Empowered by Love: Ephesians 3
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In a powerful prayer captured in Ephesians 3, the Apostle Paul asks God to send his power to do three specific things in his friends’ lives: transform them from the inside out, allow them to experience all of God’s love, and enable them to walk in the fullness of life …
Day One Celebration
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There is power in focus. It’s why people make New Year’s resolutions — to FOCUS their energies on things that need attention. Today Pastor Tim shares three areas of focus for SM4 in 2023: Prayer, God’s Word (including our new 260 Journals), and the development and release of Leadership. Dive …
When I Can’t Take it Any More! Part 3
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When you’re stuck — feeling paralyzed and unable to move forward — how can you get free? We’ve been looking at a story about Paul and his friends who were in just such a place. In today’s concluding message, we’re looking at a twist in the story. Just when you’d …
Unplugged: The Spiritual Power of Fasting
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When faced with painful hardship — like a gut-punch to the soul — the temptation is to give up or give in. But the way of Jesus is to get after it in faith. And one of the most consistent ways believers over the centuries have chosen to “get after …
Becoming the Church: A Praying Community
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The story in Acts 12 is about a church coming together in prayer during a time of crisis. It’s about persecution and death — faith and breakthrough — and has some hilarious, very human moments sprinkled in. It shows both the natural and supernatural ways that prayer works together in our …
When God Hits Pause Pt 3
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Pauses in our story are not barriers to God’s deep work in our lives — they are actually the way He carries it out. Pastor Dennis Easter talks about three kinds of wordless expressions that appear in these pause times. They are sighs, unspoken prayers that are cries for God’s …
A Simple Plan Pt 4 – Connect to the Gospel
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It’s clear that God calls us to give away our faith to others. But that doesn’t just happen by preaching a message; it can also take place as we intentionally and creatively bring others into contact with Jesus. Join us as we explore three simple ways to connect others to the …
Contending Pt 8 – Praying in the Spirit
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Praying in the Spirit is to pray in agreement with God’s word and will. And while praying in the Spirit includes the use of a spiritual language — the gift of tongues — there’s much more to learn about this powerful way we can contend in prayer! CLICK HERE to download …
Contending Pt 6 – Overcoming Obstacles
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If contending in prayer was easy, we’d all be doing it! But let’s face it — there are obstacles to developing a life of prayer. Three of the biggest obstacles are our brains, brokenness, and busyness! Learn how we can move past these barriers on our way to becoming prayer …
Contending Pt 5 – How Can I Pray Continually?
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Jesus did it and taught us to do it as well: always be praying. One of the keys to contending in revolutionary prayer is to learn to pray continually, inviting God into every life circumstance in real time. In this message, we explore not only why this is important, but …
Contending Pt 4 – Do I Have Enough Faith?
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What happens when my prayers aren’t answered? Is it because I don’t have enough faith? Enter the story of Acts 12 — one filled with persecution, death, prayer, miraculous breakthrough, and even disbelief. It’s the story of people like us who are learning that prayer is where faith and real-life …
Contending Pt 2 – Shaping the Future
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Why pray? If God is sovereign and above all things, what difference could my prayers make? Over and over again, Scripture tells us that our prayers literally shape the future. That’s why Jesus taught us to contend in prayer for God’s will to be enacted here on earth, just as …