LW Church Podcast

Don’t give the enemy a seat at your table. 1. Identify the enemy. 2. Engage the meal. 3. Examine your thoughts and actions. 4. Invite a few key people to your table.

Jesus made a fire Jesus made a breakfast The heart of the matter is that your heart is what matters    The grace of God always points forward  Your story isn’t finished and your failures are not fatal

The table is a powerful place. You have a seat at the table.  You have a seat at the table with Jesus. 

What matters to Jesus should matter to us Fear and Discomfort can blind us from seeing people how God does The heart of God is for his people to be relationally unique What’s at stake:    -Someone experiencing the greatest relationship for eternity, or not  -People living blinded, bound, and broken and not experiencing abundant life 

When we share our faith, our role is to open the doors of possibility.    How do we build bridges?  + Care about people.  + Find out their story – Ask questions.  + Share your experiences and story.  + Meet a need.  + Don’t be weird!  All people matter to God. Join him in pursuing the people he loves.

Bridge Builders use their influence to point people to Jesus, not themselves  Bridge Builders make sharing Jesus a first priority.    Jesus' last command is our first priority  Jesus calls us to be his witness, not his attorney.    Bridge Builders keep it simple:  invite and invest

You salt the earth with your words.  - Words of Encouragement - Words of Truth - Words of Peace - Words of Hope - Words of the Gospel You light the world with your deeds. - Deeds of Compassion - Deeds of Mercy - Deeds of Generosity

Your Spiritual life requires assembly and you don’t have all the instructions.  Instructions: Choose to be filled with the Spirit.  Intentionally connect with one another on a spiritual level.  Keep perspective by always giving thanks.    Never give up on walking the way of love. 

A self-reliant heart is a lukewarm heart.     Being lukewarm isn’t about spiritual temperature; it’s about spiritual temperament.     The question we should ask ourselves isn’t “Am I doing enough,” but rather, “Am I refreshing to be around?”  

They were intentional about being in the Word.     They were intentional about taking care of each other.     They were intentional about community.     They were intentional about praising God.  

Ruth is not just about romance, it’s about redemption GOD IS ABLE TO REDEEM ALL THINGS: In times of disobedience    In times of near-sightedness    In times that we don’t get to see

Religious but Lost Positioned to Hear and Obey

Begin with Prayer Listen with Care Eat Together Serve in Love Share your Story

Practice radical, ordinary hospitality Hospitality is the overflow of the grace of God in your life Hospitality is an invitation to the inside. Hospitality is messy Two foundational barriers to hospitality: 1) Secrets – fear of transparency 2) Selfishness – hiding in middle-class eas

The lawyer was asking a limit-seeking question What if we just started by loving our actual neighbors?  Others are not the project, I am

The lost cause is God’s passion  The lost cause is Jesus’ mission  The lost cause is our commission    There is an urgency for what God can do NOW  Pray Provoke Persevere

How to judge the right way: #1 Examine yourself first.  #2 Take action on your issue.  #3 Engage the right person in the right way.  Mindset for correction: I will believe the best.  I will aim for reconciliation.  I will demonstrate the fruit of the Spirit.  You can’t shepherd pigs.  You can’t shepherd pigs, but you must love them! 

Proverbs are not meant to be promises Training up is aiming  Understand the uniqueness of those entrusted to us  Parent and disciple with eternity in mind

Forgiveness is the heartbeat of God.   Forgiveness is important to God, and He wants it to be important to us. We are called to forgive the person, not forget the action.     Forgiveness is a process.  

Contentment is not the conquering of circumstances  Contentment is not a gift that is given,  Contentment is a lesson that is learned.

You have a story. Your story is worth sharing. Your story can change lives. You have more than one story to tell.

The Holy Spirit empowers and equips every believer. The language of the Holy Spirit is truth New Life is impossible without the Holy Spirit 

The most important information is that which has the most personal implications  The most important thing about you doesn’t have to be what you’ve done; It can be what’s been done for you Easter is for everyone, including you 

Self-preservation comes out of insecurity Take responsibility for your... Faith Family Community Are you looking for a towel or a title?

Faith is not proven by the way I feel his presence, but by the way I deal with his perceived absence Jesus will only come as far as you let him Before he demonstrates his authority, he demonstrates his empathy