Meadows Church

Heaven will be AMAZING for everyone — it just won’t be the SAME for everyone When you invest in what matters to God, you store up treasures in heaven. At the end of our lives, the only thing we’re going to regret is what we didn’t give back. How are you investing what God has entrusted you with? We’re rewarded in heaven for good works, but we have to live with an eternal mindset! Serving, showing...

The Lord determines our steps, but that doesn’t mean he forces us to walk in them. We have to be obedient to actually walk in those steps he lays out for us, but we all have the chance to veer off of GOD’S plans and try and walk in our own. Before God can do something THROUGH you, He needs to do something IN you. Trusting in His plan may take time, but repentance can start immediately!

We've all experienced loneliness. We know the negative impact it can have. But there is good news, God is bigger than your loneliness. God's answer to loneliness is the church. We were never meant to do life alone and God wants us to be in community. It's through the church that we find connection and where loneliness can be defeated!

THE FEAR OF GOD CANCELS THE FEARS OF THE WORLD. The level that you FEAR God will determine the level you UNDERSTAND God If you find yourself living in fear a lot, if you’re riddled with what-ifs: 1. You don’t understand your value in God 2. You don’t believe it Today is the day to know how valuable you are. If God takes care of the sparrows, how much more does he love you?

God’s GRACE is greater than your PAST God doesn’t shut the door on your future because of something that happened in your past. There is NOTHING that disqualifies you from the grace of God.

The first step to victory over your anxiety? Talk to God about EVERYTHING that concerns you. The more you try to handle things on your own, the more it’ll mess you up. Not just spiritually, but emotionally. God PROVIDES, and God is our PEACE! Prayer puts our focus back on God’s power.

PRAYER is the difference between the best you can do and the best God can do. What we do FIRST matters MOST. Jesus showed a pattern in his prayer life when he walked the earth: It always came FIRST. Before miracles. Before the day even began. Before choosing his disciples. When we honor God by praying first, by seeking FIRST the Kingdom of God, we put our trust in the provider! PRAY. FIRST! (and s...

Are you investing in the next generation? One of the biggest areas in our world today where we can make an eternal impact is with people who are younger than we are. We need to bring our children to Jesus, and we need to bring Jesus to our children! You don't have to be a parent to make an impact on the next generation, either. You can make an impact through mentorship or by serving in Kids/Youth...

Jesus didn't say we're the light of the CHURCH, he said we're the light of the WORLD. The Church doesn't just exist for congregation members. It exists for the good of OTHERS. The goal of the Church was never just to come, sit in the seats, hear a message, and leave. It was to be SALT and LIGHT to a world that so desperately needs it!

We were created with relationships in mind. But not just ANY relationships. We need to be in relationships with people who love JESUS more than they love ANYTHING or ANYONE else! And we need to be that person for others. Life change will never happen without INTENTIONAL relationships. Are you living with intentionality? Do you have a relationship with Christ? Who are you pouring into? Who pours in...

Vulnerability is NOT a sign of weakness, it’s a sign of strength But until you acknowledge your weakness, you won’t know God’s strength. How different would your life look if you started to acknowledge a need to be vulnerable? You should be authentic with all people, but vulnerable with SOME. Vulnerability happens in a place of true intimacy and with people who love the Lord. We need to know that...

Sometimes the greatest BLESSINGS come from our greatest BURDENS. We may not want them, but God can use them. The change that you want in your life so desperately — that you don’t have — will only come out of your comfort zone. Pain will move us to move, but we’d often rather do what’s EASY than what’s RIGHT. How can we choose CALLING over COMFORT? Trusting in God is not comfortable. Trusting in Go...

One of the biggest obstacles preventing us from reaching our full potential is avoiding ACCOUNTABILITY. God’s Word is our foundation, and accountability from Christ-centered people is a necessity for growth. And not only do we need to receive accountability, but we need to be able to hold others accountable as well. Are you changing and growing CLOSER to Jesus because of the people in your life? A...

If you’re not in the Word of God, there is ZERO percent chance you’ll live your purpose. There is only ONE way to defeat the lies of Satan: God’s Word. Reading God’s Word is true. It’s FOR YOU. Scripture corrects, teaches, prepares, equips, and it contains the greatest news in the world. The question for us is — are we letting it truly change us? Are we willing to accept the correction? Or are we...

Jesus said "Come, follow me" AND "Go and make disciples". He did many miracles during His ministry, but it didn't stop there! Miracles continued to happen even after Jesus was physically gone. God accomplishes His purposes through His people! When we allow God to use us for His good, miracles break out and lives are transformed. Will you let God work through you to change someone's life?

GUILT says, “Look what I’VE done…” GRACE says, “Look what GOD’S done!” There is only one way to heal from the guilt and shame you’ve been feeling over the things in your past, present, or future that you regret. We need to shift our FOCUS! When your focus shifts from GUILT to GRACE, healing begins. And it’s available to you today!

Desperate people don’t let ANYTHING or ANYONE keep them from Jesus You have a HUGE part to play in the miracles that God wants to do in your life Your PERSISTENCE, your PATIENCE, your POSTURE…They all matter! One of Jesus’ final miracles before he took the cross was healing a blind man. But it wasn’t just sight the blind man was asking Jesus for. He was desperate for MERCY. Our need is bigger than...

Believing means more than “I agree”; It means “I will follow” A relationship with Jesus doesn’t end with believing. That’s only the beginning. Just because you can’t see what’s next doesn’t mean there’s not something next. Paul and Silas didn’t know exactly what was next when they were thrown in prison, but they knew that there was something. At that moment, their belief meant doing the next right...

There are only two instances in Scripture when Jesus uses his supernatural power to destroy something in nature. One of them happened to be a fig tree. Why did Jesus do this? Why is this miracle significant to our lives today? The story of Jesus cursing the fig tree teaches us about FAILURE and FAITH. When you follow Jesus, you're meant to bear fruit. When anything quits producing fruit, it always...

Every MIRACLE starts with a problem. And in every miracle we see in Jesus’ ministry, there is one main ingredient: Compassion. Truly loving God ALWAYS leads to compassionate action towards people! There are two crowds of people — one heading to a cemetery and another to a city. Within those crowds are three types of people. Which type are you? You have an opportunity to KNOW Jesus today!

Jesus, we have a problem. Every miracle starts with a problem. Many know about the miracle of Jesus turning water into wine, but oftentimes, the details of the story get overlooked. It would have taken a long time for this miracle to take place, and a lot of PEOPLE doing WORK. You see, God WORKS through people who WORK! If you want to see the miracles of God, you have to SERVE the God of miracles!...

What is God asking of you? What is he nudging you to do? What step is he asking you to take? As we close out the series "Faith That Moves", we look at James 5 in which James encourages us all to stay patient, have endurance, stay steadfast, and also to live with eternity in mind. When you live with eternity in mind, you have faith that moves.

Are you cheating on God? Are you giving people, places, and things more attention than God? James tells us what we need to hear, not what we want to hear. We all have blind spots. Nobody wants to be an "enemy" of God. God’s LOVE is unconditional; His CLOSENESS is totally conditional. Where God moves depends on your move. The Truth only sets you free when you LIVE it!

Words matter. Your words have a significant impact, not just for now but for eternity. Where are your words taking you? Are they leading you into Faith that moves or are they pulling you from it? Are your words giving life? Are they poison or are they fruit? James 3 teaches us that we need to be mindful of what we speak, and not just mindful, but intentional! If we have the option to speak life or...

There are 3 different types of faith: 1. Dead Faith 2. Deceptive Faith 3. Dynamic Faith Where do you land? How can we live a life of truly DYNAMIC faith where moments lead to movement? We look at what James 2 has to say in the sermon series Faith That Moves!