Mar 28, 2021
Tapping into the Power of Prayer
By: Troy Burns
Series: Real Faith in the Real World
In the final installment of our series through James, Troy reminds us that although God can certainly do whatever He wants (He is God after all), He chooses to involve us and partner with us. And as we share our praises, needs, and requests with Him, we should keep in mind that prayer is not about us, but about the object of our faith, which is God.
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- Mar 28, 2021Tapping into the Power of Prayer
Mar 28, 2021Tapping into the Power of PrayerBy: Troy BurnsSeries: Real Faith in the Real WorldIn the final installment of our series through James, Troy reminds us that although God can certainly do whatever He wants (He is God after all), He chooses to involve us and partner with us. And as we share our praises, needs, and requests with Him, we should keep in mind that prayer is not about us, but about the object of our faith, which is God.
- Mar 14, 2021Trusting God When You Can’t Do It Yourself
Mar 14, 2021Trusting God When You Can’t Do It YourselfBy: Troy BurnsSeries: StandaloneIn this week's standalone message, Troy talks about the fact that God has made thousands of promises to us, and it’s impossible for Him not to keep His promises. This means we can trust that He will do just that; in fact, that’s really what faith is all about: it’s believing that God is going to keep His Word.
- Mar 7, 2021A Bad Investment: It’s Not All Yours
Mar 7, 2021A Bad Investment: It’s Not All YoursBy: Troy BurnsSeries: Real Faith in the Real WorldIn this week's message from our series through James, Troy reminds us of what we learn from the first five verses of Chapter 5, that riches can become a problem depending on the manner in which wealth is acquired, the spirit that wealth can potentially produce in the heart, and the way in which the wealth is used. Through this message, we are challenged to do something practical to love our neighbors and be known as the people who love the ones that Jesus loves.
- Feb 28, 2021Don’t Treat Plan A Like It’s Plan B
Feb 28, 2021Don’t Treat Plan A Like It’s Plan BBy: Troy BurnsSeries: Real Faith in the Real WorldContinuing in our series through the letter from James, Troy explains that while there's nothing wrong with making plans, there is a right way and a wrong way to plan. We should set goals, make commitments, work hard, and never give up, but we don’t want to do those things in a way that leaves God out of it.
- Feb 21, 2021The Problem with Looking Out for Number One
Feb 21, 2021The Problem with Looking Out for Number OneBy: Troy BurnsSeries: Real Faith in the Real WorldFor this week's installment in our series through James, Troy shares the biblical truth that our conflicts take place when our self-interests become our number one priority. This means that to resolve conflicts, we must repent of our sinful selfishness and humble ourselves before God and others.
- Jan 31, 2021A Working Faith is a Faith That Works
Jan 31, 2021A Working Faith is a Faith That WorksBy: Troy BurnsSeries: Real Faith in the Real WorldAs Troy points out from this week's Bible passage (James 2:14-26), there are things we believe in intellectually, in our minds, and there are things we believe in emotionally, that stir our hearts, but unless we demonstrate those beliefs through our actions, we don’t actually believe.
- Jan 17, 2021It’s Not What You Know, It’s What You Do
Jan 17, 2021It’s Not What You Know, It’s What You DoBy: Troy BurnsSeries: Real Faith in the Real WorldContinuing in our series through James, Real Faith in the Real World, Troy reminds us that although the Bible is foundational and critically important in our lives, it’s not enough merely to read it or hear it or even know everything it says. We have to put our faith into practice and actually do what the Bible tells us.
- Dec 27, 2020Please Come In (and Good Riddance)
Dec 27, 2020Please Come In (and Good Riddance)By: Troy BurnsSeries: StandaloneTo help us close out a challenging year and look ahead to a new, hopefully better one, Troy encourages us to ask ourselves the following question: What if the things you’ve experienced up to this point—the good, the bad, the ugly, and the beautiful—were all meant to lead you to exactly where you find yourself now?
- Dec 20, 2020Nothing I Wouldn’t Do Myself
Dec 20, 2020Nothing I Wouldn’t Do MyselfBy: Troy BurnsSeries: StandaloneFor this year's Christmas message, Troy reminds us of what we celebrate this time of the year: God became flesh and was born as a baby to fulfill His purpose of one day dying for us. His cradle was in the shadow of a cross and everything He did was for the sake of others.
- Dec 13, 2020Finding Meaning in Suffering
Dec 13, 2020Finding Meaning in SufferingBy: Troy BurnsSeries: Hanging On To HopeTo conclude our short series, Hanging on to Hope, Troy encourages us not to waste our pain but to find meaning in it. The question we should ask when God allows us to go through hard times is not why, but who? In God's mind, pain has two intended recipients: us and someone else. If we choose not to take what we’ve experienced and find some way of using it to help other people, we miss a large part of why God allowed us to suffer in the first place.