Blaze Church

We can accomplish way more together than we can on our own. Too often though, we allow insecurity, independence, and invincibility to stop us from investing what we have to help others. The life-changing message of Jesus will reach more people as more Jesus-followers decide to play their part in the body of Christ. The vertical team impacts the horizontal team! You have a gift that people need you to invest!

Forgiveness is not easy. Especially when someone has a history of hurting you. Is it even possible to continue forgiving someone? One of Jesus’ followers asked him how often he should forgive others. Jesus’ answers was: “Don’t keep track. Keep on forgiving.” The only way we can continue to forgive people is to daily remember how much God has forgiven us. Forgiveness means you pay the debt, and the debtor lives free. The greatest person you can be is a forgiving person.

Hurt people hurt people. How do you react when another Jesus follower sins against you? The fourth principle Jesus gave us to being the greatest is all about how we treat other believers when they hurt us. He specifically outlines the who, the when, the what and the why behind His principle. When we embrace commitment, we become truly great. The greatest people are the greatest fighters. But they don’t fight WITH others, they fight FOR others!

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!