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Credo | Week 7 | What We Believe About The Second Coming of Jesus | Pastor Tyler Sollie | Life Center Tacoma

Acts 1:9-11 (CSB)

Jesus not only ROSE from the dead, but Jesus will RETURN to set all things right.

We believe that Jesus followers who have died will be reunited with those still alive at the second coming of Jesus Christ. This event will be followed by the millennial reign of Jesus, a final judgment, and the appearance of a new heaven and a new earth.  (1 Thess. 4:16—17; Rev. 20:1—6; Rev. 20:11—15; Rev. 21; Rev. 22) 

Jesus is COMING AGAIN

"If we live radically for Jesus now we will be prepared to stand no matter what other tests we face." -Craig Keener

Live READY, but not AFRAID

Matthew 24:44 (CSB)

The END is not the END

You will give ACCOUNT

Revelation 20:11-15 (CSB)

What we do is ETERNALLY IMPORTANT

Revelation 21:3-6 (CSB)

CREDO | Week 6 | What We Believe About Healing | Pastor Karina Torres | Life Center Tacoma

It is in God's nature to heal

Matthew 4:23-24 (CSB)

John 21:25 (CSB)

Healing is provided through Jesus' work on the cross

Isaiah 53:4-5 (CSB)

God's healing is wholesome

God calls us to pray for healing

James 5:13-16 (CSB)

Although God heals, God does not heal everyone all the time

Even if He doesn't heal me, God is still good, powerful and faithful

Even if He doesn't heal me, God is near and knows my pain

Isaiah 41:10 (CSB)

Even if He doesn't heal me, He understands my pain because He lived it

Hebrews 2:17 (CSB)

Isaiah 53:3 (CSB)

Even if He doesn't heal me now, He will heal me when I meet Him one day

Revelations 21:4 (CSB)

Acts 19:11-12 (CSB)

Romans 8:18 (CSB)

Philippians 3:7-10 (CSB)

Credo | Week 5 | Preparing for Revival | Pastor Don Ross | Life Center Tacoma

Isaiah 43:16-21 (NIV)

Big Idea: We can awaken a hunger for the reality of God.

1. The Great Awakening, 1734-1743.

“It pleased God to display his free and sovereign mercy in the conversion of a great multitude of souls in a short space of time, turning them from a formal, cold and careless profession of Christianity, to the lively exercise of every Christian grace, and the powerful practice of our holy religion.” -Jonathan Edwards

2. The Second Great Awakening, 1800-1840.

3. The Businessmen's Revival, 1857-1858.

4. The Civil War Revival, 1861-1865.

5. The Urban Revivals, 1875-1885.

6. The Revivals of 1905-1906.

7. The Azusa Street Revival, 1906.

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8. The Post-World War II Awakening.

9. The Charismatic Renewal and Jesus Movement.

10. The Mid-1990s Revivals.

Isaiah 43:18-19 (NIV)

Isaiah 43:20-21 (NIV)

Matthew 5:6 (NIV)

10 Characteristics of Spiritual Revival

1. Timing

2. Prayer

3. The Word

4. The Holy Spirit

5. Conviction

6. Glory for God

7. Reformation and Renewal

8. Manifestations

9. Messy

10. Cyclical

Today, Christianity is PREVALENT but NOT POWERFUL. The solution is spiritual revival and awakening.

2 Chronicles 7:14 (NIV)

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2 Chronicles 7:14 (NIV)

Questions for you...

-Are you willing to humble yourself and pray?

-Are there wicked ways you need to turn from?

-Is there a sin you need to be forgiven?

-Are you willing to hunger and thirst after righteousness?

Credo | Week 4 | What We Believe About Humanity & Salvation | Pastor Tyler Sollie | Life Center Tacoma

Humanity was CREATED GOOD

Genesis 1:26-28, 31 (CSB)

Humanity was created as IMAGE BEARERS

Humanity CHOSE REBELLION against a good God

Humanity is UNABLE to UNDO what sin has done

The story doesn't stop with our SIN, because God has provided the SOLUTION.

Romans 5:12, 19 (CSB)

Jesus has done for ME what I can't do for MYSELF.

Face REALITY

Embrace GRACE

Ephesians 2:8-9 (CSB)

“So then, whether we are condemned or justified, whether we are spiritually alive or dead, depends on which humanity we belong to—whether we still belong to the old humanity initiated by Adam, or to the new humanity initiated by Christ.” -John Stott

What We Believe About The Holy Spirit | Pastor Tyler Sollie | Life Center Tacoma

Holy Spirit Empowerment isn't a LUXURY - It's a NECESSITY

Garden - Tabernacle - Temple - Us

1 Corinthians 3:16; 6:19-20 (CSB)

Acts 1:8 (CSB)

Acts 19:1-6 (CSB)

Ephesians 5:18 (CSB)

Holy Spirit is GOD

Genesis 1:1-2; Acts 5:3-4

Holy Spirit is a PERSON and PERSONAL

John 15:26

Holy Spirit FILLS and DWELLS

1 Corinthians 3:16

Holy Spirit EMPOWERS

Acts 1:8

Holy Spirit gives GIFTS

1 Corinthians 12:7

Holy Spirit can be QUENCHED and GRIEVED

Ephesians 4:30

Holy Spirit filling is both INITIAL and ONGOING

Ephesians 5:18

Holy Spirit leads us into TRUTH

John 14:26; 16:13

Holy Spirit confirms our STANDING

Romans 8:16

Holy Spirit is our second ADVOCATE

John 14:16

How do I grow deeper in my relationship with the Holy Spirit?

Daily welcome the Holy Spirit to SPEAK and WORK

John 14:26 (CSB)

Acts 1:8 (CSB)

Pursue and invite an ONGOING FILLING

Ephesians 5:15-18 (CSB)

Jeremiah 12:13 (CSB)

Align with the NEW HEART that he wants to create in you

Ezekiel 36:26-27 (CSB)

CREDO | Week 2 | What We Believe About God | Pastor Doug Myers | Life Center Tacoma

Our Statement of Faith About God:

We believe there is one God who is the Creator and the Leader of the universe. He eternally exists in three persons: the Father (God), the Son (Jesus), and the Holy Spirit.

-Genesis 1:1; Matthew 28:19

The God of the Bible is ONE God!

Genesis 1:1 (CSB)

John 1:1-5 (CSB)

The God of the Bible is GOOD!

Exodus 34:5-6 (CSB)

The God of the Bible is PERSONAL!

Hebrews 1:1-3 (CSB)

We Believe:

1. There is ONE God

2. God is CREATOR of heaven & earth, and REDEEMER of mankind

3. God is GOOD

4. God is ALL POWERFUL, ALL KNOWING, and EVERYWHERE ALL THE TIME

5. God is PERSONAL and DESIRES TO BE KNOWN

6. God is ETERNALLY EXISTENT

7. God EXISTS IN THREE PERSONS: FATHER, SON, and HOLY SPIRIT

What you BELIEVE about the BIBLE has IMPLICATIONS.

John 5:39-40 (CSB)

Luke 24:44 (CSB)

Life Center's Statement of Faith On What We Believe About the Bible:

We believe that the entire Bible is the inspired, infallible, and inerrant Word of God and that the authors were moved by the Spirit to write the books of Scripture. The words of the Bible are the primary source for teaching and equipping Christians for a life of righteousness.

(2 Peter 1:20-21; 2 Timothy 3:16-17)

We can believe the importance of scripture in PRINCIPLE, and still not experience its POWER.

The Bible is INSPIRED.

2 Timothy 3:16-17 CSB

The Bible is AUTHORITATIVE.

2 Peter 1:20-21 CSB

The Bible is ALIVE.

Hebrews 4:12 CSB

"Simply put, we cannot truthfully say we are followers of Jesus if we neglect or refuse to obey what the Bible tells us, or if we use it in self-serving ways that are not what God originally intended."

-Ray Lubeck, “Reading the Bible for a Change”

Confession & Comfort | Pastor Tyler Sollie | Life Center Tacoma

Forgiveness is the FOUNDATION of FELLOWSHIP.

-Psalm 51:1-4; 6-7; 10-12; 14-17 (CSB)

We pray like SIN is SERIOUS.

"So every sin is cosmic treason - it is overthrowing the rule of the one to whom you owe everything."

- Tim Keller

We pray like GOD is GRACIOUS.

-Psalm 103:8-10 (CSB)

-Colossians 2:14 (CSB)

We pray like CONFESSION renews CONNECTION.

-1 John 1:9 (CSB)

We pray with CONFIDENCE in His COMFORT.

-Psalm 23 (CSB)

Don't Forget | Pastor Tyler Sollie | Life Center Tacoma

Gratitude grows as we RECEIVE and REMEMBER the GOODNESS of God

Psalm 103:1-14 (CSB)

The goodness of His BENEFITS

Psalm 103:1-5 (CSB)

The goodness of His CHARACTER

Psalm 103:6-10 (CSB)

Exodus 34:6-7 (CSB)

The goodness of His LOVE

Psalm 103:11-14 (CSB)

Unshakable Hope | Pastor Doug Myers | Life Center Tacoma

Romans 8:28 (CSB)

Love is our PRIORITY

Matthew 22:37-38 (CSB)

PURPOSE is our road map

PERSPECTIVE is our compass

John 15:1-2 (CSB)

PATIENCE IN THE PROCESS is the vehicle to get you through

Galatians 5:22-23 (CSB)