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When Good Things Block Your Intimacy with God
by Apostles Uptown Team on March 30th, 2026
From the Sermon delivered on March 29, 2026 | Jesus Cleanses the Temple When good things quietly crowd God out of our lives, intimacy with God doesn't die dramatically — it just slowly goes cold. That's the real problem Jesus addresses when he walks into the temple in John 2: not outright wickedness, but displacement. Not obvious idolatry, but legitimate things occupying illegitimate places.Pastor...  Read More
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What the Wedding at Cana Says About Your Deficit
by Apostles Uptown Team on March 23rd, 2026
From the Sermon delivered on March 22, 2026 | Jesus' Creative Power & Glory The wedding at Cana is one of the most familiar stories in the Gospels, and one of the most misread. It is not primarily a story about hospitality or abundance or Jesus showing up when the party runs out of wine. It is a sign — John's word, not a modern one — and signs, by definition, point beyond themselves to something g...  Read More
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Who Are You When Everything Falls Apart?How Do You Actually Start Knowing Jesus Personally?Knowing Jesus When Life Still Feels Like NazarethWhat the Wedding at Cana Says About Your DeficitWhen Good Things Block Your Intimacy with God
 April
Good Friday: Are You Close to the Cross or Safe from It?Not Ruled by Fear of Man: Resurrection Power in Psalm 56What Does It Mean to Be Born Again? Lessons from John 3Joy in Jesus: Why the Lamb of God Finally Sets You FreeThe Woman at the Well: Why Living Water Truly Satisfies
 May
Woman at the Well: How to Find True Satisfaction in LifeKnowing Jesus Personally: Faith That Lasts Through PainResurrection Power and the Gap You Can't Close AloneJesus the Son of God: The Eternal Love That Goes Deepest
 June
What Is the Evidence That Jesus Is the Son of God?Spiritual Maturity and the Wilderness Seasons of Your FaithCan Jesus Give You Peace in the Storm Without Calming It?Everything Forever: The Bread of Life and Faith in JesusGospel of John 6: Why Jesus Calls Himself the Bread of Life
 July
Why Jesus Seems Controversial: Understanding the Lamb of GodKnowing Jesus Personally: Fans vs. True Jesus FollowersJohn 7 Living Water: What Jesus Offers Dry, Stagnant FaithGod's Forgiveness in John 8: Healing Guilt You Can't Shake
 August
What Does It Mean That Jesus Is the Light of the World?Abiding in Christ Leads to True Freedom and Sacrificial LoveOvercoming the Fear of Death: Jesus Is God in John 8:51

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