Why do some people get healed and others do not? Why, if God has called us to lives of love and purity, do we still mess it up so often? Are we hopeless? The message of the mystery of the Kingdom of God is powerful message of hope for how we must live in the tension of God's power being present in an age devoid of his total control. You will learn how to be part of what God is doing in this earth on a more regular basis!
The Kingdom of God is bigger than any one description, more powerful than words can capture. To begin our series on the Kingdom of God, Christian attempts to paint a picture of the grand vision of the "coming Kingdom" that Jesus would have been referring to when he first uttered the words, "The Kingdom of God is at hand." This grand vision has implications for all believers in how we view ourselves and our faith.
In this season of great difficulty, God is calling His people to rise up into a greater sense of urgencyand action. Jesus wants us to love more deeply, live more faithfully, and pray more passionately. We can't just depend on a passive hope in God's goodness, but assertively and fervantly live in His grace and seek His face.
God's desire for a true relationship with us invites us to enjoy the cleansing power of forgiveness. Listen to Christian's quick exposition of 1 John 1:9.
In this teaching, Bruce discusses two very common strategies the enemy uses to defeat Christians and explains how to overcome them in our daily lives.
It's easy to make our faith just a game. Jonathan exhorts us to get beyond the game and really take our relationship with Jesus seriously...
In this teaching, Bruce draws three points from Matt. 21:12-14 concerning the true purpose of the Church of Jesus: prayer. He concludes with some practical equipping in basic spiritual warfare, uncovering one common attack strategy of the enemy on Christians and how to defeat it.
Fast Food is a new series of quick teachings that you can listen to over lunch break (or whenever) to rejuvenate you, inspire you, and make you think. Check out today's teaching about inviting people to see the real Jesus in you.
How should we worship? Bruce discusses how our body, mind, and spirit all can and should engage fully in the worhsip of our Maker. He also outlines the many biblical approaches to worshiping God with all our strength.
Why do we worship? What does it accomplish in our hearts when we worship? How are worship and praise different, and how can we use them differently as we approach God in worship? These questions and more are explored by Bruce in part 2 of this series!
What does the Bible tell us about how God’s people can worship Him? Are praise and worship the same? Is worship a righteous duty to please God or does it personally benefit me? When should we intentionally make a decision to go to God in worship? What is extravagant worship anyway? These questions and more will be answered through the extravagant worship series, and Bruce kicks it off an inspirational discussion of "what" worship is!
Why are resolutions so hard to keep? Bruce discusses the biblical foundation of grace we need in order to set goals and achieve them in our spiritual lives.
In this message Bruce lists and describes three kinds of "good" fear, including the most frequented referenced kind of fear in the Bible, the fear of the Lord. He then speaks of three negative forms of fear, including the "fear of man," and concludes with how God has taught him to overcome these forms of fear by radical reliance on the truth of Scripture and the power of the Spirit.
This teaching offers a look at biblical perspectives on depression, disappointment, and feeling down. It shows that we do not need to get stuck in emotions and that we can make choices about how to view our circumstances in a manner consistent with biblical perspectives.
Neil addresses lust from a more wholistic perspective than you normally hear addressed in church. Lust is not just a physical temptation, but the ongoing desire in all areas of life to "want more." Hear how God can bring us to contentment and joy in all areas of life, defeating the pervasive power of lust.
Pride is often thought of as the obvious, NBA All-Star type. But often the pride that is most detrimental to our lives is the more subtle and insidious forms of pride which cause us to live independently of God. Christian deals with three areas in which we must continuously live humbly.
Anxiety is so widespread in America, but it does not have to control our lives. Lynn explains the power of Christ to overcome anxiety!
Using his own poweful testimony of rejection and God's acceptance in his life, Bruce paves the way for others who have struggled in this area to find true freedom.
Anger is an emotion we all enounter . . . sometimes on a daily basis! How we respond to it can determine whether it is a helpful tool, or a destructive weapon.
"God loves a challenge" is the heart behind Bruce's teaching and encouragement for those of us going through times so difficult they seem impossible. Bruce gives us five practical ways to actively trust God in spite of our circumstances.
With so many seemingly important areas of life demanding our utmost attention, what happens to us? How do we life a meaning-filled and healthy life? How do we live a life filled with God's peace being led by the Spirit? Christian discusses God's plan for dealing with feeling overwhelmed by our lives.
So we've been teaching on community for a while now—how do you know if you have it? What does true community look like? And what can you do to get it? Christian deals with this head on as he expounds on two passages from the beginning of Acts.
As our community grows with more new faces, we also grow in diversity. How does the Bible address living in unity in the midst of a large variety of personal convictions and opinions? Christian puts forth a challenge to not sweat the small stuff!
Bruce kicks off our series on the importance of community in today's culture. The defining characteristic of a community of Christians, is that our community flows from a shared mission and cause. Bruce exhorts us to catch the vision!
In part 3 of the Community with a Cause Series, Jonathan Latshaw talks about the need for Christian community to "speak truth in love" to one another. This is a crucial part of growth, both personal and corporate. By addressing the obstacles of isolation, judgementalism, and tolerance, Jonathan exhorts the church to overcome these to truth fulfill the mission that Jesus gave us.
On youth Sunday, one of our young men taught us on the importance of Generational Unity. He stressed the importance of every person having someone speaking into their lives, and also finding someone younger for which you can do the same. It was a powerful challenge!
Jonathan challenges us to break out of the box of our experience, and start living our lives from our imaginations. The human "norm" is to revert to old patterns and things we are comfortable with - but God asks us to be constantly on the move with His Spirit. Are you feeling stuck in life, just waiting for something to happen? This teaching is for you!
No one can go through this life without being hurt in some way. The question is, what do we do after that? Is it possible to live a life of forgiveness? How do we choose forgiveness over bitterness, anger, and pain? Lynn offers practical and spiritual direction for living in the power of forgiveness.
Every day we are faced with moments of decision, moments that although small in and of themselves, make up a lifetime taken together. If we are going to truly live the adventure God has for us, we need to seize every one of these divine opportunities, and make the most of them. How can we do this?
In this teahcing, the fourth in the Godchat series, Bruce interprets "Give us this day our daily bread" and applies it to our daily prayer life. The concept of "dailyness" in our "feeding on" Jesus as the Bread from heaven is explored, plus Bruce unpacks Proverbs 3:4-5 as a model to use to invite Jesus into our life situations every day.
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3224 Appleton Rd
Landenberg, PA 19350
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