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Experience Christian ChurchThe Good Life: Part 2 // Matt SilverPart 2: Mourning and Comfort
What exactly is the good life? Who can experience such a life? Jesus' response to these questions is unique, potent, and challenging. We will be looking to a sermon delivered by Jesus that tells us how to be blessed by God. And the blessing he speaks of means way more than being "happy"!
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2022-07-1430 min
Experience Christian ChurchExperience the Wonder: Part 7 // Matt SilverWho is Jesus? What did he do? How does his life impact mine? Join us as we examine the life of Jesus in the gospel of Mark. Time and time again, we are caught off guard as Jesus does the unexpected, bringing beauty and healing to darkness and decay. Let's experience the wonder together.
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2022-06-0734 min
Experience Christian ChurchSimon Says Wk3:Be Jesus // Matt Silver\Simon Peter was one of Jesus' closest followers and had a lot of encouragement to offer each of us. As followers of Jesus, he challenges us to love others well, even under challenging circumstances. Simon Says to follow Jesus' ways, not the patterns we see in the world. Prepare to be challenged!
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2022-04-1231 min
Experience Christian ChurchSimon Says Part 2: Be Holy // Matt SilverSimon Peter was one of Jesus' closest followers and had a lot of encouragement to offer each of us. As followers of Jesus, he challenges us to love others well, even under challenging circumstances. Simon Says to follow Jesus' ways, not the patterns we see in the world. Prepare to be challenged!
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2022-04-0439 minExperience Christian ChurchCALM Part 4: Meditate // Matt SilverStorms are a part of life. We live in a world full of uncertainty and chaos. We all wrestle with worry and anxiety, but do we let this duo control our lives? God invites us to release our concerns to Him and promises to meet us in our weakest moments. Then, we can find freedom and experience peace, joy, contentment, clarity, and rest despite our circumstances. We can discover a supernatural CALM.
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2022-03-2124 min
Experience Christian ChurchCALM Part 1: Celebrate // Matt SilverStorms are a part of life. We live in a world full of uncertainty and chaos. We all wrestle with worry and anxiety, but do we let this duo control our lives? God invites us to release our concerns to Him and promises to meet us in our weakest moments. Then, we can find freedom and experience peace, joy, contentment, clarity, and rest despite our circumstances. We can discover a supernatural CALM.
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2022-02-2828 min
Experience Christian ChurchMade Part 6: For A Mission // Matt SilverYou were made and placed on this earth on purpose and for a purpose. Three ways to be involved:1) weekend messages2) join a group: https://rb.gy/sbkena3) read “The Purpose Driven Life": https://rb.gy/oxzr5s Helpful Links: - If you are new or have questions, text ECCInfo to 94000- How can we pray for you? tinyurl.com/Pray4Me2020- Info on Groups, Serving our Community, and more: experiencecc.org- Partner with Experience: givetoexperience.com
2022-02-1330 min
Experience Christian ChurchMade Part 5: To Serve // Matt SilverYou were made and placed on this earth on purpose and for a purpose. Three ways to be involved:1) weekend messages2) join a group: https://rb.gy/sbkena3) read “The Purpose Driven Life": https://rb.gy/oxzr5sHelpful Links: - If you are new or have questions, text ECCInfo to 94000- How can we pray for you? tinyurl.com/Pray4Me2020- Info on Groups, Serving our Community, and more: experiencecc.org- Partner with Experience: givetoexperience.com
2022-02-0626 min
Experience Christian ChurchMade Part 3: For God’s Family // Matt SilverYou were made and placed on this earth on purpose and for a purpose. Three ways to be involved:
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3) read “The Purpose Driven Life": https://rb.gy/oxzr5s
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2022-01-2326 min
Experience Christian ChurchMade Part 2: To Love God Back // Matt SilverThree ways to be involved:1) weekend messages2) join a group: https://rb.gy/sbkena3) read “The Purpose Driven Life": https://rb.gy/oxzr5s Helpful Links: - If you are new or have questions, text ECCInfo to 94000- How can we pray for you? tinyurl.com/Pray4Me2020- Info on Groups, Serving our Community, and more: experiencecc.org- Partner with Experience: givetoexperience.com
2022-01-1628 min
Experience Christian ChurchMade Part 1: By God and For God // Matt SilverYou were made and placed on this earth on purpose and for a purpose. Three ways to be involved:
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3) read “The Purpose Driven Life": https://rb.gy/oxzr5s
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2022-01-0932 min
Experience Christian ChurchOne Word // Matt SilverA new year offers new possibilities. A reset to improve our quality of life. Long wish lists and complex goals have fallen short in producing results. However, choosing a word to provide clarity and direction can be a game-changer. So how could you choose just one word? Listen in!
Link to One Word Action Plan: https://tinyurl.com/yfca5ck5
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2022-01-0225 min
Experience Christian ChurchGood Work: Part 4 // Matt SilverEach of us 'works' each day - Sometimes that is at home, sometimes not. Sometimes we get paid for that work, sometimes not. Sometimes that work is exactly what we want to be doing, sometimes (many times?) not. All of the time, we can honor God in how we work - regardless of place, role, or circumstances. Join us as we explore what it means to find passion and purpose in any work we do! Helpful Links: - If you are new or have questions, text ECCInfo to 94000 - How can we pray for you? tinyurl.com/Pray4Me2020...
2021-10-0323 min
Experience Christian ChurchGood Work: Part 3 // Matt SilverEach of us 'works' each day -Sometimes that is at home, sometimes not.Sometimes we get paid for that work, sometimes not.Sometimes that work is exactly what we want to be doing, sometimes (many times?) not. All of the time, we can honor God in how we work - regardless of place, role, or circumstances. Join us as we explore what it means to find passion and purpose in any work we do! Helpful Links: - If you are new or have questions, te...
2021-09-2723 min
Experience Christian ChurchGood Work: Part 2 // Matt SilverEach of us 'works' each day -Sometimes that is at home, sometimes not.Sometimes we get paid for that work, sometimes not.Sometimes that work is exactly what we want to be doing, sometimes (many times?) not. All of the time, we can honor God in how we work - regardless of place, role, or circumstances. Join us as we explore what it means to find passion and purpose in any work we do! Helpful Links: - If you are new or have questions, te...
2021-09-2029 min
Experience Christian ChurchGood Work: Part 1 // Matt SilverGood Work: Finding passion and purpose in the space you're in.In this series, we are looking at how work is so much more than a paycheck, something to endure- but rather our work has a purpose. This week we are exploring how God created work, created us, and how it all fits together. Helpful Links: - If you are new or have questions, text ECCInfo to 94000- How can we pray for you? tinyurl.com/Pray4Me2020- Info on Groups, Serving our Community, and more: ex...
2021-09-1220 min
Experience Christian ChurchRaw: Life Unfiltered, Part 5 // Matt SilverExploring Psalm 139Being open and honest in life is exceptionally difficult. We have a hard time interpreting our hearts and minds, much less communicating what's going on inside us with God and others. The book of Psalms can help us grow in not only understanding ourselves but can help us learn how to communicate what's going on to God and others.In this book of poetry, we see the full range of human emotion on display. The authenticity and transparency can be shocking at times. But, we learn that we don't have to filter our...
2021-08-2922 min
Experience Christian ChurchRaw: Life Unfiltered, Part 4 // Matt SilverExploring Psalm 137Being open and honest in life is exceptionally difficult. We have a hard time interpreting our hearts and minds, much less communicating what's going on inside us with God and others. The book of Psalms can help us grow in not only understanding ourselves but can help us learn how to communicate what's going on to God and others. In this book of poetry, we see the full range of human emotion on display. The authenticity and transparency can be shocking at times. But, we learn that we don't have to filter our f...
2021-08-2226 min
Experience Christian ChurchRaw: Life Unfiltered, Part 3 // Matt SilverExploring Psalm 23 Being open and honest in life is exceptionally difficult. We have a hard time interpreting our hearts and minds, much less communicating what's going on inside us with God and others. The book of Psalms can help us grow in not only understanding ourselves but can help us learn how to communicate what's going on to God and others. In this book of poetry, we see the full range of human emotion on display. The authenticity and transparency can be shocking at times. But, we learn that we don't have to filter our feelings or clean ourselves...
2021-08-1530 min
Experience Christian ChurchRaw: Life Unfiltered, Part 1 // Matt SilverBeing open and honest in life is exceptionally difficult. We have a hard time interpreting our hearts and minds, much less communicating what's going on inside us with God and others. The book of Psalms can help us grow in not only understanding ourselves but can help us learn how to communicate what's going on to God and others.
In this book of poetry, we see the full range of human emotion on display. The authenticity and transparency can be shocking at times. But, we learn that we don't have to filter our feelings or clean ourselves up before coming...
2021-08-0125 min
Experience Christian ChurchGet Out of the Boat // Matt SilverIn life we often choose the easy and safe path but Jesus always calls us to take a bold and daring step of faith. Helpful Links:- If you are new or have questions, text ECCInfo to 94000- How can we pray for you? www.tinyurl.com/Pray4Me2020- Info on Groups, Serving our Community, and more: www.experiencecc.org- Partner with Experience: www.givetoexperience.com
2021-07-2523 min
Experience Christian ChurchEmpowered, Part 10: Empowered to Have Self-Control // Matt SilverWe all want to live a better life. We want solid relationships and to live with purpose and conviction. Although the specifics vary from person to person, there are character qualities that we all want to encompass. We all would like to be known for love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. If we're honest, pursuing these characteristics in and of themselves can lead to a lot of frustration with minimal progress. What if we didn't have to change on our own? What if we became intentional about inviting God into our lives to change? Sounds...
2021-07-1825 min
Experience Christian ChurchExperience Bonus Content - A Life Lived FaithfullyThis week we continue with our series: Empowered: Living a Life that’s Fully Charged. Matt and Diane dive into a fruit that seems rather easy to define, but poses so many questions and challenges to live out: Faithfulness. Join in and discover what makes a family’s legacy – like a ring or a dogtag or a long marriage – an example of faithfulness in action. You won’t want to miss out on the personal stories they share about how faithfulness has both challenged and blessed them in their own lives, and how understanding it can bless yours as well.
2021-06-2539 min
Experience Christian ChurchEmpowered, Week 6: Being Empowered to Have Faithfulness // Matt SilverWe all want to live a better life. We want solid relationships and to live with purpose and conviction. Although the specifics vary from person to person, there are character qualities that we all want to encompass. We all would like to be known for love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. If we're honest, pursuing these characteristics in and of themselves can lead to a lot of frustration with minimal progress. What if we didn't have to change on our own? What if we became intentional about inviting God into our lives to change? Sounds...
2021-06-2028 min
Experience Christian ChurchExperience Bonus Content - The Rhythms of the FruitThis week we continue with our series: Empowered: Living a Life that’s Fully Charged. After last’s week message about peace, it seems that this week’s dive into Patience would offer a new direction. Far from it! “When peace is disrupted, patience is needed.” Join Matt and Diane as they pull that idea apart with Rhythm Community’s Sr. Pastor, Matt Fogle, from Mesa, Arizona. Learn how our life’s rhythms can add or distract from our peace, and our ability to be patient. And, you won’t want to miss the difference between Rhythms and Ruts – the good, the bad...
2021-06-1851 min
Experience Christian ChurchEmpowered, Week 5: Being Empowered to Have Patience // Matt SilverThere is nothing more frustrating than trying to do something that's impossible. Can we really live a life that honors God? Series Overview: We all want to live a better life. We want solid relationships and to live with purpose and conviction. Although the specifics vary from person to person, there are character qualities that we all want to encompass. We all would like to be known for love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. If we're honest, pursuing these characteristics in and of themselves can lead to a lot of frustration with minimal progress. What...
2021-06-1433 min
Experience Christian ChurchExperience Bonus Content - Blessed are the PeacemakersThis week we continue with our series: Empowered: Living a Life that’s Fully Charged. We are focusing in on peace, one of the fruit of the Spirit that Paul writes about in Galatians 5.16-17. Peace is certainly a topic on the top of many of our minds as we read and hear the headline stories each day; here in the US, and across the globe. But God teaches in His Word that peace does not have to allude us if we seek God in the midst of what looks like turmoil – both in our world and in our hear...
2021-06-1128 min
Experience Christian ChurchEmpowered, Part 4: Being Empowered to Have Peace // Matt SilverThere is nothing more frustrating than trying to do something that's impossible. Can we really live a life that honors God?Series Overview: We all want to live a better life. We want solid relationships and to live with purpose and conviction. Although the specifics vary from person to person, there are character qualities that we all want to encompass. We all would like to be known for love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control.If we're honest, pursuing these characteristics in and of themselves can lead to a lot of frustration...
2021-06-0723 min
Experience Christian ChurchExperience Bonus Content - Empowered Week 2This week we continue our series, "Empowered: Living a Life that’s Fully Charged". Matt and our Director of NextGen Ministry, Sarah, reflect on our first in-person gathering and this week’s discussion based on Galatians 5.16-17. Join us as we discuss what life "plugged-in" to the Spirit means and how we see the fruit of it (or lack!) in our everyday lives. Resources:Right Now Media videos and study guides: Not a member of Right Now Media? Sign up for free here: https://tinyurl.com/u56nwsj8 • Secrets of the V...
2021-05-2824 min
Experience Christian ChurchEmpowered, Part 2: Being Empowered to Love // Matt SilverDoes God view love differently than us? How does God live out love and empower us to do so? Series Overview: We all want to live a better life. We want solid relationships and to live with purpose and conviction. Although the specifics vary from person to person, there are character qualities that we all want to encompass. We all would like to be known for love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. If we're honest, pursuing these characteristics in and of themselves can lead to a lot of frustration wi...
2021-05-2325 min
Experience Christian ChurchExperience Bonus Content - Loving Like JesusThis week we began a new series: Empowered: Living a Life that’s Fully Charged. Based on Galatians 5.16-17, we dive deeper into this idea of living our lives for Jesus in the context of the kind of love that God has for us. Join us as we discuss this with Dr. Philipp Kenneson, professor for 26 years at Mulligan College in Tennessee and author of several books, one of which we will be referring to, entitled Life On The Vine. Come for the information, but you’ll stay for the inspiration on this one. Resources:...
2021-05-2157 min
Experience Christian ChurchEmpowered, Part 1: Being Empowered by God// Matt SilverThere is nothing more frustrating than trying to do something that's impossible. Can we really live a life that honors God? Series Overview: We all want to live a better life. We want solid relationships and to live with purpose and conviction. Although the specifics vary from person to person, there are character qualities that we all want to encompass. We all would like to be known for love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. If we're honest, pursuing these characteristics in and of themselves can lead to a lot of frustration with minimal progress. What...
2021-05-1620 min
Experience Christian ChurchExperience Bonus Content - The Wisdom from the Book of JohnThis week in our series, Things Jesus Never Said, we finished up in John 21 with the story of Peter and Jesus walking on the beach together. It was a powerful conclusion to the teachings of the Book of John. It also brought to a conclusion our Master Class taught by Drs. Lee and Pat Magnus who took us deeper into John each week with insights and themes that new – or even seasoned - readers to this book might have missed. They join us on our podcast this week to wrap up our observations and learnings from this book, and ta...
2021-05-1341 min
Experience Christian ChurchThings Jesus Never Said, Part 5: "I'll Keep Things Fair"// Matt SilverIf Jesus loves us all, why do some people have it easier? Shouldn't life be fair?Series Overview:Jesus gets blamed for a lot of things he never said. He never said life would be easy or fair or even just. Believing he did say these things and more have changed how a lot of people think about him and even people’s willingness to be in a relationship with him. This series will take a look at five popularly misquoted things Jesus didn’t say and help us discern what he actually taught.He...
2021-05-0924 min
Experience Christian ChurchExperience Bonus Content - Grace and Suffering Co-ExistThis week in our series, Things Jesus Never Said, we will go deeper into the misconception that when we believe in Jesus we are freed from suffering. God never said that, but we’ll talk in-depth about what He did say: that He will be with us in the midst of our suffering. Joining us this week is our ministry friend, Rachel Short, from Project 938 Church, who helps us grasp how suffering and God’s peace can co-exist, and what we can do to take hold of that truth. Get involved in our Bible Challenge - rea...
2021-05-0740 min
Experience Christian ChurchExperience Bonus Content - Navigating the Divine DisappointmentsThis week in our series, Things Jesus Never Said, we explore what it means to know that God is good, yet not understand why he doesn’t do what we ask. “If you would only…” is our plea to God, trying to understand his lack of delivery. Tune in as we dive into this difficult, but real-life, topic of God’s goodness in the face of ‘divine disappointments.’ Joining us is Jaret Mitchell, Chick-Fil-A owner and ECC Leadership Team member who offers perspective on navigating this in his life as a Christian, a business owner, a father, a husband, and a friend.
2021-04-3043 min
Experience Christian ChurchThings Jesus Never Said, Part 3: "I'll Do It Your Way"// Matt SilverIf I'm loved by Jesus, does this mean he will always keep me out of harms way? If I go to him, will he do things my way? Series Overview:Jesus gets blamed for a lot of things he never said. He never said life would be easy or fair or even just. Believing he did say these things and more have changed how a lot of people think about him and even people’s willingness to be in a relationship with him. This series will take a look at five popularly misquoted thi...
2021-04-2527 min
Experience Christian ChurchExperience Bonus Content - Things Jesus Never Said: Exploring Shame and GuiltThis week in our series, Things Jesus Never Said, we explore how doing ‘what makes us feel good’ is not always the wisest way to go. Drawing from the story of Jesus and the accused adulteress, Marc Lucenius of Project 938 Church gives us insight on the feelings of shame and guilt based on his work with people in the Celebrate Recovery program. Join us to learn how much these emotions have to do with our spiritual growth, and how we can work towards freeing ourselves. Get involved in our Bible Challenge - read the Book of Joh...
2021-04-2241 min
Experience Christian ChurchThings Jesus Never Said, Part 2: "Whatever Makes You Happy"// Matt SilverIs it good to pursue happiness at any cost? Does Jesus care how we live?Series Overview:Jesus gets blamed for a lot of things he never said. He never said life would be easy or fair or even just. Believing he did say these things and more have changed how a lot of people think about him and even people’s willingness to be in a relationship with him. This series will take a look at five popularly misquoted things Jesus didn’t say and help us discern what he actually taught.Help...
2021-04-1824 min
Experience Christian ChurchThings Jesus Never Said, Part 1: "I'm Only Human"// Matt SilverWhen we see Jesus as only human, it's easy to project our version of humanity onto him. The kind of human that's "pretty good", can be trusted "most of the time". But was Jesus more than that? Series Overview:Jesus gets blamed for a lot of things he never said. He never said life would be easy or fair or even just. Believing he did say these things and more have changed how a lot of people think about him and even people’s willingness to be in a relationship with him. This ser...
2021-04-1124 min