Real Life Ministries Communications Director Lance Wigton, Senior Pastor Jim Putman and Hayden Campus Pastor Gabe Cleave, discuss and answer your questions from the sermon series Controversial. To view the sermons go to the link below: https://bit.ly/Controversialsermon The Controversial Sermon Series: Speaking truth in love has never been an easy task, but having integrity and […]
The purpose of this series So many things are changing in our country and world right now. The worlds perspective has changed and many believers have followed. There is much misinformation/misinterpretation. Historical revisionism is rampant. What was not controversial before is now. There have been seismic shifts in our culture. The dilemma with this series? […]
In a Society filled with stress and anxiety, Teen suicide is a topic that can no longer be avoided. Learn how to confront the lies of the enemy, tap into the power of community, and discover the value that comes from God. Every one of us is IRREPLACEABLE The Irreplaceable Youth Series is a five […]
Why God? Why the series? Why does this subject matter? People are lost. Most of us would acknowledge that someone else is taking the facts and rearranging them because they have their own agenda. (MSNBC, Fox News, etc.) The Media is creating stories embedded with agendas that people miss: Marketing. We acknowledge as parents we […]
“Why so many hypocrites in the Church?” What hypocrisy is: A conflict between a person’s actions and stated convictions. Someone who doesn’t practice what they preach. A person whose religion/behavior depends on a place, time of day, or day of the week. The Greek hupokrités (hoop-ok-ree-tace’) (lit: a stage-player): a hypocrite, dissembler, pretender, a performer […]
Matthew 7:24 (NLT) Anyone who listens to my teaching and follows it is wise, like a person who builds a house on solid rock. Colossians 2:8 (NLT) Don’t let anyone capture you with empty philosophies and high-sounding nonsense that come from human thinking and from the spiritual powers of this world, rather than from Christ. […]
John 14:5–7 (NLT) 5 “No, we don’t know, Lord,” Thomas said. “We have no idea where you are going, so how can we know the way?” 6 Jesus told him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one can come to the Father except through me. 7 If you had really known […]
Landslide: Building a firm foundation in an ever shifting culture Matthew 7:24 (NLT) “Anyone who listens to my teaching and follows it is wise, like a person who builds a house on solid rock.” Colossians 2:8 (NLT) Don’t let anyone capture you with empty philosophies and high-sounding nonsense that come from human thinking and from […]
The Naked Truth (Part 1) Having a biblical worldview means: We believe the Bible is God’s story. It’s inspired, and it’s protected. We know where we came from. We know how God created the Earth, and what He created it for. We understand God gave us a perfect world and guidelines for […]
Naked Truth (Part 2): Deterioration This week: The Deterioration and God’s reaction to it: back to the Garden. The devil has lied to us, and when we get this part of our lives wrong, it makes a mess with distortions of every kind. (Genesis 3) The curse hits the world, corrupts everything, and grows from […]
Purity: the condition or quality of being pure; freedom from anything that debases, contaminates, pollutes. Walking in purity means choosing to love and obey God more than anything or anyone else and expressing that love and obedience by wholeheartedly devoting your life to God. • Walking in purity is the expression of our spiritual character. […]
WHAT IS A LIFE HACK? A strategy or technique adopted in order to manage one’s time and daily activities in a more effective way A practical and simple way to make life better WE ARE TALKING ABOUT WISDOM. Wisdom is valuable. It is to see as God sees—all the nuances. Remember all the nuances […]
1. THE PROBLEM WITH FAKE OR NON-GENUINE NEWS Fake News: It’s when someone puts together “so called” facts to create a narrative that people will believe so that they act—or vote—in a certain way. trying to tell us what we should think about trying to appeal to our emotions trying to manipulate us trying to […]
AT THE END OF THE APOSTLE PAULS’ LIFE, HE SAID, “I HAVE FOUGHT THE GOOD FIGHT…” (2 TIMOTHY 4:7-8) There is a fight to fight. There is a good fight. There is a bad fight. And we’ll go so far as to say there is a right and wrong way to fight. WE’RE LOOKING AT […]
AS BELIEVERS, WE ARE BECOMING MATURE DISCIPLES Matthew 4:19 (NIV84) Jesus called out to them, “Come, follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.” Disciples are following Jesus, being changed by Him, and are committed to His mission—in the “four spheres.” THE CONCEPT OF FAKE NEWS In our culture, we hear this term […]
Social Justice: Justice in terms of the distribution of wealth, opportunities, and privileges within a society. 1 Social justice is the desire and action of people to promote being treated “fairly” and treating others “fairly.” Cause: a principle or movement militantly defended or supported; a charitable undertaking2 WHAT ARE SOME OF THE CURRENT HOT TOPICS […]