Denver United Church

As we continue in this series, Pastor Lucy Hulme reads from John 15. Particularly looking at God's commandment for us to LOVE one other. That to be the global church in Denver, Colorado, means to love one another and to create lasting fruit. As it has become easy to forget, we must repent and apologize for where we have forgotten to love as the church. Join us in this time, as we may share love and aim to create lasting fruit together. By remaining in Christ.

As we are in a new series called "Church Is _____", Pastor Rob Brendle continues in Matthew 16 by focusing on particular Peter's role in the global church. By looking at scripture, we can learn that the church is HUMAN, and made to be so. Join us as we look into why this is so.

We start a new series today: Church Is _____. In Matthew 16, Jesus says, "I will build MY church...", making it clear that the Church, the global assembly of "called out ones", is PLAN A. The Church is not perfect and you can't get a clear picture of the Church by looking at one snapshot, pastor, local body or single denomination. But the Church is still Plan A.

So often in life, in order to use our relationships for credibility or validation, we prop up our own insecurity with the names of heroes and celebrities. The questions that the Pharisees asked Jesus to name drop for himself, "by whose authority are you doing these things?!" In typical Jesus fashion, He responds by simply holding a mirror up to their selfish agenda--recognition, power & wealth--the desire for credibility & validation. Jesus teaches an AUTHENTIC FAITH that relies completely on God sacrificially.

In today’s message we find Jesus radically redirecting discipleship. In just one sentence, He goes after the core issue of our human brokenness: our self-will and grasp for CONTROL. “Whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me and for the gospel will save it.”

Mark 8 finds Jesus HEALING one kind of blindness and WARNING to the disciples about another. "The physical healing of the blindman serves as a paradigm", for Jesus' teaching about the blindness of the pharisees. Join us today as we look to see if there are any blindspots in our own lives or places where we need Jesus to apply some "corrective lenses".

Today's discussion, looking through Mark chapters 5 & 6, leads us to a "tale of two cities"...one driven by fear, the other by faith. Pastor Rob teaches us to look at Scripture through the lenses of "What does it say?" (SPECIFIC text) "What does it mean?" (CONtext) and "What does it mean for me? (personal DISCOVERY)".

Join us as we begin our "Through The Bible" series, exploring the Gospel of Mark! Pastor Neil kicks off the series with "An Introduction" to do a bit of a deeper dive into why our value of 'Centrality of Scripture' is so important.

This week we continue our look through Mark. In chapter 4, Jesus asks, "How can I describe the Kingdom of God?" Pastor Raissa digs deep into the question AND Jesus own answer, the parable of the Mustard Seed. Join us for this in-depth look as well as our weekly reading plan!

Join us as we begin our "Through The Bible" series, exploring the Gospel of Mark! Pastor Neil kicks off the series with "An Introduction" to do a bit of a deeper dive into why our value of 'Centrality of Scripture' is so important.

Newsflash: The world wants you back! As a Believer, you were rescued out of the world and the world desperately wants to re-assimilate you into its ranks. But we can't avoid re-assimilation or simple regression just by wishing or believe it so. Instead, it's only because we prioritize, on purpose. Today we study the significance of prioritizing intentionality. "Look carefully, then, how you walk...making use of the time" (Eph 7:15-16)

We have an unfortunate tendency to put ourselves at the center of our story. Like pre-Copernicus astronomers, we bristle against any notion that suggests that our world isn't the center of the universe. This is not the way Jesus teaches us the sacredness of others. To grow in spiritual & emotional maturity, we must learn to see ourselves clearly & grasp our place in HIS story and the story of others in ours. Join us as we explore this truth together.

Our culture fable tells us that normal life is happy, peaceful, **good** and loss is a disruption to be minimized. But our study of the story of Joseph seems to tell a story that when we minimize the loss, we pass on the dysfunction. How can we fully embrace Jesus & our spiritual maturity if we can't accept the pain from our past? Join us today as we explore!

In our search for emotional spiritual health, it's important to recognize that our family history and patterns can play out in our present relationships & even the way we see God. Today we explore Joseph's "family legacy" and the impact that it had on his life. If we are to grow to be fully mature disciples, discipleship involves dismissing old family patterns and learning to do life God's way. Join us as we explore!

Today we begin a new series to define & develop emotionally healthy spirituality. How do we *feel* honestly yet biblically? How did Jesus respond to emotion in full humanity yet remain spiritually aligned with His full divinity?

Once Christ rose from the grave he gave the disciples a mission & a message...but first...the Holy Spirit. Today Pastor Rob teaches that the Holy Spirit is the relationship that God desires, and relationship is how we accomplish the mission and empower's the message.We hope you’ve been blessed + encouraged today. For all updates + news, head to www.denverunited.com. For more information or to submit a prayer request, head to www.denverunited.com, download our app, or email us at [email protected].

He is RISEN!! Celebrate Easter with us! We hope you’ve been blessed + encouraged today. For all updates + news, head to www.denverunited.com. For more information or to submit a prayer request, head to www.denverunited.com, download our app, or email us at [email protected].

As we turn our attention to Christ's intentional journey toward the Cross, Pastor Rob teaches us how we can best obey Jesus' words that we would continually gather "in remembrance".Join us for the teaching, stay for the discussion and... bon appetit!

On this very SPECIAL SUNDAY, we rekindle one of the ORIGINAL practices of the Church: BRUNCH! Taking our cues from the first church in Acts, we "devote ourselves to teaching, fellowship & the breaking of bread"...well at least the breaking of breakfast pastries & cheese danish. You get it. While we share a meal, Pastor Rob shares with us one of Jesus' last messages with his disciples as THEY shared a meal: Love One Another--it's not inspiration or suggestion, it's mission imperative. "By this will everyone know that you're my disciples..." Join us for the teaching, stay for the discussion and... bon appetit!

Today Pastor Raissa, United Students Pastor, challenges us to find our role in the YOUNG people around us. From the story of the widow's son in Luke 9:46-48, we find OURSELVES in the cast of characters. Join us and find yourself!We hope you’ve been blessed + encouraged today. For all updates + news, head to www.denverunited.com. For more information or to submit a prayer request, head to www.denverunited.com, download our app, or email us at [email protected].

When Jesus said "I was sick and you cared for me...I was in prison and you visited me", why didn't he just skip right to "healed" [sickness] and "got me out" [of prison]? Today we explore the parts of life that just don't seem to have a "fix".We hope you’ve been blessed + encouraged today. For all updates + news, head to www.denverunited.com. For more information or to submit a prayer request, head to www.denverunited.com, download our app, or email us at [email protected].

In our modern age & city it isn't likely we'll ever see many naked folks walking our streets. Then how are we to understand Jesus' words, "you saw me naked & you clothed me". In today's message, Pastor Rob suggests that maybe it's not just about articles of clothing but something more entirely. We hope you’ve been blessed + encouraged today. For all updates + news, head to www.denverunited.com. For more information or to submit a prayer request, head to www.denverunited.com, download our app, or email us at [email protected].

Continuing with our series "Truly I Tell You", Pastor Rob brings the need for our "insider" hospitality directly to the people we may least desire to extend it to: outsiders. Even from the time of the Exodus, when God was separating the people of Israel to Himself, He still made room for foreigners to be brought in. Today's message makes it clear that God expects us to welcome the outsider inside. We hope you’ve been blessed + encouraged today. For all updates + news, head to www.denverunited.com. For more information or to submit a prayer request, head to www.denverunited.com, download our app, or email us at [email protected].

As Christians we have those seasons where God may feel distant. "God where are you? I don’t sense you or see you or hear you!" Our text today reminds us in one expression, where Jesus is, here his presence is: "The King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.’ " Matt 25:40 Craig Springer shares with us today the simple truths of sharing Jesus with those in need. We hope you’ve been blessed + encouraged today. For all updates + news, head to www.denverunited.com. For more information or to submit a prayer request, head to www.denverunited.com, download our app, or email us at [email protected].

Today we begin a new series called Truly I Tell You, studying from Matthew 25. Jesus said, "Truly I tell you, when you did it to one of the least of these...", and our question is: what if he actually meant it? Join us for this study into one of Jesus most important teachings. We hope you’ve been blessed + encouraged today. For all updates + news, head to www.denverunited.com. For more information or to submit a prayer request, head to www.denverunited.com, download our app, or email us at [email protected].

Today is an exciting day for Denver United: Vision Sunday! "What It Means To Be Us" is our yearly look at who we are, what we've done & where we're going. Stay tuned through the message & to our website for details on all the upcoming church family events, Missions Trips, DoGood and more! https://www.denverunited.com We hope you’ve been blessed + encouraged today. For all updates + news, head to www.denverunited.com. For more information or to submit a prayer request, head to www.denverunited.com, download our app, or email us at [email protected].

During Awakening, we've been talking about the Father, Son & Holy Ghost as individuals but how do they relate as ONE and how can we reflect this relationship? Community. Join Pastor Anders today as we explore this vital truth to knowing "them" as One God, in community.We hope you’ve been blessed + encouraged today. For all updates + news, head to www.denverunited.com. For more information or to submit a prayer request, head to www.denverunited.com, download our app, or email us at [email protected].

How is it that we've found ourselves in a culture that too often sees the person of the Holy Ghost as either weird, unmentionable or merely an upgrade option? As fully one-third of the Godhead, scripture teaches us that we cannot know God without knowing the Holy Spirit! Today's message is an intellectually honest look at who the Holy Spirit is and his role in our Christian lives. Join us as we explore The Advocate. We hope you’ve been blessed + encouraged today. For all updates + news, head to www.denverunited.com. For more information or to submit a prayer request, head to www.denverunited.com, download our app, or email us at [email protected].

In today's insightful message, Pastor Rob teaches us the Awakening truth of what it means to be "In Christ." What does it mean practically to live in Christ? What does it look like? And how does OUR believing factor in to living in Christ? Join us today as we explore these questions and more!We hope you’ve been blessed + encouraged today. For all updates + news, head to www.denverunited.com. For more information or to submit a prayer request, head to www.denverunited.com, download our app, or email us at [email protected].

A.W. Tozer wrote that, “What comes into our minds when we think about God is the most important thing about us..." So when you think about God, in particular—God as Father, what comes to mind? We all have a list of FEELINGS He evokes, but what do we actually BELIEVE to be true about his nature, character in quiet of our hearts? During AWAKENING we pray your heart is enlightened to the true heart of the Father, God, and that you find that He is a Father worth Trusting.We hope you’ve been blessed + encouraged today. For all updates + news, head to www.denverunited.com. For more information or to submit a prayer request, head to www.denverunited.com, download our app, or email us at [email protected].

Humans have long been tempted to worship a god who is NOT there, creating an image of God that doesn't resemble His true nature. If we're honest, often we don't seek Him because we're afraid of the incorrect image we've made of Him. How can we truly seek Him? How can we find Him? Is He really...there?We hope you’ve been blessed + encouraged today. For all updates + news, head to www.denverunited.com. For more information or to submit a prayer request, head to www.denverunited.com, download our app, or email us at [email protected].

In the birth narrative of Jesus, we see Simeon & Anna as extraordinary examples of steadfast joy. What can we learn from their example & how can we cultivate this steadfast joy for ourselves?We hope you’ve been blessed + encouraged today. For all updates + news, head to www.denverunited.com. For more information or to submit a prayer request, head to www.denverunited.com, download our app, or email us at [email protected].

When the angel armies of Heaven announced the Messiah, this gift foretold from ages past, they chose common shepherds as their first audience. The shepherds joyfully went to see "this child" but they couldn't have felt more painfully out of place. Why did God choose THEM to announce his Messiah, this King, God in flesh?We hope you’ve been blessed + encouraged today. For all updates + news, head to www.denverunited.com. For more information or to submit a prayer request, head to www.denverunited.com, download our app, or email us at [email protected].

Advent invites us into active waiting. In the waiting it is wonder that keeps us open-eyed, expectant, and alive to life. It reminds us that life is always more than we can account for, it always exceeds our calculations, that is always beyond anything we can make or think up. Enter into the wonder of the Advent StoryWe are so excited to extend the invitation for you to join us for our Christmas Eve services in person this year. They are happening this December 24th at 3pm & 5pm. We cannot wait to celebrate with you!We hope you’ve been blessed + encouraged today. For all updates + news, head to www.denverunited.com. For more information or to submit a prayer request, head to www.denverunited.com, download our app, or email us at [email protected].

Advent invites us to active waiting. To wait actively is to be fully present to the moment, in the conviction that something is happening where we are. To do this we must cultivate watchfulness, growing in faith that God is doing something where we are.We are so excited to extend the invitation for you to join us for our Christmas Eve services in person this year. They are happening this December 24th at 3pm & 5pm. We cannot wait to celebrate with you!We hope you’ve been blessed + encouraged today. For all updates + news, head to www.denverunited.com. For more information or to submit a prayer request, head to www.denverunited.com, download our app, or email us at [email protected].

When the angel told Mary she was chosen to be the mother of the Messiah, she had a choice to make. A choice of obedience that changed eternity.We hope you’ve been blessed + encouraged today. For all updates + news, head to www.denverunited.com. For more information or to submit a prayer request, head to www.denverunited.com, download our app, or email us at [email protected].

Advent invites us to active waiting. Active waiting is filled with actions of preparation. Intentional steps to create receptivity in our hearts and lives. This week we mediate on lives that waited in a way that prepared them to receive the savor.We hope you’ve been blessed + encouraged today. For all updates + news, head to www.denverunited.com. For more information or to submit a prayer request, head to www.denverunited.com, download our app, or email us at [email protected].

As we begin this Advent season, we discuss how Jesus arrived into a world of obscurity and subversive "average" life. Dive in with us! We hope you’ve been blessed + encouraged today. For all updates + news, head to www.denverunited.com. For more information or to submit a prayer request, head to www.denverunited.com, download our app, or email us at [email protected].

Advent invites us to enter the waiting, to see it as fruitful, and to train ourselves in patient expectation. This week we meditate on the value of waiting!We hope you’ve been blessed + encouraged today. For all updates + news, head to www.denverunited.com. For more information or to submit a prayer request, head to www.denverunited.com, download our app, or email us at [email protected].

Pastor Neil and Pastor Daniel discuss the season of Advent, its history, and the opportunity to practice a waiting posture.We hope you’ve been blessed + encouraged today. For all updates + news, head to www.denverunited.com. For more information or to submit a prayer request, head to www.denverunited.com, download our app, or email us at [email protected].

The way of the world would lead us on a road to self-aggrandize and spin it as noble. The Jesus way seems to walk a path of downward mobility. How can we follow the Jesus way of self-denial and humility?We hope you’ve been blessed + encouraged today. For all updates + news, head to www.denverunited.com. For more information or to submit a prayer request, head to www.denverunited.com, download our app, or email us at [email protected].

In a world full of “say it more, say it pithier, say it more forcefully”, attention-seeking rhetoric, how can we engage our world the Jesus way? We hope you’ve been blessed + encouraged today. For all updates + news, head to www.denverunited.com. For more information or to submit a prayer request, head to www.denverunited.com, download our app, or email us at [email protected].

Between the history of our past and the goals we set for our future is the only time when we can actually live: now. Pastor George is back with us this week to ask, "why is it we spend so much time trying to be 'somewhen else?"We hope you’ve been blessed + encouraged today. For all updates + news, head to www.denverunited.com. For more information or to submit a prayer request, head to www.denverunited.com, download our app, or email us at [email protected].

In today's message Pastor Rob shows us in scripture that Jesus lived differentiated from the expectations of others. How can we learn to do the same? How can we learn the Jesus Way to live secure in who we are and why we're here. We hope you’ve been blessed + encouraged today. For all updates + news, head to www.denverunited.com. For more information or to submit a prayer request, head to www.denverunited.com, download our app, or email us at [email protected].

What happens when all our earthly complications are stripped away & all we are left with is Jesus? Pastor Rob helps us find out what it means for us when Jesus says, "the Son of Man does not have a place where He may lay His head”.

Jesus said, "I am the way the Truth & the life." Join us today we begin continue our series learning to live the Jesus Way. Pastor Daniel teaches us how to live unhurried & create sacred spaces in a message called "The Pace."

Join us as we continue our series: The Rebuilders. Pastor Rob Brendle explores the difference between TRUST & SUBMISSION. To find the answer, he asks the questions, Do we really believe our provision comes from God? and Will we place into His hands what we value most? We hope you’ve been blessed + encouraged today. For all updates + news, head to www.denverunited.com. For more information or to submit a prayer request, head to www.denverunited.com, download our app, or email us at [email protected].

Join us as we continue our series: The Rebuilders. Pastor Rob Brendle shares with us how "Unity is not just an ideal, it's a functional necessity!" TOGETHER is how we experience Jesus! We hope you’ve been blessed + encouraged today. For all updates + news, head to www.denverunited.com. For more information or to submit a prayer request, head to www.denverunited.com, download our app, or email us at [email protected].

Join us as we continue our series: The Rebuilders. Pastor Neil Chesshir shares with us how "unity of purpose is only as good as the unity of the people"! How can we fight for unity in a world seemingly rife with devision? Let's find out TOGETHER! We hope you’ve been blessed + encouraged today. For all updates + news, head to www.denverunited.com. For more information or to submit a prayer request, head to www.denverunited.com, download our app, or email us at [email protected].

Join us as we continue our series: The Rebuilders. Pastor Rob Brendle helps us Rebuild by REENGINEERING...and we finish the day off with Baptisms! Celebrate with us!!We hope you’ve been blessed + encouraged today. For all updates + news, head to www.denverunited.com. For more information or to submit a prayer request, head to www.denverunited.com, download our app, or email us at [email protected].