Laying down our desires through fasting

New Community Church of Tacoma

Laying down our desires through fasting

March 5, 2023 • Bo Noonan • 1 Corinthians 9:24–27, Matthew 6:16–18, 1 Peter 2:11, Titus 2:11–14

Bo Noonan teaches about the spiritual discipline of fasting. Fasting is laying down our desires, wants, and even needs, in order to feast on God and his provision. It prepares us for life as we rely on our Father, rather than the things of the world. Laying down our own desires is a hallmark of following Jesus, the ultimate example of a life laid down.

Laying down compartmentalization

April 2, 2023 • Waymond Hampton • 1 Corinthians 10:31, John 17:18–21, John 5:18–20, Psalm 139:1–12, John 17:3

Waymond Hampton closes out our Laying it Down series by teaching on laying down compartmentalization. Our culture conditions us to break our lives into different "rooms" that don't tend to overlap one another, and this can cause us to live a disjointed spiritual life. As we apprentice to Jesus, though, the walls can come down and we can become attentive to God's voice in all situations, living a life of restored relationship with the Father, just as Jesus did.

Laying down money's power

March 26, 2023 • Bo Noonan • Acts 11:27–30, Proverbs 21:20, Psalm 50:10–12, 2 Corinthians 9:7, Luke 16:13

Bo Noonan teaches about laying down the power that money and possessions can have on us. According to God's word, money is not a neutral thing, but rather has power to do either good or harm. As we apprentice to Jesus, we learn to find purpose in the way we spend, save, and give in ways that build God's kingdom, rather than our own little kingdoms.

Laying down the need for approval

March 19, 2023 • Wes Swarthout • Proverbs 29:25, Matthew 5:16, Colossians 3:23–24, 1 Corinthians 9:24–25, Galatians 1:10

Wes Swarthout teaches about laying down our need for approval. Because of what Jesus has done, we can moved from seeking approval to accepting and living in the grace, love, mercy, and secure identity that comes from being hidden in the work of Jesus.