God Centered Life

The story of the lame man asking for money yet receiving healing from Peter is important for us today. We live in a time when Jesus' name and who he is has been trivialized. But Josh Moody says that this passage shows the real power of the name of Jesus. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1417/29 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/a...

Paul urges his readers to keep worship easy for outsiders to understand. Today, worship can be very divisive or divine. Worship is all about God, but in some people's minds it has been reduced to the level of furniture placement preference. Josh Moody explains what God teaches about worship. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1417/29 Learn more about your...

Having a biblical church is the real way to have church growth. Josh Moody talks about "doing church right." To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1417/29 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

What is it that makes us put out the Spirit's fire? Perhaps is it sin? A particular area in our life that needs to be dealt with? Lethargywhen we don't want to be bothered with things? Josh Moody teaches us more about the Spirit. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1417/29 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

What we have here is an encouragement to be honest with God when facing opposition. Very often, people find it hard to pray in difficult times because they feel they have to say nice things to God. But God wants us to pray with authenticity and tell Him how we feel from our heart. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1417/29 Learn more about your ad choices....

Western Christianity often fails in communication with our culture today. When we say "God," they say "don't tell me what to do." When we say "Jesus," they hear "crusade." When we say "church," they say "not my party!" Josh Moody explains more about outreach. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1417/29 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices....

If you go into any school today, you will find difficulties with discipline because there is no buy-in to authority. Authority itself is seen to be wrong because we see ourselves as innately good. While we are special and made in the image of God, we are marred. Learn more from Josh Moody. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1417/29 Learn more about your ad...

Sometimes we expect God to interact with us like a GPS. We expect clear directions from the divine to turn left in 50 meters. But we need our understanding of guidance to be rooted in God's Word. This passage in Acts will show us more. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1417/29 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Often people think of being empowered by the Spirit as like plugging into electricity. But really, being empowered by the Spirit is more like the sudden shift in mood when a person of assurance walks into a room and we feel empowered by his or her presence. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1417/29 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.co...

We are asked to be missionaries in our own backyards, and yet we struggle to do so. Remember, the disciples were fishermen and tax collectorsthey were not the elite; they were everyday folks that God used to turn the world upside-down. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1417/29 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Adversity reveals what we really believe. Do we have faith in God despite our immediate circumstances? During testing we can be reminded that God is reliable, which can be very encouraging for us. Nehemiah experienced this too. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1417/29 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Apostle Paul says that we should stand against the schemes of the devil. This takes confidence and courage when you think about all those Goliaths out thereculture, family challenges, and more. But our victory is already won! To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1417/29 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As the world gets more confused, and the media gets more convoluted, it is increasingly significant that we know what we believe. The power of the spirit through the gospel is what gives us our armor. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1417/29 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Master's master principle of leadership is service. Jesus' lordship must shape our daily lives, and his lordship is a servant lordship. So we serve one another, and the power to do this does not come from ourselves. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1417/29 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We are free. It's counterintuitive, but important. Our freedom is guaranteed by Jesus' lordship. Today we look to apply the practical guidelines from Ephesians 6 and also address the controversy found here. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1417/29 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We continue to talk about marriage as it relates to the church. There are many issues revolving around marriage, but there are principles we can apply. Josh Moody discusses these today. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1417/29 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In Scripture, God used a wandering nomad (Abraham), a convicted murderer (Moses), an adulterer (David), and a religious terrorist (Paul). But God had to do some work on them to move them in the right direction and help them use their passions in the right way. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1417/29 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices...

The mystery of marriage is not only a social convention, but also about Christ and the church. Today we talk about submission and how Jesus relates to the church in love. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1417/29 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In his letter to the Ephesians, the Apostle Paul has been saying that we have a position in the heavenly places. Now he urges us to pick up the pace and walk in a certain wayto imitate God. How do we do that? To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1417/29 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The irony used by Jesus here is thick. The Laodiceans had a medical college that specialized in ophthalmology. So Jesus says they need, "salve to anoint your eyes, so that you may see." If we understand the background information, it shows us the real impact. We get to the application for ourselves through understanding it's original intention. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://...

This last letter in Revelation is the most potent and powerful. The lukewarm church at Laodicea parallels us when we keep God at arms's length. There is so much resonance here for us today. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1417/29 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jesus is saying that this spiritual, principled commitment to the Word works, in practice. The church in Philadelphia had held on to the Word, and he was going to hold onto them. We've got to center our lives on God and his Word rather than reaching for what we think is most pragmatic. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1417/29 Learn more about your ad cho...

The Bible stands against the myth of human divinity. We are not infinite; we are mortal. We have limits; we have failures. We tend to think that we are the be-all and end-all of life, and yet when we really center our lives on God, then we find true fulfillment. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1417/29 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoic...

The church in Philadelphia looked successful but was lacking beauty and meaning and higher connection. We need to have a better way of assessing ministry than simply whether it makes money and gets more people in the door. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1417/29 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The trouble with the church at Sardis was that they were resting on their works. They thought these works were enough and they were proud of them. In the letter, Jesus tells them what the real problem is and how to fix it. It's a deep and powerful passage. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1417/29 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com...