Forward City Church Messages
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Lazarus: The Mystery of Jesus
Marc announced and prayed our summer students for 2026: Leah and Natasha. Willa read John 11 for us, while Tyler spoke on the same passage about the Mystery of Jesus as both human and God.Tyler emphasized the need for us to recognize Jes...
Mephiobosheth and God's Kindness
This week, Marc shared an update on potential options that are being considered for a new gathering space for the congregation.Daniel read 2 Samuel 9 for us, while Spencer shared from this same passage about the holiness of God's kindne...
Philemon: Learning to Forgive
This week, Cait read from Revelation 7 to start worship, recognizing the breadth and majesty of God in all creation.Marc provided an update on the building search and where Forward is headed next.Marc started a new series on obsc...
Opening Doors
This week, Marc shared an update on the next steps in the location of Forward's gatherings. Marc also wrapped up our series on Colossians, focusing on the way God uses our character to open doors to conversations for the Gospel. We were also en...
New Life New Family
This week, Spencer led us in communion together, reminding us that this is one of the few rituals that Jesus himself gave to us.Marc continued our series on Colossians by speaking from Colossian 3:18-21, discussing the need for the chara...
Colossians - Putting On Christ
This week, Anika opened the gathering in prayer and thanksgiving for moms and mothers. Courtney read from the message's passage, Colossians 3:12-17.Spencer shared about the "wardrobe of the Christian life," leaping form Paul's comments ...
Colossians: Dead to Sin
This week, Cam reads to us from Colossians 3:1-11, while Spencer speaks on the same passage.Spencer challenges us that e can't step into the new life if we're still holding onto the things that expired and died a long time ago with Chris...
Sufficiency and Obedience
This wee, we celebrated baptism for nine individuals in our Forward family. Each of them shared their testimony of how God has been faithful to them throughout their lives, whether they are grown adults with families, or young children. We are ...
Colossians: Jesus is Better Than Everything
This week, one of young family members, Elijah, shared a Psalm that God led him to at one of our monthly prayer meetings, Psalm 24:7-10.Marc then shared from Colossians 2:6-15 on our problem of dissatisfaction. Marc discussed how Jesus f...
Colossians: The Mystery Revealed
This week, we announced the result of the Opportunity Fund raising over $10'000 at our Cold Plunge Fundraiser. We praise God for the way he works in our hearts to be generous as a community.One of our Elders, Josh, led us in communion to...
Jesus > ?
This week, we read Colossians 1:15-23 as a church. Marc shared about how Jesus is the firstborn of all creation. Marc also shared that Jesus is greater than everything else, and that nothing is able to overcome or overwhelm him. Jesus conquered...
Colossians: Jesus Over Everything
This week, we started a series on Paul's letter to the Colossians. Spencer introduced the letter and challenged us to read the whole book this week on our own time. Further, Spencer encouraged us to reflect and evaluate the priority that Jesus ...
Heart of the House: Living in Light of Eternity
This week, Marc leads us in our final message of the series of Forward City's Values as a community of faith. Marc leads us in thinking through 2 Peter 3:3-15, meditating on both the justice and salvation of God that we have coming in the retur...
Heart of the House: Margin... Making Room for God to Work
This week was packed with collective sharing of God's work. Malachi shared Psalm 33, while we also reflected on Revelation 5 and how Jesus in worthy of our devotion and praise. Colleen then shared the testimony of how she grew closer to Jesus i...
The Heart of the House: Intentional Growth
This week, Marc updated the congregation on the progress of finding a new space. Currently, the eldership is looking for a space by June. There are also a number of events going on, so we encourage you to pay close attention and take note...
The Heart of the House: Community
This week, Spencer shares with us about the role of community in Forward as a value that helps move us forward to a full life in Christ. Spencer highlighted that we need each, we belong to one another, and that our communal love for one another...
Being A Sweet Aroma
This week Marc discusses Mark 5 and the impacts of God's redemptive power over the man possessed by Legion. The man's life was radically altered and when he shared with his community how God had transformed his life, his home community were all...
Knowing God's Direction: Getting Practical
This week, Marc capped off our series on prayer by discussing the various ways we discern and confirm God's specific direction in our lives. Marc emphasized that above all, our character needs to be in line with God's will. When our character a...
When God Says No
We had a robust service together. We had friends share on prayer and Life Groups, while also participating in communion together. Spencer spoke a number of passages as he led us in a discussion about God answering our prayers with "No."S...
Knowing God's Direction Part One
This week Marc continued our series focusing on prayer. Marc discussed how there are different aspects of God's will and how his will works out practically in our lives. Many of us think of God's will as specific direction in the big decisions ...
How To Wait Well
This week, Marc discusses the normal angst that we feel as we wait on God for good things, but it seems to us that God is slow in answering or quiet. We turn to Psalm 13 where David pours his anxious and desperate heart to God as he endures inc...
What Role Do Our Prayers Play In God's Plan
This week, Spencer leads us in communion, calling us to reflect on our standing with God and be aware of the weight of his goodness that we are remembering when eat and drink this meal together.In the message, Marc unpacks the difficult ...
Prayer as Priority
Marc opens the new year with a new series on prayer. Marc walks us through both Luke 11 and Matthew 6 discussing the different ways the disciples approach Jesus and how Jesus responds to their requests to be taught how to pray.Marc expl...