Messages from Counterculture Church in Portland, Oregon with Jesse Lusko and other speakers. To love Portland as Jesus loves us.
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Turn Hardship and Doubt into Hope and Power It's hard to understand in the moment, but sorrow can give you perspective, purpose, and a platform. It’s called a “roar story.” And you can use it to inspire others to see the bright future beyond their darkest days. Whether you’ve suffered in the past, are in a trial now, or want to prepare for the inevitable challenges to come, this Bible study can provide help, hope, and healing, all for the glory of God. Both instructive and deeply inspiration ...
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Songs That Make Us New | Jesse Lusko
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42:42Ever wonder why we sing so much at church? Why not just stay home and listen to Spotify? The Bible tells us that when we worship together we can experience God's presence and be empowered to live lives that count and not waste our limited time. Scripture: Ephesians 5:15-20โดย Pastor Jesse Lusko
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Some objects are just too heavy to carry on your own—they require a team. Some emotional burdens and periods in life are a lot like that. We need a community around us to help us get through our grief and difficulties. Technology often leaves us living in our own isolated virtual worlds, but that can leave us feeling totally alone. Real church comm…
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God's Love in Us | Josh Butler
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47:28God's love lives in us and is often described as a mighty lion. Josh describes all the ways we can be impacted when we decide to let the lion out of the cage. Scripture: 1 John 4:10-17โดย Pastor Jesse Lusko
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Amplified for Impact | Jesse Lusko
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43:57With so much information available to us on the internet, what is the value of committing time to learning the scriptures in person week in and week out? Join us as we explain that when we hear God's word together, it is amplified and we receive living examples, truth in 3D. Scripture: 1 Timothy 4 * Please excuse the audio; we are seeking to elimin…
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Assembly Required | Jesse Lusko
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43:27What is the point of gathering together as a church? Can't I get the same spiritual results from just doing it on my own? In this message, Pastor Jesse talks about the importance of church and what glory story might just be waiting for us when we assemble. Scripture: Hebrews 10:19-25โดย Pastor Jesse Lusko
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Word Behind The World | Jesse Lusko
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43:40In the series, "Error 404" we are exploring "what the internet can't give us." People are spending on average seven hours a day online and we are prone to ignore the physical for the digital. In this message we'll see why the physical world matters and is worth prioritizing. Scripture: John 1:1-18โดย Pastor Jesse Lusko
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Authentic Trust in God | Mike Dean
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44:37We got to hear a fresh word from Pastor Mike Dean on the power of saying YES to God, no matter what role you're in or what odds you're up against. Scripture: 1 Samuel 17โดย Pastor Jesse Lusko
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Power to Make a Difference | Jesse Lusko
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37:27We are advocates for the things we care about the most - whether it be our favorite restaurant, what coffee is better, or which sports team is the best in the world. In the new year, we're exploring how to do the same for Jesus, the best news there is. Acts 1:4-8โดย Pastor Jesse Lusko
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Peace For All People | Jesse Lusko
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27:18One of the main messages of the Gospel is that it brings peace for all people, everywhere. Join us for this special Christmas Eve message. Luke 2:1-20โดย Pastor Jesse Lusko
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Shadow Psalms | Jesse Lusko
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44:23For the final addition in our Songs For Anxious Souls series, join us for an invitation to bring our real and honest selves to God. Psalms 129 & 130โดย Pastor Jesse Lusko
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Join us for a short message about praise & worship and how the Psalms invite us into a different way of being. Psalm 98โดย Pastor Jesse Lusko
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For this addition to our Songs For Anxious Souls series, we take a fresh look at what it means to be rooted. Psalm 112โดย Pastor Jesse Lusko
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The Practice of Praise | Bekah Lusko
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30:47In an age where almost everything seems to be negative, why has it become so hard to remember the good things? In this addition to our Songs For Anxious Souls series, we hear from our Worship Director Bekah Lusko about the importance of praise. Psalm 66โดย Pastor Jesse Lusko
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Getting Back To Gratitude | Jesse Lusko
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48:27In this week's addition to our Songs For Anxious Souls series, we're taking a fresh look at thankfulness & gratitude. Join us as we look at this concept and what it means both biblically and through the social sciences. Psalm 50โดย Pastor Jesse Lusko
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Answering Anxiety | Jesse Lusko
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50:21We live in an anxious age. So many fears, anxieties, and worries dominate our internal worlds. Is fear all there is? Does religion actually work? What if faith has a better answer than we could imagine? Psalm 46โดย Pastor Jesse Lusko
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Who Are You Truly Following? | Jesse Lusko
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42:32As we grapple with turbulent times in our nation, we're choosing to lean into the comfort, peace, and provision of God. We'll dig into a classic and iconic text and see what it has for us. Psalm 23โดย Pastor Jesse Lusko
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Your Life Among The Stars | Jesse Lusko
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42:18Continuing our series through the Psalms, we're stepping back to take a look at the inherent beauty and dignity within God's creation. Psalm 8.โดย Pastor Jesse Lusko
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How To Truly Flourish | Jesse Lusko
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41:04Continuing in our series through the Psalms, Songs For Anxious Souls, we're digging into Psalm 1. Are there better or worse ways to live? What does thriving look like? And how do we do it? Psalm 1โดย Pastor Jesse Lusko
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When The Pain Won't Stop | Jesse Lusko
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28:42Join us for the first message in our new series through the Psalms called Songs for Anxious Souls. How do we navigate pain & anxiety? Is peace even possible? And if so, how can we get there? Psalm 13โดย Pastor Jesse Lusko
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Fullness Is Our Future | Spencer Bassett
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35:19For this week's message, we're hearing from Counterculture's operations director, Spencer Bassett. We'll look at the biblical concept of fullness. What is it, why does it matter, and how do we get there? Ephesians 3:14-19โดย Pastor Jesse Lusko
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So Angry I Could Die | Jesse Lusko
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38:50To close out our Adult Swim series, we're talking about anger. Why Jonah was so angry, what anger does to us, and how forgiveness can end the vicious cycle of evil. Jonah 4โดย Pastor Jesse Lusko
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God of Second-Chances | Jesse Lusko
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42:49This week we're taking another step into our "Adult Swim: Jonah for Grownups" series. In the third chapter of Jonah, we talk about God's compassion & justice and how, if we're not careful, the oppressed can easily become the oppressor. Jonah 3โดย Pastor Jesse Lusko
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Rock Bottom and Beyond | Jesse Lusko
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40:32In this week's addition to our series Adult Swim: Jonah For Grown Ups, we get into a part of the book that has made it stand out to countless readers. Far more than just being about a fish, our passage takes us deeper into the human story and how we find more of ourselves in Jonah than we may think. Jonah 1:17 - 2:10.…
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Someone Else's Storm | Jesse Lusko
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32:33For this week's addition to our series "Jonah for Grownups", we look at another movement in the first chapter of Jonah. There's more to the beginning of Jonah than you might think. Jonah 1:4-16.โดย Pastor Jesse Lusko
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Dodging God's Calls | Jesse Lusko
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36:01This week we're kicking off a new series through the book of Jonah. We'll start by looking at the context and why God wanted to send Jonah to Nineveh as well as what Jonah's response tells us about his character. Jonah 1:1-3.โดย Pastor Jesse Lusko
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From Beauty to Eternity | Jesse Lusko
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25:51This week we're exploring the intersection between art & faith. Beauty has an eternal and divine quality... join us as we look for the source. Ecclesiastes 3:9-14.โดย Pastor Jesse Lusko
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Pull Out the Plumb Line | Jesse Lusko
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43:27Join us for a message our of Zechariah 4:6-10. We're getting into what we do: working, parenting, studying, etc. and how God cares so much about it. Whatever we do, we're called to do it well and with God.โดย Pastor Jesse Lusko
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Wonder Working God | Gabe Garcia
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29:26This week we have a standalone message from a special guest. Our friend Gabe Garcia brings a message out of John 2:1-12 about God, miracles, and what it all means.โดย Pastor Jesse Lusko
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In this week's standalone message, we're getting into worship. What it is, why it matters, and where we go wrong along the way. Join us for this teaching out of Jeremiah 2:11-13.โดย Pastor Jesse Lusko
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The Power of We | Josh Bowers
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36:28This week we have special guest Josh Bowers bringing a timely message from Acts 2:1-13 about the Holy Spirit and its special power to unite and bring restoration to individuals and communities.โดย Pastor Jesse Lusko
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Blackberries at Sunset | Jesse Lusko
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46:21Join us for this standalone message out of Psalm 65. We'll look at the beauty of the Earth, how God feels about it all, and what He invites us into.โดย Pastor Jesse Lusko
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Jesus and a Skeptic | Jesse Lusko
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35:44For our final message in our IRL series we'll be looking at the the popular story of doubting Thomas. Teaching out of John 20:24-31, we'll see what this passage has to tell us about the nature of reality, what it means for skeptics, and how we're called to live in light of this.โดย Pastor Jesse Lusko
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Jesus and a Criminal | Jesse Lusko
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51:06Join us for another week of our IRL series where we look at the story of Jesus and and the criminal from Luke 23:32-45. We'll see what this passage tells us about the cross, what it reveals about God, and how it subverts the empire.โดย Pastor Jesse Lusko
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Jesus and Two Sisters | Jesse Lusko
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39:40Jumping back into our IRL series, we're taking a look at the story of Mary & Martha from Luke 10:38-42. Join us as we explore this passage and see what it teaches us about Jesus, ourselves, and what it means to be human.โดย Pastor Jesse Lusko
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A Strange People and an Incomparable God | Nijay Gupta
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32:14This week we're taking a break from our IRL series and have a special guest, Dr. Nijay Gupta! Join us for this standalone message out of Philippians 2:1-11 where we'll learn about the spiritual worldview of Jesus, how it made Christianity unparalleled in its time, and what keeps it so today.โดย Pastor Jesse Lusko
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BONUS New Series: Making Time - Chapter 1
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12:04Introducing a new series: Making Time! DIGITAL GROUP GUIDE How are you at making time? Do you feel like you have enough time in the day? Do you know if you have enough time in the day? Is there a difference between how you feel about time and what you think about your time? This is the first of a 6 part series on Making Time. Everyone has the same …
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Jesus and a Desperate Dad | Jesse Lusko
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40:31In this week's addition to our IRL (In Real Life) series, we look at a unique story and what it shows us about faith, fathers, and the spiritual realm. Mark 9:14-29.โดย Pastor Jesse Lusko
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Jesus and the Pharisee | Jesse Lusko
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37:51In this week's message of our IRL (In Real Life) series, we look at the story of Jesus and the pharisee from Luke 7:36-50. In this passage we find a savior who upends our expectations, who fights for those we'd least expect, and who responds to brokenness in ways we didn't know were possible.โดย Pastor Jesse Lusko
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Jesus and a Jaded Woman | Jesse Lusko
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40:22In this week's addition to our IRL Series, we take a look at the iconic biblical passage of the woman at the well. Using John 4:4-26 as our text we'll see how Jesus is drawn to the unwanted and how when our desires are our everything we're bound to be disappointed. Only He satisfies, and when He is our everything we'll never thirst again.…
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Jesus and the Crook | Jesse Lusko
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33:44In this week's addition to IRL (In Real Life), we're getting into the story of Jesus and the tax collector from Matthew 9:9-13. We'll look at how God's grace is radical & shocking, how Jesus has a lot more fun than we expect, and how knowing God truly leads us to love those who don't even more.โดย Pastor Jesse Lusko
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Jesus and the Fisherman | Jesse Lusko
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38:38Join us as we look at the story of Jesus and the fisherman from Luke's gospel (Luke 4:42-5:11). We'll look at Jesus' ability to find us and His invitation to follow Him & leave everything behind for better things than we could imagine.โดย Pastor Jesse Lusko
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Jesus And A Grieving Mom | Jesse Lusko
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39:59In this week's installment of IRL (In Real Life), we see how Jesus confronts death, comforts us in the midst of it, and how He brings about hope in the midst of these dark moments.โดย Pastor Jesse Lusko
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Jesus And The Leper | Jesse Lusko
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40:27To kick off our new series, IRL (In Real Life), we're venturing into the profound compassion of Jesus. Preaching out of Matthew 8:1-4, Jesse Lusko makes a case for the relevance of Jesus while appealing to His radical and boundary-breaking compassion that has changed the course of human history.โดย Pastor Jesse Lusko
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God On Your Side | Joshua Ryan Butler
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38:40Our God is the God who chose to enter time and to be with us, who fights for us & advocates for us, and who works through us. Join us as our friend Josh Butler takes us into the story of Jesus from John chapter 1.โดย Pastor Jesse Lusko
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From Poison to Potion | Jesse Lusko
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46:56When it comes to suffering & hardship, the question isn't if, but when. From the heartbreaking & horrific things that take place throughout the world, all the way down to losing loved ones, no one is exempt. This is one of the greatest reasons cited by those who simply cannot believe in God. How can we navigate the hard things of life not just for …
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The Story Of Once Upon A Time | Michelle Jones
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36:41Join us as our friend Michelle Jones invites us into the whimsy & beauty of the Jesus story. Teaching out of Mark 1:4-11, she weaves deep insights with a beautiful story, arriving somewhere profound.โดย Pastor Jesse Lusko
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Who Do You Say That I Am? | Alex Maksimov
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34:45Growing up in a dogmatic religious background, our friend Alex Maksimov walks us through his faith journey. Navigating doubt & atheism, his is a story worth listening to. By hearing about the road he's walked, we hope that it might help navigating yours, too.โดย Pastor Jesse Lusko
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Join us for an Easter Sunday message where we remember the resurrection of Jesus, the hope beyond the grave, and how what was meant to be a crushing loss turned into the victory heard round the world. "Memento" 1 Corinthians 15:1-11โดย Pastor Jesse Lusko
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Calling Shots | Jesse Lusko
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38:08Jesus Christ has arguably been the most significant figure in all of history. People spoke of Him centuries before He was actually born, and continue to thousands of years later. Why is this? What's been so compelling about this person? How has he stayed relevant for this long? Join as we look at these questions and explore what made and keeps Jesu…
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Scalpel Or Chainsaw | Jesse Lusko
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42:05These days we're more outraged than ever. We're provoked. Over politics & affiliations, global events, or even just different opinions. The way we handle conflict & disagreement contribute not only to our own well-being, but to that of those around us, too. Join us as we explore politics, disagreement, and how to navigate & resolve conflict.…
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