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New Year Vision Series: ”Follow Me Again”, John 21

Follow Me Again, A Shepherding Sermon for the New YearJohn 21At the start of a new year, many of us feel what could be called the New Year Ache—a quiet pressure to fix ourselves, reinvent our lives, or prove we’re enough. Even when life is good, January often amplifies exhaustion, comparison, regret, and a crisis of confidence.This message explores why cultural solutions to that ache ultimately fall short. While the world tells us to stop striving by convincing ourselves we’re already enough, the gospel offers a deeper and truer hope: we are restored not by self-belief, but by re-anchored dependence on Jesus.Peter’s Confidence Collapse — and OursIn John 21, Peter meets Jesus after his greatest failure. Peter’s struggle isn’t just burnout—it’s fracture:-moral collapse (he denied Jesus),-identity collapse (“I thought I was that kind of man”), and-vocational collapse (“Can I still lead?”).Fishing again wasn’t sin—it was retreating into what he could control.Jesus restores Peter not by sending him inward to fix himself, nor by ignoring his failure, but by restoring him to his calling:“Feed my sheep. Follow me.”Peter’s soul is healed because:-he is forgiven without minimizing,-reinstated without probation,-and trusted without pretending.The Big IdeaJesus restores people not by telling them to fix themselves, but by re-anchoring them in His love and calling—inviting them to follow again, this time without illusion.This message invites us to recognize our own temptation to retreat into control, productivity, or self-optimization—and to hear Jesus’ gentle call again: Follow me.The Frontier WhyThis sermon also launches Frontier’s January Vision Series and answers a foundational question:Why does the church exist in this cultural moment?At our core, Frontier exists to be:a counter-cultural family,formed by the presence of Jesus,for the frontiers of modern culture.Not a community built on performance or confidence, but one shaped by dependence, formation, and faithful presence.Reset to RhythmsThe message introduces a seven-week Reset to Rhythms journey, inviting the church into shared practices of prayer, fasting, and reflection—not to fix ourselves, but to follow Jesus with intention as we prepare for a new season and a new home.Closing InvitationAs we begin the year:-Don’t reinvent your life.-Don’t carry what was never meant to be on your back.-Let God re-form you.You don’t have to carry the year today.Just follow the Shepherd this week.

The Scandal of Christmas, Part 2 (Mk 6:1-13)

The Scandal of Christmas | Mark 6 — God Came CloseNOTE: This stream had technical issues and got cut split into two parts. Please click here for the first 12 minutes of the message: https://youtube.com/live/tf-avztsvcsWe love scandal when leaders fall. But Mark 6 shows a different kind of scandal: a Leader who rises. In Jesus’ hometown of Nazareth, people aren’t offended because He breaks laws—but because He violates their categories. He’s more than they expected, and less than they wanted.In this message, we explore the original scandal of Christmas: God coming near in flesh and blood. And that nearness confronts us, frees us, and sends us.You’ll hear:-Why we feel offense before we can explain it, and why Jesus still confronts our “systems of worth”-Why God chooses the ordinary, the mundane, and the uncomfortable as the place His Kingdom breaks in-Why rejection is normal in following Jesus—but resentment is optional-What it means to “shake the dust off”—not as anger, but as spiritual hygiene and freedom from carrying false responsibility-How repentance isn’t guilt management, but re-centering your life around the true KingIf you’re tired, overwhelmed, afraid of being “found out,” or carrying weight you were never meant to carry, this is a word of confrontation and comfort—and an invitation to step into freedom.Scripture: Mark 6:1–13Series: Advent / Christmas at Frontier Church

The Scandal of Christmas, Part 1 (Mk 6:1-13)

The Scandal of Christmas | Mark 6 — God Came CloseNOTE: This recording had issues and got cut off at 12:38, please click here for the rest of the message: https://www.youtube.com/live/AE2r11BIt54We love scandal when leaders fall. But Mark 6 shows a different kind of scandal: a Leader who rises. In Jesus’ hometown of Nazareth, people aren’t offended because He breaks laws—but because He violates their categories. He’s more than they expected, and less than they wanted.In this message, we explore the original scandal of Christmas: God coming near in flesh and blood. And that nearness confronts us, frees us, and sends us.You’ll hear:-Why we feel offense before we can explain it, and why Jesus still confronts our “systems of worth”-Why God chooses the ordinary, the mundane, and the uncomfortable as the place His Kingdom breaks in-Why rejection is normal in following Jesus—but resentment is optional-What it means to “shake the dust off”—not as anger, but as spiritual hygiene and freedom from carrying false responsibility-How repentance isn’t guilt management, but re-centering your life around the true KingIf you’re tired, overwhelmed, afraid of being “found out,” or carrying weight you were never meant to carry, this is a word of confrontation and comfort—and an invitation to step into freedom.Scripture: Mark 6:1–13Series: Advent / Christmas at Frontier Church