Foundation Stones

During August, we'll be taking a brief hiatus as host Jim Weaver is on a few weeks of R&R. Take this month to catch up on episodes you may have missed. We'll see you again in September!  Support the show

Do you feel strong as a Christian? Unfortunately, many don't feel overly strong as a Christian most of the time. The strength we need to be victorious over temptation, reach others for Christ, and have vision for the future seems to be missing sometimes if we're honest. But, the Bible says the Joy of the Lord is our strength. Maybe we're missing something? What happened to rejoicing...

Today's episode is a throwback to one of our favorite episodes...our study of "The Great Commission". This is one of our few Summer REPLAYS and is a throwback to episode number 29. If you heard this episode, listen today with new ears! If you haven't, buckle your seatbelt because you are about to grow in Jesus and the mission He has called you to!  Support the show

We hear, but do we HEAR? God says a lot to us, but if we're not listening with our spirit, we might just be filling our brain with knowledge while leaving our heart behind. This leaves us vulnerable to misinterpreting what God is actually wanting us to hear! Let's look at John 6, where we see an entire crowd wrestle with understanding what Jesus was really saying. Support the show

Jesus doesn't pull any punches in Matthew 23! With open hearts, we can see ourselves in these words so we can become more like Christ instead of puffed up with our knowledge of Christianity devoid of love. Put your seat belt on. This one's intense!  Support the show

Holiness has gotten a bad rap, but it's actually infinitely beautiful! Let's explore the wonder of holiness in this message recorded live at Refuge City Church.  Support the show

We're certainly thankful for salvation and the infilling of the Holy Spirit in our lives! But is all of that only for us, or does God want this great work to go further? Let's explore what it means to bridge the gap between our walk with Jesus for ourselves and how it gets to someone else! Support the show

Having a modest view of yourself is paramount to walking like Jesus did. Solomon had a humble heart and kept his head even when he was handed the keys to the kingdom of his father, David. Let's find out what he did and apply to our lives!  Support the show

Now that Christ has made our way of salvation available, we can be justified through faith in Him! But what does justification mean? What does it look like? How do we live in it?  Support the show

Out of all the things we can do as Christians, there is one distinguishing marker of if you know God or not. Let's find out what it is!  Support the show

Like it or not, storms will happen! It's how we prepare and how we weather the storm that matters! Let's look at scripture together and see how important it is for us to have Jesus in the boat of our life!  Support the show

God's Word is a great mirror! But sometimes we use it to evaluate someone else and not ourself. Let's look at what it means to defeat a religious spirit and truly love God and love people!  Support the show

Thanks is the key to bringing glory to God! Saying Thank You often and from the heart changes our perspective and grows our walk with Jesus - not to mention it brings glory to Him in a world that is dark and in need of hope! Let's look at Luke 17 together... Support the show

God only uses broken people...because God only has broken people to choose from! While He is working His redemption in us through sanctification, He still uses us in our limitations. In fact, we are never perfectly put together this side of heaven, which means we all have the opportunity to serve everyday! Let's look at 1 Corinthians 1. Support the show

Something powerful takes place when we learn that interaction with God comes from the deep places of our heart. We can connect with God in more than a plutonic and casual prayer life. There are many ways to pray, including in the middle of our anguish. What does this mean? Support the show

The field of souls is white and ready for harvest, but Jesus said the laborers are few. First of all, what's Jesus talking about with the harvest, and what part do we play? Support the show

Jesus prayed! On one side of the coin, we know Jesus prayed. On the other side, it puzzles our mind. Jesus prayed? Wasn't Jesus God in the flesh? If so, what does the model of Jesus' prayers show us about our Heavenly Father, and about how we should be praying in our life? This Foundation Stone will help you in your everyday life as a person of prayer!  Support the show

Compassion is something that should move you if you are just like Jesus. If you're not moved with compassion, it's time to figure out why!  Support the show

It's really easy to get off track in our Christian walk, wandering into other agendas and still labeling it Christianity. But to be "Just Like Jesus", it would be good to see what Jesus focused on as His Number One Priority and Number One Mission! Only when we do what Jesus did can we truly be "Christ-like"! Let's explore together.  Support the show

We have a lot of thoughts about being interrupted, but truth be told, we're usually not thrilled when our plans get derailed. Jesus was interrupted all the time, yet somehow He seemed to accomplish His mission. How did He do this? How can we emulate what He did?  Support the show

Have you ever gone fishing and got your line tangled up? It hinders everything! And in the same way, our mind and heart can get all wound up and we struggle to live in victory. James has something powerful to say about this. Let's look at James 5 together and get some equipping in how to untangle the knots in our lives so we can be effective for Jesus! Support the show

Influence is a powerful thing. Somehow in our culture we may have gotten the idea that influence is our voice behind someone shouting direction at them as to which way to go based on our personal opinion. Jesus didn't lead like this. In fact, His way of influencing people looked quite a bit different than this in the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. In this next installment of our ser...

Being Christ-like permeates every part of our life. If we are Christ-like in every area, that means we are emulating Jesus who never changes according to Hebrews 13:8. How did Jesus deal with the temptations of the flesh? Let's find out!  Support the show

1 John 2 tells us that if we claim to know God, we must be just like Jesus. What in the world can that mean? Today marks another teaching in our series on being Christ-Centered! Let's dive in!  Support the show

There's a lot of things we like to slap the name "Christian" on. But is it possible that we are asking Jesus to follow us in our footsteps instead of us following in His? To truly be "Christ-like" (Christ-ian), does our life match up to the life He lived? If it doesn't, we may have to embrace the hard truth that we're not actually a "Christ-Centered" Ch...