Origins Tupelo Sermon Podcast
Origins started with the hope of introducing, or reintroducing, people to a God who is in love with them. We wanted to know what it would be like if we started a church where you weren't required to believe or even act like a Christian to attend. We have seen that relationships are one of the primary vehicles through which we see and experience God, so our hope is that by inviting people into our lives with God, that they are not only able to experience love and friendship, but God as well. When we say that "No one belongs...
Episodes
Luke-Teach us to Pray
Jesus teaches on prayer. Prayer is an exercise that changes who we are, but it's not just a matter of saying the right words.
Our Podcast is Moving
Luke 10-The Good Samaritan
Luke 7-Unworthy but not Worthless
A woman walks into a dinner party to worship Jesus, and what happens tells us a lot about how to approach God.
Luke 7-John the Baptist and Doubt
John the Baptist is stuck in prison, and because of that, he needs clarity on who Jesus is.
Luke 6-Sabbath
Jesus has two interactions with people about the importance of the idea of Sabbath.
Luke 5
The first disciples didn't know exactly what they were getting into, but they followed Jesus anyway.
Luke-Baptism and Temptation
Jesus engages in spiritual disciplines and practices like prayer, fasting, and baptism, and when he does it's miraculous. But there's also struggle.
Luke-Session #1
The Story-Journey
We spent time together around tables, talking about the Journey of the Wise Men, and how a life with Jesus is more like a journey and less like a destination.
The Story-Hope
Hope isn't just wishful thinking about a new reality. It's active participation with God in the middle of your current reality.
The Story-Give More
The Christmas story is littered with tales of people giving. Resources, time, energy, presence. And Jesus gives us himself.
Advent Conspiracy
The Christmas story begins with Thankfulness. What if we approached the next month with the same posture?
Bilingual Service with El Huerto
Yesterday was a day of worship with our friends with El Huerto de mi Padre.
Give to Caesar
Jesus comments about our participation in government are as poignant today as they were 2000 years ago. Note: We had some trouble with the audio, so it picks up about 8 minutes into the sermon.
Origins Turns 7
As Origins turns 7, we reflect on how we're called to live.
Belong-Last Supper
Jesus doesn't avoid hard conversations as he shares his last meal with his closest friends.
Belong-Honesty
The religious leaders had a moral code to identify who belonged, but Jesus just asks us to be honest about our brokenness.
Belong-The Commonality of Need
A group of people from different places and different backgrounds come to hear Jesus preach. They all have one thing in common. Need.
The Paradox of Belonging
We talk about belonging a lot in our church, but why do we do it? What does that have to do with faith in Jesus?
Lies About Suffering-Everything Happens for a Reason
We say "everything happens for a reason" when we're trying to comfort someone, but is that true?
Lies About Suffering-Suck it Up
Suck it up is a phrase we are all too familiar with, but Jesus and his friends are open and honest about their grief, and that's shockingly refreshing.
Lies About Suffering-If I Trust God, I Won't Suffer
Do we trust God, even in the middle of suffering?
Ahead of Its Time-Jericho and Warfare
The story of Jericho isn't so cute when we consider the violence associated with it. But if we read it in light of the time it was written, we see a God who doesn't take sides like we do.
Ahead of Its Time-Let the Little Children Come to Me
In a culture that viewed children as little more than a hassle, Jesus says we should not only protect our most vulnerable, but emulate them.
Ahead of Its Time-Philemon and Slavery
The bible's comments about slavery prompt a question. What is the bible trying to say?
Ahead of its Time
The bible is a book that's filled with things our modern mind have a hard time grasping, but if we read it in light of when it was written, we see just how forward thinking it is. For the first time in all of human literature, Paul writes that we are all equal, that none is superior than the other, that race or gender or social status doesn't matter.
Romans 12
Our friend Wes talks about Romans 12 and the temptation to sacrifice God's kingdom for the sake of our own.
Tyrants-Technology/Noise
Technology isn't a bad thing. Most of it is neutral. But if we don't think critically about how we use it, it can be something that harms our life with God.
Tyrants-Depression/Anxiety
How do we respond to our own anxiety, or depression? How do we respond to other people we love when they struggle with these intensely personal tyrants?
Bilingual Service with El Huerto-6/26/16
Daniel Mejia, pastor of El Huerto de mi Padre.
Tyrants-Busyness
Ask people how they're doing, and the usual reply is "busy". Jesus was busy, but he spent plenty of time in lonely quiet places. What does that teach us about life with God?
Tyrants-Money
Compared to people on a global scale, we are relatively wealthy. Money can rule us, control us. Jesus has a different view of money. What if it doesn't have to control us?
Tyrants-Unforgiveness
A tyrant is an internal or external force that controls us, bends us to its own desires. Unforgiveness can be one.
Prayer Service-Full Audio
This weekend we prayed for each other, our world, our relationship with God, and spent some time in silence listening. Here's the audio from this weekend service
John 21-What is it to You?
When we follow Jesus, we're still tempted to compare our lives to others. Jesus tells us our main concern should be one thing. Follow him.
Equal-Jesus is the Vine
Jesus calls himself the vine. When we stay connected to him, we produce fruit. What does it mean to be fruitful?
Equal-The Way to God
Our mistake is that we often think Christianity is just another way to God. But the truth is NO road leads to God. God's road leads to us.
Equal-John 13
Passover is a Jewish celebration of freedom. And how does Jesus celebrate his freedom? By serving his friends.
Equal-Resurrection of the Dead
Easter 2016-John 20
For all of his miracles, his teachings, his love for the people, Jesus greatest work was his resurrection, the AHA moment of his ministry.
Equal-Healing and Wholeness
Jesus wants to heal every single part of our brokenness, even when we don't see our brokenness.
Equal-The Deeper Meaning
A conversation about light and dark and the controversy surrounding Jesus birthplace.
Compassion Sunday and the Pursuit of Stuff
Although most of us wouldn't be considered greedy, our culture has a fascination with more stuff. But from the very beginning, living as God's people means looking at the needs of people and meeting those needs.
John 6-Eat My Flesh and Drink My Blood
Jesus says the strangest thing after he feeds a multitude of people. What is the meaning of eat my flesh and drink my blood?
John 5-Intentional Confrontation
Jesus is sometimes reserved, flying under the radar. Other times he's in-your-face confrontational. Knowing this tells us there's a time and place for both.
Thrive Special-Doubt and Faith
A Recovery community in Tupelo called Thrive met at Origins this week. We talked about doubt and faith, and how they're more closely related than we like to admit.
Equal-John 5
Jesus only wants to be about his father's business. For us, that begs a question. What are we about?
Equal-Moment to Moment
We often think life is all about the big moments, but sometimes the best part of our spiritual journey is The In-Between
Equal-Our Approach to Sin and Shame
Jesus approach to sin wasn't to expose it. Not for condemnation or pointing fingers, but in order to bring about healing.