The Serving Church Podcast

What stops a heart of repentance? A hardened heart. We consider what is a hardened heart, as it is mentioned throughout scripture. How do we soften a hardened heart and how do we prevent it from coming on? We answer these questions and more this week in our sermon. As always, thanks for tuning in and let us know if you have any questions at theservingchurchdallas@gmail.com. Thanks and have a great...

Repentance is one of the themes of the Bible. The prophets, John the Baptist and even Jesus speak about repentance often. What is repentance? It has negative connotations and many don't believe it is necessary. We are at a time where people have a hardened heart that stops repentance. How do we cultivate a heart of repentance so that we allow space for God to operate? As always, thanks for tun...

What is sin? Jesus has died so we can have victory over it and the more clearly we can define it, the more likely we can overcome in Jesus' name! This week, we look at what sin is and the wages of sin. How does death come into our lives because of sin? Jesus has come to give us life and to help us move away from all of the consequences of sin, so we learn how to find victory. As always, thanks...

One of the greatest things a believer can do is to follow the Lord exactly where he calls of them. To find our purpose and to live in the Will of the Lord is the greatest offering we can give the Lord. One of the difficulties of living in the Will of God is waiting on the Timing of the Lord. The Lord has a time and the difficulty is waiting on that. Abraham had to wait, Joseph had to wait and even...

What does it look like to be content in the Lord? In a time where the things of God can satisfy us more than God, our prayer is that we find contentment in the Lord. We consider the story of Jericho and how the people teach us contentment in the Lord. We unpack the story to learn so that we can see many walls of Jericho fall in our life. As always, thanks for tuning in. If you have any questions o...

Walking in faith is one of the hardest things for a believer. Walking in faith requires walking without our physical sight. Pr. Steve reminds us of the power of faith and persevering even in the moments that we do not see. This message prompts our faith and our hope in the Lord. You sure to be encouraged. If you have any prayer requests or questions, please reach us at theservingchurchdallas@gmail...

As a church, we are focusing on the habits of our lives. Many people are looking for deep revelation of the Lord, but the simple things done day by day is how a life changes. As we consider the trajectory of our church, we consider how we will place a great emphasis on our habits and accountability with those habits that we decide. We want to move closer to his image in intentionality and the fear...

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We are considering the difficulty of the Christian journey. We talked about how we are are called to sacrifice and walk alone the last 2 weeks. This week, we consider the difficulty of waiting on the Lord. When the Lord gives a promise, it isn't fulfilled in our time. People throughout scripture waited for different times for the promise of God. Some believe Noah waited over 40 years for the fulfi...

Throughout the Bible, as people drew near to the Lord, the more isolated their lives became. Noah, David, and even Jesus went through seasons of being alone. This seems difficult because being alone can be one of the hardest experiences of being a human, but still God allows it for different reasons. Why does God do this? This week, we consider this question. Our prayer is that this sermon strengt...

Bold Claim: We can make Christianity into what we want it to be. Many people throughout the Bible have made their relationship with God into what the wanted it to be. From the time of Cain and Abel, to the time of the Pharisees, people have hijacked what God intended. This may be true even of us. And one thing you recognize is that God hates when we make something he has intended Holy into somethi...

The great thing about the Lord is that we get as much of the Lord as we would like or as little. A theme throughout scripture is that God moves when people are eager for him. He calls us to seek him with all of our heart. He loved David's deep longing for him. Even the account of those who were healed in Jesus' times were those who deeply longed for a move of God. So how do we proceed forward? How...

As we continue the series on the vision of our church, we consider the commonalities between the 3 pillars of the church. In considering the commonalities, we see that all 3 pillars are things that we have in our control (having heaven in our homes, seeking God and aiming to look like Jesus). Many times, we can get overwhelmed by things we cannot control. Problems, other people, past failures and...

In the midst of the chaos of this life, the Lord is offering us peace. Peace is a gift of righteousness and right standing with God. Peace is a gift directly from God. In the midst of everything we go through in life, there should be a peace in every believer. How do we house this peace? What is this peace truly? We would love to teach you and equip you to walk in that peace in your life. As alway...

As we look at the vision of the church, we consider any commonalities. We see that the vision of the church begins in the dark. When no one is looking and in areas that seem overwhelming, we pray that every member begins to fight the battle. Winning the battle of the dark has always been a message throughout the Bible. God showed us this in creation and Jesus shows us this in his life. As we consi...

We as a church hope to have an insatiable desire to look more like Jesus. As many can casually approach the Lord, we want to be a group that seeks him with all of us. Jesus is looking for a people on fire for Him. But how can we develop an insatiable desire to look like him? As hunger is developed physically by developing habits of eating, we want to encourage the same for our spiritual life. The...

As God continues to guide us towards the vision of the church, we emphasize the importance of having heaven in our homes. Many times, we value and put great importance into the mission fields, as we should. We pray, we prepare and we plan in preparation. We want to also encourage believers to see their homes as mission fields where they can bring the gospel and the fullness of Jesus. The same work...

We as a people should have a desire to experience God fully. Churches have lost an eagerness for the Lord and we hope as a church that there are tangible experiences with God as we see in the scriptures, but for that to occur, what is required of us? We contrast the story of The Tower of Babel with the Day of Pentecost to see what was required for a group to experience God in his fullness. Our hop...

Burli Johnson shares about the heart of the Father for us that we would be bondservants of the Lord. What does that even mean? We look through different passages and consider how true salvation goes from simple proclamations of faith, to true life change that requires an identity shift. No longer are we identified by ourselves, but we are identified by our master. This convicting word will help gi...

Daniel made a bold decision to not eat the food offered to the idols. This could have led to his death, but he chose to take a stand. We as believers have lost this separation with the world. Everything is so permissive today that there is no difference between a believer and a Christian. Daniel showed us the value of holiness and how it led to his self-worth and boldness. We consider today in wha...

Developing our self worth is a journey with the Lord. The enemy offers different temptations to draw us away and lose our self-worth. Finding our identity in external success and power is one of the chief ways. We considered how the Babylonians offered success and power to the boys (Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego) to slowly make them change their priorities and values. It is the same thing the ene...

Finding self-worth begins in the secret place. Babylon did everything to pervert Daniel and his friends. One of the chief ways was by educating them in the ways of the Babylonian literature. Slowly, they hoped to change their mindsets. Daniel was able to overcome. The enemy continues that same tactic and tries to pervert our education and thinking. False ideas and poor teaching has crept into the...

Having self worth is one of the hardest things for people to learn. We know the truths of God, which say that we have value and that we are loved, but to feel value inside of yourself can be difficult. How do we even begin that process? We look at the life of Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego as they had enough self-worth to stand up to the king. Where did that come from? It came from the secret plac...

In our journey to finding healing from a fear of man, we consider that true liberation from fear of man begins in having self-worth. Many people struggle with self-worth, even though they have heard the truths of the scriptures. They know they are fearfully and wonderfully made and that they are God's handiwork, but still feel a low sense of self when someone can say something different. How do we...

We are continuing our series on healing. As we heal, the hope is that we can be a light and healing to others. This week, we consider finding healing from a fear of mankind (need for approval). Some people are so terrified by people that they do not walk in what God has called of them. They are more afraid of mankind than they are of God. We consider how we overcome a fear of mankind through the l...