Sermon Podcast

Cultivating Transparency | Justin Cheely | 2/26/2023 by Pastor Ernie Jaurique

Seeing you should help others see Jesus. When it comes to following Jesus, do you make it easier people or harder for people?

Loving and living for God is not just something we do on Sundays, but is the core of our lives. The Pharisees had made worship a show and lost sight of what was really important--loving God with all of their heart. Are you the real deal?

A life that is lit up by Christ will challenge other lives to Christ. When your life's focus and expression is on what Jesus did and said throughout the whole of scripture it will cause others to wonder why your eyes are always on Him.

God’s word trusted and kept will lead to a life that can only be explained by the presence and power God Himself.

A life that is filled with The Spirit of God leaves no room for anything else. This is important because the enemy will gladly fill any space you leave between you and Jesus.

Only the power of Jesus can overcome the enemy.

Asking God to give us His Holy Spirit will not only effectively lead our prayers but our lives as well.

Prayer is so simple that the smallest child can pray, but it’s so great that the mightiest man or woman of God will never truly have mastered it. Anyone can pray… And everyone has room to grow in their prayers… You just have to want to…

One of the biggest temptations in the church is to serve Jesus without Jesus. Many times this is not even done purposely but because we are such busy people we think He just wants us to get busy. The easiest way to avoid this is pretty obvious yet often ignored; spend time with Jesus and allow Him to lead the way forward. Sit before you serve...

Jesus wants us to love one another as He has loved us.

Jesus people are blessed to know the joy found only in Jesus.

The great desire of so many who seek after God is to have His power work in and through them. What is often misunderstood is that according to Jesus a secure position in Him is greater than any miracle He would work in or through you.

Jesus planted His church with the vision and intention that we never stop bringing Him glory by loving one another and making disciples. Our church is still moving forward in that call. What is your part? How is He using you to accomplish His mission?

A life that follows Jesus for real will set out to be truly like Jesus in every area of life. It will be a life that is prioritized after Jesus and not before.

The Gospel is everything.

There should be no competition for greatness in Jesus' church... Jesus people demonstrate their love for God by putting the people next to them in front of them. All for His glory.

We all want "mountain top" experiences with Jesus, and we should. But we should also know that most of life is lived in the valley where hurt, pain, and struggle is common. Both the mountain and the valley are necessary for life in Christ. On the mountain if we are paying proper attention we gain the “spiritual eyes and muscles” that we need to see like God sees and work and live fully alive in the valley. You may see and experience God's glory on the mountain top but it’s in the valley where He is glorified

God (YAHWEH) is proving Himself to be Jesus.

Integrating your life with Jesus changes everything.