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Creating a Symbolic Atmosphere

Creating a Symbolic Atmosphere

God is an artisan. When he told Moses to create a Tabernacle, he had very specific symbols, materials, and objects he wanted integrated into the space with different meanings attached. We, too, create atmospheres with the objects we have. In this message, Jamin talks about some of the objects he has and creates that help him focus on Jesus and engage in worship.

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Creating a Symbolic Atmosphere

Creating a Symbolic Atmosphere

God is an artisan. When he told Moses to create a Tabernacle, he had very specific symbols, materials, and objects he wanted integrated into the space with different meanings attached. We, too, create atmospheres with the objects we have. In this message, Jamin talks about some of the objects he has and creates that help him focus on Jesus and engage in worship.

Jesus the Sentient Rock

Jesus the Sentient Rock

There's a strange story in the Old Testament where Moses brings water out of a rock. This turns into an even stranger story where that rock is said to move around and be Jesus himself. What's going on here? Jamin gives some insight into these passages and why they matter today.

Reveal: Q&A with Jamin, Aimee, and Kyle

Reveal: Q&A with Jamin, Aimee, and Kyle

Jamin, Aimee, and Kyle answer questions related to healing after preaching their messages at Reveal.

Reveal: Dying Well

Reveal: Dying Well

While we are supernaturalists who believe in healing, we are also naturalists who recognize we will all die this side of the resurrection. That being said, how do we die well? We asked Kyle Herrick, a local hospice chaplain, to educate us on this topic.

Reveal: Healing Precautions

Reveal: Healing Precautions

In this special message at Reveal Jackson, Aimee Coolbaugh shares about how healing ministry can go wrong.

Reveal: How Jesus Healed

Reveal: How Jesus Healed

In this teaching, Jamin engages the crowd at Reveal Jackson by having them read through healing stories in the gospels. Together, they tallied up the common themes they saw so that they could learn how Jesus healed. NOTE: Apologies, as our mic does not pick up comments from the crowd.

King Jesus Tours the Cosmos

King Jesus Tours the Cosmos

In this Easter message, Jamin pulls out a whiteboard to take us on a tour of the cosmos and explain how Jesus has become king of the whole thing.

God's Descendants and the Serpent's Descendants

God's Descendants and the Serpent's Descendants

The theme of God's kingdom arises throughout the entirety of the Bible. It is what God wants to install on the earth, is installing on the earth, and will install on the earth. But in this age, God's descendants often run up against the descendants of the serpent, who is trying to build his own kingdom through his own descendants.

The Stubbornness of Moses

The Stubbornness of Moses

We're often so lost in the wonder of the fiery bush that we don't notice how noncompliant Moses was. His combativeness caused God to offer him a concession that would complicate his future.

God of the Crisscross

God of the Crisscross

When Jacob goes to bless his grandsons, he flips his hands around in the tradition of the men of his line. Despite his many misunderstandings of God, he has come to learn something about him: God tends to do things differently.

The Demons Knew Jesus

The Demons Knew Jesus

We weren't really expecting the messiah to be an exorcist, but he was. Why did demons listen to him and why were they afraid of him? Jamin offers some ideas.

Where Faith Might Lead

Where Faith Might Lead

Hebrews gives us a long list of stories of Bible characters who saw miracles as they stayed faithful to God. Jamin shares some of these stories and more throughout history that have happened as people have remained faithful.

The High Priest of High Priests

The High Priest of High Priests

There is a heavenly temple and an earthly temple. The high priests were only allowed into the inner parts of the earthly temple, but Jesus walked into both. What does this mean for him and for us?

“A little while, and you will see me no longer; and again a little while, and you will see me.” In this message, Jamin speaks on how Jesus’ phrasing here worked on his heart.

You Can Increase God's Glory

You Can Increase God's Glory

It's hard to narrow the word glory down because it has a lot of meanings in the Bible. In this message, Jamin works off Matthew Bates' book, "Why the Gospel?," to describe God's glory in a way that implies fame. From this point of view, you actually have the ability to increase God's glory. Jamin explains what he means.

Children of Light

Children of Light

In Ephesians 5, Paul talks about light, darkness, and our place in it. Jamin dives into this theme on both a scientific and spiritual level.

Love and Growth

Love and Growth

God loves us just as we are. This is good theology. God wants us to grow. This is also good theology. In this message, Jamin identifies this dynamic and talks about how it played out in his life in a powerful way.

Biblical Mythology

Biblical Mythology

Mythology is a great genre of literature for telling true stories that didn't always happen—or at least didn't happen that way exactly. In this message, Jamin takes a look at the story of Noah's flood and offers a mythological perspective of the tale.

The Creation Story

The Creation Story

Many people are so focused on debating if the creation story happened literally or not and miss the many important statements it has to make about our identity and place in the world. Jamin hits on seven important points that get buried under the debate.

An Ostracizing Miracle

An Ostracizing Miracle

In this message Jamin gives us a chance to dive into the minds and lives of Mary and Joseph, whose miracle was both incredible and ostracizing. How far would we go to carry a miracle?