http://www.watermark.org en no ℗ & © 2012 Watermark Community Church 720 In an era when the biblical standard for marriage is being hotly contested and when the distinction God established for feminine and masculine roles is blurrier than ever, what is our responsibility to be as bearers of His standard? Does the Bible really say that the woman's role is inferior to a man's? And how should we live out the concept of "submission" given that its misinterpretation has been the cause of so much abuse and heartache? http://www.watermark.org/media/the-god-given-dignity-and-duty-of-woman-and-the-men-who-serve-them/2138/ http://s3.amazonaws.com/Wccvideo/20120513lo.m4v Sun, 13 May 2012 00:00:00 -0500 Todd Wagner You could argue that a sense of entitlement has crept into most aspects of our lives. These unrealistic expectations can lead to great disappointment and to deep bitterness. Equipping Pastor Blake Holmes suggests that the remedy for this sense of entitlement is to change our thinking about ourselves, adopt a correct view of world, and recapture a right view of God's calling on our lives. http://www.watermark.org/media/entitled/2126/ http://s3.amazonaws.com/Wccvideo/20120429lo.m4v Sun, 29 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0500 Blake Holmes What does the Good Shepherd look like and what does His flock look like? Confronting those who demanded that Jesus tell them "plainly" whether He was Messiah, Jesus gets very specific about His claims. He reviews what He has done to this point in the name of the Father, and exposes the intent of their hearts by explaining how His true followers look and act. http://www.watermark.org/media/the-identity-of-the-good-shepherd-and-the-attributes-of-his-sheep/2118/ http://s3.amazonaws.com/Wccvideo/20120422lo.m4v Sun, 22 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0500 Todd Wagner One reasons we chose to name ourselves Watermark is that we want to be a people who, like the mark that a subsiding body of water leaves on a wall after a flood, will leave a mark on our city and our world. And long after we're gone we hope that the way God has worked in us and through us will be evident. Are you investing your life in a way that is impacting eternity? Will you be surprised when you get to Heaven at the stories of life change you played a part in? http://www.watermark.org/media/finishing-well-celebrating-now-and-pressing-on/2102/ http://s3.amazonaws.com/Wccvideo/20120415lo.m4v Sun, 15 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0500 Todd Wagner If all we have is the story of a powerful lover who simply died and stayed in the tomb, our celebration of Easter is nonsensical and, as the Apostle Paul said, we are above all people to be pitied. But if He DID rise from the dead - and we have every reason to believe that tomb is empty - then several logical conclusions must also be true. Conclusions about how we should respond to His love, about eternity, about our past, and about the way we should live in light of Easter, the cornerstone of the faith we profess. http://www.watermark.org/media/if-easter-is-true-then-so-is-this/2092/ http://s3.amazonaws.com/Wccvideo/20120408lo.m4v Sun, 08 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0500 Todd Wagner We spend this Sunday celebrating the transforming power of God's love. His ability to rescue those pursuing a life far from anything resembling godliness - modern-day lepers - and set free from bondage to sin and destruction. Each Christ-follower's story will be different but is your story fundamentally the same? Do you worship in spirit and in truth, fully aware of the waywardness of your former life and of the depth of His grace? http://www.watermark.org/media/how-people-accustomed-to-evil-become-good/2074/ http://s3.amazonaws.com/Wccvideo/20120401lo.m4v Sun, 01 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0500 Todd Wagner As Jesus' ministry on earth continues to unfold and His character and ultimate mission come into greater focus, the dividing line becomes increasingly well-defined. With clarity, hearers will either become more devoted or more entrenched in their opposition. For Jesus to call Himself the Good Shepherd is a comfort to many but an outrage to others. Who do YOU say He is? http://www.watermark.org/media/the-good-shepherd-what-he-is-doing-why-he-is-doing-it-and-how-its-going-to-get-done/2063/ http://s3.amazonaws.com/Wccvideo/20120325lo.m4v Sun, 25 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0500 Todd Wagner Few of us have to endure the trial that Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego experienced in Daniel 3 or suffer persecution for our faith like many modern-day evangelists around the world do today. But all of us at some point are hardships, illnesses, losses, and just sometimes the subtle pressure to compromise. This story teaches us about people of faith and what they do when trials come: They trust God when they're tempted and in times of trouble, and when they trust God, they find life. http://www.watermark.org/media/faith-in-the-fire/2048/ http://s3.amazonaws.com/Wccvideo/20120318lo.m4v Sun, 18 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0500 Jonathan Pokluda Hollywood loves stories about princes who free their kingdoms from curses and oppression. The Gospel is the ultimate story of liberation from evil. Jesus freed us from sin's curse and made us heirs to His kingdom. We are now his ambassadors, sharing the Gospel with others and encouraging them to be reconciled with God. http://www.watermark.org/media/lifting-the-curse/2039/ http://s3.amazonaws.com/Wccvideo/20120311lo.m4v Sun, 11 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0600 Jonathan Pokluda "The blind man in John 9 is someone Christ knows, the world hates, is touched by a sovereign God, who continues in faith, who is lost, was formerly unable to find anything on his own, is sought out by Jesus in grace, a nameless outcast, standing faithfully against the world, transformed, and testifying of his savior. If I didn't just describe you, you might need to ask yourself if you know Him. He is either crazy or He is the Christ." http://www.watermark.org/media/a-blind-man-youd-better-see-yourself-in/2020/ http://s3.amazonaws.com/Wccvideo/20120304lo.m4v Sun, 04 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0600 Todd Wagner This passage highlights Jesus ministry to the religious leaders who claimed to be children of God but who were in fact enslaved to tradition and legalism. Their main problem was understanding the difference between abiding and doing. Do those of us who claim to love Christ today have a clear understanding of what it means to walk minute by minute in the reality of His love for us and can we see clearly how following a "religion" keeps us from living in the freedom Christ died to offer us? http://www.watermark.org/media/sons-slaves-and-freedom-indeed/2007/ http://s3.amazonaws.com/Wccvideo/20120226lo.m4v Sun, 26 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0600 Todd Wagner Jesus - crazy loving, completely fearless, continually joyful, yet constantly in trouble. In trouble with the spiritual leaders of the day for confronting them with their error. Today, if we hope to let His light shine through us and walk in truth and grace like Jesus did, we can expect to encounter resistance. We will find ourselves inevitably at odds with those who are "pursuing enlightenment" rather than embracing the One who said He was the Light. http://www.watermark.org/media/the-light-that-will-put-you-on-the-list-how-to-be-one-of-the-most-spiritually-powerful-people-today/1993/ http://s3.amazonaws.com/Wccvideo/20120219lo.m4v Sun, 19 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0600 Todd Wagner Are you seen as someone who is living out the Gospel, someone who is aware of the great needs in our community and our world and are doing something to address them? Some of the common obstacles to serving are that we are unaware of the needs or that we are struggling to meet needs on our own. Watermark hosts Act to Impact each year in an effort to take away the excuses and introduce members and guests to trusted ministry partners. Discover more opportunities to get involved at this link: http://watermarkblogs.org/externalfocus/ http://www.watermark.org/media/act-to-impact-sunday-2012/1983/ http://s3.amazonaws.com/Wccvideo/20120212lo.m4v Sun, 12 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0600 Todd Wagner In anticipation of Act to Impact next Sunday, Todd discusses what motivates God. What would motivate God to want us to know His Word, live morally upright lives, and specifically serve Him and His people? The short answer is that it blesses us and others. Todd outlines five things that inevitably happen when we serve. http://www.watermark.org/media/the-god-of-win-win-win-win-win/1971/ http://s3.amazonaws.com/Wccvideo/20120205lo.m4v Sun, 05 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0600 Todd Wagner Taking the opportunity to examine a passage that most conservative scholars feel was not part of the original manuscript, Todd discusses textual criticism and solid proof of the Bible's reliability. The story itself - the woman caught in adultery - offers several points about grace, condemnation and legalism. http://www.watermark.org/media/my-favorite-bible-story-thats-not-in-the-bible/1953/ http://s3.amazonaws.com/Wccvideo/20120129lo.m4v Sun, 29 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0600 Todd Wagner What you think is someday going to have some pretty significant consequences. If you don't think about hell, the Bible suggests that you should. What you think about it, furthermore, can say about about whether you are rightly related to the only One who has the power and authority save you from it. http://www.watermark.org/media/hell-and-lollipops-eternal-implications/1947/ http://s3.amazonaws.com/Wccvideo/20120122lo.m4v Sun, 22 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0600 Jonathan Pokluda All of us have them. Sometimes they're there because we've ignored them for a long time, we've rationalized them, or we just don't have the kind of community around us who can point them out lovingly. What are the elephants in your room that keep you from growing spiritually or relationally? Specifically, what are the elephants that keep you from living a generous life? http://www.watermark.org/media/the-elephant-in-the-room-five-barriers-to-generous-living/1943/ http://s3.amazonaws.com/Wccvideo/20120115lo.m4v Sun, 15 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0600 John Cox, Adam Tarnow With resolve to keep our New Year's resolutions already beginning to fade, we inevitably ask ourselves why we can't seem to change and how we can avoid a relapse into old habits. And why is it, spiritually speaking, that change is so difficult and often so temporal? Todd takes a look at eight attitudes that can hold any of us back and keep us from experiencing the life change that God desires for His children. http://www.watermark.org/media/why-we-dont-change-eight-attitudes-that-will-keep-us-bound-to-an-old-master/1939/ http://s3.amazonaws.com/Wccvideo/20120108lo.m4v Sun, 08 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0600 Todd Wagner As the first reading for our new year on Join the Journey, the genealogy of Jesus in Matthew 1 is easy - and tempting - to skip over. But if we study it carefully, we can learn a lot about Him (He truly is the Son of God, for example), and a lot about our own circumstances (such as the fact that sin doesn't disqualify us from being useful to God.) http://www.watermark.org/media/an-invitation-to-the-table/1936/ http://s3.amazonaws.com/Wccvideo/20120101lo.m4v Sun, 01 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0600 Blake Holmes God doesn't want you just to be ok with His story. He wants our lives to be marked by relationship with us. Have you wondered whether there might be more to Christmas than just a beautiful story or a Christmas spirit we try to capture once a year? If so could it be that you've heard His Words but have never truly acted on them? Hope isn't just a story. It's a new song that changes everything. http://www.watermark.org/media/the-difference-between-saying-merry-christmas-and-knowing-the-christ-of-christmas/1935/ http://s3.amazonaws.com/Wccvideo/20111224lo.m4v Sat, 24 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0600 Todd Wagner In the rush to experience a merry Christmas, we usually blow right past God's presence, focusing rather on the presents. Are you willing to put aside the usual frenzy of the holidays this year and spend time considering the gift Mary received by sitting at Jesus' feet and simply abiding with Him? Or will you let Christmas distract you from Christ? http://www.watermark.org/media/gods-presents-or-gods-presence-which-will-you-choose-this-christmas/1930/ http://s3.amazonaws.com/Wccvideo/20111218lo.m4v Sun, 18 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0600 Jonathan Pokluda Simeon was one of the first individuals in Scripture to see and understand the significance of Jesus' birth. And in this episode we discuss twenty-four timeless truths we can glean from the short passage covering Simeon's encounter with the baby. As we get ready to read through the New Testament in 2012, we take this Sunday to remind ourselves of the importance of reading God's Word consistently and the richness and application that is available for any of us who will take the time to prayerfully consider what God wants to reveal. http://www.watermark.org/media/twenty-four-truths-on-the-way-to-christmas/1922/ http://s3.amazonaws.com/Wccvideo/20111211lo.m4v Sun, 11 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0600 Todd Wagner Is our faith sometimes like a really high-tech gadget? It's loaded with features and functionality - power, in other words - that we don't ever fully leverage? In this second episode of ThanksLiving, we see that truly understanding what we've been given by grace through faith will change our perspective, getting our focus not on what we don't have but the great needs all around us. http://www.watermark.org/media/thanksliving-living-life-to-the-full/1913/ http://s3.amazonaws.com/Wccvideo/20111204lo.m4v Sun, 04 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0600 Jonathan Pokluda God calls us to live in a state of constant thankfulness. Today's passage tells the story of ten healed lepers. Why did only one return to thank Jesus? What happened to the other nine? Do we today truly understand what Jesus has done for us and our great need for Him? http://www.watermark.org/media/thanksliving-living-in-need-of-jesus/1907/ http://s3.amazonaws.com/Wccvideo/20111127lo.m4v Sun, 27 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0600 Jonathan Pokluda These five short verses bring into sharp focus the promise, prophecy and ministry of Messiah, God's covenants with His chosen people, and the importance and role of the Church in God's timeline. Can we clearly articulate the place of Israel in that timeline and do we fully understand our significance as "the temple" and as "living water" in God's story of redemption? http://www.watermark.org/media/john-7-the-bible-collapses-here/1848/ http://s3.amazonaws.com/Wccvideo/20111113lo.m4v Sun, 13 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0600 Todd Wagner