Galatians 5 says, "the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control." As we follow Jesus, we will bear His fruit. Pastor Phil speaks on the fruit of the Spirit and the fruit of the flesh this week. Are we submitting to the Holy Spirit or to our fleshly desires? What does the fruit we are producing say about what we honor most in our hearts?

We aren’t called to be perfect, we are called to ongoing transformation in the Holy Spirit through healthy accountability, healthy relationships, and helpful conversations. This week, Pastor Phil gives us three helpful questions to ask if we want to have healthy and helpful conversations.

Let’s be faithful to share the Gospel.Lord, help us to not be afraid, and help us remember that You’re with us all the way. We want to be obedient to You and share your Good News with the world around us. This week, one of our elders, Christian Cook, brought a word on how to share the Gospel and the importance of doing so.

We are called to listen & follow God above all else. Lukewarmness and indifference doesn’t speak to those around us, but a life passionate about Jesus and His teachings is compelling! Trust that Jesus really is who He says He is, and let’s never stop telling people what we’ve seen & heard… just like Peter (Acts 4:18-20)🙌

We don’t have to be “good enough” to live for the Lord. We don’t have to be perfect. Thank goodness! Peter denied Jesus and fled from Him when He was arrested. He then thought he was too far gone to be used by God, but even after everything Peter did, God reminded Peter of his calling— that he was a fisher of men. God just wants our humility & openness to His Holy Spirit.

Pastor Phil walks us through 4 ways to be open and willing this week (Acts 2)

1. Be devoted to His teachings
2. Fellowship & Community
3. Give sacrificially financially
4. Praise God

Lord, help us to walk with You in humility. Humility makes way for heart transformation. And the beauty of the Gospel is that God wants to meet us right where we are and transform us. He doesn’t want to leave us where we are, and He doesn’t want us to continue to operate in our old ways. What good news! Lord, be our foundation for transformation, and help us to not trade spiritual blessing for temporary comfort. 

Is what is holding us back from our biggest impact our own earthly perspective? Do We Need Our Perspective Transformed? Are we convinced we are right and close-minded to God doing more? This week, let's remember that God can do more than we ask, think, or imagine. He tells us who we are-- children of God. And He gets the final word.

Trials can build our faith, and can also build bridges with other people. We aren’t meant to do life alone! So when temptation arises, share with a trusted believer who can help you in a healthy way. Let’s remain awake in Jesus’ presence and strength. This week, Pastor Phil walks us through a message on temptation and how we can look to God through it. After all, He is the one that always provides a way out of temptation.

This week Pastor Phil walked us through a look at the life of Peter through the lens of trials. We can all wrestle with fear when facing difficulty, but we saw that God even reveals himself to us in the hard times and can even use them to transform us. So be encouraged, brother or sister! 

Transformation takes place in relationship with the Lord. Let’s focus on that relationship this week. When Peter thought about the ways he had sinned in his life, He thought Jesus could never use him… but Jesus told him not to be afraid! Jesus doesn’t speak to who we used to be. He speaks to who He calls us to be. Who else is so thankful for that?!