Teachings
One of the primary elements of our worship gatherings is exploring the scriptures. Together as a community of faith we seek to faithfully interpret and apply these ancient texts to the realities of twenty-first century life. We do this because we believe God is present with us, that God's Story is continually unfolding all around us and that he is still renewing all of creation and inviting us to participate.
- Dec 17, 2018 • 31 min
ADVENT OF DISRUPTION (WK 3): "The Joy of Discerning Wonder"
Advent continues to come every year to a world that is constantly trying to assert a story of seeking value through significance and power and domination and control and success and comfort--and Advent brings a reminder that Jesus came as a plot twist and a disruption of that story to say, “You are valued and loved without ANY of that, and my Kingdom, the true Kingdom, is a Kingdom made of grace and peace and joy and self-emptying love. We wait. We anticipate. We receive. We participate.
- Dec 10, 2018 • 30 min
ADVENT OF DISRUPTION (WK 2): "The Disruption That Brings Peace"
Advent continues to come every year to a world that is constantly trying to assert a story of seeking value through significance and power and domination and control and success and comfort--and Advent brings a reminder that Jesus came as a plot twist and a disruption of that story to say, “You are valued and loved without ANY of that, and my Kingdom, the true Kingdom, is a Kingdom made of grace and peace and joy and self-emptying love. We wait. We anticipate. We receive. We participate.
- Dec 4, 2018 • 30 min
ADVENT OF DISRUPTION (WK 1): "The Plot Twist"
Advent continues to come every year to a world that is constantly trying to assert a story of seeking value through significance and power and domination and control and success and comfort--and Advent brings a reminder that Jesus came as a plot twist and a disruption of that story to say, “You are valued and loved without ANY of that, and my Kingdom, the true Kingdom, is a Kingdom made of grace and peace and joy and self-emptying love. We wait. We anticipate. We receive. We participate.
- Nov 20, 2018 • 37 min
ON THE INCREASE (WK 3): "A Quiet Community of Love and Hope"
Together, we're imagining how we might trust God to make our love increase more and more for one another and all of our neighbors. We're joining with this little, vulnerable, vibrant and ancient church in Thessalonica to believe that Jesus, through his death and resurrection, will guard our life's light from being determined by the great darkness around us. We're living to give ourselves to love of God and neighbor as we overflow with holiness, love and hope. "May the Lord make your love increase and overflow for each other and for everyone else, just as ours does for you. May he strengthen your hearts so that you will be blameless and holy in the presence of our God and Father when our Lord Jesus comes with all his holy ones." -1Thessalonians 3:12-13
- Nov 12, 2018 • 44 min
ON THE INCREASE (WK 2): "A Sexuality of Holiness"
Together, we're imagining how we might trust God to make our love increase more and more for one another and all of our neighbors. We're joining with this little, vulnerable, vibrant and ancient church in Thessalonica to believe that Jesus, through his death and resurrection, will guard our life's light from being determined by the great darkness around us. We're living to give ourselves to love of God and neighbor as we overflow with holiness, love and hope. "May the Lord make your love increase and overflow for each other and for everyone else, just as ours does for you. May he strengthen your hearts so that you will be blameless and holy in the presence of our God and Father when our Lord Jesus comes with all his holy ones." -1Thessalonians 3:12-13
- Nov 5, 2018 • 35 min
ON THE INCREASE (WK 1): "Lives of Response"
Together, we're imagining how we might trust God to make our love increase more and more for one another and all of our neighbors. We're joining with this little, vulnerable, vibrant and ancient church in Thessalonica to believe that Jesus, through his death and resurrection, will guard our life's light from being determined by the great darkness around us. We're living to give ourselves to love of God and neighbor as we overflow with holiness, love and hope. "May the Lord make your love increase and overflow for each other and for everyone else, just as ours does for you. May he strengthen your hearts so that you will be blameless and holy in the presence of our God and Father when our Lord Jesus comes with all his holy ones." -1Thessalonians 3:12-13
- Oct 23, 2018 • 34 min
MOSAIC CORE (WK 3): "Inward | Upward | Outward"
Over the next several weeks we are going to go behind the curtain of what makes Mosaic tick and invite you into practicing rhythms of grace with us. If you are interested in joining Mosaic Core you can fill out the form at www.mosaiclincoln.com/core or email info@mosaiclincoln.com with any questions.
- Oct 18, 2018 • 23 min
MOSAIC CORE (WK 2): "We Are | We Exist | We Hope | And..."
Over the next several weeks we are going to go behind the curtain of what makes Mosaic tick and invite you into practicing rhythms of grace with us. If you are interested in joining Mosaic Core you can fill out the form at www.mosaiclincoln.com/core or email info@mosaiclincoln.com with any questions.
- Oct 18, 2018 • 36 min
MOSAIC CORE (WK 1): "An invitation"
Over the next several weeks we are going to go behind the curtain of what makes Mosaic tick and invite you into practicing rhythms of grace with us. If you are interested in joining Mosaic Core you can fill out the form at www.mosaiclincoln.com/core or email info@mosaiclincoln.com with any questions.
- Sep 22, 2018 • 19 min
MOSAIC: OUR STORIES | OUR PRACTICES (WK 4): "Practicing Rhythms of Grace"
Who is Mosaic? What are our stories and what practices do we want to be defined by as a church? During this series we are also sharing stories from our community. You can find Cheryl's story on our website, Facebook page, or on Vimeo at www.vimeo.com/288921919
- Aug 28, 2018 • 33 min
MOSAIC: OUR STORIES | OUR PRACTICES (WK 2): "Learning from Jesus"
Who is Mosaic? What are our stories and what practices do we want to be defined by as a church? During this series we are also sharing stories from our community. You can find Katie's story on our website, Facebook page, or on vimeo at https://vimeo.com/286681227
- Aug 21, 2018 • 26 min
MOSAIC: OUR STORIES | OUR PRACTICES (WK 1): "The Yoke of Heaven"
Who is Mosaic? What are our stories and what practices do we want to be defined by as a church? Stefan and Brooke's story - https://vimeo.com/286036943
- Aug 21, 2018 • 31 min
PHILEMON (WK 2): "What's in a Name?"
This week Jeff Miller explores the book of Philemon from the perspective of Onesimus. The courage it took to go back to Philemon and read the letter Paul wrote. Will Philemon accept him as a brother or return Onesimus to work as a slave?
- Aug 8, 2018 • 35 min
PHILEMON (WK 1): "Power Dynamics and the Kingdom of God"
Philemon is a fascinating book. At only 335 words it speaks volumes about grace, reconciliation, humility, and ultimately how to handle power.
- Aug 8, 2018 • 30 min
THIS ORDINARY LIFE (WK 8): "Pleasure"
Many times we try to find God in the extraordinary when He is waiting for us in the ordinary. How can we experience God's presence through the simple pleasures of life?
- Jul 24, 2018 • 38 min
THIS ORDINARY LIFE (WK 7): "Coffee Shop Conversations & Bill's Announcement"
What if God can use us to shape the trajectory of someone's life through an ordinary conversation over coffee or a meal? That's what happened to our Associate Pastor Bill Radtke. He and Curt share the message this week and Bill has an announcement about something new God is doing in him and his family.
- Jul 24, 2018 • 24 min
THIS ORDINARY LIFE (WK 6): "Conflict"
How do we experience God in the everyday ordinary moments of conflict? Whether interpersonal or with structures and systems God's presence inspires us not to avoid but to step into difficult situations and conversations.
- Jul 13, 2018 • 35 min
THIS ORDINARY LIFE (WK 5): "Work"
Many times we try to find God in the extraordinary when He is waiting for us in the ordinary. How can we experience deep faith through embracing the interruptions in life?
- Jul 13, 2018 • 34 min
THIS ORDINARY LIFE (WK 4): "Eating"
Many times we try to find God in the extraordinary when He is waiting for us in the ordinary. How can we experience deep faith through embracing the interruptions in life?
- Jun 27, 2018 • 36 min
THIS ORDINARY LIFE (WK 3): "Traffic"
Many times we try to find God in the extraordinary when He is waiting for us in the ordinary. How can we experience deep faith through embracing the interruptions in life?
- Jun 7, 2018 • 39 min
THIS ORDINARY LIFE (WK 1): "Sleep"
Many times we try to find God in the extraordinary when He is waiting for us in the ordinary. How can we experience deep faith through embracing the sacred routine of rest?
- May 20, 2018 • 25 min
HOW TO BE WISE (WK 6): "Ecclesiastes - The Gift"
In the final message of our Wisdom series Bill Radtke leads us through a main theme of the Book of Ecclesiastes. The Gift of God. What is it... Listen and see.
- May 16, 2018 • 43 min
HOW TO BE WISE (WK 5): "Ecclesiastes - Vapor"
This Mother's Day message is brought to you by one of Mosaic wisest Momma's Karissa Bettendorf. Karissa introduces us to the book of Ecclesiastes. An often misunderstood book of the bible Karissa dives into how the book guides us to be wise in the areas of our life we cannot control.
- May 2, 2018 • 42 min
HOW TO BE WISE (WK 4): "Job - When Good Theology is Abusive"
This week our special guest speaker and Job expert Eric Smith from Pillar Seminary unpacks how Job's friends had correct theology misapplied. And how we can actually be wise (unlike Job's friends) and help those going through suffering.
- Apr 26, 2018 • 44 min
HOW TO BE WISE (WK 3): "Job - Do Good Get Bad"
This week our special guest speaker and Job expert Eric Smith from Pillar Seminary unpacks the wisdom in the book of Job. The Proverbial wisdom of "do good get good" gets thrown on it's head when Job does everything right but gets nothing but atrocities in return. The book of Job is necessary because we can all point to times in our life where we did all the right things but got nothing but bad results. What can we learn from a man who did everything right and then lost everything in return? What does Job demand of God? What does God tell Job about why he suffered? And what is Job's response to God in the end? Job is a heavy book. But it speaks right to the heart of living a life of wisdom and selflessness.