Faith Alive Church - Sunday Message

Joshua Boyd People like to joke and say “don’t do what I do, do what I say” indicating that they are doing the opposite of what they are telling others to do.  That isn’t God-like. He always does what He says and says what He does.  Jesus fully followed His Father’s Words and actions.  Paul expected this too because He practiced it very well. He wrote to the church at Corinth, whose people were ac...

Joshua Boyd In the early days of the church, the disciples acted so much like Jesus that people started calling them by a new name:  Christian – little Christ or follower of Christ.  They were talking, acting and doing the same things that Jesus did.  And people noticed.   Acts 11:26 When he found him, he brought him back to Antioch. Both of them stayed there with the church for a full year, teach...

Joshua Boyd How To Have Successful Kids Parents, imaging that you are away on a trip talking to your kids on FaceTime or phone. There are things that you want done around the house before you get home so you give your kids instructions and expect them to carry them out. What you find when you return depends on how well you’ve trained your kids and how well they obey.  In order for the will of God...

Jordon Gilmore With increased capacity come increased responsibility.  Hebrews 5:12-14 “For though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you again the first principles of the oracles of God; and you have come to need milk and not solid food. For everyone who partakes only of milk is unskilled in the word of righteousness, for he is a babe. But solid food belongs to those...

Joshua Boyd We are starting a new series today and as usual, I have no idea how many messages it will be.  We will go until the Lord says we are done.  My first reaction when the Lord placed it on my heart was “I am not an expert in this topic.”  Then He started expanding on it and it made more sense.   As a teacher, specifically a Bible teacher, I attempt to be knowledgeable about anything I teac...

Jordon Gilmore How do I practically take the things weighing me down and cast them to the Lord? Energy is the capacity to do work Work is ability to apply a force that causes movement of an object Christian energy = our ability to do the work of the Kingdom Matthew 11:28-30 To accomplish work, you need: capacity and knowledge  Matthew 7:13-14 Let’s get rid of the baggage so we can fit on the narro...

Joshua Boyd How many want to be used by God?  How many of you parents want your children to fulfill the purpose God has for them?  The obvious answer to these questions has a not so obvious process for getting results.  God has work that needs to be done on this earth, work that requires people to carry out the effort.  But who gets to do that work depends not so much on God, but on the people.   ...

Joshua Boyd Today we finish our series The Journey of Faith with our eighth part.   This weekend is Memorial Weekend which honors those who died serving our country.  We used the word served because a soldier doesn’t do what he wants to do, he does what he is told to do.  In the military, there are consequences for doing your own thing – not just for the one who does the action but for those aroun...

Jordon Gilmore Ephesians 4:29 ESV 1. It begins with an honest Biblical assessment of where we are, of who God is and what He has done 2. Leads to an attitude adjustment 3. It should build in us a resolve to be steadfast in our hope Point 1 Psalm 103:1-5 David was continually telling himself to bless the Lord.   Psalm 42:1-11 Point 2 1 Samuel 30:6 It is only possible to encourage yourself when you...

Joshua Boyd This morning we celebrate our moms in the house and the moms that raised us.  I’m very thankful for my mom who, right after she had me and then my sister, realized she didn’t know how to raise two kids as a twenty-four-year-old.  She needed help. She needed God…and found Him.   From a child, my sisters and I heard Bible faith teaching on the radio every morning.  Mom’s journey of faith...

Jordon Gilmore Luke 15:1-7, 10 The passage starts out setting the scene. Large crowds had seen His miracles and are now coming to hear Him. The Pharisees see no value in the people that came to hear Jesus. In this passage there are 3 types of people: 1. True disciples 2. Self righteous 3. Sinners We’ve all played all three roles in our lives. Jesus is telling teach role about themselves in the dif...

Joshua Boyd Part six of our Journey of Faith series today is going to have a familiar sound to it:  Willing and obedient.  When each of us hear a message from the Lord on Sundays or Wednesdays, we should take it personally – meaning what is the Lord speaking to me right now?  And just as importantly, let me receive this word because there is a reason He is speaking this to me right now.   God’s Wo...

Jordon Gilmore Matt 28:16-17 “Then the eleven disciples went away into Galilee, to the mountain which Jesus had appointed for them. When they saw Him, they worshiped Him; but some doubted.” ‭‭Matthew‬ ‭28‬:‭16‬-‭17‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ Why we doubt: arrogance and pride Ask yourself: is Christ greater than all I can see? Yes! “But God has chosen the foolish things of the world to put to shame the wise, and God...

Joshua Boyd Today is Palm Sunday, the start of what is called passion week.  Does anyone know why we call it passion week?  I too had to look it up.  The English word passion comes from the Latin word passio which means “to endure suffering”. So this is celebration of Christ’s week of enduring suffering for us. He, like us had His journey of faith that took Him down a very specific pathway.  It wa...

Jordon Gilmore This is how we stay in the narrow path. “Of Issachar, men who had understanding of the times, to know what Israel ought to do, 200 chiefs, and all their kinsmen under their command.” ‭‭1 Chronicles‬ ‭12‬:‭32‬ ‭ESV‬‬ We have a fixed period called time. One of the greatest gifts we can have is to understand the time to make the most use of it.  “For everything there is a season, and a...

Joshua Boyd Growing up, how many of you had moms or dads that warned you not to go with the crowd or do what everyone else is doing just because everyone else is doing it?  I did. Peer pressure starts in early childhood as kids develop their sense of individuality.  It is easy to go with the crowd even when what they are doing is obviously wrong.  We’ve all observed a group of kids start to take a...

Jordon Gilmore The song we just played reminded me of a truth, the spiritual truth that I want to talk about today: Kingdom expectations.  And so we're going to be in a couple of different scriptures if you want to go ahead and pull these up or write them down: Hebrews 11:1 - a very familiar one, and Romans 15:13.  When you have expectation for something, there is action around getting ready...

Joshua Boyd We are back on our road learning about the Journey of Faith.  It isn’t a journey unless we start and our journey of faith begins with believing the good news of salvation.  Step after step in our journey is only progressed by believing the Word and acting on it by faith, keeping our conscience clear, and our obedience on the ready. That takes work. And it is a constant improvement or g...

Jordon Gilmore The Lord delights in smells.  Today we explore the biblical significance of scents and aromas, highlighting their role as offerings and indicators of sin and emphasizing the importance of this often-overlooked aspect of spirituality.  

Joshua Boyd We are on a journey of faith – both in our Christian walk and in our current series.  The start of our journey must be salvation.  We believed the word to be born again.  We had to pray and ask Jesus to come and save us.  We had to call on Him.  That was the first act of obedience by faith and it sealed the deal for our salvation.  The rest of our journey works the same way: we hear, b...

Jordon Gilmore God’s grace is sufficient for all needs, as demonstrated by the provision of daily bread and the example of the Israelites in the desert.  The Apostle Paul’s conversation with God highlights that God’s grace is enough, even in weakness, and should be received with faith.  Operating in the kingdom means relying on God’s grace, not our own merits or abilities. God’s grace, unmerited f...

Joshua Boyd We talk about faith very often at FAITH Alive Church.  It is much more than a favorite subject.  It is the mission of this church to keep faith alive in us.  Understanding what faith is and how it works is vital to our success as Christians.  God works by faith and has giving us a measure, a portion, of His own faith.   Today, we start a new series called “The Journey of Faith”.  Livin...

Jordon Gilmore The idea of “daily bread” emphasizes the importance of a consistent relationship with God and seeking His provision daily.  This is illustrated through the story of the Israelites in the desert, who complained about their provision despite God’s previous miracles.  The Israelites’ experience mirrors human nature, where we often forget God’s blessings when faced with discomfort or ch...

Joshua Boyd What does it mean practically to fear the Lord?  Jesus said “If you love Me, keep My commandments.”  (John 14:15) There’s the definition of loving God.  You cannot love God and consistently disobey or ignore His commands.   When we refuse to obey, we become an enemy of God. James 4:4 says that if we are friends with the world what they do, we become the enemy of God.   God won’t force...

Jordon Gilmore Are we satisfied with God providing what we need, or do we let our wants drive our relationship with God? Do we act as if we need God? Matthew 6:9-13 Give me the portion of You I need today 1. Jesus wants us to model a relationship with the Father that is daily. 2. Jesus is compelling us to ask the Father what we need for the day because He knows what we need for the day. 3. When we...