Netcast Church Podcast

<p>Addiction, Anger, Control... there is nothing that separates us from the salvation offered in Jesus Christ.</p>

<p>Jesus is the greatest showman. Able to take an odd and unique group of people and unite them to do extraordinary things.</p>

<p>Ephesians 2:11-22<br>The Kingdom of God has no home team. No culture or ethnicity trumps another.</p>

<p>Rolling deep, they grew together and gave together as God added to their number daily.</p>

<p>Acts 17<br>From a name sent from heaven, to a people growing on the North Shore; we are Netcast.</p>

<p>A.W. Tozer once said “What comes to mind when we think about God is the most important thing about us.” In this series we will be deconstructing false presuppositional beliefs about Christianity and reconstructing accurate ones based on the Jesus we see in the bible.</p>

<p>What comes to mind when we think about God is the most important thing about us. What do you think of when you think of Jesus?</p>

<p>According to scripture, Hell is terrible, eternal and real. There is no possibility of amnesty or reprieve. And the basis of God’s judgment towards us is our righteousness. So, now what?</p>

<p>Isaiah 64:6<br>A church in the wild is a city on a hill and a light not hidden under a bowl. Light does nothing in light, it only shines in darkness.</p>

<p>Wisdom: Don't ever underestimate its value. It's too important. It's too valuable. It's too precious. Looking through Proverbs, Ecclesiastes and Song of Solomon; we will spend the summer gaining wisdom from the wisest man to walk the earth; King Solomon.</p>

<p>Is our satisfaction in the Giver or the gifts? Is it in our work or who we have in us?</p>

<p>The issue of male roles in the church has often brought people to extremes. However, for the church to flourish, we need humble men who are above reproach, serving together in complementary roles.</p>

<p>As we live in awe of Christ's greatness, the mature believer must fight the good fight by ‘fleeing’ from certain things and "running" towards godliness.</p>

<p>Ephesus was a prosperous city and there were wealthy people in Timothy’s church. These men had set their hopes on financial riches as their means of security rather than using it to be a blessing to those in need.</p>

<p>Paul reminds Timothy that a church should honor those who labor in preaching and teaching because they value The Word of God. In other words, what are the people of God willing to do to support its pastors; and is that willingness conditioned by a consumerist mindset or a robust theology?"</p>

<p>As Paul continues to instruct Timothy on how to relate to different people in the church, he then addresses a specific issue that was affecting the church in Ephesus: the support of widows.</p>

<p>Regardless of our age, if we are are a part of the local church we exercise influence over people. It is vital that we strive to maintain the kind of example that Paul calls Timothy to be.</p>

<p>There is a good source and bad source of inspiration for spiritual teachers. The good source is the Holy Spirit who inspires people to teach the Scriptures accurately, leading to repentance and worship in Christ. The bad source comes from false teachers inspired by demonic spirits to lead people to depart from Christ as the ultimate truth.</p>

<p>Paul reminds Timothy that Jesus was not originally from this world, but was in fact the God's dwelling with man.</p>

<p>The Church and its significance are centered around its proper functioning as a family. Paul writes Timothy to instruct him on proper family behavior as believers grow closer to God and each other.</p>

<p>Jesus gave himself as a ransom for all. His life, death and ressurection provide all people the opportunity to accept the gift of salvation and to be forgiven by God.</p>

<p>Every Christian is gifted and appointed to spread the gospel. It is our responsibility, under the direction of the Holy Spirit, to evaluate how we are best suited to fulfill that call.</p>

<p>Jesus mediates for us, like a defense attorney mediates for his client, telling the judge, “Your honor, my client is innocent of all charges against him.”</p>

<p>God’s heart is that all people would be saved; therefore, we pray and labor to this end.</p>

<p>Prayer is the sovereignly designed partnership between God and his people for the unfolding of his purposes as he chooses to not act, apart from the cry of his people.</p>

<p>God desires all to be saved and come to the knowledge of truth. Therefore, God's people pray for the lost, proclaim good news and join God's mission.</p>

<p>Jesus tells us that our hearts follows our treasures. This means our money is a spiritual tool that God has graciously given to us in order to direct our hearts. Do you spend with spiritual intentions or worldly pursuits in mind?</p>

<p>Don't just “Be Rich”, be good at it! Stewarding wealth with godliness means assuring that our wealth remains a blessing to those around us.</p>

<p>The foundation of Baptism is that it resembles death to life. This weekend, as we gathered to worship together, Netcast baptized 27 people.</p>