Traders Point Christian Church (Audio)

Our modern western culture doesn’t call us to bow down to a gold idol, but it does call us to bow to an ideology. God designed the world to be without pain, disease, war, and hurt, but whatever God creates, Satan counterfeits. The good news is Jesus defeated him on the cross, and He wants to change each of us, beginning with our hearts. God isn’t looking for external conformity to a religion or set of beliefs, but an inward transformation of the heart.
Aaron Brockett • Recalibrate • Romans 1:18-32, Romans 2:1-4

There's a difference between magnetic north and true north, and if we follow the ever-changing magnetic pull of culture, we'll never end up at true north. Romans is a book of the Bible that takes aim at casual Christianity and divisive Christianity, calling us back to Jesus in every area of our lives. Jesus loved us at our worst. He rescued us, redeemed us, and made us right with God. When we put Him front and center in our lives, it changes everything.
Aaron Brockett • Recalibrate • Romans 1

Our world is suffering from spiritual and emotional dehydration. Everything that has transpired around the world over the past year-and-a-half is contributing to a thirst that we can't satisfy with created things, despite our attempts to do so. Our culture offers things that only dehydrate us more. But Jesus came to be our living water! In Him we can be deeply known, deeply loved, and completely accepted.
Aaron Brockett • Dry Fountains • John 4

At some point in our lives nearly all of us land in a spot that causes us to say, “It wasn’t supposed to be like this.” Following Jesus will sometimes be a path of pain, but it’s never without purpose. In the story of the Red Sea, God delivers His people in miraculous fashion. We serve that same God today! A God who fights for His people, who delivers them from sin and enemies, and who makes a way for them to be with Him. He deserves our awe, our worship, and all the glory.
Ryan Bramlett • Our Next Guest • Exodus 13, 14

We tend to relegate the resurrection to one Sunday every year. But the reality is the resurrection wasn’t supposed to be an annual event that we acknowledge, but a moment in time that affects how we live in every moment in time. Whatever our circumstances, we can follow the example of the three women who encountered Jesus’ empty tomb: keep moving, look up, and respond to Jesus.
Kenny Hart • Our Next Guest • Mark 16:1-8

We all have different lenses we see the world through, but no one has ever seen like Jesus. Jesus looked through the eyes of love, and according to God’s Word, love is 3-D. Love is a decision, love is a demonstration, and love is always the difference. We’re called to see what Jesus would see if He were looking through our eyes and respond with a heart of compassion.
Mike Breaux • Our Next Guest • Ephesians 3:17-19

All of us have wrestled at some point with failure. The toughest failures to overcome are the ones we pridefully declare would never happen to us. Just as Jesus restored hope to Peter after he denied Him three times, He wants to restore hope in our lives too. When we struggle, we can follow Peter’s example – own our failures, stay connected to community, and dive in and swim toward Jesus. He is a God of second chances who gives us forgiveness, mercy, and hope.
Mike Breaux • Our Next Guest • Matthew 26:75

Life is short and happens in a flash, but God is faithful. He has promised a heavenly homeland – a perfect place without a hint of evil, a place where only goodness and love are present, a place where every tongue and tribe and nation will praise Jesus. God calls us to trust Him and believe in His unshakable love until we see Him face to face in heaven. We can believe Him from the beginning to the end of our life here on earth.
Mike Breaux • Our Next Guest • Ecclesiastes 12:1-5

The phrase ‘new normal’ is a way to describe a rhythm, way of life, or habit that initially is different, until it becomes common. When we become followers of Jesus, we experience a new normal. Our purpose becomes to know Him and make Him known. Our perspective shifts, and we see circumstances and people through His lens. And we become new people who have been changed by Him. A new normal with Jesus is a life that reflects the fact that we’ve been with Him.Kyle Riley • Our Next Guest • 2 Corinthians 5:11-17, Acts 4:13

We all have potholes in our life stories, and if they go unaddressed, they quickly become sinkholes that create collateral damage. We must get after the thing beneath the thing and get emotionally honest about why we do the things we do. God is relentless in His pursuit of our wholeness. This is His grace – His deep longing to make us whole, holy, and spiritually healthy.

Steve Carter • Our Next Guest • Esther 3