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Mosaic - Erwin McManusAug 22, 2022

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

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

Singularity
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!

The Future of History: Mosaic Conference 2018 || From The Archives
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!

Identity
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The Future of Humanity: Mosaic Conference 2018 || From The Archives
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
Impact - Seizing Your Divine Moment || From The Archives
Live from Mosaic LA Feb 2001

Epiphany - How To Have Breakthrough Ideas
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

Fear - Seizing Your Diving Moment || From The Archives
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Living Life To The Fullest - Seizing Your Divine Moment || From The Archives
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Influence - Seizing Your Divine Moment || From The Archives
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Uncertainty - Seizing Your Divine Moment || From The Archives
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Initiative - Seizing Your Divine Moment || From The Archives
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!

Seizing Your Divine Moment PT1 || From The Archives

Prelude - Seizing Your Divine Moment || From The Archives
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.
Tune into this powerful message now and embrace the work Jesus is doing in you!

Captured By The Moment - Beautiful One || From The Archives
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The New
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!

A Place Called Sent - Beautiful One || From The Archives
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!

Beauty All Around You - Beautiful One || From The Archives
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!

Unveiling Beauty - Beautiful One || From The Archives
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!

Set Your Past On Fire - The Last Arrow || From The Archives
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.

Primary Source
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!

Life Comes Out of Death
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?

It's Who You Know
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!

Choose the Future - The Last Arrow || From The Archives
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.

A Story That Won’t Die
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!

Life is Calling
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.

Voice Activated
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!

The Meaning In The Mess
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!

A Line In The Sand
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!

Save Nothing For The Next Life - The Last Arrow | From The Archives
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!

Mind The Gap
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.

The Outsiders
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.

Question Everything
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!

The Point of No Return - The Last Arrow | From The Archives
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.

The First and Final Word
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!

I'm Not Finished Yet - The Last Arrow | From The Archives
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.

Hide and Seek
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!

Signs
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!

What Did You Expect - The Last Arrow | From The Archives
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.

The Audacity of God
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!

The Economy of God
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!

Masterpiece - Artisan Soul | From The Archives
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.

Foundation Sunday
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.

Where Will You Create - Artisan Soul | From The Archives
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.

The Power of Generosity
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!

Alignment
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!

The Power Of Being Fully Present
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!

Craft - Artisan Soul | From The Archives
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.

Fresh Start - Fueled By Faith
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!