March 1, 2015 at 6:02 pm (Ashes to Fire - Year B, Christlikeness, commitment, Discipleship, obstacles, perseverance, Podcast Post, sacrifice, selfishness, Spiritual Life)
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Would you trade everything you own for a rock? What is the value you place on your life?
Is it possible to waste your life? Is it possible to exchange your life for something of no value? Listen to this week’s podcast to learn more. In this recording Pastor Bill explains what Jesus says about how to save your life.
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Questions for Discussion or Meditation
- What does it mean to deny oneself? If your life is not all about you, what gives your life meaning?
- How does one follow Christ today? What difference would it make if you made your life all about Christ instead of about yourself?
- What is “your cross?” Have you chosen to carry it? How do you stay strong even during difficult times? What do you focus on to keep going? (What did Jesus focus on?)
- Would you be willing to give up your life for Christ? Would it be a good trade if by doing so you would gain eternal life? How are we giving up our life for Christ daily? (cf. Paul’s words in 1 Cor. 15:31 “I die every day!”)
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February 22, 2015 at 10:31 pm (Ashes to Fire - Year B, harmony, Podcast Post, relationships, righteousness, salvation, sanctification, Spiritual Life, suffering, witnessing)
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Do you love life?
Is it possible to love life even if you are facing suffering? The apostle Peter knows something about this, so Pastor Bill looks at some keys that Peter identifies to living life to the full, even if suffering comes your way. Listen to this week’s podcast to learn four keys to loving life.
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Questions for Discussion or Meditation
- What does it mean to make Christ Lord in your heart? Have you taken that step?
- Why might someone suffer even if he or she does what is right? Can you think of a biblical example? How about a recent example?
- Why is it sometimes hard to live in harmony with others? How do Peter’s words in chapter 3 help us in this challenge? How does Jesus’ example help you?
- Are you ready to tell anyone who asks you why you live with hope? What would you say?
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February 15, 2015 at 8:28 pm (Podcast Post)
This week Pastor Bill talks about what makes a marriage work and gives an example of a man who stumbled upon a key that transformed his marriage. Listen to our podcast for the answer.
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February 8, 2015 at 11:05 pm (attraction, behavior, character, Christlikeness, commitment, covenant, forgiveness, God, Love, Podcast Post, relationship, sacrifice, selfishness)
Does Hollywood give us an accurate picture of love? What examples of love does the media offer us? Does real love have anything to do with those examples? Are Lisa Nowak, NASA Astronaut, or Britney Spears and their relationships good examples of true love?
Listen to this week’s recording to hear Pastor Bill discuss how to experience true love.
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January 25, 2015 at 11:11 pm (communication from God, God, messenger, Podcast Post, Stewardship)
Pastor Bill decides to try out the Message Delivery business, but discovers that he’s already an Ambassador. Click here for this week’s recording.
What would you do if you were entrusted with a life-changing message for someone?
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January 11, 2015 at 11:37 pm (debt, financial management, obedience, Podcast Post, Stewardship, trust)
What does your money say about you? In this episode, Pastor Bill talks about the three things your money tells others about you.
He begins by talking about a jewelry store which had a break-in. The trespassers didn’t actually rob the store. Instead they just switched all the price tags around. Then when the store opened the next day…
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December 21, 2014 at 11:53 pm (Advent, forgiveness, healing, hope, Love, peace, Podcast Post, restoration, Trials)
Max Lucado tells the story of a woman who had a parakeet named Chippie. She loved Chippie because he was such a happy little songbird. Chippie’s constant chirping just seemed to brighten her day. One day, the woman was cleaning the bottom of Chippie’s cage with a vacuum cleaner when the telephone rang. She reached for the telephone without removing the nozzle of the vacuum cleaner from the cage, which was a mistake. The vacuum cleaner nozzle got pointed in the direction of poor little Chippie, and he was suddenly sucked up into the machine. When the woman looked back at the cage and realized what had happened, she was horrified. She dropped the telephone, turned off the vacuum cleaner and ripped open the dust bag to get to her little bird. Chippie was a real mess, but he was still alive. She raced to the kitchen sink and turned the water on full force on Chippie. The more she tried to wash him, the worse he looked, so she took him to the bathroom and started trying to dry Chippie with her hair dryer—full force and high heat. Finally, she got the bird dry and put him back in his cage. Several days later, a friend called and asked how Chippie was doing. She replied…
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December 14, 2014 at 11:09 pm (Advent, Allegiance, character, communication from God, Compassion, covenant, grace, Integrity, justice, messenger, Podcast Post, Purity, refining silver, righteousness, transformation)
Ever had a Pop Quiz? Hated it didn’t you? I always prefered my teachers to help me prepare for the final exam not by giving me pop quizzes during the semester, but by giving me a “Study Guide!” A Study Guide is a great example of grace! Ever wonder what God is looking for in your life? Check out His “Study Guide” in today’s message from Faith Church.
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December 7, 2014 at 10:09 pm (eminent domain, grace, Jerusalem, Judah, justice, peace, Podcast Post, promise, restoration, right, righteousness, salvation, shalom, sin, waiting, wholeness)
Are you frustrated that things are not right in this world? Are you in a time of desolation or devastation in your personal life? A man named Jeremiah has a message for you.
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March 10, 2013 at 4:26 pm (Ashes to Fire - Year C, Compassion, evangelism, Family, fathers, forgiveness, generosity, Gospel of Luke, grace, gratitude, Podcast Post, relationship, repentance, restoration, salvation)
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Is it possible to forget who we are? What would cause that? In this week’s message, Pastor Bill invites us to pause and consider who we were created to be as he looks at a familiar Biblical story of the prodigal son. It is an old story, but you might just learn something new!
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