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Freedom Church
This is the weekly podcast for Freedom Church led by Pastor Shawn Wood. Visit us at https://www.freedomchurch.sc/ for more info.
There is a promise DESPITE the chains...
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What battles are YOU fighting? And are they the right ones? Find out what things in our lives cause us to fight the wrong battles and how we can start living out our purpose.
Week three of Playlist is ACTION WEEK!
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Week 2 of Playlist... we're focusing on Romance and Relationships!
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We all have ISSUES! So how do we deal with them? Check out this sermon to see how to discover and face our attachment issues.
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Jesus doesn't just have what you need he is what you need! When we meet with him in prayer persistently we develop a relationship
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This RAISED TO LIFE weekend we got to baptize 53 people! Hear from Pastor Shawn as he preaches on what Baptism is and why we should obey God and be baptized when we are saved.
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We all have the Rhythm of Resurrection! Visit us at https://www.freedomchurch.sc/ for more information.
We all have the Rhythm of Resurrection! Visit us at https://www.freedomchurch.sc/ for more information.
What if you shared your personal experience with GOD with others? Check out this sermon as Pastor Alex shares how our experiences impact people more than just invites.
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We want UNITY not uniformity. Check out this sermon to discover how we can become unified in the kingdom of God despite our differences.
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Have you ever wondered about the end times? To learn more about how to "LIVE while you're living" check out this sermon!
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God is all. Love Him with your all! You have been created for a purpose - live on it! Pastor Shawn preaches on HOW and why we give God our all and the abundance that comes from it! #bebasic
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We want to be BOLD but it's hard to be BASIC... when we are connected to the vine we survive but with a STRUCTURE we can thrive!
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Don't blame God for the fruit you aren't getting from the seed you never planted! How can we develop HABITS in our life that produce fruit?
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"To forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover the prisoner was you"
Pastor Shawn dives into how OFFENSE can hold us back in our walk with God.
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Where is your FAITH? Are you trying to earn salvation or are you fully convinced?
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Thoughts eventually become words. So how do we control our thoughts when our minds become more like an echo chamber? Basically, thinking turns into actions... learn how to stop it at a thought.
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We all want something extraordinary to happen in our lives but how do we get that to happen? By simply going back to the basics. And how BASIC is it for a church to get you to read your Bible? Check out this sermon to learn more about how the BASICS can have extraordinary outcomes.
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All of us have had darkness in our lives. Darkness in our minds, our futures, or our relationships. All we need is a touch from God. He is always giving us a picture of him in different places.
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The things we focus on show up in our lives. What do you treasure and focus on every day? How do we see HEAVEN come to earth?
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Do you ever find yourself saying, “I didn’t sign up for this!” Mary and Joseph may have felt like that too. As we look at their stories we see that though they were confused they both heard from God and responded with integrity and character.
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God's focus is not on what we are waiting for but how we are waiting for it. What are 3 ways we can walk with God while we wait for him?
Pastor Mac Lake explains many practical answers to how we can get close with God while we wait.
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Those who take themselves too seriously don't take God seriously enough. Gratitude for what God has done in our lives is one of the best ways to fight anxiety. Let's dive deep into how GRATITUDE affects our lives and view of God.
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We ended our Overflow series with hearing many stories from Staff members on how this churches generosity has changed their lives. Pastor Shawn explains how Overflow has affected our church and our community.
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Overflow comes from OBEDIENCE. So how do we obey? WE accept what we do have, give thanks, then act in faith! Then we simply repeat. Pastor Shawn speaks on how we can spiritually and practically obey God.
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Overflow is one of our favorite series. We talk about ways God overflows in our lives with blessing and favor. God's love does not follow our obedience but OVERFLOW in our lives does.
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We're all facing something in our lives. So what is our weapon? Pastor Shawn preaches on how PRAISE is a weapon that can silence the enemy and conquer all anxiety. When we worship God that is what LIVING looks like. What FREEDOM feels like. And what HEAVEN sounds like.
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Do you want to be healed? Not just the outside but the INSIDE too. Let's find out what 38 means and start looking for a miracle rather than a magic trick.
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Stuff is GOOD STUFF when it's used as GOD STUFF. What does God say about our stuff and how has the world perverted it?
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Let's learn how to tame our tongues. Since we are Citizens of Heaven, our speech should be reflective of heaven. What are words of life? How do we speak them? Let's learn together.
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Sex is something created by God for good and perverted by the world. We let our sexual desires direct our identity rather than our identity in Christ directing our sexual desires.
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The enemy takes stuff that God has made PERFECT and he perverts it. Perversion is our version of God's perfect vision.
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How can we reveal God's love to the people right next to us? Pastor Hosanna Wong teaches us three things we can do from her new book How To (Not) Save The World; 1. Make Invitations, 2. Have Conversations, 3. Share Your Story.
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Loneliness affects us like nothing else can. But most importantly it affects our relationship with God. When removed from the other embers in a fire, the ember cools.. Surround yourself with other people on fire for Jesus and you will be too.
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Sometimes there are embers inside of us still burning from who we USED to be. Are you feeding those embers or are you feeding the fire of God that has you chasing after him?
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Celebrate 10 years of Freedom with us and learn how to take your next steps. What God has given you is already in you, you just have to dig for it.
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We have a responsibility to not only be on the porch but to help others far from God but close to us find freedom in Christ. As Porch People we should have search parties searching for the people not on the porch.
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Are you on the porch? Being on the porch means being all in for Jesus. Pastor Shawn explains what it means to be on the porch, how we can invite people on the porch with us, and how we get on the porch.
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We can experience God's presence through his word. When we spend quality time with him it not only has an effect on us but also on the people in our lives.
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Always choose life. Life = movement, growth, change. Coasting through life is not the same as living through it.
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What is our existence all about? What does having a "purpose" mean? Pastor Connie teaches on how we can all experience a blessed life when we SHINE for Jesus.
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Joy is positive confidence we can posses by knowing and trusting God regardless of our circumstances. We need to stop finding joy in the wrong places and instead find joy in our God.
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We are all twisted! But the enemy of our soul is the best of twisting the truth. Sometimes the more we try to straighten ourselves out the more twisted we get. When Jesus saves us we don't go from twisted to untwisted, we go from dark to light.
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How can we have an abundant, super-added, and full life? How do we appreciate each season and embrace the paradox? In this sermon we learn these things from Job's story.
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Spiritual health in our families is important so we should pray for it! We, like Job, are all spiritual leaders somewhere and it's our responsibility to pray for people.
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We are running to the doctor first for spiritual issues instead of the great physician. Prayer is a powerful way that we can talk to our father and develop a relationship with him.
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We all struggle with loss at some point in our lives. Whether it's the loss of a friend, family member, or even just the loss of a relationship. Despite all the loss we go through in this world, we need to realize that God has given us the freedom to drive and he will still walk through our loss with us.
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Are you here for a healing or hoping for a hand? What separates the sick from the healed is thoughts.
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Are you here for a healing or hoping for a hand? What separates the sick from the healed is thoughts.
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The pressure of people can access the pedestal to our hearts. Let's stop allowing what people put on us to affect what God put in us.
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It wasn't Abraham's tenacity and willingness to sacrifice it was his trust and worship of a savior. Let's learn to put God and the pedestal so he can protect what we place on the alter.
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Fear is one of the best indicators that we have made something an idol. When we start to put things up on the pedestal where God should be, it produces fear in our lives. Let's learn how we can put God in the right place, because when we worship him it produces love.
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Instead of canceling people let's learn to carry people. It is God's job to convict and our job to care. As the church we must learn to rejoice every time a sinner turns to Christ instead of canceling them for their past.
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The Christian faith isn't about a bad person becoming a better person, but instead it's about a dead person becoming alive. In this message you learn how to accept grace instead of trying to work towards religion.
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Jesus doesn't cancel, he defeats cancellation. We may cancel a person but we're still subscribed to their bitterness. In order to break free from their bitterness we must put grace over our grudges.
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Your faith is not private, it is public. Baptism is a way to show the world who we are, and WHO'S we are.
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We are holey and lack holiness but when we confront our brokenness through the cross we become wholly.
Celebrate Easter with us as we learn how God's holiness can make us whole.
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How can we be a glowstick in our lives? In this sermon we look at "Now moments" and how we live our lives as glowsticks, leading others to Christ.
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What does it look like when we invite the Holy Spirit into our lives and how do we do it? This sermon teaches us both those things and how we apply them so we can have IT in our lives.
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We are all imparted gifts by the Holy Spirit. We use these gifts for the good of others and the glory of God. So what are they? And how do we utilize ours? In this sermon we learn about the gifts of the spirit and how we can use them in our lives for the glory of God.
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The Holy Spirit is a person. He is the helper and comforter in our lives. This message teaches us how to become more intimate with Holy Spirit so he can bring us fruit in our lives.
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What is IT and how do we get IT? When we have IT people notice. We can stay tethered to the Holy Spirit through obedience. Through this sermon God wants to teach you how to stay obedient and how you can get IT.
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Let's learn how to make God the center of our career. We can watch people share how God has worked in and through their careers when they trusted him.
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Marriage affects all of us. We must learn to put Jesus at the center of all our relationships but most importantly in our marriages.
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If we start with the Holy Spirit, we have room for the rest of the things in our lives. If we don't start with him, our lives can become a mess. One big thing in our lives we need room for is parenting.
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After your Giant has fallen your enemy can either convince you that your giant is still alive or that your giant is dead and you did it. We must be careful of the praise of men, it can convince you that you were the one to defeat your giant.
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Don't throw away your shot bases on a giant who God did not even take the time to recognize. We have to take. a closer look at our giants and ask ourselves "Is it what it is?"
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When you know who you are, no one can out do you. Insecurity causes you to see the one thing you don't have and ignore all you do have. Pastor Sara teaches on how we can identify the Giant of Insecurity in our lives and overcome it in faith.
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We all have dead things in us. Let's learn what we do with the dead things in our life and how we can "Bloom baby, bloom!". We have it in us to take our dead things, and turn them around.
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Are you focusing on the size of the giant in front of you, or the size of your God? Let's learn to look back at your lion and bear stories and remember who your champion is.
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Often times we make resolutions before we have a revelation from God. In this sermon we talk about how it doesn't always go like we planned but it always ends up like God purposed. Watch "New Year, New You" to start 2020 off right.
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Celebrate Christmas Eve with us as we talk about how we can be unfaithful and loved by he who is faithful and how light will always win against the darkness.
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We all pursue something in our everyday lives but just because we can pursue something doesn't mean we should. In the pursuit of heaven we strive to be in this world but not of it.
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"Just because you think it, feel it, or even believe it does not mean it's true." Sometimes we believe our thoughts and feeling rather than what is real. Together we can learn to "Feel our feelings, but not lean on them."
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You play like you practice and you practice how you play. Let's learn how to start practicing our gratitude. We GET to do what we do! Practice makes us more excellent, and God is calling us to be excellent in our gratitude.
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Do you want to reap the full benefits of God’s promises in your life? God is telling you to work with his commands! He has entrusted opportunities to us every day to access a glimpse of Heaven. All he asks is for us to walk in obedience!
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Malachi 3:10 tells us to test God with our tithe and the windows of heaven will be opened for us. Scripture lays out how we should structure our resources in order to live a life of financial freedom.
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Throughout the scripture we see the importance of Honor in the Kingdom of Heaven. We have the opportunity to reflect God's ways here on earth by outdoing one another in honor.
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If we aren't intentionally professional we will end up being accidentally amateur. There are many areas of our life we need to decide to go pro and it just takes a step in the right direction. Listening to this sermon is a start!
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In order to know your creator, you must get to know His story. Most of us know some Bible stories, but most of us don’t know the story of the Bible. Listen to this sermon to learn how to read your bible and continue being distilled into a disciple.
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Every sin is really us trying to meet a genuine need in our life with the wrong source, but it never works out. We need to remove the sin. But, you don't just stop a bad habit, you replace it. Watch Find and Replace to gain insight on how to strip off the weight of sin.
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As we decide to follow Jesus we begin to go through a distillation process; impurities are slowly removed from our actions and thought life. This happens over time in cycles.
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We allow many things into our life that interrupt the work of Holy Spirit. Decisions, ideologies, relationships, and things can all clog our spiritual wells. We can do the work to find our flow again by digging out what we’ve allowed inside.
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During these uncharted times, we often resort to fear. Guest speaker Pastor Naeem Fazal gave us new insight into how love is the solution to fear.
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A lot of times we find ourselves in circumstances we don’t want to be in. Sometimes these are caused by internal factors and other times external. Regardless, the need to explain how we got to that place often arises. We see this in the story of Elisha. Pastor Shawn gives a new perspective that God is more concerned with WHAT we are doing, than WHY we are there.
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Isolation can make you feel alone. When we experience betrayal, hardships, or neglect loneliness can feel like our only companion. When we look through scripture we see men who were separated from people- whether in prison or the wilderness, but God showed them they still had community. Let the sermon remind you, that you too in fact are not alone.
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It’s important for us to give what we want to receive in our relationships. That often looks like taking it too far in every aspect of our marriage, parenting, and friendships. Pastors Shawn and Connie discuss what this looks like in their life and how you can make it a part of your relationship goals!
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We all need friends. Instead of praying God would provide us with more friends or that he’d send us better friends what if we focused on being the friend we desire to have? If we applied what Paul taught us, to outdo one another in honor and affection, could things shift in our lives?
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Did you know every relationship is spiritual? Often times we don’t understand why we don’t experience God’s purpose for our lives to find out it’s because we’ve spent most of our lives ignoring God’s principles. It applies to our relationships as well. To realign your goals with God take a listen to First Things First.
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Our students from Freedom Youth gathered around a table to discuss racism within their generation. Take a listen to gain understanding, learn and be filled with hope as you hear their perspective on replacing hate with love.
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What comes to mind when you hear the word kindness? When it comes to the discussion of racial inequality have you considered dismissing someone’s pain a form of prejudice? How can we as a church be more kind as we continue to love mercy, act justly, and walk humbly with our God?
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It is time we act justly, love mercifully and walk humbly and unite together as a church to flip the tables of racism that we have feasted at for years. How can you help make change? Where do you need to repent? How did Jesus model behavior when such injustices occur? Let’s choose to be undivided and pursue gospel driven reconciliation. Check out this sermon!
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What we see as lost, God might call something else. The Book of Genesis shows us in the story of Joseph how God is going to take what you thought was lost to evil and turn it to good.
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Have you ever found yourself running from your past mistakes? So did Moses! Check out "Friends In Low Places" to learn how God will meet you in the middle of your wilderness as Pastor dives into the book of Exodus!
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Where do you need to be patient in your life? Could you be more like Noah in doing so? Recognize the realness of humanity in your life by deciding how to repeatedly obey God by having patience and unwavering faith in Him.
When you create distance between you and God your vision can be distorted. This distortion often leads to disobedience. When you can’t seem to find your way, returning home is a good thing.
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Often times we just can’t help ourselves and we do the things we don’t want to do. Why do we continue to struggle? How can we clean up the mess our sin creates? Discover the reason behind our choices and what Peter has to teach us about them.
We encounter a series of trials in-between times of normal that encourage us to grow. Jesus is constantly rescuing us - as we take risks.
Today is as good as a time as any to be a blessing to those around us. People are watching how we react, but it is most important for us to put it in God’s hands.
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When we go on the other side of different, we can take the presence and power of God with us because it is there that we often find His presence. If different is defined as the enemy we will never experience our full destiny. Watch the sermon Embracing Different to navigate the season ahead.
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God has given every believer spiritual gifts. Yes, even you. There are many unique and different types but they all are meant to glorify God and for the good of others and you are responsible for how you use your gifts. Take time to listen through this sermon to discover how what you’ve been filled with makes you not safe for this world.
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Who is Holy Spirit to you? What does it mean to be filled with Him? When do we encounter Him?
A lot of us miss out on all God has for us because we don’t know or understand everything He has to offer. If you want all of God for your everyday life listen to this sermon and find out how to be spirit-filled.
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The Easter story isn't safe for this world. It’s not a safe life to declare that the way we live will be based on the fact that Jesus Christ was resurrected from the grave and the Spirit of God, who raised Jesus from the dead, now lives in you. But what we know, is the resurrection was FOR you and you’re meant for an unsafe faith.
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In a time of crisis, is Jesus your last resort or first support? Often in times of trial we are desperate for a miracle but we get too focused on the “how” and forget that God has a better way. Instead of asking Jesus to be your ride you should allow Him to be your guide. Check out this sermon as Pastor Shawn reminds us our why doesn’t change even in uncertain and difficult times.
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In order to get people close to Jesus, sometimes we need to be willing to take the roof off of a problem! How can we be creative as a Church during this uncharted season to bring people close to Him? What does this look like for you?
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God is found in the middle of the mess and uncertainty. Listen for Pastor Shawn as he teaches us how finding our voice of pain might just turn into praise.
As followers of Jesus, we are called to live boldly and use our voice to impact the world around us. Listen to Pastor Shawn as he shows us how to ground our confidence in the right place and ROAR with the King!
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God calls us to look at our circumstances through a filter of faith instead of a filter of fact. Listen to Pastor Cody as he challenges us to change our perspective by flipping our vision!
The world would love to convince us to give up and lose hope but Paul's story shows us that as long as we have breath, God holds a promise with our name on it. Through this sermon, God wants to encourage you because while sometimes it seems there is no way - he makes a way! Catch up, listen again, share with someone you know by...
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What if you were to give your life to something greater than yourself? When we’re on mission we never have to wonder why we are here - we’ve signed up for a risk taking life that shows people God’s love! Listen to this week’s sermon ‘Put It To Work’ to be encouraged to take action!
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Have you ever felt like you’ve been fighting against the enemy and getting no where? Are you tired and worn out? Maybe you’re using the wrong weapons! Listen to Pastor Havilah’s sermon to discover you’ve had what you needed all along to defeat his schemes.
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