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Romans 7:4-6… 7:14-25 How to remind myself it's not about myself.. 1- Your war is internal before it ever is external. The flesh’s focus is external while the spirit's focus is internal. One fights for appearances, another for wholeness. If your external fruit and circumstances is not something you are proud of you must double down on the inward development of a life in the spirit following the wa...

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Mathew 13:44 ESV 1. People don’t often treasure things that are freely given and not earned. We tend to place higher value on what requires effort and sacrifice. 2. We often make excuses to hold onto things we know we shouldn’t, unaware that those things are blocking you from the true happiness Gods treasure can bring. 3. If you struggle giving up past sins to experience more of who who God is, ma...

Luke 15:11-31 CSB The Three Parts to a Reconciled Heart: 1 - Forgiving God for the things He has and hasn't done to restore our view of Him and soften our hearts to receive His worth and love. 2 - Forgiving ourselves for setting a higher bar for worth, identity, and love than God has set for us. 3 - Forgiving others (even if they never apologize) for all the things they've said, done, or haven't d...

Genesis 22:1-14 Exodus 32:1-4 Three Lessons From the First Place of Worship: 1- Abraham did not hesitate to give what was most precious to him. We must learn the art of sacrificing idols promptly, especially when it costs us everything. 2 - Abraham did not argue with God. We must learn to recognize our hesitancies for what they are: idols of understanding 3 - Abraham did not expect someone else to...

Matthew 18:21-35 3 Conditions Your Soul Will Find Itself In If You Do Not Forgive 1- If you do not forgive you will constantly find yourself choking the life out of others, not realizing you're losing the life of your own faith in the process. If we pursued healing with the same amount of zeal we pursued retribution we would be a much happier people. We must lay down our reasons, to pick up His re...

Matthew 3:1-2 Mark 1:14-15.. Luke 3:7-9 2 Kings 23:25 4 Quick Thoughts on the Good Fruit of Keeping Repentance: 1- Rhythmic Repentance is a discipline of self awareness and sensitivity to the Spirit of God... oftentimes we won’t allow ourselves to repent and ever experience true forgiveness or surrender our own opinions and ideas enough for true change. 2- Repentance is turning around; and changin...

Matthew 25:14-29 1- Your ability starts with how well you carry the commands and character directives of God right now. Stop asking God for more if you cannot carry and steward what's already in your hands. Developing the faith muscles of today is what ensures you have the strength of character to handle the blessings of tomorrow. Do not bury what He has given you, because what you start with is n...

John 20:19-22 John 13:1-5, 21-30 Join us as we hear missionary Micah Studer share his heart on the Great Commission and the meek and lowly nature of Jesus.

Psalms 89:14 Psalms 97:2 Psalms 103:6 Psalms 33:5 Jeremiah 22:3 Jeremiah 23:5 Isaiah 9:7 Jeremiah 9:24 Isaiah 33:5 Isaiah 16:5 Leviticus 19:9-10 Deuteronomy 24:17-22 Formula of Advocacy: Attention to issues around us + commitment to self awareness of blind spots/false thinking + creating proximity to marginalized or alienated within day to day life + repeat previous steps over and over until... we...

Luke 10:25-37 The Progression of Surrendered Sacrifice 1- We must see, how Jesus sees. 2- We must have compassion, as Jesus would have compassion. 3- We must seek to bring healing, as Jesus brought healing. 4- We must pay a cost, as Jesus paid a cost. 5- We show mercy, as Jesus redefined mercy.

JOHN 13:1-17 1- If you break the bread, and drink the cup... do you also wash feet? To partake in communion and not live out the sacrifice of a life of servanthood for your brothers, sisters, and neighbors is to miss the message of our Messiah. The sacrament is a reminder of sacrifice, invitation to sacrifice, and a promise of blessing that can only be found through sacrifice. We wash, as He washe...

1 SAMUEL 1:9-20 HOW TO ASK THAT HAS HIGHER CHANCES OF A RESPONSE. 1- God knows where your heart is, not just where your words are. Pouring your soul out to God is an accelerator of promises from God. We don't think he sees and knows and often times it is what he sees and what he knows that is inside of us that is the blockage from what he can release to us. Pouring out takes place before filling u...

2 PETER 1:1-11 THE RECIPE OF A RIGHTEOUS LIFE. 1- START WITH DILIGENCE IN FAITH AND DO IT SO MUCH IT PRODUCES MORAL EXCELLENCE… (VERSE 5) 2- AS YOU PURSUE MORAL EXCELLENCE RHYTHMICALLY WATCH AS IT TURNS TO KNOWLEDGE… (VERSE 5) 3- YOUR KNOWLEDGE SHOULD BE PRODUCING GREATER SELF CONTROL.. (VERSE 6) 4- SELF CONTROL LEADS TO DEEPER UNDERSTANDING AND ACTION OF PERSEVERANCE.. (VERSE 6) 5- PERSEVERANCE P...

BONUS CONTENT- “How do we live it?” At the conclusion of our practicing the way season of studying the disciplines of an apprentice of Jesus, pastors Micah and Grace gave an overview of how they rhythmically live out a wholistic practice of allowing Jesus into everything they do. Recorded on a Wednesday night formation gathering, this resource is designed as a challenge to the lifestyle of how we...

Matthew 7:24-29 Psalms 118:22 Isaiah 28:16 Luke 6:46-48 3 WAYS TO KNOW IF YOUR BUILDING ON THE ROCK OR THE SAND 1- “Hearing" gives the illusion of a cornerstone building, but acting on what you're hearing is the true heavy rock work. You cannot act until you hear, however if you do not act upon what you hear, don't be surprised if you feel the rain, the wind, and slams of the storms of life as it...

Matthew 7:13-23 Three Thoughts on a Life in the Will of the Father: 1- The right gate is tied to my sight for the small, the ability to discern the straight and narrow, and a spirit that never gives up searching for more of God in my day to day life. The gate we enter to the Kingdom of God is through the life and example of Jesus... and there is a reason it says few will find it. What God has conc...

Matthew 7:1-12 3 WAYS TO EVALUATE HOW I TREAT AND VIEW OTHERS 1- If you only notice specks in others and can’t remember the last time you recognized a log in yourself… there will be a “vision for your life” problem. We overestimate how much we can change others and under estimate how much we can change ourselves. Until you have learned to fix yourself with the lord, you won’t be entrusted to fix o...

Matthew 6:25-34– Three Ways to unlock the jaw and drop the RPMS of Stress and Anxiety 1- The bible says not to be worried, however… If you're undisciplined, you should be worried… because YOU WILL end up LIVING WORRIED. The only way we live without worry is to root our lives deeply in the one who clothes, feeds, and provides for our souls. If we do not have discipline, we will have stress, worry a...

Mark 16: 1-13 Hebrews 12:7-11 4 Details from His Victory to Help Get Your Mind off of Your Defeats. 1- The stone has been rolled away. It is easier to act like the stone is still there than to live like the grave is empty. Only you can decide if you will live like the grave is uncovered… or if you cover the victory of Jesus with the stones of defeat and death you have had to walk through. 2- Where...

Matthew 21:1-10 John 12:18-19 Matthew 21:12-14. 4 WAYS TO ENSURE YOU'RE NOT A PALM TREE WAVER AND COAT GIVER THAT MISSES THE MESSAGE AND KILLS THE MESSENGER. 1- Don’t forget “your king is coming to you” when you feel like you cannot come to him.. A gentle disposition is his heart for you.. Do you view him this way in your walk? 2- Salvation and suffering have been hand in hand since the blood purc...

MATTHEW 6:16-24 LUKE 4:1 LUKE 4:14 HOW TO BE A “DO IT WHEN IT HURTS” FOLLOWER OF JESUS 1- WHATEVER YOUR DEPENDENT ON, GOD WILL TEST. HE LONGS TO SHOW YOU THAT YOU ARE NOT WHAT YOU HAVE, RATHER YOU ARE COVERED BY WHO YOU SERVE. FASTING IS ABOUT LOOKING AT THE THINGS WE NEED TO SURVIVE, AND SAYING I NEED TO HEAR GOD'S VOICE EVEN MORE SO. THE REWARD OF A LIFE THAT RHYTHMICALLY FASTS IS A MEMORIAL OF...

Join us as we hear from members of our community share testimonies, advice, and wisdom from their personal walks with God. Amanda: "Following the Voice of the Holy Spirit" Parker: "How to Trust the Lord Through Hardships" Jarell: "How Discipline Helped Me Press In" Noah: "How to Make It Through Difficulty"

Matthew 6:1-15 3 TESTS OF HIS KINGDOM HIS WILL OR MY KINGDOM MY WILL 1- Your secret relationship with money will determine A LOT about your secret relationship with God. Money is a tangible test of if I believe in building his kingdom, and submitting to his will… or if I’d rather focus on my kingdom and my will. There is a reward for those who will repeatedly do in secret what others do not see, b...

Matthew 5:21-48 HOW TO RAISE THE BAR ON MOTIVES, DESIRES, AND HEART POSTURES WE MUST CONFRONT ON THE JOURNEY TO KNOWING JESUS. 1- The bar is not too high, your view of yourself is too small. We drop the standards when we view them as unrealistic, not realizing we filter our reasoning through our own lens of what's possible or not, not God’s. The spirit has given you a new ability to become a new c...