Abide

Disciple Making

April 21, 2024 • Joey Rodgers • 2 Timothy 2:1–7

Following Jesus is a call to more than acknowledging his work on the cross and living as you want, thinking you’re okay with God. It’s a call to be His apprentice—to walk in His footsteps, to know Him, to be like Him, and to do as He did. Jesus called us to be disciples who make disciples. We should take responsibility for coming alongside others to introduce them to Jesus and walk with them, spurring them into spiritual maturity.

Fast Decisions

April 14, 2024 • Joey Rodgers • Matthew 6:16–18

We know a lot about feasting, but fasting - not so much. If we’re all being honest, we’d all rather feast than fast; after all, there’s some pretty yummy food in our world. The Bible has 77 unique references to fasting. Fasting isn’t a casual idea to miss a meal because you are not hungry. Fasting is taking the time to lay aside what is seen and comfortable to us so we can humbly pursue and embrace God, who wants to bring us true comfort and satisfaction.

Craving The Word

April 7, 2024 • Cedric Beckles • 2 Peter 2:1–3

God's Word can have a profound impact on our lives. What better way to determine how God wants us to live than to look to scripture? He wants us to read it, understand it, and bury it deep in our hearts. Its Word can provide great comfort to those around us. Drawing insights from 2 Peter 2:1-3, we'll discover that memorizing God's Word is foundational to living an abiding life.

Hands, Feet, and Voice

March 31, 2024 • Joey Rodgers • Ephesians 2:1–10

Great artists are able to take a blank white canvas and turn it into a work of art using a brush, making strokes, dabs and smudges of paint. In Ephesians 2:1-10, Paul shares with us how Jesus has taken poor smudges like us – with a dab of grace here, and a touch of mercy there – creating incredible works of art out of our nothingness. God’s grace is not just for our salvation but also for our service – that is, we’re saved by grace to serve by grace so that by the hands, feet, and voice of Jesus we can become His hands, feet, and voice to the world around us.

Palm Sunday

March 24, 2024 • Joey Rodgers • Matthew 21:1–11

On Sunday we celebrated Jesus’s triumphal entry into Jerusalem for the final time. This event marked the beginning of Christ’s Passion and would culminate with his death, burial and resurrection. The week of the Passion is a good time for us to look at our lives and our relationship with God. We must ask ourselves; Do I know Him as my savior? Am I walking with Him as my Lord? For the Jews, it was their hope that the Messiah had come to save them from the tyranny of Rome. For Jesus, it marked the last week of his earthly life – He came to seek and save the lost.

Unto The Nations

March 17, 2024 • Joey Rodgers • Acts 1:1–11

People who live the abiding live can’t help but talk about it. They share with others about Jesus! It’s only natural, they want to bear witness to what they’ve experienced and to what they love, and they want everyone to have the same experience. Acts 1:1-11

Maximizing Your Blessings

March 10, 2024 • Joey Rodgers • Matthew 25:14–30

Everything in life is about stewardship. Every gift. Every blessing. Every relationship. Every detail of every moment of every day is about how we steward and enjoy life. Everything! Spiritually speaking, God calls us stewards of every gift, talent, blessing, relationship, and dollar we see. Stewardship is the most essential element to living an abiding life.

Be Anxious for Nothing

March 3, 2024 • Joey Rodgers • Philippians 4:4–6

Prayer may be one of the simplest, yet brutally difficult aspects of the Christian life. In its simplest form – It’s climbing into your heavenly Father’s lap to enjoy His presence. Its a chance to talk with Him, and love Him as you allow Him to love you and speak into your life. But, too often our prayers are about what we can get from God instead of relating to Him.

The Mirror Of God's Word

February 25, 2024 • Joey Rodgers • James 1:19–25

In today's culture, some take advantage of hearing the Word but never put it into practice; they have an interest in spiritual things, a moral lifestyle and in church programs, but they have no desire to follow Jesus and obey His Word. However, to actively LISTEN requires (3) actions on our part: be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to become angry.

One and Only God

February 18, 2024 • Joey Rodgers • Exodus 20:2–6

Abiding in God is nothing less than carving out daily time to sit at the Lord’s feet, to love Him, long for Him, look to Him, and listen to Him – so you can live for Him. To do that we must live in a posture of worship. Worshiping God is giving God your mind’s attention, your heart’s affection, your will’s ambition, and your body’s action fully to the Lord, so that you bring glory and honor to Him.

Waiting On The Lord

February 11, 2024 • Joey Rodgers • Isaiah 40:30–31

Last week we began a series on the necessity of abiding. It’s impossible to live the Christian life unless you’re abiding – living plugged into the Holy Spirit. The first essential to abiding is learning to wait upon the Lord – learning the spiritual discipline of solitude. To wait upon the Lord is to practice His presence, to seek Him, spend time alone with Him, and to discover His will for your life.

Fixed On Jesus

February 4, 2024 • Joey Rodgers • John 15:1–11

It is impossible to live the Christian Life without abiding in Christ. In John 15, Jesus shared the secret to living the abiding life. To abide is to live plugged into or empowered by the Holy Spirit. Jesus invites us to abide in Him if we want to find something this side of heaven that can give us joy.

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