Beacon Church Podcast

1 John 5 tells us that God is light and in Him there is no darkness.   When we walk in the light, who we are will be revealed and we’ll have true fellowship with each other. Our relationship with one another is a diagnostic of our relationship with God. All sham is ended in the presence of Christ. Let's remove the masks and end sham. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out informat...

Humanity can stink it up! There are two types of rebellion: 1) Sinful attitude towards God 2) Sinful actions towards others Hebrews 3 & 4 guides us to combat sin inclination by seeking encouragement through accountability.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Friendship without sacrifice is dead! How do we craft a spiritual family that will meet our needs and serve others well? Draw battle lines between humility and selfishness How do we practice Humility? 1. Give of our time...Jesus didn’t have to sacrifice anything for me. He chose the path of humility.   2. Sacrifice our money Friendship without deeds is DEAD! See acast.com/privacy fo...

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Ephesians 2:12 tells us that Jesus destroys the sin that estranged us. - We are brought back by the blood of Jesus. He exchanged our estrangement for His - “In Christ Jesus” - as we enter into relationship, we enter His realm...we are together and relate under His authority to create a new humanity. Destroying sins that divides us...He is knitting us together into a family. We get t...

In this episode, Chris introduces the awkward and essential challenges of Christian Community. Psalm 133 speaks about how when we live together in unity, we experience the Lord's blessing, Life Forevermore. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Types of Doubt * Rebellious Doubt * Doubt of Disappointment  * Doubt from Distance * Fear of Commitment Doubt * Intellectual Doubt * Fake Intellectual Doubt See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Colossians call us to SEEK the things above and SET our hearts and minds on things above and not on earthly things. Our thoughts are not to be set reactively by what is happening around us, they are to be set proactively to the things above. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Why are we so easily offended or irritated by others? When dealing with others, Colossians 1 & 2 calls us to: 1. Remember Our Salvation and Forgiveness. 2. Give Compassion and Patience 3. Decide to "suffer" for the sake of others. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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We get stuck in work in many ways: Stuck by the Money Stuck in the Busy Stuck in the Ethics Stuck without Meaning Stuck in the Failures Colossians 3 gives us insights on how to get unstuck See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Shame can occur for: things we've done, things done to us or things and simply are. Colossians 2 declares how Christ deals with our shame as He shares our fullness, bears our defects and tames our shame. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Our marriages can become STUCK through neglect and resentment. Colossians 3 instructs us to have Christ as the center to kill old patterns and practice His virtues...the result: new life and vitality in our marriages. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In Colossians 3, Paul addresses the household codes of submission and love...are they culturally conditional or are they transcendent? The answer is found when Christ is the center of our marriages. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

We are invited to look at 1 Peter 2 as Peter calls us to live as missionaries and to submit to God in areas that can be challenging: Politics, Work and Marriage.   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Robert teaches about the story of Jonah and the Giant Fish...but maybe not in the way you may have heard before...lean in!  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Who are you? What occupies your time? 1 Corinthians 12 tells us that: every person is uniquely gifted by God and every person is equally important to God's work. There is power in working as 'one' being empowered by the ONE. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In Ephesians 4, Paul talks about the fact that we are one church with many parts...this transcends time and space. Everyone of us has been given gifts to serve others. What is your gift? How will you serve? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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Chris talks about how we were created to have an impact in this world...but first we must be consecrated. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Robert kicks off the series GO referencing a thread that runs from Genesis to Revelations...where God sends us to fill the earth with His image. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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In this episode, Robert Kelly reviews Part 1 of a 2-part sermon that summarizes The Difference That Jesus Makes Series with Matthew 7. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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