Spiritual Fitness: Building a Healthy Body
Spiritual Fitness: Building a Healthy Body, Pt. 10
March 14, 2021 • Pastor Jeremy Dente
One of the tell-tale signs of a healthy and functional body is its ability to reproduce after its own kind. As we wrap up this 10-part series on spiritual fitness and building a healthy body of Christ, that is the Church, we look at the last command Jesus gave his followers before he went to be with the Father, which we know to be the Great Commission. And in this command, we are to make disciples; we are to multiply and reproduce after our own kind. And we will learn the foundation of discipleship - the authority of Jesus Christ that rests in us as his disciples. Without that, we can do nothing. But with that, all things are possible!
Spiritual Fitness: Building a Healthy Body, Pt.9
March 7, 2021 • Pastor Jeremy Dente
Because of the day and age in which we live, our concept of following has been disrupted and tainted, particularly in relationship to the Biblical model of following. In other words, what it means to follow Jesus is worlds apart from what it means to follow your favorite celebrity on social media. And yet, the call of every Christian is simple - follow Jesus. In this message, we're going to look at what it means to follow Jesus, not as casual Christians, but as genuine disciples.
Spiritual Fitness: Building a Healthy Body, Pt.8
February 28, 2021 • Pastor Jeremy Dente
One core and foundational desire common to every man is that of healing - healing of the mind, body, and soul. While physical healing is certainly something we all want, its simply not promised to us in this lifetime. However, spiritual healing is! In this message, we'll learn 5 points to healing that clearly show us that Jesus's entire earthly ministry, and therefore God's greatest desire, is focused on one thing - healing the human soul and reconciling it to God!
Spiritual Fitness: Building a Healthy Body, Pt.7
February 21, 2021 • Pastor Jeremy Dente
Training for godliness is a lifelong pursuit of becoming more like Jesus, building up the spirit, and putting the flesh to death. And God has equipped the saints to accomplish this through a spiritually disciplined life. That can be difficult, and often inconvenient, but its so worth it in the end! And by recognizing that our sole provision for a spiritually disciplined life is the power of the Holy Spirit, for the purposes of growing our love for God and others, we can kick fear aside and become and experience all that God has for us!
Spiritual Fitness: Building a Healthy Body, Pt.6
February 14, 2021 • Pastor Jeremy Dente
Of all the qualities attributed to genuine followers of Jesus, godliness is our highest calling that we can find throughout the pages of Scripture. And Paul's command to Timothy to "train for godliness" is what we as Christians living in 2021 must adhere to if we want to experience a healthy and spiritually fit body of Christ.
Spiritual Fitness: Building a Healthy Body, Pt.5
February 7, 2021 • Pastor Jeremy Dente
As physical exercise is vital to the health of the human body, spiritual exercise is paramount to the health and well-being of the body of Christ. In this message, we'll consider how our spiritual gifting needs to be exercised on a regular and continual basis in the life of the Church in order for the body of Christ to grow and flourish!
Spiritual Fitness: Building a Healthy Body, Pt.4
January 31, 2021 • Pastor Jeremy Dente
On the other side of spiritual malnourishment that stems from heresy is the power sanctity of sound doctrine. Sound doctrine is the bulwark against heresy within the body of Christ. And in today's message, we see this broken down in three ways - a common creed, a common confession, and a common commitment.
Spiritual Fitness: Building a Healthy Body, Pt.3
January 24, 2021 • Pastor Jeremy Dente
Just as physical malnourishment can cause the body to be weakened and waste away, spiritual malnourishment can cause the body of Christ to weaken and waste away as well. Spiritual malnourishment can come in many forms, but maybe most dangerously through false teachings and heresies. In this message, we look at maybe the most deceptive form of spiritual malnourishment in the church today - the Word of Faith movement.
Spiritual Fitness: Building a Healthy Body, Pt.2
January 17, 2021 • Pastor Glenn Moore
A body without a head is just a lump of flesh with no usefulness and certainly no purpose. But as the body of Christ, with Jesus as the head of the body, we have all the purpose and usefulness we could ever want or need. With Christ as our head, we strive to think like him, see like him, speak like him, and live like him!
Spiritual Fitness: Building a Healthy Body, Pt.1
January 10, 2021 • Pastor Jeremy Dente
According to the Bible, the church is not a building; its not an organization or a denomination. Its the "ekklesia" - the called-out ones. We've been called out of darkness and into the marvelous light of Christ, of whom collectively we make up the body of Christ. Join us in this series as we look at how to become spiritually fit for the future by building a healthy body today.