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Pastor Drew shares from God's word on having ears to hear what the Lord is saying. Not just new information but a revelation from His word that has relevance to our lives.
This week we have to honor of welcoming Steve & Erin Pavek as our special guest speakers. Steve and Erin planted Chi Alpha at the University of Alaska, Anchorage 7 years ago. They have a heart to see all of Alaska reached for the Gospel. Join us this morning as Steve challenges us to share the gospel to those around us in a way they can understand.
Sunday Evening Service - Tonight we welcome back Steve Pavek. Steve and Erin are Chi Alpha Missionaries to Alaska. They're prayer is to reach all of Alaska with the Gospel of Jesus. Tonight Steve shares from the book of Leviticus on the 3 different offering made to God - guilt offering, burnt offering, and fellowship offering.
The Apostle Paul encourages us to continue to daily be crucified with Christ. We begin our walk with Jesus in surrender and we must continue our journey with Him in surrender. This morning Pastor Drew challenges us to just simply yield daily to Jesus.
When the Lord Jesus becomes our sustenance and our daily bread is when we truly learn to abide in Him. This Sunday, Pastor Drew challenges us to grow in our dependence on Jesus.
Jesus can do so much with our "little" if we put it into His hands! This week Pastor Drew takes us through John 6 where Jesus multiplies the loaves and fish. God is asking us to surrender the little we have so He can truly do something amazing with it.
Psalm 24 says, "Lift up your heads, O gates! And be lifted up, O ancient doors, that the King of glory may come in." Pastor Drew challenges us to open up the gate of our heart and let the King of glory enter every part of who we are.
As we conclude our Awakening Series, Pastor Tony defines for us what The Jesus Church looks like according to the Book of Acts. In many ways, we have defined what a "normal" church should be like from our experience and the world, rather than allowing God to shape and define what is the normal church from His perspective.
God's presence is what distinguishes the Church from the world. He is what gives us significance and value. He is the Spring of Living Water and without Him we are in a dry and parched land. The Church today needs to people who long for His presence more deeply and allow Jesus to be our King! Without King Jesus we are nothing.
In Jeremiah chapter 2, God is reminiscing about the days of Israel's youth when they loved Him and followed Him whole heartedly. Israel had drifted away from Him and had begun following worthless idols. And now, God was calling them back to Himself. We are not unlike Israel. We have a propensity towards wandering away from God to empty things, but God is calling us back to Himself.
This week we have the privilege of welcoming Pastor Austin Weaver to be our special guest speaker. Austin and his family pastor and reside in Des Moines and have been longtime friends of LifePointe. Today he shares a message on passing the baton of faith to the next generation.
The next generation deserves a opportunity to experience the power of God in an authentic way. Without an encounter with Him, we will produce an empty performance based religion. Jesus shows us the fruit of such a life in many of His encounters with the Pharisees. In Luke 18, Jesus tells us a parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector to show that God is looking for a humble a repentant heart.
Fellowship with the Holy Spirit is one of the most beautiful benefits of following Jesus. The nearness that comes in walking with Him is priceless. So how do we have fellowship with the Spirit? This morning Pastor Tony gives us some helpful principles for experiencing the Holy Spirit daily.
The presence of God is the what distinguishes His people from the world. He desires that His presence invade every part of our lives. That is why we honor Him with our worship and we pray the prayer, 'Come Lord Jesus", so that He might come and change, transform, and renew our region.
Our status with God, our access to Him, or His opinion of us is not based on our behavior. It is based entirely on the power of Jesus' blood. His blood is enough! It is strong enough! This morning, Pastor Alex shares from Acts 11 on God declaring what was once unclean, has now been made clean.
God is calling us to take new ground! But in order to take new ground we will have to go a way we've not been before. We will have to trust and follow God in ways we have not before. Pastor Drew shares from Joshua about God leading the Israelites across the Jordan.
Humanity has always desired a leader who is just and will fight our battles for us. We were created to be citizens of a kingdom not of this world, God's kingdom. In 1 Samuel, Israel rejects God as King and instead asks for a king like other nations. Listen this morning as Pastor Drew shares why Jesus is the one true King!
Humanity has always been inclined to cast our affections on things other than God. But God has always had a desire to woo His people back to Himself. He doesn't want to share us with anything else! This morning, Pastor Drew shares a word from 1 Samuel 7 on Israel turning their hearts from idols back to God.
All throughout history God has revealed Himself to mankind. And those who experience His presence are marked by it and changed. This morning. Pastor Nicole shares about being a people who establish God's presence.
The glory of God upon a people is what makes them distinct. It protects and transforms a people. But what if the glory lifts from a people? Pastor Drew shares from 1 Samuel when the glory lifts from God's people and they are defeated by the Philistines. May we be a people known for His glory!
What happens when it seems like God is silent? What happens when we need a word from God but one doesn't seem to come? Today Pastor Drew shares about hearing God's voice in the most crucial times.
Every generation needs their own encounter with Jesus. We rejoice in what God has done and our faith is built by hearing of revivals in the past, but we need an awakening in this generation! Pastor Drew kicks off this new series as we contend for a mighty move of God.
As we conclude our series "Life Together", Pastor Tony shares a message on the church staying true to it's mission. In Acts 4 we see God respond to the prayers of His people and shakes them to the core. The results is a people empowered to do what God has called them to.
As we continue in our series "Life Together", Pastor Drew challenges us with a message on having a heart that is unable to be offended. We see a world constantly offended with every little thing, but the church in not exempt for offense either. Often you'll find offense in the church just as ramped as you will in the world. God has something better for us!
The kingdom of God should infiltrate and inform every part of our lives. And the truth is that God has purpose and intention for our families. How we function and the mission we are on as a family should be seen through the lens of kingdom. Join us this morning as Pastor Drew continues our series "Life Together".
Today we start a new series entitled "Life Together". Over the next coming weeks we will explore what the relationships in our lives look like through the lens of God's kingdom. This morning, Pastor Tony shares a message on marriage in the kingdom.
Today we have the honor of welcoming friends and pastors Ted & Jana Sawchuk from Burning Hearts Church in Fargo, ND back to LifePointe! This morning Pastor Jana shares testimonies of God's power and a challenge to be a people who come and see and then go and tell.
Happy Resurrection Sunday! Today we celebrate the risen King Jesus! He is alive and He is still moving, still healing, and still transforming hearts and minds. AND, if He has overcome death, our greatest adversary, then He can overcome anything you will face in this life.
Part of God's rescue plan for humanity was to get His presence in us. No longer would His Spirit reside in a temple but now we would be temples of the Holy Spirit. Because of Jesus' finished work on the cross we have the privilege of being hosts of His presence and carry a great responsibility to steward that privilege well.
We need an encounter with the Holy Spirit! God's plan for our lives is to be full of the Holy Spirit and power. This morning we look to the words of Jesus who said it would be better if He leaves so He could send the Holy Spirit. Jesus knew that because of His finished work on the cross the Holy Spirit would not just be with us, but in us and on us.
In John 14, Jesus explains in a greater measure the depth and breadth in which His kingdom is meant to impact our lives. Because of Jesus we have an inheritance in God's kingdom and that inheritance is, in part, meant for us to experience now. Jesus said, "Whoever believes" would do the works that He did and greater. Pastor Drew challenges us to trust God and take up our inheritance.
Sunday Evening Service - Tonight we hear again from Pastor Josh Skjoldol. God wants to use highly unlikely people from highly unlikely places to do highly unlikely things.
This morning we have Pastor Josh Skjoldol with us. Pastor Josh is lead pastor of Evangel Church in Bismarck, ND. Evangel is a regional church that is having a huge impact on North Dakota. This morning Pastor Josh challenges us to be vessels that are ready to be used by God.
This week Pastor Drew challenges us as believers to embrace our new way of life in the Kingdom where we come into alignment of who we're supposed to be! We are no longer slaves but free in Jesus. He freed us from slavery for something greater than we can imagine!
We have been made sons and daughters through the finished work of Jesus. We have been adopted into the family of God. Still, many of us live as orphans even though we have been called His own. This morning Pastor Drew challenges that orphan spirit that many of us still walk in.
Continuing our series on Pastor Drew's new book "A Prince from the Ashes", we explore the love of the Father. God's extravagant love has been poured out on us and brings definition, purpose, and meaning to our lives. And the truth is, The Father is speaking over you and I. Let us be open to receive His great love!
This week, Pastor Drew kicks off a new series from his new book, "A Prince from the Ashes". Psalm 113 says, "He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the ash heap; He seats them with princes, with the princes of his people." This is our story! He lifts us from our own mess and prepares a place for us at the table with Him.
This month's Sunday Evening Service, we have a special guest speaker Carol Hubing. Jeff and Carol pastor and lead a Fire School of Ministry in Chicago. Carol has a humble and beautiful way of sharing God's hear for us! Tonight, she challenges us to not just be wearers of God's presence but be be bearers of it.
This week, we have a special guest speaker Dr. Jeff Hubing. Jeff and Carol pastor and lead a Fire School of Ministry in Chicago. They have long been a voice of encouragement and exhortation into the LifePointe Family. Today Jeff shares his heart on the kingship of Jesus.
God's Word is sharper than any two-edged sword and is living and active. It is not like any other book on your bookshelf! It is relevant for your life and all the things you face. And, one of its functions for believers is as weapon against the enemy of our souls. Sadly, often Christians do not use utilize it like we were meant to. Today, Pastor Drew encourages us to wield the powerful weapon of God's Word as just that, a weapon.
Often as followers of Jesus we can find ourselves fighting for or against things thinking that we are fighting on behalf of God. The reality is that we need to be asking the question, "Am I fighting my battles or God's battles?" We need to be submitted to His agenda and His plans, not ours. Worship is a place of strength and power that we fight from and it aligns our hearts with God's heart and will.
The enemy wants nothing more than for followers of Jesus to be lukewarm, passive, or indifferent. Especially in the midst of a battle, the enemy wants us to waffle in our obedience to King Jesus. That's because he knows how powerful a weapon obedience is. Obedience is the fruit of our faith and our beliefs in action. Jesus wants to equip us to win and destroy the works of the enemy through obedience to His ways! Join us today as Pastor Tony shares his heart on obedience.
As followers of Jesus, our battle is not against flesh and blood or this world. Instead, our battle is in the place of prayer against the schemes and plans of the enemy. It is God who fights for us, which is why it is even more important for us to go to prayer as means of action in the kingdom. This morning Pastor Drew kicks off our new series "Battle Lines".
In 2020, hopelessness has been experienced at epidemic proportions. The systems of this world, people, our health have all been shaken this year and who or what we put our trust in has been revealed. For many this has causes a great chasm of hopelessness. The good news is that God has called us to come and know Him and experience Him in a new and deeper way. Join us as Pastor Tony challenges us to embrace the truth of God over and for our lives.
2000 years ago, an angel appeared to shepherds in a field and announced the birth of The Messiah. The angel declared that His birth would bring great joy to all people. All people. Not the spiritual elite, or the affluent, or the most holy but all people. And the message was given to some humble shepherds in the middle of the night.
This morning, Pastor Drew challenges us a with a message entitled "The Return of the King".
We have all grasped for control in various circumstances in our life. We try to hold it all together ourselves. We often worry and grow anxious when things are out of our control. It isn't until we are confronted with King Jesus that we realize our desire for control is just an illusion. In fact, King Jesus is a direct assault against our need for control. This morning, Pastor Drew encourages us from Matthew 2 to give up control to King Jesus.
This week we kick of a new series for our Christmas season entitled "The Arrival of the King". We are not celebrating the arrival of just any king, but The King. King Jesus is what our hearts have longed for and our souls have hoped for! He is better than we think and far exceeds any expectations we may have of Him. Oh that we would lift up our heads and invited Him in!
In the Gospel of John, Jesus commissions Peter to not only feed His sheep but to feed His lambs also. God's heart is for all generations and He desires us to be a people who intentional about the legacy we are leaving. This week, Pastor Nicole Barnes our Children's Director, shares heart on being a people concerned with discipling and feeding the next generation.
Join us as continue our series "Kingdom Culture" with a message from our Youth Pastor, Riley Edwards. The truth is, God loves the next generation and we need to be as passionate about them as He is.
Jesus gave us the gift of showing us how we are to love people. Not only did He say it with His words but through everything that He did. He modeled love. Many of the things Jesus did and people He spent His time with was against the better judgement of the day. Jesus calls us to love like Him! This week, our Chi Alpha Director, Pastor Alex Rosinger shares His heart on loving like Jesus.
This week, we have the privilege of welcoming special guest Dr. Jack Klugh. Dr. Klugh has served for decades as Chaplain for our Armed Forces. He has unique perspective and wisdom to share about his journey with Christ. This morning we ask the question, how will we respond to the storms of life?
Sunday Evening Service - We welcome back Dr. Jack Klugh as he shares his heart on growing in maturity in Jesus.
All over the gospels we see the way of prayer modeled to us by Jesus. And it's actually something that He invites every single one of us into. It's not something that is left up to just pastor's. elders, or the spiritual elite. It is a way that Jesus has laid out before us to walk in. Join us as Pastor Drew shares about the the way of prayer.
Jesus declares a new way of life. But, He doesn't just talk about it He also shows us. In John 1 we see Jesus call His first disciples and invites them on an adventure with Him that will change them from the inside out. Join us as Pastor Tony continues our series "Kingdom Culture".
This week, we will hear from our special guest Rich Greene, Lead Pastor of LifeChurch in Corallville, IA. Pastor Rich will continue our series "Kingdom Culture" with a message about living on mission.
This week, Pastor Drew kicks off a new series "Kingdom Culture". Over the coming weeks we will explore the way of the kingdom Jesus unveiled to the world. This morning we will look at the way Jesus modeled honor, humility, and servant leadership with the way of honor/
King Jesus is near! He is not far away or indifferent. He knows our loneliness. He knows our pain. Not only did He experience everything we face in this life, He overcame it. Now we have Him as our example and help in time of need. Join us as Pastor Drew continues our series "The Kingdom is Near.
The Kingdom of God is kingdom that comes to change a person from the the inside out. Religion seeks to change a person from the outside hoping that it will reach the heart. In Mark 7, Jesus challenges the Pharisees to worry about the matters and motives of the heart and to not be so concerned with the traditions of man. Join us as Pastor Drew challenges us with total surrender to God.
Sunday Evening Service - Pastor Bryce is back to encourage us to welcome Holy Spirit into all aspects of our life. Jesus said it would be better if He left because He would send us an Advocate in the Holy Spirit. Holy Spirit will convict us of sin, be a comforter, and equip us to live and be used by Him.
This week we have guest speaker Pastor Bryce Meyer. Pastor Bryce pastors in Bismarck, ND and here to minister a powerful message today. How do we prepare for the God moments in our life? Can we prepare? Pastor Bryce will challenge and encourage on how we can make sure the soil of our hearts is ready to receive from God.
The Kingdom is near! What great and joyful news! And it is so near that the God of the universe wants close relationship with you and I. Jesus demonstrated a life of intimacy with the Father and had the desire that we too would be one with Him as He is one with the Father. God is not impressed by our lip service, religion, or spiritual busyness. He desires intimacy with us.
Jesus shows up in the everyday life and invites us into a lifelong journey of transformation. He will interrupt our routines, show up in the mundane, or speak to us in the small things. The kingdom is near and that is good news! This week Pastor Tony continues in our series on the Gospel of Mark.
After a storm that left devastation and much of Iowa without power, we had church outside this morning. It was only fitting we were encouraged that God's kingdom is not a building, an institution, or just a doctrine, but relationship to the God of the universe. Kicking off our new series "The Kingdom is Near", Pastor Drew shares a message from Mark 1 on John the Baptist's introduction of King Jesus.
As we conclude our series "Hungry for Wisdom", Pastor Tony challenges us with a message on leaving a legacy of wisdom. The bible says we are but a vapor, here one day and gone the next. We can make the mistake of thinking our life doesn't matter much. Instead let us live a rich and full life by choosing God's ways of wisdom.
As the nation has entered a recession many people are left feeling anxious and worried about their finances. But what does God's Word have to say about our finances? Is it possible to live a recession-proof life? Pastor Drew shares his heart on what God says about our finances.
Many people live in one of two extremes. Either their workaholics on the brink of burnout or have difficulty finding motivation and purpose. God has something to say about work and rest. This morning Pastor Drew gives us wisdom for our work and wisdom for our rest.
Our words matter. They can can be lifeless or destructive. They can also breathe life into lifeless people or situations. After our words leave our mouths they can take on a life of their own. They can do more or less than we intended them to. All the more reason for us to be wise with our words. We need to be thoughtful, slow to speak, and seek to always do better. This week, Pastor Drew continues ours series "Hungry for Wisdom" with a message on wisdom for our words.
This morning we're kicking off a new series out of the book of Proverbs called "Hungry for Wisdom". God will give us wisdom if we ask. We need His wisdom to navigate the the world we live in.
A gospel without signs and wonders is a powerless gospel. Jesus said signs and wonders would follow those who believe. But what happens when people start to follow signs and wonders rather than The Wonder-Worker? Pastor Drew concludes our series "Authentic Fire" with a challenge to seek Jesus above all else.
Many Christians have wrestled with questions on divine healing or God's power in the here and now. In many ways Christianity has been reduced to a philosophy or Sunday morning "churchianity" rather than a gospel that is relevant to the issues this world faces everyday. The truth is God still heals and is awakening His church again to walk in the power of the Holy Spirit everyday.
In the wake of the unrest, pain, and chaos we need to hear what God is saying. If there was ever a time when the people of God needed to be attentive and sensitive the to the Holy Spirit it is now. In light of that truth, we cannot allow for extremes or abuses in the prophetic rob us from what God is saying and doing. We must press in for an authentic move of God.
All throughout history God has given a people the opportunity to respond to His purposes. Many times, however, people are caught up in the comfort and safety. We now find ourselves in a time of stirring where God is awakening us to His purposes! Will we respond to the call?
This gospel is a gospel of grace! It is what saves us and empowers us. But what happens when we only emphasize God's grace and not the rest of who God is? We get a sloppy grace. What happens when we only talk about God's call to holiness but not grace? We get legalism. This week, Pastor Tony shares his heart about true grace and how we can avoid falling into these extremes.
The Gospel is really good news! For the hurting, the sick, the sinner, the poor and rich it is redemption and restoration. But, there are some who would seek to use the good news of the Word and take it extremes and use it for their own selfish gain. This week Pastor Drew exposed the error of the Prosperity Gospel and brings us into alignment with the true Gospel of peace, healing, power, and suffering.
This morning we start a new series entitled, "Authentic Fire". One of our core values as a church is authenticity. We are contending for a move of God's Spirit and a mighty outpouring, but we want the real thing. Not something man-made or contrived, but a genuine move of God. Pastor Drew will give us some insight how to avoid the inauthentic.
As we conclude our series "Ready for Our Hope", Pastor Tony encourages us with a message on the temporary nature of this life. God is calling us to be a good steward, to be lovers of truth, to remain focused and diligent, and to never lose our hope!
We are in the midst of God's story! And, that story isn't over. It is still being told. One day there will be a new Heaven and a new Earth and we will be with Jesus. This is a hope that we can hold on to and will influence how we live our lives right now. Join us as we continue in our series "Ready for Our Hope".
Continuing in our series " Ready for Our Hope", Pastor Drew gives us some encouragement as believers on how to navigate thoughts and ideas surrounding The Last Days.
God is prefect. And because He is so set apart we can trust in His perfect timing. This week, Pastor Drew encourages us to keep pressing in in the place of prayer. To trust God's perfect justice and perfect timing.
Jesus is alive! Because of Jesus' finished work on the cross and His resurrection from the dead we have life and have it abundantly. He is our Living Hope! Not just some historical figure or just a good guy, but our Living Hope.
Jesus the hope of glory! He is the one in whom all of our hope and trust are in. This week as we celebrate Palm Sunday, we look to Jesus as our only hope.
As we conclude our series, Pastor Drew challenges us to be intentional with the Red Seas moments in our lives. We can actually allow life-altering moments to become lifestyle-altering moments if we allow God to accomplish what He desires. It can be just a great moment in our history or it can be one that helps shape and build or lives.
There are certain times, season, and events in life that God has been equipping us for. He equips us with authority, protection, and our testimony so that when we need to step out in faith we do it with boldness. As a church, God been equipping and readying us for this current trial. We're ready!
This morning our guest Pastor Jana Sawchuck will encourage us with an incredible message about God's heart, not only for salvation of people but complete healing and wholeness. Pastor Jana planted Burning Hearts church 4 years ago in Fargo, ND. They have witnessed and have been apart of a great moving of God's spirit in their midst.
Anytime we take a step of faith or risk for God there will be opposition. In Exodus, we see the God freeing the Israelites from Egypt only to be trapped between a vast army and the Red Sea. They obeyed God and now they are stuck in what seems like certain death. Would they turn back or trust God?
There comes a point in every believers life when we face an impossible situation. In that moment, obedience is the key to breakthrough. God may ask us to do something outside of our comfort zone or outside the realm of what's normal to us, but it is in those moments it is obedience to God that will make all the difference. Join us as we continue on in the Exodus story in our series "Ready for Only God".
This week, Pastor Drew kicks off a new series entitled "Ready for Only God". Over the next weeks we will explore the events in Exodus of the Israelite's exodus from Egypt and the Red Sea crossing. We believe we will be challenged to be bold for God and embrace the callings that He has placed on our lives. God has called us to step out and take great risks Him even if there are obstacles.
Wrapping up our series "Ready to Answer", Pastor Tony helps us explore possible explanations for the big question of evil. Did God create evil? Is everything that happens in this life God's doing? Join us this morning as we unpack this issue!
This week we explore the question, "Is faith compatible with science?". Are faith and science at odds? Does science rid our need for God? Or does the universe point to a divine Creator?
Sunday Evening ServiceDr. Jeff Hubing challenges us to align ourselves with the simplicity of this gospel: Jesus is King and His kingdom has come!
This week, special guest Dr. Jeff Hubing answers the question, "Is Jesus really God?". Did Jesus even claim to be God? Did others? Was He just a good guy or a important historical figure? What do the gospels actually say? Dr Jeff will answer these important questions.
Continuing in our series "Ready to Answer", Pastor Drew tackles the question, "What's so wrong with relativism?". In an age where it seems like absolute truth is a thing of the past and all you need to do is follow your heart and do what feels good it can be confusing to know what God intends for us.
This week we kick off our new series, "Ready to Answer". Over the next few weeks we will be looking to answer to some of life's tough questions. The heart is not equip the church with the ability to argue or debate but to simply arm us with truth, so that when people ask these tough questions we'll be ready with an answer. This we we start with the question: Is God's Word reliable?
In our day, we are in inundated with with constant noise and distraction. We are bombarded with more information than we are able to retain. Many things we can find out with the click of a mouse or the swipe of a finger. More now than ever, we need to hear the Holy Spirit. Knowledge is good, but we need a fresh impartation and revelation from God. We need to seek His face for today.
We desire, as does God, to be a praying church. A church who seeks the will of God. A church who seeks Hos face above all else. This week, Pastor Drew challenges the church with a message on being a praying church.
Jesus has the power to save anyone anywhere and at anytime. His power and ability to change a life is one thing that has not changed. He is still moving today, and through the work of Holy Spirit people are being healed, set free, and transformed. Join us for the final message in the series "Ready for Messiah".
Isaiah 9:6-9 speaks of the coming Messiah as one who will be Wonderful Counselor and the Prince of Peace. The government will rest on His shoulders. Meaning that the weight of all the worlds systems will rest on Him. But, His shoulders are string enough and broad enough to carry the weight. Join us as Pastor Drew continues in our series "Ready for Messiah".
Isaiah 7:14 prophesies that that the messiah would be born of a virgin. This was all part of God's redemptive plan for humanity. This messiah would be fully God and fully man in order to conquer sin and make way for God's promise. A promise of transformation, peace, strength, God sized dreams, and power through the Holy Spirit. Today we look at Luke 1 at Mary's holy visitation and how God's promise for her unfolds.
God is carrying out a redemptive story and we are still in the midst of it. Jesus came to this world as Messiah. Messiah simply means rescuer or deliverer. He come once and He's coming back again! The Christmas story tells the story of Christ’s first coming. It serves as a humble reminder of the mystery and beauty of His first coming, which in turn will prepare us his second coming.
We give what God gave. We are a generous people because He was first generous with us. Often times an attitude of poverty creeps into our lives that says we must fend for ourselves or that we are entitled to something. Pastor Drew concludes our series with this powerful word challenging us to have a heart of generosity.
As we continue in our series "Culture Defined", Pastor Tony will share about our core value "We are Family". The moment we give our lives to Jesus we receive the beautiful gift of being a part of the family of God. While it's made up of imperfect people, there is incredible strength, encouragement, and accountability when we commit ourselves to His family.
No one wants a counterfeit. No one wants a fake or a just a cheap replica. In fact, in our culture we pride ourselves on finding the real thing. Something genuine, authentic, and true is what we all desire. So why would settle for anything less than an authentic expression of The Gospel? Today, Pastor Drew takes us on a journey through what in means to be the real thing in all we do.
Guest Speaker Pastor Jeremy Bosma is a pastor and church planter in Las Vegas, Nevada. He and his wife Lindsey planted Avenue Church 2 1/2 years ago and have seen God grow a beautiful community of believers impacting the Las Vegas area.
Guest Speaker Pastor Jeremy Bosma is a pastor and church planter in Las Vegas, Nevada. He and his wife Lindsey planted Avenue Church 2 1/2 years ago and have seen God grow a beautiful community of believers impacting the Las Vegas area. This week Pastor Jeremy continues our series "Culture Defined" with a message on our core value "Who's Next".
This week we start a brand new series entitled, "Culture Defined". Over the coming weeks we will explore who we are as a church family and the culture we believe God is calling us to cultivate. This week we define what it is to be people of His presence.
As we conclude our series on Colossians, Pastor Drew challenges us not to fall prey to a roller-coaster walk with God. A life where we have moments of intimacy with God but after a time it seems to wain and we fall back into our struggles. God is actually offering us a way off the roller-coaster and into a life on consistency and steadfastness. Where despite the difficulties of life, we experience a life of joy, peace, and thanksgiving.
Sunday Evening Service - Guest Speaker Dick Schroeder is part of the National Chi Alpha Leadership Team. Dick was director of Montana State University Chi Alpha for over 30 years. This evening Dick shares with us about the baptism in the Holy Spirit.
Guest Speaker Dick Schroeder is part of the National Chi Alpha Leadership Team. Dick was director of Montana State University Chi Alpha for over 30 years. This morning Dick shares with us about the power of the Holy Spirit.
Continuing in the book of Colossians 3,we see that God is calling us to put on love. And, God desires His love to infiltrate every part of our lives. This is not a part-time gospel. His love should impact our family, marriage, our job, and our neighbors. It is a full-time gospel that demands our complete surrender.
Special Guest Steve Pavek from Chi Alpha University of Alaska Anchorage shares a impactful message on the power of God in our lives.
Guest Speaker Steve Pavek and his wife Erin are Chi Alpha Missionaries to University of Alaska Anchorage. They have planted and pioneered a Chi Alpha movement in Alaska that has changed the social fabric of the state. This week Steve shares his heart on risking it all for Jesus.
God has never lost sight of who He's made you to be! Our identity is firmly rooted in Him. Often times, however, we take our eyes off of Jesus and put them onto ourselves or our situation. We then allow life to define who we are instead of Jesus. In Colossians 3, Paul encourages us to throw of the old you and put on the new.
God has destined us all for something far greater than we could ever imagine. One of the things that often keeps us from stepping into what God has is the fear of man. In Colossians 2, Paul reminds us that it is Jesus who in the ends judges us all, so we should live the with fear of God governing our hearts.
Anything of value costs us something following Jesus will surely costs us something. He offers His free gift of grace and we receive it and are empowered by it. But, we are called to lay down our lives and step out in obedience which will definitely cost us something in this life.
It is difficult to follow someone you do not know. And, for many of us we struggle to follow Jesus. There are many deficient views of Jesus circulating in our culture and if we are not careful we can start to believe Jesus is someone who He is not. So who is Jesus?
This week we begin a new series entitled "Ready in Christ". Over the next 9 weeks we will be studying through the book of Colossians. As a church, God has been and is preparing us for a great move. We have a simple prayer that says, "God, we're ready!".
Guest speaker Daniel Quinby is the Chi Alpha Director at the University of Northern Iowa. He, and his wife Emily, serve as missionaries to UNI with a desire to reach every student for Jesus and see God's power in action on campus. Daniel shares with us this morning on kingdom power.
In the place of worship we do battle against the enemy. Our weapons are thanksgiving, praise, and worship! By running hard after Jesus, we will be activated to take back what the enemy has stolen. Join us as we discover the power of our worship.
God has given each of us the ability to individually and uniquely worship Him. No one can worship God the way you can. We know that God created no two human beings the same. That means we have a unique voice and life to offer as worship to Him who created us.
Worship is that which captures our attention. That which holds our heart. And, it's important to understand how we worship and why, otherwise we find ourselves just going through the motions. This morning, we explore corporate worship. Why do we lift our hands? Why do we sing? Why do we lift our voices. God gives a unique and beautiful sound when we gather together to worship.
Worship is so important to the life of a believer and to the church. It's important to take time to understand God's call to us to be worshipers. God has created us as worshiping beings. We worship naturally. We worship that which we give attention to. Everyone worships something. And the reality we cannot have divided worship. We cannot have split attention. Our prayer is that God would truly have all our attention.
1 John 3:16 says, "This is how we know what love is: That Jesus would lay down His life for us, so we ought to lay down our lives for our friends." This is a gospel of radical love, radical obedience, and complete surrender. As we conclude our series "Blindspots" we take a Sunday and respond to this call of complete surrender.
Our words carry the potential to bring life or to destroy. With our words we can speak hope to hopelessness, healing to brokenness, and strength to the weary. But, we can also tear down, complain and criticize, and destroy with our words. Holy Spirit help us to tame our tongue it can be used to bring life!
We were are all created to burn for something! The question is, however, are we burning for the right things? Are we burning for the things God desires us to have a passion for? The problem arises when things, that are less than God's best for our lives, capture our attention and focus. Our prayer must be, "God cause us to burn for You!"
Religion is deceptive in that it can fool us into cleaning up the exterior but never allowing any greater change to happen inside. The good news that Jesus came to bring and declare is good news for our heart, and our heart is the source of all issues of brokenness in our life. Join us as we unpack Matthew 15:10-20 and submit the matters of the heart to our Redeemer, Jesus.
Two of the main ways that God deals with our blindspots in through the conviction of the Holy Spirit and through being in community with one another. It's in community with others that often times our true colors are revealed and our rough edges are rubbed off. But how we deal with one another makes all the difference.
Repentance has been misunderstood and, in many ways, misrepresented in our western culture. We can understand that to turn to God for salvation requires repentance, but what role does repentance have in the life of an everyday believer?This week Pastor Drew will help us see our blindspots that hinder us from having a humble heart of repentance.
We all have blind spots. Things in our lives that we either over look or are unaware of. Things that, if gone undealt with, will plague us and hold us back from from being an influence in this life. Join us in this series as we unpack various blind spots and ask God to make us new!
As the final message of our Full Gospel series, Pastor Drew shares his heart for everyone to be activated to take this gospel to the ends of the earth. If we truly believe this gospel it would be unkind to not share it with a world dying to hear good news. A gospel that lacks power is no gospel at all!
There is peace in Jesus Christ for our restless minds. Our minds that never stop running. But, for the anguish, anxiety, depression, oppression, addictions etc. there is good news to you. Jesus purchased peace for us on the cross and the truth of Who God is and what Jesus accomplished is always the foundation for peace.
Jesus paid a high price for our lives. He made a way for us to be made whole and complete. That means our whole self- body, soul, and spirit. There are many of us walking around with deep emotional wounds that haven't been dealt with or healed. Jesus desires to heal those wounds!
Jesus is our salvation from sin. Jesus is our salvation from future judgement. Jesus is our salvation from the enemy. Sickness and disease are a work of the enemy and Jesus has victory over the enemy, sickness, and sin! Pastor Drew encourages with the word that Jesus is your perfect Healer.
In God's presence He reveals to us who He is in a greater way. Our only response can really be that our expectancy of what He can and is willing to do would be greatly increased.
Jesus was a continuation of who God was to Israel in the Old Testament. God was and is Israel's healer. He first revealed Himself to Israel and then to the rest of the world His intentions of restoring and redeeming that which was lost.
God wants relationship with humanity and ever since The Fall God has been revealing Himself to us. He introduced Himself to Moses as Yahweh and since that time has expounded on that name. This week we examine what God means when He is referred to as Yahweh Rapha the God who heals.
Pastor Drew MeyerIn this new series "Full Gospel", we will see that the gospel is not just for the cleansing of our sins but also for the healing of our whole self. In Isaiah 53, the prophet Isaiah prophecies about the coming savior 500 years before He comes. We see with such clarity the purpose of His coming is to redeem, restore, and renew.
Pastor Tony MeyerThis week we wrap up our series on Pastor Drew's book "Discovering the Power of Prayer". We come full circle with the truth that everyone can have a secret place of prayer with God. In Matthew 6:5-6, Jesus lays out what we need to do to find that place of intimacy with God.
Finding consistency, focus, and vigor in our prayer lives can be difficult. We seem to battle against our flesh more than we'd care to admit. But, the place that God is calling each of to is a place of strength, peace, and restoration.
In this series we've explored the many aspects personal prayer. This week, however, we discover the power of corporate prayer. In Acts 4 we read about the early church's persecution and their response to it. The respond by turning to their friends and raising up one voice towards heaven. Corporate prayer is a unifying agent that God to uses to collectively encourage and change a people's hearts.
We're all contending with God for something. It's one of the many benefits of walking with Him. But, what if the breakthrough looks different than we thought it would? Do we have the faith to see the breakthrough when it comes? 1 Kings 18:41-44 is the story of Elijah praying for rain to end the drought. We're challenged by his faith, even though it doesn't look the way he thought it would.
Travis and Dawn RosingerThis morning we had the opportunity to hear an inspiring message on who to model your marriage after. A marriage grounded in selfless living and forgiveness is a marriage that will thrive.
Pastor Drew MeyerHow do you respond to desperate situations? Do they harden your heart towards God or draw you to Him? In Mark 2:1-12, we look at the paralytic man who is so desperate for Jesus that he has his friends do something that was unheard of. Desperation calls us into greater faith and relationship with God.
Pastor Tony Meyer Have you ever found yourself in a dire situation? A situation so desperate the God is the only answer? This week we continue in our series Discovering the Power of Prayer. We explore Luke 18:1-8 with the desire for God to stir up a desperate faith that spurs us on to persist in the place of prayer.
Often times we either pray very small prayers or give up on contending for things in our life because we don't realize the authority we have in Christ. This week we dive into Matthew 14:22-33 when Jesus instructs Peter to get out of the boat and walk the stormy seas with Him. Because of Jesus, we are enabled to walk in the miraculous everyday of our lives.
Pastor Drew MeyerContinuing in the series Discovering the Power of Prayer. We will uncover the power of calling on the name of the Lord. In 2 Samual 22 we get glimpse into King David's relationship with God. How he called on the Lord and He rescued him.
In this message, Pastor Drew lays out "The Essential Truth" to our existence. This truth lays the ground work for truly powerful prayer. In Luke 10 we see a vivid story of two sisters through whom Jesus communicates this essential truth for our lives. This is a timely word for our generation that is easily distracted and anxious about many things.
Join us as we consider the story of Nehemiah and his bold faith to see the tragedy in Jerusalem as a call to action. What if we saw situations differently? What if we chose to be people that had more fear of inaction than fear of action? This is the second message in our series entitled Discovering the Power of Prayer.
We kickoff this New Year and new season of focused prayer with a message called God is Calling You. Real relationship is rooted in prayer. Often times we miss out on the power of prayer because we don't respond to the consistent call of God on our lives to really know Him.
Join us as we wrap up this series called Come and See through Psalm 13. Pastor Kyle combines Scripture and testimonies to demonstrate how God is calling us to come and see the power of prayer.
Within the Christmas story, God gives us lots of reasons and clear invitations to come and see Him for who He is. Through the miraculous, we have many opportunities to recognize Him as the Son of God. But the reality, many don't recognize Him as the Son of God. Come with us as we explore the birth of Jesus from Joseph's perspective in Matthew 1.
Jesus' birth and life were surrounded with the miraculous, but yet many still failed to recognize his significance. Join us as we explore the much anticipated arrival of the Christ child and how we can posture our hearts to recognize His work in our life.
We kickoff this Christmas series of messages by looking at the miracles surrounding Mary. Mary received miraculous favor from God. Through Luke 1 we consider the favor of God that is now given to us through Jesus.
Jesus gives us a promise of His Presence in Matthew 28:20. He says, "I am with you always, to the end of the age." This is a promise that grounds us in what is true during seasons of trials or difficulties. Join us as we explore this idea through the legacy of King Solomon.
The Holy Spirit dwelling in the life and body of the believer should be the convincing truth that demonstrates that God wants to dwell with us. It is a mandate on our life to tune in and live with an awareness of His Presence in our life through the person of the Holy Spirit. Join us as Pastor Kyle Trosen brings this truth to life through the lens of the New Covenant.
As we continue this series about this central theme of God's redemptive story we come to King David's legacy of establishing God's presence as highest priority in his life. David has found over his lifetime that as he established God as the highest priority, God established him in the center of his will.
In this special evening service, guest Brad Lewis teaches a very practical message on how we can walk through disappointments with Jesus. From the story of Jesus raising Lazarus from the dead, Brad looks at the way both Mary and Martha face their disappointment in what seems like Jesus' late arrival.
Join us as we hear from guest Brad Lewis. Brad has led a thriving college ministry of hundreds of students on the campus of North Dakota State University for the last 25 years. This morning Brad shares about a promise found in James 4:8, that if we draw near to God, He will draw near to us. He explores that promise through the life of Joshua.
"The Presence of God" is a central theme of God's redemptive story. This week we kick off a new series where explore the truth that God's intention is for us to dwell with Him. From the beginning to the end, this is God's intention for our existence. Join us as we explore this very practical theme in the life of a believer.
Join us as we wrap up our series called Lifestyle Christianity by talking about an aspect of our life that is not often talked about - our mind and intellect. Today we welcome guest Dr. Jim Bradford, Phd in aerospace engineering and longtime pastor as he explores the compatibility of faith and science.
As followers of Jesus, we have to embrace the supernatural aspect of our faith. The life and redemption of Jesus is a spiritual thing, it's not quantifiable or even logical. Join us as we explore Romans 15 through the perspective of lifestyle Christianity
The single greatest descriptor of a follower of Jesus is love. But what is our definition of love? Join us as we look at Romans 13 and a lifestyle of love.
The gospel means something for our lives within the four walls of our home. We all have an opportunity and a responsibility to affect the tone of spiritual life in our home. Join us as we look at Romans 12:9-21.
Jesus didn't come to save a day of the week. He didn't come to build a building. Jesus came to influence and change our entire way of life. That's why Monday matters. In this message we kickoff an entire series of messages challenging our faith to the next level.
The definition of normal is all about context. Often times we accept a definition of the normal Christian life that is far less than what we read about in Scripture. In this Sunday evening service, guest Tony Meyer teaches on the normal Christian life from Acts 3.
Today we welcome guest Tony Meyer, Worship and Discipleship pastor at LifeChurch in Coralville. Tony talks about how what we believe about God greatly determines how we live. Many times though we are susceptible to lies. Today, we look at Ephesians 2:1-9 and debunk three lies of the Enemy.
There's a difference between experiencing something first hand and something second hand. Jesus came so that each person can experience first hand His work in their life. Join us as we explore authentic first hand relationship with Jesus in 1 Corinthians 3
God can be known. And there is a difference between knowing about God and truly knowing God. Join us as we explore 1 Corinthians 2:6-16 and talk about the goodness of truly knowing God.
It is possible to settle for a form of godliness without power. It's form without substance. But Jesus came for so much more. Join us as we explore the truth that gospel has power for our daily lives.
Join us as we kick off a 10-month theme for our church community based on 1 Corinthians 2:4-5. The message of Jesus is not just a message of words but of power that translates to our daily lives.
In the final message in the True Riches series, we look at God's heart of generosity displayed in the person of Jesus. We have the opportunity to represent God's generosity to other people.
The book of Proverbs is not quiet about money. Repeatedly King Solomon describes how wisdom relates to our handling of money. Join us as we unpack 7 principles of true riches.
In one of the most important messages in this series, Pastor Drew teaches on the principle of first things. This principle sets the tone and the ground work for those who want Jesus to be master and Lord over their finances.
As we continue talking about the issue of money we come to a key theme regarding our money. Jesus continually gives us the illustration of being stewards instead of owners when it comes to our earthly blessings. Join us as we explore the tensions and joys of this principle.
In this message, Pastor Drew sets the foundation for our new sermon series, True Riches. Luke 16:10-13, the theme passage for the following weeks, lays the groundwork for how how posture should be before the Lord concerning money, tithing and giving and wealth.
Guest Daniel Quinby (Pastor at UNI Chi Alpha) shares an encouraging message on the upside-down principle in the kingdom of heaven from the parable of the mustard seed.
In our current culture, justice is talked about a lot. And it wasn't much different two thousand years ago. Justice is a hope in all of our hearts. The Jews were expecting their messiah to bring justice to their nation. But justice in the Kingdom of Heaven is different from justice that we think and know in this world. Jesus brought a justice that reflects who God is.
The Kingdom of Heaven has different priorities. The priority of heaven is first and foremost the lost. We celebrate if we are found in Christ but a revelation of the grace of God in our life should push us outwardly with loving compassion for the lost. Join us as we explore this priority of the kingdom in the book of Matthew.
The kingdom of heaven is fully relevant for today. Jesus came and demonstrated good news that set people free and redefine their lives now. But the kingdom of heaven is also an eternal kingdom. It's not only relevant for today, it is also an eternal hope for the age to come.
The Kingdom that Jesus came to declare and invite us into is unlike any other kingdom of this world. The values and principles are contrary to this world. Join us as we begin a journey of exploring the kingdom of heaven through the book of Matthew.
We wrap the Jesus Church series by looking at the last portion of the book Acts. In this part of the story of the early church, we see the Jesus Church coming head to head with some of the most powerful forces of her day. We should envision the Church as a powerful influence in this world.
What if there was more to church than just attending and watching a few others do all the ministry of the church? What if Jesus called a group of average men to change the world to show us that God wants to use us? Join us as we continue our journey through the book of Acts.
The Jesus Church is an unstoppable church. We know how the story ends. We don't have to be victims to our circumstances, instead we can view our lives through the lens of the Jesus Church.
The Jesus Church is a missional community of believers. The goal isn't so much just to gather as many as possible in one place. The goal is to gather so we can all be sent. This requires ownership by all in the mission of God. Join us as we discover this truth in Acts 10.
The Jesus Church is an uncomfortable church. Discomfort is the natural result of simple obedience to Jesus. Comfortable Christianity is not an accurate reflection of the church Jesus gave His life for. Acts 8 gives us a glimpse of our history as the Jesus Church, as a church that endured suffering for the sake of love.
Jesus prayed that we would be one as He and the Father are one. His prayer for us, 200 years ago, was to be united as one. Join us as we discover Christ's heart for His church to walk in unity.
Church was Jesus' idea. It's not the invention of man, it was fully initiated and set in motion by Jesus. What if church was simple? And what if Jesus got all the attention? Today we will look at the early church in Acts 4 to see what really motivated them.
Join us as we celebrate the risen Christ. He's alive and able to write a new story over our lives. Today we consider 1 Peter 1 and the story that the risen Christ wants to write in our lives.
This week we wrap up the series Wonder by talking about the responsibility we have to steward that which we have encountered. There is power in our words and with our words we steward what we have experienced in Christ.
The logical response when we catch a glimpse of the wonder of God is worship. But how often do we allow worship to be a reflection solely of our circumstances? What if we encounter a level of worship that surpasses our circumstances.
Jesus describes the entrance into and the way of the Kingdom as childlike humility and dependency (Mark 10). There is a way of a child that can inspire a sense of wonder in life and this world.
There's no reason for us to wait for some future date to know God in glory and wonder. Everyday can be an opportunity to recognize Who God is and what He is doing all around us.
This week we kick off a new series discovering the wonder of Who God is. We are praying that each of us step into a new season of being captivated by wonder. The Psalms of David will be our guide into a life of wonder.
Guests Travis and Dawn Rosinger bring a powerful message on God's pursuit of you and me. One of the clearest illustrations of God's loving pursuit of us is the illustration of marriage. This is a compelling call to surrender our all to Christ and a compelling call to reflect the love of God in our marriages.
The grace of God is both expressed and experienced in community. We can't fully know or appreciate the grace of God in isolation. Join us as we dive into Galatians 6 and seek to understand the implications of the gospel in our daily lives.
Join us as we dive in Galatians chapter 5 and we explore the reality of the good news of Jesus Christ in our every day life. What if freedom in Christ was real?
Join us for part 2 of teaching from guest Dr. Jeff Hubing as we discover our purchased identity in Christ.
Join us as we discover our purchased identity in Christ. This is way of life for every believer. True saving faith in Christ leads us to a constant discovery of our identity and inheritance in Christ.
We have been set free from the condemnation of the Law through faith in Jesus Christ. Christ full fulfills all the requirements of the Law and invites us into an actual relationship by faith. But that leaves us with the question, what about the law? This week we explore the daily implications of law in a believers life through Galatians 3.
There is only one gospel. Paul makes that very clear in Galatians chapter 1. How often to we fall prey and accept a gospel other than the simple gospel of the sufficiency of Jesus? In this message, Pastor Drew introduces the gospel of grace and the lifestyle of life with Jesus that is possible if we choose the gospel of grace.
We have all made resolutions for a new year. Most of the them have failed. What if we stirred up a resolve in our lives to devote more of ourselves to Jesus in the year ahead? God has more for each one of us, if we will set our hearts toward Him.
The story of Jesus is a demonstration of God's priority to exalt the humble. This is a principle of the Kingdom of God. And this is a principle that turns the principles of this world up-side-down. Let us understand this prerequisite to entering the kingdom of God best demonstrated by Jesus himself.
The story of Jesus is a story of God's generosity on display. God gave heaven's best so that we may actually have a relationship with Him. In this message, Pastor Drew dives into the story of Jesus that is not only historical, but also deeply relevant to our lives now.
Prayer, in Christ, is the conduit by which we take new ground in this life. Pastor Drew Meyer encourages us to contend for the new ground that God has for us to take hold of in our lives individually, as families, communities and a church, all through the power of earnest and persistent prayer.
Desire paves the way for prayer, therefore we either need to pay for desire or pray from desire. Prayer is not just a religious act, but it's created to engage us deeper in our relationship with God and make us more aware and more in tune to the things going on around us. In this message, Pastor Drew shares on Matthew 26 and invites us to see the urgency and passion that can drive our prayer life. Our recognition of things that are not as they should be can drive us into a deeper place of prayer.
Hear from guest speaker, Dylan McNeely as he dives into Luke 7 and identifies three different people present in the story. In this message, Dylan encourages us to see that Luke 7 paints a picture that we as believers today can identify with and encourages us to process what our own relationship with Jesus Christ looks like.
Hear from our guest missionary to Botswana, Barb VanWyk as she updates us on all that is being done to support the children and communities of Botswana. Jesus has set the standard in how to love and care for the children around us and around the world, and partnering with the Father's heart means extending our arms to the littlest ones around us.
In this sermon, Pastor Drew Meyer encourages us to see the Word of God as being a light that illuminates God's best for us. When we submit ourselves humbly to God's word we can begin to see others and the world more accurately.
The food of the Kingdom is the Word of God. It sustains, strengthens and satisfies. In this message, Pastor Drew Meyer encourages us to read the Bible in the way God intended us to - as our nourishment and source of life for each and every day.
God has a love for us that is higher, deeper, wider and greater than we could ever imagine. He has revealed to us His love by giving us the Bible as a collection of love letters, written throughout a story that tells of His sacrificial, unending love. We have the opportunity to open up those love letters every morning and receive it. In this message, Pastor Drew Meyer encourages us to step into the revelation of God's kindness and love by seeing the Bible from a fresh, new perspective.
His word is a lamp unto our feet and a light unto our path, but yet most times we approach the Bible as if it were any other book. In this message, Pastor Drew Meyer encourages us to contend for something greater as we open up His word and see the Bible as the revelation of who God is. God wants us to discover more as we read, and through practical wisdom and application, we can discover this daily for ourselves.
As we walk in relationship with Christ, we grow to learn and discern the voice of God.God wants to speak to each and believer personally and intimately. We learn and growto hear His voice more clearly when we, in faith, step out in response to theunderstanding He has given us. In this message, guest speaker Dick Schroeder gives us practical insight to hearing the voice of God and encourages us to step out in faith by responding to His voice.
This message is from our Sunday Night Service with our guest speaker, Dick Schroeder. In this podcast, Dick encourages us to step into a greater depth of listening to God's voice by sharing stories and personal encounters throughout his life.
Christ invites us to come to the well of living water and to draw from it all that we need. In this podcast, Pastor Drew digs deeper into Philippians 3:8-15 and brings us to a greater understanding of the intimacy and abundance that Christ has available for us. Be encouraged to go daily to the well to draw stability and strength for what lies ahead.
The rhythms of your life can create an invitation to know Christ more. In this sermon, Pastor Drew unpacks the importance of establishing a healthy rhythm in your life to discover more intimacy in your walk with God.
Jesus calls to us and says, “Anyone who is thirsty may come to me and drink (John 7:37-38).” And that thirst is only satisfied in relationship with God. He has designed us for relationship with Him. Over the next several weeks we will be talking about the daily intimate relationship available in Christ.
Paul prays a prayer that we would come know the power of God that is available to us as believers (Ephesians 1:19-23). Pastor Kyle brings a word of encouragement about the power of God for our daily lives.
As life comes at us it’s easy to get sucked into cynicism, doubt, unbelief, or fear. God didn’t created us for that. In fact, Christ gives us a hope that can change the way we see the world around us. This week, we talk about two ways in which believers can begin seeing their lives through the lens of hope.
God wants to wake us up to discover more of who He is and who He's created us to be. This week, we talk about the spiritual work that Christ wants to bring each of us into. Relationship is God's aim and He is giving us a clear invitation to discover more of that relationship.