This Sunday, Pastor Candace shared her talk entitled, "The Dwelling Place".

There are callings that we long to step into, people we long to be, and things that we’ve been praying for, to come to pass. A key part of us growing into all of this is being full of the Spirit of God, growing our understanding of God’s heart for us, and learning to walk with Him.

From the garden to the grave, God’s heart was always to be with us, and it’s important for us to understand the context for Him putting His Spirit in us. In the new testament Jesus steps on the human scene and is the fulfillment of what was prophesied. He paid the ultimate price of giving His life to reconcile us to God. INCREDIBLE!

In all His extravagant love, He didn’t stop by just coming to be with us (Immanuel), but He also came to dwell in us!

Where we choose to live is a big thing. We get to choose what our favorite location is for our house (if we love living by the ocean or in the mountains). We all have ideas of what our dream home looks like.

The most lovely and humbling thing is that the God of all the universe who can make His home anywhere, loves us so much that He chooses us to reside and dwell in us. This love and desire is the foundation of us having His Spirit inside of us.

Jesus speaks of this in John 14:15-17 NIV

“If you love me, keep my commands. And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another advocate to help you and be with you forever— the Spirit of truth. The world cannot accept him, because it neither sees him nor knows him. But you know him, for he lives with you and will be in you.

We were God’s dream dwelling place and where He wants His Spirit to reside

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It was Heart and Vision Sunday here at STUDIO. Pastor Eric and Candace shared their heart and vision for 2025 and the three overarching goals for the year. Then the water pipes in our building burst, so we had to shut all the water off and cancel the second gathering. Shout out to everyone that came and for those that came to the 2nd gathering, only to find out we had to cancel. You are amazing.

We are so excited and expectant for what’s ahead in 2025. We would LOVE it if you took some time to watch the video or listen to the podcast to hear where we are headed.

Get ready for the beginning of a new teaching series starting this Sunday titled, SPIRIT: Gifts, Lifestyle, Character and Humanity. Get ready to learn, grow, and to be activated in the gifts.

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On our 3rd Birthday, we had our friend Pastor Lyle Phillips from Legacy Nashville share at Studio., He encouraged us and challenged us to "expect, expect, expect" and to posture ourselves as a church "that fruit is coming".

His word to us as we enter into year 4 is to go back to the battlefields in our lives and remember what he has done because he is taking us into more victory. With this comes the reality that we are in a battle and there is a place of breakthrough waiting for us.

He also shared God is calling us to be a place on the east coast for people to come that our thirsty and need refreshing. There is a gift on this house to be a place of comfort for the weary hearted.

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In this episode reissue, Candace shared the final part in our series, “Strong Faith, Contagious Hope, and Enduring Love”. She spoke to the role that we all play in elevating those around us and contributing into the spaces where we live. God never meant for blessings to stop with us, but that we are to be salt and light wherever we go. In Proverbs 11:10-11 it says,

When the righteous prosper, the city rejoices; when the wicked perish, there are shouts of joy. Through the blessing of the upright a city is exalted, but by the mouth of the wicked it is destroyed.

As we think about and pray for our city, let’s ask ourselves:

1. What do I have to GIVE?

2. What can CONTRIBUTE?

3. What can I SACRIFICE?

We live in an incredible area that is in the middle of it’s story right now. Let’s love our city well by being people who are willing to take responsibility, contribute, and are willing to sacrifice for those around them.

We pray for our city, the people who live here, the land, and for wisdom and guidance as leaders establish vision, culture and values here.

May you be blessed and prosper so that those around you experience the blessing and are lifted up!

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On Sunday, Pastor Eric set the tone and posture as we step into this New Year with his talk entitled,“All we do is Win”. Romans 15:13 says,"Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit."

Joy, Peace, and Hope are the beautiful words in this passage. Paul makes a strong connection showing that they come from the power of the Holy Spirit. Have you noticed these three words are often so difficult to keep and sustain in your life? He encouraged us to take a look within to see if the joy, peace, and hope is made by us or did it come from the Holy Spirit.

Oftentimes, we create controlled environments thinking this is how we experience peace, joy, and hope in our lives. Yet despite our best efforts, it can’t be sustained. However, there is a peace, joy, and hope that comes from God. It can enable you to sleep in storms, feed thousands, where you can be in the thick of chaos, lack, confusion and still have peace, joy, and hope. This kind, comes directly from Him, and because He won….All we do is Win. Listen to this talk to hear more about what God has for us this year.

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This week, Pastor Shayna moved us deeply with a talk that centered around the gift of Jesus coming to humanity to restore and redeem what was lost. In light of this, she shared with us the power of grace and gratitude. One of them depends on me and the other is a gift. Grace, we know, is a gift from God. Gratitude is a choice we get to make. It is a posture that life owes me nothing.

As we celebrate Christmas and the birth of Jesus, let’s be people who walk in deep gratitude regardless of what is happening around us. This is the way for followers of Jesus to continually draw our attention to the story of Jesus’ birth and to place our attention on who He is to us.

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This past Sunday, Pastor Eric did a talk titled "To Submit or Not to Submit". The talk was designed to create a conversation and invite people into looking deeper at this passage of scripture, Ephesians 5:15-33. More specifically, the usage of the word “submit”, in relationships between people and between husband and wife.

What’s important to note is by the time we read Ephesians 5, Paul has laid a foundation for a new identity where we are loved, accepted, and we are His sons and daughters. This new identity moves us closer to how God views and interacts with humanity and relationships. The driving narrative of this new identity is God’s Love. This is vital to grasp as it sets the stage for what Paul's and God's intent is for what “submission” looks like in our lives.

So the question now emerges, what is Paul’s intent with the word “submit”? What does it mean for submission to happen in a marriage? Make sure you listen to this week’s talk to learn more about this. You might be pleasantly surprised.

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On Sunday, Pastor Eric continued the series of Live Above the Noise with a talk titled “Imitating Greatness”. Paul makes this statement in Eph. 5:1 Imitate God as dear children. Take a moment and think about the gravity of this command. In one of Paul’s other letters he says “Imitate me as I imitate God”. However in this letter he raises the bar.

One thing children are great at is imitation. Imitation is one of the quickest ways to develop, learn social skills, and grow in confidence. It is normal and natural to imitate someone you admire. In this letter Paul is drawing the attention of the readers to choose to imitate God. Let’s remember following God is not only for the purposes of admiration and observation, it’s a decision to move in the direction of God. When we imitate Him we are choosing to learn who He is, how He thinks and what is pleasing to Him. This is the essence of spiritual formation.

So this week, take a moment and dwell on this idea of Imitating God and seek to find out what is acceptable and pleasing to him. Let’s make it our goal to be a people who Imitate Greatness.

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On Sunday, Pastor Eric shared with us out of Ephesians 4 and the call Paul lays out to the readers of his letter. By the time we get to chapter 4, we learn the world around them told them, they were of no value. God said “You’re chosen”. While the culture around them rejected Christianity, God said “You are my sons and daughters”. While the society around them cut off all access and ability to become a citizen, God said “You are citizens of my Kingdom”. God is bigger than our story.

Then Paul drops a challenge to the Ephesians, “Stop acting like you used to be”. He is essentially teaching us now that you're accepted, loved, and belong to God’s family. You no longer need to act like you used to. He is pulling us out of our old identity and showing us our new identity. When you embrace your new identity from God, it changes the way you think, live, and act. Listen to this talk to learn that the one of the keys to moving into your new identity can be found in the feedback from the people around you.

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As we continued our series, “Live Above the Noise”, Pastor Rheva took us through the first part of Ephesians 4 and encouraged us to mature as believers in her talk, “Let’s Grow Up”. There is a lot of noise in our culture right now that is trying to divide us as the body of Christ. But Paul encourages us as followers of Jesus to, “Always be humble and gentle. Be patient with each other, making allowance for each other’s faults because of your love.” (Eph 4:2 NLT) This is a time for us to come together, to be united in the spirit and to be held together by peace. (Eph 4:3).

This talk challenges us to be a multidimensional community that finds beauty in our differences, commits to maturity for the sake of unity, and postures our hearts with humility to listen to one another.

We pray that this message equips us all to walk in maturity with one another. Take a listen!

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