Awaken Church

Haggai calls us to consider our ways to ensure we are walking in the eternal, God-glorifying, purpose Jesus has set before us.

To close out the series, we will look at an amazing truth that supersedes all situations and circumstances. This truth allows us to be at peace and say it is well no matter what we may face.

Our lives should be lived in the rhythms God intended, and one of those rhythms is taking a sabbath. When we understand what the sabbath is, it helps us live lives that change how we relate to others and God.

For many of us, sadness is an emotion that we all have felt. But Psalm 13 gives us some practical and healthy ways we can walk through sadness.

Many of us believe in some myths when it comes to loneliness. But God has given us instructions on how to deal with our loneliness now and for eternity.

We all suffer from anxiety to some extent, and God's Word has something to say to us about our anxiety. While we can't control what we go through, we can choose what to think about, and God wants to walk with us in our anxiety.

Shame has a propensity to send one to self-isolation. The Good News is Jesus covers our shame while we were at enmity with Him and calls us to His table. He does this so that we might be mighty oaks of righteousness to participate in His work.

I'm not ok when I don't have a healthy understanding of fear. Fear of man paralyzes us, while fear of God sets us free.

Many Christians feel overwhelmed, as though we're drowning beneath a huge mass that we can't get out from under. It causes us to feel numb, exhausted, and burnt out. We may feel this way for many reasons, but there's only one way to escape it and prevent it; the Spirit of God.

The way that we see and spend money isn't as random as we might think. It can actually show us what's going on inside our hearts.

Greedy isn't a word we would use to describe ourselves. But if we aren't careful, it can easily creep into our lives. We need to go to God's Word and give ourselves a checkup to make sure we are living generous lives.

Parenting can feel overwhelming because of the pressure that we put on ourselves and our kids. But God has made it simple for us as we raise the children that He has given us.

Marriage is God's idea and it is designed to reflect His nature and relationship with us. When you look at the statistics of marriage, they are shocking. But if we apply the principles from Song of Solomon, we can increase our odds.

The average American only has one true friend. But one of the themes that run throughout the Bible is that of friendship. In this message, we will be walking through different verses looking at friendship.

Our culture will speak directly to us about our relationships. But if we are not grounded in God's Word and what He has to say about our relationships, they will suffer. God created relationships and it's important for us to look and see what He has to say about them.

What makes the Psalms so special? The psalms have a way of meeting us in the full spectrum of emotions we feel, and at the same time revealing deep spiritual truth. It’s this unique element that we want to look a little deeper into.

We all have seen or felt injustice. But when we see things through the eyes of God, our perspective can change.

As followers of Jesus, we should be able to wait well. However, sometimes we can get frustrated as we wait. Psalm 62 is a reminder for us on what do to in the waiting.

We all resonate with different Psalms and Psalm 51 makes the top ten of all time. But what gets David to the point where he had to write Psalm 51 and why does it resonate so much with us?

There are seasons in our lives where we go through difficult times and it can feel like we are against the world. David felt the same thing, but in his prayer in Psalm 3, we are reminded of the character of God and the presence of God.

In Exodus 32, we’re presented with a seemingly absurd scenario where the people of Israel, having witnessed mighty miracles and wonders by God as he rescued them from slavery in Egypt, decide to craft a golden cow and worship it instead. We’re going to pick this apart and figure out what really happened.

Noah was known as a righteous man and he even had favor in the eyes of the Lord. But that is not how his story ended. Even the most righteous still struggled with sin.

We take a look at the strange story of the witch of En-dor and draw out the deeper truths of what is going on. What we will discover is that the real heart of the story is often missed when we get distracted by the odd things that are happening.

There are some wild and crazy stories in the Bible. Some of those stories will make us stop and wonder why is it even in there. But when we dig more into what is going on, we will see truth behind every detail and every story.