Gospel for life with Nathaniel Timmermann

Good Friday: His suffering overwhelms our suffering

The world experiences so much suffering, especially as we go through COVID-19. Suffering threatens to overwhelm and crush us. The infinite depth of Jesus' suffering takes on all suffering and even begins to overwhelming the suffering we go through. 

Encounters with Jesus: Let's live!

Jesus offers spiritual life because he is the giver of real, physical life. As long as we consider ourselves the lord of our lives, we won't experience the joy and pleasure of physical life. There is a lot of pain and suffering in life, but we have every reason for life. Let's live! 

Encounters with Jesus: Make his love fill us with purpose

I struggle to overcome the sense of meaninglessness and lack of purpose that can easily invade my days. I might think that my work or skill could give me a sense of purpose, but what about when my work ends or my skill isn't needed anymore? And I resist anyone else - a boss, even parents - pushing a sense of purpose on me. Something about Jesus fills my life with purpose. The lasting purpose of life. 

Encounters with Jesus: You see differently when you've been seen

If you've ever struggled to see who you are and the impact you have on others, then you need to go with Jesus in John 9. Jesus helps us move from spiritual blindness to spiritual sight. 

Encounters with Jesus: Live for what gives life

Everyone lives for something. Is it something physical? It needs to be something inside you, something you can't touch or feel. Something that goes beyond what we think, or what we feel, or even what we desire. When we empty ourselves of our own push for life, we can be filled with the life of the one who gave everything for us. Let's get into John 4:5-29

Encounters with Jesus: Get a (new) life

What's the biggest threat to you and I experiencing a new life? Age? Morality? Religiosity? Education? Nope. Jesus shows us, and delivers a new life this week. Enjoy! John 3:1-16

Let the Bible consistently influence your life.

There are so many places in life where I live inconsistently - and other people see it! If often wonder what life would be like if I could like consistently. Peter invites us to discover a life where we could live more consistently. Let's get into it in 2 Peter 1:16-21

Blessed: the path to real privilege

I think sometimes that I wouldn't mind knowing real privilege. I'd like to stand out from the crowd and be recognized as different. But I know that I don't want to stand out for a lot of the same values that others appreciate. In Matthew 5, Jesus holds out a picture of a new life and says, you can have the privilege of this new life. In this sermon, we walk the first four steps (Matthew 5:1-6) on the path to privilege. 

Love One Another: Love to listen ... and be loved

Listening is a basic skill in any relationship. Listening builds connection. It places the hearer in the shoes of the speaker so their life is validated, justified. The marvel is God invites us to listen to him and to receive everything he has. We are shaped, molded, enveloped and changed by the forgiveness, approval, and grace he expresses. 

Love One Another: Let God deep in your life so he can help the world.

God wants to use you to preserve the world around us. In order for us to be much help, we need to be changed deeply. What a miracle it is to see renewal happen in us and around us!