Beacon Church's Podcast

We live in a fast paced, instant culture. We don't like to wait. Sometimes God has us waiting and we hold on to the promises. We hold on to hope. We trust in His Word. We continue to ask and seek and knock, but we just wait for him to respond.

We have to be people who are accustomed to walking by faith and not by sight. And so Jesus said that our eyes are the windows of our heart. And in Matthew six, Jesus said, your eye is like a lamp that provides light for your body. When your eye is healthy, your whole body is filled with light. And when your eye is unhealthy, your whole body is filled with darkness.

Jesus is over top of all of it for his church. Jesus has all authority, all power, all of it over everything. And he's exerting that power for the sake of his church.

Grieving, I believe, is the pivotal, the most pivotal part of most pivotal step in the deepening of our relationship with God.

The Promises Of God's Power And Presence Gives Us The Strength And Courage To Bring His KingdomDeuteronomy 31 : 5-8Matthew 28 : 18-20

What's important is that God makes the seed grow. The one who plants and the one who waters work together with the same purpose.1 Corinthians 3 : 5 - 9Love God, Love People, Grow In Christ & Serve The World1. Experience Spiritual Growth2. Deepen Christian Friendships3. Sharpen Ministry Skills

Exodus : And thus, Moses did according to all that God commanded him, thus he did.

The Problem : Spiritual EmptinessThe Temptation : To Leave EarlyThe Solution : The Bread of LifeMark 6 : 30 - 43Deuteronomy 8 : 2 - 3

Tremble IntrospectivelyMake the Right SacrificesLook to His Gaze

The cause of the crisisMaking light of your weighty life

John 15 : 9 - 14

Luke 7:36Luke 7: 47Luke 7: 44-46

Good Hearing Seeks To UnderstandGood Hearing Holds on & Doesn't Let Go

Skeptical, Cynical, Guarded V. Believe, Trust, Live SacrificallyLuke 7 : 31 - 34Luke 7 : 30Luke 7 : 27 - 28

WE DOUBT BECAUSE JESUS DOES THINGS HIS WAY (LUKE 3 : 7 - 9, LUKE 4 : 16 - 19)JESUS INVITES US TO TRUST HIS WORD & HIS WORK (LUKE 7 : 20 - 22)ULTIMATELY, JESUS INVITES US TO OVERCOME OUR DOUBTS AND TRUST EVEN WHEN WE DON'T GET OUR WAY(LUKE 7 : 23)

We need someone who has the power to change our story.Luke 11 : 17Luke 15 : 31 - 32Ephesians 2 : 1 -3

Matthew 11 : 28 - 30True rest cannot be found where Jesus is not present.We are Severely Exhausted Jesus Offered Rest to the Exhausted Jeremiah 6 : 16SabbathContemplative Prayer Slow Reading of Scripture

By meditating on the tender compassion Jesus has for us, we will have the security to recognize our spiritual poverty. Ironically, in recognizing our spiritual poverty, we actually begin living the good life.

Begin With PrayerListenEatServeShare Your StoryLuke 6: 46 - 49Luke 7: 2Luke 7: 4 - 5Luke 7: 7-10Ephesians 2: 8 - 10

Modern Day Worship (Luke 5 :27-32) Jesus sees and pursues us. (Luke 5 : 27) Respond with your whole life. (Luke5 : 28) Celebrate your salvation with others. (Luke5 : 29) Don’t let religion ruin your heart. (Luke 5 : 30) Who among you are healthy? (Luke 5 : 31-32)