Belong Church

“Wait” is not anyone’s favorite word! Yet we all too often find ourselves in the position to wait - waiting on God for an answer can be a place of power AN ACTION WORD!

Everyone has had trying days when it seems like everything that can go wrong, DOES! Today, we look at little spoken about story of just such circumstances and the pressures faced.

Faith… is a seed that must be planted… faith without works is dead… It is how the men and women of God that have walked before us gained approval and their stories testify and encourage us... It is how we become persuaded... convinced..

One thing everyone has in common is struggles... or storms! But as we see in today's message, one storm that we can physically experience can turn into three.

There are many words that mostly have a "religious" connotation and aren't explained well -- resulting in misconceptions and then loses the power to change our life!

Athletes train with weights to prepare for the main event, often with them around their feet so that on the day of the race, they can "cast them off" and run faster. We see today, that scripture encourages us to cast off weights and run our race!

We all have found ourselves in a place where we need help. Like the old TV commercial, "Help, I've fallen and I can't get up!" We see a parable told by Jesus of just this situation.

A couple of weeks ago, we looked at "CHANGE" and often we can look at others and think we know what is going on... presume that this is "rock bottom" or nowhere but up from here...

Today, we celebrate five years as a church! We look at the two foundational scriptures and how they impact all of us.

This week we have an awesome message from Pastor Chris and Church of the Highlands... Unity and Becoming One!

One thing everyone has in common - it has been said, the only constant in life... Often, we face it with uncertainty and feel uncomfortable ... but God is with us ... in CHANGE!

There is POWER in the NAME of Jesus! It is more than a tag line at the end of our prayer, we look in depth into the names and attributes of the Name that is above every name.

Most people know of "the Lord's Prayer" and many can even quote it. It is the only recorded time that the disciples asked Jesus to teach them something, and as we are in 21 Days of Prayer, it is enlightening to dig deep into the prayer modeled by Jesus!

It is easy to "GIVE UP" when you can't see God working. Prayers seemingly unanswered, situations worsening and you just get tired of doing "the right thing!"

One thing common to all of us is difficulty and temptation - We look at the life of Daniel and see how he dealt with extreme difficulty.

We see that KINDNESS is what God uses to lead us to a change in our life. It is also one of the challenges we have to be like Him...

It has been said… we are to be "Jesus with skin on…" What does that look like? It should be a representation that we model... making people and God comfortable...

One of the most life-changing potentials we have occurs when we understand Who God is and His plan for our life!

Circumstances in life can often leave us feeling surrounded in fact, that there is NO WAY OUT... But we see that when God is on our side, who can be against us.

We are blessed and honored to have Pastor Kevin's wife, Lenore, bring a Father's Day message... ENJOY!

Today, we are privileged to have another of the Overseers, Pastor Joe Cadena. He is the Senior Pastor of Centro Vida Nueva in Bradenton, Florida.

We are so very privileged to have Pastor Tad Mathews bring a message to us. He is one of the Overseers of our church, and loves Pastor Kevin, family and Belong Church very much!

Jesus said that not everyone who says, "Lord" will enter the Kingdom, but those who do the WILL of the Father... so we are looking at what that means.

We are privileged to have Pastor Matt Wagner from the Underground Network minister the Word this week, on the Secrets to Success!

God created every single one of us UNIQUE! And He has a plan that ONLY you can accomplish...

Happy Mother's Day! To honor your mother is one of the top priorities from God and demonstrated by Jesus. We take today to see examples from the Bible and honor our Moms!

It is the enemy's primary goal to get us to a most dangerous place... Isolation! Jesus provided a way out for us including this... You and I are not ALL ALONE!

We are wonderfully made... made well in construction, and also made well... in health and healing... God has a plan for each of us and it begins with being made well.

A special message from Pastor Chris Hodges (Church of the Highlands) this week after Easter!

Happy Easter... better accurately put, HAPPY RESURRECTION DAY! Today, we look at WHO HE IS... He is ...

We see 3 Hebrew children convinced that God is able, and trusted Him in their difficult spot, and also Jesus, in His humanity, experienced sadness and loneliness. He came not only to pay for our sins, but to show us how to live.. because GOD IS ABLE!

We began this year with many cheesy slogans about vision. As we continue to face times of difficulty and uncertainty, VISION is even more relevant. Clear vision is only beneficial based upon WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING AT!

As the entire world is faced with uncertainty, and is predicted to get worse… our “life as we know it” will never be the same. So many can’t work, thousands laid off, and others may not have a place of employment to return. There is so much to validate WORRY – YET, there is a God in Heaven Who loves and is still OUR SOURCE of health, provision, and sanity… THERE IS HOPE!

One of the things we all face as a struggle is the transition between the world we live in, and pursuing the Kingdom of Heaven. We often find ourselves going in circles... but you are not alone! We see that many faced this struggle and we look to overcome... going in circles!

Jesus describes 2 worlds in John 10:10 – one is the earth and world as we know it, filled with death, destruction and our joy, happiness and enjoyment stolen… bad things happening to good people… “BUT I HAVE COME” Jesus said, so that we may have LIFE in the fullest possible way!

When we decide to take the journey of FAITH, we should be advancing and growing! This growth is described in Galatians as the Fruit of the Spirit!

When we decide to take the journey of FAITH, we should be advancing and growing! This growth is described in Galatians as the Fruit of the Spirit!

When we decide to take the journey of FAITH, we should be advancing and growing! This growth is described in Galatians as the Fruit of the Spirit!

When we decide to take the journey of FAITH, we should be advancing and growing! This growth is described in Galatians as the Fruit of the Spirit!

As we advance another year, many focus on resolutions, desires and purpose for change. When we make a decision to follow Christ, we should also become more like Him… that His Kingdom is being exemplified in us. The desired fruit of our becoming more Christ-like, is also described as the Fruit of the Spirit!

As we enter into a New Year and New Decade, we have to put the past behind and focus on what is ahead! Coupled with the beginning of 21 Days of Prayer, we are starting off choosing to take every opportunity.

As we stand on the threshold of another calendar year, we look at how time counted down to Christ's birth, and since has been advancing. We are progressing day into week, week into month, and month into year. Setting goals is a part of a new year, and the key to making a difference... that next year advances beyond this year!

The story of Christmas is one that most people know or have an idea about. Popular songs celebrate this season, and one even asks Mary, "Did you know?" While we sing "Joy To The World" as an upbeat Christmas carol, we see that it turned Mary's life inside out, and upside down!

God tells us in Jeremiah 29:11 that He has great plans for us! We look at the progression between a dream to a goal, steps to a plan, and action to success!

God is NOT MOVED by NEED! This is often difficult to understand within our human understanding. As we look at leaving a LEGACY, we see that everything God desires to get TO us requires something FROM us! Giving is about YOU, NOT the church! It is the instrument designed by God to meet our needs!

Legacy is the common thread throughout the Bible. It begins with God's promises to our forefathers and their covenants with Him! We continue to leave a legacy, WHO we are... HOW we changed (or not) the world around us!

John 17 reveals the longest recorded prayer of Jesus... He prayed the same request 5 times, and is the only prayer yet unanswered!

Philippians 1:6 tells us that God, Who began a good work, will complete it... Jeremiah 29:11 tells us that God has a great plan for our life. God's plans are His work in our life, but it requires our surrender... I cannot "do" life by whatever I think, I must seek Him.

Jesus' mother, Mary, put a demand on Jesus even before His ministry time was released... His first recorded miracle! She ignored His objection, and told the servants, "do whatever He tells you..." We know that God desires us to ASK... We can, and He desires us to, pray and put a DEMAND on His anointing!

John 1:1 and Gen 1 start with "In the beginning..." they continue to describe creation. In John, we see that Jesus was the WORD... In Genesis, we see the God spoke.. "and it was so!" What did God speak? the WORD!

A famous story found in the book of Luke is the parable of Jesus describing the "Good Samaritan" in which we see many qualtities to ascribe to. Mercy is evident and we see kindness, in the book of Romans, we see that it is God's kindness and love that leads us to a change.