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Purpose Church
God has a PURPOSE for each of us and we believe that we will discover our PURPOSE when we are part of a community, a family who are deeply devoted to knowing Jesus and being Known by Him.
We pray each week our teaching will help you along your journey of Knowing Jesus & Discovering His PURPOSE for your life.
Here is to Living Life on Purpose!
What does it mean to be continually united in prayer?
14 All these with one mind and one purpose were continually devoting themselves to prayer, [waiting together].
WHAT ARE YOU WAITING on the LORD for?
WHO ARE YOU WAITING WITH?
We hope this message encourages you to invite others into your waiting party and pray without ceasing.
HOW CAN WE BE PRAYING FOR YOU?
Jesus said, "YOU WILL BE MY WITNESS!”
Jesus told His followers in order to do what he did, they need to receive what He did. “When the Holy Spirit comes upon you-you will be His witness!"
His POWER gives us PURPOSE.
If you are not seeing multiplication happen in and around your life, if your life is not bearing good fruit, could it be because you have not yet received the gift of the Holy Spirit?
Holy Spirit Come!
Our new series, Holy Spirit Come, began with an explanation of "Why Acts?" In summary, Acts encourages us that ordinary people can do extraordinary things when empowered by the Holy Spirit. To do that, we can not go on our strength and might alone, but we must be willing to surrender and allow the the advocate Jesus promised to lead the way!
To which we pray; Holy Spirit Come!
“Holy Spirit Come!”
Pastor Aaron brings our Easter series "those who believed" to a close with an ask from Jesus, “If you love me keep my commandments.” on this Pentecost Sunday.
“He breathed on them and said receive the Holy Spirit!” Ps. Aaron describes what Jesus did and said to his people.
Hear Jesus’s final message to his disciples- the people of PEACE, those who were filled with GREAT JOY, the BELIEVERS WHO BELIEVED, and where the signs of the believers ACCOMPANY THEM.
As you listen ask yourself, Have you heard God’s message? Have you received the Holy Spirit? Can you live the WAY of Jesus? If you’re unsure of any of these simply say…
“Holy Spirit Come!”
those who believe- Are under the banner of Jesus! Ps. Caity Snow
Happy Mother’s Day!
This Sunday Pastor Caity delivers the message in our series those who believed and goes deeper into the question, how do people know we are true believers? “Are the true believers only those serving in the house of the Lord?”
Pastor Caity explains the mandates God has laid out for all of us:
The believers are in FULL NUMBER-they are in UNITY-they are GENEROUS-they share the GOSPEL-and they give GRACE to all! Even when it’s not easy, we must show the signs of believers and not let our sins get in the way.
“Under the banner of Jesus is where the believers are together-that is where the LORD is!”
Listen this week as Pastor Caity shares what the Lord asks all “believers,” to do. God is not asking for perfection rather that we let our light shine for all to see.
We pray this message will encourage you to see how the Goodness of God has allowed you to live as a BELIEVER who BELIEVES!
those who believe-E.A.T. with Jesus! Ps. John Scott
What does it look like to be a Believer who Believes?
This week our series those who believed continues, with Pastor John Henry Scott who explores the easiest way to live as a believer who believes. Ps. John poses “Can you live as both a noun (a believer) and a verb (who believes)? Ps. John shares how Jesus invited his disciples to eat with him and through this encounter they could learn from HIM and be like HIM. “The signs will follow them that believe!”
If we E.A.T. (Encounter Jesus, have an Awareness of Jesus, and Transfer the empowerment of the Holy Spirit) we get the gift of being in a relationship with God!
So, as you listen to this week’s message, EAT and enjoy!
those who believe-have a sense of unity and togetherness! Ps. Aaron Snow
What are the signs of those who believe in Christ Jesus?
As our series those who believed continues, Pastor Aaron shares how the disciples hear from Jesus that their unity (togetherness) is yet another sign of their belief in him and in his teachings, “those who are of one heart and soul have everything in common.”
This week pastor Aaron teaches and encourages us on how to become messengers of the Peace Joy, and Unity we have found in Jesus, just as he encouraged his disciples. We must go and share the good news of what God has done for us – that is how we truly show we are believers!
those who believe-are filled with great joy! Ps. Aaron Snow
What are the first signs of those who believed in Christ?
The first sign of those who believed - they were a people of PEACE.
This week Pastor Aaron reveals the second sign - they were filled with Great Joy! Listen as we hear Pastor Aaron share the power that comes “when we fix our eyes on Jesus and discover who he really is.” Learn what happens in our lives when we believe the promise Jesus made to his disciples before his death which was, “I will see you again and you will rejoice.”
We launched our new series, Those who Believed, centered around Acts 4:32-33. We learned from John 20, that Jesus stood among them in a locked room, showed up in their fear and unbelief, and rather than rebukes, He said "peace be with you."
We concluded our Into the Wilderness series on this Palm Sunday with Shouting Hosanna. What kind of Hosanna are you shouting? What kind of king is He to you? Are we treating Jesus like our winter coat and only pulling Him out when we need Him?
Into the Wilderness continues with Ps Aaron's message, My Soul Is Troubled. Our text was primarily John 12:27-28. In our wilderness, are we finding, like Jesus, that our soul is being stirred or unsettled?
Our guest, Ps Brandon Cole of C3 Fort Worth, taught on The Foolish Cross, as a continuation of our Into the Wilderness series. Using 1 Corinthians 1:18-25, he described how God's plan to save us was not at all what we would do if planning to save the world. Do you believe in the message of the cross?
Ps. Caity continued our into the wilderness series with a messaged titled 'Set Your Mind.' How do we set our mind on our relationship with Jesus and not be focused on everything else? 'Deny yourself, take up your cross and follow me.'
In 'The Spirit Sent Him Part 2,' we learned that before Jesus did anything, He gets baptized, filled with the spirit and His identity is confirmed. Is it possible that you are struggling with your identity because you didn't follow all the steps Jesus did?
We headed 'into the wilderness,' our Lenten series today. Do you think of the wilderness as wasted time or empty space or are you looking at it as a solitary place to find Him? The answer to this question could determine your perspective; have you been filled with the Holy Spirit? We hope you’ll will journey with us through the wildness toward the cross. Toward Jesus!
As we conclude our Glory Revealed, Ps Aaron shared a message of encouragement titled What are you Waiting for? Just as Simon Peter’s mother-in-law was healed and got up to WAIT on them, what has Jesus done for you and what are you gifted to do now that His glory has shone on you?
If you are in need of prayer or have a testimony to share, please let us know. You can email us at hello@wearepurposechurch.com
In the conclusion of our tag team messages, His glory was revealed through Peyton Tillman today. He shared that Jesus saved him from a life of darkness and anxiety but that he had to submit to God for it to happen. What powerful and hope filled message today. We pray it encourages you as much as it encouraged those in the room.
Glory was revealed today through Renee Barber and John Walker as they participated in our Tag Team preach. Renee posed the question, Are you prepared, while John challenged us to ‘keep turning’ in his message, Set Free.
We hope these messages help you to Know Jesus and Discover His Purpose for your life.
If you are in need of prayer or have a testimony to share, please let us know. You can email us at hello@wearepurposechurch.com
Our series, “Glory Revealed,”continues, in this season of Epiphany, with a message from Purpose Worship’s very own, Will Hamilton titled, The Fish ain’t bitin’. He uses the text from Mark 1:14-17, when Jesus was calling his disciples to come and follow him. Will shares a wonderful story of growing up in East Tennessee and his own “fishing boat” to help in illustrating the meaning of glory. He uses examples from his own experience of becoming self-reliant in response to circumstances in his life, pursuing glory for attention.
Will teaches about the pitfalls of counterfeit glory, such as things we acquire, things we accomplish, career, spouse, kids, and social media. He also said, “You can’t expect to see the full glory revealed when you are living under a glorified version of yourself.”
The questions this week are where are you trying to find glory and what happens when those things fail you?
The message concludes with the reassurance that we are His masterpiece. That we are not evil, if we have been seeking glory apart from Him and that when He created us, He said, “It. Is. Good”.
If you are in need of prayer, please let us know. You can email us at hello@wearepurposechurch.com
Our new series, “Glory Revealed” embraces this season of Epiphany, where the majesty of Jesus shines bright among us. As part of this series, Ps Aaron is thrilled to pass the torch to voices like Brandon Gilbert, our esteemed youth leader. Brandon shared his message titled, Three ‘Sees’, where he used John 1:43-51 to illustrate his points around Come and See, Jesus Sees Us, and We Will See. No matter what stage of faith you are experiencing right now, greater things are still to come.
The challenge for this week comes in three questions:
What have you seen? Who have you told? What have you done?
If you are in need of prayer, please let us know. You can email us at hello@wearepurposechurch.com
For a child has been born—for us! The gift of a son—for us! He’ll take over the running of the world. His names will be: Amazing Counselor, Strong God, Eternal Father, Prince of Wholeness. Isaiah 9:6 MSG
These are not intended to be the literal names of Jesus . Instead, they are a fulfillment of a promise, aspects of His character. They describe who HE is and what He has come to do FOR US.
This Christmas, our prayer is that wherever you find yourself, you would come to KNOW that the promise we read in Isaiah is still true FOR US today. That Jesus came to be an Amazing Counselor, Strong God, Eternal Father, a Prince of Wholeness, FOR YOU, FOR US!
For a Child has been born - FOR US!
Merry Christmas Purpose Church, we love you!
See you January 7th, 2024
For Us, our Advent series continues with Everlasting Father this week.! Our text is from Isaiah 9:1-7, and each week we learn more about the characteristics of Jesus from the different names prophesied about Him hundreds of years prior to His birth.
We learn about the origin of the words Father and Everlasting in the Hebrew, and that together they mean “possessor of” and “without end.” He is our eternal protector.
As we have been discussing darkness each week, this week’s question is simply, “Are you afraid of the dark?” Maybe it is the literal dark or the potential darkness that could be around the corner. He is our protective Father, even if your earthly Father has fallen short in that area.
We hope this season of Advent and, more specifically these messages will give you Hope and invite you to draw closer to Jesus, who LOVES YOU!
If you are in need of prayer, would you let us know? We would love to pray with you and for you as God continues to reveal His grace and truth to you in a real and powerful way!
You can email us at hello@wearepurposechurch.com
The awe and wonder of the Advent season is here! Our series, For Us, began with a look at Isaiah 9:1-7 and this week we focused on another aspect of Jesus character, as a Mighty God.
Our Mighty God is truly the only hero we need! Possibly the reason why there are so many hero movies is because everyone truly wants to be rescued, or to be saved.
Who have you looked to as a hero? Are you now ready to turn to the ultimate hero, who will never fail you, Jesus?
We hope this season of Advent and, more specifically these messages will give you Hope and invite you to draw closer to Jesus, who LOVES YOU!
If you are in need of prayer, would you let us know? We would love to pray with you and for you as God continues to reveal His grace and truth to you in a real and powerful way!
You can email us at hello@wearepurposechurch.com
The awe and wonder of the Advent season has begun! Our series, For Us, began with a look at Isaiah 9:1-7 and the first of four names that were prophesied in this text, Wonderful Counselor.
Just as the people of Israel were facing darkness when this beautiful hope was spoken out, we may find ourselves in a season of darkness. It may be caused by distress, mourning, sin or struggling with a secret. Darkness is not a promise. It is not the end. Jesus is the promise. Are you or someone you know walking in a season of darkness?
Jesus is a Wonderful Counselor. Wonderful here is defined as incomprehensible or too difficult to understand. He brings light to the darkness and the darkness can not overcome it. He brings counsel, He guides, and He advises.
Who do you turn to first for counsel when you are walking in darkness?
We hope this season of Advent and more so specifically these messages will give you Hope and invite you to draw closer to Jesus, who LOVES YOU!
If you are in need of prayer, would you let us know? We would love to pray with you and for you as God continues to reveal His grace and truth to you in a real and powerful way!
You can email us at hello@wearepurposechurch.com
Sunday was special, profound and life giving. We are so incredibly proud of our Purpose panel!
This past Sunday, Ps. Aaron led a conversation around our Purpose as a church, Make Disciples, with four people from our community: Renee, Kathy, Will and Luke. They are all on different journeys in their discipleship formation. Our text was from Matthew 28:20, TEACH these new disciples, and the question posed was simply ‘What have you learned?’ From being enough, to finding security in Jesus, to realizing you're never too old or too late, and if you're feeling stagnant or complacent, maybe it’s time to get out of the boat and follow Jesus. This conversation has something for everyone!
So listen, be open to reflect, and when it’s over, ask yourself, what have you learned? Then, share that with someone over this holiday season. We are certain it will be an encouragement to all who hear it.
This series has been so rich and important for us as we step into this new season. @wearepurposechurch it’s time to PRESS ON!
If you are in need of prayer, would you let us know? We would love to pray with you and for you as God continues to reveal His grace and truth to you in a real and powerful way!
You can email us at hello@wearepurposechurch.com
We had the privilege of having Ps John Scott, his family and part of their @christ2culture family worshiping with us at Purpose Church. Ps John, who we all consider family, brought an incredible word that was right on time, as Ps Aaron was away at a conference this Sunday.
He continued our Vision Sunday Continued series with a brilliant message, Partnering with God. The main text was Isaiah 6:8, which was familiar, but the teaching around it was life changing. It was only after the purifying encounter with God that he was able to say, “Here I am. Send Me.” not “where are we going? Or how long will it take?” We rationalize because when we don’t have the encounter first.
Ps John continued to teach how God uses man, through the vehicle of purpose to accomplish HIS will. He shared a long list of people in the Bible and how God used them, in very different ways, to accomplish His plans.
If you were away and missed it or if you want to listen again, you can do that here.
A reminder that next Sunday, we will be meeting at 9am for our first Serve Day. Dress warmly and join us for prayer, coffee and serving our community in love.
If you are in need of prayer, would you let us know? We would love to pray with you and for you as God continues to reveal His grace and truth to you in a real and powerful way!
You can email us at hello@wearepurposechurch.com
Purpose Church shone brightly in our new home at Shiloh Gardens on Sunday! Our series Vision Sunday - Continued with the title, Our Mission. The entire morning was a great reminder that we are still the same amazing church in a new home. Our mission has not changed; to serve our community in love.
In Galatians 5:13, we are called to live in freedom, not for ourselves, but to use our freedom to serve one another in love. As Ps Aaron explained, when this journey began 8 years ago, the very first message he preached was titled, Leave ‘Em Better. It has become a value and character of our church. Our example is, of course, Jesus. What did Jesus do? He served us in love. He left us better.
If you were away and missed it, or if you would like to hear more about how Purpose Church will be living out our mission in the next few weeks, please take some time and listen. We hope that this message encourages and challenges you to look for opportunities to “leave ‘em better” and join with us as we serve our community in love.
If you are in need of prayer, would you let us know? We would love to pray with you and for you as God continues to reveal His grace and truth to you in a real and powerful way!
You can email us at hello@wearepurposechurch.com
What an amazing Sunday to close out our time at ROAM as Purpose Church! The message, Keep Going, was perfectly timed, as we launch into this exciting season at our new venue next Sunday at Shiloh Gardens.
Ps Aaron shared about his personal journey that God has taken him on through this transition. In telling his story, we were encouraged about how God knows exactly where you are and how He perfectly positions people, sometimes neighbors or new acquaintances, to bring precisely the right words that were clearly straight from the Father. The takeaways were keep going, keep trusting and keep following. The words that we now have to champion one another are, “Keep going! You’re doing a great job!”
The entire morning was overflowing with joy and thankfulness for all God has done and great anticipation and excitement for what He will do next, in and through our Purpose Church family! We hope this message blesses you and we hope to see you next Sunday at our new church home.
If you are in need of prayer, would you let us know? We would love to pray with you and for you as God continues to reveal His grace and truth to you in a real and powerful way!
You can email us at hello@wearepurposechurch.com
This week’s message, Press On, is a message recalibrating our vision as we launch into this exciting new season as Purpose Church. Our vision remains clear; that you would KNOW Jesus and DISCOVER His purpose for your life.
Our text was from Philippians 3:7-14, as the apostle Paul encourages us from his own experiences that ‘whatever were gains to me, I now consider loss for the sake of Christ’. The question of the week is what gains do you still hold on to? Or what gains are keeping you from walking in the purpose that God has for you?
We hope you will also be encouraged by listening to this message and will join us next Sunday for our last service in our current venue.
If you are in need of prayer, would you let us know? We would love to pray with you and for you as God continues to reveal His grace and truth to you in a real and powerful way!
You can email us at hello@wearepurposechurch.com
We concluded our EXCEL series with the message It’s Time to Excel. We looked at Acts 16 and found 3 different people, who seemingly had nothing in common, in the natural. There was the Jewish woman who was a business leader, the slave girl and the jailer, who each heard the Gospel of Jesus Christ and were overcome with joy as they had come to believe in God.
When people hear the Good News of Jesus, they are filled with joy. That joy wells up in rich generosity, even when they have just become believers. We are to remember that joy and receive the joy that leaves you speechless.
If you are in need of prayer, would you let us know? We would love to pray with you and for you as God continues to reveal His grace and truth to you in a real and powerful way!
You can email us at hello@wearepurposechurch.com
We continued our EXCEL series with some very practical stats of our community, inside and outside the church. This information led well into our big announcement that PURPOSE CHURCH IS MOVING October 29th to Shiloh Gardens. The story of the journey to this new location is powerful and a great reminder that God has guided our steps, has closed doors that needed to be closed and has prepared a place for us in His perfect timing. We are so thankful to Roam and the blessing they have been to us in this season, but we are ready for a new chapter in Shiloh Gardens where we can continue to grow, as we stay committed to making disciples who make disciples. To hear the whole story, we hope you will listen to this week’s message. If you are in need of prayer, would you let us know? We would love to pray with you and for you as God continues to reveal His grace and truth to you in a real and powerful way! You can email us at hello@wearepurposechurch.com
BUT SINCE YOU EXCEL IN EVERYTHING In your Faith - In your Speech and in your Knowledge, then I encourage you in earnestness and in the Love we have ignited in you, - be sure you also Excelin this grace of giving.
2 Corinthians 8:7
Ps Aaron continued our EXCEL series as we continue to Reflect, Pray and Respond to the message from last week regarding giving. In this week’s text from Malachi 3:6-12, God asks us to ‘Return to Me,’- Bring - Test - See. The question of the week was ‘What do you worry about the most?’ God clearly tells us not to worry and shows us that we can overcome worry through His Word. We hope you will listen to this week’s message and spend some time with God as we prepare to excel in this grace of giving.
If you are in need of prayer, would you let us know? We would love to pray with you and for you as God continues to reveal His grace and truth to you in a real and powerful way!
You can email us at hello@wearepurposechurch.com
BUT SINCE YOU EXCEL IN EVERYTHING In your Faith - In your Speech and in your Knowledge, then I encourage you in earnestness and in the Love we have ignited in you, - be sure you also Excelin this grace of giving. 2 Corinthians 8:7
This past Sunday Ps Aaron took some time to speak to us around the subject of finances. In his message, he shared how asking us and speaking to us specifically in the area of money has been a struggle for him. He came to this revelation that he was fearful of asking us to give faithfully and generously and in some way felt as though he was lacking faith and trust in God to provide for the finances of our Church. Yet, what God reminded him and affirmed in him is that He knows Caity and Aaron have been faithful and that they do trust Him with their finances and have done so for the past 24 years. What He has been asking Ps Aaron to do that he has misunderstood is that He has asked him to teach us - His church to trust Him with our finances. And so this message from Sunday is the first step in doing that. We would humbly ask you, if you missed church yesterday, to take time out this week to go and listen.
If you are in need of prayer, would you let us know? We would love to pray with you and for you as God continues to reveal His grace and truth to you in a real and powerful way!
You can email us at hello@wearepurposechurch.com
This week’s message wrapped up our FRESH series on the Fruit of the Spirit by discussing Galatians 5:24. After teaching on the character virtues of the Spirit, Paul stresses that “against such things there is no law.” Author Christopher Wright explains it like this; “This kind of Christ-like character does not come from submitting to the law, but from submitting to Christ by faith, and living your life under the power and guidance of His Spirit.”
As the Jewish people’s population grew, they attempted to regulate their people through scribal law, often going far beyond what God intended or designed. Unfortunately, the law can not compel people to act a certain way, but by keeping in step with the Spirit and allowing the closeness to Him to transform us, we can continue to cultivate fruit and truly love one another as Jesus asked us to do. We hope this message does just that, helps you to KNOW the love of Jesus personally and then DISCOVER who He has called you to be and begin the journey of Loving others as you have been loved.
If you are in need of prayer, would you let us know? We would love to pray with you and for you as God continues to reveal His grace and truth to you in a real and powerful way!
You can email us at hello@wearepurposechurch.com
This week’s message explores the significance of self-control in our Christian faith. We discuss the protective role of self-control, and why it is not a characteristic of God, but a vital gift He offers to us. We also dive into its Greek roots, exploring the true meaning of self-control as a dominion from within that proceeds outward, a vital tool in resisting temptation and keeping in step with the Spirit.
Through biblical examples of impulsivity, specifically focusing on the lives of Saul, David, and Peter, we hear of the pitfalls of being driven by worldly desires and the subsequent need for self-control. Finally, we discuss how self-control can be cultivated through the Spirit. This message is a powerful reminder of the role of self-control in our spiritual growth and the vital importance of aligning our will with God's.
Our prayer each week is that we would help you to KNOW Jesus personally and begin to trust that He has a Purpose for your life. If you want or need prayer, would you let us know? We would love to pray with you and for you as God continues to reveal His grace and truth to you in a real and powerful way!
You can email us at hello@wearepurposechurch.com
We continued our FRESH series on the Fruit of the Spirit with a message titled, Be Faithful. God's boundless faithfulness and Jesus's unwavering loyalty to his disciples are perfect examples, giving us hope in our most challenging times. The biblical teachings warn us against opportunism and fair-weather friendship, challenging us to be faithful and dependable companions. We learned how to cultivate faithfulness in our own lives from 1 Corinthians 13:7 AMP; Bearing all things, Believing all things, Hoping all things and Enduring all things.
The question this week to consider is, “Are you a loyal friend to others”? We hope this message will assist you in answering this during your time with God and discover ways to work toward being a faithful person who can be relied upon, no matter the circumstances.
Our prayer each week is that we would help you to KNOW Jesus personally and begin to trust that He has a Purpose for your life. If you want or need prayer, would you let us know? We would love to pray with you and for you as God continues to reveal His grace and truth to you in a real and powerful way! You can email us at hello@wearepurposechurch.com
This Sunday was filled with celebration for many reasons! This week we prayed over all of our students and faculty who have all gone back to school this week. We also had 10 people who decided to go public with their faith by being water baptized. As part of this special day, we departed from our Fresh Series and Ps Aaron gave a message titled Made New. Our text today was Matthew 28:18-19 and Mark 16:15-16. In both examples, Jesus was instructing his disciples to make disciples and baptize them. That whoever believes and is baptized will be saved.
We enjoyed watching as 10 disciples were Made New and followed Jesus’ example of water baptism.
If you are considering baptism, we hope this message will assist you by learning what Jesus did and what he charges each of us to do; Repent, be baptized and filled with the Holy Spirit.
Our prayer each week is that we would help you to KNOW Jesus personally and begin to trust that He has a Purpose for your life. If you want or need prayer, would you let us know? We would love to pray with you and for you as God continues to reveal His grace and truth to you in a real and powerful way! You can email us at hello@wearepurposechurch.com
This Sunday, Ps Aaron continued our FRESH series on the Fruit of the Spirit with a message titled DO GOOD. This week’s text took us to Titus 3:1-8 which discusses being “ready for every good work” and to “be careful to devote themselves to good works, these things are excellent and profitable for people”. By definition, goodness is to do good; to be one with moral virtue and character; having integrity. The opposite of goodness is phoniness and hypocrisy. We can’t talk about it and not be about it! We also learned four practical ways to cultivate goodness in our lives.
Are you an honest, be-kind, do-good kind of person? Are you an, oh my goodness, you phony and hypocritical kind of person?
If you or someone you know struggles with this attribute of the fruit of the Spirit, we hope you will listen and share this message with others who need to experience His goodness.
Our prayer each week is that we would help you to KNOW Jesus personally and begin to trust that He has a Purpose for your life. If you want or need prayer, would you let us know? We would love to pray with you and for you as God continues to reveal His grace and truth to you in a real and powerful way! You can email us at hello@wearepurposechurch.com
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This Sunday, our fearless Youth leader, Brandon Gilbert, continued our FRESH series on the Fruit of the Spirit with a message titled, Kindness. By definition, it means taking action with a lot of inner security without thought of anything in return, as in a random act of kindness. We learned that the opposite of kindness is envy, or the inability to rejoice in someone else’s joy. How do we cultivate kindness? We can show mercy, love when we don’t feel like it, and choose to be kind. It all comes back to love!
So the questions this week are, How has God shown you kindness? Is there someone who you can show kindness to this week? Is there an area in your life you feel you could better show kindness (love) to yourself?
If you or someone you know struggles with this attribute of the fruit of the Spirit, we hope you will listen and share this message with others who need to experience His kindness.
Our prayer each week is that we would help you to KNOW Jesus personally and begin to trust that He has a Purpose for your life. If you want or need prayer, would you let us know? We would love to pray with you and for you as God continues to reveal His grace and truth to you in a real and powerful way! You can email us at hello@wearepurposechurch.com
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This Sunday, Ps Aaron Snow continued our FRESH series on the Fruit of the Spirit with a challenging message titled BE PATIENT. Our text is centered around Galatians 5:22-26. As we continued on the list of 9 attributes of the Fruit of the Spirit, he shared a quote from author Christopher Wright, “The first three items in Paul’s fruit basket sound very spiritual, heavenly almost. Very nice for Sundays at least. But his next one, patience, brings us back down to earth on a Monday. What are we like to live with the rest of the week? How do we cope with all that presses in on us in the hustle and hassle of life?”
We also learned that the opposite of patience is actually anger, that anger can lead to revenge or indifference, and three ways for us to cultivate patience.
So the big question this week is, are you angry? Anger itself isn’t a sin, but what we do with it can be.
If you or someone you know struggles with this attribute of the fruit of the Spirit, we hope you will listen and share this message with others who need to experience His peace.
Our prayer each week is that we would help you to KNOW Jesus personally and begin to trust that He has a Purpose for your life. If you want or need prayer, would you let us know? We would love to pray with you and for you as God continues to reveal His grace and truth to you in a real and powerful way! You can email us at hello@wearepurposechurch.com
This past Sunday, Ps Caity Snow continued our FRESH series on the Fruit of the Spirit. Her beautiful message, Peace, gave us clear definitions of what peace is, what it is not, the enemies of peace, the counterfeits of peace and how we can cultivate peace. In Philippians 4:6, Paul explained that we should not worry about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present our requests to God. Out of the assurance of our salvation, we need to trust Him, no matter what the outcome. We were also sent the Holy Spirit to help us cultivate our peace.
The questions this week included; Has anxiety, cynicism and apathy taken the seat in which peace should be sitting? Are you cultivating peace?
If you or someone you know struggles with this aspect of the fruit of the Spirit, we hope you will listen and share this message with others who need to experience His peace.
Our prayer each week is that we would help you to KNOW Jesus personally and begin to trust that He has a Purpose for your life. If you want or need prayer, would you let us know? We would love to pray with you and for you as God continues to reveal His grace and truth to you in a real and powerful way! You can email us at hello@wearepurposechurch.com
We had an incredible Sunday as Ps. John Scott, Lead pastor of Christ Culture Church, continued our FRESH series around Galatians 5:16-26 and the Fruit of the Spirit. He taught on the second characteristic in the Fruit of the Spirit in a message titled, “CHOOSE JOY.”
We learned that Joy strengthens (Nehemiah 8:10), Joy is an offering (Psalm 27:6), Joy is a gift (Ecclesiastes 2:26) and Purpose instinctively responds with Joy (Luke 1:41). We also learned what to do when we are running low on joy. We can ask for joy (Psalm 51:2), we can anticipate joy (Psalm 126), and we can accept joy (Matthew 25:21). This is a message that absolutely everyone can gain encouragement. We hope you will listen and share with someone who could use some Joy in their life today!
Our prayer each week is that we would help you to KNOW Jesus personally and begin to trust that He has a Purpose for your life. If you want or need prayer, would you let us know? We would love to pray with you and for you as God continues to reveal His grace and truth to you in a real and powerful way! You can email us at hello@wearepurposechurch.com
This Sunday, our FRESH series continued around Galatians 5:16-26 and the Fruit of the Spirit. Around verse 22, specifically, “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. This week we focused on love, in the message titled REAL LOVE.
To learn what love is and is not, we studied I Corinthians 13:1-13. Ps Aaron explained that this is an easy assessment if you are wondering if you have more ‘love is’ or more ‘love is not’ in your life. We also learned about what the counterfeit of love is. The last part of the message reminded us of I John 4:18, “Perfect Love drives out all fear.” The question this week was ‘What are you afraid of?’
Our prayer each week is that we would help you to KNOW Jesus personally and begin to trust that He has a Purpose for your life. If you want or need prayer, would you let us know? We would love to pray with you and for you as God continues to reveal His grace and truth to you in a real and powerful way! You can email us at hello@wearepurposechurch.com
This Sunday, our Purpose Church Dads were celebrated for Father's Day in many ways, including an encouraging message from Ps Aaron from a Father's Heart. We took an unexpected pause from our Fresh series so that Fathers of every age could be reminded that the Lord is proud of them and that He loves them. Also, since we are all sons and daughters, we need to not let our earthly experience with a father limit our view of our Heavenly Father.
We hope this message encourages you and you are able to ask yourself, Have I experienced the real and tangible love of our Father? Do I believe that He is well pleased with me?
Our prayer each week is that we would help you to KNOW Jesus personally and begin to trust that He has a Purpose for your life. If you want or need prayer, would you let us know? We would love to pray with you and for you as God continues to reveal His grace and truth to you in a real and powerful way! You can email us at hello@wearepurposechurch.com
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For the last 7 months we have been learning what it means to be a Disciple of Jesus, a learner, a true follower of Christ in BELIEF AND PRACTICE. And we know that as Jesus says in Matthew 7:20 it is by our Fruit that they will know us as HIS Disciples. BY OUR FRUIT. It is our belief that we are in a season where, just as we pray we need a FRESH WIND, We believe we are in a season where we NEED A FRESH perspective on what it truly means to be KNOWN BY OUR FRUIT AND MAYBE MORE IMPORTANTLY HOW IS THIS FRUIT produced in our lives?
So this week we start a new teaching series, FRESH: Fruit of the Spirit, with a message titled "Keep in Step".
Our prayer each week is that we would help you to KNOW Jesus personally and begin to trust that He has a Purpose for your life. If you want or need prayer, would you let us know? We would love to pray with you and for you as God continues to reveal His grace and truth to you in a real and powerful way! You can email us at hello@wearepurposechurch.com
We launched our Sunday morning services this week with a taste of our new Summer series FRESH. The Comforter is the Holy Spirit and we will be diving into the Fruit of the Spirit in the next few weeks. Ps Aaron shared his heart and that this last week would have been impossible without the Holy Spirit. From 2 Corinthians 1:3-7, our God is the “Father of compassion and the God of all comfort.” The road to real comfort is found through a close-up, personal relationship with the Holy Spirit. In order to have that, you must first, put your faith in Jesus and, secondly, receive the Holy Spirit. It is truly that simple!
We hope this message encourages you and you are able to ask yourself, “Have I received the gift of the Holy Spirit?”
Our prayer each week is that we would help you to KNOW Jesus personally and begin to trust that He has a Purpose for your life. If you want or need prayer, would you let us know? We would love to pray with you and for you as God continues to reveal His grace and truth to you in a real and powerful way! You can email us at hello@wearepurposechurch.com
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This Sunday, Ps Aaron concluded our Disciple series with the final portion of the Sermon on the Mount with a message titled, Everyone Who Hears from Matthew 7:24-25. In this passage, Jesus describes two men, one who builds his house on a firm foundation (rock) and one who builds his house on an unstable foundation (sand). Everyone hears something but what determines which foundation we are building on is whether or not we put it into practice. What did you hear and are you putting it into practice?We hope this message encourages you and challenges you to ask, “What foundation am I building my life on?” Or as Jesus asked his disciples in Matthew 16:13-16, “Who do you say that I am?” Our prayer each week is that we would help you to KNOW Jesus personally and begin to trust that He has a Purpose for your life. If you want or need prayer, would you let us know? We would love to pray with you and for you as God continues to reveal His grace and truth to you in a real and powerful way! You can email us at hello@wearepurposechurch.com.
This Sunday, Ps Aaron continued our Disciple series with our next warning from Jesus in his Sermon on the Mount ( Matthew 7:15-23). Jesus cautioned us to be aware of false prophets dressed in sheep’s clothing, but he gave us a guide to help us, which was also the title for the message, BY THEIR FRUIT. Jesus described two types of prophets and two types of disciples. As we continue to become disciples who make disciples, we want to make sure that we are producing good fruit in our own lives.
We hope this message encourages you and challenges you to CHECK YOUR FRUIT (Galatians 5:22-23) and CHECK YOUR MOTIVES (Matthew 7:21-23 MSG).
Our prayer each week is that we would help you to KNOW Jesus personally and begin to trust that He has a Purpose for your life. If you want or need prayer, would you let us know? We would love to pray with you and for you as God continues to reveal His grace and truth to you in a real and powerful way! You can email us at hello@wearepurposechurch.com
This Sunday, Ps Aaron continued in Matthew 7 with verses 13-14 in a message titled ONLY A FEW. In these verses, Jesus explained that only a few are on the right path and how he wants us to be among the few. The passage “enter through the narrow gate” often described as an invitation isn’t an invitation but rather a COMMAND. A command that challenges us to be ONE OF THE FEW.
What if we lived in such a way that would turn the many into a few and the few into many?
We pray this message encourages and challenges you to LIVE AS ONE OF THE FEW, who ENTER through the narrow gate, Jesus.
Our prayer each week is that we would help you to KNOW Jesus personally and begin to trust that He has a Purpose for your life. If you want or need prayer, would you let us know? We would love to pray with you and for you as God continues to reveal His grace and truth to you in a real and powerful way! You can email us at hello@wearepurposechurch.com
This past Sunday, Ps. Aaron took one verse in Matthew, 7:12, and challenged us to start living as Christ has called us to live. That IN EVERYTHING (known as the Golden Rule) we are called to live and to love as Jesus has loved us. This is how we are known as DISCIPLES, as Jesus teaches in John 13, by the way we love one another.
"IN EVERYTHING" people are transformed when they are loved as Christ loved us.
We pray this message encourages and challenges you to LOVE LIKE JESUS Loved, that IN EVERYTHING we grab the initiative and do to others, what HE has done for us.
Happy Birthday Purpose Church, can you believe we are 1 year young. And what an amazing year it has been, so full of testimonies of Gods faithfulness, stories of healing and restoration and stories of so many beginning to discover God's Purpose for your lives. What a year it has been and the best is, we are just getting started. As we took time to celebrate, we looked at the story of the demon possessed man in Luke 8 in which Ps. Aaron challenged us to RETURN HOME, just not in the way you might think. We encourage you to listen to this message and consider this question, WHAT HAS GOD DONE FOR YOU in this past year, month or week? Maybe what He has done is the very thing He is asking you to RETURN HOME home and start sharing with those whom He is calling you to.We pray this message encourages you and helps you know Jesus and begin to trust that He has a Purpose for your life. If you heard this message and want to need prayer, would you let us know? We would love to pray with you and for you as God continues to reveal His grace and truth to you in a real and powerful way! You can email us at hello@wearepurposechurch.com
In a follow up to last weeks message What's Next, Ps. Caity helped us to look at the Alabaster Jars of our life from a different perspective. What if my alabaster box containing those things that are meant to be most precious to me was broken in the wrong place, for the wrong reason or person? How can I break this box and offer God my ALL when my box is already broken? Ps. Caity shows us that, while it is true in life that certain things can only happen once, our God CAN and WILL redeem every part of our lives and remind us just how valuable we are to HIM!
We pray this message encourages you. If you find your jar in broken pieces, God can redeem it!
How can we be praying for you? PRAYER REQUEST
What's next? A common question we often ask ourselves. As we continue in our journey with Jesus, we often are unsure where to start. Today, we learn that the answer to what's next is what is in our Alabaster Jar. Ps. Aaron shares with us that our start to the "what's next" is what we have to give Him and to serve his Kingdom.
This week at PURPOSE Church, we continue on the journey through Jesus's Sermon on the Mound. In Matthew 7 we learn that choosing love instead of judgement is the way of the Lord. We are to change ourselves before we can try to change other people. Choose kindness and love over criticism and condemnation.#disciple #makedisciples #wearepurpusechurch #knowjesus #discoverpurpose #taketheplankout
This week at PURPOSE Church we learn that Jesus is our answer to fear, worry and anxiety. Ps. Aaron guides us on a journey in Matthew 6, showing us how Jesus cares for each one of us and wants us to lean on his power for ultimate freedom from our worries.
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TREASURE is more than our financial wealth, it's a storehouse for our soul, thoughts, feelings and even our purpose that we discover and uncover in an abiding relationship with our Heavenly Father.
“It's that which we have come to find precious in our life. “Our relationship with Him and the dreams and visions He has birthed within us. And it's knowing where to deposit and with whom we can trust the deepest parts of our heart and soul, our dreams and desires with.”
So let us ask YOU, where is your treasure?
We hope and pray this message from Ps. Aaron encourages you and helps you to locate you treasure and to ensure you have stored it in Heaven!
This week we are reminded that God wants us to be free, bold and courageous. We say goodbye to our fears, addiction, and our past. We learn how to release and forgive ourselves from our past. Stand firm and trust that God will fight for our victory.
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This week Ps Aaron teaches us what it means to seek Him through fasting and prayer. Matthew 6:33amp says: “But first and most importantly seek (aim at, strive after) His kingdom and His righteousness [His way of doing and being right—the attitude and character of God], and all these things will be given to you also.”We pray that through this season of prayer and fasting, that we become a community that seeks His kingdom and righteousness. That we would seek the pattern and attitude of God. #disciple #makedisciples #seekhim #wearepurpusechurch #knowjesus #discoverpurpose #whenwefast
This week Ps Aaron is back and continues our Disciple series with the teaching of what it means to follow Jesus in belief and in practice. In Matthew 6:16-18 Jesus teaches us that, 16“When you fast, do not look somber as the hypocrites do, for they disfigure their faces to show others they are fasting. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full. 17But when you fast, put oil on your head and wash your face, 18so that it will not be obvious to others that you are fasting, but only to your Father, who is unseen; and your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you."
This week we are praying that we will become a community that knows Jesus personally. That we will be unafraid to teach others how to be disciples in belief and in practice.
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This week we are continuing our Disciple series where Ps Simon leads us back through the Sermon on the Mount and the Lords Prayer where we learn about forgiveness through prayer. #disciple #makedisciples #wearepurposechurch #knowjesus #discoverpurpose #whenwegive
We are back with an amazing word from Ps Phil Buechler of C3 Long Island. This week we learn three tools to help you pray when your world is upside down: Keep it Simple, Keep it Real, and Keep it Going. When Jesus taught his disciples how to pray, he taught them what we now know as the Lords prayer. This prayer is 30 seconds long but full of the Gods word, the worth, and the value of God. Be honest about your prayers to God and consistently pray through the hard times.#disciple #makedisciples #wearepurposechurch #knowjesus #discoverpurpose #whenwegive
This week in our special Christmas Eve service we continue to celebrate the advent season. We discover that in His presence a Son is given to us, Jesus, Emanuel God with us. God longs to be present in your life. He wants you to walk in the light of the Lord. We pray that no matter how dark you're days may feel, that you will discover that in His presence, Jesus is there. In His presence, Jesus will show you life, joy, and peace.#inyourpresence #thereisason #makedisciples #wearepurposechurch #knowjesus #discoverpurpose #liveonpurpose
We are in week 3 of our In Your Presence series where this week we discover There is Hope! If advent season is waiting for the arrival of the most pure and perfect Gift, Jesus, then Isaiah 35 is a promise that if We PUT OUR HOPE in our Heavenly Father we can rest assured - EVERLASTING JOY is coming!Jesus is COMING!We HOPE this message will meet your right where you are and help you put your HOPE in Jesus! In His Presence, There is Hope!
The enemy comes to steal, kill and destroy, to tell us we are not worthy and leaves us feeling empty and ashamed. But God sent His Son Jesus to save us, to give us Now Life.In Your Presence, there is Life!#inyourpresence #thereislight #makedisciples #wearepurposechurch #knowjesus #discoverpurpose
This season we are taking a break from our Disciple series to celebrate the Advent Season with a series titled, "In Your Presence" inspired by Psalm 16:11 - You show me the path of life. In your Presence there is fullness of joy; in your right hand are pleasures forevermore.
We looked at Isaiah 2:1-5 where we find that in the Presence of the Father, Isaiah saw the Word, the WORD that would unite men, Jews and Gentiles unto Him, the WORD that would spread the gospel and see the House of God be established as the highest mountain, the WORD that would cease wars, defeat darkness and teach all men His ways and and invite them to walk in the Light of the Lord.
We found that "In His Presence", there is Light!
This Advent season, we are praying and believing that IN HIS PRESENCE we will experience and discover the FULLNESS of HIS Joy. That as we draw nearer to Jesus, we will find eternal happiness, we will mature in holiness and live with greater humility.
#inyourpresence #thereislight #makedisciples #wearepurposechurch #knowjesus #discoverpurpose
This week we move into Matthew 6: 1-4 where we discover what it means to give for the right reasons, to glorify God and not to please man. Our prayer is that we will be a people who do the right things for the right reasons. In return our Father in Heaven who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.
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This past Sunday, Ps Aaron walked us through the teaching in Matthew 5:43-48 on “Love for Enemies” where Jesus calls us to Agape Anyway. To Love with a sacrificial love that transcends regardless of circumstances.
As DISCIPLEs we know the only thing that will truly unify us is JESUS and the only way for those who don’t know Jesus to be unified is if we start loving both our neighbors and our enemies with AGAPE LOVE.
Join us as we learn how to love our neighbors and enemies with the same kind of love that Jesus gives to us.
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This past Sunday we had our second Tag Team Preach at Purpose Church! Week 6 in our Discipleship series, we heard from Ps Caity, Will, and Brandon. They continued our discussion on heart postures that Jesus addresses in the Sermon on the Mount. This week we discuss Adultery, Vows, and Revenge. Here's a snippet of this weeks message:
"What is your heart full of?" Ps. Caity "Don't just talk about Jesus, Jesus wants us to be about him." Will "We don't know what future we could be missing out on if our intention is just revenge and retaliation." Brandon
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This past Sunday, we learned how Jesus brought clarity and the truth about anger, considered a fundamental issue of His time and ours. As we try to temper anger from the inside out, solitude, prayer, word and fasting are a few of the disciplines to practice when anger is rising within us. We must deal with anger accordingly, so we can then avoid many other things.
As we continue in this series, our prayer is that you are finding real and practical ways to live out of this Good News. As Jesus assured us, He is with us always, even to the very end of the age.
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This past Sunday Ps. @aaronsnow12 continued our DISCIPLE series where we are learning how to be and help others become true followers of Jesus, Disciples of Christ in belief and in practice.
This week we looked at the Sermon on the Mount Pattern of "The Law" in Matthew 5:17-20 where Jesus said “Don’t misunderstand why I have come. I did not come to abolish the law of Moses or the writings of the prophets. No, I came to accomplish their purpose."
What Jesus was teaching and what He was course correcting is that all the Laws and the Prophets pointed to Him and He came to complete them. He came to be our completion.
We pray that you would find completion not in the things of this world, but in JESUS!
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This week we discover what it means to be Salt + Light so that we can go into the world and make DISCIPLES just as Jesus called us to do! Jesus tells us that we are the Salt of the earth and we are the Light of the world.
We are called to preserve the earth and to shine the Light of Jesus on the world. We pray that this series will encourage you to share the Light of Jesus through out your days. God has created you for a purpose and has placed you where you are to share the Light of Jesus with others!
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What are the commands Jesus instructs the DISCIPLES to GO and Teach and Where do we find them?
This past week we began the journey of learning the answer to that very question. We will look no further than Jesus’ famous Sermon on the Mount.
In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus was teaching a way of life, a “Kingdom way of living”, the kind of living that brings heaven to earth. TheSermon on the Mount is literally a pattern to bring heaven to earth.
This week we looked at the first pattern Jesus teaches, The Beatitudes. If we are going to have an attitude, have a BEATITUDE!
Our heart and prayer for this series, is that we will learn to be and help others to become true followers of JESUS, A DISCIPLE of Christ in belief and practice.
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DISCIPLE - “a learner,” a true Christ-follower, helping a believer learn to be a disciple of Christ in belief and practice.
That is my heart and prayer for this series, that we will learn to be and help others to become true followers of JESUS, A DISCIPLE of Christ in belief and practice.
We hope and pray this series encourages you and challenges you to go from BEING to GOING!
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This past Sunday Ps. Aaron took a few minutes to teach on Baptism. We learned that Baptism was instituted by John the Baptist and then taught and commanded by Jesus as a mark of true discipleship. It was ordained by Him, it identifies us with Him, it welcomes us into His family and is a public confession of our Faith.
If you have questions about Jesus, Baptisms or have ever wondered, "What is my Purpose? ", we'd love to help you Know Jesus and Discover His Purpose for your Life. Email us at hello@wearepurposechurch.com or DM us and our team will reach out!
So now, what are you waiting for? Get up, be baptized, and wash away your sins as you call upon his name.’ Acts 22:16 TPT
This past Sunday Ps. Aaron concluded our (BE PRESENT) series with a message titled BE READY - The SOURCE of ALL COMFORT.
As we have learned to walk through our troubled times, it is now that we are able and READY to help others walk through theirs.
To Be Still is to be comforted. To Be Available is to go all in. To BE READY is to be a comforter.
This is the mark of a Follower of Jesus, this is the mark of a True Disciple, this is the mark of a Church ready to (BE PRESENT).
As we bring this series to a close, let me remind you CHURCH, FOLLOWERS OF JESUS, of who we are.
1 Peter 2:9 TPT “But you are God’s chosen treasure —priests who are kings, a spiritual “nation” set apart as God’s devoted ones. He called you out of darkness to experience his marvelous light, and now he claims you as his very own. He did this so that you would broadcast his glorious wonders throughout the world.”
That is who we are: a Church not called to be silent or louder, but a church called to (BE PRESENT)! - Broadcasting his glorious wonders throughout the world.
Lets (BE PRESENT)!
To truly (BE PRESENT) we have to not rush the moment, we have to be patient in the BE STILL moments.
It's in the BE STILL moments we have to ensure our hearing is tuned into the right messenger.
In your Stillness - Ps. Aaron ask's the Question: What messenger are you listening to?
We pray this message will help you and encourage you to learn how to tune into the right messenger and will leave you feeling a sense of peace like never before.
At the end of this message Ps. Aaron asks if there is anyone who is dealing with or struggling with FEAR - Suicidal thoughts - Mental or Emotional instability or Comparison. If that is you and you'd like someone to pray with you, stand with you or be a friend to you, please email us at hello@wearepurposechurch.com. We never want you to feel trapped or alone in your struggle.
This past Sunday in our 4th week of our BE PRESENT series we had our first ever Tag Team Preach. Brandon, Tiara and Ps. Caity shared on what it means to “Be Available”. To BE PRESENT, we not only need to BE STILL, we need to learn to BE AVAILABLE. Here is a snapshot of what they shared:
“How many of us are allowing our guilt to keep us from hearing Him?” Brandon Gilbert
“How hard is it to have Faith that you are protected by God in the storms of life?”Tiara Crumbley
“Are you willing to risk it all for Him?” Ps. Caity Snow
We pray that as you listen to their messages you are challenged, encouraged and led to a place where you can simply say, “HERE I AM LORD. I AM AVAILABLE!”
We love you, Church. Here is to becoming a PRESENT CHURCH!
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Why is it important that we BE STILL or learn to be still? When we don’t learn to establish regular patterns of stillness, the pressures of life, the temptations of the world and the threats to our mental and emotional health can lead to perilous or hard times. Ps. @Aaron Snow
In part 2 of his BE STILL Message Ps. Aaron reminded us that Being Still is a practice, one that we should daily commit to practicing. So if you didn't get it right last week, don't beat yourself up. Try again right now, this week.
We hope and pray that as you listen to this week’s message, you are encouraged, challenged and moved to take Ps. Aaron up on his challenge from last week, to make room to BE STILL.
We love you, Church. Here is to becoming a PRESENT CHURCH!
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When was the last time you were still?
This past Sunday, Ps. Aaron took time to help us learn how to BE STILL or better, help us to see and get honest with ourselves on why we struggle to BE STILL.
We hope and pray that as you listen to this weeks message, you are encouraged, challenged and moved to take Ps. Aaron up on his challenge this week:
Make room THIS WEEK to BE STILL, to pray and to get honest with God on where you are or how you are feeling, like really honest with Him. Let it all out and then after you do, after you let it out, take a nap! 😴
We love you Church, here is to becoming a PRESENT CHURCH!
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Ps. Aaron was back in the pulpit this past Sunday and shared a WORD that inspired this new series titled (BE PRESENT).
This is not a time for His CHURCH to be silent. Nor is it a time for His CHURCH to be louder. It’s is a time for His CHURCH to (BE PRESENT)
We pray, that as you lean in with us over these next few weeks, that God will show us how to (BE PRESENT).
If you need prayer, or made a decision to invite Jesus into you life and would like to KNOW more about Him. Email us at hello@wearepurposechurch.com We would love to stand with you and be a friend as you begin the most amazing journey of your life.
Join us this month as we hear from some of our Lead Team and Purpose Family on how God has impacted their lives and helped them to walk in the plans and PURPOSE He has for them!
This past week we heard from our very own Elise Tatum. Many of you know her as the Hospitality Lead or Ps. Aaron's assistant or maybe even her role as the Business Manager for Purpose Church. But do you know her, her story and the incredible life experiences she has lived to share? Yet what is beautiful about Elise is that with all her wisdom and experience she would still say, "It's never too late for anything and you're never too young to start." We hope her story would encourage you to believe that truth for yourself.
Our prayer is that you will be encouraged and begin to believe that not only does God love you, HE has a PURPOSE for you as well.
Here is to learning how to LIVE ON PURPOSE!
If you have a Purpose Story and would like to share it with us, we would love to hear it and celebrate with you. You can email us at hello@wearepurposechurch.com.
Oh what a night, this past Sunday was. Ps. Brandon helped us See Jesus like never before through a story we have all heard but yet needed to hear again and again. Before you catch up from this past Sunday or go back to listen to it again, read Mark 2:1-12 and ask yourself this question, better yet pray this question: "Holy Spirit, what would you have me do with this message?"
We are certain you will not only See Jesus like never before, you will help others See Him like never before as well.
Let's allow this message to help us Live On Purpose like never before.
Join us this month as we hear from some of our Lead Team and Purpose Family on how God has impacted their lives and helped them to walk in the plans and PURPOSE He has for them!
This past week we got to hear from our Production Team Leaders, Shane + Tiara Crumbley as they told their story, one full of trials, heartaches and impossible odds, BUT GOD. Their stories, while they started individually, is a beautiful reminder of how God can turn ashes into a beautiful story of redemption built on what they would both say is TRUST.
Our prayer is that you will be encouraged and begin to believe that not only does God love you, HE has a PURPOSE for you as well.
Here is to learning how to LIVE ON PURPOSE!
If you have a Purpose Story and would like to share it with us, we would love to hear it and celebrate with you. You can email us at hello@wearepurposechurch.com.
Join us this month as we hear from some of our Lead Team and Purpose Family on how God has impacted their lives and helped them to walk in the plans and PURPOSE He has for them!
This past week we got to here from our Worship Leaders, Steve + Amy Burkholder as they told their story on how they got here, the part they played in C3 starting in Atlanta and how God has faithfully seen them through some of the most difficult and trying times, yet here they stand full of Faith and living on Purpose in ways they would have never imagined.
Our prayer is that you will be encouraged and begin to believe that not only does God love you, HE has a PURPOSE for you as well.
Here is to learning how to LIVE ON PURPOSE!
If you have a Purpose Story and would like to share it with us, we would love to hear it and celebrate with you. You can email us at hello@wearepurposechurch.com.
This past Sunday Ps. Aaron shared a message titled WE ARE FREE. The question, however, is ARE YOU FREE?
As we looked at the Apostle Paul’s letter to the Galatians in chapter 5 we read in verse 13, “You, my brothers and sisters, were called to be free. But do not use your freedom to indulge the flesh; rather, serve one another humbly in love.”
Are we using our freedom to serve one another humbly in love or do we find ourselves using our freedom to indulge the flesh?
We pray this message would help you and lead you to a place where you can DECLARE - I AM FREE!
If you would like prayer or felt led to step out and desire to be set free from whatever sin is keeping you hostage, Contact us and our team would love to pray with you and help you walk in the Freedom offered to each of us through Jesus!
For the mouth speaks from the overflow of the heart. Matthew 12.34 CSB
We may not think much of our words until after they are out of our mouths. Maybe we think too much about our words and never say them aloud!
I believe we have become complacent with our words. We seem to have forgotten the power that our words contain. We seem to have forgotten that, like food, what goes is must come out. What are we putting in?
Ps. Caity shares a word that is not only timely, yet challenging for all of us in this season of life and Purpose. WE MUST SPEAK.
We hope this message encourages you and helps you to Speak Up, Speak Out + Speak To!
Let's Live on PURPOSE!
We are called to Serve One Another, to be FAITHFUL STEWARDS of God’s grace in all of its various forms - we are called to FAITHFULLY STEWARD whatever GIFT He has given us.
This past Sunday we looked at what it means to be a people who serve one another and how we use the Gifts we have been given through the Holy Spirit to fulfill His PURPOSE through our Church.
We also had the incredible privilege of hearing from members of our Lead Team who have experienced incredible healing, growth and a greater sense of Purpose as they have learned to FAITHFULLY STEWARD the gifts they have been given and used them to serve others.
We hope this Purpose Talk encourages you and helps you to know YOUR STORY MATTERS, YOUR GIFTS MATTERS, YOU MATTER!
Let's Live on PURPOSE!
This past Sunday Ps. Aaron shared a message titled “We Will Do Greater Things” and what a message it was. In it we looked at Jesus' promise of the Holy Spirt from John 14:8-17,25-27 and left having had an encounter with this incredible Gift offered to us, His Church.
I wonder if WE ARE NOT seeing GREATER THINGS, not by any fault of our own, but simply because the Gift of the Holy Spirit has been presented or misrepresented in any other way than the sole PURPOSE of God’s will being done.
We pray this message and this season will lead us into a place where we come to know the Gift of the Holy Spirit so that TOGETHER we can do the GREATER THINGS Jesus declared we would do.
This past Sunday Ps. Aaron shared a message from John 13:31-35. By this everyone will KNOW! KNOW what? WHO WE ARE.
They will KNOW "WE ARE" His disciples by the way we LOVE ONE ANOTHER! By loving one another the way Jesus loves us!
Who do the people around you KNOW you as?
Our prayer is that our community knows “WE ARE” His disciples by the way we LOVE one another!
This past Sunday Ps. Aaron shared a message from John 10:22-30 and from it and throughout all of John 10 there is one undeniable truth:
That WE ARE LOVED - by the Good Shepherd.
The truth found in this text is that Jesus offers us two very important things: An Invitation + A Promise.
Our prayer is that you would accept the invitation and receive the promise that only the GOOD Shepherd can offer.
This past Sunday Ps. Aaron + Caity were back to continue our series, "WE ARE PURPOSE CHURCH", and boy oh boy was it a good one.
What is the Purpose of Purpose Church?
Our PURPOSE is simple:
To make disciples. "To be a people who are fully devoted to the way of Jesus!"
"Our Prayer is that as we share our Purpose Story, God will begin to write and reveal your Purpose Story. Our prayer is that what you feel and hear over these next few weeks will lead and guide you to a place of clarity, a sense of purpose and a place you can call Home."
WE ARE PURPOSE CHURCH!
Join us as Ps. Aaron + Caity kick off this new series WE ARE PURPOSE CHURCH with a Q & A session hosted by our very own youth leader, Brandon Gilbert.
"Our Prayer is that as we share our Purpose Story, God will begin to write and reveal your Purpose Story. Our prayer is that what you feel and hear over these next few weeks will lead and guide you to a place of clarity, a sense of purpose and a place you can call Home." Ps. Aaron
WE ARE PURPOSE CHURCH!
This past Sunday Ps. Aaron taught from Luke 4:16-21, the account of what Jesus said of himself from our series text in Isaiah 61.
You have just heard Scripture make History, it is coming true right now in this place. Luke 4:21 MSG
That Jesus has come for us! He has come to rescue those of us who are poor, brokenhearted, captive, blind, and oppressed. He has come for people dehumanized by sin and suffering, by brokenness and sorrow.
He has come: For those who sin and those who suffer. For those who suffer because of sin. For those who sin to alleviate suffering.
Jesus has come for us - TO PROCLAIM THE YEAR OF THE LORD’S FAVOR!
We pray this message encourages you and helps you to know Jesus loves you and has come for you!