Adventurous Living - The Meadow Springs Community Church Podcast

Unforgiveness wreaks havoc because it is borne from sin. Someone has been hurt, sometimes deeply, and as a result relationship is broken. Forgiveness is often not a choice we can make on our own - it's hard. But we need to forgive - and we are able to forgive - because we are ourselves have been forgiven a debt we could never repay.

We are continuing the 2022 "Better Together" series and diving into how the church ought to - and who ought to - respond to difficult situations regarding its members. We know the LORD desires repentance, reconciliation and unity between believers. How can we, as a church family, achieve that end when things get sticky?

When we deny personhood to people who are created image bearers of the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, there is no telling what evil we can do.

There is something special that happens when believers gather together on Sunday morning. We come full of hope and holding on to the promises of God for the future. Let us be encouraging toward one another as we walk forward following Jesus.

Imagine what it must have been like to witness the coming of the Holy Spirit on the day of Pentecost. What did those many wide eyes see? What did their ears hear? God's empowering presence, coming upon the people, fulfilled many generations of Messianic prophecy and even the words of Jesus Himself. It really must have been something...

It's starting to get real. Jesus is telling his disciples all about what it means - and what it will take - to follow Him. Are they ready, willing, and able to begin an adventure like this?

Jesus has now appeared three times to his disciples since having been raised from the dead. They know him. They trust him. They love him. Jesus is preparing them to go out into the world, and in the spirit of reconciliation, draw others in to follow the Messiah.

We're picking back up the "50 Days of Easter" series that takes us from Jesus' resurrection to His ascension into heaven. The disciples get a surprise visitor - that encounter has a life changing effect on those followers of Jesus. How has that same encounter changed your life?

Can you look back and see the faith of your mother? Your grandmother? Maybe it's a long history of faith stretching back to their own mothers and grandmothers, instilling in you a sincere and deep faith in the LORD. What a beautiful gift.

Christ is Risen! The message series "50 Days of Easter" will explore the time after Jesus' resurrection until His ascension into heaven.