Teaching by Tag: Purpose
All Things New: Living As a Child of God, Part 11 (Glory of God)
Evangelizing the lost and discipling believers are hugely important, but our highest aim is giving God glory. God’s glory is His completely perfect, utterly different, fully excellent, beautiful, and pure character demonstrated through His awesome deeds.
Watch / ListenAmong All Nations
How will you position your life to be part of making God’s salvation known among all nations?
Watch / ListenThe Purposeful Mind
Stagnation is devastating in the life of a believer. We must set our minds to the greatest purpose of all life – to know Jesus.
Watch / ListenFearfully and Wonderfully Made
Psalm 139 is an intensely personal letter for you that captures the deep redemptive theme of the Scriptures.
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Et ait faciamus hominem ad imaginem et similitudinem nostram et praesit piscibus maris et volatilibus caeli et bestiis universaeque terrae omnique reptili quod movetur in terra. In principio creavit Deus caelum et terram. Omnis enim quicumque invocaverit nomen Domini salvus erit.
Watch / ListenImpact, Part 2
God has sovereignly given every believer spiritual gifts to use for the good of His people and the advancement of His kingdom. What would it look like for you to “fan the flame” of your gifts for the glory of God?
Watch / ListenImpact, Part 1
Does our life influence and impact those around us for the sake of the Kingdom? Living a life of intentional, faithful obedience to God will impact others for His glory.
Watch / ListenMoses: A Reluctant Leader, Part 2
Though we may express it in different ways, we are all people of passion because we are created in the image of a passionate God. Passion is a useful tool for the kingdom of God, unless your zeal overcomes your discretion. In the life of Moses, we see the peril of passion as he rushes ahead and tries to force the hand of God.
Watch / ListenUnder the Sun, Part 3
As we continue to see the contradictory nature of Ecclesiastes and life “under the sun,” we see that riches are also a vain chasing after the wind. The desire to have something is always greater than the satisfaction of actually having it. Our insatiable desire to be satisfied is constantly thwarted by our inability to be satisfied.
Watch / ListenUnder the Sun, Part 2
Pastor Mike continues our series called “Under the Sun” from Ecclesiastes 3, where we see that time passes and there is nothing we can do about it. Life sometimes seems so boring and monotonous, yet God has “put eternity into man’s heart” and makes everything “beautiful in its time…” How do we practically live in light of God’s greater purposes?
Watch / ListenSo Why Am I Here?, Part 4
Pastor Mike finishes up his series on purpose with a pastor’s thoughts on a pastor’s role in the body of Christ.
Watch / ListenSo Why Am I Here?, Part 3
Our series on purpose continues as Pastor Mike teaches from Philippians 1. We are pilgrims on this earth, and part of being a pilgrim in the Christian sense is inviting others to engage in the journey.
Watch / ListenSo Why Am I Here?, Part 2
Teaching from 1 Peter 2, Pastor Mike continues our series on purpose. We are pilgrims in this world, and must steward our lives in a way that makes much of Christ.
Watch / ListenSo Why Am I Here?, Part 1
Pastor Mike begins a new teaching series about purpose. Why does God have believers here in a fallen world? Is this all about us? Or Him?
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