The Serving Church Podcast

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Transformation into the image of God is a central theme of the Bible. How do we transform to look more like Jesus? We look at the life of Peter who transforms and consider the process of change, so we may begin to look more like Jesus in our day to day lives. #theservingchurchdallas Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What is the importance of faith and how do we develop mustard seed like faith? Arlie helps us consider the words of Jesus in this short meditation. More than listening, practice having mustard seed like faith in your life. #theservingchurchdallas Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Why do our daily disciplines matter? As believers, we know that being disciplined day to day matters, but why? If we can get to an answer of why, we might be able to put more effort into our disciplines. We look at the life of Abraham and consider how a lack of discipline in his daily matters became not only an issue he faced multiple times, but that his son faced as well. As always, thank you for...

How does an individual begin to give more effort in their walks with God? We all know that we should prioritize our walks with God, but it can go to the back burner many times. How does an individual begin to change that? We look at the life of Bartimaeus to give us some guidance. Why was he willing to give the best of himself, even though others were trying to stop him? As always, we appreciate y...

How does an individual find their purpose? This is one of the most important questions a person engages with, but so few are able to articulate it. We look at the life of Daniel and consider how he fulfilled his purpose, looking at the story of Daniel and the lions den. We consider what it means for us in our search of our purpose. As always, we appreciate you tuning in and we hope that the messag...

Are you willing to die on that hill? This is a simple question but it shows conviction. Which hill are you ready to die on? We consider this as we look at the aim of our church. What do we want to stand for? As we answer this question, you get a sense of the heart of our church. Our prayer is that there are more who are eager to die on that hill as well. As always, thanks for engaging, and let us...

How do we find our aim better? To know your aim will help you not only solve a math problem easier, but it gives you focus in life. Our aims and our values go hand in hand, so consider what your values you. We look at the life of Peter walking on the water to consider his values and how it impacted his aim. As always, we appreciate you listening and if you have any questions or prayer requests, pl...

One of the cultural components of our church is to be as a family. A family is the basic building block of society, so how do we grow that unit so that we are stronger and more unified? As we see in Acts, an open church is a church that grows as a family. After the Holy Spirit moved, there was an openness with their lives to each other. This is in direct contrast to the hiddenness in our churches...

Authority is the right of a believer. There once was a time when believers walked in authority, casting out demons, healing the sick and raising the dead. Much of that is gone today. So how do we grow in authority? We look at the life of Jesus and consider how more authority was granted to Him as seen in Philippians 2:5-11. The message may not be easy, but our prayer is that God gives us the grace...

We are at a time when church is about us. What if we considered what we could do to strengthen the church that we are at. When we ask this question, it changes our perspective from a self-centered point of view to a God-centered and others-centered point of view. We look at 1 Corinthians 12:12-14 to consider what we can do to strengthen the church. As always, if you have prayer requests or questio...

What is death and what is hades and why is understanding that important? In Revelation1:18, Jesus says that he holds the keys of death and Hades. What does that mean? This week, we looks at why Jesus had to die as a human and the significance for all people. Verses like these unite scripture together from the first command of God to his coming, so although it may seem like a basic idea of scriptur...

We continue answering the question of how we find our gift This week, we continue in 1 Corinthians 12 and consider what it means that our gift is meant for the "common good." As we consider this, we look at how we can live a life for the "common good" rather than our own good. As always, if you have questions or comments, we would love to hear from you at theservingchurchdallas@gmail.com #theservi...

How do I find what I am meant to give? How do I find my gift? We know God has called each of us for a unique calling, but how do I find my specific calling? Is there such a thing and if so, how do I find it? Mark Twain said the two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you figure out why. We look at what Paul has to say about this in 1 Corinthians 12 and consider th...

How do we begin the process of giving? One of the aspects of our church that we want to hold onto is the heart to give. We want to give of ourselves, rather than always wanting to receive. How does an individual begin that process? The world has a way of bearing fruit and changing, but Jesus does as well. We look at John 15 to consider what Jesus suggests. As always, thanks for listening and let u...

What is the best thing a believer can give the world? Obviously the Sunday School student inside of us wants to answer Jesus, which is great. But what does that mean? In answering this question, our hope is that every believer offers whatever is best to this world. For this question this week, we looked at Psalms 19:1-4 and consider how nature glorifies God. By doing what God created it to do...

What should I look for in a church? At a time when there are churches on every street corner, with every style, and every whim met, what should a believer look for? This is an important question for our overall Christian health as those around us can impact us greatly. We look at the story of the woman who gave her two coins in Mark 12:41-44 and consider this question. Let us know if you have any...

As the new year begins, many people set out with new year's goals. I want to encourage you that as much as you focus on the "what" of your goal, consider the "why." When things get hard, the why gives you the strength to continue.  As a church and as believers, it is important that we look more and more like Jesus. Why does that matter? The more you can articulate that, the more you will have...

Positive change and growth are both essential qualities for a believer. The eventual goal of positive change and growth is maturity, as we want to be mature believers. What does it mean to be a mature believer though? We consider this question as we look at our own lives heading into the new year. We consider Paul's writings in Ephesians 4 to help guide our conversation. As always,...

Positive change and growth are both essential qualities for a believer. The eventual goal of positive change and growth is maturity, as we want to be mature believers. What does it mean to be a mature believer though? We consider this question as we look at our own lives heading into the new year. We consider Paul's writings in Ephesians 4 to help guide our conversation. As always,...

We are considering the question “how does an individual begin to change?” Change is central to Christian life. Yet so few find change in their lifetime. Last week we considered why we don’t see change and this week we consider how someone begins the journey.  We look at the disciples in Luke 5:1-11 and see how they changed their lives completely. What was their process of change and what...

Change is central to Christian life. Jesus takes us from death to life. We once were blind, but now we see. I was lost, and now I am found. Jesus changes our state, which should lead to change in our personal lives, family lives and communities, but many remain the same. Many people have the same issues they have always had. Why is that the case? Shouldn't we be seeing more transformation? We look...

We are continuing our conversation on the past. We have looked at what we should do with our past, why we should do it, but not how to work through it. How do we work through the difficult parts of us that seem to weigh us down? How do we work through the shame, guilt and regret? We look at the life of Peter and consider how Jesus reconciled his past with him. Our prayer is that as you listen and...

As we think about this question again, I want to note that the question from last week had a lot of interaction. Our past can be difficult to handle and weighs many of us down. As we think this week, we ask the important question of "why?" Why do I need to deal with my past? Why not ignore it and move on? For many, the best way to handle their issues is to move on. We like to make ourselves busy s...

One of the hardest challenges for a believer is loving themselves in the midst of their past. Our past can weigh us down, as we consider past mistakes, failures and setbacks that cripple us. How does a believer process their past so they are not hurt because of it?  We look at Peter's reconciliation with Jesus in John 21 and consider how Jesus began the process of reconciliation. Our pra...