Arise Church Denver Weekly Messages

Bill Hybels, Ravi Zacharias, Mark Driscoll, James MacDonald. These are just a few of the ministry leaders who have had a fall recently. Add to that denominations covering up abuse, plus our own personal experiences with pastors who let us down, and we wonder if there are any good leaders left. This message will examine the reality of imperfect church leaders and how we can move forward toward something better.

Differences are bound to happen in the church. But do these differences have to cause division, loss of relationship and anger? Or does God call His Church to something better? Listen to this message from our Perfect Church series

It is so much easier to break something down and point fingers at something instead of trying to make something better. And this is so true when it comes to the church. Many people just point fingers and see the flaws in the church, but what does it take to actually make the church a better place? Listen in as we dive into our new series, “Perfect Church.”

As followers of Jesus, we are always told to live more like God. To act like him, to love like him, and to be on His mission in the world. But what does this really look like? And is it really even up to up? Listen in to powerful message to find out!

Many of us wonder where God is in our lives, but how do you think the disciples felt after Jesus left them and went up back to heaven? Listen to this message as we find out how Jesus going back to heaven changes everything and what that means for us!

There are hundreds of books, podcasts and blogs all about discovering your mission and purpose in life. Some people spend their entire lives trying to find out what they are "supposed" to be doing. Listen in as we hear the mission that God has for us and how has he uniquely equipped us for it.

When Jesus rose from the dead, a SHIFT occurred. God's mission was no longer up to him, it's up to us. Will we rise to the occasion? Listen in as we start a new series wrapping up the book of Luke!

We know the ending of every fairytale..."and they all lived happily ever after", but real life is not so perfect. Many of us have experience some of God's happiness but still have moments and even seasons of hurt and struggle. Listen as we wrap up our series finding out how to make "happy ever after" a reality!

The famous adventurer and subject of Into the Wild, Christopher McCandless is quotes as saying, "Happiness is only real when shared." Listen in as we wrap up our How To Be Happy series from Jimmy Smith with an important message on God's call for us to share our happiness with the world!

We all know the worst thing to say when someone is sad or struggling is "to just be happy..." But are happiness and joy possible even through struggles and times of sadness? Listen in as we find out what the Bible has to say about rejoicing even when you are not joyful.

The way to happiness might be different than you think. In this message, Matt and Melissa Wolf are gonna HELP you get there.

We have all seen it - a kid gets a new toy that they really want, they play with it for a few minutes and then they get bored. But sadly, the same is often true of us. We fight and strive for what we think to make us happy, only to find out that it is fleeting and temporary. Is lasting happiness actually possible? Discover the truth in this message!

We all want to be happy...but we're not. Listen to this #sermon as we kick off our new series: How to Be Happy to discover the key to true happiness. And the truth that God actually wants you to be #happy :blush: