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Horizon Community Church - Philadelphia
Hosted by Horizon Community Church · EN
A church teaching people to live and love like Jesus in the suburbs of Philly.
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Jonah the Spiritual Sucker Punch
1w ago00:26:16Tap to summarizeIn our May 10 Sunday gathering, we kick off a new series in the book of Jonah.
Transcribe →Why Christians are Sometimes Toxic
2w ago00:19:37Tap to summarizeGuest Speaker Tim Imber closes out our series about relationships by talking about the reasons Christians are often perceived as toxic and struggle to have healthy relationships.
Transcribe →Commitment Keeps Relationships
3w ago00:15:39Tap to summarizeIn our April 26 Sunday gathering we continue our series on relationships by talking about commitment. This week's reflection questions are below: 1. How does our culture typically define “love”? How is that different from what you heard today? 2. Why do you think commitment is often undervalued in relationships? 3. When relationships get difficult, what is your natural tendency: lean in or pull away? 4. Where in your life are you currently tempted to give up or disengage? 5. How would you define the difference between “being in love” and choosing to love? 6. What are some practical ways you can choose commitment when your feelings don’t cooperate? What does it look like in real life to “stay” in a healthy way? 7. Where might you need stronger boundaries in your relationships? How can boundaries actually strengthen—not weaken—your commitment to someone? 8. In John 6, Peter says, “Where else would we go?” What do you think that reveals about his commitment to Jesus? What are some reasons people walk away from faith when it becomes difficult? Have you ever had a moment where following Jesus felt hard? What kept you committed? 9. How does knowing that God stays committed to you—even at your worst—impact the way you see Him? Do you struggle more to believe that God loves you, or that He will stay with you? Why? How can God’s commitment to you shape the way you approach your relationships this week? 10 What is one relationship in your life where you need to lean into commitment right now? What is one specific action you can take this week to “stay” (listen, forgive, show up, set a boundary, etc.)?
Transcribe →Dealing With Conflict
4w ago00:24:23Tap to summarizeWe continue our series about relationships by talking about conflict.
Transcribe →Selfishness is Relational Poison
Apr 1300:25:21Tap to summarizeWe continue our series about relationships by talking about selfishness and what true selflessness looks like. This week's reflection questions are below: Reflection Questions April 12, 2026 Where do you most often see selfishness show up in your relationships—wanting your way, your timing, or your preferences? Think about a recent conflict. How might that situation have revealed something inside of you, rather than just something wrong with the other person? In what ways do you tend to view life as scarce (like there’s “not enough” to go around), and how does that shape how you treat others? Do you tend to lean more toward selfishness (putting yourself first) or self-neglect (ignoring your own needs)? How has that affected your relationships? Have you ever avoided expressing your needs or desires to keep peace? What did that produce in you over time (e.g., resentment, distance, exhaustion)? When have you been labeled “selfish” for setting a healthy boundary or prioritizing the right things? How did that shape your thinking? Where are you currently looking for security, affirmation, or worth from other people instead of from God? How might your relationships change if you truly believed that God is generous and that you are deeply loved and secure in Him? What is one relationship where you need to grow in honestly expressing your needs, rather than hiding them? What is one relationship where you need to grow in listening and prioritizing the needs of someone else, even when it costs you something?
Transcribe →A Relationship With God
Apr 600:13:58Tap to summarizeIn our Easter 2026 Sunday gathering we continue our series about relationships, by talking about our relationship with the living Jesus. This week's discussion questions are below: Reflection Questions April 5, 2026 How does the idea that “relationship is what reality is built on” challenge or affirm your current worldview? Do you find it easy or difficult to believe in the resurrection? What barriers (intellectual, emotional, or personal) make it hard for you to pursue a relationship with God? What would it look like for you to “know God” rather than just know about Him? How does the idea that “relationships are forever” impact the way you view people in your life right now? How healthy would you say your relationship with God is right now? What can you do to improve it? The sermon ended with a suggestion to pray a simple pray. What hesitations do you feel about praying a prayer like that?
Transcribe →Empathy is the Superglue of Relationships
Mar 3000:24:11Tap to summarizeIn our March 29 Sunday gathering, we continue our new series about relationships and delve into why empathy is essential. This week's reflection questions are below:
Transcribe →We Were Created for Relationships
Mar 2300:21:22Tap to summarizeIn our March 22 Sunday gathering we kick off a new series about relationships. This week's Reflection Questions are below: 1. Who are your closet relationships? Who do you have the most strained relationships with? 2. The Harvard Study of Adult Development shows that relationships are the strongest predictor of a healthy life. Do your current priorities reflect that—or is something else taking their place? 3. Peter Scazzero says you cannot be spiritually mature and emotionally immature. Where do you see a gap between what you believe spiritually and how you relate to people? 4. When you think about “spiritual maturity,” what do you instinctively measure— knowledge, behavior, or relationships? How might God be redefining that for you? 5. Jesus teaches that loving God and loving others are inseparable (Matthew 22:37– 39). Who in your life is currently hardest to love well—and why? 6. Genesis says it is “not good” for humans to be alone. Where in your life are you experiencing isolation—physically, emotionally, or spiritually? 7. Think about your closest relationships (family, friends, coworkers). Would those people describe you as loving, patient, and present? Why or why not? 8. In what ways have convenience, busyness, or technology made your relationships more shallow? What is one intentional step you could take this week to deepen a relationship? 9. If your spiritual maturity were evaluated only by the health of your relationships, what would need to change starting today?
Transcribe →Obstacles to Our Spiritual Growth: The Devil
Mar 1600:28:20Tap to summarizeWe conclude our mini series about the obstacles in the way of our spiritual growth. This week's reflection questions are below: 1. The sermon suggests that some of the negative or anxious thoughts we experience may come from lies of the enemy. Can you think of a recent moment when a thought about yourself, others, or God might have been shaped by a lie rather than truth? 3. John Make Comer in Live No Lies says the devil’s primary strategy is “deceitful ideas that play to disordered desires and are normalized in society.” Where do you see this pattern showing up in your life or in the culture around you? 4. Which of the example lies mentioned in the sermon (about God, about yourself, or about the good life) feels most familiar or tempting for you personally? 5. Why do you think lies that appeal to our desires are often easier to believe than the truth? 6. The story of Ananias and Sapphira shows how a lie can grow until it affects actions and relationships. What are some ways small lies or false beliefs can slowly shape a person’s life? 7. The sermon encourages humility in recognizing that anyone can believe a lie, even brilliant and influential people. How can humility help protect us from self-deception? 8. Jesus responded to the enemy’s lies with truth from Scripture. What are some practical ways you can train yourself to recognize and replace lies with truth? 9. When a thought enters your mind, how might asking “Is this the voice of Jesus leading me toward love and truth, or the voice of accusation and deception?” change the way you respond?
Transcribe →Obstacles to Our Spiritual Growth: The Flesh
Mar 900:30:39Tap to summarizeIn our March 8 Sunday gathering we continue our mini series on the obstacles that slow our spiritual growth. Reflection Questions: March 8, 2026 1. Paul describes an inner conflict in Epistle to the Romans 7, where he says he does the things he hates and fails to do the things he wants to do. Where do you see this kind of inner struggle showing up in your own life? 2. In the message, the flesh was defined as disordered desires rather than the physical body itself. How does this definition change the way you think about temptation or sin? 3. The sermon described examples like rest becoming laziness, food becoming gluttony, or work becoming pride. Which good desire in your life do you think is most likely to become disordered? 4. The message contrasted trying harder with training differently. Where have you seen willpower alone fail in your life? What might “training” look like instead? 5. The message used the image of two wolves: the one you feed is the one that grows stronger. What habits or influences in your life tend to feed the flesh? What habits help feed your spirit? 6. The sermon talked about three historic Christian practices that weaken the flesh: generosity, fasting, and abstaining from good things. Which of these feels most challenging for you? Why? 7. The message suggested that giving to the poor weakens greed and teaches us that money is not our security. How might generosity reshape your relationship with money? 8. Fasting teaches us to sit with discomfort instead of immediately soothing it. Where in your life do you tend to escape discomfort quickly instead of sitting with it? 9. If the goal is to “starve the flesh and feed the Spirit,” what is one concrete practice you could begin this week to train your desires toward God?
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