HAVING FAITH FIRST ISN’T ABOUT OBLIGATION, IT’S ABOUT TRANSFORMATION

It was by FAITH...

All of those mentioned in the Hall of Faith in Hebrews 11 used to be somebody else before they decided to jump in faith first, trust God, and live a life of obedience.

Obedience was never meant to be about obligation, though. God doesn't need your money, time, possessions, or even your worship. He owns everything. He always has been and always will be. If we don't worship, the rocks will cry out.

God needs nothing, yet he desperately wants your heart today.

Don't miss this message to close out the series Faith Beyond Doubt!

What you BELIEVE or DON'T BELIEVE will determine the way you LIVE.

"Doubting" Thomas gets a bad rap, even though he was more like "Unbelieving" Thomas than anything.

How did he become "Trusting" Thomas? How did his doubt or unbelief lead to questions that led to answers?

We are all living by faith in some way. The question is, what is the OBJECT of that faith?

Maybe today, you need to go from believing IN Jesus to truly believing that his promises are for you!

What are you putting BEFORE God?

ANYTHING YOU PUT BEFORE GOD WILL KEEP YOU FROM GOD.

God will speak to you oftentimes in the most mundane situations, when you’re just doing what you’re supposed to do when you’re supposed to do it. God’s not evaluating your potential, He evaluates your OBEDIENCE!

If you can explain everything that God’s doing in your life, then God’s not doing it.

This message on the encounter Gideon has with the Lord will change your life. God is patient with us, even when we doubt God’s faithfulness.

God hasn’t abandoned you, He’s right here for you!

YOUR OUTLOOK DETERMINES YOUR OUTCOME.

What you think and speak about your situation MATTERS!

The Israelites had just been delivered out of slavery, but they forgot about God's promise.

It’s hard to walk into God’s promise when you never really believed it in the first place. Today is the day to not only step out of the darkness but step INTO God's promises for you!

God will always generously provide all you need.

We need to stop focusing on what WE can't do and start focusing on what God CAN do!

It took a lot for God to get Moses to live out his purpose. Moses pleaded and protested with God, claiming he wasn't able, the circumstances weren't right, and that others might be more qualified.

The reality is, God doesn't call the qualified, he qualifies those he calls!

You have a unique purpose. The question is, what's holding you back from living it out?

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Faith is trusting what God said before seeing what God does.

Real faith isn’t perfect, it's faith in a perfect God.. It’s okay to DOUBT! Just don’t live there.

God gave Abram and Sarai a crazy promise, one that took decades to come to pass, and that promise has been unfolding ever since.

What are you doubting today? What promise or dream have you given up on?

We don’t hold the future but we know the one who does! And he doesn’t change!

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How can you grow spiritually?

Spiritual growth requires intentionality, effort, and time. Don’t let excuses stop you from living out the great purpose that God has for you!

Pastor Monte preaches a message about how God is FOR the more that he has for you.

If your life feels “easy” right now, you aren’t living your God-given purpose.

We want to do life together with you! We want to help walk with you as God grows you spiritually.

God will do what only he can do, but ultimately, spiritual growth is up to YOU. What steps can you take today?

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SPOILER ALERT - Jesus is FOR you.

Jesus is for the lost. Maybe you’re feeling lost right now. Maybe you feel like you’ve wasted the opportunities God has given you.

Maybe you don’t feel worthy of his grace.

Maybe you feel unworthy of his love and forgiveness.

Press into this message today. You are someone Jesus died for. You are someone whose value is never lost to the Father. You are someone the Holy Spirit is constantly in pursuit of!

You are loved and valued.

As we celebrate four years of what God has done through Meadows Church, we believe today — as always — the best is yet to come!

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WE DON’T SEEK GOD BECAUSE WE NEED SOMETHING FROM HIM; WE SEEK GOD BECAUSE WE NEED HIM.

If you’re serious about pursuing God’s healing, he’ll meet you where you’re at, but your desire for healing has to be greater than your disability.

How often do we enjoy the gifts we’ve been given without worshiping the gift-giver. How often do we pray and ask for things but we forget to praise God for the great things he does for us?

God is FOR healing. What is true healing, though?

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We need to focus less on being RIGHT and more on being RIGHTEOUS.

Truth doesn’t come from our feelings, it comes from the father.

We have to stop looking down on others and telling them what we’re against and start looking UP to Jesus and showing others who we are FOR!

How easy it is to minimize our own faults and magnify what others have done.

We all need to repent, and repentance begins with admitting and confessing.

What do you need to admit? What do you need to confess?

Come humbly and boldly! God has a word for you today.

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