Today’s sermon on “Living a Life of Discipline” is an introduction to our extended series we are beginning over the spiritual disciplines. It highlights the importance of spiritual practices rooted in ancient traditions of faith, emphasizing the role of the Holy Spirit in developing these disciplines. Drawing from Paul’s analogy of discipline in running a…
In today’s message, we discuss the Holy Spirit’s role in helping believers bear good fruit, focusing on the challenges of faith and holiness. We refer to Galatians and Romans, highlighting the importance of preparing our hearts to understand the Spirit’s work. The sermon explores the struggles Christians face in living up to Jesus’ standards, reassuring…
Today, in our time of hearing and responding to a message from God’s Word, we turn to the book of Philippians and see how Paul emphasizes the importance of gratitude in the life of a believer. We also look at the biblical mandate to give thanks in all circumstances and highlight the role of gratitude…
SERMON REFLECTION Memorize 1st Corinthians 15:3-4 THINK About how the resurrection has impacted your life and view of this world. Has it? KNOW If Christ is risen—then nothing else matters. This historical fact changes everything. It is the central point of our faith, and it should bring about personal life-giving change. CHALLENGE Does it matter? …
THINK: About how they have been called to a greater purpose than anything this world has to offer. How yes they have been given a specific calling by God, but more importantly they have been given a great general calling by God to once again be image-bearers and signposts for all of the creation pointing…
Today we continue our series Resilient Faith, which is a discussion on how we can stand boldly for Christ in the midst of a world that wants nothing to do with Christ. Today being Scout Sunday, as we celebrate the Lord with our local Scout Troops from all over Tulare County, we are going to…
Today we are continuing and finishing a journey we began many weeks ago to discover the family rules of life and ethos’ there are in the family of God, and as we have addressed every week, these are simply a set of practices, relational rhythms, lived out as individuals and with one another day-to-day; customs,…
Humility is important, why? What is humility, and how exactly has God called us to live this out in His family? This is what we discuss in today’s exploration of the Word of God as we continue to look at the various one another statements found throughout the New Testament. Learning the family rules to…
Christ has died, Christ is risen, and Christ will come again setting the record straight once and for all, finishing what was started so long ago, and in this, we have a great hope beyond hope. Hope that no matter what we feel, what we may face, the losses we may grieve in this life…
Have you ever felt stuck in your life of faith? Have you ever felt like things in life were not moving forward? Paul gives us some practical advice in a much different situation than our own, but surely applies to our own about how we could truly move forward in our relationship with Jesus, and…