Frontier Church

Mary’s Song // Re-defining Self-Worth & Significance, Luke 1:39-56

The grace God provides is not based upon social standing, personal merit, or any other achievement deemed worthy or important by human society. It re-defines our self-worth and personal significance. A peasant girl (Mary) rather than a temple priest’s wife (Elizabeth) was bestowed the Messianic blessing and entrusted with the motherhood of God’s Son; as such, God’s grace “looked with favor on the lowliness of His servant” and “has done great things for me” (vv. 48a–49a). So too will God look upon all of us in the same way.Mary's song pulls our hearts to a new realm and new way of following Jesus in:1. Experiencing Real Self-Worth & Significance2. Accepting it.3. Giving it away.

”Making Room”, Cheryl Allen

"Making Room", Cheryl Allen, PIHOP DirectorSunday, Dec 8, 2024 was our final Sunday Service at the International House of Prayer, our home for the last 6 years! A very special and bittersweet service as Cheryl Allen, the director of PIHOP is with us, giving a message titled, "Making Room". Every time Cheryl ministers, she gives a message that gives us fresh eyes to see the challenges of our calling with a renewed hope, intimacy and vision.

Advent // Songs of Christmas: Humility, Phil 2:1-11

Advent Week One// "The Songs of Christmas" // Phil 2:1-11This week, as we transition from Acts to “Songs of Christmas,” we’re looking at a song that Paul recounted to the very church he planted in Acts 16. This church in Philippi is the healthiest of all the NT churches, and yet Paul is sending this letter to deal with their fighting. The symptom of the problem is self-interest. The root of the problem is vein conceit. The solution is humility and it's the key for us today... but the only way to build humility in yourself is to actually let go of it; the moment you try to build it in yourself you will find yourself enacting the opposite. The only way to build a mindset of humility, “the attitude of Christ,” is to let go of it and look to Someone Else for it. This is why this passage isn’t just about abstract theology; it’s a hymn, it’s something that needs to be recited, remembered, celebrated––to be sung.