Searchlight Fellowship Podcast

How do you help someone? It seems like a silly question to ask, but in truth there are ways to help that are not that apparent. Conversely, there are things that seem like they might help, that actually don't empower people to grow at all. Find out what God says about Healthy Helping in this weeks teaching from the book of Galatians.

Have you ever wondered what the world would look like if freedom of choice did not exist. This week, Nancy explains why God allows us to be free and what a free life is all about.

Pastor Nancy Berwid teaches a powerful message from the book of Galatians that's all about God's FREEDOM! 

The old saying goes, "You haven't gotten to a man's heart until you've gotten to his wallet." God reminds us that to love is to give and give what is precious to you. This week, Nancy illustrates why it is so crucial to our spiritual walk to be giving financially to God's purposes.

Aren't pain and sadness a bad thing? Well, maybe not always. In this week's teaching, Nancy explains how God's plan for healing sometimes good pain and good sadness in order to get rid of the bad stuff!

Pastor Nancy Berwid has a power-packed message about being called to have spiritual lives where we grow and not just stay in a self-serving, receiving mode. 

Have you ever wondered about when it is safe to trust something or someone. God does not want you to blindly place your trust in anyone, including Him. This week, Nancy takes us through passages in scripture that demonstrate God's desire for us to have a healthy trust in people based on evidence, not just blind faith. And that includes God Himself!

Have you ever asked the question, "What is the meaning of life?" I certainly have. Well, if there is a God who wants you to be happy, what would that look like? This week, Nancy tackles that question from the book of 1 Corinthians and looks at the only thing that really provides us with true fulfillment in life. Yes, God definitely wants you to feel fulfilled, and here's how!

Having closed out the book of Romans, Searchlight Fellowship continues to travel through "God's Love Letters To You" in the book of 1 Corinthians. With this first segment, Nancy begins by looking at the struggle to see the world through conventional human understanding vs. God's loving wisdom.

The Crucifixion of Jesus Christ is the greatest gift that has ever been given. In the lead up to celebrating the Resurrection of Jesus Christ, Nancy takes us through the record of the most difficult time in Jesus' life when, as it is written, Jesus was "overwhelmed with sorrow to the point of death". Nancy looks at the brutal honesty that Jesus described in his fear as well as his faithfulness. La...

Anyone remember a SNL character named Stewart Smalley? He was the guy who looked in the mirror and would always say to himself, "I'm good enough, I'm smart enough and gosh darn it, people like me". Yeah, he seemed pretty ridiculous to me too. This week Nancy takes us through a section in Romans where God talks about wanting us to have a well-founded, healthy and balanced appreciation of who we are...

You can probably write a list of very simple things you can do to ruin your life. This week, Nancy talks about one very simple thing that God says you can do to drastically change your life for joy, healing, happiness, and a full life.

What are the things in life that we want to overcome? This week, Nancy continues in the book of Romans and relates that God wants us to know that we are more than conquerers in Christ Jesus over all obstacles in life!

Have you ever wanted to stop doing something that was bad for you, but found yourself struggling against it? Have you ever wanted to live a certain way or do a certain thing, but found that you were unable to motivate yourself? This week, Nancy shows us from the Bible how God understands our struggle and what we can do about it.

Have you ever wondered if God controls us or wants to control us? This week, Nancy teaches us how God wants us to know that we are free to live our lives however we want to, including that we can sin all we want to. If that's the case, why shouldn't we? Nancy will show us how God handles that question from the book of Romans.

What keeps us from seeking God in our lives and hearts? Well, the good news is that we have been "justified". This week, Nancy teaches us what it means to be "justified by faith in Christ Jesus" and how that affects our relationship with God.

The subject of God's grace is arguably the most redundant topic in the Bible. In this weeks teaching, we find that faith, not works is the only way to have a deep and free relationship with Jesus Christ and our Heavenly Father. Nancy talks about why faith is in contrast with works, the freedom we have in faith and trust and how to have a deeper faith in God.

As we continue our series in the book of Romans, Pastor Nancy Berwid talks about the very 'human' drive to earn love and God's love through works. Nancy also shows how this attitude really doesn't work. We'll see how an attitude of superiority hurts us and our relationship with God, with Jesus Christ, and with other people. Lastly, Nancy relates God's desire for us to have a deep and intimate rela...

With Valentine's Day around the corner, Nancy introduces our new series about 7 love letters that God wrote to every one of us, also known as The 7 Church Epistles. In this first episode, Nancy teaches about the special nature of these love letters and starts us off with the theme of Romans - It's by Grace!

This Week, Nancy opens up the topic of prayer as the most valuable thing you can do to change your life and also talks about the true effects of shame and what to do about it.

In the final part of Nancy's series on "New Beginnings for a New Year" Nancy talks about how to get 'Un-Stuck" when we're in a spiritual rut and it looks like all of our options in life are "losers". She also brings us in touch with a group of un-fortunates from 2 Kings who are left with, what looks like, 2 terrible options, but becomes an opportunity. We also hear from LaShay Lozano about being "...

Nancy teaches about the importance of spending time at the feet of Jesus when life gets incredibly busy and tedious. We also hear testimonies from recent Searchlight Fellowship Seeker's Retreat participants and Ambassador Reports from Team 7.