Portico Church Oshkosh

SOTM: Judging Others (Dogs, Hogs or Sheep)

Sermon On The Mount Week 8: Anxiety & Eternity!

7:26:26 Jonathan Faught

SOTM Week 7: Giving, Prayer and Fasting

SOTM: Retaliation vs. Love

SOTM: Desire vs Devotion

Anger & Reconciliation (file)

SOTM: Fulfilling the Law

Sermon on the Mount Week 2: The Salt – The Light – The City

Sermon on the Mount: The Beatitudes!

Despite our Circumstances

Reasons to Rejoice: The Future is Now!

Reasons to Rejoice: Our God is With US

Reasons to Rejoice: Assurance, Love, Hope, and Life!

Reasons to Rejoice: Our New Identity

Reasons to Rejoice: Life is Meaningful

Reasons to Rejoice (file)

4:5:26

Jesus and Our Shame (file)

Jesus and Our Anxiety

3:1:26

True healing only happens in God’s timing, with God’s help, and through God’s spirit. Psychological trauma refers to a person's experience of emotional distress resulting from an event that overwhelms the capacity to emotionally digest it. Trauma has stolen your identity.John 10:10 Jesus wants to restore the identity you were meant to carry.John 10:10 Healing … Continue reading Jesus and Our Trauma (week 6) →

Jesus and Our Depression

Jesus and Our Loneliness

Philippians 3:13-14 But one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus. John Delony – Own your past change your future. Own Your Stories Acknowledge RealityPsalm 23:4 Get ConnectedEcclesiastes 4:7-8aEcclesiastes 4:9-12 … Continue reading Jesus and Our Journey (Transformation & Change – week 3) →

STAGE 1: DENIALPsalm 34:18 NLTSTAGE 2: ANGERPsalm 13:1-2 NLTSTAGE 3: BARGAININGIsaiah 55:8-9 NLTSTAGE 4: DEPRESSIONPsalm 23:4 ESV ESV ESVSTAGE 5: ACCEPTANCERevelation 21:4 NLT Sorrow serves a purpose: it shows us our need for God. Psalm 23Psalm 23:4 ESV repeat The valley reveals aspects of God that the mountain could never show you. We can let … Continue reading Jesus and Our Sorrow (Grief and Loss – week 2) →

Jesus cares deeply about your mental health because He cares deeply about you!1 Peter 5:7 NIVmerimna (MEH-reem-nah) means solicitude. It's translated as care, anxiety, concern, worry.1 Peter 5:7 NLTmeló (meh-lo) means care, concern or worry for someone or something. It's taking an interest in, caring for, and paying special attention to them. 1 Peter 5:7 … Continue reading Jesus and Our Mental Health (Intro – week 1) →

Let’s Go! 1-11-26

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12-21-25

PROCLAIM: Glory to God

12-7-25

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Message Outline  1 John 5:1-5 1 John 5:1  Real Faith Believes in Jesus as Christ  1 John 5:1 Real Faith Loves God  1 John 5:1 Real Faith Loves His Children 1 John 5:2-3 Real Faith Obey's God's Commands 1 John 5:4 Real Faith Overcomes the World 1 John 5:5 Everything begins and ends with faith … Continue reading The Real Thing: Real Faith (1 John 5:1-5) →

1 John 4:7-21 1 John 3:1  God loves you. You are loved. If we know God’s love we will show God’s love. (1 John 4:7, 11) Real Love SURRENDERS (1 John 4:9) Real Love SACRIFICES (1 John 3:16)  Real Love STRETCHES (Matthew 5:43-45) Real Love SPEAKS. (1 John 4:14)  Real Love SERVES. (1 John 3:17) Real Love STAYS (1 John 4:13)  We … Continue reading The Real Thing: Real Love (1 John 4:7-21) →

1 John 3:23-4:6There are beliefs that deny the divinity of Jesus.There are beliefs that deny the humanity of Jesus.There are beliefs that deny the existence of Jesus.There are beliefs that deny the exclusivity of Jesus.There are beliefs that deny the authority of Jesus.1 John 3:23-241 John 4:1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6Discern the spirit behind … Continue reading The Real Thing: Real Truth (1 John 3:23-4:6) →

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ABIDING and ENDURING they often go hand in hand, because there will always be challenges to our faith. Main Text: 1 John 2:18-28 1 John 2:18Matthew 24:4-51 John 2:19Psalm 55:4-5, 12-141 John 2:191 John 2:20-27ABIDEIntimacyBeliefsDecisionsActionsEndurance 1 John 2:281 John 2:24-25 Going Deeper Questions Ice Breaker Question: have you ever been betrayed or ignored by someone close … Continue reading The Real Thing: Real Endurance (1 John 2:18-28) →

Message Outline 1 John 2:12-14 (reference) Children: You have real victory because your sins have been forgiven, and you know the Father.  Young Men: You have real victory because you are strong in Christ through the Spirit of God in you. Fathers: You have real victory through Jesus, your first love.  1 John 2:15-17  1 … Continue reading The Real Thing: Real Victory (1 John 2:12-17) →

Message Outline 1 John 2:1-11  1 John 2:3 Ginosko means to know from first-hand experience.  Real knowledge of Jesus is demonstrated when we keep His commands.  John 14:15, 21, 23, 24; John 15:10 1 John 3:11 John 15:12 The command that shows we really know Jesus is this: Love one another. All sin is a … Continue reading The Real Thing: Real Knowledge 1 John 2:3-11 →

Message Outline Each Time John revisits a theme it amplifies the idea even more. 1 John 1:5-10 5 This is the message we have heard from him [Jesus] and proclaim to you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.6If we say we have fellowship with him while we walk in darkness, we … Continue reading The Real Thing: Real Light (1 John 1:5 – 2:2) →

1 John 1:1-4 Koinonia (fellowship) means partnership; sharing in participation together. What does REAL FELLOWSHIP WITH JESUS look like?When we spend time with God, we get the real treasure: God himself! What does REAL FELLOWSHIP WITH OTHERS look like?MY joy can't be complete without you. And OUR joy can't be complete without each other. Challenge … Continue reading The Real Thing: Real Fellowship (1 John 1:1-4) →

What Are You Waiting For?

8-17-25

What Are You Praying For?

What Are You Worrying For?

What Are You Looking For?

Always Be Ready: The Sheep and the Goats