Journey Church

Mike Erre - We look at the parable of the God Samaritan - which is much more disruptive that it first appears

Suzie Lind - Paul closes his letter to the Ephesians with a compelling picture of a church standing in solidarity as a faithful witness to Christ's victory.

Mike Erre - This week we explore Paul's teaching about how the good news of Jesus reconfigures the relationships of the ancient household, most particularly that of husband and wife.

Mike Erre -  This week we look at Paul's use of ancient household codes to illustrate the far reaching implications of the command to submit to one another. 

Mike Erre -  This week we begin to look at one of Paul's most controversial passages in Ephesians. 

Kevin Dixon said it: "Never will I ever. Ever. EVER. start another building project at Journey." So, he's got some splainin' to do with Suzie Lind and Grant Opperman as he shares his new idea for a new youth / multipurpose building, a welcome piazza and additional fund raising for debt reduction. Crazy smart? Or just crazy? You be the judge. Kidding aside, Journey's plan helps us live into Jesus' values of hospitality, inclusiveness and engagement with the community. Learn more and consider pledging on Journey's website at ⁠journeytn.com/buildingourhospitality⁠.- - - - -Questions about these initiatives? You can reach Kevin at kevin@journeytn.com. Other questions or comments for the NOW team? Join the conversation by texting us at +1 615 861 9503.

Mike Erre - This week we look at an overview of the person and work of the Holy Spirit 

Mike Erre - This week we look at Paul's teaching that Jesus' resurrection is the first fruits of what's coming for the rest of the universe. 

Mike Erre - This week we take a close look at Paul's instructions on being filled by the Holy Spirit. 

Mike Erre - This week we look at Paul's encouragement to redeem the time and be able to discern what God's will is for his people. 

Kevin Dixon - We need to learn to live in a world of uncertainty.   Seeking out the Kingdom of God and participating in it is the place to find certainty.

Mike Erre - This week we look at Paul's instructions on sexuality and idolatry, and what it means to live as the “light” we already are. 

Mike Erre - This week we look at Paul's specific instructions regarding what the new humanity should look like in practice. He examines a whole range of social behaviors, encouraging his communities to turn away from old patterns of conduct. 

Mike Erre -  This week we look at Paul's view of the gifts given to the church to help develop it into maturity. 

Mike Erre - This week we look at Paul's call for the church to walk in the unity they have in Christ, and then examine practical ways this might play out today.

Mike Erre - This week we look at the hinge verse in Ephesians, where Paul calls his hearers to live lives worthy of the calling he outlined in the first three chapters 

Suzie Lind - How can we know God loves us? Paul's prayer for the Ephesians gives us insight into how something we know intellectually can be experienced to the fullest.d

Mike Erre - Paul uses temple imagery to describe the church's role as a monument to the wisdom of God against the powers and principalities. 

Mike Erre - This week we look at Paul's use of Temple imagery to describe the church. 

Mike Erre - This week we look at Paul's reference to “the dividing wall of hostility” that existed between Jew and Gentile, and how that was destroyed in the death of Christ. 

Mike Erre - This week we look at Paul's usage of words like grace, saved, and faith, and see how they fit into the story he is telling. 

Mike Erre - This week we do an overview of Ephesians 2, paying particular attention to the first 10 verses and Paul's usage of “ grace.”

Kevin Dixon - Grace is the gift of being human and all that is involved with the mess of life.  God so loved us he gave us grace.

Suzie Lind - In the fourth week of Advent we explore the relationship between Mary and Elizabeth and the ways God met each of them in their need.

Mike Erre -  This week we examine John's call to the people of Israel to undergo a baptism of repentance and produce fruit in keeping with their realignment to God's purposes. 

Mike Erre - This week we look at the promise of a messenger and the unique ministry of John the Baptist that resulted. 

Suzie Lind - In week one of Advent, we listen to Jesus' encourage his disciples on how we are to live in the already but not yet.

Mike Erre - This week we look at Paul's autobiographical reflection on how his imprisonment provides the perfect context for his announcement of Jesus' victory over the powers.

Mike Erre - This week we look at Paul's usage of the phrase “this age and the age to come” in order to understand why, though Christ is victorious over the powers, we don't see it.

Mike Erre - This week we look at what Paul refers to when he speaks of powers, authorities, rulers and principalities, and how those entities relate to the world today.

Suzie Lind - Paul tells the Ephesians how he has been praying for them to grow in their experiential knowledge of God.

Mike Erre - This week we look at Paul's vocabulary regarding the powers and principalities and how he demonstrates Christ's victory over them.

Mike Erre - This week we look at the Jewish and Greek background behind Paul's phrase “adoption to sonship” and how the original audience might have heard it.

Mike Erre - This week we look at the Old Testament backstory to Paul's usage of the words “chosen” and “predestined” to describe those in Christ.

Mike Erre - This week we look at the first section of the Ephesians where Paul enumerates the blessings given to believers “in Christ.”

Kevin Dixon - If prayer is about relationship it is important to explore how we see that relationship as a child of God. As we enter into prayer our posture matters. This message explores prayer as a conversation.

Mike Erre - This week we take a high-altitude overview of Paul's thought in Ephesians, looking specially at Paul's vision for the church as the expression of the new humanity.

Mike Erre - This week we look at Paul's instructions about citizenship in the kingdom of the heavens and the heart cross-shaped life.

Mike Erre - this week we look at our political identity as ‘exiles' and how that redefines our tribal loyalties

Kevin Dixon - The struggle to accept one another can often be confused with tolerating each other.

Mike Erre - This week we examine texts in Acts so examine the complex relationship the early church had with Jewish and Roman authorities.

Mike Erre - This week we look at Jesus' teachings about creative resistance to evil and loving our enemies.