Faith Church Audio Podcast

Who’s around your holiday table? Are you dining with people who’ve broken your heart or done you wrong? Even Jesus had a Judas at His table. Pastor David teaches us to develop a thick skin, but keep a tender heart. Don’t just SAY grace…GIVE grace and forgiveness. Jesus came to heal the brokenhearted. We can’t be hateful and grateful at the same time! If we'll just let go of the stress and bitterness then we can truly be THANKFUL for all that God has done!

What kind of friends do we really want? Pastor Nicole teaches how true friends are the ones who will catch us when we fall. When we’re intentional about who we surround ourselves with, we can live life at the level God intended for us. “Fake friends are only as useful as Monopoly money. “ Who we are around is who we become like. What kind of life do we really want to live? If we live with enough of the right people around us, we’ll never fall to the ground.

How do we want people to remember us? Pastor David teaches us how to leave a legacy. There are people that need God in a big way, but He needs our help to reach them. He’s asking us to think bigger to make a mark on the world. He has given each of us a special assignment with our name on it to make a difference for the people around us. It’s amazing what can happen when we use what’s in our hand to do what’s on His heart.

How can we hear better? Pastor Nicole Crank teaches how hearing the right things leads to a brighter future. The enemy will do his best to get us confused about what we’re listening to. That’s why we create a space to hear from God. When we hear Him, we start believing what He says about us. When we believe His word, we start to say it. Then we can finally see the promises He’s placed before us.

Tired of feeling undervalued or not good enough? Pastor Austin gives us steps to find the purpose of our value. We have to quit allowing someone else to put a price on what God put inside of us. We may be undervalued by others at times, but we are never forgotten by God. Jesus decided our value when He died for us, but we have to believe it. Our value isn’t found in what we do, but in who He is.

Sometimes it feels like God let us down. We prayed so hard, but nothing changed. Pastor Nicole teaches us to stop limiting God with how we think He should do things. He is in the missing gaps of our lives working on a plan bigger than we imagined! He hasn’t failed! We just can’t see what He’s working on yet!

Tired of fighting? Want to get away from negativity? Pastor David teaches us how to stay out of the feud. There are obstacles and troubles that come when God is about to bless us. We have to stop allowing what everyone else does to affect us and be secure in who we are! We’re only going to be as happy as we really want to be. Don’t waste life by living in a family feud.

Everybody has bad days, but why do we seem to figure out a way to not be happy? Pastor Nicole teaches the signs for when our happiness is running low. Just find one reason to be happy. Don’t let the world steal the smile meant to change the world. God won’t put us in a game He can’t win. Find joy and trust Him.

People can have pre-conceived ideas of what they think we should be. We can’t live our lives trying to make everyone else happy. Pastor David teaches us how to “make today so good that yesterday gets jealous.” They can’t steal our joy! Stay happy! Have fun! “God values you, so you should value you, because you’re valuable!” We can’t control every day, but God’s got the plan for us to have the best day.

How do we get the good stuff for our lives? How can we stop feeling stuck where we are? Pastor Nicole teaches that it's in the moments of intense pressure where we find out what we're truly made of."Pressure is when the enemy wants to make you bitter, but when God wants to make you better." There's something inside that needs to come out! We can't be so focused on getting out of a difficult situation, that we don't learn anything from it. God sees what's inside of us, but it takes some pressure before we can see it, too. If we really want the best out of life, to really be crushing it, we need to remember that it's the press that brings out our best.