Genesis Church

Feeling fear is natural, allowing it to dictate our decisions, actions, and ultimately our future is not. "Hello, peace. Hello, joy. Hello, love..." God is bigger than ANY fear you're facing!

The noise and conflict of tasks, voices demanding attention, commitments and deadlines… In the middle of all this, there exists a gentle and profound force that can transform our very existence – Gratitude!

You may be feeling a decrease in progress, but rest assured, there is a greater meaning and a divine blueprint for your path.

It isn't my intention today to cast shade on particular prayer or worship practices which are beloved. I want to offer a different view which may challenge accepted "norms." My hope is that you will find yourself drawn into a deeper intimacy with Father God and a greater freedom in the grace of the Exchanged Life!

When you encounter a moral guideline in the New Testament, refrain from transforming it into a strict commandment to follow. Instead, start affirming it as an expression and manifestation of the fruit and character within your already redeemed life and your relationship with the Father and the Holy Spirit.

Everything flows out of God's sweet presence. I don’t need to sustain it, make it happen, or try to bring it about. It isn’t my power working in me, but HIS, to bring about the Father's will.

“We think of the Christian life as a ‘changed life’ but it is NOT that. What God offers us is an ‘exchanged life...” ~Watchman Nee Paradox . . . God's grace becomes most evident and potent when we recognize our own weaknesses.

Many of us spend our lives either 1) looking forward to future moments with God, or 2) reflecting on past encounters, instead of truly connecting with God in the present. I want you to discover God in the "here and now."

“You are a victim of the rules you live by” (Jenny Holzer). Why do you think you limit God? 1. You Question God's Goodness 2. You Question YOUR Goodness 3. You Doubt God wants you to have and enjoy GOOD! 4. Your Awareness detectors (looker) are tuned to broken dreams and doubts instead of GOOD!

I don't pray, worship, obey, go to church, volunteer, etc... in order to GET God's presence or blessing. What if I must do nothing to persuade God? What if God’s presence and blessing can’t be negotiated, but only encountered because He loves me!

You Are Not Being Judged. You cannot be condemned. You ARE NOT on Trial! Stop believing the lie!

What does the Bible entail, and is it possible for an individual to experience a relationship with Jesus independently of it? New Testament believers did not embrace the concept of modern, western biblical inerrancy either, because they were taught that the purpose of scripture was to point them to a perfect Jesus, not a perfect manuscript.

You Don't Receive Jesus into Your Heart... He's Received You into HIS! Because many individuals have either left their faith in God or have intentionally shunned a relationship with Jesus because of the legalistic, condemning, evangelical interpretation of who God accepts and loves.

What if early Jesus followers didn't preach escaping hell and making heaven! What if God destroying all sinful people and the world in the end by fire and wrath is myth!? Would this make a difference in how you live and enjoy other people and your own life NOW? Don't miss Pt3 of this new Series (7 Things), Escaping Wrath... just not God's!

Many things people believe about God and their identity are lies. We believe these lies because we were told the Bible says it . . . and it doesn't. In Part II of our series we'll address the question, was the Cross a place of punishment required by God's wrath, so people could be forgiven go to Heaven?

Many things people believe about God and their identity are lies. We believe these lies because we were told the Bible says it . . . and it doesn't. This series is dedicated to exposing harmful, destructive beliefs so people can truly enter vibrant relationship with the God who loves them more than his OWN life!

Doubt is the enemy of faith only when you equate faith with certainty! Lets examine what James really said, "ask in faith nothing doubting." Sunday at 10:30a

Faith isn’t a cosmic download of information and “correct” beliefs we can be certain about!

If you are AFRAID of God, ANGRY at God, INDIFFERENT towards God, DISMISSIVE of God, DONE with God! . . . you're right where you need to be. Jesus invites you to REST from it all. From the loneliness, the pain, the hiding, all the effort -- and just REST!

Paul Young - "The alternative to magic is relationship, which is full of mystery and the loss of control. Magic is about knowing the right incantations, formulas, and performances. Relationship is about trust."

A god who is distant, one who must be sought, found, received, or held onto, is NOT the loving God of scripture or His son, Jesus. Such a god is the NOISE of religion--a distraction from the image (likeness) of God you already are. We must address this distraction... we can quiet the noise!

Phil 4:6 Mirror "Let no anxiety about anything distract you. Rather translate moments into prayerful worship, and soak your requests in gratitude before God."

As God's grace unfolds in our lives and we renew our minds, we become aware that instead of me bringing Christ into my life, my life has always been IN HIM . . . I've never NOT belonged to Him!

Most people, religious or not, presume a direct link between sin and suffering. Jesus confronts and obliterates this lie through a perfect demonstration of love and healing… The scandal of suffering.

God dispenses gifts, NOT wages. None of us gets paid according to merit!