Rockharbor Costa Mesa Podcast

Advent marks the beginning of the church calendar year with a deliberate slowing – a pause in preparation for Him for Whom we wait. The prophet Isaiah’s fantastic visions of a world redeemed give us hope for peace – shalom – in a time of tension and conflict. And call us to join, even now, in preparing Him room. Teacher: Bill Dogterom Series: A Season of Advent Tags: Advent, Isaiah, Peace, redeemed, Shalom Scripture: Isaiah 2:2–5 The post A Season of Advent: Peace (12/1/2019) appeared first on Rockharbor.

Hear stories of our people's lives have been transformed as they practiced dropping everything to follow Jesus, Become like Jesus, and do the things that Jesus does. Teacher: Bart Scharrer Series: Mark: Drop Everything Tags: become, do, Drop Everything, Follow, Jesus, Mark, recovery, Redemption, stories, Transformation Scripture: Mark 1:16-18 The post Mark: Drop Everything; Storytelling (11/24/2019) appeared first on Rockharbor.

We must allow ourselves to be interruptible by the Holy Spirit. Teacher: Paul Hurckman Series: Mark: Drop Everything Tags: anoint, interupt, Jesus, Mark, Mary, Nard, perfume Scripture: 1 John 3:17, Mark 14:3-9 The post Mark: Drop Everything; Girl Interrupted (11/17/2019) appeared first on Rockharbor.

How would you describe your purpose in life? Does it include loving God and your those around you? God doesn’t want us to miss out on His life giving invitation to advance His Kingdom through our radical love of others. Teacher: Aaron Ophaug Series: Mark: Drop Everything Tags: Adopt, become, CASA, foster care, Jesus, Love God, love neighbor, Mark, orphans Scripture: Mark 12:28-34 The post Mark: Drop Everything; (11/10/2019) appeared first on Rockharbor.

Following Jesus in order to be with and learn from him will bring us into tension with the ways we have been trained to think – especially about power and position. Jesus, who clearly has all the power necessary to force outcomes, uses his power to serve and not for his own advantage. He invites us to re-consider that greatness might begin right where we are – marked by serving. Teacher: Bill Dogterom Series: Mark: Drop Everything Tags: become, Jesus, Kingdom, Leadership, Mark, Position, power Scripture: Mark 10:35-45 The post Mark: Drop Everything; In Place Greatness (11/3/2019) appeared first on Rockharbor.

As we step into following Jesus, we discover the “drop everything” is an ongoing process of releasing everything that gets in the way of our becoming like Him. Love needs a place to land – but if our hands – our lives – are too full, we will walk away from love sad. Jesus invites us to Life – not as an add on to what we already have, but of an entirely different kind that relativizes everything else we think of as life. Teacher: Bill Dogterom Series: Mark: Drop Everything Tags: Drop Everything, Follow, Jesus, Mark, Rich young ruler Scripture: Mark 10:13-23 The post Mark: Drop Everything; Empty Hands, Open Hands (10/27/2019) appeared first on Rockharbor.

Ben walks us through the miracle of broken bread. As we seek relational obedience to Jesus, we will learn that proximity increases compassion and our lack of resources can be an advantage in learning to do what Jesus did. Teacher: Ben Simonson Series: Mark: Drop Everything Tags: Bread, do, fish, Heart, Jesus, Mark Scripture: Mark 6:6-13 and 6:30-44 The post Mark: Drop Everything; The Miracle of Broken Bread (10/20/2019) appeared first on Rockharbor.

How are we to engage? By leading with mercy and leaving behind judgement. Why Do we engage: Because each one of us is sitting at that table and want others to experience the wholeness and freedom Jesus brings Teacher: Aaron Ophaug Series: Mark: Drop Everything Tags: dinner, Jesus, judgement, Mark, mercy, Pharisees, Reconciliation Scripture: Mark 2:14-22; Matthew 9:13; Hosea 6:6; Hosea 6:4; Colossians 4:5-6 The post Mark: Drop Everything; Engaging This Cultural Moment (10/13/2019) appeared first on Rockharbor.

When Jesus calls us to follow Him – He is serious! He invites us into an apprenticeship where we first watch what He does – so that we can learn how to do it ourselves. As it turns out, the apprenticeship includes both learning to do, and to not do… and will cost us all the ways we have learned to manage our lives apart from Him. Teacher: Bill Dogterom Series: Mark: Drop Everything Tags: Apprecentice, do, Drop Everything, Follow, Jesus, Mark Scripture: Mark 1:21-45 The post Mark: Drop Everything; Apprentices of Jesus (10/6/2019) appeared first on Rockharbor.

We become like Jesus in the affirmation of the Father and in the experience of the desert. Teacher: Paul Hurckman Series: Mark: Drop Everything Tags: daughters, Drop Everything, Everest, Father, identity, Mark, sons, Wilderness Scripture: Mark 1:9-13 The post Mark: Drop Everything; The Wilderness (9/29/2019) appeared first on Rockharbor.

Jesus enters into unclean places to set people free.  He invites us to partner with Him in this work, but it will cost us something. Teacher: Ben Simonson Series: Mark: Drop Everything Tags: Freedom, pigs, Slavery, tombs, unclean spirit Scripture: Mark 5:1-20 The post Mark: Drop Everything; Freedom Sunday pt2 Sacred Pigs, Ben Simonson (9/22/2019) appeared first on Rockharbor.

Join us this Freedom Sunday to hear from Gary Haugen, CEO of International Justice Mission, on how we can do what Jesus does, and participate in the work to end slavery. Teacher: Gary Haugen Series: Mark: Drop Everything Tags: Freedom, IJM, Sex trafficking, Slavery Scripture: The post Mark: Drop Everything; Freedom Sunday, Gary Haugen (9/22/2019) appeared first on Rockharbor.

When Jesus calls us to follow Him, it is a call first to be with Him – to learn life from Him – so that we can join Him in his mission – bringing the Good News of God’s Kingdom come, and pushing back the darkness! Teacher: Bill Dogterom Series: Mark: Drop Everything Tags: become, disciples, do, Follow, Jesus, Mark Scripture: Mark 3:13-19 The post Mark: Drop Everything; Be With Jesus – Do What Jesus Did (9/15/2019) appeared first on Rockharbor.

 Jesus comes and proclaims the availability of the Kingdom of God – and there is only one possible response – to repent, to reorder life in the light of the reality of the Kingdom. Mark models this in the invitation that came to four fishermen – and which comes to us – to leave the life you have built for yourself, and learn the new life of the Kingdom from Jesus. Teacher: Bill Dogterom Series: Mark: Drop Everything Tags: Disciple, Drop Everything, Fisherman, Mark, Peter, Rabbi Scripture: Mark 1:14-20 The post Mark: Drop Everything; Follow Jesus (9/8/2019) appeared first on Rockharbor.

The Gospel according to Mark shows us Jesus' call for us to drop everything to follow Jesus, so we can become more like Jesus and do the things that Jesus does. Teacher: Kit Rae Series: Mark: Drop Everything Tags: Action, become, do, Follow, gospel, Jesus, Mark Scripture: Mark 1:1-39 The post Mark: Drop Everything; Follow (9/1/2019) appeared first on Rockharbor.

Paul teaches us to follow Jesus' model of submitting to one another, specifically in the context of husbands and wives, parents and children, bosses and employees. Teacher: Caleb & Heather Clements Series: Beauty of the Church: Ephesians Scripture: Ephesians 5:21-28; 6:1-8 The post Beauty of the Church: Ephesians; Love That Prefers the Other (8/25/2019) appeared first on Rockharbor.

Jesus has invested His whole self in the Beauty of the Church – not simply so the Church can enjoy the benefits of His grace, but so that the Church can partner with Him in His mission to redeem the whole universe. In order for the church to be useful, it must be holy – otherwise it is part of the problem. Teacher: Bill Dogterom Series: Beauty of the Church: Ephesians Tags: Ephesians, Grace, Redemption, repentance Scripture: Ephesians 4:17-5:20 The post Beauty of the Church: Ephesians; Holiness is Usefulness (8/18/2019) appeared first on Rockharbor.

Paul knows that the radical vision for the church as the Body of Christ will only happen by the grace of God. His strategy is to pray - that we all grow up in love, both received and given - with an awareness that God has the ability to make it so. And so much more! Teacher: Bill Dogterom Series: Beauty of the Church: Ephesians Tags: Body of Christ, Ephesians, Foundation, grace of God, grow in love, holy people, Love, Paul the Apostle, Prayer, wide and long and high and deep love of Christ Scripture: Ephesians 3:14-21 The post Beauty of the Church: Ephesians; Grow in Love (8/4/2019) appeared first on Rockharbor.

Church is the brand new iteration of life - former identities replaced. Teacher: Bill Dogterom Series: Beauty of the Church: Ephesians Tags: all play, Beauty, Christ, Church, Ephesians, inclusion, Jesus, Love, Paul the Apostle, Together Scripture: Ephesians 2:11-22, 3:1-13 The post Beauty of the Church: Ephesians; All Play – Together (7/28/2019) appeared first on Rockharbor.

Today Kit talks about being awakened to the reality that we are alive in Christ, and the reality of God being active in our lives. Teacher: Kit Rae Series: Beauty of the Church: Ephesians Tags: active, alive, Christ, Ephesians, God, Paul, working Scripture: Ephesians 2:1-10 The post Beauty of the Church: Ephesians; Alive in Christ (7/21/2019) appeared first on Rockharbor.