Shartel Church

Sometimes we try to be human doings, instead of human beings. God is just as concerned about who you are becoming, than He is with what you are doing. Join us as we look at the book of Acts and take a lesson from it.

We praise God for His faithfulness! This Sunday, we prepare for the next 100 years and recommit to the mission of the church, prepare ourselves, embrace what's required, and remember that it is only by God's grace that we move forward in spreading the Gospel.

Ever feel like giving up? You try and fail. You make promises and then break them. Sometimes it seems like we’ll never “get it right.” That’s why this message is so important. Even when we feel like giving up on ourselves, God never does. He never stops calling us, searching for us, or believing in us. His love is RELENTLESS.

Unshakable faith. Does that describe YOU? This message will look at how we cultivate a faith that doesn’t fail when times get tough. We’ll explore how to develop the “roots” of faith that go deep and keep us secure.

Many people equate emotions with spirituality or faith. But there is often a huge difference between what we FEEL and what the truth is. This message will explore the danger of following our emotions and how we can stay focused on the truth.

As Jeremiah points forward to Jesus, he reminds us that we cannot make ourselves right before God, no matter how hard we try. That’s why Jeremiah refers to Jesus as Yahweh Tsidkenu, “The Lord Is Our Righteousness”. This message will explore how it is Jesus who not only makes us righteous, but also keeps us on the righteous path!

What’s the “fire” God has put inside of you right now? Maybe it’s a calling to a vocation. Maybe it’s a person He wants you to talk to. Maybe it’s a role He’s challenging you to fill. When God wants to work through us, He lights a fire within us. So, what’s the fire in YOUR bones?

Join us as guest speaker, Stephanie Greenwald, shares a scripture from the story of Haggai as Haggai calls the Lord, El Roi, the God who sees me.

Jesus concludes His prayer with a reminder that we have an Enemy who seeks to derail us. But God is our Protector and our Defender. If we lean into Him and stay close by His side, we will have the victory!

Jesus uses this part of the prayer to remind us of two of the most important truths in scripture. One is that our God is a God of Great Grace who is willing to forgive us if we confess our sins in brokenness. The second truth is that we are to pass that grace along to those who sin against us.

In the wilderness, the Israelites depended on God to give them manna each day for their survival. Jesus reminds us that God is still our Helper, our Provider, and the God who is responsive to the requests of His people. All we have to do is ask.

Jesus reminds us that prayer is not about getting God to do what WE want, but posturing ourselves to do what HE wants. Just as Jesus surrendered to the will of the Father in Gethsemane, so we should daily surrender our lives to His will and His way.

Praise lifts our spirits, strengthens our faith, and reminds us how AWESOME our God really is. When we remember how great God is, our problems seem small by comparison. Let’s PRAISE!

One of the greatest lessons of leadership is that in order to lead others, you must first be able to lead yourself. This is also the proof of God’s Spirit in our lives! Self-control is actually the yielding of our lives to God’s control. It is seeking His mind, considering His values, and making His choices. This message wraps up our series by exploring what the fruit of self-control looks like in...

Gentleness is not weakness. It is the godly management of power! Most people with power use it for their own advantage. Some abuse it. This message will look at how we can live with the gentleness of Jesus, who used His power to honor God and help others.

Can God and others count on us? That’s the heart of the question in this message. Faithfulness is the quality that means that we are going to live up to what we say we will do. This message will look at how we measure our faithfulness and how we often, without meaning to, say one thing and then DO another. In a culture where promises mean little and commitments are easily broken; we’ll challenge o...

Goodness…what a great word! When Moses wanted to see God, the Lord said He was going to have His “goodness” pass in front of him. I wonder when we pass in front of people, do they sense His goodness as well? This message will look at what it means to be a “good” person. Someone whose presence reminds others of God!

Jesus was described as one who “went around doing good”. What a great insight into the heart and spirit of God! Kindness flows from The One who sees people with caring eyes and does GOOD THINGS for them…simply because HE CAN! This message will focus on the power of kindness and look at how we can let it flow through our lives as it did in the life of Jesus.

Patience. The word we love to hate. We all know we need it. We’re all aware we lack it. But it is one of the most beneficial of the fruits that God’s Spirit produces in us. And perhaps the greatest fruit those around us need!

There’s something powerful about a person at peace. We become immovable and unshakeable. It’s as though we live in a certainty about our future…because we DO! God’s peace guards us and steadies us.

Everyone wants to be happy. But few discover true JOY. Joy is the exhilarating feeling of well-being. But unlike simply being happy, joy is not dependent on the circumstances around us. True joy comes from WITHIN us!

Jesus said that all the commandments in scripture were based on loving God and loving people. This message will focus on what that kind of love looks like…love that truly flows from the Heart of God to us, and then through us, to the world around us.

The heart is the wellspring of life. What we allow into our hearts will flow out from our hearts. This message will encourage you toward spiritual reflection, healing, and intentionality in what we allow into our hearts.

This message challenges believers to stop living divided between the old life and the new life. In Jesus, we are invited to live fully surrendered, fully alive, and fully free.

Jesus didn't perform a miracle to make Peter a better fisherman. He did it to set the stage to make Peter a "fisher of men." God has a higher calling for all of us. He wants to work through us to transform the world.