Blaze Church

Have you ever wished you could hear God speak? Maybe you’ve asked God to flicker the lights, so you’d know He’s there. Is God still loving even when you choose the wrong actions and attitudes? When followers of Jesus wander, God chases them. We can be certain of greatness, because our greatness is His! We have full certainty as a follower of Jesus that even on our darkest days, our Savior is pursuing us. He is constantly speaking to us in four primary ways: Creation, His Word, His Spirit, and the Church.
 

The decisions we make never just effect us. When we refuse to cut sin out of our lives, we inevitably help other people sin. God is passionate about his children not being “helped” into sin. Jesus used hyperbole to teach us how serious we should take removing sin from our lives. While God may not say “Don’t” He absolutely makes us ask “Should I?” The love God has for us and others is our motivation to cut off sin. 

Being the greatest is something we all want to be. The disciples were caught arguing about who would be the greatest in Jesus’ kingdom. We have the same arguments when it comes to be the greatest parent, spouse, child, boss, employee, etc. Jesus did something no one expected, he called a child over to explain that greatness begins with dependence on God. Humility is the path to greatness in God’s kingdom. We can be childish and argue about our own greatness, or we can be childlike and live humble lives.

During the month of August, we have the privilege of being taught by Pastor Andy Stanley of North Point Community Church. We are pulling a message series out of the archive for our podcast feed. We know this message will lead you to discover Jesus! 

During the month of August, we have the privilege of being taught by Pastor Andy Stanley of North Point Community Church. We are pulling a message series out of the archive for our podcast feed. We know this message will lead you to discover Jesus! 

During the month of August, we have the privilege of being taught by Pastor Andy Stanley of North Point Community Church. We are pulling a message series out of the archive for our podcast feed. We know this message will lead you to discover Jesus! 

During the month of August, we have the privilege of being taught by Pastor Andy Stanley of North Point Community Church. We are pulling a message series out of the archive for our podcast feed. We know this message will lead you to discover Jesus! 

Sowing and reaping is a real principle we all experience. Where you invest, is where you'll see a return. Too often we invest in places that don't have positive returns. Today we are reminded that the greatest place for us to invest in is places that return a gospel impact. On this vision update Sunday we celebrate all that we've seen done so far in 2018, and discover where we are going this year.

Everyone loves being brought in. A text conversation, a Facebook group, an event, a party - we desire horizontal relationships. But we often struggle with bringing others in, because we are tired or busy, or don't see a need for it. God values hospitality. The action of bringing those who are outside in is a gospel image. Through the story of Zacchaeus and Jesus, we discover that the vertical hospitality of God leads us to be hospitable towards others. Jesus brought us in, so that we would become people who bring others in. 

No one likes to be pushed by just anyone. When a person offers us advice or suggestions we tend to push back with, "Mind your own business." Usually, it is not the WHAT that makes us upset, it is the WHO. What if there was someone in your life that could push you and you actually embraced what they said? Today we discover that the someone we all need is considerate, confrontational, compassionate, and committed. Jesus is the One who pushes us vertically towards God, so that we can be people who push one another horizontally towards love and good works.