Arise Church with Brent Simpson

How to defeat negative self-talk | Brent Simpson | Bursting Bubbles

Can an LGBTQ+ person change? | Joe Dallas | Bursting Bubbles

TOPICS COVERED:

-Saying yes to God is saying no to your self identification.

-Sometimes all it takes to fall into temptation is a look and a decision.

- Can someone be gay and Christian?

-When people are desperate and already compromised they are ripe for deception.

-Militant Christianity

-Christians are accused of being hateful for holding a position they must hold.

Why is change so hard? | Pastor Keren Emmanuel

Five stages of change

1. Pre-Contemplation

2. Contemplation

3. Preparation

4. Action Stage

5. Maintenance

John 15: 1-11 ' “I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener. He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit, while every branch that does bear fruit he prunes so that it will be even more fruitful. You are already clean because of the word I have spoken to you. Remain in me, as I also remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me. “I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing. If you do not remain in me, you are like a branch that is thrown away and withers; such branches are picked up, thrown into the fire and burned. If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you. This is to my Father’s glory, that you bear much fruit, showing yourselves to be my disciples. “As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Now remain in my love. If you keep my commands, you will remain in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commands and remain in his love. I have told you this so that my joy may be in you and that your joy may be complete

How Can I Find Hope and Identity?

Jeremiah 17:9 " The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can understand it?"

1 John 2:15-17 "Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, love for the Father is not in them. For everything in the world—the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life—comes not from the Father but from the world. The world and its desires pass away, but whoever does the will of God lives forever."

John 17:3 "Now this is eternal life: that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent."

John 1:12 "Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God"

Are Science and God at war? | Dirty Feet | Pastor Ken McAnulty

1. COSMOLOGY PROVES THE EXISTENCE OF A HIGHER POWER

2. BIOLOGY DEMANDS AN INTELLIGENT DESIGNER

3. BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE POINTS TO A LOVING GOD ALL OF THESE ARE ANSWERED WITHIN A CHRISTIAN WORLDVIEW

Reflection Questions: What stood out to you most from today’s message? Is there a place in my life where I have been searching for confirmation and not truth? Is there something I have believed simply because it was easy or what others believed not because it was the truth?

Do all religions lead to God? | Pastor Brent Simpson | Dirty Feet

John 14:1-7, Luke 5:17-26
1. THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM
2. THE ENIGMA IN LIFE
3. THE EVIDENCE FOR CHRIST
4. THE EXAMPLE FOR US
Reflection Questions: What stood out to you most from today’s message?
Have you been guilty of trying to fit two conflicting puzzle pieces together?
What evidence do you have for Christ? Are you sharing it?

How To Pray For Healing | Back To The Basics | Prathyash Thomas

Prayer is the best solution! Philippians 4:6 2 Kings 19:14 Ephesians 5: 18-20 Psalms 34:1

Four Tips For Resisting Temptation | Pastor Brent Simpson | Back to The Basics

1. Movement #1: SUBMIT James 4:7; James 1:8; Mark 9:23 There is no such thing as HALF commitment. Anything you SUBMIT to CONTROLS you. 2. Movement #2: STAND James 4:7; Ephesians 6:11 When I RESIST the enemy RUNS Resist the devil by: o REJECTING all lies…John 8:44 o RESOURCING your weakness…1 Corinthians 10:13 o REINFORCING spiritual disciplines…Psalm 119:1-6 o REMINDING yourself of God’s word…Luke 4:7-8 3. Movement #3: SCOOT James 4:8; Ephesians 3:12; 2 Corinthians 7:10 if I am separated from Jesus CLOSE the GAP 4. Movement #4: SCRUB James 4:8-10 Sometimes you need a good CRY. REFLECTION QUESTIONS Is there any area of my life that I haven’t submitted to God entirely? Which areas of weakness lead to sin in my life? How can I get help with these areas of weakness?

How can I tame my tongue? | Pastor Tina Blount | Back To The Basics

Proverbs 15:4; Proverbs 21:23; Proverbs 12:18; Proverbs 18:21; James 3:1

How can we be doers of the word? | Pastor George | Back To The Basics

James 1:19-25 Proverbs 17:28; Galatians 5:16 James 2:14-16 Matthew 10:7-8