Engages With Neighbors - Faith in Action: Serving Christ
the Church Podcast
Focus: If a son or daughter of a King needed something, many would jump to action at the chance to help, knowing that they were helping the King’s family. How fully do we believe that other people are brothers and sisters of Christ? Matthew 25:31-46
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Engages With Neighbors - Faith in Action: Putting Our Gifts To Work
the Church Podcast
Focus: Faith in action includes using our God-given gifts with confidence and purpose, that is, confidence in God and in His purpose for the gifts He has given us. All Glory to Him! 1 Peter 4:8-11
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Engages With Neighbors - Bridging Differences: United In Christ
the Church Podcast
Focus: As we seek to be part of bridging differences we first deal with the truth that Jesus destroyed the differences that were based on the law. In Him all believers are brothers and sisters, all are forgiven sinners, and all of us are at peace with God, and so also at peace with each other. So we first walk the bridge and experience life Christ gives us, without those divisions. Ephesians 2:14-18
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Dependent - Focus 2: Distraction of Wealth & Possessions
the Church Podcast
Focus: What treasures did the wealthy man forfeit when he turned away from Jesus with a heavy heart? What blessings do we forfeit when we prioritize our possessions over our relationship with Him? What burdens do we bear when we exalt the fleeting pleasures of this world above the eternal riches of Jesus' Kingdom? Matthew 19:16-26
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Dependent - Focus 3: Distraction of Fear
the Church Podcast
Focus: Mob mentality is strong. God’s promise is stronger. The pull to come up short in the face of the enemy is relentless. God’s will is stronger still. And, He is with us! Numbers 13:17-14:9
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Dependent - Prayer 1: Holistic
the Church Podcast
Focus: When asked by His disciples to teach them how to pray, Jesus gave us perhaps the most familiar prayer of all time. In Christian worship services every week, spanning the denominations; in funeral homes, bedsides, and family gatherings you will hear, “Our Father who art in heaven…” And yet, there is much more going on here with Jesus’ teaching about prayer than meets the eye! Matthew 6:5-15
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Dependent - Prayer 3: Confidence
the Church Podcast
Focus: Steadfast love and righteousness are the hallmarks of our God! We can pray believing. We can pray with confidence. He listens. He delivers. Psalm 5
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Visible - Love 1: Visible Reflection of Jesus
the Church Podcast
Focus: As disciples follow Jesus we learn to Love from Love incarnate. As we Obey Christ, we learn how to obey God. We learn our Purpose as we follow Christ’s mission and He sends us out. And as Christ gathers us together and sends us out together with that common purpose we experience being part of Christ’s Team. The result is that disciples are Visible Reflections of Jesus. Matthew 7:24 “Everyone then who hears these words of mine and does them will be like a wise man who built his house on the rock.” John 13:12-17
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Visible - Love 3: Source
the Church Podcast
Focus: When we love only those who are easy to love, what are we reflecting? God is love, and He loved us even when we were enemies. Love comes from Him, and He is the reason we love others, whether they are easy to love or not. Everyone is important to God, and so, everyone is important to those who love God. 1 John 4:7-21
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Visible - Love 4: Model
the Church Podcast
Focus: We see Jesus’ love in big and small ways as He lives with and teaches the disciples. Jesus loves His disciples as the Father has loved Him. And He is explicit in this, disciples are to love as Jesus has loved them. I am to love others as Jesus loves me. John 15:9-17
info_outlineFocus: Our lives are full of opportunities to glorify God, and to proclaim salvation in Jesus. Just living as followers of Jesus and loving as He has loved us is a great proclamation and draws people close to us to ask. Active faith prays for and seeks out every opportunity to share Jesus.
Colossians 4:2-6