Student Missions and Baptist Student Ministry member Bernardo Vargas speaks about the dangers of social comparison in our live and how to overcome the tempt ion to constantly compare ourselves with others versus aligning ourselves with God's view of us.
We all face storms in life, death of a loved one, loss of a job, break ups, addictions, struggles, and more! Question is "How do we handle them?"We close our chapter 4 in our Gospel of Mark series wight he story of the storm on the sea of galilee. If your hurting, this message is for YOU!
What does life in Christ actually look like? Listen in as Eric Bean (Baptist Student Ministry) discusses and teaches us the realities of living, moving and being in Christ through Acts 17: 22-30
This week we wrap up our series called Parables within The Gospel of Mark. One this message Jesus will describe to us how The Kingdom of God is like a tiny mustard seed. When we understand this we learn that just like the tiny mustard seed we must tend and water our seed to have it grow in our hearts. But how do we do that? Find out here on Parables part 4
And he said, “The kingdom of God is as if a man should scatter seed on the ground. He sleeps and rises night and day, and the seed sprouts and grows; he knows not how. The earth produces by itself, first the blade, then the ear, then the full grain in the ear. But when the grain is ripe, at once he puts in the sickle, because the harvest has come.” Mark 4:26-29We are the Kingdom of God here on earth, question is are we acting like it?...
Many times we hear this scripture and we slap it on the back of a t shirt as a “Be the light in the darkness” verse. We use it as a rally cry, a motivational saying to get people to not waste the gift of the gospel that they have received.but thats not what Jesus is saying here.Listen as we find out the real meaning of the parable of the lamp and the basket.
Join us as we start our series called Parables within the Gospel of Mark. We'll see in this first week 4 images of how we respond to the gospel. Question is which image are you?
Heres a short devotional about how we can be our own worst enemies when it comes to our relationship with Jesus
Following Jesus may cost you many things. As Jesus said, we are to love him over everything else. Sometimes that includes family when family oppresses what it is that Jesus has called us to .Jesus shows us that no matter what happens, He is always better and of more importance to you than your own family.In part 2 of "opposition" we'll see how to handle our family when they oppose whatever it is that God has called us to do.
Today we’ll start a two part series within our series of Mark called “Opposition” . Opposition by definition is resistance or dissent, expressed in action or argument. —— or—— a group of adversaries or competitors. So with every great thing theres usually some one or something that goes against it. In Mark 3:20-30 we find Jesus facing opposition from the pharisees that could cripple if not end his ministry. As christians, we all have a calling from God, which means we will face oppositions from ...
Why would Jesus pick these 12 men out of the thousands of men he came into contact with? Aaron teaches us the answer through the text of Mark 3:13-21.
We can say it, show it and delate it in many ways. But how do we really love our moms on both mothers day and through out the year?
Part 2 of our Focus on the Sabbath mini series in the Gospel of Mark.How do we obey at all costs and what is the import and of fully understanding the whole context of scripture?
Whats the problem with us and the sabbath?Why do we struggle with the simple concept of relaxing and worshiping Jesus?We'll look into Mark 2:23 as we continue our walk through the Gospel of Mark
We come into to church covered up and with masks, but what if we wore our sins on the outside, what would we really look like and how would God respond? This Easter lets see how the gospel covers all of our sins with God's Mercy and Grace.
In life we will face hardships. The way we respond will determine how we feel afterwards. We'll look at Philippians 3:12-17 to find how to push forward through hard times and sin.
How will we as a church live up to the name "Impact City"? With a missional vision and Jesus Christ at the center of our lives.This message focuses on what makes us Impact City Church
I came not to call the righteous, but sinners. Those were the words Jesus said and those are the words we have got to nail down and understand. Why? because when we realize our need for him as sinners we find Jesus.
Stories speak louder than Sermons: We kick off our "My Story" segment with Giancarlo. Listen and relate to how God is working and moving in his life.
While we we’re stricken with sin covered with iniquity we are found by the community of believers ( the church) They bring us to Jesus, sacrificially with pain, and struggle, inconvenience but along with joy and excitement they gladly climb any roof for you.We'll look at the story of the paralytic in Mark 2:1-12 and see just what the task of community really is.
Take a step into the story of Jesus and the Leper in Mark 1:40-45. See how as we learn more about the leper and his life we see more and more a mirror of our own life either sinful past or present. We also will look into how Jesus responds to our full surrender to him.
What is the mission of God for our lives and how do we jump into the rhythm of that mission in our lives? Listen as pastor Felix talks about how we can start living a life of intentional mission to the communities around us.
Jesus said some radical thing but one of the best was when he proclaimed that The time is fulfilled and the kingdom of God was near. But after that he declares the good news of the gospel.We continue our walk through Mark with Mark 1:14-15
Knowing that Jesus was tempted by satan and overcame all his temptations we can have confident hope that we as believers who confess Jesus as Lord have that same power living in us!Taking a personal look into what temptation and sin can do to our lives. We'll interview Cameron and see what the other side of temptation can look like when God pulls us through.
What does it means to have radical obedience to God?Join us as we look at what radical obedience to God looks like when we choose to take the first step in following Him.
Through out this series and through out the year of 2014 Impact City wail be to calling you to be radical in your walk with Jesus.With the start of the new year we'll start the new series on Mark called The King and His Cross. The first message in this series is called Radical Repentance because we believe that followers of Jesus are....Repented souls with a Radical need to share the gospel of the one who saved us, Jesus Christ the Son of God.
Where there is no discipline there is no structure and where theres no structure eventually everything falls.Meet Gaius and Diotrephes. Two leaders in the church with two totally different outlooks on mission. See how their views compare to ours today and learn a vital lesson in church discipline. Be sure to follow the link below to watch how God moved in Impact City in 2013http://youtu.be/CvkDFg6Rs1Q
Jesus was born! Which made him alive! Which made him Human! And in being human was tempted with every single sin that we have been tempted with. Why is this beautiful news to us today?Find out in our Christmas Service short message.
Paul Bowden helps us better understand what love really is and the true depth to it's purpose.
