Family Life Church-Hermitage, PA

We often joke about the notion of praying to God for certain things because we believe those prayers to be dangerous. We believe that praying for patience or peace is particularly bad. We don’t want to have God subject us to a series of events which would then challenge our patience or peace. So, we tells ourselves to never pray for that. There are two concepts at work in this thought. First, is t...

The hope of the future church depends on our ability to prioritize the way we did at the beginning. Acts 2:42-47 Teaching Fellowship (Gathering together) Food Prayer

How can you teach your children to follow Jesus? Sticky Faith, by Dr. Kara E. Powell & Dr. Chap Clark. Statistics 40-50% of Youth Group graduates abandon their faith in college. 80% of them did not intend to do so 30-60% will return in their late 20’s 28% of college students ”hookup” 10+ times The average is 7 times for college seniors Over 90% of Youth Group grads experiment with alcohol in c...

How can you love family and friends who aren't living for God?

"What does the Bible say about divorce and women in ministry?"

Questions about death and the afterlife. We enter eternity instantly The righteous receive rest The wicked receive punishment Heaven can be seen from Hell Hell cannot be seen from heaven The torment of hell is unbearable Our Earthly status has no bearing on eternity

Questions about salvation & theology: What it mean to be “Saved.” How does it happen? How is it maintained? Can it be lost? What if I have doubts? We are going to take time today to dive into this concept. Salvation is extremely important. So, lets take some time to dive in and understand the ideas (sometimes opposing) about what it means to be saved by God.

Pastor Paul Diaz Psalm 96 & 47, and Ephesians we see why we are encouraged to sing together in worship to God. Great benefits in worship: Helps encourage our faith, helps us remember theology truths, etc. "Don't let what's wrong with you; keep you from worshipping what's right about God!" -Mark Batterson

First Fruits-The Hidden Heart It is possible to go through the motions of obedience and not surrender your heart. It is not possible to surrender your heart and refuse to obey. Humbling our hearts and teaching others to do the same … When we take hold of the importance of living for God, we cannot help but to become agents of that mission so that more and more people become aware of what God desir...

First Fruits-What do you have? There is always a temptation to believe that the “little” we have is insignificant in the eyes of God or to the people who serve him. As we discussed last week, the gift is not the time, the talent, the money, the service or anything else. The gift is our hearts. If God is looking at our hearts, then there are only two measurements he is going to consider. He either...

First Fruits, A Hearty Gift. The Bible talks about the heart on many occasions. God is always looking at our hearts. He is not looking at the outward appearance of sacrifice or surrender. He is looking at the heart behind the action. He is looking at the heart before anything else. When God truly has a hold of our hearts, we will no longer give things to God because we have to. We will give to him...

This is a 5 week series. (+Conclusion) This story is worth revisiting because it speaks to the magnitude of God’s power and glory. It speaks to his infinite love for us. It’s so much more than a fairytale. It’s so much more than a great story. It’s HIS STORY of love for us. The more we investigate HIStory the more we will be inclined to see the divine movement behind all that is.

Father's Day 2022

This is a 5 week series. This story is worth revisiting because it speaks to the magnitude of God’s power and glory. It speaks to his infinite love for us. It’s so much more than a fairytale. It’s so much more than a great story. It’s HIS STORY of love for us. The more we investigate HIStory the more we will be inclined to see the divine movement behind all that is.

This is a 5 week series. This story is worth revisiting because it speaks to the magnitude of God’s power and glory. It speaks to his infinite love for us. It’s so much more than a fairytale. It’s so much more than a great story. It’s HIS STORY of love for us. The more we investigate HIStory the more we will be inclined to see the divine movement behind all that is.

This is a 5 week series. This story is worth revisiting because it speaks to the magnitude of God’s power and glory. It speaks to his infinite love for us. It’s so much more than a fairytale. It’s so much more than a great story. It’s HIS STORY of love for us. The more we investigate HIStory the more we will be inclined to see the divine movement behind all that is.

This is a 5 week series. This story is worth revisiting because it speaks to the magnitude of God’s power and glory. It speaks to his infinite love for us. It’s so much more than a fairytale. It’s so much more than a great story. It’s HIS STORY of love for us. The more we investigate HIStory the more we will be inclined to see the divine movement behind all that is.

This is a 5 week series. This story is worth revisiting because it speaks to the magnitude of God’s power and glory. It speaks to his infinite love for us. It’s so much more than a fairytale. It’s so much more than a great story. It’s HIS STORY of love for us. The more we investigate HIStory the more we will be inclined to see the divine movement behind all that is.

Mom, please hear the plea of a grandson and a son who was impacted by Godly women… your charm and beauty is not how you are going to be remembered. You are the standard bearers of feminine Godliness for your daughters and your sons. Your daughters will learn from your example as you set the bar for your sons’ expectations. Of all the things you concern yourselves with, the one thing that will have...

Throughout history, people have used God’s view on finances as a means to manipulate people out of wealth. While this has happened, it does not excuse the reality of God’s view on money. We need to talk about it. We are in the middle of some economic hardships right now. We need to find a way to get our eyes off of the world economy and start viewing money through the lens of a God economy.

Throughout history, people have used God’s view on finances as a means to manipulate people out of wealth. While this has happened, it does not excuse the reality of God’s view on money. We need to talk about it. We are in the middle of some economic hardships right now. We need to find a way to get our eyes off the world economy and start viewing money through the lens of a God economy.

We can choose the leader of our lives. We can choose to follow our own hearts, dreams and desires. There’s a cost. If we choose to be like everyone else and make society/culture our king, there is a cost. God is going to allow us to make our choice while lovingly warning us that there is a cost. Every time we choose something over him to direct our lives, we do so at our own peril. Are we going to...

We can choose the leader of our lives. We can choose to follow our own hearts, dreams and desires. There’s a cost. If we choose to be like everyone else and make society/culture our king, there is a cost. God is going to allow us to make our choice while lovingly warning us that there is a cost. Every time we choose something over him to direct our lives, we do so at our own peril. Are we going to...