You Are From God

Series: N/A Service: You Are From God Type: You Are From God Speaker: Scott Taylor & Tyler Hall We all need help when life gets heavy. When Moses becomes overburdened by the daunting tasks that come with leading Israel in the wilderness, God meets his needs by opening his eyes to the people around him who can support him and share the burden. Let's learn this lesson from Moses today: you are n...

Series: N/A Service: You Are From God Type: You Are From God Speaker: Scott Taylor & Tyler Hall Have you ever experienced a case of burnout? We describe it as hitting a wall, or coming to the end of our rope. These are moments when we are stretched so thin or become so overwhelmed that we throw our hands in the air and say, "I can't do it anymore!" As the leader of the ancient Israelit...

Series: N/A Service: You Are From God Type: You Are From God Speaker: Scott Taylor & Tyler Hall Is your mind weighed down by self-doubts and feelings of inadequacy? Moses expresses some of that when he talks with God in Exodus 3 and 4. And when we watch how God responds to his concerns and excuses, we discover the Lord's invitation to live and grow in His grace. When we ask, "Who am I?&#34...

Series: N/A Service: You Are From God Type: You Are From God Speaker: Scott Taylor & Tyler Hall Everyone subscribes to a worldview: it's how each of us makes sense of everything that happens to us and around us. In the letter to the Colossian Christians, God through Paul warns His people of empty wisdom of the world and instead calls them to greater maturity in Christ. This, as it turns o...

Series: N/A Service: You Are From God Type: You Are From God Speaker: Scott Taylor & Tyler Hall God's ways are higher than our ways; His thoughts are higher than our thoughts. If this wasn't so, He wouldn't really be God. And yet the Lord reveals so much to us about life, so that we can know Him and follow in His ways. Even if we don't like the answers to our questions, we have wha...

Series: N/A Service: You Are From God Type: You Are From God Speaker: Scott Taylor & Tyler Hall People want proof. Even in the realm of faith and spirituality, evidence and rationale help bolster genuine and enduring faith. But what if the signs and answers we are looking for aren't quite what we would expect? God offers powerful evidence of His nature and work, but it's up to us if we&#39...

Series: N/A Service: You Are From God Type: You Are From God Speaker: Scott Taylor & Tyler Hall The Bible is certainly a well-known book. But if God wrote this book, why is there so much confusion and disagreement about it? Today we consider why some may question whether the Bible is a trustworthy source of information and guidance, and how we are meant to use it to grow in our relationship with G...

Series: N/A Service: You Are From God Type: You Are From God Speaker: Scott Taylor & Tyler Hall Morality offers some of the strongest evidence for God's existence. While questions are often raised about the realities of suffering and evil, these conditions come from humans rejecting the good--that is, God Himself. He is the Author of ethics, and we must come to see our life and its circum...

Series: N/A Service: You Are From God Type: You Are From God Speaker: Scott Taylor & Tyler Hall Children of God fill a unique space in the world we live in: that is, disciples of Jesus are said to be in the world, but not of the world. So how are we expected to interact and engage with those around us that are still "of the world"? We find in Jesus himself the perfect example of reaching t...

Series: N/A Service: You Are From God Type: You Are From God Speaker: Scott Taylor & Tyler Hall Living by faith is a choice, and with any choice there comes critical analysis, doubts, and questions. God isn't afraid of your skepticism and wonders, but you do have a responsibility to go directly to the source when seeking answers. Like many of Jesus's own disciples, we must "come and se...

Series: N/A Service: You Are From God Type: You Are From God Speaker: Tyler Hall and Antoine Hollowa On a special guest episode, gospel preacher Antoine Holloway joins us to discuss Ephesians 4 and what the Bible teaches about unity.

Series: N/A Service: You Are From God Type: You Are From God Speaker: Tyler Hall God displays unmerited favor to His creation. His grace is what makes salvation through Jesus a reality in the first place. Let's seek to better understand the role of grace in our spiritual lives and how we can respond to God's loving favor with faithful trust and devotion.

Series: N/A Service: You Are From God Type: You Are From God Speaker: Tyler Hall The Christian walks by faith, not by sight. Does that mean ours is a blind faith? Or that we cannot (or should not) think logically about the way we choose to live and serve and worship? Take a look with us at Second Corinthians 5:7 and discover the awesome truth behind this simple statement of fact. 

Series: N/A Service: You Are From God Type: You Are From God Speaker: Scott Taylor & Tyler Hall The Bible begins at the start of all things, when "God created." This establishes an entire way of viewing our existence and the universe around us: we are the handiwork of a master Creator. While we as individuals may wrestle with the moral implications of this history or try to make it fit wit...

Series: N/A Service: You Are From God Type: You Are From God Speaker: Scott Taylor & Tyler Hall The Bible says, "Judge not," doesn't it? Even people of the world who rarely read the Bible often quote Matthew 7:1 in self-defense or self-excuse in matters of sin or wrongdoing. Is that the intended outcome of what Jesus is teaching? Let's look closer and find out together. 

Series: N/A Service: You Are From God Type: You Are From God Speaker: Scott Taylor & Tyler Hall How do we handle the worries of life? As the popular Bible verses for this episode teach us, people are designed to process anxiety by putting our trust in the Lord.

Series: N/A Service: You Are From God Type: You Are From God Speaker: Scott Taylor & Tyler Hall Some of the most beautiful words in the Bible get recited at weddings. But is that what the "love chapter" of 1 Corinthians is all about? While the teachings and truths of love certainly apply to marriage, the context reveals a much wider application in how God's people walk in love.

Series: N/A Service: You Are From God Type: You Are From God Speaker: Scott Taylor & Tyler Hall God works in every part of life to bring about His purpose and truly good outcomes. When we love God and delight ourselves in Him, we will look past momentary desires and comforts and see how His working yields eternal results in us.  

Series: N/A Service: You Are From God Type: You Are From God Speaker: Scott Taylor & Tyler Hall As we look to the future, it brings comfort to know that the ever-present God has a plan and purpose in mind. But how much of my faith is vested in God meeting my agenda and desires, or allowing Him to use the future--whatever it may hold--to draw me closer to Him and strengthen my spirit in holy s...

Series: N/A Service: You Are From God Type: You Are From God Speaker: Scott Taylor Have you ever been told that you can do anything you set your mind to? It is a motivating principle; yet how often do we stop to consider if what we are setting our mind to is actually a *good* thing? Let's consider a popular verse from the Bible book of Philippians to see how the strength of Christ isn't ab...

Series: N/A Service: You Are From God Type: You Are From God Speaker: Scott Taylor & Tyler Hall We begin a series looking at popular Bible passages and digging into what they really mean about God, others, and our lives. Perhaps the most well-known verse in the Bible, John 3:16 describes the gospel of Jesus Christ in one sentence. But do we comprehend the power and call to action in this thesis st...

Series: N/A Service: You Are From God Type: You Are From God Speaker: Scott Taylor & Tyler Hall In the story of your life, are there chapters that you would rather skip over or remove from the book entirely? For better or worse, we write the story of our lives every day with every choice we make. The good news is this: in Jesus Christ, even those dark, messy, and shameful chapters can serve a high...

Series: N/A Service: You Are From God Type: You Are From God Speaker: Scott Taylor & Tyler Hall A child of God desires to follow the Son of God; our journey as a Christian aims for Christ-like behavior and attitude in every season of life. Consider with us a few of the qualities Jesus displays, and that we desire to emulate, as he calls a tax collector to be his disciple.

Series: N/A Service: You Are From God Type: You Are From God Speaker: Scott Taylor & Tyler Hall Each of us has a God-given mission that directs every facet of life: whether as an individual, as a family, in business or as a local body of believers, we are called to live for Jesus Christ. But what happens when we start tweaking the mission to suit our own opinions, preferences, and well-intentioned...

Series: N/A Service: You Are From God Type: You Are From God Speaker: Scott Taylor & Tyler Hall You have been given an immense gift by your Creator: the ability to choose. And while our free will allows us to pursue good, right, and true things, it also leads to human error, disaster, and suffering. Each day we live provides abundant opportunites to align our will with the Father's perfec...