Messages - BELIEVING CHURCH - Church For All People

You can't live BY FAITH if you're never willing to get risky. Not stupid. Not acting ignorant. But getting risky to honor and follow what God has for you. Moses' parents were an incredible example of living BY FAITH through their willingness to risk their safety and comfort, BY FAITH. Their story, shows us how to risk right, BY FAITH.

The heroes and heroines of our faith give us examples of what it looks like to live by faith, but sometimes their greatest demonstration of faith surprises us. In this sermon, we take a look at Joseph, who had so much he did by faith, yet it's the final declaration of his life that was marked BY FAITH. To say God will do what He said when nothing looks like He said... takes faith. Lean in and get ready, cause faith makes noise.

Not all the heroes of our faith were saints. Some of them had a lot of questionable realities throughout their lives... and at the front of that line would be Jacob. Yet, at the end of his life, he held on to the right thing and ultimately passed on the promise of God even though nothing looked like the promise of God. If nothing in your life looks like what God's said, lean in, listen and let his word encourage you as you move BY FAITH.

Growing in faith has to move past information and into impartation in order "say yes" BY FAITH... even when that's not what you want to do. Journey through the surprising faith step of Isaac and begin to "say yes" BY FAITH.

Sometimes we believe to have faith means that we never doubt, question or even give up for a season... but that's not Sarah's story. Her faith was demonstrated, not without doubt, but in spite of her doubt. Today, we invite you lean into this journey and discover how to live BY FAITH and keep on believing.

By faith, go. Wherever God says, whenever God says, because God says. That's the story of Abraham's life and the reason he's the OG of living BY FAITH. Lean in to this until the end and determine you will not settle where you were never supposed to stay.

Trust and obey... it's how Noah lived BY FAITH and in this sermon we experience how God uses surprising tools to help us move BY FAITH so that we'll trust and obey... BY FAITH.

Enoch walked with God. What a testimony. But his walking with God was done, not by strength or force, but by faith. In a day where he didn't have what we have he anchored himself in some truths of God that enabled him to walk it out in every season. Lean in and walk with God... BY FAITH.

The heroes of the faith aren't called heroic because of their pedigree or background, but because they followed God, BY FAITH. In the first installment of this series, we lean into the BY FAITH action of Abel and discover what God has always desired, first and best, BY FAITH.

On that first Easter Sunday morning, the angels asked the women who approached the tomb and discovered there was no body there, a question that the Spirit still asks us today... "Why are you looking for the living among the dead?" See, they were looking for the right thing, in the wrong place... just like some of us. You never find what Jesus promises to be, anywhere but in Jesus. Listen in. Relive the Easter story, and find what you've always been looking for.

Palm Sunday is about so much more than kids laying down their branches to create a cute visual and a photo opp... nah, it's an announcement, the King is here. That announcement demands a response from us. Will we live to give the King what He desires and deserves or will try to get rid of Him cause we wanna be King? The choice is yours, but the reality is the same... the King is Here.

God cares about His kids who are not with Him. So much so He's told us to do something, whether we like it or not... urge them to come. In the final installment of DO IT ANYWAY, we've gotta catch the heart of God and bring those He told us to bring.

No one ever wants to be told they were wrong and need to repent, but the command of Scripture is consistent and clear... repent. Do it anyway, whether we feel like it or not. The wonder of it all is, once we do repent, there's a refreshing that you can't even see from here that comes your way. So tap in. Listen close. Do it anyway... Repent.

Most folk don't like to be told to read the Bible, but maybe that's because you're doing it all wrong. The Bible is your breath... it's what God breathed out and when we breathe it in, it gives life to us. If you're depleted, drained and down... do it anyway... study... and take a breath today.

As we continue the journey and call to DO IT ANYWAY, we have an important conversation on serving. Whether we feel like it or not, think we're too old, too young, too whatever... we're not. DO IT ANYWAY, serve.

Prayer... we've got all the excuses as to why we can't, don't and won't... but the call of Scripture and the expectation of Jesus is that we would be people who pray. Whether we feel it or not, we do it anyway. In this sermon, Courtney Muldrow helps us catch the power that this weapon is and provides for us when we DO IT ANYWAY.

God ask's people to do difficult things, and one of those things is to give. He wants His followers to reflect His heart and action through their heart and action... by giving. In this latest sermon, we don't tackle the debatable, we address the commands of God that have always been and are charged, to DO IT ANYWAY.

God has always called His people to gather in His name, but since the beginning, people have neglected this. The same is true today. Many have gotten out of the habit, but God hasn't changed His mind or His call to gather. It's time to DO IT ANYWAY, and expereince the blessing on the other side of just doing it.

God asks us to do hard things. Often, we push back with all the reasons and excuses for why we can't. In this series, we're gonna do it anyway, starting with the calling to forgive because with the measure we give, it will be given back to us.

In this special sermon on this special day, BELIEVING's tenth birthday, we look ahead to our calling to live here for good, in this season and every season, for God's glory and other's good.

God keeps His word. Whatever He has said, He will do. There's no limitations or deterring factors on anything He has promised. Why? Cause He's a BIG GOD. In this final installment of this series, you will be encouraged to respond with faith to the God who will always get you to where He promised.

Our God is big, so big that He can help you win the battles you are not supposed to win, but that don't mean you won't lose, so that in the end, you win. Listen in as we journey into uncharted waters and see just how big our God is.

Even when you wander, you're not lost if God is leading you. In this sermon, discover how BIG GOD is... big enough to patiently lead you through, so you're ready for where He's taking you.

We serve a BIG GOD. The problem is we forget that... don't believe that... lose sight of that truth. In this first installment of our BIG GOD series, we're gonna expereince the reality that wherever we are and however long we've been there, God is big enough to bring us out.

Do you want to be well? This question from Jesus to a man in need is a question He still asks us today. Do you want to be well? Cause you could be... healed, whole, free... if you want to. Get well today, if you want to.

The promise of Christmas is so clear... a Savior was born for you. In this special CHRISTMAS SUNDAY sermon, we pray your heart will be open to receive the gift promised and just for you... a Savior that is FOR YOU.

The message needs messengers... like God has always used. Lean in. Get this message. Carry this message. It's good news of great joy and it is for all people.

Looking for joy? It's available for you on the other side of your response to the reality that the King is here.

We've been led to believe that Christmas only comes the the happy or successful, to the smiling and the good, but would believe us if we told you that Christmas actually came in the darkest moment ever? And that, should be a reminder to us that in the darkest moments of our lives, the promise of Christmas is there to bring light, hope and love through the Good News of this and every Christmas. Lean in. Be encouraged. Turn the light on.

At the end of the day, what enables the church to live out the mission of Jesus for others is people, just like you, who chose to live FOR OTHERS. They serve. They give. With priority and consistency. This is why and we pray their why challenges you and changes you... FOR OTHERS.

The key to growing in generosity as the Scriptures command us isn't desire... most folk wanna be more generous and aren't. The key is determination. Journey with us through a powerful story of faith and gain the determination you need to live FOR OTHERS.

We serve a "first and best" God. From Genesis till now, the only place He will show up and the only sacrifice He'll receive is a first and best. There's a principle of obedience in the Scripture called the "tithe" and in this FOR OTHERS sermon, we gain a fresh and challenging call on a timeless response to the goodness of God.

We don't have a provision problem, we have a perspective on provision problem. Until we see whatever God has provided right, we'll never steward it right. In this second installment of FOR OTHERS we gain insights from 2 Corinthians 9 on how God sees provision and what we're do with what He provides.

The calling of the Scripture is to live our lives FOR OTHERS. Jesus never told us to love ourselves, He assumed we would, and said to live for others with that same energy we live for ourselves with. In this foundational sermon to our FOR OTHERS series, we gain perspective on personal response to this call and are challenged to do one simple thing... take a step.

The most twisted and skipped of all things Jesus said started being twisted immediately. From there, it's been contorted and/or skipped over for 2,000 years. But he said what he said, so let's lean in, eat his flesh and drink his blood, cause he said what he said.

Jesus never promised us or called us to live without worry, but He challenged us all to make sure what we worry about it worthy of our worry. Lean in and let the Holy Spirit challenge you to direct your worry to those things worthy of your worry.

Jesus said what He said to those who had a need. It's was simple and it was clear... I am able and I am willing. Lean in and let the promise of Jesus build your faith cause even when you have a need... He said what He said.

Jesus was way more concerned with what's happening in us that how we seem to others. Problem is, most are obsessed with how they appear rather than who they are and who they are becoming. Lean into what He said when He said, "clean the inside" cause that's what matters.

We've worked so hard to tell people about the grace of God that sometimes we've missed the call of God. The call to do, share, work, care, build, feed, love... in His name. Don't clip this, listen slow and let the Holy Spirit convict and call us forward cause Jesus didn't mince words, He said what He said.

Jesus talked so much about life after you die... but it's not the afterlife that many get infatuated with. Sure, He talked about heave and hell and eternity and such, but where He really spent time was on that life after you die, here and now. Don't get it? You can. You will. Let's lean into His call to come and die and experience life after death.

Jesus said some stuff we love... and some stuff we don't like. It's that stuff we don't like so much that we overlook, skip or water down. Nevertheless, he said what He said, like how He said to love your enemies. You know, them folk you hate. In this first sermon, we lean directly into Jesus' charge, catch the weight of what it means and most importantly, do it so we can do what He said.

The freedom God gives us isn't just for us... it frees us to give for others, if we don't forget. Lean into this challenge and hear about some of the exciting things happening in and through BELIEVING as we live out the truth that the one who the Son sets free is free in deed.

Forgiving. It's one of the hardest things for a human to do, but it's one of the necessary things for a Christian to do. Our calling isn't to do more forgiving. The calling is to lose count forgiving. Lean in and expereince the power of being free to forgive.

You'll never be free as long as you allow shame to shape your story. Whether you feel riddled by shame or not, the truth is it has shaped our life and will continue to, until it's covered for good. You can live FREE INDEED even if there's shame on you.

When Jesus sets you free, He doesn't just free you from something... He frees you for something. You are free to live, do and be for God, but walking in it's fullness comes down to one reality... are you concerned about the credit? Through this powerful look at a familiar Bible story, we're going to become FREE INDEED to follow God and not care who gets the credit.

You can be free. Believe it or not, it's the promise of Jesus to all who believe. if He sets you free, you're free indeed... in a moment, no matter what. It was true for the most unlikely and it can be true for you. Experience His freedom, today, and be free indeed.

When you know the protector, you won't worry about the problem. The issue for most is we know our problem better than we know our Protector. In this final installment, we're are encouraged and challenged from the faith of Psalm 121 to see God's protection in our own lives birthed out of a faith that follows Him.

Psalm 23. The Psalmist makes a statement right off the rip that enables him to see God and walk with Him in a way many of us never experience. It's the first 5. Is it your first 5? Make his first 5 your first 5, today.

Commands are not presented for consideration, but they're expected to be followed by the one who gave the command. Psalm 100 is a command to the follower of God because of who God is and all God has done. Listen. Take notes. Most importantly... follow the commands... cause you've been told.

In this journey through a Psalm we take a look at a Psalm where the writer clearly is angry, prays some things we'd never pray... and then praises God in the end. Ya know, that's actually the whole point... that whatever you have and whatever you feel... you can take that to God. He can handle it. Actually, He can handle it best.

There is protection, strength, rest and confidence found when you're close to God. That's the testimony and the promise of Psalm 91 and one you need to receive in your life today. Come closer to God. Come to the secret place.