Forest Lake Church Sermon Podcast

Are you living in the wilderness? Trust that God is working all things together for your good, and even in the most desolate part of the wilderness, God is with you.

Do you hear that Voice behind you, telling you which way to go? It is the Voice of God in your life. Do you have ears? If you do, repent, believe, and live the Gospel.

Communication isn't always easy, and sometimes things like technology can get in the way of real communication with other people. Even more so, what is it in your life that might be preventing you from hearing what God is saying?

The theme of Pathfinders is "I Am Loved" and just like in the parable of the Prodigal Son, our Father is waiting to welcome us with open and loving arms if we'd only turn to Him.

In this world we live in, on this spiritual battleground we're on, we need to be fit to don the armor of God by being intentional in our relationship with Him.

The Forest Lake Academy Cantabile and Solid Bronze musicians lead us in worship through the beauty of song.

We will go on through many trials and troubles, but our story isn’t over. And if we give ourselves fully to Jesus, all our pains, all our trials, all our sorrows, all of it; every reversal, every deliverance, every disaster; every piece; if we endure in faith and hope and love, God will take our story and use it as proof that Jesus Christ is Lord.

Living the gospel means that we can't just be hearers of the word, we should be doers. We invited two local organizations involved in foster care, adoption, mentoring, and working to end human trafficking to share the real needs they have and ways that we can get involved.

The purpose of power in the Kingdom of God is to enable us to serve the ones we love, as Jesus showed us. The purpose of the power God has given you is to serve the ones in your relational hub.

Jesus humbled Himself to save us, and His example is the one we should strive to copy in our own lives.

Sometimes God sends His message to us through the people in our relational hub. But the question is, how well do you receive counsel from the people you love?

Your testimony, the way you live your life, your faith in Jesus Christ, has the power to change the world.

We should seek to love our neighbors at all times, and be there for each other as a church community to lift one another up if we stumble in life. No one should ever feel alone in our church.

The Enemy wants to steal our joy, because without joy we forget to be thankful, we miss the divine interruptions, and without joy the world can't see a loving God who sticks with us through every circumstance. So no matter what life throws our way, we should strive to choose joy.

We have a living hope in the resurrection of Jesus, and the evidence of multiple witnesses (including women) that He really is risen! That is what faith is, and we can put our faith in God because of Jesus.

There were several witnesses to Jesus' resurrection, are you a witness today?

Just because something seems to have gone totally off the deep end and can't possibly be right doesn't mean that God might not be influencing it for a greater purpose than we can see.

Maybe the greatest risk in life is not to risk. In risk we can find joy in life no matter our circumstances here on earth, and it can help us find who God is, and who we are in Him.

Sometimes, when your hub becomes dangerous, peacefully going your separate ways is what reconciliation looks like. But you can’t be vindictive and cruel, even if you were the one wronged.

Extending compassion and kindness to those who don't deserve it, THAT is the business that the Father is in. And Jesus is in His Father's business, and calls us to join with Him.