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In this sermon audio, we continued our teaching series through Colossians by looking at how we are to walk in Jesus from Colossians 2:6-15. Just as we need to learn to walk both physically, we must learn to walk spiritually.    We learned.... 1) Walking with Jesus involves grounding and growing in Jesus  2) Walking with Jesus involves awareness of distractions away from Jesus  3) Walking with Jesu...

In this Sunday sermon, we continued our teaching series through Colossians by looking at how we find our purpose in making Jesus known from Colossians 1:24-2:5.  We learned.... 1) Making Jesus known gives meaning to suffering 2) Making Jesus known gives purposes to our labor 3) Making Jesus known gives joy in our successes  We are a church in Abingdon, Maryland that has church gatherings every Sun...

In this sermon, we continued in our teaching series through Colossians by looking at how Jesus is Lord over everything from Colossians 1:15-23.  We learned.... 1) Jesus is Lord over the whole universe 2) Jesus is Lord over his Church 3) Jesus is Lord over our own redemption  We are a church in Abingdon, Maryland that has church gatherings every Sunday at 10:00AM at Abingdon Elementary School (399...

In this sermon we continued our teaching series through Colossians by looking at how Paul prays for this church find and follow God's will. Finding God's will is not a an obsession with a specific specific bullseye, but rather it is seeking a general direction to point our lives as we walk worth of Christ and aim at pleasing God.  We learned truths about God's will.... 1) God's...

In this Sunday sermon video, we kicked off an 11 week teaching series through the book of Colossians: Only & Always Jesus. In this first week, we looked at how the church is a family from Colossians 1:1-8.    We learned three distinct characteristics of God's family..... 1) We are a family by and because of God 2) We are a family built on gratitude  3) We are a family on a mission    We a...

In this sermon audio, Pastor Phil finished up our series on "Habits of a Healthy Soul." For the last 10 Sundays, we have been examining what it means to care for our souls and the practices that help us maintaining spiritual health. In this final sermon, we look at Philippians 2:12-18 and how a reminder of eternality changes our daily moments.  We learned three reminders for an eternal p...

In this sermon audio, Jordan looked at Mark 5:1-20 where we find the story of a demon processed man who encounters Jesus and is radically transformed.  We learned..... 1) We are lost without Jesus 2) We find healing in Jesus  3) We are to live in Jesus We are a church in Abingdon, Maryland that has church gatherings every Sunday at 10:00AM at Abingdon Elementary School (399 Singer Road).  www.myco...

In this sermon audio, Pastor Phil continues in our sermon series on Habits of a Healthy Soul by looking at the habit of spiritual growth from 2 Peter 1:3-11.  We learned..... 1) Growth uniquely displays God's Power 2) Growth increases our Kingdom usefulness 3) Growth helps protect us from stumbling A healthy soul is a growing soul.  We are a church in Abingdon, Maryland that has church gather...

In this sermon, Pastor Phil continues in our sermon series on Habits of a Healthy Soul by looking at the habit of stewardship. A healthy soul has a healthy relationship with money and the stuff in our lives.    We learned..... 1) We must invest in what matters 2) We must align our hearts to God's Kingdom values 3) We must decide who we follow   A healthy soul lives open handed with the gifts...

In this episode, Pastor Phil jumped back into our sermon series on Habits of a Healthy Soul by looking at the habit of mission. God has created us all for purpose and mission and healthy spirituality will be active in that calling.  We learned..... 1) Commit to purposeful going 2) Focus on making disciples  3) Rely on the power of Jesus A healthy soul doesn’t just sit in contemplation but is on th...

In this podcast episode we take three more questions from the church on Soul Care.  Question 1- How do you know if you have a healthy soul? Question 2 - How do you teach your children soul care? Question 3 - What if you don't seem to  see change in your soul?  www.myconnectingchurch.org

In this podcast episode we take three questions from the church on Soul Care.  Question 1 - How do maintain boundaries that protect your soul, but still follow Jesus' command to love our neighbors.  Question 2 - How do we follow the guidance of the Holy Spirit rather than our self? Question 3 - How do we push against the "hustle" mentality to prioritize caring for our souls? www.myc...

In this sermon audio, we looked at the choice of love on our souls as we continued our "Habits of a Healthy Soul" series. Jesus tells us in Mark 12:29-31 to love God with all our heart, soul, mind, and strength and to love our neighbors as ourselves. Love for a follower of Jesus is rooted in both obedience and worship of God. Loving God is just as much present as a commitment and rationa...

In this sermon audio, we looked at the impact of community on our souls as we continued our "Habits of a Healthy Soul" series. We looked at Galatians 6:1-2 and how a community helps us see our sin, guard our souls, restore us in our failings, and bear each other's burdens. God’s primary tool for refining and guarding your life is your church community.  This week was also our fifth...

In this sermon audio, we continue in our teaching series on "Habits of a Healthy Soul." For this week, the focus was on how a redemptive view of our past can help us abide more fully in Christ today. We looked at Paul's transformation recorded in 1 Corinthians 15:9-11 and how God called him from a Christian persecutor to a passionate missionary for Jesus. To have a healthy view of t...

In this sermon, we continued in our teaching series on Habits of a Healthy Soul by focusing on the habit of forgiveness. A lack of the habit of forgiveness is like carrying extra weight everywhere you go and into everything you do.  Pastor Phil preached on Ephesians 4:31-32 where we see sin traits that should be removed and healthy traits that should be embraced.  We learned… 1. Forgiveness preven...

In this week's sermon, we continued in our teaching series on Habits of a Healthy Soul. We focused on the habit of sorrow and how we can process our pain, disappointments, and sadness before God.  Pastor Phil preached on Matthew 26:36-46 and how Jesus experienced the overwhelming sorrow and weight of his approaching crucifixion.  We learned… 1. Sorrow is not necessarily sinful (Vs. 37) 2. Sor...

In this sermon audio, we focused on the habit or rest and how to combat the "hurried sickness" that faces most of our lives. Pastor Phil preached on Mark 4:35-41 and how Jesus modeled and taught on rest in the middle of a stormy trip across the Sea of Galilee.  “Hurry is the great enemy of spiritual life in our day “- John Ortburg We learned… 1. Rest can be found despite your circumstanc...