This is PART 6 in our current series entitled, “The Road to Rome,” where we have been walking alongside the Apostle Paul through his letter to the believers in Rome.

Paul has been trying to make the most out of the 2ND chance he has been given in life. It has not been an easy road. It’s not easy coming out of a past you’re not proud of, filled with mistakes, failures, wrongdoing, sin and shame. Paul knew it was only because of God’s grace and mercy, and forgiveness through Jesus Christ that he was even given a new lease on life. 

But a new beginning was just the start. He would also need the Person, presence and power of the Holy Spirit to lead the way forward. In fact, in Romans 8, Paul begins a masterful work on how the Holy Spirit personally ministers to the Christ-follower. He is literally sharing spiritual things he had experienced in his own life through the ministry of the Holy Spirit personally ministering to him. 

And in Romans 8:14-17, Paul begins a discourse that offers us great insight into how the Holy Spirit not only ministers to the human spirit, but also our soul.  

How does the Holy Spirit personally minister to our human spirit? How does the Holy Spirit’s ministry provide care for the human soul? . . . Take a listen and find out!

#TheRoadToRome #Godof2ndChances #HolySpirit 
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This is PART 5 in our current series entitled, “The Road to Rome,” where we have been walking alongside the Apostle Paul through his letter to the believers in Rome.

Paul as he has been trying to make the most out of the 2ND chance he has been given in life. It has not been an easy road. But in Romans 8, Paul begins a masterful work on how the Holy Spirit personally ministers to the Christ-follower. He is literally sharing spiritual things he has experienced in his own life through the ministry of the Holy Spirit personally ministering to him. 

And in Romans 8:11, Paul makes a bold statement that begs the question: What are the possibilities if the same Spirit that raised Jesus from the dead, lived in us? What would this look like personally in our own lives? In His Church? Take a listen and find out! 

#TheRoadToRome #Godof2ndChances #HolySpirit 
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This is PART 4 in our current series entitled, “The Road to Rome,” where we have been walking alongside the Apostle Paul through his letter to the believers in Rome. 

The Apostle Paul was formerly a persecutor of the church. A man whose soul purpose was to strike fear, terrorize, hunt down and imprison anyone who professed to be a follower of Christ. So passionate about doing what he thought was God’s work, Paul threw his entire life and being into his mis-directed purpose. 

His back story is not just about a list of things he had done wrong or of the injustice people suffered as a result of his actions, but also about the kind of person he had become; an angry, terrorizing, hate-filled person having free reign to do whatever he wanted to do to any Christ-follower he could find. All this he did and all this was who he had become, until Jesus Himself intervened and put a stop to it. 

When Jesus stepped into Paul’s life he could have just taken him out, but He didn’t. God gave Paul a second chance, a new beginning to a man whose life was not only filled with a list of things done wrong, injustices to God, and to those whose lives he left in shambles, but to a man who was messed up from the core of his being. 

How was the Holy Spirit able to help Paul make the most out of his 2ND chance? How does the Holy Spirit personally minister to the Christ-follower no matter where they may be at in their journey?  Take a listen and find out!

#TheRoadToRome #Godof2ndChances #HolySpirit 
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This is PART 3 in our current series entitled, “The Road to Rome,” where we have been walking alongside the Apostle Paul through his letter to the believers in Rome. 

Paul was a man who was given a second chance. And as we have learned along way in this series, he practiced, taught and encouraged others to make the most out of that second chance God offers to all who would put their faith and trust in Jesus Christ.

You might be reading this right now wondering if a second chance is even possible for you? You may be thinking could God ever forgive a person like me? Why would God ever want to give me a second chance?

Paul’s former life was really bad and very hurtful to others. Yet, God changed all that when Jesus showed up in his life! It would be a new beginning, a fresh start, a new plan and purpose for Paul’s life. And along the way, Paul would learn how God had already made provision for every part of his life’s journey.

How has God made provision for every part of our journey in life? Take a listen and find out!

#TheRoadToRome #Godof2ndChances #GodProvides
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How much of your life is in harmony with God’s BIGGER VISION for ALL humanity and the world we live in? 

The Apostle Paul was given a second chance in life and his story is a reminder that God is a God of second chances. 

Paul knew he needed to make the most out of every opportunity he was given going forward. It wasn’t going to be easy, but Paul knew in order to make good on his second chance, he would need to bring his new life into harmony with God’s BIGGER VISION for ALL humanity and the world he lived in. 

What does God’s BIGGER VISION mean for our lives today? Take a listen and find out!

#TheRoadToRome #Godof2ndChances #BiggerVision
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Guest Speaker, Missionary Daimian Dunn shares a timely message on the difference between fake news and good news.

#Faith #GoodNews #Truth 
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When was the last time you asked God to sanctify and set apart your daily agenda? . . . To fill it with His very nature, His presence, His peace, His power and to use it for His glory?

This is PART TWO in our “Making the Most of Every Opportunity” series.

Last week, we learned that not only do the seasonal changes we go through in life bring challenges, but also opportunities. And it’s been in this series that we’ve been learning about how to make the most out of these opportunities that are truly orchestrated by God.

The Apostle Paul was a man who was given a second chance in life. And his story reminds us that we serve a God of second chances. Second chances give us the opportunity to do things better than we did the first time, with better insight and perhaps a greater vision.

But in this, we find another challenge: What do you do when the VISION God has given you for a second chance, is GREATER > than the time you have? What do you do when it seems like there is never enough time? And as a result, it starts taking a toll on your spirit, your soul, and your body?

What else can we learn from God’s Word about how to make the most of EVERY OPPORTUNITY? Take a listen and find out!

#Godof2ndChances #DivineAppointments #DivineOpportunities 
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To follow Jesus is to follow the One who leads us down a different trail of life each day. No day is exactly the same.

We follow Him because He is the Way, the Truth, and the Life (John 14:6). He is One in whom we find life, health, strength; the One through whose gifts we are clothed and fed; and through whose mercy we are forgiven and cleansed.

Following Jesus can be somewhat different every single day. It’s different everyday because we live in a world that is constantly undergoing change.

Every year, especially if you live here in a place like Oregon, you already know you are going to experience at least four different seasonal changes that will require you to make some adjustments to the way you live. From the clothes you wear, the food you eat, the way you drive your car to get to work, and all things in between, adjustments are necessary to live well through the seasonal changes we often cannot avoid in life.

Seasonal changes in life bring different challenges in which we have to make adjustments. But they also bring opportunities to bring glory to God!!

How do you make the most of EVERY OPPORTUNITY? Take a listen and find out! 

#Godof2ndChances #DivineAppointments #DivineOpportunities ColumbiaLifeChurch.org, YanceyValdez.com

The idea of God coming to us over 2,000 years ago in the birth of Jesus Christ is so unthinkable, so outlandish, so bizarre, that for those who lived during the time of Jesus’ birth it would have been like a dream.

It would have been something so unbelievable that perhaps the only way any one would have ever believed it, was in the way an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream to deliver the news. News that the woman he was engaged to be married to, was now bearing a child.

Mary was not unfaithful to Joseph. She was still a virgin. Yet it would be through her that the baby Jesus would cloth Himself with our nature and enter into our humanity through the power of the Holy Spirit.

There is no way that this story can be interpreted that Jesus’ arrival through Mary was an accident. He entered our world with the highest purpose to make God known through His death and resurrection, to pay the price for our sins and offer all who would believe the free gift of eternal life!

How does God call and lead someone like Joseph to play a role in such an unthinkable and amazing story?

It started with a dream as we observed in part one of our series. But Matthew also records four more instances where God revealed Himself through a dream in order to guide how the Christmas narrative was to be played out.

Studies have revealed that most people spend about two hours dreaming per night, and that each dream may last between 5-20 minutes, although the dreamer may perceive the dream lasting much longer than this.

What role do DREAMS play in the Christmas story? Take a listen and find out!

#Christmas2022 #ChristmasDreams #Faith #Hope #Love #Believe #Wonder 
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The idea of God coming to us over 2,000 years ago in the birth of Jesus Christ is so unthinkable, so outlandish, so bizarre, that for those who lived during the time of Jesus’ birth it would have been like a dream.

It would have been something so unbelievable that perhaps the only way any one would have ever believed it was in the way an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream to deliver the news.

Studies have revealed that most people spend about two hours dreaming per night, and that each dream may last between 5-20 minutes, although the dreamer may perceive the dream lasting much longer than this.

What role do DREAMS play in the Christmas story? Take a listen and find out!

#Christmas2022 #ChristmasDreams #Faith #Hope #Believe #Wonder
ColumbiaLifeChurch.org, YanceyValdez.com