September 17, 2021	admin CULTURE, FAITH, Gospel in Life, MISSION, PODCASTS	34:35	0 Comments
The sermon for today comes from Luke 4, and it is the last sermon in a broader series on the fruit of the Spirit and character change. The recurring question has been, “How can our hearts be changed?” Simply put, our hearts don’t change when we look at t…
https://thrivecast.com/podcast-player/4861/the-zeal-of-jesus.mp3
Today’s sermon comes from a series on the real character change that can happen in a person’s life. This is not just moral reformation that consists of merely obeying rules, but it begins with a deep change at the heart level. When we look at Jesus, the …
https://thrivecast.com/podcast-player/4847/the-humility-of-jesus.mp3
Today we’re going to look at the practice of forgiveness in the Christian life. First, what God calls us to do and secondly, how to get the power to do it. Forgiveness is not just one of the many biblical commands that we have to force ourselves to do, b…
https://thrivecast.com/podcast-player/4843/the-patience-of-jesus.mp3
Tomorrow is the 20th anniversary of 9/11. Today’s sermon was preached by Dr. Keller in New York City on the Sunday after the attacks. As we pause this weekend to remember the lives lost and the many people who suffered from the events on September 11th, …
https://thrivecast.com/podcast-player/4840/truth-tears-anger-and-grace.mp3
September 8, 2021	admin CULTURE, FAITH, Gospel in Life, MISSION, PODCASTS	43:40	0 Comments
Moral reformation is the main source in the world for many good things, like honesty, self-control and generosity. This kind of reformation enforces rules. One wants to obey out of self-interest or out of fear. On the other hand, spiritual transformation…
https://thrivecast.com/podcast-player/4833/the-fidelity-of-jesus.mp3
Moral reformation is not the same thing as spiritual transformation. In moral reformation, one begins to outwardly comply, but the habits of the heart haven’t changed. In other words, moral reformation comes by looking at the rules and conforming, but sp…
https://thrivecast.com/podcast-player/4818/the-joy-of-jesus.mp3
On the night before Jesus is about to die, Jesus says to his disciples, “You have listened to many of the things I’ve said, and you’ve somewhat learned them, but you haven’t really changed.” Jesus doesn’t want his followers to simply start obeying rules,…
https://thrivecast.com/podcast-player/4809/the-love-of-jesus.mp3
When sharing the Christian faith with others that don’t believe, sometimes there are people who want to believe, but are just too overwhelmed by it. They see the beauty of what the Christian life is supposed to be, and they say, “I could never do it. It’…
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August 30, 2021	admin CULTURE, FAITH, FINANCES, Gospel in Life, MISSION, PODCASTS	44:18	0 Comments
Today’s sermon comes from a series on the hard sayings of Jesus. In Mark 10:25, Jesus says, “It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.” That’s as controversial now as it was then. What’s s…
https://thrivecast.com/podcast-player/4320/camels-and-money.mp3