Impact City Church Podcast: Recent Episodes
Felix Trevino
As disciples of Christ we are burdened to reach out and spread the Gospel of Jesus Christ in a way that is both radical and practical. We believe that for the majority of us, there is a sense of longing, a sense and an urge to understand who this Jesus really is. We here at Impact City live to help make disciples and not typical "Sunday only" christians. Our prayer is for God to use us to impact the world and the community we live in for the name of Christ.We are Impact City ChurchA missional community of Corpus Christi TxLead by Pastor Felix Trevino
Motherhood is challenging! Especially in today's society. It doesn't matter if your married or single, 1 child or more the struggles are all the same. The good news though is that God has created a way to help with those struggles. It's called community. Listen as Pastor Felix interviews his wife Sara and talks about motherhood in community.
Many people know that there is a God. But how many know his heart?When we understand the heart of God we can understand how to live our lives.
This week we look at how Paul refocuses the church in Corinth away from the wisdom of the world and back to the wisdom of God. But what does that look like for us today? Are we too subject to straying away from the wisdom of God and on to the wisdom of the world.
On the cross at calvary there was 3 crosses. Each cross represents a truth about death and sin.Death in sinDeath to sin Death for our sin.This Easter Sunday, we'll look at the story of Jesus dying for our sin. in this story we will be introduced to 9 people who we can relate to today.
When we think of Calvary, The place where Jesus was led to be crucified we only think of the cross of Christ.We must remember there were three crosses at Calvary. Each one of those crosses held up a different man and each one of those crosses held great truths about death and sin. Each week we’ll be covering a different cross from calvary. This week we look at the cross representing every person who will not to come to Christ.
A church divided cannot not stand. The church in Corinth had many problems and issues that Paul addressed in his letter. This week we'll look at the first one that was causing their division. We'll learn how to love the message more than the messenger..
Are you confident in your salvation?Do you ever question it?In this weeks message from 1 Corinthians we find Paul explaining the reason for our confidence in our salvation
"The unmerited gift of God". Grace is something that we cannot earn. When we understand the grace in which God poured on us then you will be blown away.
What does "calling" mean? Why don't we use that word more in today's language? The true definition of calling can have profound life changing implications on our lives ones we understand it!
Here's a question, What's your identity and how do you see yourself?Now, heres another...... What is God's identity and how does he see you.The world may identify you by what you've done but God will identify you by what He's done for you. Join us as we dive deeper in to the culture of the church in Corinth and answer the question "Whats our identity to God?"
Over the past few weeks we have looked on various postures of worship. This week we'll conclude the Adore Series with looking at how to worship on Bended Knees"
Is it wrong to complain to God about your life's circumstances?Is it wrong to be angry at God for how your life is turning out?Maybe, our anger and complaining is just us working through our hurt and pain into praise. Week 3 of our Adore sermon series will show us how to worship with hearts poured out.
Lifting your hands to worship can be awkward, but it can also be one the greatest forms of praise. This week we'll start our series on adoring the king.
Jesus was a friend to sinners. Problem is most of us may not see themselves a sinner or in they do seem to have an unhealthy view of what a sinner in in the eyes of Jesus.
We wrap up the series with a message about being content in all circumstances and the importance of community.
We return this week to our series Letters From Prison and start on chapter 4. Here, Paul reminds us once more, that Our Christian community, is to be marked by unity and joy.
Wrapping up part 2 of our series "Family Meeting with 2 more things we do that matter in that church, Our example and Our commitment.
What are the things that you do that matter in your church? There are so many, here in this from the heart series we'll discuss some of the import things that you do at church that matter. This message is realThis message is personalThis message is needed.
In your life, what goals are you reaching towards? Are they goals for yourself or goals for Jesus? This week we'll wrap up chapter 3 in the book of Philippians as learn just what it means to be "reaching towards the goal"
The friends we are closest to will influence us the most. Are you choosing the right friends?
Jesus has commanded all of us to live for the gospel, but that ain't always easy. In fact it's pretty darn hard at time. These times of difficulty in our lives can cause us to become frustrated with God and even complain about the work. This week, we'll look at some truth about the work it takes to live for he gospel and be encouraged by the results.
Paul Atkinson from the Baptist General Convention of Texas shares this week's encouraging message.
What are you living for? It's a deep question that is rarely asked. Listen in as we continue though the book of Philippians and learn how to be a christian who is living for the gospel.
What does it look like to be a church that is living in the community of God?A church that is more like the early churches vs the american dream of church. We'll find 4 characteristic to determine if you are living in the community of God as outlined in Galatians chapter six.
If we are call ourselves christians, then we ought to act like it. Here are 3 ways to know how to live a life worthy of the gospel. Bonus / "Though You Slay Me live cover" Impact City Worship Band
With Paul, our confidence and joy in the gospel must never be marginalized by trials. We find out in verses 12-18 of Philippians that Paul's suffering produced a spread of the gospel that took over he's prison cell mates and guards.Through this we can learn that our situations do not hinder the gospel from spreading no matter how bad they seem.
The gospel of grace is the theme for the whole book of Philippians and Paul waste no time making it known. Listen in as we start this new series through the book of Philippians.
It's easy to follow God when he says yes to everything we pray for, but what do we do when he says No? Listen in this week as we take a look at the like of Paul and what to do when God says no to our prayer requests. Warning: this is not a feel good message but one we hope will strengthen your faith.
Many times in our lives, God seems to do things that don't make sense. This week we'll look at the times when God shows up but late. The times when he doesn't pull through for us when we want him to.
We all have asked the question ........... Are you listening?We say it to our friends, kids, co workers but how many of us have asked this question to God? Lots of times we pray and God is silent. What then shall we do, when God is silent?
Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but he who hates reproof is stupid. Proverbs 12:1 is pretty straight forward. But how many times do we buck up against the leadership from our church because we don't agree with them. This message shows us three reasons to support submitting to your church leadership and even one reason not to. Listen in as we close out our series called "We Are The Church".
We have all wondered what our identity is in life.The scriptures tell us we are one of two though. Children of wrath or God's workmanship. Listen in as we read through chapter 2 of Ephesians to find out what our true identity is.
Handling our money, its a problem mostly all of us have. Some of us are doing it well, theres are not but the real question is are we spending it well according to God's standards? Listen in as we dig deep into understanding what it means to be a generous church.
Lord, make us a dangerous church...... This is what many of us fear to pray for because it changes everything in our lives. To be a dangerous church there are a few things we need to be willing to do, but the impact of a dangerous church is worth it.
Gossip, every church has it within it's body. But what exactly does it do to that body? Unfortunately the effects of gossip in the church is devastating, Thankfully, the gospel offers us an alternative to gossip. Listen in this week as we continue our series , We are the Church.
Week 3 od "We are the Church" helps us understand the unity of the body even through it's diversity.
If you could erase everything you knew about the church, traditions, memories, procedures, and policies and start over just with the example of the first church in the book of Acts.......... would it look like how you live your life?Thats the question we'll wrestle through this weekend at Impact City Church.
2 1/2 years later, we have concluded our walk through of the Gospel of Mark. verse 9-20 are clouded with controversy but the offer us a great truth "That our God will enable the followers of Christ to fulfill his purposes in their lives through his redemption! "
The resurrection of Jesus is by far the greatest moment on the history of the world! But what does it mean to you personally?This easter we find 4 thing that he resurrection of Jesus mean to us personally.
As we reflect on the cross and the death of Jesus we learn that it shows us 3 things we all must know as followers of Christ.
Jesus suffered eternal pain in order to give us eternal life, But on another level we are called to suffer in the path of obedience towards Him.So how we endure such seasons of suffering in our lives?Listen today as we find out.
Peter, one of Jesus' most dedicated disciples. He was there for so many important events in Jesus' ministry and ever was considered by jesus to be on of His closest followers. So what happened to Peter on the night that he denied Jesus 3 times? What could make such a dedicated follower do such a thing?Better yet, what makes us do such things?Listen in as we finish up chapter 14 of The Gospel of Mark and answer the question.............. Why do you follow Jesus?
Jesus stands condemned in our place. He becomes our prefect substitute for our sins and because of that we must respond in worship.
What did it cost Jesus to be Delivered into the hand of sinful men?What should our proper response be?
We continue our walk through the gospel of Mark with Chapter 14:32-42.This week we'll discover that Jesus is the only way to truly know God.
22 And as they were eating, he took bread, and after blessing it broke it and gave it to them, and said, “Take; this is my body.” 23 And he took a cup, and when he had given thanks he gave it to them, and they all drank of it. 24 And he said to them, “This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many. 25 Truly, I say to you, I will not drink again of the fruit of the vine until that day when I drink it new in the kingdom of God.” Mark 14:22-25 (ESV)
In this message we'll find Jesus predicting that Judas will betray him and that the rest of His disciples are going to fall away. But that begs the question, if the people who we're closest to Jesus fell from him then what is our hope of enduring. Jesus gives us the hope we need the week here in the Gospel of Mark
As we start chapter 14 of Mark we find ourselves with one last story about Jesus before his trial ,death and resurrection. In this story, we find Mary doing something radical for Jesus.Join us as we learn how we to can live the way Mary did and how we all must find ourselves at the feet of Jesus constantly.
Life is full of different times. Good times and bad times.2015 was no different. But how can we remain focused of Jesus through the bad and good times in 2016?Listen in as we learn how to focus on the upward price of Christ.
Jesus was born for a purpose, He was born to die. from the cradle to the cross we can't really celebrate the birth of Jesus without reflecting on His death and resurrection. This Christmas, we'll discover the hope found in the greatest gift ever given to us.
The Hope of the incarnation for us is found in the humility of the incarnation.The example of dying to one’s self for the sake of everyone else. Listen in to see how we can find and share that same hope with the world!
What was the hope of the shepherds that night Jesus was born and how can we find that same hope?We all are looking for Hope in life. Lets look at he shepherds in the christmas story to see how we can find it!
Christmas can be one of the most depressing times of the year. the thoughts of not being around loved ones, having to be separated from family can really cause us to loose hope. Life can be that way to. We face situations where we feel hopeless and lost. But the story of Christmas is a story of hope. Hope that we can use to help move us through the year and life.Listen in as we kick off our new series........ Thrill of Hope.
Jesus’ second coming is supposed to be a very present reality in our lives. However, for most believers, especially younger ones, His second coming is not a present reality in our walks with JesusOur generation has three mindsets, or heart postures, toward the reality of Christ’s return: Skepticism Apathy Not ReadyListen as we look at how we can overcome each one of these ways.
Mark chapter 13 by far can be one of the most confusing chapters of the bible outside the book of revelation.But it doesn't have to be when you understand the context of whats going on. Listen in as we learn just what Jesus was talking about in Mark 13 and how this truth can give is great hope in our lives.
Four questions surround the concept of love.1.What is love?2. What is the purpose of love?3.How do we love?4.What are the results?We'll look into scripture to find the answers to these questions as we learn how when we love we can make an impact in the city around us.
When Jesus revels himself to us we will be faced with a choice. Do we reject Him or do we receive Him?
God's greatest desire if for us to be obedient to His will. But.....Being obedient to the will of God can be one of the hardest things you can bear. On the other hand it can also be one of the greatest sources of joy in our lives. Join us as we discover the the weight and joy of obedience in this weeks message "Made to Obey"
Every single one of us will one day face death. Question is what will that after life look like for us?Join us as we look at what it looks like to live with the end in mind.
The idea of someone knowing everything about you can be kinda frighting. This is what Jesus does, He knows everything about us and exposes it through His word, not to shame us but to save us.
What is is our response to the authority of Jesus in our lives?Do we accept him or reject him?
Many of us may have questions about what exactly is prayer and how do we do it?We'll take a look at three characteristics about prayer that we can apply to our life to ensure that we are praying correctly to God. We'll also look at what can hinder our prayers and how to overcome those hindrances in our life.
What is the solution to a fruitless faithless life? Join us as we discover the answer and it may be a bit different from what we think.
Are you worshipping a custom made Jesus? A Jesus made to meet all your needs with out requiring anything from you?We continue our walk though the Gospel of Mark with the story of Jesus' entry to the city of Jerusalem.
What if you pledged your loyalty and engagement to a Bible-believing, gospel-cherishing local church?What would that look like and what would the benefits to that be?Here are six reasons, among many, to go against the noncommittal grain, put down roots, join a particular local church, and be as involved as possible in the life of that church.Outlined from "Why join a church" from David Mathis.
There is a big difference between love and commitment. Jesus wants both from us. Both the passion to love him radically and the commitment to do it. We'll look at the first Christ followers in the book of Acts to see just how they both loved Jesus and how they committed themselves to His bride the church.
Normal Christianity, means we know Jesus as Lord and Savior.Now that sounds simple enough, but what exactly does that mean?Join us as we wrap up the series "The Norm" and answer that question.
What's the proper response to the calling of Jesus on our lives? Join us as Pastor Felix teaches through Mark 10:17-31 and the story of the rich young ruler.
What does it look like to accept everyone as Jesus did? Everyone including those who may not be socially accepted by the world? Join us as we dive in to Mark 10 verses 13-16 to discover how God's mercy extends to all people.
What exactly is God's view of divorce? How does His view change ours? Listen in as we continue our series through the Gospel of Mark titles The Norm (Blueprints for Normal Christianity)
Jesus' third blueprint for normal christianity deals with the lesson of Loving God = Loving God's People That means we have to be a God seeking people vs a self seeking people.But how do we know where we fall? Join us this wee as we find out the answer to that.
What is your view on greatness? We all aspire to be great in life and great in this world but what exactly does that mean in the eyes of Jesus? Listen in as we discover a different definition of what greatness is with this week's message, Re-Defining Greatness.
Faith is only as strong as the object you’re trusting in. We can have all sorts of self assurance, confidence and faith in our own abilities and wisdom, but its only a matter of time before the evil in this world shows us just how powerless we really are.This week we start a new series called "The Norm" (Blueprints to Normal Christianity). We'll start the series with this message on how our weak faith in Jesus is stronger than the greatest faith in ourselves.
Our Prayer and God's Response. A Sermon from Pastor Felix Trevino of Impact City Church in Corpus Christi Tx
It’s a question asked by many people many times over and over through history…. Why did Jesus have to die?If God is so goodIf God is so powerfulWhy did his son have to die?Why couldn't he just forgive and get over it move on and get past the fact that we all sinned against HimJoin us as we look at the last part of the story of the transfiguration and find the answer to that question.
The story of the transfiguration reveals to us a few things. The fact that Jesus is God in the flesh and also the true longing of our heart. Join us as we learn just what Jesus was showing his disciples up on the mountain..
Jesus had to endure a suffering in order for us to receive the reward of eternal life. But us as christians must share in a part of that suffering here on earth in preparation to inherit a eternal life after our death.We'll unpack what all that means in this message from The Gospel of Mark.Mark 8:31-38
If Jesus is not Lord of your life then he is useless to your life.Jesus being Lord of our lives is more important than we may think. Theres an eternal significance to the answer of if he is or isn't. But how do we know if he is or isn't. In this message we 'll see 3 ways to know, Is Jesus Lord of our life?
What are some of the "keys" to unlocking the heart of a godly mother?Sara Trevino speaks on just that as she gives us 8 keys every christian mother should have. May you be both challenged and encouraged by this message.
Living in missional community can be rewarding and hard. We can get discouraged and feel tired sometimes. God's word gives us a few promises that will Refresh our desire as we Rebuild and Restore our City
What should we do when God doesn't answer our prayer the way we though they should've been answered? Mark 8:22-26
Understanding that God is in control of your life only comes after being saved by His grace and with out that saving grace we have nothing of value to tell non believers.Mark 8:14-21
We all want change in our life, problem is not many of us know how to get there. Join us as we look at on of the greatest changes of a person in the bible and we'll see how we all can experience that same change in our life!
Whats the purpose of your life?Is it a selfish driven one or a selfless focussed?God's word tells us our purpose in Matthew 28:19-20Our purpose is to make disciples.But how do we make disciples?
What does it look like when we trust God and honor Him with our finances before anything else? Find out here in week two of the -CHANGE- Sermon series.Video of illustration here: https://youtu.be/aKALhppTJ_Q
When it comes to relationships there is 3 questions we must answer.1. What does the world say about them2. What does the word say about them3. What am i gonna do about them.
How do we make the christian life attractive to the non believers around us? Just like bait on a hook, we as disciples have a way of sharing the gospel with people and allow a passion for Christ to slow start to build in their hearts. It's called "Discipleship" But just how do we disciple non believers? It's easier than you think!
Back in 2009, I preached what I considered my first message in front of our church community back in Calallen Tx. The message was titled "Remember" and focused on the message of the Gospel. Lives were changed that morning and we saw God move in amazing ways. While recording quality wasn't the best, the message comes in clear. Jesus Christ died for you and me.Pastor Felix Trevino
At what point does asking for a sign from God turn into disobedience ? Theres nothing wrong for asking for confirmation on things in life but when that asking turns to a constant questioning then we have a problem. Join us as we discover what the bible says our faith must look like.
You cease to move into yourself, away from others. You give up your antagonism. You begin to move toward others in love. God moved toward you in gracious, outgoing love, and you move toward others in that same outgoing love.E. Stanley JonesWe start off Mark Chapter 8 with a challenge. Are we loving people the way Jesus did?
How much zealously do you have for Jesus.The word zealously comes from the word zeal. Which means to be filled with or inspired by intense enthusiasm or zeal; ardent; ferventBasically to be pumped up for Jesus. To many time we will experience Jesus in our lives then loose this zeal, allowing it to fade away. Today we'll look at how we can keep that zealously for Jesus.
What happens when we pray and ask God for something and he responds with silence or something that we are not expecting? Are we willing to accept and praise God for whatever he decides to give us?Listen in as we learn to praise God At Any Amount.
Jesus said that the things that come out of our heart are what defile us. But what comes out must first go in. This week we'll talk about how to guard our hearts. Mark 7:14-23
We start 2015 with Mark chapter 7. What does Jesus have to say about our traditions? Lets's start the year off by taking a serious look at our hearts and how we live. Do we live by traditions or do we live by commandments.
If God is now here, then now what? What do we do now that Jesus is living in our hearts?We wrap up this series and 2014 with the answer to this question.
Our Christmas Eve service focuses on the name that inspired the series. Immanuel, God with us!
Everlasting father, means father of eternity, which means he’s in control of eternity and has the power as father to give anyone eternal life.This is GREAT NEWS to those of us who are living in a sinful wicked world.May we trust in him as father and nothing else.
A soft spoken man or a battle ready strong army commander? Which description will you choose for Jesus? This week we'll look at the second name in Isaiah 9:6 for Jesus, Mighty God, and how we should respond to it.
Godisnowhere. When we see that we quickly see God is NO Where, but really it reads God is NOW here! And He is! He is here for reason though, Join us as we look at Isaiah 9:6 to see why God choose to send His son Jesus to earth and what His purpose was.
Are your so moved by Jesus in your life that your’ll willing to Run and Gather more people to Him?Just like Jesus ran to the cross to gather his people back to him so must we as followers be willing to do what it takes to bring people around us back to Jesus.
In the feeding of the 5,000 we see how Jesus was teaching his disciples how to serve. Serve with compassion, Serve with no excuses, and Serve with Jesus providing everything for them. This is how we should serve.
Whenever we feel a moment of conviction, where God is teaching us something, we must act. We can’t refuse God’s grace in that moment, because there’s no guarantee it will come again before its to late.Here in Mark 6, We'll read a story about King Herod who ultimately thought he had more time to obey what God was telling him through John the Baptist.
What does living for the mission of Jesus look like day to day in our lives?As we continue our walk through the Gospel of Mark we'll see in Mark 6 what is expected when we decide to follow in on the Mission of Jesus.
Chances are your in the percentage of people who have a family member who has little to no knowledge of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. For many of us we may feel uncomfortable or even afraid to share the gospel with our families. The truth is, sharing the gospel is easy! We'll look at 3 ways to effectively share the Gospel with family, friends and others as we start chapter 6 in our Gospel of Mark sermon series.
Listen in as John Contreras from CrossBridge Fellowship shares his message on what grieves the Holy Spirit within our hearts and explains practical ways to please God by the way we live.
What does God's community, the church look like? We'll find out through Galatians 6 as we go through our vision Sunday.
Jesus is Greater Than so many things!Now, our struggle is this………… we often don’t believe it.We may know it, we may comprehend it, but for most of us here we fail to BELIEVE IT.Discover what believing that Jesus is greater than death can mean for you.
We all deal with Sin, But if we have faith, and reach out. Jesus will sure to show how us that he is GREATER THAN SIN!
The Dark NightThe Empire Strikes BackToy Story 2The Bourne UltimatumAll of which are movies that are (by the most part) better than part one of their movies.This week we'll look at part two of the story of Legion and the man.The better part of the story. What could be better than Jesus casting out a demon? Listen in and we'll find out.
As we enter chapter 5 of Mark, we'll learn that Jesus is greater than lots of things in our life.This week we will dive into the fact that He is greater than the evil that exists in the world around us.This evil is what holds us down and controls our sinful nature. The awesome thing is, Jesus is greater than that evil and through Him we don't have to be controlled by it any longer.
Here at Impact City there are a few things that I believe we do out of pure obedience to the Lord. We are a church built upon a firm foundation that will never fault and in turn will allow us to do the things he desires..On this vision Sunday, we'll look at those 5 elements of following Jesus.
Student Missions and Baptist Student Ministry member Bernardo Vargas speaks about the dangers of social comparison in our live and how to overcome the tempt ion to constantly compare ourselves with others versus aligning ourselves with God's view of us.
We all face storms in life, death of a loved one, loss of a job, break ups, addictions, struggles, and more! Question is "How do we handle them?"We close our chapter 4 in our Gospel of Mark series wight he story of the storm on the sea of galilee. If your hurting, this message is for YOU!
What does life in Christ actually look like? Listen in as Eric Bean (Baptist Student Ministry) discusses and teaches us the realities of living, moving and being in Christ through Acts 17: 22-30
This week we wrap up our series called Parables within The Gospel of Mark. One this message Jesus will describe to us how The Kingdom of God is like a tiny mustard seed. When we understand this we learn that just like the tiny mustard seed we must tend and water our seed to have it grow in our hearts. But how do we do that? Find out here on Parables part 4
And he said, “The kingdom of God is as if a man should scatter seed on the ground. He sleeps and rises night and day, and the seed sprouts and grows; he knows not how. The earth produces by itself, first the blade, then the ear, then the full grain in the ear. But when the grain is ripe, at once he puts in the sickle, because the harvest has come.” Mark 4:26-29We are the Kingdom of God here on earth, question is are we acting like it?
Many times we hear this scripture and we slap it on the back of a t shirt as a “Be the light in the darkness” verse. We use it as a rally cry, a motivational saying to get people to not waste the gift of the gospel that they have received.but thats not what Jesus is saying here.Listen as we find out the real meaning of the parable of the lamp and the basket.
Join us as we start our series called Parables within the Gospel of Mark. We'll see in this first week 4 images of how we respond to the gospel. Question is which image are you?
Heres a short devotional about how we can be our own worst enemies when it comes to our relationship with Jesus
Following Jesus may cost you many things. As Jesus said, we are to love him over everything else. Sometimes that includes family when family oppresses what it is that Jesus has called us to .Jesus shows us that no matter what happens, He is always better and of more importance to you than your own family.In part 2 of "opposition" we'll see how to handle our family when they oppose whatever it is that God has called us to do.
Today we’ll start a two part series within our series of Mark called “Opposition” . Opposition by definition is resistance or dissent, expressed in action or argument. —— or—— a group of adversaries or competitors. So with every great thing theres usually some one or something that goes against it. In Mark 3:20-30 we find Jesus facing opposition from the pharisees that could cripple if not end his ministry. As christians, we all have a calling from God, which means we will face oppositions from this world in three ways. Emotionally Physically Spiritually.
Why would Jesus pick these 12 men out of the thousands of men he came into contact with? Aaron teaches us the answer through the text of Mark 3:13-21.
We can say it, show it and delate it in many ways. But how do we really love our moms on both mothers day and through out the year?
Part 2 of our Focus on the Sabbath mini series in the Gospel of Mark.How do we obey at all costs and what is the import and of fully understanding the whole context of scripture?
Whats the problem with us and the sabbath?Why do we struggle with the simple concept of relaxing and worshiping Jesus?We'll look into Mark 2:23 as we continue our walk through the Gospel of Mark
We come into to church covered up and with masks, but what if we wore our sins on the outside, what would we really look like and how would God respond? This Easter lets see how the gospel covers all of our sins with God's Mercy and Grace.
In life we will face hardships. The way we respond will determine how we feel afterwards. We'll look at Philippians 3:12-17 to find how to push forward through hard times and sin.
How will we as a church live up to the name "Impact City"? With a missional vision and Jesus Christ at the center of our lives.This message focuses on what makes us Impact City Church
I came not to call the righteous, but sinners. Those were the words Jesus said and those are the words we have got to nail down and understand. Why? because when we realize our need for him as sinners we find Jesus.
While we we’re stricken with sin covered with iniquity we are found by the community of believers ( the church) They bring us to Jesus, sacrificially with pain, and struggle, inconvenience but along with joy and excitement they gladly climb any roof for you.We'll look at the story of the paralytic in Mark 2:1-12 and see just what the task of community really is.
Stories speak louder than Sermons: We kick off our "My Story" segment with Giancarlo. Listen and relate to how God is working and moving in his life.
Take a step into the story of Jesus and the Leper in Mark 1:40-45. See how as we learn more about the leper and his life we see more and more a mirror of our own life either sinful past or present. We also will look into how Jesus responds to our full surrender to him.
What is the mission of God for our lives and how do we jump into the rhythm of that mission in our lives? Listen as pastor Felix talks about how we can start living a life of intentional mission to the communities around us.
Jesus said some radical thing but one of the best was when he proclaimed that The time is fulfilled and the kingdom of God was near. But after that he declares the good news of the gospel.We continue our walk through Mark with Mark 1:14-15
Knowing that Jesus was tempted by satan and overcame all his temptations we can have confident hope that we as believers who confess Jesus as Lord have that same power living in us!Taking a personal look into what temptation and sin can do to our lives. We'll interview Cameron and see what the other side of temptation can look like when God pulls us through.
What does it means to have radical obedience to God?Join us as we look at what radical obedience to God looks like when we choose to take the first step in following Him.
Through out this series and through out the year of 2014 Impact City wail be to calling you to be radical in your walk with Jesus.With the start of the new year we'll start the new series on Mark called The King and His Cross. The first message in this series is called Radical Repentance because we believe that followers of Jesus are....Repented souls with a Radical need to share the gospel of the one who saved us, Jesus Christ the Son of God.
Where there is no discipline there is no structure and where theres no structure eventually everything falls.Meet Gaius and Diotrephes. Two leaders in the church with two totally different outlooks on mission. See how their views compare to ours today and learn a vital lesson in church discipline. Be sure to follow the link below to watch how God moved in Impact City in 2013http://youtu.be/CvkDFg6Rs1Q
Jesus was born! Which made him alive! Which made him Human! And in being human was tempted with every single sin that we have been tempted with. Why is this beautiful news to us today?Find out in our Christmas Service short message.
Paul Bowden helps us better understand what love really is and the true depth to it's purpose.
What the heck is a tithe and what is the right attitude to have towards it?Adrian Rogers said that “a faith that hasn’t reached your wallet, probably hasn’t reached your heart.” This message will explore that idea.
To busy? To much to do? Can't find the time? Cant afford to? We all have excuses on why we can't pray and spend time in meditation with God. Matt Walker discusses these issues and helps point us to a understanding on how we can make prayer in our life more of a priority.
Jeremiah 13 : 1-11What does God want us to learn from a pair of underwear?Find out with this message from pastor Felix as we look at the story of the ruined loincloth.
What do missional city groups do at Impact City? We take a look at the gospel of Mark and find out.
Logical Positivism says, "I don't need God." Naturalism says, "I'm cutting God out of my life." Humanism say, "I can do it myself." All of these perspectives say, "I'm running away from God," and are used by both Atheists and Christians. See how in Anchor Apologetic's Founder & President Matt Walker's message at Impact City Church.
Whether you're married, single, or struggling in a relationship, we all have questions about God, Love, and Sex. Get real life answers for real life relationships. This week as we wrap up our series, we'll take a look in to the heavy meaning of "Till death do us part"
how many of us crave rest? We are overwhelmed, overworked and these cause us to overlook things in life. Just as a car that cannot stop, we need rest.
What is "Great Sex" in the eyes of God?This week we'll look at 6 biblical practices for Great Sex.
This one is for all the singles!We all go through seasons in life.What matter is what we do in those seasons.In this message we will look at three of those seasons that happen before marriage.Singles take note this sermon could change how you handle your relationships.
Whether you're married, single, or struggling in a relationship, we all have questions about God, Love, and Sex. Get real life answers for real life relationships.So come join us as we dive into the book, Song of Solomon in the bible and learn more about how all the of these God, Love and Sex relate to us.
We conclude our series on Jonah with chapter 4.Here we find God asking 3 questions to Jonah that will shape his worldview and eventually ending his selfishness and sinful heart.
Walking through the book of Jonah we find in chapter one a choice every follower of Christ must make. The choice to Follow or Flee.
We conclude the Warrior series with both a challenge and encouragement for fathers on Fathers Day!
God desires us men to be passionate for what we are called to do. But what happens when we become distracted from that passion?
ALL MEN ARE CALLED TO BE A WARRIOR IN THEIR LIFE. IN WEEK ONE OF OUR WARRIOR SERIES WE WILL HEAR THE BATTLE CRY OF A WARRIOR.
Like it or not one thing is for sure, we all have a dad. problem is many times its our fathers who inflect the worst wounds in our lives.In week three of WARRIOR we will look at how to move past those wounds and how to be certain not to follow in the same foot steps and emotionally wound our own children.
Jesus has something better for us on the other side of where we are now. The problem is "What do we do in the meantime until then?
The first step in growing any fruit from a plant is to be "planted". Join us as we look into being planted in the foundations of Christ that will allow us to bear fruit in our lives.
Jesus died so we could live, We live to be missional.Easter is a story of the resurrection of Christ on the foundations of our christian faith and the start of our new life. but what did he want us to do with that new life?Pastor Felix speaks at our sponsor church on Easter Sunday on how to live a missional life.
When all the troubles of this life are hitting us what will we do? Will we choose to live by the flesh or by the spirit of God who lives in us. Romans 8 leads encourages us to choose the latter .
We wrap up the Disciple series with one of the most important things Jesus ever commanded we do.......GO
A disciple of Jesus will spend time with the community around them intentionally sharing their faith along the way.
Jesus was doing more than simply washing the feet of his disciples. He was showing us an example of how to live, by serving and loving on others.
The definition of Christian today is not the same as originally intended. To follow Christ, the word Disciple is better suited. In this series we'll discover what it really means to be a disciple.