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Word to the Wise - Part 6: Happy Happy Happy
July 04, 2021 18:10 - 42 minutes - 38.6 MBPart 6 - SERIES: Word to the Wise Certain formulas are helpful to memorize in life, and one that is essential as we celebrate our freedom as a nation relates to our happiness. God gives us some instruction on how to attain true gladness and happiness in his Word. It begins with finding true freedom in Jesus Christ. After we have this freedom, if we'll live in dependence on God, we'll gain true, abiding hope, gladness, and happiness. Freedom + Dependence (on God!) = Happiness.
Word to the Wise - Part 5: Watch Your Mouth!
June 27, 2021 16:21 - 50 minutes - 46 MBPart 5 - SERIES: Word to the Wise Proverbs speaks more about our speech than anything else. More than money, more than sex, more than family and relationships. Proverbs 18:21 reminds us that there is the power of death and life in the tongue. This week we look at the negative power we wield with our words. Illustrating Proverbs 18:21, James gives us three vivid metaphors of how powerful our tongues are in chapter three of his New Testament book. Words have power, so watch what you say—it will...
Word to the Wise - Part 4a: Good Advice from your Good Dad
June 20, 2021 14:46 - 43 minutes - 40.4 MBPart 4a - SERIES: Word to the Wise This year for Father's Day we swapped pastors with our sister church, Community Gospel Church of Bremen, Indiana. Wawasee Bible and Community Gospel share a long history together and both of us are now part of the Evangelical Free Church of America. Pastor Jordan Muck preached at Wawasee Bible and Pastor Josh went over to Community Gospel for the day. This is Pastor Josh's message recorded at Community Gospel. Proverbs 4 is Good Advice from our Good Dad. It...
Word to the Wise - Part 4: A Father's Wise Instruction
June 20, 2021 12:24 - 49 minutes - 45.6 MBPart 4 - SERIES: Word to the Wise This year for Father's Day we swapped pastors with our sister church, Community Gospel Church of Bremen, Indiana. Wawasee Bible and Community Gospel share a long history together and both of us are now part of the Evangelical Free Church of America. Pastor Jordan Muck preached at Wawasee Bible and Pastor Josh went over to Community Gospel for the day. This is Pastor Jordan's message recorded at Wawasee Bible. Proverbs 4 is a Father's Wise Instruction to his ...
Word to the Wise - Part 3: Jesus is Wisdom
June 13, 2021 17:09 - 47 minutes - 44 MBPart 3 - SERIES: Word to the Wise Wisdom is calling out to you, to everyone. Will you answer its call? The Lord's wisdom is personified as "Lady Wisdom" in Proverbs. And when we get to the New Testament we read that in Jesus are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge, even that Jesus became the wisdom of God for us—his wisdom with flesh on. Jesus himself even seems to directly associate himself and his wisdom with Lady Wisdom. This week in Proverbs 8 we see a description of wisdom t...
Word to the Wise - Part 2: The Search is On
June 06, 2021 17:07 - 35 minutes - 32.6 MBPart 2 - SERIES: Word to the Wise Wisdom is offered to all of us, but it's not automatic. God's wisdom and the knowledge of the depth of his love for us is part of his grace that's conditional. It's conditional on us searching for him with our whole heart. It's not "search for me and I'll love you more", it's "search for me and you'll know me for all that I am!" The reality is that as believers we're sitting on a gold mine, and if we're willing to do some digging and really get after knowing ...
Word to the Wise - Part 1: The Beginning of Wisdom
May 30, 2021 16:36 - 44 minutes - 41.1 MBPart 1 - SERIES: Word to the Wise We kick off a new series in the book of Proverbs, where we’re looking for God’s wisdom for life. Pastor Josh gives an intro to the book covering the who, what, and why of Proverbs. Written primarily by Solomon, Proverbs is a collection of short, pithy statements that teach practical wisdom about life. A proverb expresses what is generally/normally true, not universally true. Sometimes there are exceptions. It’s important to remember that a proverb is not a pr...
This Exile Life - Part 19: True Word. True Grace.
May 23, 2021 15:03 - 42 minutes - 38.7 MBPart 19 - SERIES: This Exile Life Peter wraps up his first letter exhorting his readers to stand firm in the true grace of God, referring specifically to the things he's written to them. All of God's word is trustworthy and true. This week we take some time to look at some of the evidence that the Bible is true and trustworthy. The Bible is God's true word of his true grace so we can know true peace.
This Exile Life - Part 18: Stay Close, You'll Make It
May 16, 2021 16:35 - 34 minutes - 31.5 MBPart 18 - SERIES: This Exile Life Followers of Jesus have an adversary who seeks to destroy them. And we’re especially vulnerable to his attacks during times of suffering or anxiety. So Peter tells us to stay alert in the midst of our weakness and resist the enemy. To stand firm in our faith. That only happens as we stay close to Jesus and close to other Christians. Stay alert in your weakness and close to Jesus. In your suffering remember you’re not alone and it’s not forever.
This Exile Life - Part 17: Fear, Anxiety, Worry...
May 09, 2021 18:47 - 34 minutes - 31.5 MBPart 17 - SERIES: This Exile Life Do you struggle with fear, anxiety, and worry? Everyone does to varying degrees. Fear, anxiety, and worry aren't necessarily sinful, Jesus himself struggle with anxiety in the Garden of Gethsemane. The issue at hand is what you do with your fear, anxiety, and worry. Peter gives us good instruction to cast it upon Jesus, knowing he cares for us. Left to themselves our anxieties can be too much to handle and easily get away from us. Instead, we must anchor them...
This Exile Life - Part 16: God's Way to Lead
May 02, 2021 17:39 - 53 minutes - 48.9 MBPart 16 - SERIES: This Exile Life As Peter begins to wind up his letter he addresses the elders who are leading the churches he’s writing to. He exhorts them to shepherd the people under their care and lead them. While Peter’s exhortation is directed at leaders in a church setting, the principles he lays out apply to leadership in any setting. Good leaders think like a shepherd, and any good shepherd will provide for, protect, and guide their sheep. We can see God doing the same with us as ou...
This Exile Life - Part 15: Entrust Your Soul
April 25, 2021 17:37 - 42 minutes - 38.9 MBPart 15 - SERIES: This Exile Life Once again Peter reminds us that as exiles we can expect to suffer in this life. In fact, he tells us not to be surprised if and when we do suffer—as if it were something strange or out of the ordinary! We live in a world that is broken by our sin and thus suffering is a reality for everyone. As Christians, we can expect not just the suffering of living in a broken world but suffering and persecution due to following Jesus. Peter tells us that this type of su...
This Exile Life - Part 14: How to Live Ready
April 18, 2021 16:40 - 52 minutes - 47.8 MBPart 14 - SERIES: This Exile Life 1 Peter often seems to reflect one Peter's many encounters with Jesus. 1 Peter 4:7-11 is no exception where Peter writes about being alert as the end (Jesus' return) draws near. Jesus had told Peter something very similar in Matthew 26 the night before he was crucified. Peter reminds us that Jesus is coming so should be alert and care for each other—praying for each other, loving each other earnestly, showing hospitality to one another, and using our gifts to...
This Exile Life - Part 13: Decide to Live It.
April 11, 2021 14:06 - 43 minutes - 39.5 MBPart 13 - SERIES: This Exile Life It's better to suffer for doing good (if it's God's will) than to sin, but we need to get our head on straight and think like Jesus if we want to be able to live for God. But with the Spirit's help and others' help, we can put away our sin and idols. Idols are created in our lives when the good-thing God gives us becomes a god-thing, and that's a deadly thing. As we live for God some will simply not understand us, but thankfully Jesus does. And we should alwa...
Easter Sunday 2021 - Jesus Said What?
April 04, 2021 14:04 - 29 minutes - 27 MBEaster Sunday 2021 - Jesus Said What? Jesus made some pretty outlandish claims about himself. Claims that if untrue, leave him to be either a deceptive liar, or an absolute lunatic. Some of his claims include that he was not from earth, the he was perfect and without sin, and over and over that he was God. This Easter we look at these claims at face value, then are left with a choice... is he telling the truth, lying, or crazy? Ultimately that's the question of your lifetime. Who do you say t...
This Exile Life - Part 12: Don't Fear. Love Jesus.
March 28, 2021 14:00 - 42 minutes - 39.2 MBPart 12 - SERIES: This Exile Life If you're a human, the reality is you'll suffer. It's part of life in our broken world. And if you're a Christian, you'll also suffer to varying degrees simply because of your faith. But Peter reminds us to do good anyway. Not to fear people—what they might do to you or say about you—but to love Jesus, and he'll save you. 1 Peter 3:13-22.
This Exile Life - Part 11: Righteous Relationships
March 21, 2021 14:22 - 46 minutes - 42.4 MBPart 11 - SERIES: This Exile Life Peter gives us good instruction on what healthy, God-honoring relationships look like within the church in 1 Peter 3:8-12. There's unity of mind, sympathy for one another, loyal love, tenderness, and humility. Like Jesus, we grow to no repay evil for evil or reviling for reviling, but we bless others rather than curse them. Righteous relationships bless rather than curse and receive God's strength!
This Exile Life - Part 10: A Marriage that Pleases God
March 14, 2021 18:48 - 50 minutes - 46.3 MBPart 10 - SERIES: This Exile Life What does a marriage that pleases God look like? Peter gives instruction in 1 Peter 3:1-7 to husbands and wives. God is pleased when both husband and wife submit to the lordship of Jesus. Wives should submit to and follow the lead of their own husbands (not all men, just their own husband) because it's honoring to God. Husbands must care for and honor their wives just as Jesus does the church. When he does this, a wife will gladly follow, honor, and respect h...
This Exile Life - Part 9: Jesus & Authority
March 07, 2021 15:53 - 47 minutes - 43.2 MBPart 9 - SERIES: This Exile Life Peter expounds on the call to live a holy life by giving instruction on how to live under authority in 1 Peter 2:13-25. God has given us authorities in government and work (and throughout life) for our good. Our perfect God uses imperfect people to carry out his will. Because of sin, some authorities act in unjust ways, but even then we're to honor them. We're to submit to authority unless it 1) forbids us to do what God commands or 2) commands us to do what G...
This Exile Life - Part 8: Live Like Who You Are
February 23, 2021 18:28 - 42 minutes - 39 MBPart 8 - SERIES: This Exile Life 1 Peter 2:11 begins with Peter addressing his audience as "beloved". They're "loved ones". They're loved by Peter, and ultimately by Jesus. This is the primary identity of a Christian, they belong to Jesus and they are deeply loved. All of live should be lived from this identity. Because we're loved and have been made new, we're to abstain from sin, to kill it. Additionally, we're sent to love people and invite them to follow Jesus with us. Because of who you ...
This Exile Life - Part 7: God's Peculiar People
February 21, 2021 18:26 - 40 minutes - 36.9 MBPart 7 - SERIES: This Exile Life In 1 Peter 2:4-10, Peter references an Old Testament metaphor that he'd heard Jesus use about himself in Matthew 21:42. Jesus is the cornerstone the builders rejected (Psalm 118:22). He's the foundation stone that's precious, chosen, tested, and sure (Isaiah 28:16). And to those who fail to trust him and believe, he's a stone of stumbling and a rock of offense (Isaiah 8:14). Peter tells us about our corporate identity as God's peculiar people, the Church (capi...
This Exile Life - Part 6: Two Marks of Real Faith
February 14, 2021 18:24 - 46 minutes - 42.8 MBPart 6 - SERIES: This Exile Life In Chapter 1 verse 22, Peter makes one of the strongest statements on loving one another in the New Testament. It nearly makes the case that love for one another is the goal of our conversion. Certainly love for others is an evidence of being truly born again, and along with a growing longing for Jesus and his Word we see two marks of those who possess real saving faith. If you've truly been born again you'll love others and long for more and more of Jesus.
This Exile Life - Part 5: Wholly Holy & Hopeful
February 07, 2021 18:22 - 55 minutes - 50.5 MBPart 5 - SERIES: This Exile Life After you become a Christian you belong to God. You are set apart. You're different. The problem is we don't always live like who we truly are. In 1 Peter 1:13-21 Peter begins exhorting us to live out our salvation. To wholly live like the holy people we truly are. To be holy like our heavenly Father is holy. As followers of Jesus we're called to live a holy, set apart, different life. To live a holy life you must know who you are and keep reminding yourself o...
This Exile Life - Part 4: This Salvation! (1 Peter 1:10-12)
January 31, 2021 13:17 - 40 minutes - 37 MBPart 4 - SERIES: This Exile Life In 1 Peter 1:10-12 we'll take a fresh look at a familiar word: Salvation. Are you sure you know what it means? Have you put the right price tag on "Salvation?" A second key idea in 1 Peter 1:12 is that God calls you to live a life that is bigger than you. God doesn't intend for any of us to be the caboose at the end of the train but instead take someone with us to Jesus.
This Exile Life - Part 3: When Life Gets Hard (1 Peter 1:6-9)
January 26, 2021 13:59 - 44 minutes - 41 MBPart 3 - SERIES: This Exile Life Everyone falls into one of three categories. 1) You’re in the midst of a trial. 2) You’re coming out of a trial. 3) You’re about to find yourself in a trial. Trials are painful circumstances allowed by God to shape our conduct and our character. It’s important to distinguish between trials and consequences, though. Consequences are the natural outcome of my choices. What makes it hard is that in our sin both trials and consequences can get mixed together in th...
This Exile Life - Part 2: Hope That Lives (1 Peter 1:3-5)
January 17, 2021 17:02 - 41 minutes - 37.8 MBPart 2 - SERIES: This Exile Life Peter aims the first comments of his letter not at addressing his audience’s difficult circumstances, nor at telling them how to conduct themselves while living in an evil world—there will be plenty of time for both of those things as the letter progresses—rather, Peter begins with praising God! In these opening lines of 1 Peter the tone is set for those who are living as exiles: set your hope on Jesus! The remedy for their suffering hearts is ultimately in bl...
This Exile Life - Part1: To the Exiles... (1 Peter 1:1-2)
January 10, 2021 17:02 - 50 minutes - 45.9 MBPart 1 - SERIES: This Exile Life We begin a new series through the New Testament book of 1 Peter this week. Peter was a phenomenal character in the Bible, and maybe the most relatable of any Christian leader in Scripture. He was one of three men (along with James and John) who likely spent more time with Jesus than anyone else during his ministry. On his worst days Peter was giving orders to Jesus and denying ever knowing him. Yet on his best days he was the first to recognize Jesus as the So...
Hope for a New Year
January 03, 2021 19:28 - 43 minutes - 39.8 MBHope for a New Year 2020 was a year no one saw coming, except for God. It was a year that many struggle to make sense of, but it’s possible. As we head into 2021 we look at Deuteronomy 11. Moses is giving instructions to the new generation that will be heading into the promised land, and he challenges them to consider their past. This is a generation that spent its entire life in the wilderness. A lifetime of hardship. Yet they had seen God at work over and over, so Moses tells them to consid...
King Jesus - Part 5: Humble King
December 27, 2020 19:02 - 37 minutes - 34.5 MBPart 5 - SERIES: King Jesus During Advent this year we'll be looking at the kingly nature of Jesus. Isaiah gets the privilege of seeing Jesus seated on his throne as King. Jesus, THE King of the universe, is fully—100%—God, eternally existing. But at Christmas the miracle of his incarnation is celebrated. Jesus became human, yet retained his deity. He never ceased to be God in any way whatsoever. Occasionally Jesus even demonstrated his divine characteristics, but it was always to the benefit...
King Jesus - Christmas Eve: Gift Exchange with the King
December 24, 2020 19:00 - 20 minutes - 18.4 MBChristmas Eve - SERIES: King Jesus Have you ever wondered why we give gifts at Christmas? In the Bible we see people giving gifts to Jesus (the Magi in Matthew 2). We also see God giving a gift to us at Christmas in Jesus (John 3:16; 1 John 4:9). Becoming a Christian is a gift exchange with Jesus, the King of the Universe. We wrap up all of our junk, our sin, our despair, our hurt—and we give it to him, as ugly as it might be. In return, he wraps up and gives to us his perfect righteousness, ...
King Jesus - Part 4: King of Peace
December 20, 2020 18:58 - 45 minutes - 42.1 MBPart 4 - SERIES: King Jesus During Advent this year we'll be looking at the kingly nature of Jesus. Isaiah gets the privilege of seeing Jesus seated on his throne as King. All of us are in desperate need. Isaiah writes to a culture and a time with many parallels to our own. And like then, our culture finds itself in need of the Lord and in need of peace. We look for peace and wholeness in many different things, but what we need most is the peace that King Jesus gives. He himself is our peace.
Blue Christmas 2020
December 20, 2020 18:57 - 18 minutes - 16.9 MBBlue Christmas 2020 Pastor Dave Winters delivers a message at our Blue Christmas Service.
King Jesus - Part 3: King of Glory
December 13, 2020 20:59 - 49 minutes - 45.1 MBPart 3 - SERIES: King Jesus During Advent this year we'll be looking at the kingly nature of Jesus. Isaiah gets the privilege of seeing Jesus seated on his throne as King. Jesus, THE King of the universe, is fully—100%—God. Hebrews 1 tells us much about the deity of Jesus. To know who God is, look at Jesus! To know who you are, look at Jesus! Jesus is eternally existing, he didn't begin to exist at Christmas, he has always been. And he exists in resplendent glory. The glory of God is his char...
King Jesus - Part 2: King of Righteousness
December 06, 2020 20:57 - 50 minutes - 46 MBPart 2 - SERIES: King Jesus During Advent this year we're looking at the kingly nature of Jesus. Jesus perfectly fills three offices or roles that God ordained for the care of his people: prophet, priest, and king. Jesus is the perfect king of righteousness. God promised a savior as early as Genesis 3:15 to rescue us from sin and conquer evil. The rest of Scripture traces the fulfillment of this promise, which is in Jesus, the King of Righteousness. God promised a king who always does right a...
King Jesus - Part 1: King Jesus
November 29, 2020 13:58 - 38 minutes - 34.8 MBPart 1 - SERIES: King Jesus During Advent this year we'll be looking at the kingly nature of Jesus. Jesus is the King, and he is our coming King. Thankfully he will not be elected, but rules and reigns with full sovereignty. He is the King of Kings. The King of Glory. The King of Nations. The King of Israel. So we should seek the King, worship the King, and honor the King.
Life in the Age of Outrage - Part 5: Small Town, Big God
November 22, 2020 13:56 - 35 minutes - 32.5 MBPart 5 - SERIES: Life in the Age of Outrage As we wrap up our series, we’re reminded that nothing will change in regard to the culture of outrage we live in apart from personal, loving engagement. We’ve been sent as ambassadors of Jesus, to live and love as he would and as he does. The Father sent Jesus to almost exclusively small places—small towns and villages that seemed insignificant in many ways. Our big God put on flesh and moved into the neighborhood of a small town. In the same way he...
Small Town, Big God - Life in the Age of Outrage
November 22, 2020 12:00 - 32.5 MBAs we wrap up our series, we’re reminded that nothing will change in regard to the culture of outrage we live in apart from personal, loving engagement. We’ve been sent as ambassadors of Jesus, to live and love as he would and as he does. The Father sent Jesus to almost exclusively small places—small towns and villages that seemed insignificant in many ways. Our big God put on flesh and moved into the neighborhood of a small town. In the same way he’s sent our church and our people into small...
Life in the Age of Outrage - Part 4: What's On the Line Online
November 15, 2020 13:53 - 38 minutes - 35.8 MBPart 4 - SERIES: Life in the Age of Outrage We’re sent by Jesus as his ambassadors, and there’s not any area of life where we do not represent him—for better or for worse. A Christian’s only presence is as important as their physical presence. How are you doing at representing Jesus online? God is calling you—all of who you are—to do what Jesus commands online as it is IRL (in real life). Maybe before you post you should ask yourself, WWJT? (What Would Jesus Tweet?). We close with some princi...
What's On the Line Online - Life in the Age of Outrage
November 15, 2020 12:00 - 35.8 MBWe’re sent by Jesus as his ambassadors, and there’s not any area of life where we do not represent him—for better or for worse. A Christian’s only presence is as important as their physical presence. How are you doing at representing Jesus online? God is calling you—all of who you are—to do what Jesus commands online as it is IRL (in real life). Maybe before you post you should ask yourself, WWJT? (What Would Jesus Tweet?). We close with some principles of what it looks like to follow and rep...
Life in the Age of Outrage - Part 3: Outrage and Wrongs
November 08, 2020 13:43 - 41 minutes - 38.4 MBPart 3 - SERIES: Life in the Age of Outrage What do you do when you've clearly been wronged? Or when you encounter a wrong in the world? As followers of Jesus we want to avoid worldly outrage, but what about right anger? There are things we must get angry about—the same things that anger God. What we get angry about will often reveal who or what we are worshiping. When it's right anger about things that anger God, it reveals our worship of him. But when our anger is simply worldly outrage, it...
Outrage and Wrongs - Life in the Age of Outrage
November 08, 2020 12:00 - 38.4 MBWhat do you do when you've clearly been wronged? Or when you encounter a wrong in the world? As followers of Jesus we want to avoid worldly outrage, but what about right anger? There are things we must get angry about—the same things that anger God. What we get angry about will often reveal who or what we are worshiping. When it's right anger about things that anger God, it reveals our worship of him. But when our anger is simply worldly outrage, it's usually because an idol in our life has b...
Life in the Age of Outrage - Part 2: Disgust Destroys
November 01, 2020 19:33 - 37 minutes - 34.7 MBPart 2 - SERIES: Life in the Age of Outrage Outrage and disgust seem to go hand in hand. We get outraged about something and it often leads to disgust in the person or group that we view responsible for whatever caused our outrage. Similarly, we’ll find ourselves disgusted with someone or some group and it fuels outrage within us. It’s a vicious cycle as the two play off one another. The problem with holding disgust towards someone (disgust, contempt, derision, bitterness — fill in your adjec...
Disgust Destroys - Life in the Age of Outrage
November 01, 2020 12:00 - 34.7 MBOutrage and disgust seem to go hand in hand. We get outraged about something and it often leads to disgust in the person or group that we view responsible for whatever caused our outrage. Similarly, we’ll find ourselves disgusted with someone or some group and it fuels outrage within us. It’s a vicious cycle as the two play off one another. The problem with holding disgust towards someone (disgust, contempt, derision, bitterness — fill in your adjective here) is that it halts all engagement w...
Life in the Age of Outrage - Part 1: Life Away from Home
October 25, 2020 18:31 - 39 minutes - 36.1 MBPart 1 - SERIES: Life in the Age of Outrage We begin a new 5-part series called "Life in the Age of Outrage" this week. Inspired by the 2018 book from Dr. Ed Stetzer, "Christians in the Age of Outrage", this series will explore how, as followers of Jesus, we can bring our best to a world at its worst. After a lengthy introduction to the series, we dive into 2 Corinthians 5:18-21 and explore what it means to be an "ambassador" of Jesus Christ. We are sent by a King with a message of reconcilia...
Life Away from Home - Life in the Age of Outrage
October 25, 2020 12:00We begin a new 5-part series called "Life in the Age of Outrage" this week. Inspired by and borrowing from the 2018 book from Dr. Ed Stetzer, "Christians in the Age of Outrage", this series will explore how, as followers of Jesus, we can bring our best to a world at its worst. After a lengthy introduction to the series, we dive into 2 Corinthians 5:18-21 and explore what it means to be an "ambassador" of Jesus Christ. We are sent by a King with a message of reconciliation to a foreign land. T...
Good and Bad Anger
October 18, 2020 18:28 - 49 minutes - 45.9 MBGood and Bad Anger Everyone gets angry sometime! What do you get angry about? Elections, pandemics, masks, slow drivers, fast drivers, or no one put a new roll of toilet paper on… What does the Bible say about anger? Anger may be destructive and self-centered or anger can be life-giving and God-centered and other times anger is just a necessary human response to life in a broken world where we experience pain, sorrow, injustice, sin, and death.
Fruit of the Spirit - Part 9: Self-Control
October 11, 2020 18:25 - 34 minutes - 32.1 MBPart 9 - SERIES: Fruit of the Sprit Self-Control is the final fruit of the Spirit Paul lists in Galatians 5:22-23. In many ways it’s the capstone fruit, because as we grow in the others we naturally grow in self-control. However, self-control may not be exactly what you first think it to be. Self-control is not self-management. Rather, it is denying power to your old self and yielding control to your new self. It’s giving the Holy Spirit control over your “self”. If you’ve trusted Christ you ...
Fruit of the Spirit - Part 8: Gentleness
October 04, 2020 17:16 - 59 minutes - 55 MBPart 8 - SERIES: Fruit of the Spirit Gentleness is the characteristic of being even-tempered, tender, able to hold back, keeps passions under control, humble, measured. Often gentleness is equated with weakness and passivity, however true gentleness requires power and is powerful. Gentleness seems to be most visible in our words, in how we speak/write to and about people. A synonym for Gentleness is meekness which is power/strength under control. Humility is another, knowing your place. Our p...
Fruit of the Spirit - Part 7: Faithfulness
September 27, 2020 16:57 - 46 minutes - 42.7 MBPart 7 - SERIES: Fruit of the Spirit Faithfulness is being trustworthy, dependable, and steadfast over a long period time. No one is more faithful than Jesus Christ. God is faithful, and he wants us to be faithful like Jesus. Faithful to him and faithful to others. This week we look at God’s faithfulness and the example of Moses’ faithfulness to God and to the people around him. The only way to be faithful in this way is to stay close to Jesus, to keep your eyes on him, so that the Holy Spiri...
Fruit of the Spirit - Part 6: Goodness
September 20, 2020 16:53 - 49 minutes - 45.4 MBPart 6 - SERIES: Fruit of the Spirit Goodness is moral excellence. A close synonym is “righteousness”, which you might think of as “right-ness”. Jesus alone is good, and he is altogether good. His goodness is eternal and perfect! But what about humanity? Are we born “good”? And if not, where can we get true goodness and righteousness at the core of who we are? Jesus alone is good, and the great truth of the Gospel is that Jesus gives us his goodness. He imputes his righteousness to those who ...