In this bonus episode of our podcast, Chris Short, Fred Bosse’ and Sara Short discuss the Biblical model of Complementarianism that we follow at Real Life Ministries. Believing that both men and women are equally valuable, this model highlights how God has given each of us different strengths and viewpoints. When men and women work […]
You Asked for It – Week Four Jim Putman Very complicated and sensitive subject: Interacting with the LGTBQ+ Community This is not a political issue – this is a moral issue that has been politicized Christians are being convinced Podcast that goes with this Resources Scripture tells some truths for us as individuals Truth […]
Jim Putman – Senior Pastor at Real Life Ministries, and Lance Wigton, Communications Director at Real Life Ministries, come together in this episode to talk about the LGBTQ+ Community, and how Jesus would interacted with them. You can listen to the audio version of this episode below: To watch the video version click the […]
Join us for a special series where YOU are deciding what we talk about every week. For the past month we have been collecting questions from you about things that you have been wondering about. Questions that our team will address and answer from a Biblical perspective. So don’t miss a week to be informed […]
Update on Ethiopia TRIP 2024: PODCAST WITH JIM PUTMAN Jim Putman, Senior Pastor of Real Life Ministries, and Dave Campbell, International Discipleship Pastor, talk about their recent trip to Ethiopia and how God is moving in that place. watch video Update on Uganda Trip 2024: Podcast with Jim Putman Jim shares about his recent visit […]
‘It matters’ means that you give something importance and priority. What you think about matters Will you live intentionally for God this next year or will you settle for mediocrity? Real change starts with our thinking. What we think about really matters! Romans 8:6-8 (NIV) The mind governed by the flesh is death, but the […]
REVIEW • We are in a series that is looking at how we are supposed to grow ourselves as disciples and how we are to help make disciples. • In Ephesians, Paul describes what it looks like to be a disciple in every major area or sphere of our life. We call it the 5 […]
REVIEW: God offers an invitation to all to believe and trust in him and his truth – his word Jesus calls those who believe his disciples – his learners, students, adherents, followers who learn to trust God, to be changed by him and to be partners with him in his mission As disciples we are […]
REVIEW We are in a series that is looking at how we are supposed to grow ourselves as disciples and how we are to help make disciples. In Ephesians, Paul describes what it looks like to be a disciple in every major area or sphere of our life. We call it the 5 Spheres Week […]
Introduction The world is changing the definitions of words Since most didn’t know the previous definitions they don’t know they have been changed But scripture warns us that there would be distortion 2 Corinthians 11:12–15 (NIV) — 12 And I will keep on doing what I am doing in order to cut the ground from […]
Dr. Christopher Yuan articulates a biblical view of sexuality through the narrative of his personal transformation from an agnostic gay man to a Bible professor. He has a message of redemption through Jesus and casts a vision of not embracing our sexuality, but embracing Christ, and shattering the social concepts of gay and straight […]
Acts 11:25–26 (NIV) Then Barnabas went to Tarsus to look for Saul, and when he found him, he brought him to Antioch. So, for a whole year Barnabas and Saul met with the church and taught great numbers of people. The disciples were called Christians first at Antioch. A characteristic of a disciple of Jesus […]
Discipleship The best vehicle for discipleship is relationship. And a small group is a great environment where relationship can take place. But it can’t be just any small group. Your soccer team getting together may be a small group, but the group is not meeting for the purpose of encouraging discipleship. There are a few […]
WHY THIS SERIES? Our goal is to teach the truth and equip believers while remaining unified as the family of God. Our challenge in this series – stand firm as the family of God while speaking and living out truth in humility and with wisdom outside of it.Jesus warns his disciples about future realitiesJude 3-4 […]
God’s Design Today we are talking about God’s design for Gender and Sexuality. We are living in a time that Truth itself is controversial! Truth is controversial because it means that you and I can be wrong. People don’t like to be wrong! Don’t be surprised if you hear statements such as: • “If you […]
God’s Design • Our goals for this series: Teach the truth – Equip the saints –Wake people up – Disciples make Disciples • To be unified as the Family of God • To act wisely amongst non-Christians Jesus describes the end times: Matthew 24:10–14 (NIV) Jude 3–4 (NIV) God gave us His Word as a […]