A Simple Plan Pt 1 – The Fragrance of Christ
As we begin a conversation about evangelism, we’re confronted with the reality that many followers of Jesus believe it’s important — but they don’t view it as necessary. There is a disconnect between our belief in Jesus and the mission He’s given us. So we start today with the simple …
The Devil’s Trap Pt 2 – You’re Not Enough
If the devil can’t trap us in shame, convincing us that we’re not enough, he’ll work to get us pointing angry fingers of shame at others, believing that God’s grace is not sufficient for them. Jesus gets to the heart of this issue in a story he told at a …
The Devil’s Trap Pt 1
The enemy of your soul can’t steal your salvation — but will work round the clock to steal your joy and authority in Jesus. He uses the trap of shame to tell us we’re not enough. Let’s discover three ways we can avoid this huge shame-trap. (And listen to the end …
Building My Destiny Pt 7 – Prophetic Assignment
For us to live out wildly fruitful destinies in Jesus, we not only need to live faithfully, but we need to understand our prophetic assignments — our specific, God-inspired calls to mission. To help discern our prophetic assignments, consider these three questions: What are my Gifts? Where are my Opportunities? What …
Building My Destiny Pt 6 – Purity
To live a faithful and fruitful life in Jesus, we’re called to live in purity. That’s a huge challenge because of our own sinful nature and the complexities of living in a broken world. It can feel like we’re marinating in sin. But Jesus made a way for us to …
Building My Destiny Pt 5 – Faith
To discover what our faith has to do with our fruitfulness, we look back at the Israelites who were stuck in unbelief and weren’t able to enter their destiny. Even when those around us are operating without faith, we need to heed Paul’s words to Timothy: “But you must remain …
Building My Destiny Pt 3 – Life
We’re continuing in our series on Destiny — examining how God calls us to build rock-solid faithfulness into our lives that will support the fruit He longs to bring. In first Timothy 3, Paul provides important instructions about the kinds of faithfulness we’re to see in people’s lives who are …
Building My Destiny Pt 2 – Speech
In a letter the Apostle Paul wrote to Timothy, Paul gave him five things to work on to build a fruitful destiny. These five things — speech, life, love, faith and purity — are primary building materials we also need when constructing a rock-solid faithfulness on the foundation of Jesus. …
Building My Destiny Pt 1
God has an amazing destiny for each of us — a unique design to maximize our fruitfulness. But God’s design for our lives won’t build itself. We’re called to build it! And the construction has to start from the ground up.
The Ways of Jesus Pt 23 – John 21
In this concluding message from the Gospel of John, we see how Jesus worked to restore Peter — not just to renewed relationship, but with a renewed destiny as well. No matter what you’ve been through — your failures or brokenness — this is God’s heart for you as well! …