Are you religious? Most of the trouble Jesus had was with religious people. Today we will see this huge difference between religion and a relationship with Jesus as we talk to a woman who was raised in the LDS church. She was a Mormon for 40 years and when she left the church for the first time in her life she felt freedom and peace.
When we become followers of Jesus, we begin to change because the Holy Spirit - God Himself has moved into our lives. Sometimes change takes time but here is what we know: change is inevitable!
As a Christian, you have been adopted into God’s family. But if God is a good Father – why do bad things happen to His kids? Join us today as we continue in Romans.
Miracles. We all need them. We all pray for them. But sometimes God says no. Sometimes He leaves us unhealed or leaves us without a miracle. So what do we do? How do we handle this? Join us today as we talk about miracles where God said yes to some and no to others but either way – God has a plan.
When we become a follower of Jesus our POSITION is “In Christ” but along with our position we have a CONDITION and that condition includes our sin nature. Join us to see why we should begin to look different each day!
To those who want to know about Jesus, we are a fragrance of life. But to those who want nothing to do with Jesus to them, we are a fragrance of death. Our job is to give people an opportunity to know Jesus but we are not responsible for their choice!
Do you feel like God is always mad at you when you mess up? Have you ever wondered "why" we should do what God asks of us? Join us today to find out!
When we decide to follow Jesus we become a NEW Creation. The old things pass away. But if that’s true why do I still sin? Why do I still say that, do that or think that? Will this ever go away? And if not - what can I do about it? Join us today as we continue in Romans to find out the answers!
God entrusted us with the job and that job is to tell people about Jesus. But why don’t we want to do that Why aren’t we passionate about this? Today we will talk about WHY we should share the good news of Jesus!
We live in a day where we have more free time to do anything we want but as a follower of Jesus – what do we do with our time? Do we use it to learn more about the Bible so we can know God better?
When we become a follower of Jesus there is a spiritual battle within us between our flesh – what we want to do and the Holy Spirit showing us what God wants us to do. As we begin to change inwardly people will be able to see that we not only claim to be a Christian but we actually ACT like one.
God is in control. We see that throughout the Bible, but some people don’t like how life is going for them. But, God has a purpose and plan which is why nobody has to have pity parties about their life any longer!
Does God “showing up” in miraculous ways grow our faith? Usually not. Today we will see why the silence of God should grow our faith and not turn us away from God.
Today Jesus faces off with the religious Jewish leaders as He heals a man on the Sabbath. This is unheard of, but Jesus is making a point. Knowing God is about Jesus – not about traditions and man-made religion.
If someone walks away from their faith in Jesus, are they still considered a Christian? We will talk about this in light of what Judas – a disciple of Jesus – did.
Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, stands up to preach an amazing sermon to the Jews who should have been prepared for this day! Their Scriptures prophesied this would happen so why were they confused? Today let’s talk about Prophecy!
Religion. Man-made rules. Adding to what God said in His Word. When Jesus told a healed man to pick up his mat on the Sabbath the religious Pharisees were so angry. Why? Because they thought Jesus wasn’t following the Law. But is that what the Law really says?
When it comes to speaking in tongues is there a secret prayer language?Should we pray in tongues? Are there rules in church services regarding how to speak in tongues?
When we first become Christians, we are kind of clueless as to what following Jesus is all about! Today we will learn more lessons from John the Disciple about what this looks like!
Jesus healed one lame man at the Pool of Bethesda but there were a lot of others who were not healed. Does God use non-healing to further the Gospel like He uses healing?
This is a divisive topic and your position comes from what denomination you come from. If you come from a charismatic church you believe everyone should speak in tongues and if you don’t, you might not be saved. If you go to a strong bible church Nobody would ever think that way. So what does the Bible say?
We like life to be about us. We want to do things our way but when we become Christians, we begin to realize that now life has to be about Jesus and not about us. Today we learn this from John the Disciple!
One day Jesus asked a man who had been lame for 38 years this question: Do you WANT to get well? Do you WANT to be healed? Because if Jesus healed him, everything in his life would change. Today we will see how this plays out in our own lives!
On the day of Pentecost, the Holy Spirit showed up in wind and fire. He breathed spiritual life into those who followed Jesus. WHY? So they would go do something and serve God wherever He needed them. The same should be true of us today!
I love Nestle Toll House chocolate chip cookies so I came up with a great illustration about cookies and following Jesus! Today – the recipe for following Jesus.
Jesus performed a lot of miracles but was there a purpose behind them or were the miracles just random? Why do some prayers for miracles NOT get answered THE WAY WE WANT? Join us today as we talk about this.
As followers of Jesus, there was a day when EVERYTHING changed! The Day of Pentecost because suddenly the Holy Spirit, God Himself, would indwell believers. Today let’s see why the day of Pentecost was a pivotal moment for all of us who have surrendered our lives to Jesus.
Were the disciples qualified to BE disciples? In the eyes of those who knew them – I doubt it. But the great news is that God changes us so we can take the good news of Jesus to those around us even if we don't feel qualified!
The Bible says I have died to sin. We are free from the bondage of sin. But if that’s the case, why DO I still sin? Then we will talk about what we need to do with the sin that creeps up in our life and we will learn that sin is a predator!
Rejection and the Lord's Prayer read by Melania Trump. Today is my 2017 rant regarding how people claiming to be Christians so often don't act like Christians and it is a reminder to us that to follow Jesus means we need to love and care for others!
