You can tell a tree by its fruit. You can tell a lot about yourself by what you see characterizing your attitudes and actions in life. We will look at three aspects of what God produces in the life of someone who depends on Him for their attitudes and actions.
Is faith supposed to be intangible? Can a person know if you are walking a path that God has for them? Turns out living out your faith is a lot like an orchard.. like the good orchards that have cider donuts.. that kind of orchard!
Have you ever heard that a Christian is "free" in Christ? Do you wonder what that freedom is meant to be or what it is for? NO OTHER NAME continues with "Free for What?" Galatians 5:1-15
Certain things in life are meant to be together - like Peanut Butter & Fluff (or jelly) or snow and Christmas. What happens though when you put two things together that were never meant to be combined? In our faith lives, mixing a few different ideas and practices together can lead to confusion and hurt, ultimately impacting your walk with God. The NO OTHER NAME series from Galatians continues with "OIL & WATER."
In our lives, truth has the ability to both build up and destroy. To be an effective truth teller there is a posture we can take that will increase the likelihood of being heard and the truth being of help to the other person. There are also ways that we can become more receptive to truth in our life.
In a world where we are always looking to get ahead, waiting on something promised can be frustrating. When it comes to faith there are promises today and promises for tomorrow, and you can learn how to trust both.
There is a promise in the Bible that through faith we have become Sons and Daughters of God. The intentional and personal relationship a child has specifically with a father, but also with a mother, impacts all future relationships and especially how we see God our Heavenly Father. During this service we explore the impact of an improper view of a father can ruin our ability to see God clearly and trust Him deeply, and a way to start learning to trust Him personally.
Why does the world seem so graceless sometimes? Belittling, fighting, bashing others. It is so difficult to understand. There is a weight we all carry to be right all the time, a weight to be perfect if not just to avoid getting called out. Jesus offers us relief from the weight and it's called GRACE.
Cross your heart?? Pinky swear? Scouts Honor? Ever made a promise or had a promise broken? PROMISES and trust are crucial to life. What do we know about God's Promises and how does that impact our own personal character?
Hypocrisy plagues all of us. As much as we don't like to admit it, we all have a tendency to be hypocrites in our lives. It might surprise you to hear what the cure is!
Who and what can we trust? What influencers and influence do we let into our lives? What influences our daily actions and faith? This week the idea of what drives or influences us is front and center.
Why is it so important to be consistent with the Gospel? Paul talks about the time where him and the other Apostles in Jerusalem needed to confirm they were on the same page. The future of the Church counts on it!
YOU... YES YOU... YOU have something that the world needs! Each of us have something that God set aside for US to accomplish with our lives, and it is up to us to discover it and live for it. There is a pattern to each mission God has ever given someone to accomplish - discover what YOURS LOOKS LIKE during this service.
50% of us deal with the same problem... People pleasing. The tendency to treat others in a way that seeks to protect or promote ourselves, and places others in the position of god in our lives. Permission to disappoint explores Galatians 1:10-12 and some basic principles to help us disentangle ourselves from people pleasing tendencies.
What happens when we get untethered from the foundation of our faith and Jesus? Our faith can drift and take not only our beliefs but our lives in a direction that God never intended for us. Learn how to identify the markers of the drift, misleading beliefs that can mess with our foundations, and what to do to keep your anchor secure!
How do you know if a message is the REAL DEAL or BIG TALK? In life we hear 100's of messages from so many different sources. How do we know what voices to listen to? In the first week of NO OTHER NAME we see how to validate the source and back up a message.