The Open Door Podcast

Faith is not the blessing you decide you want. It’s not manipulating God to do what you name, claim or wish for. Listen in to the first installment of a multi-part series called, 'What is Faith' with Pastor Mark.

In I Corinthians 12 the Apostle Paul explains how the church is like the human body. In that passage, he specifically mentions two hindrances that keep the Body from functioning properly. In a continuation of last week’s teaching, Pastor Mark examines these two hindrances and offers practical advice on how you can continue to grow spiritually while finding your place in the Body of Christ.

Paul said in I Corinthians 12 that there are two specific hindrances to the Body of Christ, Inferiority, and Independence.  In this third installment of a three-part teaching based on that passage, Pastor Mark explains how God has given us two solutions to those problems. If Christians will connect in two specific areas, the Body of Christ will be able to function as God intended.

Paul wrote a letter to a church that was full of factions. Corinth had many good attributes, but they didn’t get how to build good relationships. Paul gave them a revelation that a church is like a human body. Pastor Mark unpacks truths from 2,000 years ago that still affect us today. Learn the 4 qualities of unity and the 2 things that change it.

By yourself, you don’t see the whole picture God has for you. Trying to know God without learning from other people is like trying to drink Niagara Falls with a straw. It’s the person in front of, beside and behind you that are holding the pieces to this master puzzle.

Excuses are ways we talk ourselves out of success.  Moses had them and so do we.  But we must understand that when God calls us to a certain task, He is calling us out of our present situation and into an entirely new level of life and purpose.  Our excuses, therefore, become the reasons we give God to remain in our rut.  In this teaching from Mark Pfeifer, learn the three things that hold us back and how excuses can be canceled out by God’s grace and our faith.

In it’s simplest terms, stewardship is how well you take care of something for someone else. Surprisingly, we actually own nothing in life, rather we steward it for God. In this fresh message Pastor Mark teaches you the benefits of stewardship rather than the burden of ownership.

Christianity was never meant to become a religion of doctrine – that knowledge would become the qualifying grounds for our faith. Faith isn't about how much you know, rather, how much you practice what you know. Listen in now on what it means to be a doer of God’s word.

Pride, busyness and religion will all keep you from the presence of God. Learning how to tap into God, and get close with him on your own is the purest way to develop a relationship that will endure a lifetime.

American culture undoubtedly influences Christianity. And there has been this myth created in the United States of the lone ranger–the person who conquers all, all alone. Our faith teaches us differently, to live as a team, to live as a family.