The Open Door Podcast

Bearing fruit is an essential quality of a Christian’s life. Our faith life is meant to be a fruitful practice. Everything Jesus did and said was to get you to a point of bearing fruit. Learn why it’s important to give, just as much as you get in this message from Pastor Mark.

You wouldn’t remodel your hotel room when you’re only staying for a week. Understand that this life isn’t your final destination. God’s word says we’ll live forever in eternity with Him. This message will have you avoiding expedient decisions so you can re-focus your heart to store up treasures in heaven for eternity.

You are not your body. Americans just can’t get over that because identify ourselves with our body shape, our skin color, our muscles (or lack there of). It’s your soul that is constantly deciding who to listen to… Your body’s desires or the spirit of God.

How you manage your money shows what you believe about it. Should you spend it all, save it all or invest it all? Scripture teaches us our first payday is to become spiritual, then savvy and ultimately strategic in how we approach our finances.

The core of our culture rests on the health of our families. When God wanted to redeem the world, He didn’t put Jesus in charge of a political system or some sizeable & influential institution. He placed Jesus within a family. God redeemed the Earth through a family line beginning with Adam & Eve all the way to Mary & Joseph. Join in on part two of this five-message series on how to win the game of life through cultivating a healthy family unit.

Trying to describe life is a fascinating and daunting task when you consider the expanse of the word itself. What is that special energy within a plant, an animal, and humans that keeps life going? Even within a blade of grass–there’s life. When Jesus said in John 10:10 that he came to give us abundant life, he wasn't referring to the life of our physical or mental body. Jesus was talking about a new kind of life. One that gives a quality of joy, happiness, and peace that passes all understanding.

Americans have a hard time with standards, rules, and expectations. The moment someone starts setting rules, we often begin trying to figure out how to get around them. Scripture teaches us that we find freedom within rules, not without them. Join Pastor Mark as he colorfully walks you through life with rules, life without rules, and how to hit the balance of grace and standards in your walk with Christ.

There are beliefs you live out of every day that determines the perspective you’ll have on every event in your life. And if we’re not intentional, we can begin to see life only through the lens of our own experience, and not through the eyes of God’s perspective. Join Bryce as he walks you through seeing life through God’s eyes.

Between salvation, and seeing Jesus when you go to heaven, there is this period called life. And it’s during this time it's our job to prepare the earth and ourselves for Heaven. In this final three-part series, Pastor Mark beautifully ties up how to enjoy the process of growth and the benefits from appreciating the journey of life that God has you on.

If you’ve ever traveled a long distance on your vacation, the question has inevitably come up, “Are we there yet?!”. As born again Christians, we may sometimes ask ourselves this very same question when it comes to our faith, “Are we there yet?”. And as believers, it’s not only about the destination–it is about the experiences you create and the person you become during the journey. Listen in now to this timely message.