Venture Church

toughLOVE: Sacrifice - What will you give up?

Jesus often spoke challenging words.  Words that shocked people; words that pushed people beyond any reasonable standard; and words that made people evaluate whether they wanted to follow Jesus any more. But ultimately they were words of love… tough love, but love nonetheless, leading people to real life. Mark 9 You can follow along with message notes on YouVersion here

toughLOVE: Serve the least

Jesus often spoke challenging words.  Words that shocked people; words that pushed people beyond any reasonable standard; and words that made people evaluate whether they wanted to follow Jesus any more. But ultimately they were words of love… tough love, but love nonetheless, leading people to real life. In this message, lead pastor David Hendersion dives into Mark chapter 9, where Jesus says, "“Whoever wants to be first must take last place and be the servant of everyone else.” You can follow along on YouVersion message notes here

toughLOVE: Love your enemies

Jesus often spoke challenging words.  Words that shocked people; words that pushed people beyond any reasonable standard; and words that made people evaluate whether they wanted to follow Jesus any more. But ultimately they were words of love… tough love, but love nonetheless, leading people to real life. This week, lead pastor David Henderson walks through one of the most challenging teachings of Jesus. Love your enemies.

Tough love: Eat my flesh

Jesus often spoke challenging words.  Words that shocked people; words that pushed people beyond any reasonable standard; and words that made people evaluate whether they wanted to follow Jesus any more. But ultimately they were words of love… tough love, but love nonetheless, leading people to real life. You cna follow along on YouVersion here.

Simple: God places the lonely in families

We often feel like we need to be taught scripture in a deep, revolutionary way.  Sometimes though, less is more.  Scripture is full of passages that are easy to understand, and give us simple truths that we can apply to our everyday lives.   This week, lead pastor David Henderson teaches on Psalm 68.  "God places the lonely in families"   You can follow along on YouVersion here.   NOTE: Last week's message is now available as well. Sorry for the delay.