Follow the King

When the Empty Tomb Isn't Enough

The lives of Jesus’ followers weren't transformed by the empty tomb—but by an encounter with the risen King. And the good news is that King Jesus is still encountering lives today.

The Unlikely King

They saw the 👑 King—but not clearly.
They celebrated His arrival—but misunderstood His mission.
They looked for strength—but missed surrender.
They wanted victory—but didn’t recognize how He would win.

Not on a war horse 🐎—on a donkey. 🫏
Not to defeat Rome—but to defeat sin.
Not through power—but through sacrifice. ✝️

Jesus still works in surprising ways—often quiet, often unexpected, often right in front of us. Are we seeing Him clearly? 👀

The Upside-Down Kingdom - Week 2

It’s possible to walk with Jesus—and still not see Him clearly. Because His kingdom doesn’t look like ours. It’s upside-down.

A kingdom whose King was enthroned with sinners on His right and left.

A kingdom whose Messiah was recognized by the blind and missed by the religious.

A kingdom where serving the least is the way to greatness.

A kingdom where beggars are rich and the wealthy are poor.

Maybe our prayer should be simple: “Jesus, give us spiritual sight to clearly see You.”

The Upside Down Kingdom

Jesus said the kingdom of God often looks upside down.

The world tells us to hold tightly to what we have—while Jesus invites us to open our hands.

Hands full of the world can’t receive heaven’s treasure. But open hands discover the joy of God’s kingdom—and the blessing of being His family.

This week at Plymouth Community Church, we explored what it means to live in the upside-down kingdom of Jesus.

What God Has Joined Together

Marriage matters—because it reflects Christ and His church. And marriage is hard—because it joins two imperfect people.

And when marriage breaks, the grace of Jesus is still greater than our brokenness.

In Mark 10, Jesus reminds us of God’s design for marriage—and the restoring grace He offers when life doesn’t unfold the way we hoped.

Open to Biblical Community

Salvation often gets reduced down to “Jesus forgave my sins so I can go to heaven.” That’s gloriously true—but it’s incomplete.

Salvation offers more than forgiveness—it offers a family.

God does more than bring us into His kingdom—He brings us into His people. Which means the idea, “It’s just Jesus and me,” doesn’t tell the whole story.

Heaven is part of our inheritance—and so are the people around us. And here’s what we often miss: We don’t just receive an inheritance—we become one.

The Crossroads of the Kingdom

God confronts evil—He will address whatever stands in opposition to His kingdom.

God conquers evil—at the Cross, Jesus opened the way into the kingdom of God.

Hell is the tragic end of continually rejecting the invitation to God’s kingdom and resisting the reign of King Jesus. 

Open to Fasting

Fasting is not a formula that moves God. Rather, fasting moves us into a place of surrender under the reign of King Jesus.

When Jesus said to hunger and thirst after righteousness, He was giving us a way to live—and fasting helps form in us the same hunger for God that we have for food. 

Ultimately, fasting is not about getting something from God—but about offering ourselves to God.

Walking with King Jesus—But Ruled by Pride

Today, as our nation remains fractured over immigration, law and order, elections, and cultural identity, we often assume the real battle is between opposing sides.

But Scripture presses us to ask a deeper question: what does God see when we argue, react, and take sides?

This message explores how pride shapes our responses, how the gospel confronts the heart, and what it looks like to live under the reign of King Jesus in the middle of cultural division.

Kingdom Expectations

Our view of God’s kingdom shapes our lives more than we realize—including the way we read Scripture. We can either sit fully confident in our own understanding—or allow the voice of Jesus to re-shape our expectations.