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Hopeless to Hopeful

Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2025


Paul shows us in this passage that racism and division have no place in the church. Because of Jesus, the two enemies have become friends.

You Were...But God

Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2025


The new spiritual realities that have been provided for you (1:3-14) can only be realized when you discover the true crisis of your soul and then receive the cure provided by Christ. In the passage today Paul is describing the act and process of salvation or as he puts it being “in Christ.”

The Authentic Pursuit

Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2025


Once we understand: 1) that our identity is Christ-based, 2) that we are “in Him” (meaning we are living in the new spiritual realities Christ has provided) then we can begin to pursue the life He has for us.

A New Identity - Part 2

Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2025


When we begin to understand who we are “in Christ” then we begin to know our true identity, our privileges, and our purpose.

Introduction to Ephesians

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2025


Most scholars agree that excluding the book of Romans; the letter to the Ephesians is the most detailed written presentation of Christian Theology of all of the epistles.

A New Identity - Part 1

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2025


Many scholars have written that Ephesians 1:3-14 are some of the most powerful verses in the entire Bible. They clearly describe who we are “in Christ” and the new identity in which we can now live.

Out of the Grave

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2025


Christianity in its very essence is a resurrection religion. (Matthew 28:1-10) If there is no resurrection there is no salvation. (1 Corinthians 15:1-7) The resurrection provides forgiveness, freedom and victory for those who follow Jesus.

On The Cross

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2025


The brutality of Jesus' last hours was horrific. It was a scene that was predicted in the OT, recorded in the gospels, and explained in the epistles to bring salvation to mankind.

In The Garden

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2025


The last days of Jesus has been described as the week of passion. The word passion not only means strong emotion or strong desire; it also means extreme suffering and distress. Jesus' anguish would extent into the night before the cross in the garden of Gethsemane.

Now & Next Review

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2025


Spiritual Parent

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2025


God's desire is for your next move to be one of faithful consistency in making disciples.

Spiritual Young Adult

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2025


God's desire for your Next move is to Spiritually Reproduce.

Spiritual Child

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2025


Spiritual Infant

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2025


Every single person, including YOU, begins their spiritual Life as a spiritual Infant, but you don't have to stay there. God's desire is for your next move to be one of maturing. Will you stay at What's Now or move to What's Next?

Spiritually Dead

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2025


Every single person on earth can be found in a Spiritual Stage of life. The forward progression through these stages is called Discipleship. Before you can go to what's Next you must know where you are Now.

Joseph's Forged Heart - Part 3

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2025


Joseph's Forged Heart - Part 2

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2025


Reasons you do not forgive: the one who hurt you does not deserve forgiveness; the one who hurt you has not suffered enough; and lastly, to forgive them will make you feel vulnerable.

Joseph's Forged Heart - Part 1

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2025


Hurt is hurt; but its impact and depth are determined by the closeness of the relationship with the offender.

Joseph's Sovereign God

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2025


“Life is not fair” is a common theme in the present day but how can it be fair? We live in a fallen world around fallen people. But there is One who can make sense of it all because He is sovereign. He has the power to orchestrate the events of our life even in a fallen world. This is clearly seen in the life of Joseph as his prison experience led to victory.

Joseph's Victory Over Temptation

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2025


Doing the right thing does not necessarily guarantee good short-term outcomes. This principle is clearly seen in this part of Joseph's life. However, Joseph stood firm, overcame temptation and trusted that God was providentially directing his life through his trials.

Joseph's Dysfunctional Family - Part 2

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2025


Like many, Joseph had to overcome the reality of a dysfunctional family. Dysfunction in a home is a consequence of a practice or behavioral pattern that undermines the stability of an individual or family. Just as Joseph, one can overcome the effects of a dysfunctional home by realizing and then changing the destructive patterns that create the dysfunction.

Joseph's Dysfunctional Family

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2025


Know the Love - Show the Love

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 29, 2024


Paul's desire when he arrived in Athens was to share the Good News with the people. He arrived in this great city not as a sightseer -- but as a soul seeker.

Child of Heaven

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2024


Jesus' life echoes throughout eternity. But what would have happened and would be happening now, if this Child of Heaven had not come?

Mary's Story

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2024


Mary was a common Jewish girl who was humbled that God would bestow His favor upon her. However, Mary's role, in God's salvation for us through Jesus, has become a story of controversy and misunderstanding for many.

Immanuel (God with us) - Joseph's Story

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2024


For many the Christmas Season is the loneliest time of the year. Loneliness is an emotional state in which a person experiences a powerful feeling of emptiness and isolation. It is more than the feeling of wanting the company of others. It is a feeling of being cut off, disconnected and alienated from others.

Most High - Zacharias' Story

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2024


For many, there have been and are doubts surrounding the Christmas Story including the characters of the story. The first doubts came from Zacharias, the father of John the Baptist.

A Follower of Jesus and a Fisher of Men

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2024


Whose you Are identifies Who you Are and What you Do

I Identify As...A Child of God

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2024


There are two statements that relate to our identity: Who you Are identifies What you Do. What you Do identifies Who you Are

I Identify as...a Christian and a Disciple

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2024


There are two statements that relate to our identity: Who you Are identifies What you Do. What you Do identifies Who you Are.

Responding To The Vision Before Us

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2024


How do we respond to the vision God has placed before us? By remembering the sacrifice before us, rejecting the complacency among us, receiving the gifts He has given us, and releasing afflictions within us, and then responding to the vision God has given us.

Neil Perry

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2024


Respond - Neil Perry

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2024


Releasing Tradition & Embracing Transformation

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2024


Releasing Tradition & Embracing Transformation

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2024


Under the leadership of the Holy Spirit, our methods, creativity, and presentation of the Gospel require us at times to reach beyond our traditions for the greater cause of lives being transformed by a never changing message.

An Encouraging Church Consists of Encouraging People

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2024


An Encouraging Church Consists of Encouraging People

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2024


Mike Morris (Youth Pastor 1982-1989) speaks

An Encouraging Church Consists of Encouraging People - Mike Morris

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2024


Mike Morris (Youth Pastor 1982-1989) speaks

Receiving and Using Our Gifting

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2024


The Spiritual Gifts listed in Romans 12 are classified as motivational gifts. God, through the work of the Holy Spirit, has given every follower of Jesus at least one of the seven motivational gifts to carry out the work of the ministry.

Receiving and Using Our Gifting

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2024


The Spiritual Gifts listed in Romans 12 are classified as motivational gifts. God, through the work of the Holy Spirit, has given every follower of Jesus at least one of the seven motivational gifts to carry out the work of the ministry.

The Potential of Generosity

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2024


The Christian Life should be identified as a life of generosity. In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus clearly outlined what it means to live Kingdom Principles--covering almost every area of life including our willingness to give of ourselves.

Remember - Mark Canipe

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2024


Our former Associate Pastor - Mark Canipe - speaks

Remember - Mark Canipe

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2024


Our former Associate Pastor - Mark Canipe - speaks

Remember - Celebration

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2024


Definition of Spiritual Momentum: A move of the Holy Spirit in the life of a church family that is awakening to, rallying around, and fulfilling the vision of the Great Commission.

Remember - Celebration

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2024


Definition of Spiritual Momentum: A move of the Holy Spirit in the life of a church family that is awakening to, rallying around, and fulfilling the vision of the Great Commission.

Shepherd The Flock

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2024


These four verses are very significant when we look at the context of church history. The church today needs a clear vision of how Christ wants His church to be organized and to function.

Shepherd The Flock

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2024


These four verses are very significant when we look at the context of church history. The church today needs a clear vision of how Christ wants His church to be organized and to function.

A Follower Thriving In Suffering

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2024


Suffering is in general part of the human condition and as followers of Jesus it can come at us from many different outlets—consequences, persecution, attacks from the enemy and even testing from God.

A Follower Thriving In Suffering

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2024


Suffering is in general part of the human condition and as followers of Jesus it can come at us from many different outlets—consequences, persecution, attacks from the enemy and even testing from God.

A Follower's Survival

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2024


Peter is giving survival instructions to those who make up the Church. He is basically instructing us not to be overcome by the dark days and circumstances in which we live but to stay focused on what we have been called to do.

A Follower's Survival

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2024


Peter is giving survival instructions to those who make up the Church. He is basically instructing us not to be overcome by the dark days and circumstances in which we live but to stay focused on what we have been called to do.

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