Welcome to the Reach Church Sermon Podcast. Led by Pastor Sean Gasperetti, Reach exists to make disciples who believe the gospel, worship Jesus, grow in community, and live on mission. We hope you're encouraged and challenged to take steps towards Jesus because steps like that are always worth taking. For more info, find us online: Web: www.reacheverett.cc Socials: @reacheverett.cc
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Meditating on God’s Word: What it is and What it’s not
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In the 2nd week of our Dwell series, Reach’s Youth Lead Jon preaches a message from Psalm 1 discussing delighting in God’s instruction and meditating on God’s word. In this message, we discuss how the vehicle to delight in God's instructions is meditating on God's word. Jon also discusses the difference between mindfulness, mental health, and medit…
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God’s Word reveals who God is. Scripture should be something we interact with on a regular basis, not just at church or Bible study. By prioritizing consistent time in God’s Word, the believer can be transformed by God’s love.By Andrew Adams
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Pastor Andrew finishes off the Parables series showing us in Matthew 13 a "real time" example of what happens when people reject the Messiah and His Kingdom.By Andrew Adams
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In Matthew 13, Pastor Andrew teaches us how Jesus, just like the prophets in the Old Testament, would use strange sayings and acts to judge the people and call them back to God. Through the Sermon on the Mount, the sabbath controversies, and now the parables, Jesus' ministry rhymes with that of the Old Testament prophets, warning the people of sin …
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On Move-Up Sunday, Youth Lead Jon continues in our study of Jesus’ parables. In Matthew 13:44-46 we wrestle with two interpretations that offer one simple truth: Jesus' value system is different than our value system. Through this message, we discover how both interpretations highlight Jesus' different value system and call for a reorientation of t…
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In this sermon Pastor Andrew focuses on the parables of the mustard seed and the leaven. He draws us to consider these parables in the context of the Kingdom of Heaven. They discuss the tension between human expectations of the Kingdom and the different features Jesus presents.By Andrew Adams
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Pastor Sean discusses the parable of the wheat and the weeds from Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43. The parable highlights the coexistence of believers and unbelievers in the world and the church, emphasizing the role of Christians to live faithfully while trusting in God's plan for the final judgement and restoration at the end of the age.…
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Pastor Andrew kick off Matthew 13, a passage filled with parables! In this passage Jesus encounters crowds full of followers, seekers and enemies. Jesus will teach them heavenly truths veiled through story and confront each group present and how they receive the word of God!By Andrew Adams
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Jesus teaches us to receive His yoke upon ourselves. While a call to attach yourself to Jesus may not seem freeing, it is the only way to receive freedom and requires us to unyoke ourselves to many other things in our lives. Pastor Andrew helps us understand Jesus' words through Matthew 11:20-30 and helps us understand how we can yoke ourselves to …
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If you have ever doubted taking Jesus at his word, you're in good company, John the Baptist had a moment where he doubted Jesus. In this teaching, Pastor Sean preaches out of Matthew 11:1-19 and helps build a healthy and Jesus-centered perspective about the doubts we experience in our faith as we follow Jesus.…
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By Andrew Adams
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Pastor Sean continues Our Matthew series in "The Burden is Light", with an encouraging word on the global church's experience with persecution through history and in the present, and how we as Christians in the West are to carry out the mission of spreading the gospel.By Sean Gasperetti
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By Andrew Adams
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Pastor Sean closes our Kingdom People series by teaching on Jesus' parable of the servants and the master's talents. Here we learn from God's heart for us to be good stewards over everything we are entrusted with.By Sean Gasperetti
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Kingdom people pray. Pastor Sean teaches from Matthew 6:9-13, what is commonly known as "the Lord's prayer". In this teaching, we will review the context Jesus spoke into, reflect on the depth of every word, and how we can apply it to our life and prayers today.By Sean Gasperetti
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Pastor Andrew takes us through the scriptures to learn what Sabbath is and what Jesus has has to say about Sabbath Rest. As kingdom people we learn what to do with Sabbath to encounter the rest Jesus gives.By Andrew Adams
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Pastor Sean teaches us how all people, whether followers of Jesus or not, are worshipers. The question is, where is your worship actually aimed?By Sean Gasperetti
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The Bible is a library of books, written by over 40 authors over 1,500 years, 3 continents, containing history, law, poetry, hyperbole, metaphor, apocalyptic drama, prophecy, eye witness reporting, all creating one unified story that leads us to Jesus. Listen in as Pastor Sean invites us to wade deeper into God’s word.…
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We are citizens of heaven. Members of God’s household. Kingdom people. Listen to this series intro as Pastor Sean invites us to consider the implications of this reality and how we might respond.By Sean Gasperetti
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By Aaron James
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There is good news that will bring great joy to all people (Luke 2). Pastor Sean teaches from the gospel of Luke and other passages how the arrival of Jesus reveals God’s desire to pour joy into your life.By Sean Gasperetti
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In this sermon, Pastor Andrew explores the tension between the two Advents, and we learn to focus on Advent peace.By Andrew Adams
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In this week's sermon, Pastor Sean delves into the various facets of hope as depicted in the Bible.By Sean Gasperetti
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I think we could all agree that encouragement is a good thing, and we all benefit when it's shared between us. Here's the problem we're facing in our culture right now: We are at an encouragement deficit. What if the baseline of how people experienced Christian community was genuine, gospel-infused encouragement? Let's explore how we get there, tog…
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Defeating Darkness: Jesus' Authority Over Demons
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This week Pastor Andrew teaches through Matthew 9:18-29. We'll examine the stories of desperate individuals, like the bleeding woman, blind men, and a synagogue leader, who approached Jesus in their time of need. What can their experiences teach us about faith? How do we nurture our faith in the face of life's challenges? Listen in for a deep dive …
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There are moments in life when we wait, we mourn, we enter the uncomfortable. But there are also moments to celebrate! To feast! To rejoice! In other words, there are times when you must leave behind an old way of experiencing your situation for a new way. In this weeks message we look at how Jesus wants us to wait with Him and we are waiting for H…
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The Forgiveness and Fellowship Controversies
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This week, we look at Matthew 9:1-13, documenting a variety of interactions Jesus has with religious leaders and “sinners” alike, all having very different encounters with him along the way. We see a couple controversies, but the controversy that this story ultimately points us to is the reality of where OUR story intersects with those with whom Je…
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It's so important that we maintain a healthy posture within the family of God because it's ultimately the greatest testimony we'll have as a collective community. Sadly, Christians are often infected with a critical spirit. If the onlooking world sees us carrying a "cancel culture" attitude just like they do, then how are we any different? James sa…
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The Presence, The Possesion, and the Pigs
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When Jesus comes to the other side of hearts, He deals with the darkness as a Savior, kindly and gently, so we can have what is always being challenged in this spiritual war - the presence of God in hearts.By Andrew Adams
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At Reach, the Elders carry the responsibility of overseeing the mission, vision, life, and doctrine of the church. These men carry the responsibility and authority of leading the church side-by-side, while humbly following Jesus, the Chief Shepherd of the Church. A primary way the Elder Team fulfills its role is by empowering and caring for the men…
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The storms will keep coming, but the hope we have today is that we are not alone even for a moment as we face them, if Jesus is in the boat of our lives.By Sean Gasperetti
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There are many things in this world that beg for our attention, but the disciple of Jesus must choose to put Jesus before all else.By Andrew Adams
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Bridging the Gap: Incarnational Evangelism & the Alpha Journey
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This Sunday, we got a taste of Alpha as a church family! Alpha is a fun dinner series followed by group conversations centered around exploring some of the big questions of life and the Christian faith. As we get ready to launch Alpha on September 20th, Pastor Sean shared a brief message on what it looks like to live on mission and share the life-c…
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In a world filled with suffering, we're invited to come humbly before Jesus, trusting in His power and wisdom. Sometimes healing comes immediately, sometimes it doesn't, but in all cases, we're met with His compassion and, ultimately, the promise of healing that is ours when we meet Him in glory.By Sean Gasperetti
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There is no shortcut to sharing our faith or reaching a city. It’s relational + it’s time consuming, but it's worth it. On Vision Sunday, Sean explained what Reach's role in our city has looked liked, current looks like, + hopefully will look like in the next few years to come. Now we get to decide what part we will play in being the Church + reach…
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As we wrapped up our "Big Family" series, we were able to hear from Pastor Sean's friend + mentor, Bob Stone. He showed us that Paul pointed Timothy to five stones of faith + explained the significant value in each one.By Bob Stone
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This week, as we continued on in our "Big Family" series, we had the privilege of hearing from our very own Mary Butler on the importance of growing in spiritual maturity. She shared with us her own personal journey through learning this lesson and how God's faithfulness has grown her into an even more faithful follower.…
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This week, we had the joy of hearing from Jon DeYonker, our Youth / Tech Lead on the concepts of humility, spiritual gifts, and the interconnectedness of believers within the body of Christ.By Jon DeYonker
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This week, we had the honor of hearing from Taylor Murray, Lead Pastor of Real Life Church (Covington, WA), sharing about the goodness of God and how he's freed us, fed us, and not forgotten about us.By Taylor Murray
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At every stage of life, we are provided with opportunities to either build on the shifting sands, or to build our life on a firm foundation. God is after our head and our heart; our understanding and our passion. It’s not enough just to comprehend the love of God. It’s not enough to hear the words, we must also do something with them.…
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While there are areas of our life in which we may be able to masquerade as something or someone we're not, we cannot fool God. You cannot fake your way into the kingdom. You can't flash your "Good person" badge to enter God's presence, or eternity. There is only one way we obtain salvation and that is through the person and work of Jesus Christ - c…
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In this section of the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus calls us to a kingdom way of living by valuing what God values instead of living by the values of the world.By Sean Gasperetti
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In this section of the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus compares the external righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees to the expression of true and authentic worship that favors the heart of God. Jesus is retraining his disciples on what it means to truly pray and fast. He cautions us against the hypocrisy of praying so that we will be admired, or loo…
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This week, we were blessed to hear from Jeff Price who shared from Matthew 6 on what it looks like to live a life of generosity.By Jeff Price
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It's easy to get comfortable in our own little kingdoms and neglect those who don't fit into our paradigms. But that's not what Jesus taught or modeled for us. As citizens of his kingdom, our job is to follow in his footsteps, which includes aligning our hearts with his in regards to our neighbor - regardless of who they are or where they're at in …
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While it's not effort that saves us, the effort we put into our faith is one of the indicators that we have a genuine faith at all. God is values-driven, which means that his commands are meant to reinforce something of his character and priorities, not just his preferences. What we need to realize is that, for the follower of Jesus, we're being in…
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Jesus doesn't have a backup plan when it comes to the salvation of people on earth. He came one time for all time, and then sent his disciples out into the world to make more disciples. Jesus commissioned us to be the "salt of the earth," and "the light of the world." If we're not abiding in Christ and doing what he commands us to do, then we're of…
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The Beatitudes are a series of eight statements that speak to a posture of living that Christ says results in the blessing of God. They summarize Jesus’ kingdom ethic and the character of Christian believers. They are a call for an inward posture that results in an outward blessing.By Sean Gasperetti
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