Faith Forward Podcast - CFC Ashburn

Ask the average person what they dream of, and fame and recognition are most likely going to be part of their response. Ask the average Christian what Jesus wants them to do, and sacrificial love and service will top the list. But does Jesus also call us to greatness? Join Brian Bales and Jon Ackerman as they discuss how to have a healthy attitude toward service and then answer the question, "Is J...

We’ve heard “good” can be the enemy of “great”, but can “good” also be the enemy of God? Join Brian Bales and Jon Ackerman as they discuss how “good” religious practices can sometimes serve as distractions or even barriers to what God actually wants to do in us and through us. Additionally, they’ll offer practical tools and resources that they’ve found helpful in keeping the focus on God rather th...

God cannot be forced or manipulated, but there is power and assurance when we repeat the promises of Scripture in prayer. How do we know which Scriptures to pray? What does it sound like to actually “pray Scripture?” Live demonstrations of praying the promises of God in Ephesians.

Episode 4: Waiting on God/Leveraging Silence Does it ever feel like God’s not there, not listening, or refusing to act? Scripture tells us that’s never true, but challenging circumstances can make it hard to believe. How can we turn to prayer, scripture, intercession, and fasting to navigate those moments in life? What do we do when it feels like God’s not answering? Spiritually maturing through d...

* What does it look like to seek God in very practical terms? Brooke, Mike, Chris, and Jon share what they do in their day-to-day to establish a close relationship with God. * Spiritual Habits: Intercession, Worship, Listening Prayer, Studying Scripture, Reflecting on God’s Word, Fasting * Where do we each feel more comfortable?  How did we get comfortable? * Where do we struggle with these habits...

-What does it look like to seek God, not just ask Him for something? -God’s not too busy for us. We’re not bothering Him. -Seeking God involves a level of intimacy that goes well beyond asking to receive, be protected, or healed. -Contemporary American Evangelicalism has a done a good job of highlighting morality, doctrine, mission, and generosity…and all of that is good, but it is incomplete.

Summer Break episode – As we wrap up the school year and the Sunday series on “Becoming”, Brian and Jon are shutting down the podcast studio for the summer. But before we go, we wanted to revisit the topic of “WHO God calls us to be” and “WHAT God calls us to do”…and talk about how often we get that order backwards. More importantly, we wanted to offer some practical suggestions on how we can reco...