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Elem3nt Church
Restoring the the broken and changing the world, ONE life at a time! By helping them discover and develop in the life-changing love of Jesus Christ.
Adrian Campus Teaching Included in the teaching is a little Christmas Trivia and a testimony from Vicki Bowers on how God takes our pain and gives us purpose.
Adrian Campus Teaching
We took more time this week to really paint a picture of the History of the Adrian Campus and God's hand in preserving it so that the next generation could SHINE.
Adrian Campus TeachingIncludes a small portion of the closing song, "I Will Look Up" by Elevation Worship
This week we looked what has your heart? Are you willing to give it up to inherit what Jesus promised in John 10:10, listen in and make your choice to follow His leading.
What happens when we don’t find acceptance/love/self-worth the way God intended for us to find it? What happens when we immerse ourselves in becoming the best at a sport to receive these things and then that very thing becomes our idol?
What happens when control becomes the idol we bow down to? How does control become an idol and what implications does it have on us/family/everything when we give it god-like attributes?
What happens when we bow down to our idols? What happens when we continue to look to them to fill a void that only God can fill? Is God really big enough to deliver us from this idol worship? Is God really powerful enough to redeem the implications of years of bowing down to a false god?
Is it possible to make a person an idol? Is it possible to love someone so much that we begin to give them God-like attributes desiring something from them that they cannot fulfill? The Bible seems to teach us that this is exactly what can happen. A perfect example...Jacob and Leah.
Money is a powerful thing. We like to say, money talks. Money gets others¹ attention. Money romances you for your love. Money is never satisfied.Money wants immediate gratification. Money wants to be your life. And in some cases, it takes your life.
The fear of man can be a very destructive idol in our lives. It can shape the way we vote, what we wear, what we say, and can literally silence us when we need to speak up for what is right. Will we be a person that fears what others think? Or ultimately what God thinks?
God tested Abraham's heart to find out who he loved most supremely...Him or Isaac. Could Abraham sacrifice the one thing that he loved the very most?The son that completed him. What are the "Isaacs" in our lives/hearts? What or whom do we love the most...God or our idols?
What is an idol? Why did God warn people a long time ago that “they had set idols up in their hearts which ultimately made them fall into sin”. What does that look for us today? Does this warning still apply to us? Through this series we will answer those questions and discover what idols are AND what our idols are.
This week CJ, opened up our new series, "Breaking the Idols of our heart" by looking at the idols in our life and how the ways we acquire them. We really encourage you to sit down, listen and take notes because this is going to be a life changing series for many of us.
An Unending Story...When we truly embrace the Spirit of Christ vs. the Spirit of Christmas, we see a story that continues long after the presents, the parties, and the celebrations. We experience a life that will not perish, but have ever-lasting, never-ending life.
A Story of Love...To really understand Christmas as a love story, we need to understand the love between the Father and Son. Or at least attempt to understand, for this is a love that is deeper, closer, and a oneness than any of us has ever had with anybody.
What do you think of when you hear the word justice? For God, justice is more than people paying for their crimes, to him its all about meeting the needs of the poor, oppressed, and the afflicted.
As we Unwrap Christmas this year and read the story from a different perspective, we see other stories begin to emerge. This week we see as story of war emerge that had started at the beginning of time. A war that began in the garden of Eden
As we begin to live out of our God created identities...that is we are becoming The Me That I Want To Be...it greatly impacts those around us. We begin to see the world the way Jesus sees the world. Our hearts are impacted to engage the world with his love.
What will keep us from truly living out of our God created identities? What keeps us locked up and entangled influencing us to continue to live out of these false versions that we have created for ourselves? What truly happens when we grasp the truth and begin to allow His Spirit to live in and through us?
As we commit to becoming God’s best version of ourselves, how does our relationships play a role in that. Can our relationships actually help us to become that best version. As we look to God’s Word to answer those questions, we see some characteristics that definitely play a vital role in that process
Peter warns us "...For a man is a slave of anything that has conquered him." As we strive to "be the best version of ourselves", we need to daily examine our lives to ensure that a counterfeit version has not conquered us. As we commit and surrender our lives to God's control we then begin to experience freedom and abundant life.
This week we continue our series, "The Me I Want To Be" by looking at what it means to renew our minds. What if we wash our minds with this one truth that you are completely loved by God. Listen and allow God to transform the way you think.
This week we continued our series The Me I Want To Be by looking at what it looks like to live Fully Alive. During this talk we asked the question "What are you connected to?" We hope this message challenges you to look at the connections in your life and see if they are producing a life that is fully alive.
Jesus says that if we know the truth, the truth will set us free. Free from our identity issues, free from our struggle with self-worth, security and acceptance baggage. Free from it all! So what's the issue? Why do we even struggle with these things to begin with? Discover the difference between this whole concept of God's Version vs. My Version of myself.
Though this is not a universal command for all Christ-followers to obey, there is something crucial in it that does apply to anybody who's a Christ-follower. Jesus asks us: What in your life do you value more than Me, that is keeping you from following Me?
Though this is not a universal command for all Christ-followers to obey, there is something crucial in it that does apply to anybody who's a Christ-follower. Jesus asks us: What in your life do you value more than Me, that is keeping you from following Me?
Everybody knows that you're not supposed to go around trying to convert people to your faith, right? Wrong! Jesus doesn't say make converts. He says make disciples. A disciple of Jesus is not someone who converts from some other religion or no religion to Christianity. A disciple is someone who follows Jesus with their lives.
Jesus says ³ I am the way, the truth and the life². Is it really a narrow-minded exclusive statement? Or more God offering us the chance to come back to Him, have a relationship with him and have real life!
Jesus tells us to forgive others for what they have done to us because He forgave us for what we have done to Him. The question is ... do we really believe our forgiveness from Him correlates with the forgiveness we extend to others. Additionally, then, what is forgiveness and how do we forgive?
Did Jesus really mean what he said? Pastor Gayle Ruble helps us understand the gravity of Sin in our lifes and what that means to our relationship with God the Father and Christ.
Pastor Gayle Ruble speaks on how to manage your anger toward you enemies and to grow up and understand how to repattern your mind.
Pastor Gayle Ruble speaks about the Shocking Statements of Jesus that you wish Jesus had never said. This week he speaks about Losting your life to find it.
Guess speaker Matt Ness(Director of Eyes That See) teaches what Love Mercy look like as defined by God and Christ. More information on Eyes That See go to www.eyesthatsee.org
This week Pastor Gayle talks about what humility is and is not. In this teaching we discover what is means to walk humbly with our God.
This is the first week in our new teachings series called, What if...? In this teaching by Pastor CJ Clymer, we look at the first part of Micah 6:8 and the call of God to everyone of us to act justly. We hope that this teaching challenges you to say enough is enough and begin to do what is right in every area of your life.
Did Jesus really feed the 5000? Where there really only 5000 feed that day? In this last teaching in our series "Summer at the Lake," Pastor Gayle Ruble talks about the myths we believe surrounding the feeding of the 5000. We hope that this teaching encourages you to do extraordinary things, so press play and be challenged in your faith.
Pastor Gayle Ruble teaches about Jesus warning to the disciples about the teachings of the Pharises and Sadduccess and not to be miss lead. Don't miss the Boat on Gods Grace.
Pastor C J Clymer speak about Peter walking on water to Jesus. There are two types of people and six things that keep us in the boat.
Pastor Gayle speaks about the storms we have in our lives. There are four quetion on Marks account of the storm the disciples experienced and how we should handle the storms in our lives.
Pastor Gayle speaks about the difference of being a Christian and being a Christ Follower.
Pastor Gayle Ruble speaks on Who has the authority to build the church and how do we answer the question Who do you say Jesus is?
Pastor Gayle speak on 3 kinds of suffering and 5 ways to cop with the trials we experience.
Pastor Gayle Ruble teaches us about what Submission is ... having the courage to give up my rights to meet another's needs.
Pastor Gayle Ruble teaches us how to live as Christians when the eye of the world are on us.
Pastor Joe DiMarco teaches about the essential choice that each individual and family should make for a solid foundation.
Pastor Joe DiMarco shows that to truly control a covetous heart, you have to be content with God above all things.
Pastor Gayle Ruble teaches us how to tell the truth completely, consistently, lovingly and tactfully.
Pastor Gayle Ruble describes what a life of integrity looks like and the benefits of living your life with integrity.
Pastor Gayle Ruble teaches on why God gave us the commandment to honor our parents and how we are to do it!
Pastor Gayle Ruble helps clear up the confusion about using God's name properly as the third commandment directs us.
Pastor Gayle Ruble teaches that we should not idolize anything in our lives, but instead worship God ONLY!
Pastor Gayle Ruble teaches how we need to make a paradigm shift in our lives by voluntarily submitting to every change God wants to make in our lives.
Pastor Gayle Ruble explains how being living a life of meekness means having strength under control.
Pastor Gayle Ruble teaches that God has the power to help me recover when things in my life seem hopeless.
Pastor Gayle Ruble teaches about three things that paralyze our potential...and how we can change from the inside out!
Pastor Gayle Ruble teaches that those who live their lives for themselves will be lost spiritually. But, those who surrender their lives completely to Christ will find life to the fullest.
Pastor Gayle Ruble teaches that the "instinct" of Christ-followers should be to serve Jesus by meeting the needs of the afflicted in the world.
Pastor Gayle Ruble teaches that all followers of Christ are called to devote their lives to making other disciples.
Pastor Gayle Ruble helps us answer the question: 'Do we live radically dependent on and desperate for the power that only God can provide?'
Pastor Joe DiMarco teaches that following Christ is the best decision anyone can make...but is it an easy decision?