Faith Chapel SD Podcast

There’s people in your life that God has placed there intentionally. You’ve also been placed in the lives of others intentionally. This is no accident or happenstance. God knows what He’s doing. If we can see clearly, we’ll understand that He’s intending on us to be provoke people to a relationship with Him. You may have good friends but do you have God friends? Furthermore, when adversity shows up, do you stop or do you press on with a tenacious spirit to breakthrough? Pastor Josiah places a familiar story center stage to be examined on these thoughts.

Jesus only modeled an empowered Gospel. The demonstration of the Kingdom of God alongside the proclamation of it. The good news coupled with its manifestation. We should never have to choose one or the other, we need both. The proclamation of the pure, powerful Gospel of Jesus Christ. The empowerment of the Spirit is vitally needed to walk out this Biblical Christianity.

Jesus lived on mission. He preached and demonstrated the Kingdom of God everywhere He went while walking in obedience. He taught His disciples to do the same. Everybody is called to live like Jesus, no matter what degree of ministry they walk in. Some are called to simply minister to their families and friends everywhere they go and others have official positions in ministry within the church or on the mission field. But one thing is clear, the life of Jesus is to be lived out by all who call Him Lord. Determine what God may be calling you to and intend on doing it to the best of your ability as you do all things as unto the Lord.

On May 6th, 1954 Roger Bannister broke the barrier of running a sub 4 minute mile. Up until that point, this feat was considered a near impossibility. Many had tried and failed for years. Once the barrier was shattered, only a little over a month later, the sub 4 minute mile was broke again by John Landy. Then it was broken again and again shortly after. It’s amazing what people can accomplish once they’re shown what’s possible. The Gospel is filled with individuals who took the invitation to follow Jesus and while following His life shattered barrier after barrier, forever setting a precedent for everybody who came after them to attain. This deep look into Jesus’ early encounters with Simon Peter is sure to provoke you into deep waters. Barriers are breaking and with God all things are possible!

Pastor Josiah wraps up this portion of the first side of the coin, the Indwelling Work of The Spirit. When we’re saved the Holy Spirit goes to work on the inside of us, making us look and live like how Jesus did. We’re called to bear fruit that resembles the life of Christ in all things. There is a natural inclination to fight against this, the flesh, which we’re constantly waring against. The flesh is always pulling us one direction, but the Spirit is also pulling us another direction; towards obedience to the things of God. As we wrap up this crucial last brick in the foundation, we discover how we are indeed made in His image and likeness and there’s something truly magnetic about Him that’s drawing us to live like Him in every way as we yield to the indwelling work of the Spirit.

What you believe about Jesus matters. There could be a truth but if it’s not something that any individual specifically believes it won’t mean anything to them. Jesus told His disciples 3 different times about the his death and resurrection but they had trouble believing Him. It’s easy to see how even though He may be speaking to us directly, we may not be listening well. As it pertains to what we believe, everything rides on this truth. This Easter Sunday, Pastor Josiah lays out the truth of the Gospel and hits his target on owning what you believe.

We’ll be known by our fruit. The Holy Spirit is producing fruit in our lives if we’ve truly yielded ourself to His work. It takes a sober mind to look at the fruit that being produced in our lives and determine whether or not we’re actually yielding to Him or not. The good news is, it’s never too late to welcome His work in our lives. Works and faith can have a happy marriage. They aren’t against each other, we just need a healthy balance of the two and keep letting the Holy Spirit do what He does best.

Is your heart open to the will of God? With all our activity in this world, we can easily miss the beautiful things that Jesus is doing daily. This Palm Sunday, Faith Chapel invites you to reflect on Jesus' Triumphant Entry into Jerusalem from Matthew 21:1-11, through our podcast episode, "Don't Miss the Move.”

We'll explore the deep themes of the event, explore its significance, and reflect on the deeper truths of the scriptures as it challenges our heart posture. This message challenges us to check our hearts and evaluate if we are truly open to God's transformative work in our lives.

Join us for a journey of intimacy with God. Let this message guide you towards a heart transformed by God’s love and purpose.

The Holy Spirit is integrally involved in the salvation process. Some people see the Holy Spirit through a narrow lens of simply the gifts, but He is indeed God and does so much more in the life of the Believer on every level. Knowing what He does and how best to partner with Him is vital to a healthy walk. He is the Spirit of Christ, our present peace, rendering remarkable peace in each of us.

We’re a people of faith. By faith we manifest the Kingdom of God everywhere we go, as ambassadors of the Kingdom we represent the King! This fits so well with our Mission to Culture Like Christ as we aim at Jesus. There is a dominion of darkness but it holds no power over the Kingdom of light. Let’s not just know we’re a part of the Kingdom, rather on a regular basis we should be demonstrating the Kingdom of God in love and power —JUST LIKE JESUS!