Greenhouse Sermons Greenhouse Church

In the final sermon in the Restoration series, Pastor Mike Patz asks, "knowing you are pardoned is a wonderful thing, but has it changed the way you live?" Before Jesus begins his earthly ministry (performance), God confirms His Sonship (identity), in Luke 3:21-22. God is not looking for slaves. He is looking for sons and daughters to love, wanting to restore sonship. Root your identity upward rather than inward, and make your primary role His son, before you are anything else.

Jesus said, "Don't let your hearts be troubled. I am the Way, I am the Truth, I am the Life," in John 14:1-4. In Restoring Fatherhood, part one, Pastor Mike Patz explains that the Way that Jesus spoke of was not just a destination. It's an introduction to Our Father. Jesus was teaching a revolutionary intimacy with God the Father. Many of us are living as orphans, looking to the institution of the church to care for us, when the Father is waiting to be everything they need.

Our Restored: a Journey to Renewed Hope series continues as Pastor Matt Ulrich gives us a snapshot of how biblical marriages can supernaturally bring restoration. Marriage is a lifelong relational covenant (Matthew 19:4-6) between one man and one woman (Genesis 2:24-25) with the missional intent (John 17:18-23) of mirroring God's covenant with us (Deuteronomy 7:6-11 & Ephesians 2:8-10). This covenant is relational, it is personal, and a living display of God's love for us. It is not about our happiness, but about God's glory. There's a ripple effect on our children, family, neighbors, that becomes a catalyst for restoration when we choose to be intentional to live out His design for our lives .

We look at the need to examine our hearts, to grieve our sins together in community. Pastor Oscar Roche brings the message with a look at Ephesians 2:14-22. When there is a crisis, a national tragedy, racism, injustice, we are called to repent, to intercede for reconciliation, to pray for healing, and to believe with hope together. Jesus prayed, "Let My church be one." The Gospel is released as we examine ourselves and pray. Revival will come!

We do not grieve as those who have no hope. Pastor Oscar Roche brings a comforting reminder from Paul's words in 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18. Death is a universal reality, and grief is a powerful emotion when we've lost something we loved. We may be tempted to ask, "How could a good God allow this?" Yet the Lord promises to be near to the brokenhearted, to those who are crushed in spirit. In our times of brokenness we must run to God. Grief and hope can coexist. Death is not the end; it is merely an entrance way to glory.

But God... Pastor Mike Patz continues our Restored: a Journey to Renewed Hope series with a look at the story of Joseph that concludes in Genesis 50. When we suffer, we can either become bitter or better. In the dark night of the soul, Joseph knew that God meant it all for good. In Romans 8:28, "but we know" is eido: to be aware, behold, consider, and perceive. Faith is not optimism; it's Emmanuel, God is with me, recognition. Remember the presence of God in your past. Recognize the presence of God in your present. Thank Him for things to come in the future.