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“Heaven is the future, but the world is your present. Don't retreat or wage war on culture.  Be a faithful presence no matter what.” Pastor Austin continues his sermon series on Thessalonians digging into Chapter 4. 

“When Paul says, ‘I was afraid, so I sent Timothy,' he was reflecting the heart of God, because at the core of the Christian faith is that God loves up close. And because God loves us up close, we move towards others in love, and sometimes it is your heartfelt worry that prevents us from sliding into apathy.” Pastor Austin continues the Thessalonians sermon series this week looking at 1 Thessalonians 3.

Today Pastor Lindsey continues our Thessalonians series focusing on Chapter 2 of 1 Thessalonians. 

Today we begin a new series in Thessalonians. Join us as we explore these letters and discover their powerful message for the church today. 

Depending on God and others isn't the problem.  It's the solution. Pastor Austin messages focuses on our dependence on God and not on ourselves. 

Pastor Lindsey continues the Self-Insufficient sermon series with a focus on community and our faith. 

Pastor Austin continues the Self-Insufficiency sermon series. He focuses on God's strength above our own. He pulls his message from Corinthians 12:7-10.

Today, we're starting a new series titled Self-Insufficient.  For the month of January we are holding a mirror up to our culture which celebrates independence as strength and freedom.  Self-sufficiency is a dominate and growing value.

Pastor Austin challenges us to find Jesus in our everyday lives, in the ordinary and quiet of life. What routine in your life feels small, but could become sacred if you invited God into it?  

Pastor Austin continues our Advent series with Jesus' unexpected entrance. 

Pastor Austin continues the Advent sermon series: Unexpected King.  Today he focuses on Joseph's response to Mary becoming pregnant and his unexpected response. 

Pastor Lindsey preaches week 2 of Advent on the unexpected choice God makes in choosing Mary to bring Jesus into the world.

Remember that your gratitude reflects the heart of God, who doesn't just feel love for you, but expresses it through the gift of the resurrection and new life. 

The same God who showed up so unexpectedly in a manger will show up for you.  It may not be when you expect, but it will be when it's right. Join us for our Advent series: An Unexpected King. 

What if you stopped waiting for everything in life to line up to give thanks?What if instead you began to anchor your gratitude in the one thing that never changes – the love of God for you in Jesus?Join us for our new sermon series that will lead us into Advent, Gratitude Changes You. 

Today Pastor Lindsey continued our sermon series on Forgiveness. She dives into Genesis 41 following Joesph and his journey of forgiveness. 

Success Is a test that will tempt you to forget everything you learned in the school of hard knocks.  Success is a test that will threatened who you have become and challenge you whether life's lessons created within you superficial change or lasting transformation. Quite literally, success can cause you to forget who you are. Pastor Austin challenges us in this sermon… How do we react when things are going well? How did Joesph react? 

When you feel like your world is closing in and when you're consumed with your own problems, step into someone else's.  You'll be amazed how lifting another person's burden changes the weight of your own. This week Pastor Austin continues his sermon series “Plot Twist” as we learn about Joseph.

Where is God calling you to protect your integrity? Join us as we follow Joseph's story in our sermon series Plot Twist. 

Today we are starting a new sermon series called Plot Twist. We will follow Joseph's story and the last sections of Genesis. 

To be a church that truly reflects the heart of God is to be a church that takes heat, especially from other Christians.  Because Jesus wasn't crucified for fitting into people's expectations. Today Pastor Austin wraped up this sermon series: Criticizing Jesus. If you missed it or want to hear more check out our playlist on YouTube with the whole series: https://shorturl.at/5RCRx 

As a whole, though, the Messiah was expected to be political, nationalistic, and militaristic.  This was the mold…. The cross wasn't what anyone expected.  But it was exactly what the world needed. Pastor Austin continues the “Criticizing Jesus” sermon series with a look at how we want a different Jesus than who we need. 

This week, Pastor Austin continues his series, Criticizing Jesus. He examines Jesus' divinity and how we can question it today. 

Jesus didn't come to break God's rules (law), but he is more than willing to break yours.He came to tear down every barrier we built on top of his law that needlessly separates people from God and the love of his Church. 

Grace isn't fair and that's the beauty of it. By grace, God gives us what we don't deserve and withholds what we do.This Sunday, Pastor Austin is kicking off a brand-new sermon series: “Criticizing Jesus.”Together we'll explore the criticisms people had of Jesus and the ones we sometimes find ourselves wrestling with too. 

Pastor Eric Peterson from Benjamin's Hope preached this week. We celebrated possibility Sunday at Rosewood.

This morning Pastor Austin concludes the sermon series “Soul Care” with his sermon on repentance. Repentance restores what sin broke…repentance isn't just something we do when we feel guilty, it is what we are supposed to do as we live our lives. 

Pastor Lindsey preached about the intentionality of praise. Because Praise Requires Intentionality. David is telling his soul to praise. He's not just swept up in an emotional high or caught up in a whirlwind of energy and excitement. He's making a choice. It's like he's saying, “Hey, soul - get in line. This is what we're doing."

This week Pastor Austin gives a message on letting out our pain and lamenting. 

This week Pastor Austin started a new series entitled: Soul Care. Self-care often considers spiritual health a lifestyle add-on, but the soul isn't an accessory; it's at the core of who you are. 

Our guest pastor Tom continues our series on Ruth digging into chapter 3. 

Don't wait to start pouring out. Don't wait for the perfect outcome before you start doing something with your overflow. Start today. Trust him today. Lindsey Burkey continues the Ruth series.

Today Pastor Austin started a new series on Ruth. We hope you will join us this summer as we're discover the truths Ruth's story has to offer us.

Pastor Lindsey finished us our Titus sermon series with a sermon on community. Who are you investing in? Who are you encouraging? Who are you inviting to serve alongside you…not just so you can step away, but so the work of the Kingdom continues to grow beyond just you?Full Service Link: https://www.youtube.com/live/QwLFvoimVbU?feature=shared

In the face of your faults and sin, God doesn't just say, “I forgive you.”  In grace, God also says, “Let me help you.” This week Pastor Austin continues the Titus sermon series. 

Believing that God wants you act right before you can be right with him keeps curious seekers feeling like they can't measure up.  It causes lifelong Christians to doubt their salvation as the end of their life is approaching.  It fuels hateful rhetoric against people who don't fit a prescribed church mold.God doesn't begin with rules.  He begins with relationship.To hear more from Pastor Austin's Sermon series on Titus check out our YouTube channel or other episodes in our series. YouTube: https://youtube.com/@rosewoodchurch1831?feature=shared

The gospel went from Jesus ➡️ to Peter ➡️ to Paul ➡️ to Titus … ➡️ to you.And now, the question is, Who's next?  What are you going to do with it?This week Pastor Austin kicks off a new series on Titus! 

“Be angry and do not sin.”  - It's possible.  But not by willpower.  By the grace and power of God in us. Pastor Austin continues his sermon series “Auto Response”.

Salvation isn't the story of us flagging God down as we lie on the side of the road, it's the story of God's mercy seeking us out in the pit of sin, lifting us up, bandaging our wounds, and healing our hearts so that we, in turn, can extend compassion to others.This week, Pastor Austin continues the “Auto Response” sermon series, challenging us to wake up, recognize the needs around us, and take action.

God hasn't given you a spirit of fear. Fear is not your identity. You are not a slave to fear. You are a child of God.  This week Pastor Lindsey continued the sermon series "Auto Response"  with her sermon on fear. 

This morning Pastor Austin kicks off a new series called "Auto Response." Life has a way of lulling us into auto-pilot. Decisions get made without a second thought. But if we look more closely, our auto responses may just show us where we have fallen out of step with God. 

When Jesus met Thomas in his doubt, he didn't reject him because of it. There's no shame to be heaped upon Thomas because he was a holdout. After Jesus tells Thomas to touch his hands and side to give him the empirical proof he is desperate for, Jesus says to him: "Because you have seen me, you have believed; blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.”This is the final message in our Easter Peeps series. 

Peter was trapped in shame and despair, but the resurrected Savior released him into a new beginning. A restart to live a life unashamed of Christ. Pastor Austin continued his Easter series, He examines Peter's journey of redemption. 

Your story isn't over, so your hope isn't gone, because Jesus is alive, and that changes everything. Today's sermon explores how Cleopas and his friend respond to hearing about the resurrection from Jesus. 

Cleansed. Committed. Commissioned.That's Mary's story. And if we're paying attention, it might just be our story too.  Pastor Lindsey Burkey's sermon on Mary Magdalene kicks off our Easter series "Easter Peeps".

Growing in faith, then, is not just getting better at Bible trivia, nor is it just doing what God wants, it's trusting he is who he says and will do what he has promised. And as your confidence and trust in him grows, so you grow in faith. This is the last message in Pastor Austin's series " I AM". 

Like Jesus we are called to seek the hurting and disenfranchised and be their friends. Our love is to be like the love Jesus showed in service to his friends. Pastor Austin continues the "I AM" series this morning, check out the rest of the series in our other podcasts labeled " I Am"

A faith that doesn't grow up cannot stand up to the rigors of life in a broken world. This morning Austin continues the "I AM" series with I am the resurrection and the life. 

You and I were in Jesus' mind when he said this. Unless you're an ethnic Jew from Jerusalem, you and I are the sheep of other pastures that have been welcomed into the flock of Christ. Pastor Austin continues his series on the book of John and Jesus "I am" statement. 

"The purpose for miracles comes down to revealing Jesus' identity as God. So, it's not about ‘look at what I can do!' but ‘Look at who I am!' He was showing who He was, not showing off what He could do." Pastor Austin continues the series " I am" with Jesus as the gate. 

And it's not because we're so great. It's not because we have it all together or because we've figured everything out. It's because he is in us. His light in us is what makes us shine. Pastor Lindsey continues the "I AM" series this week.