Mosaic - Erwin McManus

This past Sunday Pastor Erwin McManus spoke on the importance of living connected not only to God, but to the gift of the Church.

Sharing from the book of Corinthians, he gave us three essential truths from the scriptures to inform the way we relate to God and others:

1. We are a unique part of the whole.

2. We are not whole when we are apart.

3. We are strongest when we all do our part.

When we out our uniqueness within the community God has given us, we become the strongest version of ourselves.

Are you ready to discover the importance of living a connected life?

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This weekend, Pastor Erwin McManus brought new insights that challenged us to step into a new level of connection to God.

Speaking from the book of Galatians, he shared that there are 3 levels of connection to God:

1: The universal good 

2: The adopted child

3: The heir apparent

We experience the universal good as we live our lives enjoying the blessings that God gives to all of humanity whether we believe in him or not. The adopted child has a relationship with God and experiences his grace, but the heir apparent has stepped into the maturity needed to inherit the life that God is longing to give them.

Are you ready to take your relationship with God to the next level? 

Don't miss this message!

Part 4 on the series of God from 2014

This Easter, Pastor Erwin McManus invites us to step into the story our souls long for.

He shares from the book of Matthew that Jesus created a tear in the fabric of time and space when he died on the cross. 

The separation between God and humanity caused by fear, despair, and hate was torn in two as Jesus conquered darkness and rose from the dead.

When the tomb was found empty, it shattered humanity’s understanding of the world. Jesus gave us an invitation to experience an eternal reality as we entered into a relationship with him. 

Are you ready to step into the story that will change your life forever?

Check out this powerful Easter message now

We go back into the archives to hear a message from 2014 that breaks down the idea that humanity often sees God through the lens of human experience. That despite our perceptions, we are created in the image and likeness of God, and our souls inherently recognize this truth. Even when individuals don't believe in God, God believes in them.

In a transformative new message, Pastor Erwin McManus breaks down the ultimate covert advantage:  transforming humans from the inside out.

Speaking from Hebrews chapter 8, he explains that God chose Israel to be an example of what it means to obey God as a result of having our hearts transformed from stone to flesh.

Pastor Erwin explains that when we are given hearts of flesh instead of hearts of stone, we become our most human selves — able to embrace attributes like humility, forgiveness, and gratitude.

We are not designed to live rigid lives with hearts of stone that are unwilling to yield to Jesus. God’s covert mission compels us to love and follow him out of an overflow of our love for him.

If you’re ready to stop simply following rules and start following Jesus, this message is for you!

In a brand new message, Lead Pastor Erwin McManus empowers us to make the hard choices necessary for us to step into the life we were designed to live.

Speaking from the book of Luke, he points out that Jesus was always calling people to a life that was difficult — a life that required the highest level of character. 

Pastor Erwin shares that often when we embrace a life of faith, we expect Jesus to make our lives easier, not more difficult. 

But as we decide to do hard things, we expand. We are able to tap into the unlimited potential God placed inside of us. 

If you want to be empowered to do hard things through God's power within you, watch this message now!

We go back into the archives to hear a message from 2014 that breaks down the idea that humanity often sees God through the lens of human experience. That despite our perceptions, we are created in the image and likeness of God, and our souls inherently recognize this truth. Even when individuals don't believe in God, God believes in them.

Pastor Erwin McManus brought a riveting new message on the importance of living a life deeply connected to God. 

Pulling from a fascinating story about Elijah and Ahab in the Scriptures, Pastor Erwin points out that there are 4 different levels of awareness that we can decide to live in. 

Unconscious: unaware of God's movement around us.

Experiential: only believe in what can be seen, heard, and touched. 

Spiritual: aware that a spiritual realm exists.

Transcendent: in step with the future God is creating through prayer.

While Ahab was only aware of God's movement when he could see, hear, or touch it, Elijah could sense God's movement before it was ever actualized in front of him. 

Pastor Erwin encourages us Elijah's spiritual life is the rule and not the exception to our spiritual lives. Each of us has access to God on this level through prayer. 

If you are ready to live deeply connected to what God is doing, tune into this powerful new message!

- Live from Mosaic Hollywood 02/19/24

Pastor Erwin Raphael McManus brought a life-changing message on the importance of cultivating mental toughness.

He shared that as people of faith, we often assume God will give us an easier life when we give our lives to him. In contrast, Pastor Erwin shared that God doesn't want to make our lives easier — he wants to make us tougher.

In Romans 8, we're reminded that we have everything we need to face the challenges that come our way because life is hard but we are tougher than we think. 

Are you ready to embrace the battles in front of you, believing that you have everything you need to overcome?

Tune into this message now!

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"Nothing will determine your freedom more than the people you choose to live your life with." - Erwin McManus

"The miracle is not just that God was made visible, the miracle is that life was made visible. - Erwin McManus | #LifeMadeVisible Originally broadcasted January 8, 2017

Recorded at mosaic hollywood on january 14th, 2024

For some of us, having faith in God comes more naturally. For others, it isn’t that simple. In this message from August of 2018, Pastor Erwin McManus walks us through his journey of finding faith. He explains that to him, the journey to Jesus was just that: a journey! Growing up he experienced a wide array of religions and was exposed to many world views. He did not imagine being a pastor when he grew up. As we navigate our way through life, we are informed about different religions and ways to God. But how do we know which path really is the way? Pastor Erwin references John 14:6 when Jesus says “No one comes to the Father except through me.” He explains that Jesus came to us and did not force us to believe. Rather, our own souls call us to believe in something more, and that Jesus is the only God that is searching for us, rather than us searching for God. When we have only a mathematical view of the world, we simply become a part of the falling domino effect. Our lives are a passive happening that we do not have freedom of choice inside of. But we know there must be more intention and meaning to our lives than this. We know deep down there is purpose and that our choices make a powerful impact on the future. Jesus’ life is the perfect example of a God who meets us right where we are and opens us up to the wonder of life all around us. “Jesus came to show us what God would do to get to us.” -Erwin McManus

A special message from Mosaic Lead Pastor Erwin McManus on how to reclaim your energy in the new year. As you step into 2024, begin with this mental framework: Your life matters. You are here on purpose. Your life has intention, and you need to step into that intention this year. Pastor Erwin challenges you to live 2024 with the kind of focus and intentionality that reflects the depth of your calling. In Colossians 1, Paul writes how he strenuously contends with the energy Christ works in him. For anyone who struggles with a lethargic approach to living in their day to day, make this the year that you reclaim your energy through aligning yourself with God’s intention for your life.

A special Christmas Eve message from Mosaic Lead Pastor Erwin Raphael McManus, recorded at Mosaic Hollywood on December 24, 2023.

Pastor Erwin shows us the power in understanding that our souls do not need what God can do for us, but God Himself with us.

This is why the story of Jesus still resonates within the human heart two thousand years after his birth.

At the core of who we are, we desperately long to be found, and God stepping into human history is our divine intervention.

This week dig into the archives from a message from 2014.

A Tribute to Robin Williams by Erwin Raphael McManus: "I had the beautiful privilege of running into Robin Williams years ago. He was gracious and kind and warm and deeply human. He was also the funniest person I have ever encountered in my life. He was funnier in a spontaneous 10 minutes on the way to the men's room than most are on stage delivering their best material. What struck me most was how generous he was with his time and how he genuinely enjoyed bringing people happiness. If you can love a person you don't know I have always loved Robin Williams. He made my life better. He made me better. His roles inspired me and elevated me. How tragic that a person would chose to end a life that the all of us treasured as a gift. Robin, if you could have only known how you made us feel... How you made us better. How your laughter healed us. You are a great loss to us. Everyone should know they matter more than they know. Everyone should know that life is worth the struggle. Everyone should have someone to remind them how much we need them here with us. Too many beautiful people have come to tragic endings. May every space where humans dwell be drenched in hope and love. Captain, My Captain."

Joshua‬ ‭3‬:‭1-17‬ "Early in the morning Joshua and all the Israelites set out from Shittim and went to the Jordan, where they camped before crossing over. After three days the officers went throughout the camp, giving orders to the people: “When you see the ark of the covenant of the Lord your God, and the Levitical priests carrying it, you are to move out from your positions and follow it. Then you will know which way to go, since you have never been this way before. But keep a distance of about two thousand cubits between you and the ark; do not go near it.” Joshua told the people, “Consecrate yourselves, for tomorrow the Lord will do amazing things among you.” Joshua said to the priests, “Take up the ark of the covenant and pass on ahead of the people.” So they took it up and went ahead of them. And the Lord said to Joshua, “Today I will begin to exalt you in the eyes of all Israel, so they may know that I am with you as I was with Moses. Tell the priests who carry the ark of the covenant: ‘When you reach the edge of the Jordan’s waters, go and stand in the river.’ ” Joshua said to the Israelites, “Come here and listen to the words of the Lord your God. This is how you will know that the living God is among you and that he will certainly drive out before you the Canaanites, Hittites, Hivites, Perizzites, Girgashites, Amorites and Jebusites. See, the ark of the covenant of the Lord of all the earth will go into the Jordan ahead of you. Now then, choose twelve men from the tribes of Israel, one from each tribe. And as soon as the priests who carry the ark of the Lord —the Lord of all the earth—set foot in the Jordan, its waters flowing downstream will be cut off and stand up in a heap.” So when the people broke camp to cross the Jordan, the priests carrying the ark of the covenant went ahead of them. Now the Jordan is at flood stage all during harvest. Yet as soon as the priests who carried the ark reached the Jordan and their feet touched the water’s edge, the water from upstream stopped flowing. It piled up in a heap a great distance away, at a town called Adam in the vicinity of Zarethan, while the water flowing down to the Sea of the Arabah (that is, the Dead Sea) was completely cut off. So the people crossed over opposite Jericho. The priests who carried the ark of the covenant of the Lord stopped in the middle of the Jordan and stood on dry ground, while all Israel passed by until the whole nation had completed the crossing on dry ground."

What are we so afraid of? In this reflective conversation, Mosaic Lead Pastor Erwin McManus helps us unpack how fear impacts our lives and can paralyze us from stepping into the future we long for. 

He encourages us to look at fear differently. What if our fear is not situational but simply a reality we have allowed to rule us from the inside-out? What if the things we are most afraid of are simply the objects we project our innermost fears onto? What if living courageously was a choice?

In Joshua chapter 1, God commanded Joshua and his people to be strong and courageous. This means choosing courage is not simply a suggestion God gives us, but a command. And though many of us have created lives that are tailor-made around our fears, Pastor Erwin proposes that the life God has for us will force us to walk into the center of our fears.

When Jesus died on the cross, he declared to humanity that even death was not something to be feared. When we are aware of how deeply loved we are by God, we experience a boldness that sends us into our deepest fears with a heart full of courage. As we look to the example of Jesus, we are compelled to choose a life filled to the brim with courage and strength.

"You cannot live the life you dreamed of of you don’t live a life of risk" - Erwin McManus Pastor and author Erwin McManus continues our journey with "Chasing Daylight". To seize divine moments, we must become free to risk. God does not call us to a safe faith and Pastor McManus reminds us that faith does not remove danger; faith makes us dangerous. Like Jonathan stepping boldly into battle against the Philistines, to live life to the fullest we must be willing to trust God and step into a future we cannot predict. Too often we live invisibly to avoid conflict or the risk of failure – in our jobs, with our passions, or in our relationships – but when we choose to be seen and visible to the world for who we are, the invisible God is made known. At the end of your life, you will have either chosen to live a life of risk or you will have lived a life of regret. Choose to risk!

"Everything you do is an act of influence." - Erwin McManus Pastor and author Erwin McManus continues our journey with "Chasing Daylight". We underestimate the importance of influence when we choose to prioritize gaining success, financial gain, or command. The power of our influence cannot hindered by a lack of resources or authority. Authority shapes what a person does, but not their character; authority does not equal influence and it does not have the same result. The more energy and time you put into developing your character, the more you build into your influence. Inhale the good and wisdom that God has for you and exhale His hope and joy into others. When you keep to yourself what He’s doing in your life, you don’t get more air to breathe, you begin to suffocate. Everything He gives us is meant to be shared and experienced by the people in your world. Your life will be measured by your influence on others!

"Do not live a life that can be explained by you alone." - Erwin McManus

"Chasing Daylight: Know That You Don't Know" message given by Erwin McManus at Mosaic Hollywood, 10/14/2018 at the 8pm gathering.

Pastor Erwin McManus kicks off Generosity Month at Mosaic with a new message on how you can use your God-given ability to create wealth.

When we ask God to do more for us, he often responds by asking us to do more for others.

In Deuteronomy, God lays out a framework to help us understand our capacity to generate wealth and the  responsibility our wealth has to impact as many lives as possible. 

When we position ourselves with a heart of generosity, there’s no limit to how God can move in our lives. 

If you’re ready to move into a life of generosity, check out this message now!

In the conclusion to the Mind Shift series, Pastor Erwin McManus challenges us to live a life of risk-taking, audacious faith and go where no one we know has gone before.

Pastor Erwin shares that most often, people simply won’t understand our calling until we live it out.

Sometimes we won’t even understand our calling until we step out in faith in response to God’s voice.

Pastor Erwin reminds us that no one living in Jesus’ time understood why he chose to live and die as he did. It’s not until thousands of years later that Jesus’ intention is clear to us.

We aren’t called to reach the ‘top’ of success like we see modeled in another person’s life. Instead, we are called to journey to the edge - where our faith steps out into the unknown.

It’s the process of living out of our faith - not the outcome of our success - that God wants to celebrate with us.

Are you ready to do what’s never been done before?

In week four of the Mind Shift series, Pastor Erwin McManus reveals that what we find in the world around us is a direct reflection of who we are.

Pastor Erwin uses the story of Cain from Genesis as an example of this principle.  After Cain kills his brother out of jealousy, he lives in constant fear of being killed himself. Because he had been willing to commit murder, he saw murder in the heart of everyone around him.

Not only do you see in others what you hide in yourself, you attract from the world what you put into it.

If you want to surround yourself with people who are not bitter, you must first choose forgiveness. If you want to find trustworthy friends, you must become trustworthy. If you want to live in a better world, you must choose to become a better person.

Change your outer world by transforming your inner world.

It all starts with this mind shift!

In week three of the Mind Shift series, Pastor Erwin McManus unpacked the importance of breaking through the internal ceilings that hold us back.

In the book of Matthew, Jesus said, “Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.”

However, we often believe we are walking in faith when we act passively, waiting for God to move on our behalf.

Pastor Erwin challenged us to engage our faith by asking for big things and taking action to achieve the life we long to live.

When we knock on the doors we want to see open, we stop them from turning into walls that surround us.

Are you ready to make the mind shift?0/15/23

In week two of the Mind Shift series, Pastor Erwin McManus highlighted the importance of pursuing our personal callings in the midst of relational tension. 

As Jesus shared a confronting message with a crowd in the book of John, many people left. Jesus then turned to his disciples and asked if they wanted to leave him too. 

Jesus personally understood the reality of shifting relational dynamics when stepping into his intention. 

Pastor Erwin emphasized that if people walked away from Jesus when he was walking in his purpose, why do we think we won’t lose people along the way.

And though we will lose people, we were reminded that we become a magnet for everyone that’s supposed to find us when we step into our intention.

If you’re ready to fearlessly embrace the life God has for you, check out this message! 

Pastor Erwin McManus kicked off his new series Mind Shift with an incredible message on the power of our thinking to transform our lives.

As referenced in Proverbs 23, the way we think defines who we are and who we will become.

When we enter into a relationship with Jesus, our spirit is transformed. But we must do the necessary work to transform our lives by thinking differently.

The same way negative thinking sets us up for failure, aligning our thinking with Jesus' intention for us sets us up for success.

Every time you make a mind shift to match the mind of Christ, you become a reflection of who God created you to become.

Are you ready for a Mind Shift?

Are you leveraging your God-given influence?

This weekend, Lead Pastor Erwin McManus delivered an eye-opening message on the importance of understanding our unique influence. 

Sharing from Acts 25, he breaks down the story of Paul, a disciple of Jesus who was charged by the Jews for breaking the law. 

In his response to his charges, Paul stated “I appeal to Caesar." As a Roman citizen, Paul knew he had unique influence in the Roman Empire and was unafraid to proclaim his faith in front of the most powerful man of his time.

Paul leveraged his influence to be a catalyst for the movement of Jesus across the Roman empire.

Pastor Erwin reminds us to make the secular sacred by bringing our faith into every sphere of influence we have been entrusted with.

If you're ready to leverage your influence in a powerful new way, don't miss this message!

"Chasing Daylight: Just Do Something" message given by Erwin McManus at Mosaic Hollywood, 10/07/2018 at the 12pm gathering.

"Chasing Daylight: Choose To Live" message given by Erwin McManus at Mosaic Hollywood, 09/30/2018 at the 8pm gathering.

Pastor Erwin McManus shared a brand new message on the power of embracing the life Jesus died to give us.

He explained that a singularity is a future point in time when unforeseeable changes happen in human civilization due to technological growth.

Based on Ephesians chapter 2, Pastor Erwin shared that the moment you give your life to Jesus — you become a singularity.

As God brings your soul from death to life, he positions you in a limitless eternal reality. In this new reality, God has given you everything you need to live out the purpose He’s given you.

If you’re ready to step out of lack and defeat and embrace the limitless life God has for you, check out this message!

Do you ever feel as if your future is already written? In this beautiful message from Mosaic Conference 2018, Pastor Erwin McManus reveals how all of us are co-authors of the future. The future is not a concrete reality, but history that is ready to be created.

Out of 1 Corinthians 2, Pastor Erwin explains that we can have access to the story God is telling because we have the Spirit of God inside of us. In our connection to God, we are able to create history the way God intended: a history filled with hope, joy and imagination.

God gives us access to the eternal story he is writing into history in the present moment. Though we can feel limited by our circumstances, we are not trapped in time and space. We have access to the mind of God, who is eternal. Our lives are meant to be a portal between the present moment and the beautiful story that God is telling through us.

If you need a new perspective that brings hope to your view of the future, this message is for you!

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In a powerful, thought-provoking message from Mosaic Conference in 2018, Pastor Erwin McManus casts vision for the future of humanity. Based on Ezekiel 36, he highlights the promise God has for us as we take on the future: that our hearts of stone will be replaced with hearts of flesh.

Pastor Erwin highlights that though at times he would rather have the heart of Iron Man instead of a heart of flesh, God doesn’t want to restore us to be hurt, but to bring us back to our original intent as humans, created with the imagination of God.

Because God imagined us into the future, we were made to create the future we dream of as well. In his message, Pastor Erwin states that we create from our essence. This is why it is essential to create from a heart of flesh. When God gives us a new heart, we can create from our original intent-from a heart filled with compassion, empathy and intelligence.

If you’ve been longing to create a future that right now you can only dream of, check out this amazing new message!

Impact - Seizing Your Divine Moment || From The Archives

Live from Mosaic LA Feb 2001

Pastor Erwin McManus brought an inspiring message this weekend as he showed us how we can have epiphanies in our lives.

In Greek mythology, often the gods are seen as the enemy of human innovation and imagination. Pastor Erwin teaches us that God is the opposite — He always leads us to become our most creative selves.

In Jeremiah 33 we discover that God wants to tell us “great and unsearchable things we do not know.”

Pastor Erwin explains that the four ingredients required for the breakthrough ideas we desire are curiosity, imagination, experience and reflection. 

Are you ready to experience an epiphany?

Listen to this new message available now

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Are you ready to seize your divine moment? 

Often when we think of following Jesus and taking hold of our divine moment, we don't recognize the suffering we must face to embrace God's work in us.

Focusing on the life of Peter in Matthew 16, Pastor Erwin points out how Peter struggled with the reality that Jesus would have to suffer deeply to fulfill his calling.

The crucifixion is a central piece of our faith, reminding us that there is no life without death.

Peter became the first church leader, bringing powerful transformation to many lives -- but only after his pride was put to death.

Peter’s suffering became the passageway to his future.

It’s time to seize your divine moment!

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In reflection of building Mosaic for the past 30 years, Mosaic Lead Pastor Erwin McManus dives into the core mission we have as a community of faith as we look forward to the next 30 years -- to continually step into the unknown as we discover the new that God has for us. Pastor Erwin builds his message on a scripture in Isaiah 43 where God compels the Isrealites to stop dwelling on what happened in the past and instead look forward to perceive the new thing that God was up to. He reminds us that often we think we want the new but in reality, embracing the new means everything we know will be shaken up. When Pastor Erwin and Kim moved to Los Angeles 30 years ago to build Mosaic, they left all uncertainty to follow a vision they had for a new kind of church in LA -- one that was built for those who have yet to know Jesus for themselves. Often we look to God to give us all of the steps when we ask for the new. But Pastor Erwin reminds us that God brings us into the new by asking us to embrace the unknown. He gives us the 'why' but not always the 'how.' As God transforms us from the inside out, we become new and bring that to the world around us. Are you ready to embrace the new thing God wants to do in your life? Don't miss this powerful new message in celebration of Mosaic's 30th anniversary!

In the 4th part of the Beautiful One series, Pastor Erwin McManus emphasizes the power of having a desperate faith.

Pulling from Matthew chapter 15, Jesus encounters a Cannanite woman who is rejected and seen as an outcast in that cultural time period. She comes to him begging that he would heal her daughter who is demon possessed -- but his disciples try to send her away.

Testing her, Jesus responds with the cultural narrative that was circling her situation, halling her a dog and saying "I was sent only to the lost sheep of Israel."

But she remained steadfast in asking Jesus, not letting the all-too-familiar humiliation stop her from asking for her miracle. 

Jesus then responds to her humility saying "you have great faith" and heals her daughter.

If you are ready to push past the narratives that have kept you from Jesus and desperately seek his movement in your life, don't miss this life-changing episode!

We return from the archives with Week 2 of the Beautiful One series. In this week's episode asks us as listeners if we have the eyes to see beauty all around us.

Pulling from Matthew chapter 15, Jesus moves his followers to the edges so they can begin to see themselves differently. To change their ability to see what God sees, he has to move them into an uncomfortable space.

Have you ever wondered why God has moved you to where you are?

If you're ready to see the world with new eyes, don't miss this powerful episode!

Pulling from the archives, this week's episode illuminates a fascinating conversation about the unconventional beauty that Jesus brought into the world.

Pulling from Isaiah chapter 53, Pastor Erwin points out that Jesus was described as someone who was both despised and rejected - someone who did not have an outward appearance that would draw us to him. 

Jesus confronted our pride with his humility. He comfortably served and sat with the sick, the hurting, and the broken. He was despised for humbling himself to serve us in our brokenness. 

Jesus was not focused on building his image and remaining in a religious box, but serving those in front of him. Pastor Erwin challenges us to consider that Jesus was the most beautiful one because of his ability to see beauty in everyone.

If you're ready to come home to the Jesus, the most beautiful one - don't miss this powerful episode!

Have you set your past on fire? In this new message pulled from 1 Kings 19, Pastor Erwin McManus challenges us to move toward the life God has designed for us.

In 1 Kings 19, Elisha's life is interrupted by Eljiah as he is called to step into a new life away from the comfort of his family and home. As Elisha was plowing his field and living in the comfort of his success, he left everything behind to serve king Elijah.

Pastor Erwin reminds us that often our past becomes our anchor when God wants it to become an altar. And though many of us feel as though our past failures are most difficult to move past, we're reminded that it is more difficult to leave success behind when God is calling us forward toward a life of risk .

We cannot step into the future God has for us unless we are willing to light a match to it and let God build a new future from the ashes. 

As we move with God, we are challenged to give up our plan B and move toward a life that is beyond our imagination. 

Are you ready to let go of the past and move into the power of the future God has for you? 

This message is inspired by The Last Arrow, Erwin Raphael McManus' book that calls us to save nothing for the next life.

Do you know how important it is for you to live deeply connected to Jesus?

When we live connected to Jesus, our desire for fame, power, or success become secondary to our love for people. Our hearts are transformed to desire what God desires, and it is through experiencing this human interconnectedness that we begin to live the life God designed for us.

Have you ever wondered why your prayers may go unanswered?

Why you seem to fall short of your goals?

Often times our results point back to one place: our primary source. What are you praying for? What are you working toward?

When Jesus is our primary source, we begin to ask God for the things that bring life to us and those around us, and these are the prayers and goals that God responds to!

Are you ready to live with Jesus as your primary source?

Watch the message now!

On Easter Sunday 2023, Mosaic Lead Pastor Erwin McManus shared a riveting message on Jesus' ability to bring life out of death.

Do you ever feel you lack the capacity to handle life’s challenges?

As children we are consistently reminded of our smallness and inadequacy. We struggle to feel as though we were built to scale for the largeness of the world around us. 

Though we grow in size, we never outgrow this question: "Am I big enough to deal with the reality of being alive?" Pastor Erwin reminds us that our biggest struggles come from the sobering reality of our temporary nature. 

In Luke 24, Jesus' followers look for him in the tomb where he was buried but are surprised to find it empty. Jesus faced death head on and dismantled its power forever when he was resurrected back into life. 

Pastor Erwin reveals that when we stop trying to escape our temporary nature and embrace the death of the life we have without Jesus, we can then fully experience the life he freely offers us.

Are you ready to move from death to life and experience the power of Jesus' resurrection in your life?

Mosaic Lead Pastor Erwin McManus continues the 33 AD series with a gripping message on the importance of finding your home in the person of Jesus.

Have you ever felt like you were surviving this life until you could get to heaven?

Pastor Erwin unwraps the significance of bringing heaven into our current circumstances through our relationship with Jesus.

It’s not about where we are – it’s about who we know.

We’re reminded that our way forward is found in Jesus. In John 14:6, Jesus says, "I am the way and the truth and the life." Jesus always has the answer for where we're going and why we're here.

Everything we're longing for is in him!

Are you ready to know the person who will change your life? Watch this powerful message now!

As we return back to the archives on a series on "The Last Arrow". Pastor Erwin McManus emphasizes the importance of making intentional choices in order to create the future one desires. He discusses the concept of decision points and encourages listeners to be mindful of these moments and make choices that align with their values and aspirations. McManus highlights the transformative power of choice and challenges listeners to take ownership of their lives and actively work towards creating a future that aligns with their values and aspirations.

As we continue the 33 AD series, Lead Pastor Erwin McManus calls us to live out a story that will carry on long after we're gone. 

In John chapter 12, we get a glimpse into a beautiful moment. Jesus' friends had planned a dinner in his honor, one of them being Lazarus, who Jesus had recently raised from the dead. 

In the scriptures it says, "The chief priests made plans to kill Lazarus as well (as Jesus), for on account of him many of the Jews were going over to Jesus and believing in him."

Though the dinner was in celebration of Jesus, Lazarus' story was undeniably the centerpoint of the occasion, and it was his miracle that drew others closer to Jesus.

Pastor Erwin invites us to live such compelling lives that even those who don't know Jesus for themselves would be drawn to us because of his work in our lives.

If you are longing to live out a story that pulls others closer to the life of Jesus, lean into this powerful new message!

This week in the 33 AD series, Lead Pastor Erwin McManus walks us through a powerful passage in the Gospel of John about a man named Lazarus. 

Lazarus was a dear friend of Jesus and fell very ill. Jesus received the news of his sickness but stayed in another town for two  days before he went to see Lazarus. In that short time, Lazarus died. When Jesus reached Lazarus’ home town, Lazarus’ sister Mary greeted him with reproach. She told him, "If you had been here, my brother would not have died." 

She knew he had the power to heal Lazarus, but believed he delayed his arrival on purpose and it cost her brother his life. She had faith in the power of Jesus, but not his character. 

When Jesus found out that Lazarus had died, the Scriptures say that ‘He wept.’  In this moment, we see the heart of Jesus on display as he took the time to embrace the painful loss of someone he loved deeply. 

Then the story takes a miraculous turn as Jesus goes to Judea and heals Lazarus, raising him from the dead. 

Pastor Erwin shares that we are either running from pain or running to life. 

When we run away from our pain, we can miss the life that Jesus wants to bring through our pain. 

Tune into this powerful message and be reminded that life is calling you, even in your darkest moments.

Pastor Erwin McManus shares valuable truths on hearing God’s voice in this dynamic continuation of the 33 AD series.

Pastor Erwin uses a story of the relationship between a good shepherd and his sheep from the Gospel of John to illustrate how we can silence or amplify the voice of God in our lives. God did not design us to hear him as an external, disembodied voice. God designed us for intimate relationship with him so we would hear him from the internal depths of who we are. 

Jesus longs for us to trust him and follow his voice just as sheep follow their shepherd, but for us to do this we must be tuned into the frequency of his voice. 

There is often a battle between different voices in our head. Dark and negative thoughts carry heavier weight than the positive thoughts that would bring us life. Pastor Erwin emphasizes that it is our responsibility to actively choose the voice that leads us toward hope, faith, and beauty. 

Tune into this message and be encouraged as you learn to hear God’s voice and follow it this week!

Pastor Erwin McManus continues our powerful 33 AD series with a new message from the Gospel of John.

We often want God to fix our problems before we step into our future, but Pastor Erwin shows us how God desires to heal us as we go.  

When Jesus encountered a blind man who wanted his sight restored, he spit in the dirt, created mud, and put it on the blind man's eyes. 

Jesus then commanded him to ‘go wash in the Pool of Siloam, ‘ and the man walked to his healing with the mud on his eyes. The instant he washed in the pool he miraculously gained sight. 

In every step of his healing, Jesus created meaning where others may have only seen a mess. 

Are you looking for meaning in your mess? Are you ready to receive the healing Jesus offers?

Listen to this incredible message to kick off your week!

Have you ever been caught in your worst moment? 

This week Pastor Erwin McManus continues our series in the book of John with a fresh understanding of what God sees when we are at our lowest moment. 

We enter into the story of an adulterous woman who was dragged naked into the public, surrounded and accused by the religious elite of the day. These Pharisees told Jesus that according to the law, the woman should be stoned for her actions.

But Jesus changed the conversation entirely. He turned to the Pharisees and said, "Let the one who has never sinned cast the first stone." Then, Jesus bent down and wrote on the ground, effectively drawing a line in the sand. One by one, the Pharisees dropped their stones and walked away.

With this one action, Jesus silenced the voice of condemnation in the woman’s life. 

We are not defined by our lowest moments because God is always speaking hope over us.

Even at your worst, God sees you at your best. 

Tune into this incredible message to learn how God draws a line in the sand to show you that he sees a future filled with hope for you! 

What are you saving for the next life? In this powerful message based on Philippians 3, Pastor Erwin compels us to live a life without regret. 

He examines the life of Paul, sharing that he had every reason to hold onto his reputation, possessions, and personal aspirations. 

Paul was a man of great power when he decided to follow Jesus. But he came to the conclusion that there was nothing worth giving his life to when he compared his other pursuits to a life of following Jesus.

Pastor Erwin challenges us to consider that we do not live in regret because of one bad choice, but because of many small incremental choices that lead us away from the life Jesus called us to. The pursuit of lesser things will always leave us empty when Jesus is not our primary pursuit. 

Tune into this powerful message and be reminded that the pursuit of Jesus beckons you to save nothing for the next life!

Do you know Jesus wants to meet you right where you are?

Pastor Erwin McManus shares from the Gospel of John, where Jesus encounters a man who has been paralyzed for 38 years. The man was waiting to be carried into the pool of Bethesda after the waters were stirred to receive the miracle of healing he desperately wanted. 

Jesus sees his desperation and first asks the man a simple question: “Do you want to get well?”

The paralyzed man replies by explaining that he needs to get in the water first to be healed. 

The paralytic man was standing in front of the God who had the ability to heal him in a moment. But he was convinced that the pool had the power to work a miracle for him instead.

The paralytic man thought he had to get ‘there’ when Jesus wanted to meet him ‘here.’

This message is a powerful reminder that God came to meet us right where we are, without religious structures or hurdles to get to Him.

What have you convinced yourself that you need to do before you can come to Jesus and be transformed?

Tune into this message and experience the power of a God who broke down every barrier to get to you.

Pastor Erwin McManus delivers a compelling new message on God's love for the outsider.

In the Gospel of John, Jesus interacted with a Samaritan woman at a well and asked her for a drink of water. This was a noteworthy conversation because Samaritans and Jews did not associate with one another at this time in history.

This story is a poignant illustration of how Jesus is willing to subvert the cultural norm to reach the outsider.

The woman went to the well at noon by herself, during the hottest time of day, because she was culturally ostracized. That recurring walk to the well was a reminder to her that she was unseen, unloved, and rejected. 

Through her talk with Jesus, she is reminded that God not only sees her but will go out of his way to connect and be seen with her.

If you've been burned by religion and have struggled to see yourself as an ‘insider,’ let this message encourage you that God is always fighting for the outsider to know his love.

Pastor Erwin McManus shares a moving message on the importance of questioning everything as we relate to the person of Jesus.  

In the gospel of John, a religious Pharisee named Nicodemus interacts with Jesus. Nicodemus met with Jesus at night to protect his reputation as a religious expert. Though he had been studying the Torah for years, Nicodemus didn’t have a personal relationship with God.  

Through their conversation, Jesus desired to change Nicodemus' direction, dimension, and intention - and Jesus wants these areas to change in our lives as well!  

Jesus wants to move our direction toward the kingdom of God. 

Jesus wants to move us from focusing on what is visible to us now and learn to see into the dimension of the unseen. 

Jesus wants our intention to be focused on God’s will for our lives so we can discover the fullness of life God offers us!  

When you encounter Jesus, you begin to question everything about the way you live. Are you ready to change your direction, dimension, and intention?  

This message is for you!

Have you moved past the point of no return?

In this compelling message, Pastor Erwin McManus teaches from Joshua chapter 1 and unpacks the journey of Joshua after the death of Moses. 

God speaks to Joshua and commands him to get moving and promises him that he will give Joshua every piece of land that his feet touch. In this critical moment, Joshua had to step into leadership and move past the point of no return -- past the victories of Moses and into his own land of promise.

Often, we believe that people's success is based only on their gifts or talents. But in this message, we are encouraged by Joshua's story that our impact is based on our courage to walk into the territory God has promised us. 

Tune into this message and be compelled to take steps toward the promises of God in your life.

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 

John 1:1 NIV 

Mosaic Lead Pastor Erwin McManus leads us into the powerful origin story of Jesus through the book of John. 

The beginning of Jesus’ story starts long before his birth in a manger as a human baby sent into the world. John makes clear that Jesus is God and he was here before anything else in the universe began. 

Have you considered that your life without Jesus is a sentence with a missing word?

Pastor Erwin sets a challenge for the new year for all followers of Jesus to be dissatisfied living only with his principles, and to find ultimate satisfaction in his person. 

The principles of Jesus will change your life but only the person of Jesus will change you. Attempting to live out his principles without his person will weigh too heavy; only with a dynamic, intimate relationship with Jesus can your life truly be transformed by him. 

From the beginning of time, Jesus created everything to be leveraged in your favor. His presence is evident in creation through the beauty we see, the food that nourishes us, and in the spirit of God. 

Jesus wants to be recognized as the first and final word in your story. 

Tune into this powerful message as you set your intention to be shaped by the person of Jesus in 2023!

Are you calling it quits before God says you're finished?

In this challenging new message, Pastor Erwin McManus helps us see that often when we experience regret and disappointment, it is simply because we quit and called it a failure instead of choosing to persevere when things got difficult.

Based on the story of Caleb in the book of Joshua, we learn that even in his advanced age Caleb was ready to take on new battles when others wanted comfort and ease. He had a unique perspective, always believing that the best was ahead of him.

Are there areas in your life where you need to stop saying you're finished? Tune into this message and be encouraged as you take on new battles. 

This message is inspired by The Last Arrow, a book that challenges us to leave nothing for the next life. 

Have you ever felt like God is hiding from you?

In this special Christmas message, Pastor Erwin McManus brings a fresh lens to a familiar Christmas story.

Drawing from Matthew 2, Pastor Erwin unpacks the unique narrative of the Magi being the ones to meet Jesus. 

Even though the Jews were the people who long held the story of God, it was ultimately the Magi who encountered Jesus upon his birth.

Pastor Erwin illustrates how this story reveals the character of God. God always sends signs to people who are desperate to find him.

No matter your background, your past, how far away you are - God will show up when you seek him out.

If you never need God, you won’t see the signs. But if you know that you need God, you’ll be amazed at how much God reveals himself in your life.

If you’ve been seeking God out, this message is your sign that he is speaking to you!

Have you ever asked God for a sign?  

Mosaic Lead Pastor Erwin McManus calls us to notice the signs of God all around us.  

The book of Isaiah shares how God sent Jesus as a sign to humanity through a virgin birth. It was a miraculous point in history that still ripples through our lives over 2,000 years later.  

Pastor Erwin highlights that often when we ask God for a sign, we are looking for confirmation to do what we consider comfortable and convenient. But when God speaks to us, he always challenges us to pursue extraordinary lives that cannot be explained without God’s involvement.  

Jesus’ life is a reminder that God already sent the biggest sign of His love for us. Now, we have the opportunity to be a sign of love to the world around us.  

If you’ve been looking for signs of God’s activity in your life, this message will give you eyes to see them clearly!

We are going back into the archives and resurfacing with Pastor Erwin's series on The Last Arrow.

Are you limiting the opportunities to live the life that God created you to live if you're not moving forward with expectation and hope? 

Are you focusing on how to live a life without regret?

It's important to shift our perspective on this. You need to raise your expectations because you're going to get what you expect. 

You may not always get everything you expect, everything you want but it is the ceiling of your future.

In this new message, Mosaic Lead Pastor Erwin McManus reveals the audacity of God to do the impossible in our lives.

Through the life of Zechariah and Elizabeth in the book of Luke, Pastor Erwin unwraps what it looks like when God begins to go to work in us.

Zechariah and Elizabeth were childless and advanced in age, but an angel appeared to Zechariah and told him that Elizabeth would give birth to a son. When Zechariah expressed his doubt in God’s ability to do this miracle, God took away his ability to speak until his son had been born and he could doubt no longer.

Have you ever doubted that God could do the impossible?

Pastor Erwin challenges us to evaluate how often we believe God can move in the lives of those around us, but exclude ourselves from receiving the miracle we desperately need.

Be encouraged that God knows the date and time of your future miracle coming to pass – you just have to be willing to step out in faith and receive it.

Get ready to move from doubt to an audacious faith!

What fuels the economy of God?  

Mosaic Lead Pastor Erwin McManus reveals the power of work, responsibility and trust in this impactful message.  

Through the Parable of the Talents in Matthew 25, Pastor Erwin unwraps biblical truths that can change how we create and shape our lives.  

Many followers of Jesus believe they want to know God‘s will for their lives so they can be faithful.  

In reality, we can often spend our lives seeking out God’s will so we don’t have to be responsible for taking ownership of the talent, skill and intellect God has given us.  

Pastor Erwin shares that when we are immature in our faith, our conversation with God centers around if God can be trusted.  When we mature in our faith, we realize the conversation has always been about if we can be trusted.  

If you’re ready to live a life that reflects the character of Jesus, this message is for you!

As we wrap up this series on the Artisan Soul, Pastor Erwin McManus delivers a passionate message on Masterpiece God gave us called life. 

Throughout Jesus' life, he told parables, metaphors and images to show his disciples that he was going to die. But they could only interpret death in the terms they knew, which were finite. 

Jesus reminds us that our life is supposed to be a work of art and his canvas is the human spirit.  

Jesus life was a walking art installation of Life. When Jesus raised Lazarus from the dead, he said to him I am the life. There’s nothing to fear in death. There’s nothing to fear in life. The only proof of life after death, is life before death and what we really long for is life before death. 

This message is inspired by Artisan Soul, Erwin Raphael McManus' book that calls us to reclaim our creative essence as humans.

The church is a movement, not an institution.

In this electric message for Mosaic’s Foundation Sunday, Lead Pastor Erwin McManus unpacks how movements are marked by generosity.

Former slaves in the book of Exodus were instructed to stop bringing gifts to build a new sanctuary because the workers were overwhelmed with the amount of offerings.

They had internalized a priceless insight: we should bring gifts to God in proportion to the way he has blessed us.

Their freedom compelled them to give.

Are we, people whose lives have been changed by the freedom of Jesus, just as compelled to give?

Pastor Erwin challenges us that God harnesses the power of the willing to bring the mission of Jesus to the world.

Have you ever considered that your life is the canvas on which God wants to create?

In this week's episode, Pastor Erwin McManus delivers a passionate message on our God-given ability to become God's work of art. When we allow him to paint our souls with the colors of faith, hope, love, and courage -- the possibilities are endless.

As creatives, we often become discouraged by the limitations of our contracts, resources, and abilities. But if God himself is hopeful about the possibilities of human life -- His chosen canvas -- how much more must we take advantage of the canvas we've each been entrusted with.

Whether we are nurses, teachers, or writers, we have the opportunity to bring an abundance of life through our personal brushstrokes on life's canvas.

This message is inspired by Artisan Soul, Erwin Raphael McManus' book that calls us to reclaim our creative essence as humans.

Did you know that generosity changes you from the inside out?

Mosaic Lead Pastor Erwin McManus shares how generosity creates good in the world AND in you!This is the power of generosity at work:

+ Generosity changes your perspective
+ Generosity grounds your faith
+ Generosity expands your mind
+ Generosity deepens your soul

We give as an act of obedience and sacrifice, but being generous isn’t something you do – it’s something you are.

Pastor Erwin reveals how Jesus transformed his thinking about giving and unlocked generosity in every area of his life. 

Are you ready to be generous with your love, your time, forgiveness, or hope?Understanding and harnessing the power of generosity starts here!

Is your soul filled with:  

Fear? 

Doubt? 

Insignificance? 

Feeling unworthy of love?  

We can label these symptoms as sociological, economical or cultural – but Mosaic Lead Pastor Erwin reveals they are actually indicators that our soul is out of alignment with God.  

Many of the stories in the Bible are about people who are out of alignment; their struggles and successes provide a blueprint for us to learn from their mistakes.  

From Acts 7:29, Pastor Erwin unwraps the story of Moses to illustrate what a life out of alignment looks like – and how we can mirror Moses’ journey to realign ourselves with God.  

We must let our brokenness be seen with transparency, take on God’s character as we move in his intention, and learn to see the pain of those around us. Above all, we must recognize that we will be out of alignment until we step into our God-given assignment.  

If you’re ready to move into your purpose and walk it out in step with Jesus, this message is for you!

Mosaic Lead Pastor Erwin McManus brings a new message on ‘The Power of Being Fully Present,’ recorded live at Mosaic South Pasadena.

Do you find yourself caught reminiscing on the past or daydreaming about the future while the moment you are in passes you by?

Pastor Erwin challenges us to master the power of being fully present.

Drawing from Isaiah 43, Pastor Erwin uses the example of the Israelites to show what happens when God wants to move with strength in the present while His people are stuck in the past or anxious about the future.

God is always ushering in the new. Pastor Erwin reminds us to not grow discouraged when we don’t see His movement in our lives; often we are just looking for Him in the wrong place.

To harness the power of being fully present, you must put your past in the past, fight the fight you are in, and trust God to see what you cannot see.

Your past, whether beautiful or painful, cannot thrive in the future. Your future cannot be experienced today, so why waste your life in fear, anxiety, or dissatisfaction with your present?

If you need to discover how to be where you are and bring all of yourself to your present moment, this message is for you!‘

The Power of Being Fully Present’ is available now!

Pastor Erwin McManus delivers a challenging message on the importance of developing our craft.

In Ephesians 4, God commands us to be creators and not to settle for consuming or stealing from others. Because we are created by God, we're meant to create and add value to the world around us through the discipline of work.

As Christians, many of us have picked up the belief that if we have been called by God to do something, it should come naturally to us. On the contrary, Erwin reminds us that it is up to us to turn our talent into greatness through hard work.

If you've been waiting for a moment of magic to transform your talent into greatness, be encouraged that you don't have to wait for magic -- you can start to build the momentum you long for today.

This message is inspired by Artisan Soul, Erwin Raphael McManus' book that calls us to reclaim our creative essence as humans.

Mosaic Lead Pastor Erwin McManus closes out our Fresh Start series with an inspiring message on how you can live “Fueled by Faith!”

Why does faith feel superhuman?

Pastor Erwin reminds us that we were created by God to live with faith and that it is faith that makes us human. We are the only species that is made to hope in things we cannot yet see.

In fact, Hebrews chapter 11 makes it clear that living a life without faith makes it impossible to please God. Pastor Erwin challenges us to live a life pursuing an invisible future we cannot yet see, instead of settling for the safety and predictability of what we have today.

We must let go of what we have to take hold of what we hope for!

If you are searching for the faith to step into a fresh start, this message is for you!

In this week’s episode, Pastor Erwin McManus points out the fascinating way that God inhabits our lives — whether we’ve already given our lives to Him or not.

In a conversation with a self-identified atheist, Erwin was asked how to hear the voice of God. He answered that it’s the voice in your head that simply won’t leave you alone. And even more, when we’ve given our lives to God, that voice becomes the continual invitation to an expansive life that is full of imagination.

We’re compelled to ask ourselves if we are engaging the creative power that God has given us to make the invisible visible. Are we engaging the ideas God keeps reminding us to pursue, or are we living small lives that are filled with fear?

If you’ve been waiting for a green light when it comes to engaging your God-given dreams and imagination, this is it.

This message is inspired by Artisan Soul, Erwin Raphael McManus' book that calls us to reclaim our creative essence as humans.

Do you only encounter God by interruption and not intention? You need a fresh start!  

Mosaic Lead Pastor Erwin McManus shares a powerful message on realigning our intention with God to step into the future we were created to live, in week two of our ‘Fresh Start’ series!  

Pastor Erwin shares with us the story of Moses from Acts 7. Moses was intended by God to be a champion of the Jewish people, who were enslaved in Egypt. Moses was Jewish, and had been adopted and raised as Pharoah’s son, where he then wasted the first 40 years of his life in entitlement. After murdering an Egyptian man, Moses fled to the desert, where he spent another 40 years as an anonymous shepherd.  

Moses was living outside his intention, and God interrupted his life with an angel who spoke to Moses through a burning bush. Moses was instructed to return to Egypt and deliver the Jewish people to freedom from Pharoah. God had heard the cries of his people and wanted them to be set free.  

Moses went from standing on sand to walking on holy ground. God asked Moses to take off his sandals, not to honor God, but to realign Moses to God’s intention. God gave Moses a fresh start to see what God sees, hear what God hears, and care what God cares about: his people.  

Your fresh start isn’t just for you! It’s for others.  

If you’ve been hiding as a shepherd when you should be a king, this is your chance to step into the fresh start God offers you!

Mosaic Lead Pastor Erwin McManus delivered the first incredible message in Mosaic’s new series ‘Fresh Start’

Drawing from Isaiah 43:15, Pastor Erwin gives you three specific ways that you can step into a new part of your life: Put your past in the past, fight the fight you’re in, and see what you do not see.

Although you are meant to learn from the past, you are not created to live in the past. The biggest things that hold you in the past are bitterness and regret. Bitterness requires that you forgive someone else, while regret requires that you forgive yourself.  To step into a fresh start, you must find the courage to forgive those who have hurt you and find the courage to forgive yourself when you hurt others.

When you wait on God, it can oftentimes look a lot like doing nothing. Most likely God is waiting on you. Fight the fight you’re in as you keep your eyes alert to what God is doing around you. God is already creating the future, you just need fresh eyes to see the new thing he’s building!

Pastor Erwin presents this challenge: Your fresh start is not going to come to you. It needs to come through you.

If you’re ready to embark on a fresh start for your life, this message is for you!

In a thought-provoking message from Pastor Erwin McManus, we discover that each of us are interpreters of life. Based on our unique experiences and beliefs, we translate the world around us. But are we interpreting life according to God's perception--or just our limited perspective?

In John chapter 9, we observe that Jesus' disciples were bewildered by the healing of a blind man. They were stuck on the reasoning for his blindness. Had he sinned, or was he dealing with the consequence of his parents' sins? Then, the blind man's community continued to question his healing and if it was truly him that was healed.

Pastor Erwin points out that all of the facts were clear: the man was blind before and now he could see. And though the blind man's experience spoke for itself, his healing disrupted everything the onlookers believed about God's ability to heal--and even more, his ability to heal on the Sabbath.

If your interpretation of life has always led you to doubt God's nature, this message will encourage you to open your eyes to the miraculous that is working in and around you.

This message is inspired by Artisan Soul, Erwin Raphael McManus' book that calls us to reclaim our creative essence as humans.

Is it possible for us to live a life free from shame?

In a powerful new message, Pastor Erwin McManus challenges us to pay attention to the voices that inform our internal worlds. Are we led by voices that only remind us of our shame, or are we building a future informed by the freedom of God's voice?

In Genesis 3, we lean into the story of Adam and Eve where they decide to disobey God and hide their nakedness from him. Erwin points out that God asks Adam "Who told you that you were naked?" God wanted to get to the bottom of the matter; who informed his decision to run away and hide?

If you are ready to invite God's voice to take precedence in your life, this message will provide you with a pathway to turn the volume down on shame and give God the room he has always wanted to speak into you.

This message is inspired by Artisan Soul, Erwin Raphael McManus' book that calls us to reclaim our creative essence as humans.

Erwin McManus brings us into a conversation on the unique design of the human soul. Compared to every other creature, we are the only ones that manifest the invisible into something tangible. We are created to create and imagined by God to imagine what does not yet exist.

From Exodus chapter 2, Erwin points out that Moses was said to be no ordinary child. As he ponders this phrase, he shares that many of us feel as though we are ordinary. And though we may see others living unordinary lives--we believe that it is simply something we're not cut out for.

But Erwin challenges us to think differently. What if none of us are ordinary? What if God designed us from the start to live extraordinary lives? Isn't it proof enough that no other creature wonders how they can change the mundane nature of their existence? Only humans wonder if there is more for us. What if God put that desire into the design of our human souls?

This message is inspired by Artisan Soul, Erwin Raphael McManus' book that calls us to reclaim our creative essence as humans.

How does God mark time?

Mosaic Lead Pastor Erwin McManus reveals that although humans mark time through seasons, years, or the clocks on our phones, God marks time through people.

Through the story of Joseph in the book of Genesis, Pastor Erwin shows how God shaped Joseph’s life through the people he met. The trajectory of Joseph’s life was marked by how he hurt or helped those around him. As evident in the story of Joseph, who went from being a slave to becoming a powerful ruler, God can use anyone to leave a lasting mark on history.

Pastor Erwin challenges you to be someone God can trust, so He can mark history through you wherever you go.

Are you ready to leave your mark on history? It begins with God putting His mark on you.

On this week's podcast, Erwin McManus completes his Quest for Enlightenment series with a talk that highlights what it means to live a heroic life.

From Psalm 119:32, Erwin reminds us that God has set us free to run in the path of his commands. Ultimately, we learn that our freedom is only as impactful as the choices we make with it because the shape of our character is not only the shape of our future, but our character shapes the future of humanity.

Ending with a raw and powerful Q & A, Erwin answers a variety of questions that define what it means to live heroically in the light of the freedom Jesus offers. From paying taxes to choosing a significant other, Erwin empowers us to live with a deep sense of character through our everyday choices.

This message is inspired by Uprising, Erwin Raphael McManus' book about taking on the character of God.

Erwin McManus takes us on a journey through his Quest for Enlightenment in his powerful Uprising series.

Targeted on the value of wisdom, Pastor Erwin shares that for most of us, the wisest person in our life is not the wealthiest or the smartest. What they bring is an ability to navigate life in a way that leads to wholeness - both emotionally and relationally.

In Ecclesiastes chapter 9, a man named Solomon points out a man who was poor but saved a city with his wisdom. Pastor Erwin reminds us that we often ask for resources when God wants to give us vision.

What vision has God entrusted you with that you need his wisdom to navigate? Even when your resources cause you to second guess what you can achieve, this message will encourage you to trust that God’s supply of wisdom is more than enough!

This message is drawn from Uprising, Erwin Raphael McManus’ book about taking on the character of God.

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This message begins the Quest for Enlightenment in the popular Uprising series.

In this message, Erwin Raphael McManus shares that if you’ve ever felt overwhelmed by life and can’t seem to find your way through, then you’ve known the need for enlightenment

.The Quest for Enlightenment begins with the need for wisdom. Wisdom is the ability to connect the dots, to foresee the future. Imagine if you had the ability today to make the choices that would create the future you long for?

Two people can go through the same trauma and have radically different experiences. One can emerge broken and fragile, while the other emerges stronger and more resilient. The key is perseverance founded in faithfulness, which is where wisdom begins.

Erwin shares that the journey of faithfulness is one you cannot take alone - it requires a community. We all fail, we all fall, we all stumble; but you need someone with you on the journey to help pick you up!

This message is drawn from Uprising, a book about taking on the character of God from Erwin Raphael McManus.

This message finishes the Quest for Nobility in the popular Uprising series.

In this message, Erwin Raphael McManus reminds us that great dreams demand great courage. You will not live a life commiserate to your dreams, talent, or ability - but equal to your level of courage.

With nobility, you can be trusted with wealth, influence, and the lives of others. It begins in gratitude and finds completeness in generosity. Generous people are happier people who make the world better, while greedy people only focus on what they can take rather what they can give.

Erwin reveals that despite what you can offer the world, becoming a generous person will end up being immeasurably more valuable for you as a human being than for anyone your generosity may affect.

He leaves us with this question: what’s the sacrifice you need to make that will make the world more beautiful?

This message is drawn from Uprising, a book about taking on the character of God from Erwin Raphael McManus.

Discover how to live your life in such a way that in every circumstance and situation, you give more than you take.

In this message, Erwin Raphael McManus brings us with him as he continues on the quest for wholeness through Uprising. We can live our lives as if ‘brokenness’ is like underwear - everyone wears it but no one is supposed to see it. We must show our pain to receive the healing from Jesus that we desperately long for!

Erwin reveals that each of us is a mosaic - a collection of many broken pieces that are most beautiful when light shines through them. Let this message unwrap for you how Jesus longs to bring his light into your life!

This message is drawn from Uprising, a book about taking on the character of God from Erwin Raphael McManus.

Do you desperately want to feel whole?
Are you searching for healing?

In this message, Erwin Raphael McManus reveals that you will only find the answer to what your soul longs for if you desire to live a life of gratitude. Gratitude comes from the same etymology of grace, and you can only understand the power of gratitude when you have been transformed by the power of grace.

Surrendering ungratefulness and starting on the quest for nobility is the beginning of your journey to a life of wholeness and healing.

This message is drawn from Uprising, a book about taking on the character of God from Erwin Raphael McManus.

Mosaic Lead Pastor Erwin McManus shares a timely new message on what it  takes to develop the ‘Resilience’ you need to not just survive, but  enjoy your life!   

Resilience is the singular characteristic that will define who will  thrive and who will not – do you have this crucial component? A lot of  us want to have big faith but don’t want to have big problems. Resilience is the key to living  life with the faith you need to create a  beautiful future!  

Do you want to be able to bounce back from any setback?  

Do you want to live with incredible gratitude?  

Do you want to be faithful with what God has entrusted to you?  

This message is for you!

Do you feel trapped by fear?

Can you see the life you want to be living but can’t find a way to get there?

Courage is necessary to live out our greatest desires and dreams, and it is developed in the context of integrity. Through the crucible of humility you develop integrity, which then leads us into a life of courage.This message shows us that not only is a life of courage possible, it’s available to you! It’s just up to you to take the first step.

This message is drawn from Uprising, a book about taking on the character of God from Erwin Raphael McManus.

Did you know that courage is not the absence of fear, but the absence of self?

Courage begins with integrity; without integrity we will not find within us the resolve or the resilience to face the pressures of life.

To have integrity is to be whole and be complete - to have nothing within you that is not true to the character you possess. Everything in your life depends on integrity to function. For example, a plane you fly in across the country must have integrity in its composition to survive the flight - nothing in it that would compromise its ability to fly. In this same vein, humanity must have integrity to live lives that are not faultless, but false-less.This message shows us that to pursue a life of truth and oneness with Jesus requires the pursuit of integrity. If you want to live a life of integrity and face your life with courage, this message is for you!

This message is drawn from Uprising, a book about taking on the character of God from Erwin Raphael McManus.