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Pastor Jake teaches at Verse Church on 1 John 4: 1-12. Love and truth are found in the life, death, and resurection of Jesus. 1 John 4:9 - God’s love was revealed among us in this way: God sent his one and only Son into the world so that we might live through him.

Pastor Jake teaches on the love and assurance from God that we find detailed in 1 John 3: 18-24

A Verse Church Christmas message about joy!

The Bible tells us that as followers of Jesus we have been adopted as God's children and made joint-heirs with Jesus to God's kingdom. If that is our identity in Christ, what does the Bible say about sin in our life? Pastor Jake digs into 1 John 3 to show us how children of the sinless king should live. For more info check out Verse.Church

We have been given a gift of fellowship with God and with our church family, but the enemy is trying to break up that bond. How do we defend against the enemy's attacks? Pastor Jake digs into the text and gives practical ways to enjoy and protect our fellowship with God and our church family. For more info check out Verse.Church

How can you have joy in a world with so much anxiety and pain? Listen in as Pastor Jake continues in our series through 1 John. For more info check out Verse.Church

The problem is we don't have what it takes to fight the unseen battle within us and around us. The solution is to gain a strength other than our own, God's strength through His Spirit. We do this because everything is at stake and because the Devil prowls around like a roaring lion seeking someone to devour. If we don't take this spiritual battle seriously we could be getting chewed up and not even know it. Listen to this sermon from guest speaker Johnny Houston as he teaches through Ephesians 3:14-16 and gives practical steps to walk in a strength other than our own.

In this sermon we see that when John talks about Jesus and his example, he can't help but to talk about Jesus' love for us and our love for one another. Love and maturity go hand in hand with our Christian life. For more info check out Verse.Church

As we jump into 1 John Chapter 2 we learn how sin affects our lives as disciples of Jesus as well as how Jesus deals with our sin. 1 My dear children, I write this to you so that you will not sin. But if anybody does sin, we have an advocate with the Father—Jesus Christ, the Righteous One. 2 He is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world. 3 We know that we have come to know him if we keep his commands. 4 Whoever says, “I know him,” but does not do what he commands is a liar, and the truth is not in that person. 5 But if anyone obeys his word, love for God is truly made complete in them. This is how we know we are in him: 6 Whoever claims to live in him must live as Jesus did. For more info go to www.Verse.Church

As children of God through Jesus Christ we have community with God and with each other. Check out this sermon from Pastor Jake as he talks about what fellowship really means and how that impacts us in our daily lives. For more info go to Verse.Church

In the series opener, Pastor Jake jumps head first into the letter of 1 John. For more info go to verse.church

Have you ever felt like you've been wandering in the desert for half your life? Or maybe it's only been for a season but you just feel lost? Here's a guy with all this promise and potential, all this training and talent yet he ends up with nothing to show for it except failure and regret. Now as an old man he sits alone in a desert watching sheep...miles and decades away from his glory days. He became the biggest disappointment to his trainers, his family and his people. Here sits this 80 year old man nearing the end of his story and the banner over his life says, "I Quit." He must have felt like he missed out or messed up his life's purpose. But do you think he knew he was still headed for greatness? Did he know he would become a hero? Check out this audio from guest speaker Johnny Houston as he talks about the flawed and fearful Moses taking "small steps of obedience - fueled by faith" and how that can change the outcome of our life story no matter how long or far we may have wandered. Your story isn't over yet. For more info go to verse.church

Pastor Jake closes out the nearly year long series on Book of Romans with Paul's final words of good news. For more information check out verse.church

Nearing the end of the book of Romans, Pastor Jake digs deep into Romans 15:14-33 as Paul begins to close his letter in a personal way. Check out Verse.Church for more info

As we jump into Romans chapter 15 our guest speaker Johnny Houston brings us a message about glorifying our God of hope through building each other up.

Living in community, being the church, the body of Christ - takes sacrifice Jesus modeled this in his life. He chose to live in community with other people and this is what he told them- Mark 10:45- 45 For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.” What do we do with the liberty we have in Christ when we live in community like God instructs in scripture? Let’s see what Romans 14: 13-23 says...

How should we respond to the incredible mercy God has shown to us? How do those in Christ live, now that we have received God's great mercy for us? Paul began Romans 12 by declaring that the only reasonable response is to become living sacrifices in service to God. We have been looking at instructions for Christian living in regard to relationships inside and outside the church. How do we relate to our brothers and sisters in Christ and how do we relate to the world of people not following Jesus. Now in Chapter 14 he continues that idea with regard to our freedom in Christ What do we do with the Liberty we have in Christ? The short answer is “in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God” Romans 12:1

As we open Romans 13 we see Paul continue the theme of how christians are to lives of sacrifice. Now Paul talks about how Christians who are saved by God's grace should interact with governments and loving their neighbor.

In this Easter message from Verse Church called This Changes Everything, Pastor Jake looks at passages in Romans that tell us how the resurrection of Jesus from the dead changes everything in our lives. Enjoy!

A special Christmas message for pastor Jake Sacks on Jeremiah 23: 5-6

A message from Pastor Jake Sacks on Romans 1: 1-7

A message from Pastor Jake Sacks on Romans 1:1

A message from Pastor Jake Sacks on Ephesians 4:7-16

A message from Pastor Jake Sacks on Ephesians 4: 1-6

A message from Pastor Jake Sacks on Ephesians 3: 14-21

A message from Pastor Jake Sacks on Ephesians 3: 1-13

A message from Pastor Jake Sacks on Ephesians 2: 11-22

A message from Pastor Jake Sacks on Ephesians 2: 1-10

A message from Pastor Jake Sacks on Ephesians 1: 15-23

A message from Pastor Jake Sacks on Ephesians 1: 3-14