Fountain City Church

We are in a series on Spiritual Formation, and over the next several weeks we are focusing on how we are formed by the Person and Work of the Holy Spirit.  Praise is the Spirit-inspired response of ordinary people who have been changed and filled by God. Today Pastor Grant shares about how one of the primary signs of the work of the Spirit in our lives is that we are filled with praise that d...

We are in a series on Spiritual Formation, and over the next several weeks we are focusing on how we are formed by the Person and Work of the Holy Spirit. The work of the Holy Spirit in us is to transform us and change us. The work of the Holy Spirit through us is to transform and change the world.  The baptism of the Spirit is His power to carry out His purposes.

We are in a series on Spiritual Formation that will take us through the month of August, and we’re talking about how we grow and how we're being formed. Today we’re going to lean in and talk about how the Holy Spirit forms us.

As we continue talking about what it means to be formed into the image of Jesus, this week we are looking at Jesus' most pronounced, counter-cultural statement: "IF YOU WANT TO BECOME LIKE ME, YOU MUST DENY YOURSELF,  TAKE UP YOUR CROSS, AND FOLLOW ME."   Join us in Mark chapter 8, verses 34 through 38.

In Matthew chapter 9, verses 12 and 13, Jesus says, "It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. But go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’ For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.” Jesus was challenging the cultural norm of his day, and he is still calling us to live counter-culture today. Join us as we continue in our series, Formation.

In Matthew chapter 11, verses 28-30, Jesus says “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.” -- Prompting questions & reminders from today's message: 1. What weariness and burdens do I need to give to Jesu...

Join us as Sherri shares this Mother's Day from Ephesians chapter 4, verses 20-32.

For the first 4 months of the year we focused on God's Presence. Now we are looking at how we are being transformed by His Presence. Join us as Pastor Grant introduces our next sermon series: Formation.

Scripture has two invitations that are woven into the Biblical story from the first page to the last and we see those two invitations explicitly in the resurrection story as well: COME and SEE & GO and TELL.

On this Palm Sunday Dewayne will be sharing about worship while reading about Jesus' triumphal entry from Mark chapter 11, verses 1 through 11.

Today we wrap up our series on Presence, focusing on how we experience God’s presence and His power through one another. Matthew chapter 18, verses 19 through 20 says: “Again, truly I tell you that if two of you on earth agree about anything they ask for, it will be done for them by my Father in heaven. For where two or three gather in my name, there am I with them.”

The Gospel According to John opens like this: "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God." As we've been talking about becoming people of God's presence over the last several weeks we've talked a lot about prayer. Today we're talking about the role of the Scriptures.

1 Thessalonians 5:17 says "pray without ceasing...for this is the will of God for you..." As we continue in our series on Presence and Prayer, Brandon shares about persistent prayer - praying without ceasing - and how we put that into practice both individually and corporately.

Many of us know about Jesus. But do you have a relationship with Jesus? Jesus invites us into relationship with him. Not just a master-servant relationship. No, he also invites us into a real friendship with him. But how do we cultivate this type of relationship, this friendship with Jesus? In prayer.

Session 3: Tools to Strengthen Your Devotional Life Having An Actual Prayer Life: A Prayer Workshop Brad Stroup of Dallas House of Prayer Session Highlights:   I. Practical tools  II. Conversations with Jesus  III. Make it a lifestyle

Session 2: Learning to Abide Having An Actual Prayer Life: A Prayer Workshop Brad Stroup of Dallas House of Prayer Session Highlights:   I. Defining devotional prayer   II. God prioritizes our love   III. Abide in his love

Session 1: The Power of a Weak Reach Having An Actual Prayer Life: A Prayer Workshop Brad Stroup of Dallas House of Prayer Session Highlights:   I. Cultivating a life of prayer   II. The common thread of weakness   III. Our victory is in the reach   IV. Embracing the process

Today's guest speaker is Brad Stroup, director of the Dallas House of Prayer. He shares his story and invites us all to say "Yes" to adventures with Jesus. Today's message is a primer for the 3-part mini conference Brad is leading this weekend immediately following our Sunday morning gathering. Look out for those sessions to be uploaded soon.

“...Be still, and know that I am God…” -Psalm 46 God invites us into stillness and quiet as an act of resistance and trust. It is in this stillness that we learn who God is and who we are.

Our biggest problem with prayer isn’t mechanics or prayer itself; our problem with prayer is the preconceived notions and misunderstandings about God and ourselves that we bring to prayer.

When someone says the word "mission" what comes to mind? In our final Vision 2022 message, Pastor Grant shares what God's BIG mission of reconciling the world to Him means for us today, right now where we are.

What does it mean for us to be formed into the image of Jesus? Pastor Grant challenges us to move beyond Sunday sermons or just another podcast and to move towards making daily choices with Jesus that change who we are....to take seriously who we are becoming through our routines, our habits, and the ideologies that we digest and to return to Jesus as the center of everything.

What does it mean to be a people of God’s presence? join us as Pastor Grant answers that question and shares some practical ways we can begin living in God’s presence.

“The practice of dreaming and living on mission with Jesus begins with his invitation to ‘Come and see.’” -Pastor Meiko Seymour

Today we conclude our Advent series, The Gift of Jesus, as one of our Elders, Diane Swanson, shares about Love.