Family Life Christian Center Podcast

We are meaning-making machines! But do the meanings that we attach to the events in our life actually line up with the meaning that God attaches to them? If we can gain Christ's perspective on the world, maybe we'll begin to see the rich world of meaning and possibility that He sees. Today Schlyce Jimenez takes a look at our spiritual lenses. If you enjoyed this message, please review and...

The Greek word for "Offense" is "Skandalon" which means "a trap or a snare." If you're offended, you're trapped. Your love, empathy, understanding, and judgement are all bound up by you being in an offended state of being. The enemy has set traps for you all around but we must be wise enough to recognize them. DON'T TAKE THE BAIT! Today Danny Hochstatter h...

Jesus is the only human that has ever had the authority to condemn someone for their sins. What does He do with that authority? He stoops down to our level, to meet us where we are at, and offer grace instead. Today Joshua Williams paints a beautiful picture of our graceful God. If you enjoyed this message, please review and share this message with someone who needs it. Connect with us at www. Fam...

There is a new level of spiritual intimacy that is unlocked when you receive the Holy Spirit. Today Hannah talks about understanding God not just as "Father," but also as "Daddio." If you enjoyed this message, please review and share this message with someone who needs it. Connect with us at www. FamilyLife.cc If you would like to support our mission financially, here are some...

Today Kristine Aikenhead guides us through the scriptural understanding of Baptism. What does it mean and why does it seem so important to God? If you enjoyed this message, please review and share this message with someone who needs it. Connect with us at www. FamilyLife.cc If you would like to support our mission financially, here are some ways you can donate to our church: Tap the text to the ri...

Bringing Heaven to Earth can be more fun than you might think! Yielding to the Holy Spirit benefits the Kingdom, yourself, and others. Today Joe Barlow invites us into a new, exciting way of life! If you enjoyed this message, please review and share this message with someone who needs it. Connect with us at www. FamilyLife.cc If you would like to support our mission financially, here are some ways...

Did you know that loneliness can shorten your life expectancy by 15 YEARS?! It's also linked to several other negative health effects AND a more hollow life experience in general. It turns out that we are hard-wired for human connection and the sooner we start investing ourselves into a family/community, the sooner we truly start to come alive as well as find our place of purpose in the body o...

Most people think that people who talk to themselves are crazy. Turns out, it's exactly the opposite! Learning to listen to what your own heart is trying to tell you is not crazy, it's actually the pathway to a more healthy, integrated, and fruitful self. Today Natalie Hochstatter blows minds and connects hearts. If you enjoyed this message, please review and share this message with someon...

We cannot know who we are unless we know who God is. He is the one who made us so to know more about the creation, we must go to the Creator. But how do we talk with Him? How do we hear what He has to say? Today Joe Barlow tunes us in to hear God's voice. If you enjoyed this message, please review and share this message with someone who needs it. Connect with us at www. FamilyLife.cc If you wo...

"Your Kingdom come, Your will be done, on earth as it is in Heaven." To pray this prayer as Jesus taught us, we must ask a few questions: What is your Kingdom? What is Your will? What does Heaven look like and how do we bring it here? Today Danny Hochstatter gets fired up about this foundational goal. If you enjoyed this message, please review and share this message with someone who need...

WE DID IT! For 18 years, we have been a church without a permanent home but today that all changes! As we host our first Sunday ever in our new building, we wanted to tell the story of how God led us out of Egypt, and after some time in the wilderness, we have reached our Promised Land! God's hands were all over this project from the very beginning. We cannot wait to see what God does next in...

It is a privilege to witness what God does in the lives of those He gives us and it is a privilege to tell others about it. As we gather for the last time before moving into our first permanent home, we wanted to tell the stories of what God has done and we ask Him to do it again, bigger and better, with as many as He will give us. Today Danny Hochstatter brings a historic message that captures th...

We can't figure out God without God, yet this is exactly what most people do once they encounter any real doubt or confusion about their faith. Like Eve, we turn from God and try to figure Him out on our own when all He wants us to do is to come and talk to Him about it. We must be willing to have difficult conversations as a church in order for us to properly handle our questions with the onl...

Life is heavy but a little levity makes things easier to carry. Laughter, Joy, and Fun add a lightness to life that we all desperately need. As a church, we must be a place that people come to have their burdens lifted, not added to. This is why we must learn to receive and give joy, because it is a remedy that the world needs and it brings people together. Today Danny Hochstatter lightens the moo...

There is a reason that God uses the title of "Father" to describe Himself. JC tells us stories of fatherhood and how they have revealed the Father's heart to him in simple yet profound ways. If you enjoyed this message, please review and share this message with someone who needs it. Connect with us at www. FamilyLife.cc If you would like to support our mission financially, here are s...

When we hear the story of the Prodigal Son, we often look to compare ourselves to the older brother or the younger brother but the character we are all destined to emulate is the Father. If you enjoyed this message, please review and share this message with someone who needs it. Connect with us at www. FamilyLife.cc If you would like to support our mission financially, here are some ways you can d...

Shame reduces us to nothing more than the mistakes we've made. We must overcome our shame to become the father's we were made to be. If you enjoyed this message, please review and share this message with someone who needs it. Connect with us at www. FamilyLife.cc If you would like to support our mission financially, here are some ways you can donate to our church: Tap the text to the right...

Signs & Wonders were an integral part of Jesus' ministry. Mark 16:17-18 says " And these signs will accompany those who believe : In my name they will drive out demons; they will speak in new tongues; they will pick up snakes with their hands; and when they drink deadly poison, it will not hurt them at all; they will place their hands on sick people, and they will get well. ” It doesn...

When we pause, we notice things. When we get quiet, we can hear clearly. When we rest, we recover our strength and our health. When we stop and look around, we find that there is a whole world of beauty and value right where we are at. In order to be present with God, we must learn how to step out of the chaos and the noise and simple BE with Him. The only place to experience God's presence is...

If God doesn't speak then He is just a book. But we know that God is so much more than that! He is alive, He is active, and He is most certainly speaking! Prayer was never meant to be a one-way street. When we pray, we must never forget to listen and allow God to move us, guide us, and change us. Once we learn to hear Him for ourselves, we must learn to hear Him on behalf of others. After all,...

When you SERVE, both YOU and the KINGDOM GROW! It's that simple. Despite the fact that Jesus was God in the flesh, He served so many, so often, choosing the position of a servant. If Jesus did it, we should do it too. After all, "Those who exalt themselves will be humbled, but those who humble themselves will be exalted (Matthew 23:12)!" Today Danny Hochstatter inspires us into actio...

The Hebrew word for "Sin" is "Khata," which literally translates to "missing the mark." When we sin, what it really means is that we failed to hit the target that God set for us. Maybe our aim was a bit off. Maybe we were aiming at the wrong target. Maybe we were too scared to even take a shot. Whatever the reason, the sacrifice of Jesus covered the cost of our failur...

Everyone gets older but not everyone grows up. In the garden of our hearts, we want more good fruit and less weeds (aka. things that grow without permission). Growth of this kind rarely happens by accident. Intentional growth requires vision and discipline. By engaging in spiritual disciplines and developing a hunger for the goodness of God to shine through us, we can become people who look more a...

Spiritual Maturity works a lot like Physical Maturity. Babies must be fed. Teens can feed themselves. Adults can feed others. Parents teach others how to feed themselves. Grandparents (Elders) teach others how to feed others. This is how it works in the natural and this is how it works spiritually. We are not meant to remain spiritually dependent on other, more mature Christians, especially when i...

We are meant to have a 2-way relationship with God. He's not just an idea, He's a person and He has made a way for you to be close to Him. Today Joe Barlow shows us how to be truly close with God. If you enjoyed this message, please review and share this message with someone who needs it. Connect with us at www. FamilyLife.cc If you would like to support our mission financially, here are s...