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Resolutions...Goals...new attitude...There is something so sweet about start of a new year! Whether you focus on goal setting or you just like to cannonball into January ready to go, we have some encouragement for you in this episode. Join us as we laugh & chat about ways we can be intentional about our spiritual growth as we launch into 2023!
We have a Pastor on the pod chatting with us about being an Enneagram Type 3! Listen as we get a great perspective on how we can love the Type 3s in our life well!
We are talking ALL THINGS Enneagram on this episode! The enneagram is a wonderful tool to discover more about our individual personalities and how God wired us! It is FASCINATING to dive in and learn about all the things that make us unique and learn how we can be the BEST version of ourselves. We also chat with a friend who is a Type 8 and loads of fun!
Let’s be honest, sometimes figuring out HOW and WHERE to start reading your Bible can be overwhelming and intimidating! In this episode, we share a lot of simple & practical ways preschoolers, elementary kids, teenagers AND even parents can create a rhythm to be in God’s Word regularly.
We are talking about ALL THINGS Back to School! Join us as we chat about some of the BEST things we can do to set our kids up for success this school year! We even kick it “old school” for a bit and talk about school supplies from wayyyy back! Trapper Keeper anyone!?!
Karen shares some of her favorite serious and funny ministry moments as well as some "nuggets of wisdom" in her final episode. Be ready to laugh and to be encouraged!
Check out part 3 from a series with Author and LPC Jerry D. Clark as he shares some incredible insights from his new book "Blind Spots". This episode is packed full of bonus content that will help us communicate with our families in the best way possible.
This is part 2 of a series with Author and LPC Jerry D. Clark as he shares some incredible insights from his new book "Blind Spots". This episode focuses on building resilience in our kids and why it is so important for their future!
Join us and our special guest Jerry D. Clark as he shares some incredible insight from his new book "Blind Spots". This episode is part 1 of a series where we discover what Blind Spots are how we all have them. This is a DON'T MISS episode!
Melissa and Karen talk about what HOPE means to them and they discuss practical ways we can offer HOPE to others... even our own families!
Our special guest, Sherman Gray, shares his powerful story of healing and how he experienced glimmers of HOPE along the journey.
How do you react when bad things happen? Our guests, George & Becky Armstrong, share their touching story of how Jesus provided incredible Hope in the midst of their unimaginable tragedy.
How do you cooperate with God when it comes to parenting? Melissa and Karen wrap up this series and talk about practical ways we can partner with God in the work He is doing in the hearts & lives of our kids.
Listen in as we chat with Cara Carroll about how our daily rhythms make for deeper connections. Cara shares how she began to experience God through studying the Word. The ways that she shares her passion for God's Word with her kids is so creative and so easy for us all to do, too!
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Listen in as we chat with our first guest on the podcast, Melisa Quinones! We talk about how important it is to stay engaged with what our kids are into and how to be intentional in the everyday moments with our kids.
Pastor John's message about community in our series, "It's Up to you", a journey through Acts.
Pastor John kicks off our new message series, "It's Up to you", a journey through Acts.
Pastor John shares his All Time Favorite Bible story: Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego in the Fiery Furnace!
Join us for the fourth week of our message series, "Empowered." Pastor John teaches from Galatians 5:22-24 about how God transforms us through the Holy Spirit.
Join us for the third week of our message series, "Empowered." Pastor John teaches from Romans 8 about how God directs us through the Holy Spirit.
We need power for living and not just in difficult times. Life is always full of challenges that would try to hold us back from God’s best. The good news is that Jesus has promised us all we need to make it through what we are facing. As Jesus gave some of His final instructions to His disciple He spoke a lot about the Holy Spirit (John 14-16). He also promised them (and us) that the Holy Spirit would abide within us. Unfortunately, the Holy Spirit is kind of the forgotten person of the Holy Trinity. Some refer to the Holy Spirit as it, like some impersonal force, but He is a person. And Jesus used a Greek word paracletos to describe Him. That word is complex and can be translated helper, advocate, counselor, and comforter. It literally means “called alongside” and by implication one called alongside to help. God the Holy Spirit is alongside us throughout our lives. In this series we are going to look at how the Holy Spirit within us empowers us with comfort, courage, direction, transformation, and the supernatural life.
We need power for living and not just in difficult times. Life is always full of challenges that would try to hold us back from God’s best. The good news is that Jesus has promised us all we need to make it through what we are facing. As Jesus gave some of His final instructions to His disciple He spoke a lot about the Holy Spirit (John 14-16). He also promised them (and us) that the Holy Spirit would abide within us. Unfortunately, the Holy Spirit is kind of the forgotten person of the Holy Trinity. Some refer to the Holy Spirit as it, like some impersonal force, but He is a person. And Jesus used a Greek word paracletos to describe Him. That word is complex and can be translated helper, advocate, counselor, and comforter. It literally means “called alongside” and by implication one called alongside to help. God the Holy Spirit is alongside us throughout our lives. In this series we are going to look at how the Holy Spirit within us empowers us with comfort, courage, direction, transformation, and the supernatural life.
Courageous Living, Romans 8:11, 15-16, Fear can easily dominate us like that bully at school who was so imposing and intimidating. What if we could know that we have someone who is powerful enough to “have our back” and turn the tables on fear? Well, we do and the power He brings into our lives is referred to resurrection power.
Pastor Karen Tyler presents a message on Prayer and how that plays into being a friend of God.
Jesus in John 15:15 says we are His friends, but how can we be friends with God? Well, it is what we are, but the blessing of being a friend does not happen overnight, even with our earthly friends. Our friendships developed over time as we got to know each other better. The same is true with Jesus. While there are no surefire formulas that will help us in three easy steps or whatever, there are some things we can do over time that will help us know Him better. And it is in knowing Him better that our relationship develops into a close friendship. And how cool is that? For the next four weeks we are going to look at what we can do to know Him better and develop a closer friendship with Jesus.
Pastor John teaches from John 13 and explains what Jesus tells us will bring fulfillment in our lives.
Answering the question:"Where is God?". John 1:1-5; 14 and Luke 4:18-19 "God works primarily through people." Pastor John
Both lifelong Christians and people on the edges of the church have some of the same basic questions about life and faith. Lent is the perfect time to explore these questions, leading up to the big question that is answered with Easter: Is there hope for life and life beyond death?
Who is Jesus, Matthew 16:13-17, He is Lord and God. Pastor John Newsome
There are many reasons for the troubles you and I experience in life. Most of them come from making poor decision, either from lack of adequate information, misinformation, stubbornness, or just plain selfishness. Some troubles come in the form of natural disasters. Jesus tells us that the rain falls on the just as well as the unjust. Life is not only full of joy; it is also full of trouble. That is just life. The one constant in all our troubles is the undergirding and sustaining grace of God. It is in troubles that we hear God say to us that He is with us. We are not alone. So when we go through the flood, or the fire, we can rest and know that He is with us. But there are some troubles that come from the enemy of our souls. These are directed attacks against our person. These attacks have one purpose and one purpose only, that is, to destroy our souls. Are we to sit back and passively take them? Absolutely not! It is in this area that we are called to take the offensive. God has provided all that we need to keep from becoming victims. Being Wise is a three-week series from Ephesians 6 on spiritual warfare. Jesus tells us to be wise as serpents and harmless as doves. We can stand and overcome the enemy of our souls, but we need to be wise. Series key idea: We must be wise to overcome.
Ephesians 6:10-12, Pastor Karen
2020: fresh starts, new beginnings, and second chances
What if we could begin 2020 with a clearer vision of God’s grace, that is, His accepting love in the midst of our messy lives? In this series we will discover that God’s grace offers us a chance to change, a chance to thrive, a chance to be challenged, a chance to start over, and a chance to forgive. He is the God of fresh starts, new beginnings, and second chances.
John 1:14-18, Pastor John