Fixate PHX

Guest Speaker Jim Tippin shares the beauty of realizing the depth of God "Our Father" and a deeper dive into the portion of the lords prayer. 1. The phrase “Our Father” is rich with theological meaning. Looking at the original Greek and its Jewish background helps explain why Jesus chose these words. The Greek The Greek text reads: Πάτερ ἡμῶν (Pater hēmōn) Πάτερ (Pater) – “Father.” It is a warm, p...

Scripture References MATTHEW 19:16-22 LUKE 14:16-24 HOW TO MAKE SURE MONEY/POSSESSIONS IS IN A PERIPHERAL PLACE IN OUR MINDS AND NOT THE CENTER FOCUS OF OUR EXISTENCE. 1. POSSESSIONS PROMISE SECURITY THEY CANNOT DELIVER.. The first man says, “I have bought a field.” In the ancient world, land was retirement, inheritance, wealth, and stability all rolled into one. Jesus isn’t condemning ownership;...

Submitted and Un-submitted Appetites pt 3: MARSHMALLOWS AND THE CHOICE BETWEEN HEAVENLY AND EARTHLY POWER Fixate Phx - Pastor Micah Schoeplein June 21st, 2026 Scripture References: MATTHEW 4:8-11 MARK 10:35-45 1. ALLEGIANCE DETERMINES THE SOURCE OF POWER. The greatest question about power is not what you can do with it, but where you believe it comes from. Jesus was offered the kingdoms of the wor...

Scripture References: 1 COR 6:12-13; 18-20 PHILLIPIANS 3:17-21 MATTHEW 4:1-4– LUKE 24:41-43 HOW TO SUBMIT WHAT THE ENEMY TRIES TO EXPLOIT 1. Appetite Is a Gift but a Terrible God.. God created hunger, desire, and appetite as good gifts. The problem isn’t that we have appetites; it’s when our appetites begin impulsively directing our lives instead of serving God’s purposes. Paul's warning to Philip...

Scripture References: JUDGES 13:3-5 Judges 13:24-25 Judges 14:1-4- Judges 16:1-5– JUDGES 16:15-21 JUDGES 16:18-21 JUDGES 16:22 1 COR 6:12-20 HOW TO DEVELOP WITHIN YOUR HEAD, HEART, AND HABITS A HEALTHY SEXUAL WORLDVIEW 1-WITH YOUR MIND YOU MUST Develop a Theology of Covenant Understanding… Sex was never designed by God as merely a physical act. From the beginning, it was created as a covenant act...

Scripture References: Matthew 14:13-21 MATTHEW 15:29-39 EXODUS 16:1-7 HOW TO MAKE SURE THE MORE ISN’T MOLDY 1- YOUR MORE IS CONNECTED TO YOUR PRESENT PROXIMITY TO JESUS, AND IF ITS NOT IT WILL BE MOLDY. 2- YOUR MORE IS CONNECTED TO HIS HANDS, NOT YOURS, AND IF ITS NOT… YOU FINNA BE MOLDY. 3- YOUR MORE IS CONNECTED TO HIS WORDS, AND IF YOU DONT KNOW THEM… DONT BE SURPRISED IF THE MORE ENDS UP MOLDY...

Scripture References: Matthew 20:1-16 HOW TO WALK FREE OF CULTURE'S PRESSURE TO ALWAYS COMPARE. 1- Comparison distorts your view of God. "Is your eye envious because I am generous?"... Comparison makes the generosity of God feel offensive instead of beautiful. The workers were angry that someone received something they didn't think they deserved. Comparison turned worship into murder (Cain and Abe...

Scripture Refrences: MATTHEW 13:31-34 How to see a Glass Half Full in a world constantly screaming that it is Half Empty 1- THE KINGDOM GROWS INVISIBLY BEFORE IT GROWS VISIBLY, starting internally before working itself to the external world around you. God is often doing the deepest works inside of you before you see visible results. The enemy wants you to despise small beginnings because if you m...

Scripture References: John 2:1-11 AMP I Thess. 5:18 NLT Eph. 5:18-20 NLT I Corinthians 14:1a (AMPC) Rom. 12:2 NLT James 1:21-25 NLT Josh. 1:8 AMPC 2 Cor. 10:4,5 AMPC John 2:1-11 AMP 1.)Do what Jesus says to do. A.) Jesus covers our mistakes/shame and helps us, if we’ll invite Him and do what He says to do. B.) He takes your not enough, and makes it more than enough, if we’ll do what Jesus says do....

2 Samuel 11:1-5; 14-17— HOW TO BREAK FREE OF RESTLESSNESS THAT DOOM HAS CREATED IN YOUR LIFE 1- PRACTICE THE SELF AWARENESS NECESSARY TO ENACT SACRED LIMITS. WHAT YOU DON’T LIMIT WILL EVENTUALLY LEAD AND REWIRE YOU…. MAYBE THE REASON YOUR PRAYING FOR PEACE FROM GOD IS BECAUSE YOUR CONSTANTLY FEEDING CHAOS WITH YOUR LIFESTYLE OF CONSUMPTION. GET OFF THE ROOFTOP BEFORE IT GET RECKLESS AND CARELESS....

Scripture Refrences: Luke 15:11-24 3 things that will get you in a pigsty quickly if you're not careful 1- IMPATIENCE.. YOU MUST FIGHT THIS WITH EVERYTHING YOU HAVE. “Father, give me..” (Luke 15:12).. When our conversations with God become requests and demands for our freedom and fulfillment to be satisfied in our exact timing and exact specifications… be very, very careful. Impatience is the subt...

Scripture Refrences: Matthew 7:24-27 NLT Mark 4:35-41 NLT Navigatng Storms: 1. Satan's goal is to plant Fear and a Belief that “God doesn’t care” Psalms 23:6 NLT 2. What has Jesus said. 3. Storms on the outside are not unusual, But we must Guard against storms on the inside. 4. Don’t underestimate the influence that my choices will have on God’s best for my life. 5. Get up from bad responses to st...

Scripture References: Acts 6:1–5, 8–15 Acts 11:19–22 How to Step Into the Anointing of the Ordinary Stop asking for a new assignment if God doesn’t have your full permission. Don’t dream of a different life—push yourself to allow God to take you to a different level of surrender in the life you already have. Stephen started by serving tables before he became a martyr, a mouthpiece, and an initiato...

Mark 16: 1-13 John 20:1-18— 3 Stones We Must Roll Away in Order to See Jesus Clearly 1 - The stone of finality (‘it’s over!’)… the lie that what you see is where it must all end.. Easter is the reminder where life lays you down in death, and defeat…. Jesus wants to bring you into resurrection… the statement “look where they have laid him” is not for one time, but for all time… a subtle promise for...

Matthew 21:1-11 John 12:18-19 How to not get lost in the sauce of whatever you want God to be that he's not being. 1 - What do you need saved from today? In this story they thought it was Rome, until Jesus made it about greed in the temple. They thought it was an oppressive government until Jesus made it about sacrilegious conduct. They thought he was the second coming of a king on a warhorse with...

Luke 7:18-28 Isaiah 35:3-6. Revelation 6;7-8 Three Tips from a “Recovering” Cynic 1- Don’t Let What You See Define What You Believe.. If we allow the lens of how we see the world to become unhealthy, we start to point out the unhealthyness of everyone and everything. We often say “seeing is believing,” but the bible says we walk by faith, not by sight. Cynicism creeps in when what I see doesn’t ma...

John 14:6 Luke 24:13–35 ROAD – Even when we don’t recognize Him, Jesus is walking with us. WORD – Before Jesus opens our eyes, He ignites our hearts. TABLE – At the table the crucified Christ is revealed. REVELATION – One moment with Jesus changes how we see everything. MISSION – When Jesus becomes real our direction changes

Revelation 6:1-6 Matthew 18:21-35 How to Let Go of the Memories of What's Been Done to You 1- Forgiveness is not a feeling, it's a choice… Your life must be lived in a way in which you never forget what Jesus did for you, so that you make the choice to give out freely what you feel like you don't even possess. If you wait for the feeling, your faith will slowly wither, as forgiveness is foundation...

Revelation 6:1–4 Mark 11:15–18 John 2:13–14 Knowing the Difference Between Toxic and Righteous Anger 1- The anger of man cannot produce righteousness of God (James 1:20).. but the zeal of sons and daughters for the Father’s will, Word, and His house is the exception to the rule.. Jesus made a whip. You don’t get to. You get a towel and a basin. We do not destroy people in anger, we channel any sel...

Revelation 6:1–2 Jonah 3 & 4 How to Make Sure You Have the Right Shoes On 1- Check the Heart. The white horse and crowned rider looks righteous—but anything that hardens your heart to your neighbor, and doesn’t open your heart to your neighbor, is riding against the Kingdom of God. The reason we like bitterness is it makes us feel like we’re right, even when we're wrong… because bitterness is...

Matt 26:51-54 Mark 14:45-50 Luke 22:49-51 John 18:3-11 How to Pass the Test of True Boldness for God 1- Respect Over Retaliation. ‘You may be against me, I'm not against you’. This story is about 3 people Jesus has every right to disrespect and doesn’t. Judas the betrayer, Peter the denier, and Malachus the accuser (high priest servant). In all of these we never see disrespect.. Rather a God who e...

Acts 19:21 Acts 23:11 Acts 28:30–31 2 Timothy 4:6–8 How to Live a Faith That Engages the Far and Dark Margins Self-preservation hollows out your witness. You cannot save yourself through money, success, influence, or power. Cost-analysis kingdom work will leave you spiritually bankrupt. I bet Paul did not know his journey to Rome would lead not to more churches planted, but to more books written....

Matthew 9:9–13 Matthew 14:14 Luke 10:35–37 Luke 18:38–42 Luke 17:11–14 Mark 9:20–23 Matthew 5:7 Luke 7:12–15 John 11:35 Three Thoughts on the Mission of Compassion and Mercy Your heart must be moved before your mouth is used. Our hearts must break before our words are used to heal. It all starts with feeling as Jesus did in order to live as Jesus did. The quickest way to spiritual amnesia is to st...

John 11:14–16 John 14:5–6 John 20:19–29 How to stand back up if your evangelism has been sitting down Longevity is not an excuse for passivity. Proximity isn’t true proximity unless it’s getting others proximate. You cannot be inwardly formed and not outwardly facing. You cannot be inwardly formed and outwardly silent. Holy moments birth holy sacrifice, holy sacrifice brings holy life, and holy li...

2 Chronicles 20:1-25, 30 Philippians 4:6-9, 11-13 How to Walk in the Power of Thanksgiving: 1. Lay down your expectations of what He needs to do and how He’s supposed to respond. This is where we give Him permission to do and reveal something even greater. 
 2. Look back on How He’s taken care of you, provided for you, comforted you, blessed you, protected you, and saved you. This is where we begi...