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Pursuing Spiritual Growth

Colossians 1:3-12

April 13, 2014 • Jeff Lyle

All followers of Christ are to engage themselves in pursuing active spiritual maturity. Spiritual growth is the natural mode for the supernatural life. All Christians (no matter what denomination!) are supernatural creations. We are not bodies with spirits but, we are spirits with bodies. When we are saved in Jesus Christ we become new creations who are spiritually alive. Because we are alive in Christ we will be growing in Christ. The fact is that a Christian has to purpose not to grow because God is working to transform us into the image of His Son. Pastor Jeff passionately reminds the listener that God has empowered us to grow in our faith, advance in our maturity and to invest our lives in others. Do you consider yourself mature in the faith? Do you desire to grow deeper in your relationship with God? Listen carefully to learn more about how this will be accomplished, in part, by your commitment and effort. God’s grace never nullifies human responsibility.

Love, Tell, Help Nations

June 8, 2014 • Jeff Lyle

Getting the gospel of Jesus Christ out to other people groups is part of the mission of the Church. After our conversion we begin to minister to those in our peer group, our family and our community. This message takes a panoramic look at why engaging in missions is essential to the history and future of the Church.

When Policy Undercuts Purpose

June 1, 2014 • Jeff Lyle

One day, Jesus Christ caused a scene in a synagogue, threw the order of service out the window, never finished his sermon and set a woman free from nearly two decades of spiritual and physical slavery. Sounds exciting, but the people in charge had a fit about it and the interaction between them and Jesus reveals that the Son of God did not come to earth to preserve religious preferences. Jesus came to transform people. This message gives you the opportunity to discover whether his or her own personal policies are undercutting the purposes of God in our generation.

Reaching the Elite

May 25, 2014 • Jeff Lyle

In 1990, billionaire Ted Turner received the Humanist of the Year Award from a group of atheists. The primary reason was because he had commented earlier that year to a group of reporters that “Christianity is a religion for losers.” We may be tempted to believe that the educated, successful wealthy people around us are not interested in spiritual truth. What is the Church of Jesus Christ doing to reach the elite?