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Grace Pointe Church in Apopka, Florida brings Biblical life application messages which are relevant, informative, and relational.
Peace is not found in the absence of problems. Peace is found in the presence of God.
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Our lives are filled with struggles and we often have difficulty seeing the positive things God is doing in our lives. This message is about the benefits of rising above the negativity and living with a heart of gratitude.
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God loves us so much that he looked beyond our faults and saw our worth.
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The best gifts are the ones that you cannot buy for yourself. Jesus gave us the ultimate “best” gift…Salvation.
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In John chapter 9, Jesus healed the blind beggar, but it was up to him to make his way to the pool of Siloam.
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Today we take a look at how God took transformed Peters life and how He wants to do the same with us.
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Learning to forgive and move forward makes life better for everyone.
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God wants us to live in freedom in every area of our lives. Debt brings bondage that is difficult to overcome.
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God uses two ways to bless his people financially. Stewardship and Tithing
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Our culture is an environment of excess but is this what God wants for us? What does the Bible tell us about our personal finances?
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Just when we feel like we have been sidelined and marginalized, Jesus shows up to change our circumstances and our direction.
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We are not victims of our circumstance. We are children of God. It’s important that we see ourselves as such.
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The Bible shows us how to reach our family members with the message and love of Christ.
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A look into the depths of God’s love; God’s love is worth investigating.
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King David asked in Psalms 13 ‘How Long O Lord’, let’s dive into this today and apply it in our own lives.
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We are called to serve others for His name’s sake. Let’s take a look at how we can humbly do this.
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The second greatest commandment is to “Love Your Neighbor.” Expressing the love of Christ requires action.
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Yielding the authority over our lives to God its challenging and rewarding at the same time.
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Life can be heavy. Life is full of burdens. What does the Bible say about dealing with our burdens?
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Pastor Wooten uses power tools as a metaphor for learning how to be the man God has called you to be.
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Guest speaker Randall Parris on: What can you do for God and the church
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Our lives are given to us by God; He also gives us an owners manual…the Bible. If we follow the instructions in the owner’s manual our lives will work best.
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Christ calls us to cultivate beauty that can change the world.
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Jesus was concerned with protecting us from the consequences of sin and teaches us how to live that out.
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God meets the needs of a family through the faith and obedience of a loving mother.
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Jesus is very concerned that we should handle interpersonal relationships with great care because these relationships do affect our relationship with Him.
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God wants us to be in right standing with Him, so much that Jesus died on the cross to do what we could not do for ourselves.
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We have been called to impact our world. We do that by closely following Christ.
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Jesus wasn’t simply filling up some time with this sermon. He was laying out a roadmap for the happy life.
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Our job, as the church, is to “go into all the world and preach the Gospel”. Today’s message is about the shared values that will allow us to work together to fulfill our calling.
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Grace matters and we should be holy as well; Let’s take a look at how the Bible tells us to do this.
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The Bible emphasizes God’s omnipresence, as well as, his manifest presence. The Experience of being empowered by the Holy Spirit is one of the times that we come into contact with the manifest presence of God.
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The Holy Spirit empowers believers with gifts to share the love of Christ with the world.
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The Holy Spirit is committed to operating in our lives. Our commitment is to cooperate with Him.
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In this series we want to find out what the Bible says about the Holy Spirit. We want to clear up misconceptions and answer questions about who the Holy Spirit is and what He does.
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Satan seeks to dim our light with the problems and cares of this world. We are called to let our light shine, God is way ahead with the solution.
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God is calling us to a deeper relationship with Him that will empower us to impact our world. Fasting is a next step in that journey.
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God has given us gifts to build His kingdom. We get the choice of walking in Fire or Fear. Which will it be?
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Imagine that you are in prison, there because of your faithful service to Jesus. You are still responsible for many people in many places. One of those places is Ephesus. You started a church there some years back, and now, led by the Spirit of God, you need to tell remind them of […]
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Fellowship was one of the key ingredients of the success of the early church. Encouragement is one of the key ingredients of fellowship. Encouraging fellow believers builds the kingdom of God.
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The Holy Spirit has empowered us to impact our world. Tending the fire that He has baptized us in is a first step to reaching our world
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We know Him as Immanuel, God Is With Us. Jesus came to us as a baby and He continues with us every minute of everyday as the Savior of the world.
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Jesus gave us the gift of grace. To embrace the gift of grace we first need to accept the other gift He gave us…Truth.
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God’s unsurpassed gift of Grace was to given freely to people who didn’t deserve it…us.
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God doesn’t want to remain where we are, instead he has called us to greater things. Today we look at how we relate to Peter in the Bible.
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Today we’ll look at how to be unthankful, and then work backward from there.
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We often slide through life overlooking the most obvious of God’s blessings. Recognizing God’s blessings is the first step toward not missing Thanksgiving.
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God’s blessings are always with us. Our busy lifestyle can distract us from thanking God for those blessings. How do we change that?
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Fear is a very real problem in our world; It grows when we feed it. What does the Bible say about starving our fear?
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The current state of our world has created levels of anxiety that we have never experienced but God saw this coming and He has answers.
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While so much is happening around us everyday, boredom exists as an epidemic of our times but God wants to give us a fulfilling life of purpose.
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If we have been forgiven of our sins and still carry the feelings of guilt that follow sin, we are not fully accepting God’s grace. God has abundant life for us if we will accept it.
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Prayer is not meant to be difficult to figure out; It is meant to be a conversation that moves us closer to God.
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Spending intentional daily time with God changes all areas of your life. Let’s take a look at how to make that happen.
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Taking a Biblical look into how we are to make real connections with others, in meaningful ways.
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The Bible changes us…if we read it.
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Unity and Division: Let us not derail God’s eternal plan for us in light of temporary problems.
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The answer to this question determines how we live our lives. Let’s make sure we know the correct answer.
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Our lives are not a series of random events. God is taking us somewhere. So, hang in there!
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God created us for a purpose. Insecurity will derail our purpose. How do we fight insecurity in our lives?
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God uses unity to build His church and benefit His people.
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Jesus redeemed his disciples and then sent them out to serve the world and share the Gospel. Here we go!
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Obsession with ‘self’ leads to despair, Serving others leads to blessings.
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Genesis 8:1a (NIV) 1 But God remembered Noah…
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God doesn’t need anything that belongs to us. He uses giving as a method of developing our character.
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Jesus gave his disciples a model for everyday prayer; It’s not complicated. It simply needs to be ‘turned on’ so we can ‘tune in’ to Him.
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Our journey with God starts by believing. What does that mean?
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What is Baptism and why is it important?
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We take a hard look at scripture and how it is intended for your ultimate good.
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Graduation Advice
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In the platform of our lives, we sort by relevance, sometimes making Jesus a “part”. Rather than making Him an app, We must make Jesus our whole life.
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Jesus is what links us together. This represents the family of God. We are Connected by the blood of Jesus.
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Running on empty was never God’s plan for us so how can we keep the tank full?
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That’s the goal for living with margin is to be more effective with less stress and less pressure. How does the Bible tell us to do this?
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Hurry does not bring God’s blessing into our lives. What does the Bible teach us to do when we are caught in an unending cycle of busyness?
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Margin is the space between my load and my limit. If my margin is unhealthy I am unavailable for God to use. What can I do about it?
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As disciples, we are called to serve God and our fellow man…to live a life of Purpose.
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As disciples, God instructs us to be generous, not because He needs what we have but because we need what He has.
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God calls disciples to live a courageous lifestyle that points people to Christ.
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Living morally pure is a distinctive of a disciple but a disciple could never accomplish this without some help. God is our source for pure living.
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As a Believer grows into a Disciple, the authority of God’s word guides each step.
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The more connected we are to the Holy Spirit, the more connected we are to God. He is the presence, power and anointing of God. When we receive Jesus as Lord, His Spirit comes to live inside of us—to cleanse us and to empower us to live a new life, but we must be sensitive […]
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The process of moving from believer to disciple requires growth. One of those areas is love. Jesus explained that the most important characteristic of a disciple is Love.
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There is a difference in being a believer in Christ and a disciple of Christ. Today, we begin the journey of that transformation by talking about being passionately committed to Christ.
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There are many things God wants you to know. Thats why those things are in the Bible. Here are a few to remember when you’re facing tough times.
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For many of us, we struggle with prayer and often feel guilty for how little we pray. When we finally do make time to pray, we often don’t know what to say. As we begin our journey into prayer, we want to begin with how Jesus taught his disciples how to pray.
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Fasting is focusing on God. God uses fasting and prayer in combination to do his work. As we yield to God in these spiritual disciplines we will see and sense God’s work.
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Paul explains how we can have an inner sense of rest and peace…Christ!
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Paul is asking us to grow into maturity. One of the ways we do this is through “Godly Friendships” that challenge, guide and encourage us.
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Paul gives us some great advice…Move Forward! We can look at the past, learn from the past, but we can not live in the past.
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Encouragement is the rocket fuel of our daily lives.
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Understanding that we are not adequate is a major step toward walking in the salvation that Jesus provided on the cross.
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The Apostle Paul reminds us that life is not perfect but God always has a perfect plan as we obey Him.
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The world may be split and divided, arguing and differing, feuding and fighting, warring and grasping but the church is not live this way. The church is to be filled with joy in the midst of chaos.
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Paul gives us insight into life’s most important endeavor: Going to Heaven and helping others get there too.
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God will place us in circumstances that we do not like so that the Good News can be shared.
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The book of Philippians is a roadmap to finding joy right where we are no matter the circumstances.
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We take a look at the importance of biblical communication in ALL our relationships.
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Life is filled with problems that can be difficult to push through. God gives us a secret weapon to keep us moving forward: Hope!
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How can we have peace during these difficult times?
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Life is full of problems, trials, and temptations. God has a plan not only to get us through these but to help us thrive and grow in the process.
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Pastor Joel continues our series "It is written" and talks through the life of David in 2 Samuel.
Listen as Pastor Joel continues our "It Is Written" series with a talk on the early life of David and his battle with Goliath.
When we don’t allow the Word of God to affect our hearts, it will not affect our actions either, but when we do allow the Word of God to affect, invade, and move our hearts, our lives will look drastically different as we pursue the will of God over the desires of ourselves. Listen as guest speaker, Justin Craig continues our series "It Is Written".
Our Student Pastor, Zach Stoner, continues our series "It Is Written" with a teaching on the book of Ruth. As Ruth finds her redeemer in Boaz, we find our redeemer in Jesus.
God’s support for David didn’t just appear when Goliath did. God had been preparing David for this moment for years.
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Who or what will you allow to lead you? This is a very important question that will impact the direction of our faith journey. Listen as Pastor Joel continues our "It Is Written" series with a message from the book of Judges.
Let’s take a look at Celebrate Recovery and Re|Engage and see how they can both apply to everyone.
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We get to choose each and every day whom or what we will serve. Joshua chose to serve the LORD. Listen as pastor Joel shares a message on the book of Joshua and bring strong and courageous in God.
Benaiah was a warrior who had learned to face his fears. This great story requires that we answer the question, “Will we be motivated by faith or by fear?”
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Jesus is our provider, sustainer, and healer in the midst of the desert. We can clearly see this throughout the scriptures. Listen as Pastor Joel continues our "It is Written" series with a message on The Desert Experience.
Just as God provided for the Israelites, He does for us too. In the midst of our wanderings, He gives us direction through His law and His Word; In the midst of our failures, He gives us victory through our deliverer; and in the midst of our travels, His presence is at the foot of the mountain, and at the top of the mountain. Listen as Pastor Joel continues our series, "It Is Written".
The most famous sibling rivalry of all time was born out of jealousy and destroyed a family. Jealousy and Joyfulness never coexist. We all must choose.
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Sometimes we trust in God’s power other times we trust in God’s plan. Ultimately, we trust in Him.
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Daniel faced many challenges that could have changed his course. These challenges could have led him away from God but he knew where home was.
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Description: David had a decision to make about his enemy Saul. He understood that to be human is to have enemies. To be godly is to love our enemies.
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To walk in blessing is to follow in faith.
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Description: Fasting is never immediately fun or even rewarding but fasting is a spiritual practice that God rewards down the road.
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The Christmas season can be stressful. Martha and Mary teach us some things about dealing with hustle and bustle.
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God gave us both NOTHING and EVERYTHING wrapped in one gift!
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Not many people rise to the status of being known by one name. Kanye is one of those people. After a life of controversy, he now proclaims that he is walking with Christ and making a big splash doing it. How should the church respond?
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Our struggle with inadequacy is a battle that God wants us to win. He has a plan.
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Mix it up or keep it the same. Just do it. PRAYER.
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The call to Never Stop Praying is both an immediate and long-term plan for our prayer lives.
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Jesus teaches us that we need distraction-free encounters with God. How should we do this?
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As we begin our journey into prayer, we want to begin with how Jesus taught his disciples how to pray.
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This morning, we let Paul take us back to the basics of our faith. As we take a look at the Book of Romans, Paul gives a clear presentation of the Gospel and how we can apply it practically to our lives.
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Jesus gave us a three step process for discipleship. Simple steps but not easy steps.
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