Christ is Life Podcast

In Acts 21, Paul lives out his New Covenant teaching on the weaker brother and giving up Christian freedom to maintain unity and reach more people with the gospel. CONNECT WITH US Are you new to Colonial Hills? Go to https://www.colonialhills.com/im-new/ Want to Discover LIFE in Christ? Go to https://www.colonialhills.com/.../discover-life-in-christ/ Want to share a Prayer Request? Go to https://w...

The freedom we experience as Americans is an incredible blessing, but as good as those freedoms are, they pale in comparison to the freedom we can experience through Christ!  In this short sermon, Pastor Jason shares the simple gospel message that allows us to experience ultimate freedom now and forevermore! CONNECT WITH US Are you new to Colonial Hills?  Go to https://www.colonialhills.com/im-new...

As Paul meets with the elders at Ephesus for his last words to them, he declares that his only aim is to finish the race and complete the task Jesus has given him.  He charges the elders to guard the gospel of grace against those who will distort the truth. CONNECT WITH US Are you new to Colonial Hills? Go to https://www.colonialhills.com/im-new/ Want to Discover LIFE in Christ? Go to https://www....

As Paul continues his missionary journey in Acts 20, we see the Spirit use him to encourage (parakaleo) other believers.  Life in the Spirit means that He will use us to encourage and build others up in the body of Christ! CONNECT WITH US Are you new to Colonial Hills? Go to https://www.colonialhills.com/im-new/ Want to Discover LIFE in Christ? Go to https://www.colonialhills.com/.../discover-life...

The church in Ephesus was impacting the culture around them as their actions and habits changed and they declared new allegiances.  As a result, Paul encountered a riot and mob, but the Lord protected him and he continued on his 3rd missionary journey. CONNECT WITH US Are you new to Colonial Hills? Go to https://www.colonialhills.com/im-new/ Want to Discover LIFE in Christ? Go to https://www.colon...

As Paul begins his 3rd missionary journey, he arrives in Ephesus where John the Baptist's disciples receive the Holy Spirit, the gospel spreads throughout the province of Asia, and people turn from sorcery to Jesus. CONNECT WITH US Are you new to Colonial Hills? Go to https://www.colonialhills.com/im-new/ Want to Discover LIFE in Christ? Go to https://www.colonialhills.com/.../discover-life-in-chr...

As Paul enters Corinth on his 2nd missionary journey, we discover that Paul is afraid.  He is experiencing great fear and trembling, but the Lord provides community for Paul and also appears to him in a vision to encourage him to keep going. CONNECT WITH US Are you new to Colonial Hills? Go to https://www.colonialhills.com/im-new/ Want to Discover LIFE in Christ? Go to https://www.colonialhills.co...

In Athens, Paul is greatly distressed to see all of the idol worship.  The enemy  still uses idol worship today to keep many from believing in Jesus, but he also uses idols to keep believers from experiencing Life in the Spirit.  He lures us to fall for the counterfeit life found in the idols of pleasure, money, sex, politics, religion, fame, and success; but idols always fall short of delivering...

How are we supposed to react when we are presented with new information, new ideas, or new truths?  Well, the Bereans in Acts 17, receive the gospel message from Paul with eagerness and examined the Scriptures to see if it was true.  As a result, they saw that it was in fact true, put their faith in Jesus for salvation, and their lives were changed forever.  As we live Life in the Spirit today, He...

In Acts 16, Paul and Silas are thrown in jail for helping free a woman trapped in slavery and in bondage to evil.  While suffering, they pray, sing, and share the gospel with a jailer whose entire household comes to believe in Christ as their Savior.  Life in the Spirit means He will use our suffering to lead others to His grace. CONNECT WITH US Are you new to Colonial Hills? Go to https://www.col...

Life in the Spirit means He will use each one of us in the advancement of His Kingdom.  In Acts 15:36-16:15, we see the Spirit work through Paul, Barnabas, Silas, John Mark, Luke, Timothy, and Lydia.  All were in different walks of life, and the Lord called them into His Kingdom work.  He does the same in and through us today.   CONNECT WITH US Are you new to Colonial Hills? Go to https://www.colo...

In Acts 15, we see the gospel of grace come under fire as some try to claim that circumcision and keeping the law of Moses are requirements for salvation.  However, the church at Jerusalem affirms that salvation is by grace alone through faith alone in Christ alone.  The "Jesus plus" gospel is still alive today, and we must guard against the drift towards self-justification. CONNECT WITH US Are yo...

Two of the biggest obstacles to the gospel of grace are religion and idolatry.  We see both of these in Acts 14 as Paul and Barnabas face many hardships to ensure that the gospel is spread and no one misses out on the grace of God.  Life in the Spirit means that we as the church will face hardships today as we encounter opposition to the message of grace. CONNECT WITH US Are you new to Colonial Hi...

What does the resurrection of Jesus have to do with us today?  Everything!  The same resurrection power that raised Jesus from the dead is in you and works through you if you have placed your faith in Jesus for salvation.  As we bring our situations and circumstances into our union with Christ and under His rule, domain, and authority, He works resurrection power in them for our good and His glory...

As Paul shares his first recorded sermon in Pisidian Antioch, he shows us that God is writing one big redemptive story throughout history.  Through faith in Jesus, we experience that redemption and become active participants in the story He is still writing today! CONNECT WITH US Are you new to Colonial Hills? Go to https://www.colonialhills.com/im-new/ Want to Discover LIFE in Christ? Go to https...

In Acts 13, the church at Antioch set apart Paul and Barnabas, laid hands on them, prayed over them, and sent them out on mission under the direction and empowerment of the Holy Spirit.  Life in the Spirit for us today means that the Spirit will send us out on mission as well.  Sometimes that may be to other parts of the world, but often times it will be into our own spheres of life to love, serve...

In Luke 10, we see Jesus send out the seventy-two to minister to people's needs and share the gospel.  He still does the same thing today. As we look back and celebrate what Jesus did through our students at Mission Arlington over Spring Break, we also look forward to the way He sends us out here in the Tyler community to do the same thing. CONNECT WITH US Are you new to Colonial Hills? Go to http...

In Acts 12, we see the church being persecuted and King Herod killing James and throwing Peter in prison.  Yet God remains in control and supernaturally breaks Peter out, brings justice on King Herod, and the church continued to spread and flourish. CONNECT WITH US Are you new to Colonial Hills? Go to https://www.colonialhills.com/im-new/ Want to Discover LIFE in Christ? Go to https://www.colonial...

The birth of the church at Antioch reveals the diversity of the church with both Gentiles and Jews coming together. The Spirit led to a culture of discipleship and mission.  This has much application for us as the church today as we live life in the Spirit! CONNECT WITH US Are you new to Colonial Hills? Go to https://www.colonialhills.com/im-new/ Want to Discover LIFE in Christ? Go to https://www....

In Acts 10-11 we see that Life in the Spirit means there is no room for racism or prejudice in the church.  Jesus' finished work on the cross breaks down the hostility and barriers between people groups, and all people, from all nations, are welcomed into the family of God through faith in Jesus Christ. CONNECT WITH US Are you new to Colonial Hills? Go to https://www.colonialhills.com/im-new/ Want...

In Acts 10, God reveals to Peter some false beliefs that he's been carrying as a new creation in Christ.  God shows him that even the food laws were fulfilled in Christ and that the gospel is open to Gentiles.  What false beliefs are you carrying that God is trying to change your mind about? CONNECT WITH US Are you new to Colonial Hills? Go to https://www.colonialhills.com/im-new/ Want to Discover...

Life in the Spirit meant a life full of good works and acts of charity for Tabitha (Dorcas), and as we live dependently upon the Spirit, Jesus will produce good works (fruit) through us as the church today. He is the Vine and works through us as the branches to produce His Kingdom work. CONNECT WITH US Are you new to Colonial Hills? Go to https://www.colonialhills.com/im-new/ Want to Discover LIFE...

Acts 9 reveals one of the most unexpected conversions in the first century.  Saul goes from persecuting people who believed in Jesus to passionately telling people to believe in Jesus for salvation.  It doesn't matter who you are, where you've been, or what you've done, you are not too far from the grace of God. CONNECT WITH US Are you new to Colonial Hills? Go to https://www.colonialhills.com/im-...

In Acts 8:26-40, the Spirit leads Philip to travel over 100 miles to share the gospel with one man, an Ethiopian eunuch.  God cares about the individual.  He is the God who will leave the 99 in search of the one.  For us today, the Spirit will sometimes lead us to share the gospel even with strangers we encounter.  Our role is to listen, trust, and obey. CONNECT WITH US Are you new to Colonial Hil...

Sometimes, sharing our faith with those who are so different from us can seem so daunting.  In Acts 8, we see the Spirit empower Philip to share the gospel with the Samaritans who were despised by the Jewish people at the time.  As we live Life in the Spirit today, He will also provide what we need when prompted by Him to share the good news with those who are who might seem so unlikely to respond...