The 360 Church Sarasota

A look at the life of Joseph helps us to think about how we can view opposition, challenges and difficulties in our life. Even though Joseph was given a sense of future blessing, everything that followed for many years was the opposite of what he thought it would be like. Hear how you can interpret your situations and circumstances by examining Joseph's life.

We see two circles most commonly existing in churches today. There is a group gathering in a crowd. The second is the more distinctive smaller group. What is missing in our church strategies today is the one-to-one small circle discipleship relationship where people go deeper into more personal communication and have a greater potential to go deeper into more intimate communication and struggles....

In our world today, the evangelical church there are many baby Christians who are sipping spiritual milk. A great many feel isolated and alone. What is missing is the key element of discipleship. Hear how discipleship is the cure for what ails our country and our world.

When you think of mission statements, resume objectives, or purpose statements, out of many things you could focus on, you realize you can't do everything, and you have to have some type of central focus in which to specialize. The Great Assignment, or The Great Commission as it is so often referred to, is the purpose statement for God's church and His people and it focuses on discipleship...

The influence of the world hits us every morning. In the world we live in, it can impact us to the point that we can become ineffective. We need to purposely set our focus in the proper direction.

Water that is contained doesn't evaporate. When you open the container, it can be poured out to quench thirst. If it stays in the container, it has no effectiveness. Are you pouring yourself out or are you remaining content and contained? Hear inspiration and motivation to press on!

When you have water with a little bit of contamination, there is a need to purify it before you drink it. Impure water cannot be purified by other water. Something must be introduced to make water pure. The same thing happens in our spiritual walk. We need purification. Hear what we need in order to understand how our own impurities can be cleansed.

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We all have times where we've made plans or envisioned things going very differently from what we had been thinking would happen. Whenever this happens, we tend to question what went wrong and why these things are happening. Even in our regular everyday lives, God is still inviting you to see Him in the unexpected events that occur in our everyday events and circumstances.

Have you ever seen what happens to a train when it runs out of track or speeds too fast around a corner? The de-railing process is typically catastrophic. In the same way, we need to stay on track with God and in close connection with Him throughout the journey. Hear how to find out how to get back into rhythm with Him.

Do you feel alone? Do you feel disconnected from God? Every car needs an engine to drive it. Christ rose to give us the fuel and the opportunity to be connected with God. Hear this important Easter message about how this impacts your own life.

In Jesus' journey to Jerusalem, Jesus had the knowledge of where He was heading and what was going to happen. He knew the opposition that was facing Him and yet there was a bigger picture that brought His endurance... He was determined to go in spite of the intense events that were awaiting Him.

Have you ever felt obligated to do something when you really didn't want to? Have you ever had something that when you had to give it up, you were very reluctant? If we can look to God on how He has dealt with money and possessions, we can potentially gain a perspective on how to deal with them in our own lives. Hear how the Apostle Paul found himself in some dire straights that lead him to wr...

How do you respond to conflict? We all tend to individually think our own perspective is the right one. Our own bias is usually behind the matter. What is it that is behind that bias? How can we know? Discovering the source and getting to the true root of the issue of what is behind conflict and opposition can better equip us with a toolbox of resources from God that can help us to better handle t...

What are you focused on? Having goals is important and vital to keep us moving forward. Do you have a champion? Do you have someone who is an encourager in your life? Listen to become strengthened in the race and keep pressing on toward the goal of the prize in Christ Jesus.

Have you ever been in a difficult situation where you didn't have enough money to make ends meet? The Bible gives us guidance on finances and we can understand how He provides and offers us the gift of giving.

Perspective matters! If you look around at all the tragedies, turmoil, hurricanes, earthquakes and wars, you can lose the perspective of the overarching narrative of the bigger picture. We can get caught up in the latest news and issues, but there is a higher calling than the things we see all around us. The things that are unseen are the things that matter the most. God has the big picture in min...

During the NFL Superbowl, there are commercials that feature some of the highest paid marketing projects. There is something in us that we can be drawn into something even when we are unaware something is going on. We even have feel-good chemicals such as dopamine that can be released in our bodies to make us feel good. This is what happens when we shop or do things that are exhilarating. The Apos...

Have you ever pushed the limit and found yourself focused on self-directed pursuits? How do we get past this? Jesus had power and yet emptied Himself. What can we learn from the way Jesus humbled Himself to become a man? Hear how the combination of strong humility and strong power can co-exist together.

All of us have a sense of fear. We can feel it perhaps before public speaking or perhaps from a high position. For Christians, the idea of sharing your faith with others is often mentioned as a source of fear in how to share the Gospel. Perhaps a sense of inadequacy or a sense of not wanting to be rejected all play into the sense of fear. Hear how the word of God provides a way to deal with our fe...

Hear about one of the world's most popular toys and how it can help us to think about how we each have a desire to connect with one another. Because each one of us individually flawed as human beings living in a fallen world, we find that we need help to be able to love one another and overcome anger, conflict, jealousy, and disagreements.

Hear the story of missionary Jim Elliot and the powerful impact about what appeared to be a life lost for no reason and the miraculous events that transpired after his death in the rainforest of Ecuador at the hand of the Auca tribesmen.

When Moses was overwhelmed, he had to have help. Perhaps you're at the point right now where you realize you too need help. God is there to help us because even Jesus who had many people pressing in to reach him and he had a schedule to keep. He knew how to properly balance all the issues that he faced. Ultimately, there is a higher purpose beyond what we see in the here and now. Your life is...

After Christmas, there is a tendency to find gifts and all the preparations for the event fade away, don't work anymore, or have some kind of technical issues you can't resolve. There is the reality of things that returns after a holiday and find we have dead pine needles and broken toys in our life that we didn't plan on. Where do you go when things fall apart?

Would you be excited if you found 1 million dollars in a gift you received at Christmas? There is something even more valuable and you can experience it too. At the very essence of the Christmas story is the salvation message. Jesus Christ came on mission to save humanity. The love is packaged in a gift. A gift is of no use unless it is unwrapped. Hear how you can unwrap the most incredible gift o...