Message Recaps

God releases His seed through our souls to fulfill His purpose and will in our lives. If we are not being intentional, there are six major dysfunctions, which can become diseases of our soul

As people, we often struggle to receive. We’re filled with guilt, other emotions, and different thoughts and concepts, which make receiving difficult. When we don’t receive, we shut down and shut out the very nature of God, our Heavenly Father, who loves to give!

People in our world go to great lengths in attempt to discover themselves. Identity crises and confusion are widespread, with many wandering through life feeling insignificant, having no sense of purpose, or belonging. The real you can only be found in God, not in any person, place, or thing. When we discover our identity in Him, we get to experience the fullness of life in Christ.

How we see ourselves is extremely important. Right believing results in right thinking, which results in right living, which produces right results. We have to understand what God says about us in His Word. The more cultivate God’s Word, the more we discover about who we are as God trains us to think correctly about ourselves. A proper view of ourselves enables us to have the right attitude to take on the challenges of life.

Jesus modeled the example of discovering the real you by finding our identity in the Word of God. Jesus had no question about who He was, and He fulfilled His destiny with great authority. As Christ followers, we have an opportunity to fulfill our destiny with authority given to us by Jesus.

The Word of God tells us that we are:

• Created in God’s image (Genesis 1:26)

• Children of God (1 John 3:2)

• Created to be like God (Ephesians 4:24)

• Born of God (1 John 5:1)

It’s crucial that we allow God’s Word to be the mirror we look to in order to see ourselves. Looking at the wrong mirror leads us to have identity problems. God’s Word is the mirror of truth. As believers in Christ, with Him as our Savior, we are born of God. Therefore, we spiritually have God’s DNA inside of us. Because of our new life in Christ, we experience freedom from being defined by things that have been done to us, what Jesus has done for us, defines us.

People in our world go to great lengths in attempt to discover themselves. Identity crises and confusion are widespread, with many wandering through life feeling insignificant, having no sense of purpose, or belonging. The real you can only be found in God, not in any person, place, or thing.

The Lord’s prayer is a mode of prayer for us to follow. But, we should specifically focus on seeing God as our heavenly father. Jesus knows how we see God will affect every area of our lives. If we have misconceptions about God, and what He is really like, we will tend to worry about things we should not worry about. We will feel guilty about things that God never intended for us to feel guilty about. Our understanding of God will ultimately determine our happiness and joy. 

We celebrate God’s miraculous provision of close to two hundred individuals and families who have pledged a commitment of giving towards Beyond Finish over the next two years. Scripture says that one man sows, another man waters, but God is the one who brings the increase. We believe that what God starts, he finishes.

We see in this story that God still uses ordinary people to do extraordinary things. Esther was poor, a minority in a foreign culture, and God chose to elevate her through a beauty pageant, to position her to help his people. God positioned many others as well: David, Joseph, the Apostle Paul. In our lives, we can also ask God to give us a “such a time as this” moment, an opportunity, a platform, a purpose, and destiny. 

Relationships require a lot of work, but we need them. Many of us have bought into the myth that the key to happiness is independence, but true happiness, according to God’s Word, is interdependence.

When we limit God, He is limited. God is not limited based on our perception of what we need Him to be for Him to work. God empowers ordinary people to do extraordinary things. God can empower you to raise Godly children in any circumstance.