Life Way Fellowship Podcast

Where is your heart and in what direction does it take you?  God wants us to put Him first in our lives; where is your strong hold and where should it be?

God tell us to be baptized; it's our first act of obedience and the beginning of our Christian walk.  Baptism shows that you're committed to Jesus and willing to stand up for Him.  Listen in to see how Baptism strengthens your relationship with the Lord.

Prepare to Share!!  We have to be ready to speak the truth about what God is doing in our lives; we never know when someone will ask us about our faith.  Prepare yourself with the answer to, "Why do you believe?"

We are called to go!  This sermon focuses on the Great Commission in a very personal way.  Make God's command your heart's desire.  When God commands us, He gives us the ability to carry it out; we are not alone, God is walking with us.

What is a Father's love?  In this special Father's Day message we learn about how God, our Father in heaven, loves and cares deeply for us.

Giving and Tithing; Why does God tell us in the Bible to Tithe?  We find out that it's for our own benefit.  What kind of attitude do you have about your possessions and money?  Tithing the 10% that God's word describes helps us to let go of the strongholds that money has on us. 

The Christian Life is not just to believe; but to also belong.  When we are attacked with problems in this world, we feel drained.  We need our Christian family to renew and empower ourselves; we need their love and contact.  This gives us the power we need to live on.  The church is our foundation that makes a difference in our lives.

God gave us prayer because we need the connection with Him.  Don't get caught up in using prayer for just a 911 call or because you think it's your obligation.  God loves to hear from you; prayer is a personal interaction andamp; connection with Him.  Learn about the love of prayer and this wonderful way to communicate with the God who adores you!

The Bible is God's word to you.  He wrote it so we may know what's going on.  It's personal - make it so.  The Bible is your app to get to know God personally and deeply; so go for it!

The connection between a mother and child is so significant to God that a Mother's love is used as a incredible example in ministering to others. 

Where do your insecurities lie?  God provides for us in many great ways because He loves us and genuinely wants to take care of us to make sure we have what we need.  God gave His most precious Son so we could live with him forever.  Put it into perspective, If God gave His son for you, what would He ever hold back on?

We stress because of the problems that we anticipate.  Having anxiety is to be pulled in 2 different directions, because we are unsure of which direction to go or to choose and this kills our joy and peace.  There is an antidote for this inward struggle that comes from having confidence in  God's control and power. A mind that is secure in God is where peace begins.

Do you really expect a change in your life as a believer in Jesus? Whether or not you do believe can often been seen in how we deal with our own suffering and stuggles. Today we see that we can have an expectancy in the Glory of God!  

Romans chapters 7 andamp; 8 is life changing scripture.  It's more than just words on a page, it's the power of God and instructions to live a life of victory.  Belief requires action - and YES YOU CAN with the power of God!!

Why do we keep struggling with  life and the way we ought to live?  We know what we should do, but we don't do it; we work ourselves into frustration.  We all need encouragement.  God will not cast us out for the mistakes we make along the way.  Pick up the pieces and keep going - when God gives us the Holy  Spirit, we are made capable!

 Celebrate Easter!  Christ died so we could have life.  It doesn't matter who you are God has a direction for you and He can use you for His purposes and to help others.    

In the second part of this series, This Call Is For You, we are challenged by God to go and cry out to those who do not know Jesus.  We are called to share the beauty of love we have within because of our relationship with our Heavenly Father.  Listen for things to learn that will help us get out of our own way and address our fears when sharing the love of Christ with others.

An attitude check.  We are all called to be sent - do you have an attitude of love or is it one of obligation?  Your attitude will speak from your heart.  Stop and do your own attitude check.

God has a mission for your life.  God has a life message he wants to say to the world through you and he’s got a life mission for your life.  The most important thing is that I complete my mission “…the work that the Lord Jesus gave me–to  tell people the Good News about God’s grace.”

You Are Called to Bless.  You’re called to bless other people. How do you do that?  You bless other people when you serve them.  It may be physical assistance.  It may be financial assistance.  It may be emotional support.  It could be relational support.  It could be practical support.  There are a thousand different ways that you can serve the people around you. When you serve others, the Bible says, you actually bless them.

So what I want to do this weekend is take the five different passages of the Bible that compare life to a race and compare becoming who God wants you to be to a race and draw out from them eight principles.  I call this the Marathon to Maturity.  This is how you get to where God wants you to be in life.  God doesn’t want you to stay the same.  He doesn’t want you to be in spiritual diapers your entire life.  He wants you to grow up.

This week we look at the second calling of life and it is this: You have been called to not just be loved; you’ve been called to belong.  To belong to God’s church which is going to go on and on forever in eternity. 

To understand your life purpose and understand your life calling you have to begin with God, because God created you.  You can’t tell yourself what your purpose is.  Only your Creator can tell you what your purpose is.  Your purpose, your calling in life, actually begins in the nature of God.  The Bible tells us that God is love. We’ve talked about this so many times.  That God doesn’t just have love, God doesn’t just show love.  God is love.  Love is the nature, the character, the essence of God. There would be no love in the universe if it weren’t for the fact that God is love.

In Purpose Driven Life, Forty Days of Purpose, we looked at the word “purpose.”  But actually the word “calling,” which refers to the same thing, is used ten times more than the word “purpose” in the Bible.  Ten times more to refer to your assignment, your purpose, the reason you exist, why God made you, what on earth am I here for. In the next six weeks we’re going to look at, why am I alive and what am I supposed to do with my life.  If Forty Days of Purpose was kindergarten, now we’re moving a step up and we’re going into the advance class on God’s calling on your life.

Ryan Millers testimony on his last Sunday.