The Branch Church

<p>Jesus is not looking for a promotion. He’s already been appointed Lord of all. But He is looking for our trust. It’s difficult to live out His supremacy over all things if we doubt His sufficiency. This weekend we’re soaking in Colossians 1:15-23 as we continue our journey in Colossians.</p>

<p>This weekend, we begin to walk through the book of Colossians together. Along the way, we’ll talk frankly about “deconstruction” and how Colossians speaks of “reality” being in Christ.</p>

<p>Did you know that shame slows us down neurologically? That’s not the only way shame interferes with our flourishing. Learning how to deal with shame makes a practical difference in our capacity to live in healthy ways. This weekend, we explore why it matters that Adam and Eve felt no shame before sin entered the picture. We also learn how to deal with shame in our lives now that it is in the picture.</p>

<p>This weekend our Flourish series continues by exploring the relationship between authority, power, and flourishing in our lives. What does it mean that God gave human beings a certain measure of authority and power to make a meaningful difference in our world?</p>

<p>This weekend at the Farmers Branch campus, Hunter Wheatcraft teaches us about enemies of rest.</p>

<p>This weekend at the Vista Ridge campus, Josh Brake teaches us three ways we can receive rest from Jesus.</p>

<p>A lot of us tend to compartmentalize our relationship with God from “life in the real world.” It’s as though we have our “spiritual” lives and then our “secular” lives. But from the beginning, our “life in the real world” was meant to be a part of our relationship with God. This understanding has everything to do with “flourishing” in the real world.</p>

<p>“You heavens above, rain down my righteousness; let the clouds shower it down.</p><p>Let the earth open wide, let salvation spring up, let righteousness flourish with it; I, the Lord, have created it.” - Isaiah 45:8</p>

<p>This weekend we begin a new series for the new year.</p><p>The word “flourish” in the Scriptures means to “bud, sprout, bloom,</p><p>to break forth, to break out, to spring up, to grow healthy...</p><p>vigorous.” You could consider “Flourish” to be our word of the year.</p>

<p>Happy New Year! This weekend, Jason Davila brings us a word out of Psalm 86 at our Farmers Branch campus.</p>

<p>Happy New Year! Today, Josh Brake is bringing us a word out of Exodus 33-34.</p>

<p>This weekend, we're taking a different approach and simply giving you a live glimpse of the message from our Christmas Candlelight Service. We pray it is a blessing to you and that you have a very merry Christmas!</p>

<p>This weekend, we explore another way Jesus has made history and continues to make history!</p>

<p>Take out a current picture of your child or grandchild for the prayer time this weekend as we’ll consider how Jesus has made history for children. You’ll appreciate the impact of His teaching about kids in the Gospels when you hear a little more about the world in which Jesus spoke it. And history tells the story of what a difference Jesus made for kids, and still does today.</p>

<p>This weekend we hear the story of how Jesus altered the way humanity has responded to sickness and disease.</p>

<p>The coming of Jesus made history. And still makes history. This weekend we begin a new series as we celebrate and dig into the impact Jesus has made.</p>

<p>Following last week’s State of The Branch message, we are picking up where we left off in the letter of 2 Timothy. Paul is addressing Timothy, who is serving the church in Ephesus during a time of rapid change both around and within the church. </p>

<p>In what Chris calls his “State of The Branch” message, he shares some updates on where we are as a church and where we’re going.</p>

<p>This weekend, Chris invites his wife, Tara, to share a story as he unpacks the topic of leadership and the meaning of Hebrews 13:7-8.</p>

<p>This weekend, our VOX DEI series concludes with a look at what it means to follow God’s voice, and Chris brings a prop!</p>

<p>Chris is continuing his VOX DEI series with a message on what we can expect when it comes to hearing the voice of the Lord. We hope this will both strengthen our discernment of His voice and increase our hunger to listen for Him and to Him!</p>

<p>This weekend, we explore what it looks like to trust Jesus in the midst of a storm.</p>

<p>Tim began our time with a personal reflection on what is next for him, and answers some questions about his transition. Then Hunter brought a sermon with some insights on his vision for making disciples at The Branch.</p>

<p>This week, we learn how the voice of the Lord helps us to identify any lies we might be operating under in our hearts, and pull us out of isolation and into community with others.</p>

<p>There are multiple voices speaking into our lives. This weekend, we explore more on the subject of discerning the Lord among all the other voices.</p>