Nov 19, 2017
2017-11-19 Living Thanksgiving
Series: Thanksgiving Thoughts
Most of us think of the Thanksgiving holiday as something we do, but Thanksgiving (especially for Christians) is supposed to be something that we live! In this message, Pastor Matt takes a look at the three annual festivals of thanksgiving that God asked the ancient Israelites to celebrate, and what their message is for us today.
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- Nov 19, 20172017-11-19 Living Thanksgiving
Nov 19, 20172017-11-19 Living ThanksgivingSeries: Thanksgiving ThoughtsMost of us think of the Thanksgiving holiday as something we do, but Thanksgiving (especially for Christians) is supposed to be something that we live! In this message, Pastor Matt takes a look at the three annual festivals of thanksgiving that God asked the ancient Israelites to celebrate, and what their message is for us today.
- Nov 12, 20172017-11-12 The Missing Ingredient
Nov 12, 20172017-11-12 The Missing IngredientSeries: Thanksgiving ThoughtsWhenever a single ingredient is missing in cooking, in chemistry, in business, people can taste, feel, and sense that the end-product is deficient in some way. As Christians, we pride ourselves in having faith, being able to quote the promises of God from the Bible, and telling others about Jesus Christ - BUT - we often lack a vital missing ingredient, Thanksgiving!
- Nov 5, 20172017-11-05 Is Worship Your Window or Your Mirror
Nov 5, 20172017-11-05 Is Worship Your Window or Your MirrorSeries: Exodus Chapter 20God intends our worship to be a window through which we can see Him and feel the refreshing wind of the Holy Spirit in our lives. Regrettably, we often make worship a mirror by which we focus on ourselves rather than on God.
- Oct 29, 20172017-10-29 Will You Meet God In The Dark
Oct 29, 20172017-10-29 Will You Meet God In The DarkSeries: Exodus Chapter 20In Exodus chapter 20, Moses goes to meet God "in the thick darkness." When Jesus hung on the cross for our sins, darkness covered the sunlight. Jesus has entered into the darkness of our lives - our pain, our regrets, our sins, our idols - and invites us to come and meet with Him there in our darkness, so we can be healed.
- Oct 22, 20172017-10-22 Where We Hide Our Idols
Oct 22, 20172017-10-22 Where We Hide Our IdolsSeries: Exodus Chapter 20An idol is a manufactured god - a god we make for ourselves that we shape our lives around in exchange for security, identity, and comfort. It is entirely possible for Christians to have idols in addition to their faith in Jesus Christ. In this message from Exodus 20, Pastor Matt discovers where Christians hide their idols - so we can uncover our own idols, and remove them.
- Oct 15, 20172017-10-15 What Is the Spirit Saying to the Australian Church
Oct 15, 20172017-10-15 What Is the Spirit Saying to the Australian ChurchIn this final message of this series, Pastor Matt takes a look at what YouVersion identified as the passage of Scripture being most downloaded and most shared by the Christians in the Australian Church. When we're faced by challenges and obstacles in what looks like a dark-place - we're called to "Trust in the Lord with all our hearts..."
- Oct 1, 20172017-10-01 What Is the Spirit Saying to the South Korean Church
Oct 1, 20172017-10-01 What Is the Spirit Saying to the South Korean ChurchIn this message, Pastor Matt leads the church in listening in on what the Holy Spirit is saying to the South Korean Church - as discovered by YouVersion in 2015. One of the greatest challenges we face is in viewing our spiritual state through the lens of our economic condition. Success or failure isn't determined by what we have or what we don't have, but on who we know and believe - Jesus Christ!
- Sep 25, 20172017-09-24 What Is the Spirit Saying to the Chinese Church
Sep 25, 20172017-09-24 What Is the Spirit Saying to the Chinese ChurchIn 2015, YouVersion discovered that Christians in six global mega-regions were sharing Bible-verses specific to their regions. In this message, Pastor Matt shares from (1Corinthians 10:13) What the Spirit Is Saying to the Chinese Church.
- Sep 17, 20172017-09-17 What Is the Spirit Saying to the African Church
Sep 17, 20172017-09-17 What Is the Spirit Saying to the African ChurchIn 2015, YouVersion discovered that (Jeremiah 29:11) is the most popular Bible-verse being downloaded and shared in Nigeria and South Africa - making this verse of scripture, the message that the Spirit is speaking to the African Church.
- Sep 10, 20172017-09-10 What Is the Spirit Saying to the South American Church
Sep 10, 20172017-09-10 What Is the Spirit Saying to the South American ChurchIn 2015, YouVersion tracked the most popular Bible-verses being downloaded and shared by it's users around the world. They discovered that there are six Bible-verses being shared by Christians in six mega-regions around the world. In this message, Pastor Matt takes a look at (Joshua 1:9), the verse that is what the Spirit is saying to the South American Church.
- Aug 27, 20172017-08-27 Joseph & Mary A Good Marriage is a Healthy Marriage
Aug 27, 20172017-08-27 Joseph & Mary A Good Marriage is a Healthy MarriageLike our bodies; our marriages sometimes become unhealthy through malfunctions, infections, and injuries - but God has a plan to help us reclaim, regain, and maintain the health of our marriages. In this final message of this series, Pastor Matt takes a look at the marriage of Joseph & Mary as a model for a healthy marriage.
- Aug 20, 20172017-08-20 Hosea & Gomer Hope for a Damaged Marriage
Aug 20, 20172017-08-20 Hosea & Gomer Hope for a Damaged MarriageThe greatest challenge to any marriage is the past of the couple. Sometimes, the sins of the past return in some way to damage the present marriage. However, there is HOPE! Hosea & Gomer had a marriage damaged by adultery, but by demonstrating the love and forgiveness of God, Hosea was able to reclaim his estranged wife Gomer, and they saw their marriage restored.
- Aug 13, 20172017-08-13 Ananias & Sapphira The Un-Christian Christian Marriage
Aug 13, 20172017-08-13 Ananias & Sapphira The Un-Christian Christian MarriageBeing a Christian and being married to a Christian doesn't guarantee a good marriage. Christian marriages can become "un-Christian" when particular patterns of behavior are allowed to enter that marriage and persist in that marriage. However, there is a way out through turning in faith to Jesus and though that faith taking the steps needed to bring God's healing and blessing into your marriage.
- Aug 6, 20172017-08-06 Ahab & Jezebel The Bizarro Marriage
Aug 6, 20172017-08-06 Ahab & Jezebel The Bizarro MarriageIn the cartoons and comics, Bizarro Superman was the opposite of the real Superman. A Bizarro Marriage is a marriage where (in any area) the priorities, morals, convictions, and actions of the couple are the inverse of what God says they should be in His Word. In this message, Pastor Matt takes a look at an extremely Bizarro marriage in the Bible - and discovers how we can discern "bizarro spirituality" in our own marriages.
- Jul 30, 20172017-07-30 David & Michal A Good Marriage Gone Bad
Jul 30, 20172017-07-30 David & Michal A Good Marriage Gone BadKing David was "a man after God's own heart," and his wife Michal loved him deeply. We tend to think as Christians that as long as a marriage has love and godliness it will be a guaranteed success. However, the marriage of David and Michal began well but ended badly. Every marriage runs this risk, however, there are steps that can be taken to prevent this from happening.