Heartland Alliance Church Podcast

Youth ministry is so important here at Heartland. Youth are not just the church of tomorrow, but the church of today. Why Refuge? (Ps 46:1, 2 Cor 5:17) Why youth ministry? (Mat 19:13-15, 18:3) Church of today vs Church of tomorrow (Mat 28:19-20) 

Our life needs a reno. When we are raised and hidden with Christ we begin to practice putting off and putting on, allowing Christ to renovate us into His image. Being rebuilt means we put away a few things and are renewed. It also means intentionally letting go.

The church is not a place for people who have it all figured out. It's a community of people who are being rebuilt, learning, growing, and working through these very areas (in Colossians 3:5-7) with honesty and grace. 

You have been raised with Christ! What is holding you back from seeking Jesus above everything? Prayer starts with Jesus. Seek Jesus above everything to get his perspective on anything.

It is ingrained in us to slip back into measurable rules and regulations to find success over destruction caused by self-indulgences, but we can only truly overcome by belonging to God and letting Him form us.

Being led by emotional experiences and pride leads us to exchange our relationship with God for worthless idols, and to division and a breakdown in relationships. Christ promised fullness in our abiding connection to Him and to His body.

This sermon takes a look at Colossians 2:16-17 and addresses the pressure of religious performance, the problem with shadows, Jesus as being the reality, the danger of legalism, and living in the freedom of Christ.

Spiritual circumcision is identity received. The identity received in spiritual circumcision is inward and spiritual, complete, divine, realized by our thorough identification with Christ in His death and resurrection, brought to fullness in spiritual baptism, and received by faith. Then, our water baptism is identity embraced.

We all desire to have purpose and to feel alive. We're drawn to ads, reels and content that tell us what satisfies and is fulfilling, but they come up empty. The only place to find fullness of life is free and available. It's the fullness of God for us in Jesus.

Have you ever heard something that sounded wise, but turned out to be quite foolish and dangerous? Followers of Jesus must guard themselves against worldly influences that would draw them away, choosing instead to be rooted in the truth found in Christ. Reality 1: Dangers are closer than they seem. Reality 2: God is closer than He seems. We need to be on guard and on our knees.

God's Kingdom and plans are way better than anything we could ever dream up for ourselves. Real power and direction are found when we move ourselves off of the centre of our heart, and we are filled with the Holy Spirit of the Living God.

Move from consumer to contender. Jesus is the Champion; His victory is our victory. How can we run the race set out for us? With these points: throw off, get free, and fix your eyes. We can move from consumer to contender when we allow the Lordship of Jesus to lead us.

Where does our craving for acceptance come from? True acceptance is available through Jesus! Embrace the rewards of intimacy with Father God. We are being formed by something – let's choose to be formed by intimacy with our Father God. What might be keeping you from intimacy with God the Father?

Rooted in Christ. Built up in Christ. Established in the faith, just as you were taught.