Meadows Church

What you BELIEVE or DON'T BELIEVE will determine the way you LIVE. "Doubting" Thomas gets a bad rap, even though he was more like "Unbelieving" Thomas than anything. How did he become "Trusting" Thomas? How did his doubt or unbelief lead to questions that led to answers? We are all living by faith in some way. The question is, what is the OBJECT of that faith? Maybe today, you need to go from beli...

What are you putting BEFORE God? ANYTHING YOU PUT BEFORE GOD WILL KEEP YOU FROM GOD. God will speak to you oftentimes in the most mundane situations, when you’re just doing what you’re supposed to do when you’re supposed to do it. God’s not evaluating your potential, He evaluates your OBEDIENCE! If you can explain everything that God’s doing in your life, then God’s not doing it. This message on t...

YOUR OUTLOOK DETERMINES YOUR OUTCOME. What you think and speak about your situation MATTERS! The Israelites had just been delivered out of slavery, but they forgot about God's promise. It’s hard to walk into God’s promise when you never really believed it in the first place. Today is the day to not only step out of the darkness but step INTO God's promises for you! God will always generously provi...

We need to stop focusing on what WE can't do and start focusing on what God CAN do! It took a lot for God to get Moses to live out his purpose. Moses pleaded and protested with God, claiming he wasn't able, the circumstances weren't right, and that others might be more qualified. The reality is, God doesn't call the qualified, he qualifies those he calls! You have a unique purpose. The question is...

Faith is trusting what God said before seeing what God does. Real faith isn’t perfect, it's faith in a perfect God.. It’s okay to DOUBT! Just don’t live there. God gave Abram and Sarai a crazy promise, one that took decades to come to pass, and that promise has been unfolding ever since. What are you doubting today? What promise or dream have you given up on? We don’t hold the future but we know t...

How can you grow spiritually? Spiritual growth requires intentionality, effort, and time. Don’t let excuses stop you from living out the great purpose that God has for you! Pastor Monte preaches a message about how God is FOR the more that he has for you. If your life feels “easy” right now, you aren’t living your God-given purpose. We want to do life together with you! We want to help walk with y...

SPOILER ALERT - Jesus is FOR you. Jesus is for the lost. Maybe you’re feeling lost right now. Maybe you feel like you’ve wasted the opportunities God has given you. Maybe you don’t feel worthy of his grace. Maybe you feel unworthy of his love and forgiveness. Press into this message today. You are someone Jesus died for. You are someone whose value is never lost to the Father. You are someone the...

WE DON’T SEEK GOD BECAUSE WE NEED SOMETHING FROM HIM; WE SEEK GOD BECAUSE WE NEED HIM. If you’re serious about pursuing God’s healing, he’ll meet you where you’re at, but your desire for healing has to be greater than your disability. How often do we enjoy the gifts we’ve been given without worshiping the gift-giver. How often do we pray and ask for things but we forget to praise God for the great...

We need to focus less on being RIGHT and more on being RIGHTEOUS. Truth doesn’t come from our feelings, it comes from the father. We have to stop looking down on others and telling them what we’re against and start looking UP to Jesus and showing others who we are FOR! How easy it is to minimize our own faults and magnify what others have done. We all need to repent, and repentance begins with adm...

If we don’t teach our children to follow Christ, the world will teach them not to. Jesus Christ is FOR the next generation. It’s so crucial that we set the best example possible. How can we do that? Pastor Monte unpacks not only WHY it’s important that we are for the next generation, but HOW we can make an impact and show them why they should live for Jesus. We need to pour into the next generatio...

Hope is NEVER absent when God is present! Do you need HOPE today? You’ve come to the right place. Jesus Christ is our living hope, and if there is hope for the subject of today’s message, there is absolutely hope for you! Jesus is not afraid of your mess. The question is — are you willing to invite him into your story? Let him change your life today! www.meadows.church

God has prepared the way for you! John the baptizer prepared the way for Jesus in his ministry on earth, and God is preparing you for something today! Maybe specifically, your next action as a follower is to get baptized. What does that mean? What is baptism a symbol of? Is baptism for everybody? BAPTISM shows that I have turned from my sins and turned to my God for forgiveness. Are you convicted?...

YOU have a unique purpose! We want to help you discover what it is. There are four questions that will help you determine what God has planned for your life. Today is the day to step in! Risk will eventually be required. Courage will eventually be required. You will have to say no to some good things to say yes to GREAT things! Don't let fear prevent you from stepping into your purpose! www.meadow...

Discipleship is long obedience in the same direction, and the result is always multiplication. We took a look in Pt. 1 of "Go and Make Disciples" at three out of five values of the discipleship process at Meadows Church. 1 – THE PROCESS IS SIMPLE. 2 – THE CURRICULUM IS THE BIBLE 3 – THE TEACHER IS THE HOLY SPIRIT This message will take a look at the FOCUS and the RESULT of discipleship. We believe...

If you are a follower of Jesus, you are a saint. You are a disciple. And you are called to go and make disciples. Even if you’re not a follower of Jesus right now, lean into this message. The church is not about weekly attendance. It’s not about a pastor ministering to the body. It’s about the body ministering to the body and multiplying! How do we truly follow Jesus’ instructions to make disciple...

Jesus said that we are supposed to go and make disciples, but what does that mean? What does it look like? Disciple-making is INTENTIONAL relationships with Jesus at the center. To kick off the brand new series LIVING on PURPOSE, Pastor Monte walks us through some vision for what disciple-making is going to look like at Meadows Church. Do you struggle understanding what your God-given purpose is?...

YOUR PRAYERS UNLOCK GOD’S PROMISES All of God's promises are true and he is faithful, but how many promises do we miss out on? We've got to learn to talk to Jesus in the chaos. When things aren't going the way we want them to, when life is hard, when we feel like everything is falling apart -- talk to Jesus. Pray. When Jesus told his disciples they were going to the other side of the sea, he never...

Do Not Forfeit Your Future because you are not willing to Persevere in the Present! What does it mean to be patient? One decision can truly change everything. Are you listening to the Holy Spirit or yourself? Pastor Casey brings a message on the fruit of the Spirit 'patience', and we all know this is easy to lose! God is faithful. His promises are true. He will never leave you or forsake you. Trus...

Your joy today is based on your security forever. Happiness is based on happenings, but JOY is based on JESUS! In Acts 16, we see an example of true joy not based on circumstances, but security. Paul and Silas begin worshiping in prison, and their chains fall off as they praise God! You can experience this same freedom today! Happy Independence Day! www.meadows.church

You can’t just say NO to the wrong thing, you must replace it by saying YES to the right thing. What is self-control? It's a fruit of the Holy Spirit, but what does having self control look like? It's not really about what WE can control, but the choice we make to let the Spirit have control! How do we do that? This message from the sermon series Fruit of the Spirit will give you practical ways to...

Surrender is not giving God *something* it’s giving God EVERYTHING! Jesus did not come to earth to prove that he was right, he came to make an eternal difference. Time and time again, Jesus proved that it's not about what you declare, it's what you demonstrate that really matters to the heart of God. What does that look like in the fruit of the Spirit? Pastor Monte takes us through the story of th...

YOUR LOVE FOR GOD IS DEMONSTRATED BY YOUR LOVE FOR OTHERS 💚 What is the Fruit of the Spirit? Why is it so important? The world has a lot of different definitions of love. What does God's Word say? Real love requires a response. If we've got the Holy Spirit living in us, we need to see fruit. Pastor Monte gives us the first message in the brand-new Summer sermon series Fruit of the Spirit! www.mea...

When you’re under the influence of the Holy Spirit, you will think, talk, and act differently. The Holy Spirit compels you to do things you would otherwise not do. In fact, the Holy Spirit gives you the supernatural ability to do things that without Him, you CAN'T do! Are you filled with the Holy Spirit? Are you under the influence? Lean in, this message is for YOU today! www.meadows.church

YOUR GIFT IS NOT FOR YOU, IT’S TO HELP OTHERS If you’re a follower of Jesus, you’ve been given gifts by the Holy Spirit. What are those gifts? How do you know which one(s) you may have? Pastor Monte walks us through a few passages in Scripture talking about Spiritual gifts and how they are not signs of spiritual maturity or limited to certain people. You’ve been given everything you NEED to accomp...

If we want to live a full LIFE, we need to be FULL of the Holy Spirit! The spirit is willing, but the body is weak. How do we live and walk in step with the Holy Spirit? How do we access the power of the Holy Spirit? Pastor Casey joins the Meadows family during the Ghost Stories series for an incredible message on the Holy Spirit and how we can often forget that we have access to the One with UNLI...