Liquid Church With Pastor Tim Lucas

Within the church, you’ll often hear, “Don’t have sex before marriage,” and that’s usually as far as the conversation goes. However, there is a lot of missing information for Christians when the conversation ends here. In this message from Part 3 of Liquid Church’s Relationship Goals series, Pastor Tim Lucas leads us in a candid conversation about what the Bible says about sex and the soul ties that it forms within us. We believe the culture has hijacked the conversation about sex, and it’s time for God to claim it back! See, God didn’t originally intend for sex to be seen as something dirty, evil or shameful. In fact, sex was divinely made by our Creator, and given as a gift from God to His children, for their enjoyment within the context of marriage. This message is based on teaching from Pastor Michael Todd’s book, Relationship Goals. Ultimately, God can redeem your past sins. Watch this message and learn how God can restore you when you surrender your sexuality to Christ. Relationship Goals Series | Pasto

In our culture, there are tons of myths about singleness. In the midst of these lies and distortions of how we view singleness today, the Bible shows us that being single is actually a gift given by God. In this message from Part 2 of Liquid Church’s Relationship Goals series, Pastor Kayra Montanez debunks common singleness myths and shares how you can enjoy singleness as the gift from God that it is. There is the myth that singleness is a problem to be solved. Some may say singleness is a waste of your sexuality. In fact, a lot of people fall into believing the myth that they are incomplete until they find their soulmate or the perfect partner they have been searching for… No matter if you are single, single again, or supporting a single friend or family member - let’s make right what the world has gotten wrong about singleness and relationships. Whether God calls you to a life of singleness or a season, learn how you can embrace God’s presence in your life and purpose for your life right where you are today

Have you ever wondered if you married the wrong person? Or are you struggling to find hope that God can heal your marriage? In this message from Part 1 of Liquid Church’s “Relationship Goals” series, Pastor Tim Lucas argues that according to the Bible, EVERYONE marries the wrong person! How can that be? Well, every relationship is between two sinners. But, there is still hope for our relationships. See, when you admit to yourself that sin makes you and your partner incompatible from the start, you are set FREE to embrace the one you’re committed to: With all their weaknesses and flaws. Whether you’re single, dating, married, or single again, join us to learn how to make right what the world has gotten wrong about relationships. If God can raise His son Jesus from the dead, he certainly can breathe new life into your relationship. Watch this message to see for yourself how God can heal your marriage. Relationship Goals Series | Pastor Tim Lucas | Liquid Church #RelationshipGoals #Relationships #Marriage #Chris

Has God ever spoken to you through a dream? For some, this is a way God speaks to you regularly. For the rest of us, this sounds weird. However, throughout the Bible we do see God gives prophetic dreams and visions to many of His children, including Joseph in Genesis and Paul in Acts. If prophetic dreams are an area of your faith journey that is unfamiliar to you, listen to this message from Part 3 of Liquid Church’s “Dream Again” series to learn the basics. Whether God gives you a prophetic dream or another person speaks a word over you from a dream or vision, we believe that God can still move through dreams today. In this message, Pastor Nithin Thompson explains three reasons why God gives prophetic dreams and words from Himself to His children, and provides four guardrails to help us discern whether a dream is a prophetic word from God, or just a normal, everyday dream. When it comes to prophecy and prophetic dreams, remember that the Holy Spirit is at the center. God speaks into our lives through prayer

Ever have a God-given dream, but feel like you keep facing setbacks? Maybe these setbacks make it feel like you’ll never reach your God-given purpose. See, when God reveals a dream for your life, it attracts enemy attention. Your bold dreams may attract haters who criticize you or put you down. However, God can restore your dream. While the devil has a plot, God has a plan to help you dream again! In this message from Part 2 of Liquid Church’s “Dream Again” series, Pastor Tim Lucas shares how God can restore your dreams, just like he restored the dream of Joseph in Genesis. You see, Joseph was a man of God who was given a bold, God-sized dream as a teenager, but Joseph faced opposition from all sides before his dream came true 13 years later. Through all Joseph’s testing and all God’s delays, He never lost faith and kept trusting God. He knew that if God gave him the vision, He’d give him the provision to reach his dream and God-given purpose. What dreams do you long for God to restore? Watch this message fro

Have you ever experienced a lost or broken dream? Maybe last year your goals got pushed aside or put on pause. However, you have a fresh opportunity now to grab hold of your God-given purpose. God still sees greatness in you and wants to help you Dream Again! In this message from Part 1 of Liquid Church’s “Dream Again” series, Pastor Tim Lucas shares 5 specific qualities of God-given dreams based on the life of Joseph in Genesis. You see, Joseph was a man of God that God gave a bold dream to as a teenager, but Joseph faced opposition from all sides before his dream came true 13 years later. Through all Joseph’s testing and all God’s delays, He kept his faith that God would provide a way to make it happen. Like Joseph, together, we can move beyond the grief of broken dreams and enter into a brighter future! So, what dreams has God given you? Watch this message from Liquid Church and see how you can open yourself up to God’s dreams and purpose for your life. Dream Again Series | Pastor Tim Lucas | Liquid Church

2020 has been one broken year: From a global pandemic, to racial unrest, economic turmoil, remote learning, unemployment, election drama… the list goes on! The Christmas season may make you feel like your life is too broken for God to use you for His purposes. If that’s you, then you’ll be encouraged to know that God actually PREFERS to use broken people. When we’re broken, God gets the glory… and the world gets to see the beauty and love of Jesus in a new light! In this message from Liquid Church’s 2020 Christmas Eve services, Pastor Tim Lucas shares  about the beauty of our brokenness found in 2 Corinthians 4 in the New Testament of the Bible. In this passage, the apostle Paul shares how we can have an unbreakable faith that sustains us through difficult and dangerous times. If you long to learn how God could use you in your brokenness, listen to this message for biblical encouragement and real-life examples of God’s redemption of broken people. Christmas Eve 2020 | Pastor Tim Lucas | Liquid Church #Br

If you’re trying to reconcile a broken relationship, but not sure where to start, you should know that forgiveness and reconciliation are two different sides of the same coin. See, forgiveness is a one-player game between you and God. But, before you can have reconciliation in a relationship with someone you’ve hurt or who has hurt you, forgiveness must be present. Reconciliation means restoring or fixing a relationship that is broken and needs mending. But how do you even begin to take steps towards reconciliation when you may be filled with fear, shame and pain? In this message from Part 3 of Liquid Church’s “A Christmas Carol” series, Pastor Nithin Thompson shares 5 steps to biblically begin reconciling a broken relationship: Whether that’s a relationship with a romantic partner, a co-worker, friend or estranged family member. Who is God asking you to give the gift of reconciliation too? You may not be able to change the past, but God can transform your future! A Christmas Carol Series | Pastor Nithin Thom

When you think of forgiveness, does a particular person or situation come to mind? You may be wondering… How can you forgive someone when it’s so hard? Does forgiveness mean reconciling your relationship with the offender? Oftentimes, the holiday season has a way of highlighting the problems and pain we feel. So, in order to actually experience the true joy of Christmas, we need to learn what biblical forgiveness really looks like...and how can we take steps towards forgiving when it’s difficult to do. In this message from Part 2 of Liquid Church’s “A Christmas Carol” series, Pastor Tim Lucas explains that biblical forgiveness is NOT minimizing the seriousness of the offense. Forgiveness does NOT necessarily mean reconciliation. Forgiveness is NOT forgetting what happened. Forgiveness, of all things, is NOT fair…. Because if God were fair, we would be paying for our own sins instead of being covered by the sacrificial forgiveness of Jesus. Watch this message to learn 3 biblical ways to practically forgive som

When someone hurts or offends you, how do you handle it? Do you hold a grudge or learn to overcome offenses? Take this example from the classic tale A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. The main character Ebenezer Scrooge is an old miser who experienced a string of hurts in his life. Scrooge’s chains to his past led to him becoming a bitter, lonely old man. Like Scrooge, we all have things we become offended by - but if you don’t learn how to overlook and overcome hurt, you can end up like Scrooge - haunted and chained up to the ghosts of your past. In this message from Part 1 of Liquid Church’s “A Christmas Carol” series, Pastor Kayra Montanez teaches us how to overcome offenses like David did in 1 Samuel 17 of the Old Testament. In this famous Bible story we learn that David overcame offenses from his family, authority and enemy intimidation to defeat the Philistine giant, Goliath. See, David knew that life is too short and his CALLING was too great to stay chained to the past. He did not allow others’ off

In this message from Liquid Church, Pastor Tim Lucas shares the church’s vision for 2021. The big news? Liquid Church’s COVID-19 Christmas Offering will help cancel the unpaid medical debt of hundreds of people living below the poverty line in every county in New Jersey where Liquid Church has a campus. Why do this? Because Jesus canceled our debt to sin. Pastor Tim shares from Leviticus 25 all about the year of jubilee for the Israelites - and how, this new year, we can have our own little year of jubilee in New Jersey during a particularly challenging time for those hit hardest by the COVID-19 pandemic. Learn more about Liquid Church’s vision for 2021 and how you can support it by watching this message. Vision Weekend 2020 | Pastor Tim Lucas | Liquid Church #COVID19 #Coronavirus #Debt #debtcanceled #Canceleddebt #Jubilee #NJChurch #NewJerseyChurch #LiquidChurch #TimLucas #Christianity #ChristianChurch

Not sure where to start when it comes to growing your faith? In this message from Part 5 of Liquid Church’s series through The Chosen, Pastor Nithin Thompson walks us through how Simon Peter went from a life of shallow faith to become one of the 12 disciples. The Chosen is a powerful multi-season TV show. Through the show and in Luke 5:3-11, we see Simon Peter was impulsive, impatient, angry, and prone to violence. Yet, Jesus miraculously met him, just as he was, and called him to become the rock that Christ built the early Church on. If you can relate to Simon and feel your faith has been stagnant or even backsliding this year, know that Jesus is calling you deeper. He wants to guide you as you grow your faith. Watch this message from Liquid Church to learn how you can build deeper trust, turn to God in deeper repentance, and watch Jesus reveal your deeper purpose! The Chosen Series | Pastor Nithin Thompson | Liquid Church | #TheChosen #BingeJesus #Grow #SimonPeter #Grace #Faith #LiquidChurch #Christianity #

The multi-season show The Chosen portrays Matthew the tax collector as a social outcast. See, Matthew was isolated in Jewish culture because tax collectors were known as sinners who overtaxed the Jewish people for their own profit. Today as we face a worldwide pandemic, physical isolation is something we have all become familiar with. In this message from Part 4 of Liquid Church’s The Chosen series, Pastor Jonathan Wilson names three cages of isolation that God has called us out of: Self-Isolation, Social Isolation which leads to loneliness, and Spiritual Isolation. In the Bible, we see Matthew hid in his isolation behind the tax collector’s booth until Jesus called him out. Like Matthew, what cages of isolation are you hiding in? Wherever you are in your faith journey, Jesus is calling you out of isolation and loneliness to experience communion with Him like never before. The Chosen Series | Pastor Jonathan Wilson | Liquid Church | #TheChosen #BingeJesus #Matthew #TaxCollector #Isolated #Grace #Faith #Liquid

Have you ever heard the term “born again”? While this term may mean many things to many people in our culture, Jesus reveals to us what it truly means to be born again in the Scriptures. The multi-season show The Chosen depicts John 3:1-17, showing Jesus meeting with Nicodemus, a devout Jewish religious leader known as a Pharisee. Nicodemus met Jesus at night and had his world turned upside down. Through his story, we can discover how to trade-in dead religion for a living relationship with Christ! See, being “born again” is a supernatural work of God from start to finish - when everything you have been taught as a Christian becomes real, and you develop a personal relationship with God. Have you been born again? Watch this message to visualize Jesus’ encounter with Nicodemus and learn how you too can be born again of God’s Holy Spirit. The Chosen Series | Pastor Tim Lucas | Liquid Church | #TheChosen #BingeJesus #Nicodemus #BornAgain #John316 #Grace #Faith #LiquidChurch #Christianity #ChristianChurch

When you believe in Jesus Christ for salvation, you are no longer possessed by your past, defined by your brokenness, or labeled by your mistakes... Jesus chooses to RESCUE, RESTORE and REDEEM you! That’s exactly what Jesus did in the life of Mary Magdalene, who’s testimony we see throughout the Gospels in the New Testament. Mary Magdalene was a female believer and follower of Christ, whom Jesus had miraculously cast 7 demons out of. The multi-season show The Chosen takes us on a journey to imagine Mary’s life of brokenness and redemption, forever changed when Jesus calls her by name to follow Him. In this message, Pastor Kayra Montanez calls us to follow Mary’s example by leaving our brokenness at the altar and accepting God’s great love. There is no one Christ’s love cannot redeem! The Chosen Series | Pastor Kayra Montanez | Liquid Church | #TheChosen #BingeJesus #Redemption #MaryMagdelene #Grace #Demons #Faith #LiquidChurch #Christianity #ChristianChurch

You may recognize the Sunday school tune “Jesus loves the little children.” Throughout the Gospels, we see Jesus elevated the status of children & believed they had unlimited spiritual capacity. Do you trust Jesus with the simple faith of a child? The problem is, we often tend to develop doubts as adults! Childlike faith is actually very clearly portrayed in Episode 3 of the multi-season show about the life of Christ, The Chosen. In this message, Pastor Tim Lucas teaches us 4 qualities of kids we need to emulate in our faith journey. This message walks through Mark 10:13-16 in the New Testament of the Bible and uses the example from The Chosen, Episode 3 to demonstrate the development of childlike faith. The Chosen Series | Pastor Tim Lucas | Liquid Church | #TheChosen #BingeJesus #ChildlikeFaith #FaithLikeAChild #Faith #Gospel #NJChurch #NewJerseyChurch #LiquidChurch #TimLucas #Christianity #ChristianChurch

Do you find it hard to love people you disagree with? In a polarizing election year, we all have people we love who drive us crazy with their strong political beliefs or unpopular opinions.  In Part 2 of this series, Pastor Tim Lucas teaches us 4 Practical Ways to Love People You Disagree With. We need to choose to love our political opponents in a divisive political culture - because no single party can fully represent the Kingdom of God. Amen?  Avoiding Election Infection Series | Pastor Tim Lucas | Liquid Church |   #Election #Democrat #Republican #Politics #Political #LovePeople #LoveYourNeighbor #Gospel #NJChurch #NewJerseyChurch #LiquidChurch #TimLucas #Christianity #ChristianChurch

Where do Christians fit in during a time when our nation is so politically divided? It’s no secret the United States is deeply divided politically, rationally and economically. As Christians, we can prepare our hearts for the election by putting our faith in Jesus first in a culture dominated by toxic politics. In this 2-part series, Pastor Tim Lucas teaches us from Mark 12 in the New Testament of the Bible how we can imitate Jesus in a polarizing election year. See, in the first century, there weren’t two political parties - there were four of them lobbying for power! When the leaders of Jesus’ day put Jesus to the test, He led by example by putting his FAITH filter on FIRST. How will you put your faith first in an election year? Watch this message to learn from the word of God and the life of Jesus how you can avoid Election Infection! Pastor Tim Lucas | Liquid Church | Avoiding Election Infection #Election #Democrat #Republican #Politics #Political #Gospel #NJChurch #NewJerseyChurch #LiquidChurch #TimLucas

How do you make a big decision? Most of us might weigh the pros and cons… make a list and see which side checks all the boxes. But as a Christian, how do you know if you’re making a decision that leads you in God’s will for your life? In this message from Liquid Church, Pastor Tim Lucas teaches us the importance of developing discernment as a spiritual practice. Whether you are deciding to sell or buy a house, make a career move, or make a change in your child’s schooling, we can tune in to the spirit of god when trying to figure out how to make a big decision. When you make your next big decision, will you listen to God’s voice? Listen to this message from Liquid Church to learn how to develop spiritual discernment in your decision making process! Pastor Tim Lucas | Liquid Church | How To Make A Big Decision #Decisions #DecisionMaking #Decision #HowToMakeADecision #Discernment #HowTo #NJChurch #NewJerseyChurch #LiquidChurch #TimLucas #Christianity #ChristianChurch

When it comes to your relationship with God, we all sit in one of three chairs. Is your faith committed, compromised or conflicted? That's how you can tell which chair you’ve chosen. Depending on where you sit, you are either growing in your faith, compromising with the values of the culture, or in conflict with God. Which chair will you choose? In this message from Liquid Church, Pastor Nithin Thompson reminds us that no matter where we sit today, we can choose a new chair - and find hope along the way. You don’t have to live your life in compromise or unbelief - you can stand, like Joshua did in the Old Testament, and impact generations to come. “But as for me and my household, we will serve the Lord.” - Joshua 24:15 Pastor Nithin Thompson | Liquid Church | Choose Your Chair #Grace #Apathy #Christian #Generations #Compromise #Faith #Joshua24 #NJChurch #NewJerseyChurch #LiquidChurch #NithinThompson #Christianity #ChristianChurch