Just as the apostle Paul wrote to the Jesus followers in Ephesus, you were made for something more than yourself. You are God’s workmanship, and you’ve got something to offer God’s Kingdom. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Oleh Gwinnett Church

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The lineage of Jesus is full of people with stories that would make anyone blush, including the likes of King David and Lot’s daughters. But in spite of jaw-dropping choices people made, God’s purposes marched forward. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Oleh Gwinnett Church

Rahab is one of a few people in the lineage of Jesus that wasn’t Jewish — she was a Canaanite. Not to mention, she was a prostitute. But neither of those things kept her from being used by God in an incredible way. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Oleh Gwinnett Church

The story of Judah and Tamar is probably not one we would have mentioned if we were the ones telling the back story of Jesus’s ancestors. However, many times God’s story highlights the unlikely and the undeserving. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Oleh Gwinnett Church

Waiting is hard. When we are stuck waiting for answers to come and circumstances to change, it can be easy to believe God is absent. But waiting gives us opportunities to experience him in new and deeper ways. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Oleh Gwinnett Church

We've all had things in our lives we hope no one finds out. But the cost of concealing those things is greater than the cost of addressing them. God wants something better for us. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Oleh Gwinnett Church

Why do Christians pray? Does prayer do anything? Let's discover the purpose and meaning of prayer. It might be different than you think. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Oleh Gwinnett Church

While we can't predict when miracles happen, there is a posture we can take that increases the chances of God doing a supernatural work within us. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Oleh Gwinnett Church

Our circumstances don’t define how God feels about us. So how do we navigate those circumstances when we don’t get the miracle? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Oleh Gwinnett Church

The miracle of the universe is the foundation of our faith in God, but a different miracle is the foundation of our faith in Jesus. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Oleh Gwinnett Church

Serving people with different lived experiences is one of the primary things God uses to fine-tune our worldview. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Oleh Gwinnett Church

What do "kingdom of God" people do? God gave us a clear job description, and it's one that can change the world. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Oleh Gwinnett Church

Many of us have items of clothing we wear to represent something we're interested in or something we follow. But what do Jesus followers "wear?" What identifiers do they have? And how can those make our world better? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Oleh Gwinnett Church

Wherever God reigns and rules, things get better. But what does it look like to live according to the kingdom of God? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Oleh Gwinnett Church

Since 2007, our Be Rich campaign has been making the world an even better place. After all, devotion to God is best demonstrated and authenticated through love for others. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Oleh Gwinnett Church

We must take responsibility for the me nobody can see. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Oleh Gwinnett Church

Our choices today will leave our loved ones with one of two things in the future: a burden or a blessing. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Oleh Gwinnett Church

Sometimes we have to go back to move forward. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Oleh Gwinnett Church

Your irresponsibility will eventually become somebody else's responsibility. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Oleh Gwinnett Church

We are far more likely to develop meaningful faith when people of faith surround us. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Oleh Gwinnett Church

It's easier for all of us to see the changes others need to make before we see the changes we need to make in ourselves. But Jesus explained how our relationships can be transformed when we reverse that order. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Oleh Gwinnett Church

Keeping score doesn't just happen in sports. It shows up in all kinds of relationships, and it costs us something. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Oleh Gwinnett Church

The Comparison Game crushes our contentment and robs our joy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Oleh Gwinnett Church

A game that requires a loser is a game nobody wins. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Oleh Gwinnett Church

We can disagree culturally and politically, and still love unconditionally. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Oleh Gwinnett Church

Following the script of Jesus doesn’t mean all men will be the same. But it does mean we’ll be better men. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Oleh Gwinnett Church

Somebody may have defined masculinity for you, but how will you define it for yourself? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Oleh Gwinnett Church

We all have desires that tempt us, but we don't have to be mastered by them. We can grow in self-control, and it will benefit more than just us. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Oleh Gwinnett Church

What could our world look like if we chose restoration instead of condemnation? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Oleh Gwinnett Church

At the end of our lives, we'll all cross the finish line, but it's not guaranteed that we will finish well. There are some things we can do in our lives now that will help us finish well later. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Oleh Gwinnett Church

It’s tough to be a faithful follower of Jesus under normal circumstances, and nearly impossible when someone around you has given you a big reason not to be. But help is available to us. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Oleh Gwinnett Church

Our world doesn’t need people who just appear good; it needs people who really are good—people who are morally upright. But what’s that actually look like? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Oleh Gwinnett Church

What does kindness look like, act like, and react like? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Oleh Gwinnett Church

Some of us have a longer fuse than others, but we all reach the end of it sometimes and could use a little more patience in our lives. But how do we get it? How does the Holy Spirit produce it in our lives? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Oleh Gwinnett Church

Jesus never said life would be easy, but he did promise us a path that leads to peace. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Oleh Gwinnett Church

If we try to manufacture joy in our own lives, we’ll be left feeling exhausted and discouraged. Lasting joy needs a lasting source. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Oleh Gwinnett Church

The Holy Spirit was given to us not so we could be more spiritual, but so we could become more mature. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Oleh Gwinnett Church

The life Peter is an example of the transformative power of Jesus. Because of the resurrection, Peter's life was changed & yours can be too. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Oleh Gwinnett Church

It’s easy to believe the greatest enemy of the church comes from outside the church. Unfortunately, the church’s greatest threat is right in the middle of it. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Oleh Gwinnett Church

The message of the church is a message for the world. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Oleh Gwinnett Church

Early Christians were bold, confident, and courageous. How we pray is an indicator if we’ve strayed from that. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Oleh Gwinnett Church

Provide for the next generation what you wish the previous generation had provided for you. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Oleh Gwinnett Church

When the church first began, a natural question surfaced right away: What shall we do? The answer had to do more with understanding who your faith was in more than what needed to be done. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Oleh Gwinnett Church

Being part of a local gathering of Jesus followers means you are part of something big. It’s up to each generation to determine what Christianity looks like, sounds like, and reacts like. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Oleh Gwinnett Church

Real change and transformation cannot happen in isolation. God designed us to need each other, and to help each other change. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Oleh Gwinnett Church

Real change starts with trusting God to work in us. But what's our role in the process? What can we do to close the gap between who we are and who God wants us to be? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Oleh Gwinnett Church

There's a gap between who we are now and who we want to be. How do we close that gap? It requires something different than you think. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Oleh Gwinnett Church

In all its subtle forms, greed has the potential to rob your life. But the secret to living a meaning-filled life is found across the border from what’s in it for me. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Oleh Gwinnett Church