International Church of Barcelona

<p>People who sincerely want to please God can sometimes do it backwards, and their walk with Christ can seem or become difficult. But what God is really wanting from you, is you! In this week’s message special guest Scott Smith teaches from 1 Corinthians 13:4-7 on the way God is.</p>

<p>In this week's message Lead Pastor John Carrano continues our 'What Does The Bible Say About _______?' series with 'What Does The Bible Say About The Holy Spirit?'</p>

<p>In this week's message Pastor Brandi Carrano continues our 'What Does The Bible Say About _______?' series with 'What Does The Bible Say About Hell?'</p>

<p>In this week's message Lead Pastor John Carrano kicks off our new series 'What Does The Bible Say About _______?' with 'What Does The Bible Say About The Bible?'</p>

<p>In Luke 9 Jesus heals a woman on the sabbath, but the religious leaders disagreed with this because they didn't understand the kingdom of God. Unlike these religious leaders, Jesus saw people's need and because he is compassionate, he stopped what he was doing to offer freedom and healing. In this week's message special guest Craig Mathison shares from Luke's gospel on who Jesus is.</p>

<p>We hate waiting. David waited 15 years to become king, but during this time he didn't just do nothing; he was intentional about doing what he was supposed to be doing. When God asks us to wait we can get into a rhythm of frustration or annoyance - and the question isn't, 'Will you wait?' but rather, 'What are you doing while waiting?' In this week's message Lead Pastor John Carrano shares on waiting.</p>

<p>In the final message from our series 'Romans: The Gospel in Action', Pastor Brandi Carrano teaches from Chapter 16 of Romans. The ministry of Jesus is all about people, but we must watch out for those who cause division or teach things that are contrary to what the Bible says. As we saturate ourselves in the Word of God, we learn what is true and can therefore easily identify what is false.</p>

<p>In this week's message Lead Pastor John Carrano teaches from Chapter 15 of Romans on breaking down barriers. So often we accept people who are like us; we say we accept everyone but really we try and change people to act, talk and think the way we do. It’s time to move on from trying to change others and instead ask God to make us more like Christ.</p>

<p>In this week's message Lead Pastor John Carrano teaches from Chapter 14 of Romans on building others up. If what we are doing causes someone to stumble, have doubts, or move away from Christ, then we need to refrain what we are doing and stop judging them for things that have nothing to do with what Christ went to the cross for.</p>

<p>Showing love when we do not feel like it may be the most Christ-like thing we ever do. No matter what we feel, what others do, what we get in return, or what it costs, our love must look different from the worlds. In this week's message Pastor Brandi Carrano continues our series with teaching from Chapter 13 of Romans on being agents of love.</p>

<p>It's not easy when you are being persecuted, but love is not just a feeling, it is a decision and a commitment. In this week's message Lead Pastor John Carrano continues our series with teaching from Chapter 12 of Romans on love being a decision.</p>

<p>In this week's message Lead Pastor John Carrano continues our series with teaching from Chapter 12 of Romans on the body of Christ and how we all have a part to play. It's time to move past who we are not and start walking in the gifts God has given us.</p>

<p>It's time we stop conforming to the patterns of this world and allow God to transform us to be living sacrifices instead. In this week's message Lead Pastor John Carrano continues our series with teaching from Chapter 11 of Romans on being a living sacrifice.</p>

<p>In this week's message special guest Barry Cooper - Director of Product Development at Christianity Explored Ministries, teaches from John 10 on the good shepherd.</p>

<p>Paul was writing to everybody in Rome and he wanted all peoples to understand his concepts. God is not interested in heredity or even zeal for His law, but rather Faith because this is the eternal principal for sonship. Faith is what makes you a son of God, a descendant of Abraham. In this week's message Susan Kennedy continues our series with teaching from Romans 9:1-10:21 on the principal for sonship.</p>

<p>When we accept Christ we move from being orphans to being sons and daughters of God, which results in a closeness to Him. This doesn't mean that we won't have suffering or go through hardship, but with the help of the Spirit who leads us, God will help us in weakness, guide us, and be for us. In this week's message Lead Pastor John Carrano continues our series with teaching from Romans 8:14-38 on being led by the Spirit.</p>

<p>We all have moments where we do what we don't want to, and don't do what we should. In moments like this our tendency can be to give up because we feel condemnation. But because we are alive in Christ, the Holy Spirit works within us so instead of condemnation we feel conviction. Condemnation separates us from God, but conviction guides us home! In this week's message Lead Pastor John Carrano continues our series with teaching from Romans 7:1-8:13 on conviction, not condemnation.</p>

<p>This is the good news - 'Jesus Christ has come and given himself as a sacrifice to give hope, life, and freedom for all.' Through Adam, man was separated from God, but through Jesus, man has been brought back to God. In this week's message Lead Pastor John Carrano talks about the good news of Jesus Christ explaining what the easter holiday is all about.</p>

<p>We are saved through Christ, and after being saved we start this process of sanctification, but what does it actually mean to be sanctified? In this week's message Pastor Brandi Carrano continues our series with teaching from Romans 6:1-23 on sanctification in Christ.</p>

<p>Have you ever had a benefit that you didn’t know was available to you, and as a result you missed out on it? In this week’s message Lead Pastor John Carrano continues our series with teaching from Romans 5:1-21 on the benefits of justification.</p>

<p>Have you ever had a moment like Abraham, where you've had to make a difficult decision but not quite understood why you've had to make it? In these moments we say that we trust God but in reality it's only to the borders of what we can do in our own strength. Now Abraham made a lot of mistakes, but he always anchored himself back on God and was ultimately strengthened through his faith in who God is. In this week's message Lead Pastor John Carrano continues our series with teaching from Romans 4:1-25 on not wavering through unbelief.</p>

<p>We’ve all heard it said 'believe in Jesus and be saved' - and that is biblical. We’ve all heard someone say 'I’ve come to Jesus and been given a fresh start' - which is also biblical, but what actually happens when we are saved and what took place to provide this salvation? In this week's message Pastor Brandi Carrano continues our series with teaching from Romans 3:1-31 on righteousness through the cross.</p>

<p>As humans, we can’t help but compare ourselves to other people. We want to make ourselves look greater, but this is often done at the expense of others. God on the other hand looks beyond what we do, and measures the reasoning, heart and motive behind what we are doing. In this week's message Lead Pastor John Carrano continues our series with teaching from Chapter 2 of Romans on a change of heart.</p>

<p>Have you ever been ashamed of something? If so, you'll know that you don't want to talk about it. How about when it comes to the gospel, is it something you are ashamed of? Someone who has truly been transformed by the gospel won't shut up about it. They will make it known to everyone! In this week's message Lead Pastor John Carrano continues our series with teaching from Romans 1:16-32 on no longer being ashamed.</p>

<p>We were once dead in our sins, but now we are alive in Christ. Welcome to our new series 'Romans: The Gospel in Action'. In this week's message Pastor Brandi Carrano kicks off our series with teaching from Romans 1:1-17 on being alive in Christ.</p>