Lifehouse Church Podcast

Jesus faced spiritual conflict, and did not cower from it or bow to it. And once he had stood against it, there was consolation. And such is the pattern for every Christian. Louise clears up how inevitable conflict in our spiritual walk is intended to yield peace, victory and growth by the consolation of a Good Good Father.

The next part of the Jesus Series with a nice little recap in case this is where you're picking up. Do make sure to listen from the start of the series though, it's a goodie.

Alexander teaches on the young Jesus, who had questions about his conception. A young human Jesus who would have had to navigate having one true mother and two true fathers. This Jesus was real and vulnerable, but he drew his strength from his Heavenly Father, his Abba. His spiritual formation came about through more relatable means that we may think, Jesus was not pre-programmed with his full identity, he would have accessed much of it the same as we, ourselves access our identities from our earthly fathers. And when he looked up! He completed his identity in his father above. Who am I? Who is He? Who was Jesus?

Part 3 of our Jesus Series. Alexander is an experienced authority on the topic of the historical Jesus. Tune in to today's Podcast to go even deeper into the truth of the Jesus who walked this earth.

Paul was in town to ordain our new Elders and teach on connection. The Church is being brought back into relationship again. A time for restoration. And that restoration will come from connection, first with Christ, then with one another.

Why is our Jesus better than the Jesus of the other faiths? Wait... Other faiths have a Jesus of their own? Yes they do. And so does the world. Let's continue defining the Jesus of Christianity, the true Jesus.

Jesus will be thoroughly defined in weeks to come. Culture and context have tinted and tainted the true Jesus, and LifeHouse is on a journey to uncover the facts. So many wonderful facts about Jesus.

What did God say? Where did you write that? In your heart or on your mind, it's time to remember.

Are wired for something, are we wired for input? Are we wired for God, are we wired for experience? What will we discover in years to come that are things we crave without defining them, and what benefits do those things bring... Grant takes us through the leading research on being wired for love.

We're called to multiply, we're called to replicate. And the replication should be Jesus, and the method should be discipleship.

Serve one another. That's pretty much the gist of this message. It was the gist of Jesus' message on earth too as he culminated his life's ministry with communion supper and the ultimate act of lowly service in that era; of washing feet as the lowest servant. Who is above servanthood? Certainly not Christ. Certainly not Christians.

Communion has always been central to the new covenant and those living under the grace and salvation of Jesus, but do we reverence it as much as Jesus did? Do we prize it the way he did?

Do you guard the word of God, that is to say do you value your bible and bible reading highly enough to set times and boundaries around it. Is it an absolute gem in your spiritual walk, or just another book?

So now that Gary has reviewed the heart and history of tithes and offerings and their patterns in the past, let's unpack modern day New Testament Giving.

Oh man, as we enter the Temple, we're faced with the Offering Table. Which offerings are required? Which offerings are rejected? Whose heart is received? This teaching is about so much more than tithes and alms, it's about the Lord of the cattle of a thousand hills giving us a pattern with a purpose. Learn about one of your most contentious and controversial personal ministries, Offerings to God.

The Temple has always been where God chose to presence Himself. Right? Not quite... and now that Jesus has 'rebuilt' the Temple and made us his dwelling place, there's a lot to be learned about the biblical patterns and types in Temple history. Gary introduces the new series.

The Church has always been for free. Christ's Grace has always been for free. That's the scandal! However, the tension of that truth is that Christ's freedom in us, costs everything. The church will cost everything. Craig Elliott teaches on the cost of being a Christian and the true and right cost of being the Church. Tune in...

Kerry absolutely smashed it out the park today, describing good and Godly love, the love of the Holy spirit and how that contrasts with our carnal understanding of love at times. Have you been praying for God to move in your life, relationship, business, but He has said no or said nothing? Why is that? Could it be that you are not living in love the way "God does Love"?

The humble bicycle has so much to teach us. No parts are vestigial. Each component adds to the value of the bicycle and so to the experience of the journey. So it is with the Church. We're all here for a part and purpose, some parts are always in use, others are only engaged in times of crisis. No parts are without purpose.

The conclusion of the EQ series, with a toolset in the form of our Rule of Life.