1 Peter: The Journey Home
[1 Peter 1:1-2] What type of journey is the Christian life?
Andy O'Rourke
Resting in Jesus
[Matthew 11:28-30] How can we experience true rest every day of our lives?
Summer Psalms: God our Shepherd and Host
[Psalm 23] What does it mean that the Lord is the Shepherd and Host for his people?
Summer Psalms: Darkness to Dawn
[Psalm 22] In Psalm 22 David turns to God in the blackest darkness of suffering and trusts in God for a brilliant dawn of praise.
Summer Psalms: A Rejoicing People
[Psalm 21] Followers of Jesus should be known as people who rejoice in God.
Summer Psalms: In God We Trust
[Psalm 20] What does a lifestyle of trusting God look like?
Summer Psalms: God is Not Silent
[Psalm 19] How has God revealed himself?
Summer Psalms: Praying From the Valley
[Psalm 17] How should we pray in times of deep distress?
Summer Psalms: A Soul-Satisfying God
[Psalm 16] Why is knowing God the all-satisfying answer to the deepest longings of our soul?
Summer Psalms: A Lifestyle of Integrity
[Psalm 15] What does a lifestyle of integrity look like?
Summer Psalms: Trials and Trust
[Psalm 13] In Psalm 13, David wrestles with God in the midst of extreme turmoil.
Summer Psalms: Crisis and Confidence
[Psalm 11] In Psalm 11, David responds to crisis with confident faith in the Lord.
A Generous Life
[Acts 2:42-47] What does it look like to live a generous life?
Listening to God: Listening to God in Making Decisions
How can we listen to God as we make decisions in our lives?
Listening to God: Listening to God in Prayer
What would it look like to be people who listen to God in prayer?
Listening to God: Hearing God’s Voice
How does God speak to us?
Summer Psalms: The Pathway to Praise
[Psalm 9] How can we praise God when life doesn’t make sense?
Summer Psalms: Wounding Words
[Psalm 7] How should a follower of Jesus respond to verbal attacks?
Summer Psalms: Prayer and Peace
[Psalm 4] How can we experience peace in times of trouble?
Summer Psalms: Save Me, Lord!
[Psalm 3] In Psalm 3 David prays that God would save him from his adversaries.
Summer Psalms: Take Refuge in the King
[Psalm 2] Psalm 2 invites the rebellious to take refuge in the Divine King.
Summer Psalms: Two Ways to Live
[Psalm 1] True joy is found in knowing God and walking in the path of righteousness.
Generosity Above and Beyond
How can we be ready to go above and beyond in generous giving?
Generosity in Giving
[1 Corinthians 16:1-4; 2 Corinthians 8-9] What does a lifestyle of generosity look like when it comes to financial giving?
Missional Reminders
[Titus 3:1-11] What do we need to remember about our mission as God’s church?
It’s Harvest Time!
In John 4:1-42, Jesus has a conversation with a woman in spiritual need and with his disciples who are in spiritual blindness.
A Family Christmas
In Philippians 2:1-11 the apostle Paul calls the church in Philippi to greater unity as God’s family.
Pass It On – Psalm 48
[Psalm 48] How can we pass on the greatness of God to the next generation?
Repentance and Forgiveness
Repentance and forgiveness have an essential role in the Christian life. Unfortunately, these two topics are often neglected, misunderstood and misapplied in the lives of many followers of Jesus.
Longing for God
[Psalm 63] Why should our lives be marked by a relentless longing after God?
Priorities For Mission
In John 21 Jesus reinforces to Peter the priorities essential for a lifetime of gospel mission.
Resurrection Hope: Easter 2014
[Romans 5-8] How does belief in the risen Jesus bring hope in a broken world?
Why Do We Plant Churches?
[Matthew 16:18; 28:16-20; Acts 13-14; 19] Why do we plant churches at Antioch?
Truly Alive
[Colossians 2:6-15] Because we are united with Jesus in his death and resurrection, we who believe in him can live as people who are truly alive.
Is “Multiplication” Biblical?
A major theme for us this year at Antioch is “multiplication.” We want to continue to multiply Community Groups as well as leaders. We want to multiply ways to engage the city around us with the love of Jesus and the good news of his gospel.
Doubt and the Risen Jesus
John 20:24-29 recounts the disciple Thomas’ journey from a skeptical doubt to a worshipful faith in the risen Jesus.
Spurgeon on the Church’s need to engage lost people
I came across this tremendous quote today from Charles H. Spurgeon. It is a great reminder church’s messy, yet essential, mission.
Missional Money
A huge piece of the survival story of the early church was a radical integration of property and resources. Without such, the church would have crumbled beneath the persecution and social alienation that came from being a religious minority in 1st-century Palestine.
A Supreme Portrait of Jesus
[Hebrews 1:1-4] In order for Jesus to reign supremely in our lives each day, we need a supreme portrait of God’s Son.
God Our Fortress
[Psalm 46] God is our fortress through all of life’s many troubles
Worship the Living Christ
Pastor Andy O’Rourke preaches on the resurrection of Jesus as an opportunity for us to worship the living Christ.
Identifying Your Idols
Idols are sneaky. They tip toe past our brains, set up shop in a corner of our heart, and begin to grow.
I’m Dreaming of a Right Christmas
Christmas is a celebration of the coming of the Son of God into this broken world in order to rescue broken and sinful people like you and me. Pastor Andy O’Rourke preaches on Genesis 38.
How to Become a Generous Giver
Pastor Andy O’Rourke preaches on the characteristics of “generous giving” in the New Testament.
Jesus’ Holistic Mission
Pastor Andy O’Rourke preaches on Luke 4:16-30.
Day of Prayer and Fasting
A couple weeks ago at Antioch we explored the topic of “fasting” from Matthew 6:16-18. Fasting is a neglected spiritual discipline among many followers of Jesus, including myself.
Verses on Purity
A list of verses that have been helpful to me personally on various aspects of purity.
Resurrection: Hope Guaranteed
Pastor Andy O’Rourke preaches on 1 Corinthians 15:12-19, where the Apostle Paul explains that if we deny our future resurrection as believers, then we also deny Jesus was raised from the dead.
The Cross: Gateway to Hope
In Luke 23:39-43 we see a retelling of events associated with the crucifixion of Jesus.
Kingdom Come
In Matthew 4:12-25 we see the beginnings of Jesus’ messianic ministry and mission.
How to Fight Sin like Jesus
Pastor Andy O’Rourke preaches on Matthew 4:1-11.
Two Resources on “Stewardship”
There are a couple excellent books by Randy Alcorn that I’m using during preparation for our current preaching series at Antioch entitled “God, Stewardship, & Giving.”
Helping the Church in Haiti
With hundreds of thousands of survivors in desperate need of help, many are asking “who will help the church?”
Lessons Learned
Tonight I’m sharing with the launch team of a nearby church plant. They asked me to talk about pitfalls, things to avoid, and lessons learned in the last two churches that I’ve helped to start.
Jesus: The Promised King
Pastor Andy O’Rourke preaches on Matthew 1:1-17.
Religion = Death
In conjunction with our fall sermon series (“Transformed by the Cross”), I’m reading an excellent book by Mark Driscoll entitled, Death by Love: Letters from the Cross. In chapter 4, Driscoll unpacks the essence of “religion.”
Our Message, Our Mission
Pastor Andy O’Rourke preaches on John 8:1-11.
An Army of Young Men
“Strong. Army Strong.” That’s the latest tagline for the U.S. Army. You’ve probably seen it in a recent advertisement. At Antioch Community Church we’re also committed to raising up an army.
We have liftoff!!
Finally, the countdown is over. We’ve officially launched as a new church!
Church Planting Movements
Our mission at Antioch Community Church is to “ignite a movement of the gospel.” Recently, our Core Team from ACC had the privilege to interact with a leader from one of the largest church planting movements in South Asia.