Shartel Church

Jesus reminds us that prayer is not about getting God to do what WE want, but posturing ourselves to do what HE wants. Just as Jesus surrendered to the will of the Father in Gethsemane, so we should daily surrender our lives to His will and His way.

Praise lifts our spirits, strengthens our faith, and reminds us how AWESOME our God really is. When we remember how great God is, our problems seem small by comparison. Let’s PRAISE!

One of the greatest lessons of leadership is that in order to lead others, you must first be able to lead yourself. This is also the proof of God’s Spirit in our lives! Self-control is actually the yielding of our lives to God’s control. It is seeking His mind, considering His values, and making His choices. This message wraps up our series by exploring what the fruit of self-control looks like in the life of a believer and how we can demonstrate more of it!

Gentleness is not weakness. It is the godly management of power! Most people with power use it for their own advantage. Some abuse it. This message will look at how we can live with the gentleness of Jesus, who used His power to honor God and help others.

Can God and others count on us? That’s the heart of the question in this message. Faithfulness is the quality that means that we are going to live up to what we say we will do. This message will look at how we measure our faithfulness and how we often, without meaning to, say one thing and then DO another. In a culture where promises mean little and commitments are easily broken; we’ll challenge ourselves to be as faithful as God is to us!

Goodness…what a great word! When Moses wanted to see God, the Lord said He was going to have His “goodness” pass in front of him. I wonder when we pass in front of people, do they sense His goodness as well? This message will look at what it means to be a “good” person. Someone whose presence reminds others of God!

Jesus was described as one who “went around doing good”. What a great insight into the heart and spirit of God! Kindness flows from The One who sees people with caring eyes and does GOOD THINGS for them…simply because HE CAN! This message will focus on the power of kindness and look at how we can let it flow through our lives as it did in the life of Jesus.

Patience. The word we love to hate. We all know we need it. We’re all aware we lack it. But it is one of the most beneficial of the fruits that God’s Spirit produces in us. And perhaps the greatest fruit those around us need!

There’s something powerful about a person at peace. We become immovable and unshakeable. It’s as though we live in a certainty about our future…because we DO! God’s peace guards us and steadies us.

Everyone wants to be happy. But few discover true JOY. Joy is the exhilarating feeling of well-being. But unlike simply being happy, joy is not dependent on the circumstances around us. True joy comes from WITHIN us!