Discovery Church: Grand Rapids

1 Corinthians 12:12-27Father God has created each person with gifts and passions to serve others, and with areas where each person needs to be helped and cared for. Jesus created the church so that all the people work together and fit as a united whole—where strengths and hurting areas come together. The great joy comes when we serve together as co-laborers to minister to others as Jesus’ people. Key verse: For we were all baptized by one Spirit so as to form one body—whether Jews or Gentiles, slave or free—and we were all given the one Spirit to drink. Even so the body is not made up of one part but of many….  Now you are the body of Christ, and each one of you is a part of it. (1 Corinthians 12:13, 14, 27)Preached by Pastor Paul Sausser

Luke 19:1-10Zacchaeus was an outsider, and he knew it. He also knew that having Jesus would change his life. In Jesus’ encounter with him, we see the Savior’s love for the outcast which begins with seeing him. To follow in Jesus’ steps, we also must see those that are considered forgotten or those mistreated, affirm their value with the giving of time, and lead them to Jesus and His community so they can be fully engaged in a new way of life with Jesus at their center. Key Verse: When Jesus reached the spot, he looked up and said to him, “Zacchaeus, come down immediately. I must stay at your house today.” So he came down at once and welcomed him gladly. (Luke 19:5-6)Preached by Pastor Paul Sausser

The family table is the place where we feel we all belong. Jesus’ guest list is quite startling. Those who might be deemed worthy of an invite reject it. Those whom others pass over on the invitation list are compelled to come to His table. Those who are the most vulnerable should be ones Jesus’ followers show radical hospitality and offer a compelling invitation to be a part of the Father’s Table.Key Verse: Then the master told his servant, “Go out to the roads and country lanes and compel them to come in, so that my house will be full.” (Luke 14:23)Watch the full service here: https://youtu.be/-ap3eevSncsPreaching by Pastor Paul Sausser

The family table is the place where we feel we all belong. The risk in welcoming people to the table is that they will be different than us, and even a bit messy. Yet, the genuine longing that people have (because it was placed in all of us by God), is to belong to God and to His family. We must follow this calling as a church because this is how Father God has welcomed us. Key Verse: I urge you to live a life worthy of the calling you have received. Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love. (Ephesians 4:1-2)Watch the full service here: https://youtu.be/CUC5kKnPAA0Preached by Pastor Paul Sausser

John 20:1-18 Jesus came to bring us new life through faith in Him. The evidence is there to show the belief in the resurrection is the most reasonable answer to the events of that day. The resurrection is not an abstract idea, but a personal invitation to come and know this Man who loves us and wants us to love Him. Watch the full Easter service on our YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/vBjxJK78sUU

Jesus came to bring us new life through faith in Him. Our journey with Jesus is not just about the end—eternal life--but just as much about the now. How we live, following the values that shape us, and the glory of God that we seek to bring Him is what Kingdom life is about. We experience God’s new abundant life through the unfiltered abundant love of Jesus as He addresses our needs in His way, not in our way. Jesus said to her, "I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die; and whoever lives by believing in me will never die." (John 11:25-26) Watch the full service here: https://youtu.be/vYvFSGx5ypc