our nation’s history. But for many Christians, we are caught between responding with harsh emotion, or giving in to the pressure of acceptance. In this new series we will investigate what God’s word says to us about what it means to be human, what God’s plan is for sexuality, and what the Christian response should be to a culture becoming increasingly more hostile to a biblical point of view.

1. The Setting

2. Fracture

3. The Fallout

4. The Process

5. Redeeming the Image

6. Redeeming the Image in Men

7. Redeeming the Image in Women

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8. The Arguments

9. The Response

March 30, 2015April 27, 2015

Love Has A Name

We’ve all heard and said phrases like, “All you need is love.” “Make Love not war.” “Falling in love.” “Falling out of love.” One has to wonder, with all of these amazing sayings about love, why, many of us still feel so unloved? Maybe because these empty expressions of love aren’t really love at all. No wonder it’s so hard to understand what love truly is. God, who is the source of “True Love” gives us the very definition we need to understand in order to experience it. Not just to experience it for ourselves, but also to live to share it with others. Join us Easter Sunday as we we begin our new series “Love Has A Name!”

1. Jesus Sacrifices

2. Jesus Endures

3. Jesus Forgives

4. Jesus Intervenes

February 23, 2015March 23, 2015

Slaying Giants

Waking up to the world is a challenge everyday. Life as a Christian is supposed to be a life filled with blessing, yet somehow we seem to always wrestle with things that stand in our way. Like a giant, the obstacles seem so fierce, reducing us to feel like nothing more than an underdog. But for the Christ follower, we have been called to something greater. And the reality is, that the giants we face aren’t really obstacles coming at us from the outside, but coming at us from within our very own hearts. Join us as we identify the areas in our lives that are giving power to the giants we face, and through the promises of God, we can slay the giants before we they arise.