Downtown Community Church

"How can a good God allow evil to exist and go unpunished?" "Why does it feel like there's a God of wrath & judgement in the Old Testament and a God of love in the New Testament?"These are questions we have all asked or been asked before. Join Pastor Ben Kaempfer in Isaiah 11:1-10 as he teaches how to reconcile a God of both wrath and love. Understanding the darkness prepares our hearts to more deeply believe that the arrival of Jesus is really good news. 

Looking at the world, anyone can point out its flaws. Many people even ask “Where is God in all this?” However, God never promised that we would avoid pain, suffering, or darkness. What He did promise was that He would be there with us, which is an incredible gift. Join Pastor Ben Kaempfer as we examine the gift of light that God gave to a broken world as prophesied in Isaiah 9:1-7, and what that means for us today.

So often we we follow our ways and our view of the abundant life instead of Jesus' ways. We need to realize that so long as Jesus is a threat to the kingdoms we have built, we will do our best to bury Jesus in pursuit of our desires. Join Pastor Ben Kaempfer in John 11:1-53 for the last sermon of our Signs series, to examine how Jesus raising Lazarus from the dead pointed to and glorified the Kingdom of God.This week, we want you to ask yourself where you've kept out the King because you don't want His kingdom.

How often is calling found in comfort? That's right, not often at all. Join Pastor Derrick Hayes of Engage Church in a study of both 1 Corinthians 1:18-25 and Matthew 16:13-25 to understand how calling is related to power and wisdom, and how we ought to treat it.This week, we challenge you to consider what ways you're padding the cross and what areas you're too comfortable in to pursue what Christ has in store for you.

The miracle of Jesus healing the blind man is often used to promote evangelism, but what would happen if we understood this sign as a heart change? Join Pastor Ben Kaempfer as we dive into John 9:1-39 to examine how we were once blind, but now we see.

What's the thing you're looking for more than Jesus? Jesus feeding the 5,000 men with two fish and five barley loaves is a popular sign He performed, but they were more focused on the miracle than the miracle worker.  Listen in with Pastor Ben Kaempfer as we go through John 6:1-36 to unpack how the people wanted what Jesus could provide more than they wanted Jesus.

Following Christ, for a lot of us, has become a system of checking off boxes. However, we can’t put God in a box. Join Pastor Ben Kaempfer as he dives into John 5:10-47, the second part of the miracle of Jesus healing the paralyzed man at the pool, where we understand the sign and the implications it presents for our lives now.

We all have struggles whether they're sickness, mental illness, or strongholds. But how does Jesus walk into our mess? Join Pastor Ben Kaempfer for the first half of a lesson on John 5:1-14, where the miracle of Jesus healing a paralyzed man is dissected.

In John 4:43-54, we see a Father with a dying child who has to trust Jesus. This story reveals what true faith in Jesus is and what trusting Him looks like! Join Pastor Ben Kaempfer as he unpacks the story and answers the often confusing question: What is faith?

What's hiding in the "cupboards" of your heart that you would feel ashamed of Jesus finding? Join Dylan Nielander in John 2: 13-25 to learn about what we need to drive out of our hearts, the temple Jesus resides in.

To follow Jesus, we want to study more of who He is & the miraculous stories recorded while He was on Earth!Join us on this 7-week journey through John, studying seven of the miraculous "signs" Jesus performed. Let's stretch ourselves beyond these familiar stories to see Jesus' divine power! We will learn these are more than miracles but signs that point to something greater! Join Pastor Ben Kaempfer as he teaches on John 2:1-11, the story of Jesus' first miracle!

Oftentimes we know we're willing to serve, yet there are competitors for our time and energy. Join Pastor Ben Kaempfer as he dives into servant leadership through John 13:1-17.

Many of us have the longing to reach the lost, but feel incapable, unworthy, overwhelmed, and stuck with what next steps to take. Join Pastor Ben Kaempfer as he reads Luke 19:1-10 and leaves us with two simple and practical questions. 

To follow Jesus in community is not just to "have Christian friends". Scripture teaches us to "confess our sins to one another" to "carry each others burdens." Join Pastor Ben Kaempfer as he unpacks the key to authentic community and the simple steps to take to deepen relationships!

Sometimes following Jesus sounds like the harder option, yet we can testify it's the only option that leads to abundant life, joy, and peace.  In this new series, Made For More, Pastor Ben Kaempfer teaches that following Jesus is not just what we "should do" , we were MADE for it. 

We are always craving more and more in life; material items, experiences, future dreams, etc. In the final week of Philippians, we are focusing on contentment. Join Pastor Ben Kaempfer as he unpacks Paul's encouragement on how he discovered the secret to contentment!

We tend to think the older we get, the more "freedom" we have. But we have a false idea of freedom, the abundant life involves constantly growing in maturity. Join guest speaker Pastor Derrick Hayes from Engage Church for a powerful message on maturing in our walk with Jesus!

Last week we talked about anxious thoughts. This week in Philippians, Paul gives us practical steps for how to take thoughts captive.  Join Pastor Ben Kaempfer, as he gives us helpful questions to test our thoughts through!

What is joy? How can we rejoice in hard circumstances? Join Pastor Ben Kaempfer as he teaches through Philippians 4:1-7!

We all have assumptions about anxiety but let's define it! Join Pastor Ben Kaempfer as he teaches through the differences between fear, stress, and anxiety. In Philippians 4, Paul gives us practical application for what to do in anxiety!