Traders Point Christian Church (Audio)

The Fruits of the Spirit are natural byproducts of walking in a close relationship with God. The first fruit listed in Galatians 5 and the one that informs all the rest is love. Agape love means a choice, not a feeling. It’s a decision to put others first. The world needs us to show them real, sacrificial, unconditional love. When we know God’s love, we can show His love to others.Bart Shaw • What The World Needs Now • Galatians 5CONNECT WITH US!Engage with this message: https://tpcc.org/messagesVisit our website: https://tpcc.orgWe believe in the power of prayer: https://tpcc.org/prayer Instagram: https://instagram.com/traderspointcc/Twitter: https://twitter.com/TradersPointCCFacebook: https://facebook.com/TradersPointCC/

All of us need friends who are willing to see us for who we really are and love us anyways. The Bible has no shortage of friendships, including David and Jonathan. What we learn from them is that friendships deeply impact us. They fulfill our desire to belong; they require encouragement, challenge, and commitment; and they’re an opportunity to be fully seen and fully known.

Relationships can be hard, but the Bible has a lot to say about them. It affirms singleness, doesn’t idolize marriage, and teaches that divorce shouldn’t be a first response but a last resort. The best thing we can do in our cultural climate is model marriage, relationships, sexuality, and singleness the way God designed for the world to see.

When sin entered the world, it put a wedge in our relationships, distorted our view and understanding of sex, and shattered the image of God within us. What we do with our bodies forms us into the person we’re becoming. Ultimately our understanding of sex is a lordship issue. Will we trust God and what He says about sex, or will we trust what we feel or what culture says? Satan has a plan to curse our life, but God has a plan to bless our life. If we choose His best, He’ll strengthen us for it.

Maddie Wentz, wife of NFL quarterback Carson Wentz, sits down with our lead pastor Aaron Brockett for a conversation around motherhood.

Society is constantly shaping our beliefs, determining our perspective, and guiding our decisions about sex. God designed sex as a gift to be enjoyed within boundaries where it will bring blessings and not pain. But because of the sinful nature that exists in all of us, sex has the potential to become one of the greatest problems in a dating or marriage relationship. Sex is a divine design. It isn't just physical; it's spiritual. It isn't just casual; it's purposeful. Wherever and however we've struggled, we can be made clean through the forgiveness and grace Jesus purchased for us on the cross.Aaron Brockett • Significant Other • Genesis 2

One of the things that makes life so rich and rewarding is relationships. And one of the things that makes life so painful and complicated is relationships. God designed us on purpose. He made human beings in His image. What we believe about that will impact how we relate to others and inform how we behave. God is relational and designed us for connection. When we see ourselves as image bearers of a good God, we’ll see others as His image bearers and treat them accordingly. No matter the relationship, our love will be built on friendship.Aaron Brockett • Significant Other • Genesis 1-2

In John 3, Jesus has a conversation with Nicodemus—a man who appears to have it all together from the outside, but Jesus knows what’s going on underneath the surface. We can fool a lot of people, yet all of us are guilty of holding back a portion of ourselves or not revealing all that’s going on inside our hearts. Jesus looks past the exterior to what’s underneath. The only way to have a relationship with Him is to be completely remade, to start over and be born again. Jesus didn’t come to reform; He came to completely transform.Aaron Brockett • Jesus Is • John 3:1-21

Many of us would say we want safety and security, but we often experience the opposite. In John 10, Jesus describes Himself as the Gate. If we want all that God has for us, Jesus is the door that we must go through. When we walk through that door and hear His voice, He promises three things: we will be saved, we will come and go freely and find good pastures, and we will have a rich and satisfying life. A full life means having peace, having joy, having God.Ryan Bramlett • Jesus Is • John 10:1-10

The theme of shepherd and sheep is one that runs throughout the Bible. Jesus came to be the Good Shepherd. He sacrificed it all for us, even His life, and He’s motivated by love. To God, we’re not a number. We’re not what we can do or what we can produce. He calls us by name. How can we hear the voice of the Good Shepherd? We turn down the volume of the world and find silence in God’s presence. He knows us, and He wants a relationship with us.Ryan Bramlett • Jesus Is • John 10:11-18