Venture Church

When Jesus Prayed: The Hour Has Come

In John 17, as Jesus was mere hours away from facing the cross, he stops to pray. This series is an in-depth look at what has been called "the greatest prayer ever prayed." In this first week, we unpack the very first sentence to see the true weight of this moment and how amazing God's love or us is. The hour has come.

Won't You Be My Neighbor: The Fear Factor

In this conclusion to our series on loving people the Jesus way, we address what many find to be the greatest obstacle to neighboring well; the fear of actually doing it! Fear can be an unfortunate motivator (or de-motivator in this case) and in this lesson, we'll look at an instance where Jesus set the pace for what it looks like to cross that line and love someone regardless of whatever is keeping you from doing so. 

Won't You Be My Neighbor: The Time Factor

We'd all better at loving people if we just had more time! Right? In this second week, Patrick Harrison steps in to talk about the "Time Factor" of good neighboring. 

Won't You Be My Neighbor: The Obedience Factor

What does it mean to "Love your neighbor?" It's one of the core concepts of Christianity, it's something that most people want to do well. But what does it mean? This week we kick off a series to address the question, "How do we love our neighbor the Jesus way?" Week one is a look at Luke 10 and the story Jesus told about a man who kept his eyes up, looking for a need to meet.
 
Additional Resource:
Check out this book "The Art of Neighboring: Building Genuine Relationship Right Outside Your Door."

Building Bridges: Followers

This final installment of “Building Bridges” is all about what it looks like to walk on the bridge of grace that God built. What does it look like to actually FOLLOW Jesus? This week is a lesson on being a disciple.

Building Bridges: The Privilege and Responsibility

Building bridges with people who have not yet made the choice to follow Jesus can be hard. But it is a privilege and a responsibility! This week we check out what it looks like to build bridges with people so they can know the love of God.

Building Brides: A Problem to Be Solved

Bridges are everywhere! Crossing difficult terrain, spanning massive bodies of water, and making life simpler. A bridge is a solution to a difficult problem. It’s also the pathway of connection between two places. In a deeper sense, “a bridge” is the coming together of two parties. This intro to “Building Bridges” is about the problem in our lives that God built a bridge to solve.  

With God: The greatest of these is love

Love. It's complicated. It hurts. Yet we all seek it! In this conclusion to "With God" we explore what it means to know the love of God and how a life lived in love is a life lived with God.