Messages from Verve in Las Vegas.
Verve's final service before becoming a campus of The Crossing.
The final week of our series called The Bible For Grown-Ups.
Some think the Bible is hard to understand, and there are some parts of it that seem a little crazy. How are we to understand the Bible, especially the hard parts? Today we continue learning some key principles for understanding the Bible.
How are we to understand the Bible? Especially the parts that are a little more weird or offensive? Today we learn some key principles for understanding the Bible.
The Bible is a big book that makes a lot of claims. Why should we even trust what it says?
Some assume the Bible is full of rules and is constricting, but what if reading and applying it is actually the key to our freedom? Today we learn why that's true!
Having an angry reaction is natural, so what do we do in that moment? Today we learn the Jesus way through some angry questions.
Why are we so shocked by what other people say and do? We know what people are capable of. And, by the way, why are we always shocked by other people, not ourselves? Perhaps if we're more humble and less shocked we'll find freedom.
In our series we're deciding to stop being angry, but ... didn't Jesus get angry? Can't we have righteous anger? Today we learn how Jesus was angry and what it means for us.
In our age of outrage, easily offended, cancel-culture, what if choosing to become unoffendable allowed you to replace frustration and anger with peace and gratitude? A better life awaits...
We conclude our Why God Why series by asking one of the questions people use to attack Christianity: If God provides only one way to Heaven, isn't that unfair? Or even cruel? Perhaps you have that question or want to know how to answer it. Either way, you might just get the answer you're looking for today!
Message from Vince Antonucci on March 12, 2023
God has more for you. But to experience the adventure of his mission, God may need to do something in you before he does something through you. We all need to mature into mission.
It's easy to start, but do you find yourself getting stuck or quitting in the middle.
In our world we hear a lot about “influencers.” What if you are supposed to be an influencer? What if that's your true identity? What if it's your destiny? And what if … it's what you're missing. We'll talk about it today, at Verve.
What if there's a better way to live that Jesus authored and offers to you, but you've been ignoring it? What if it could revolutionize your life? There is. It's the better way of life Jesus has for us, and we're talking about it today.
We all put something first in life. What if a lot of our problems stem from having the wrong thing in that first spot. What if we put things first that can't handle the pressure of being first, and the reason they're not what we want them to be is because they're buckling under that pressure. Maybe there's a better way? Today we take our lives back.
People don't plan on wrecking their lives. The problem is they don't plan not to. Today we learn three powerful strategies that will help us avoid making the kind of mistakes we don't want to make.
If, at the end of your life, you could choose one word that would best describe your entire life, what would you want it to be? Perhaps we should aim our lives at a word. Today, we're gonna think about that and maybe even choose that word.
The quality of your decisions determines the quality of your life. The problem is … we are notoriously bad decision makers. Today we learn the power of pre-deciding and how it can revolutionize your life.
What are you pursuing? What is it that you think you need … that will satisfy you? What if, while you're pursuing whatever it is, God is pursuing you? And what if he's pursuing you because … he's what you should be pursuing? Confusing? It won't be after the conclusion of our series The Pursuit.
Christmas is special, but why? Be inspired by the true meaning of Christmas.
You have a God who loves you. There is nothing you could ever do to go beyond his grace. In fact, if you've walked away from him, he's waiting for you and inviting you home.
What if God is trying to get your attention? What if, because he loves you, he is pursuing you? And what if he wants your life to be about pursuing others?
Jeffrey Dahmer killed 17 people and did grotesque things to their bodies. In jail, he claimed to put his faith in Jesus and he was baptized for the forgiveness of his sins. Would God really forgive someone like that? Could he really go to Heaven? – Are we really going there? Yep. We're going there.
We live in a world of us vs. them. There's us and then there's “those people.” What if there's a better way and God wants to lead us into it? What if “them” becoming “us” is a revolution God wants you to experience?
Have you ever felt uninvited? Unwanted? Maybe even by God? What if God is giving you an invitation, and it's the best invitation you've ever received? You wouldn't want to miss out on that!
We love to be in control – the one driving, the one holding the remote control, the one planning our future. But what if controlling is causing problems in our lives? What if the best thing for us is to give up control and give it to God?
We assume God is for the church goers, but is he for people who don't like church? Does he understand why people have been turned off and turned away? And is there a reason for people to change their minds about church? We're seeking answers, today at Verve.
Who is God for? Is he for you? Really? Is he for you … When you don't want him? When you're hurting? Can he make a difference in your life that really matters?
We want to make a bigger impact with our lives but we're not sure how. Today we learn a simple, doable strategy for increasing our impact. It could change your life, and it will change the lives of the people God's asked you to love!
Jesus said the greatest commandment is to love - to love God and our neighbor. But who is our neighbor? And what does it mean to love them? We're talking about it in our brand new series Love Where You Live.
Your problem is that your amygdala is not objective. Huh?! Yeah, it's why you can have racing, out-of-control anxious thoughts. It's why your thoughts take you where you don't want to go. Is there a way to stop the madness and take your life back? Yes, there is. Today, as we conclude our Winning the War In Your Mind series, we'll learn how.
We all have cognitive biases. Some are self-destructive. So, how do we unbias our biases? En Vogue taught us if we free our mind, the rest will follow. Well, we're going to learn from God that if we reframe our minds, the rest will follow.
We believe lies. And the problem is that a lie believed as truth will affect your life as if it were true. Today we're going to see how God can help us overcome the lies with the truth that can set us free.
Your life is always moving in the direction of your strongest thoughts. Your thoughts on taking you somewhere. Do you like where they're taking you? The truth is that your thoughts will control you, so you have to control your thoughts. We're learning how, today at Verve.
The battle for your life is won or lost in your mind. Your thoughts take you somewhere. Every day intrusive, unwelcome thoughts come at you. Which means: To change your life … you have to change your thinking. And you can. In our new series, we'll learn how. Let's win the war in our minds.
What if you had a goal of you becoming you? You think you are you, but perhaps obstacles are keeping you from being the you you're supposed to be. What if to get there, you need to pray, “Search Me”?
God is looking for people who are willing to go, to go do his thing in his world. He wants to send you on an amazing mission, and it starts with praying the dangerous prayer, “Send me.”
In the Bible, we get to overhear Jesus pray a prayer that changed the world. Today we're going to see why we need to pray Jesus' dangerous prayer, “Your will be done.”
We typically try to avoid heartbreak, but is it possible allowing God to break our hearts might be the impetus to us having our lives changed and changing the world? Today we'll learn why we need to pray the dangerous prayer, “Break my heart.”
Does God speak to us today? If so, how do we hear him? And if we hear him, what might he say? Is it possible he has a life-changing adventure for us that we'll only receive if we pray the dangerous prayer, “Speak to me.”
Have you ever felt like there has to be more to life? Like God might have a bigger, more exciting plan for you, but you're missing it? If you want to discover the purpose and adventure God has for you, don't miss our movie series teaching on Free Guy!
The anticipation for Spiderman: No Way Home was crazy, and it became one of the biggest box office hits ever. It was a fun movie – and one with an important message about second chances. Is that just for the film, or does God give second chances? Let's find out together?
Encanto was a great family movie, but might it be more? Could it help you understand the problem with religion and how Jesus came to offer you something so different and much better? You're going to find out today!
Is there anything important we can learn about God and our lives from movies? What about the Matrix Resurrection? We're going to find out today as we launch our I Want a Movie Life series.
We all want to be free, but many of us are not because of unforgiveness. We're bitter, and it's got us bound up. How can we forgive, and how would it change our lives if we did? That's what we're talking about today at Verve!
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