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If we're stuck in the mindset of the church as a building in which we gather, instead of a community of believers, we lose sight of one of the key purposes of the church: to scatter among the lost.The first church understood what it meant to be a rich, powerful community that prepared and supported people for mission work. Have we lost this in our churches today?In this message, Stuart explains the missions of the early church, while encouraging us to use our churches today not just to gather, but also to scatter. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/508/29

The church was officially born at Pentecost, when the Spirit of the Lord was sent to indwell Christ's followers.In this message, Stuart describes the beginnings of the church and how the indwelling of the Spirit marks the new identity of every believer in Christ. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/508/29

When we think about the church as a building, we lose sight of the real purpose of the church—to be an example of loving community to the fragmented communities in the world around us.In this message Stuart explains what it means to be part of the community of the called. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/508/29

Is there a “good” thing distracting you from loving Jesus? It can be tempting to dedicate yourself to busyness and miss one of the most important things Jesus asks of you—love. Good things are absolutely worthless without love.In this message, Jill Briscoe studies the story of Martha and Mary to uncover the choice that's yours to make in order to love Jesus with all your heart, soul, and strength. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/508/29

Is there a difference between a healthy self-image and pride? We read in 1 Corinthians 8:1 that while knowledge “puffs up,” love “builds up.”How do you put your gifts and God-given potential to use and remain humble in the process? How can you be confident and assured in God's leading and not entertain a high view of yourself?In this message, Jill Briscoe teaches from Scripture to show you how to balance this so you're free to forget yourself and focus instead on other people and the work God has for you. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/508/29

Envy is something many of us struggle with, especially in today's culture. The problem is that all too soon envy of what someone owns or has accomplished morphs into jealousy where we don't want them to have or enjoy what they have! How do we stop this comparative and unhealthy thinking that's harmful to us and prevents us from loving people in a pure and Godly manner?In this message, Jill Briscoe gives practical insight to help free us from the burden of want and instead rejoice in the triumphs of others. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/508/29

Envy is something many of us struggle with, especially in today's culture. The problem is that all too soon envy of what someone owns or has accomplished morphs into jealousy where we don't want them to have or enjoy what they have! How do we stop this comparative and unhealthy thinking that's harmful to us and prevents us from loving people in a pure and Godly manner?In this message, Jill Briscoe gives practical insight to help free us from the burden of want and instead rejoice in the triumphs of others. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/508/29

We're often tempted to live our lives out of our emotions where ugly things like frustration, anger, jealousy, and impatience rise to the surface. But love is patient. Love wins over difficult people. Love wins over unlovable people. But it's never something we can do in our own strength.In this message, Jill Briscoe explores patience as an outpouring of love and why allowing God to teach us long-suffering will transform the gift of love we give to others into a kindness the world seldom sees. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/508/29

As we have seen, it is too easy for people to become spiritually sleepy and sloppy. To counteract these tendencies, we are to “encourage” and “build each other up.” Here we look at practical ways of doing this. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/508/29

The teaching the Thessalonians had received concerning “the coming of the Lord” had very practical ramifications. The Church has always needed encouragement to stay alert to them. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/508/29

The Thessalonians had learned a lot about the future but there was still some confusion about death and what happens after death. So the missionaries gave further instruction so the believers would look ahead with joy. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/508/29

Paul was so concerned about the Thessalonian believers that he sent Timothy to “strengthen and encourage (them) in (their) faith.” When he received word that they were indeed “standing firm in the Lord” he was greatly encouraged himself. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/508/29

The stated objective of Paul and his co-workers for the Thessalonians was to encourage them to aim high, to “live lives worthy of God.” We need to know, not only what they meant by this, but also what means they used to attain their objectives. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/508/29

Paul described his work among the Thessalonians as, "encouraging, comforting, and urging you to live lives worthy of God." But Paul and his colleagues also needed encouragement. In fact, everyone needs encouragement!So how do we encourage people who desperately need it, and how do we remain encouraged and hopeful in our own lives? Stuart, citing Scripture as always, shows us the way. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/508/29

The Holy Spirit can do amazing things within us, if we let Him. In this message Jill explains how we can let the Spirit change us, how we can develop the Spirit's character, how we can respond to the Spirit's call, and so much more. Learning these things can help us walk in the Spirit—not the flesh—so we can have a positive impact on the lives of those around us. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/508/29

The Holy Spirit can do amazing things within us, if we let Him. In this message Jill explains how we can let the Spirit change us, how we can develop the Spirit's character, how we can respond to the Spirit's call, and so much more. Learning these things can help us walk in the Spirit—not the flesh—so we can have a positive impact on the lives of those around us. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/508/29

A casual reading of the parable of the widow and the judge might suggest that Jesus was saying if we go on asking God to do what we want, He will give in eventually and we will get our own way! A careful study of Luke 18:1-14 presents a very different picture. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/508/29

Feelings of inadequacy are common in a high expectation world. The results can be devastating. Paul talked about God's high expectations, the inadequate feelings he experienced and what he did about them. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/508/29

In this Mother's Day message, Jill Briscoe guides us as we think about our mothers. We celebrate all the things they did right, and we are grateful. But there are some things mothers cannot do… that only God can do! To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/508/29

Living in obedience, walking after Him, and seeing people come to Christ through our Godly actions are all ways we can bear the fruit of the Holy Spirit. Would you say this describes your spiritual life?This message by Jill will help you understand how to let the Holy Spirit guide your spiritual life so you will bear much fruit. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/508/29

Living in obedience, walking after Him, and seeing people come to Christ through our Godly actions are all ways we can bear the fruit of the Holy Spirit. Would you say this describes your spiritual life?This message by Jill will help you understand how to let the Holy Spirit guide your spiritual life so you will bear much fruit. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/508/29

Jesus spent a lot of time while He was here on earth teaching His disciples about the Holy Spirit. As a result, the New Testament is full of promises Jesus made about the Holy Spirit being our protector, teacher, and counselor.In this message, Jill looks into John 15 to discuss how God is the vine and we are the branches. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/508/29

Jesus spent a lot of time while He was here on earth teaching His disciples about the Holy Spirit. As a result, the New Testament is full of promises Jesus made about the Holy Spirit being our protector, teacher, and counselor.In this message, Jill looks into John 15 to discuss how God is the vine and we are the branches. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/508/29

Jesus spent the final days of his earthly ministry with Peter and the other apostles instructing them concerning the task of world evangelization and the necessary empowering of the Holy Spirit. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/508/29

Knowing Peter as He did, Jesus predicted that under pressure he would disown the Lord. Peter insisted he knew better, but when the heat was on he failed miserably. But Peter was forgiven and restored. His failure was not final. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/508/29

Peter, James, and John had a mountaintop experience when they were “eyewitnesses” of Christ's transfiguration. It affected them deeply, but they still had to meet trouble in the valley. We all have our mountaintops and valleys. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/508/29

As we progress in our spiritual pilgrimage, we discover things about ourselves and aspects of discipleship that are as disconcerting as they are challenging. But rightly responded to, these discoveries lead to the healthy growth of our souls. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/508/29

As we progress in our spiritual pilgrimage, we discover things about ourselves and aspects of discipleship that are as disconcerting as they are challenging. But rightly responded to, these discoveries lead to the healthy growth of our souls. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/508/29

Jesus not only recognized the potential in the Galilean fisherman called Simon, He also extended to him an invitation that when accepted opened the door to a highly significant experience of life. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/508/29

God is clearly concerned about a world full of people, but He deals with them one at a time. His intent is to develop their divinely ordained potential. The record of Simon Peter's experience offers rich insights into what is involved in the growth of a soul. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/508/29

God came in Christ to offer us forgiveness through the cross. He rose again the third day and set about bringing the world back home. Talk to me, says the Father. Prayer is the means; I have made a way. But there is a problemwe don't know how. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/508/29

God came in Christ to offer us forgiveness through the cross. He rose again the third day and set about bringing the world back home. Talk to me, says the Father. Prayer is the means; I have made a way. But there is a problemwe don't know how. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/508/29

A bewildered human race is like a man lost in a forest asking, Father, are you there? In 1945, at the end of World War 2, Helmut Thielicke, a brilliant theologian, preaching through the Lord's Prayer to what was left of his congregation in the ruins of his church in Stuttgart said, Everything will be all right so long as we hear His good voice calling to us above the howling of the wolves, above the sound of branches snapping, above the ominous noises around us. God is always there. A Christian worldview believes in the Fatherhood of God. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/508/29

The cross of Christ is more often seen as a tragedy than a triumph. But Scripture points out that through Christ's death and resurrection, God won a victory for humankind that they can and should enjoy for all time and eternity. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/508/29

Paul talked about boasting or glorying in the cross, in marked contrast to those who were undermining both his reputation and his ministry. His apparently extreme statement requires careful examination, for he calls it a rule that all God's people are to follow. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/508/29

The Lord Jesus asked His disciples to remember Him. He gave them bread and winereminders of a broken body and shed blood. This was how He wanted to be remembered. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/508/29

John Stott says that at Christ's cross (many) have found their pride broken, their guilt expunged, their love kindled, their hope restored and their character transformed. But many others find the cross offensive. What exactly is the offense of the cross? To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/508/29

Cicero, the great Roman statesman, said that crucifixion was a most cruel and disgusting punishment and that there is no fitting word that can possibly describe so horrible a deed. Yet the cross became, and is still, the focus of the Christian message. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/508/29

"And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age." It's no secret that all of us will die in the end. Even Jesus died! And this makes His resurrection one of the most important aspects of His life and a source of incredible hope for us. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/508/29

"And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age." It's no secret that all of us will die in the end. Even Jesus died! And this makes His resurrection one of the most important aspects of His life and a source of incredible hope for us. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/508/29

"Going a little farther, he fell with his face to the ground and prayed, 'My Father, if it is possible, may this cup be taken from me. Yet not as I will, but as you will.'" How would you feel if you knew you were going to die painfully tomorrow? When Jesus was in the Garden of Gethsemane, He was struggling with that same knowledge, for not only was He to be crucified the next day, but He was also to bear the weight of all our sin! How did He deal with such emotions? And how can we handle emotions in our own lives? To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/508/29

It's been said that we spend just 25 minutes each day in actual conversation. The rest is non-verbal communication, or body language! Crossed arms, a smirk, tapping feet, leaning in, or looking away. It's interesting how easy it is to get a message across to others without saying a word! So, what are you telling the world, as a Christian, through your body language? What do you do in your kitchen, your car, or when you're sitting around with your friends, and what does it reveal to others about your faith in Christ? Jill challenges us to look at the ways we can use every part of our body to bring glory to God! To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/508/29

It's been said that we spend just 25 minutes each day in actual conversation. The rest is non-verbal communication, or body language! Crossed arms, a smirk, tapping feet, leaning in, or looking away. It's interesting how easy it is to get a message across to others without saying a word! So, what are you telling the world, as a Christian, through your body language? What do you do in your kitchen, your car, or when you're sitting around with your friends, and what does it reveal to others about your faith in Christ? Jill challenges us to look at the ways we can use every part of our body to bring glory to God! To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/508/29

It's been said that we spend just 25 minutes each day in actual conversation. The rest is non-verbal communication, or body language! Crossed arms, a smirk, tapping feet, leaning in, or looking away. It's interesting how easy it is to get a message across to others without saying a word! So, what are you telling the world, as a Christian, through your body language? What do you do in your kitchen, your car, or when you're sitting around with your friends, and what does it reveal to others about your faith in Christ? Jill challenges us to look at the ways we can use every part of our body to bring glory to God! To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/508/29

It's been said that we spend just 25 minutes each day in actual conversation. The rest is non-verbal communication, or body language! Crossed arms, a smirk, tapping feet, leaning in, or looking away. It's interesting how easy it is to get a message across to others without saying a word! So, what are you telling the world, as a Christian, through your body language? What do you do in your kitchen, your car, or when you're sitting around with your friends, and what does it reveal to others about your faith in Christ? Jill challenges us to look at the ways we can use every part of our body to bring glory to God! To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/508/29

It's been said that we spend just 25 minutes each day in actual conversation. The rest is non-verbal communication, or body language! Crossed arms, a smirk, tapping feet, leaning in, or looking away. It's interesting how easy it is to get a message across to others without saying a word! So, what are you telling the world, as a Christian, through your body language? What do you do in your kitchen, your car, or when you're sitting around with your friends, and what does it reveal to others about your faith in Christ? Jill challenges us to look at the ways we can use every part of our body to bring glory to God! To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/508/29

It's been said that we spend just 25 minutes each day in actual conversation. The rest is non-verbal communication, or body language! Crossed arms, a smirk, tapping feet, leaning in, or looking away. It's interesting how easy it is to get a message across to others without saying a word! So, what are you telling the world, as a Christian, through your body language? What do you do in your kitchen, your car, or when you're sitting around with your friends, and what does it reveal to others about your faith in Christ? Jill challenges us to look at the ways we can use every part of our body to bring glory to God! To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/508/29

It's been said that we spend just 25 minutes each day in actual conversation. The rest is non-verbal communication, or body language! Crossed arms, a smirk, tapping feet, leaning in, or looking away. It's interesting how easy it is to get a message across to others without saying a word! So, what are you telling the world, as a Christian, through your body language? What do you do in your kitchen, your car, or when you're sitting around with your friends, and what does it reveal to others about your faith in Christ? Jill challenges us to look at the ways we can use every part of our body to bring glory to God! To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/508/29

Having reminded the Colossians about the things they believe, Paul now turns his attention to how they should behave. Christians recognize that because belief and behavior are inextricably bound up in each other, any erosion of belief will lead inevitably to a deterioration in behavior. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/508/29

Having reminded the Colossians about the things they believe, Paul now turns his attention to how they should behave. Christians recognize that because belief and behavior are inextricably bound up in each other, any erosion of belief will lead inevitably to a deterioration in behavior. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/508/29

The Colossian Christians were being troubled by people who were confusing them and hindering their spiritual progress. Paul spoke forcibly to the issue and in so doing he reminds us that we should be on our guard against those who would be less than helpful to our spiritual lives. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/508/29