“12.05.15 Christmas Tea.Final”. Genre: Other.

Caleb Booth from Turning Point church ministers this weekend with a specific word of encouragement for what’s ahead for Westside! We need to fight to live radically and passionately for Jesus, fight to keep Jesus the focus, fight for unity and fight to stay part of what God is doing.

An Authentic Believer: Knows They Have Eternal Life. Today Steve finishes our series on having authentic faith out of the book of 1st John.  John concludes this book with an exhortation we can know that we have eternal life!  Make sure we keep Jesus first in our lives and don’t let anything come between us and Him!

Authentic believers are victorious as their lives demonstrate: their love for Jesus, their love for others and obedience to His word.  Do you have real life?  Are you abiding in Him?

God expects us to grow and mature! This is part of authentic Christianity! Steve lists some qualities or characteristics of a maturing believer.

God expects us to grow and mature! This is part of authentic Christianity! Steve lists some qualities or characteristics of a maturing believer.

“11.8.15 An Authentic Believer Has Discernment – Steve Barr”. Genre: Other.

We can have confidence coming into His presence when we don’t feel guilt and condemnation. Taking care of our sin – admitting it and quitting it – brings confident faith in our relationship with God! Stay connected and attached to Him and remain in fellowship.

God hates sin! An authentic believer doesn’t stay in their sin! A daily battle for our hearts, we choose to be controlled by the Holy Spirit! The redemptive power of the Gospel sets us free to live for Him!

God has called us to increase! Authentic faith demonstrates love, matures, is fruitful and follows the leading of the Holy Spirit. In Steve’s application he shares about the recent translocal trip that he and other Westsiders took to South Africa for NCMI’s World Equip 2015 and what God is doing around the world.