The Bible talks about one specific public action that we are supposed to do after we have surrender our lives to God. After someone has made the choice to be a follower of Christ, the Bible is clear; the next step is going public with your faith through Water Baptism.
Baptism is an outward declaration of your inward decision to surrender to God.
Baptism – New Life
This week we will be hearing from Steven Furtick, lead pastor of Elevation Church, and looking at how God uses people. Many people walk through life thinking that following Jesus is lifeless, adventureless, passionless and boring. Yet, all through Scripture we see the opposite. Why is that? Where have we lost the expectation, anticipation of the power of God?
This has huge implications for not only our church but for us as individuals, especially when it comes to how God works in our lives and uses us.
What if, you were able to unlock the power of God in your life so that God used you in powerful ways, just like those in Scripture.
Unstoppable Power
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This weeks message is brought to us by Pastor Brian Houston.
He is the senior pastor of Hillsong Church in Sydney, Australia.
In his One Prayer message, Pastor Brian is going to talk about living an unstoppable life. We all have seasons we go through in our lives and Pastor Brian is going to show us that even though it can be difficult when those seasons come to end, we must realize that those endings do not represent the end of our ultimate mission from God. He will show us that “the end of an era is not the completion of your destiny.”
Unstoppable Life
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The path to your greatest POTENTIAL is often straight through your greatest FEAR.
This weeks message is brought to us by Pastor Craig Groeschel.
He is the founding pastor of Life Church (www.lifechurch.tv) in Edmond, OK.
Unstoppable Courage
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Today we are going to be talking about unstoppable passion. Passion is a powerful force. When someone is passionate about achieving something, they will not take no for an answer.
When you are passionate, you understand failure is not final, and you will not allow any obstacle to keep you from the object of your passion.
As Christians, we are called to live a life of Unstoppable Passion!
Unstoppable Passion
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Today we are going to be talking about unstoppable passion. Passion is a powerful force. When someone is passionate about achieving something, they will not take no for an answer.
When you are passionate, you understand failure is not final, and you will not allow any obstacle to keep you from the object of your passion.
As Christians, we are called to live a life of Unstoppable Passion!
Today we are going to answer the question, “Can Christians drink alcohol.” This was the #1 question you asked for!
Most likely you already have an opinion about what you think the Bible says about drinking alcohol. You probably fall into one of these categories;
1. It is wrong to drink
2. As long as you don’t get drunk
3. Not sure…you can go either way
Drinking Alcohol
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Acts 2:44-47 (New International Version)
44All the believers were together and had everything in common. 45Selling their possessions and goods, they gave to anyone as he had need. 46Every day they continued to meet together in the temple courts. They broke bread in their homes and ate together with glad and sincere hearts, 47praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people. And the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved.
Let’s break this down and see what the Bible has to say about this topic.
Socialism & Politics
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We are continuing series of talks titled, “You Asked For It” and today we will be answering the question of divorce and remarriage. Is divorce and remarriage a sin?
This is a very relevant question for our time and culture, although this is not a new question.
The Bible addresses the topic of divorce and remarriage in both the Old and New Testaments.
Divorce and Remarriage
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Is it a sin to get tattoos and piercings? Is it ok for a Christian to get a tattoo or piercing?
1 Corinthians 6:19-20 (NLT)
Don’t you realize that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit, who lives in you and was given to you by God? You do not belong to yourself, for God bought you with a high price.
So you must honor God with your body. It is important that we know what honers God and, regardless how we feel, do the things that please Him. The idea, “It’s my body, I can do whatever I want!” just doesn’t cut it. As Christians it must be our priority to please God with our bodies. To determine what honors and pleases God, we turn to the Word of God.
So today we will go to the scripture to seek out if tattoos are pleasing to God or not pleasing to God.
Tattoo’s and Piercing’s
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This is EPIC! People are leaving churches by the droves because it is often irrelevant and doesn’t answer any of the questions people are asking about their life.
1 Kings 10 – Queen Sheba visits the temple to ask King Solomon HARD QUESTIONS and scripture tells us that he answered them all. So, in this series, we are going to answer the questions you have thrown at us.
Today we are going to answer the question many Christians have asked before, “Can I Lose My Salvation?
Can I Lose My Salvation
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