Living Word Church

Blaming others comes easy to us Pointing blame to others is as old as the human race. It is so easy to blame God for all the bad things in this world. Sometimes we have to ask "Why?"

It's easy to take things for granted isn't it? There are many things in life we simply don't appreciate. One of the things we probably don't appreciate like we should is our relationship with God. Difficulties impact our appreciation for what God has done for us. Some of us act as if we are "too use" to the story of Jesus and therefore we don't value it like we should. Others of us have simply forgotten how good we have it. We have forgotten that people didn't always have the access and closeness with God that we do today. In this one part message, Doug's goal is to stir up that appreciation of what Jesus has done for us.

In Road Trip Part 2, Doug talks about the exciting new road trip our church will be going on in this next season!!!

There are many things that we are powerless to do. We can't heal many of the sicknesses our loved ones have. We are also often powerless to find leading in life because we don't know what tomorrow holds. We are powerless to save ourselves. We're also powerless to refresh our souls which are often weary and beat up. In our Easter message, Doug talks about what happens when God's power meets our powerlessness!

We live in a broken world. Our bodies ache. People we love hurt us. We battle all kinds of struggles. Our dreams don't always come true. How do we not lose heart? In this one part message, Doug helps us discover the Apostle Paul's secret for living a joyful and fruitful life in a broken world.

Doing things God's way can seem really difficult. Sometimes we have problems with our will. We just don't want God like we wish we did. We don't want to do things His way like we should. Other times we have trouble with our actions. We honestly want to live for God's glory, but our actions fall short. We aim at obeying and enjoying God, but we end up failing. In A Greater Glory Part 3, Doug helps us see the answer to our will and action issues.

Do you think you have God all figured out? Do you understand how He works? In our lives, often our circumstances and emtions can lead us to form our own view of who we think God is. So what happens when things are rough? The way we view God matters! Joey helps us unpack this in his message "The Twenty Third."

We often believe that living for God's glory is going to be absolutley miserable! The more boring and painful something is, the more holy it must be, right? Wrong!! In Part 2 of, A Greater Glory, Doug talks about what he believes is the best way to glorify God - by enjoying Him.

The default mode for every one of us is to live for our own glory. We do this when we try to make a name for ourselves or when we create our own little god out of something like money, stuff, sex, relationships or our jobs. The problem with living for our own glory is that it's just too small! It falls short! It doesn't work! In Part 1 of our new series, A Greater Glory, Doug challenges us to live for a greater glory than our own and helps us see the satisfaction that comes from it.

God wants to use you. He has gifted you to do many different things that will make a difference in people's lives. There are many people to be reached! You are designed to play a part in reaching them! In this one part message, Doug talks about how God has uniquely gifted each of us to come together and reach our potential.

Have you ever had an objection to something you found in the Bible? Maybe you found something that seemed like a contradiction. Or perhaps you found some verses that made it seem like God endorses things like slavery or polygamy. In Objections Part 3, Doug talks about what to do when we have objections with God's Word.

Unanswered prayer is incredibly discouraging. It can make it difficult to trust that God is near. It can cause us to doubt His love or even His existence. So what do we do with unanswered prayer? In Part 2 of, Objections, Doug talks about how we handle unanswered prayer.

We all have objections with God at different points in our lives. One of the biggest objections we have has to do with pain. It's very easy to disaprove of how God is handling things when we suffer. It's easy to let pain build a wall beween us and God. It's common to let our hearts get angry and bitter toward Him. The truth is though, we don't have to build a wall or get angry and bitter. We can actually get closer to Him during these times. But that's only possible if we learn how to deal with our objection of pain. In part 1 of this new series, Doug shows us the answer is to our objection of pain.

In this one part message, Pastor pavone talks about how Jesus Christ took all that we deserve while giving us all that He deserves. The essence of eternal life is knowing. Knowing the One true God and the One whom God sent. The ultimate destiny for which we have been rescued is to see God and take pleasure in His Majesty and Glory.

God wants to use you. He has placed you in a specific school, office and neighborhood to draw people to Him. Though we won't get things right all the time, God wants to use our lives to stand out. When it comes to things like anger, lust, unforgiveness and judging others, will we blend in or stand out? Will we act just like our co-workers and class mates, or will we shine in a way that gets their attention? It part 2 of, Blending In, Doug talks about what could happen if we stand out and reminds us what to do when we mess up.

It's way easier to blend in than it is to stand out. It's much simpler to just go through life living like everyone around us does. Jesus calls us to more than that. He calls us to stand out. The most important way we are supposed to stand out also happens to be the most difficult way to stand out - by the way that we love. Christians are supposed to be known by our love. In part 1 of, Blending In, Doug helps us see why love is so important, who we are to love and how we get the strength to love even the most difficult people.

Have you ever felt like giving up on God because of your fears about following Him, your doubts about if He's there, or because of your own shortcomings? We all deal with these struggles from time time. We tend to think that they are proof that we just don't measure up as followers of Jesus. We feel that somehow, our faith has failed and the best thing to do is just give up. In part 2 of, Continue On, Doug helps us see that our fears, doubts and failures don't mean that our faith has failed. Not only does Jesus invite us to continue on as we wrestle with these struggles, He wants to enter into these struggles with us and help us overcome them.

Discouragement and depression can seemingly come out of nowhere and cripple you. What do you do when you walk through a dark season? How do you walk through a dark season with someone that you care for? In this one part message, Kelly gives us practical and relevant insight from God's Word that gives us hope for when darkness falls.

Whether you are excited about 2017 or fearful about it because 2016 was a tough year, there is one common thing we all should do this year - continue on in Jesus. Why continue on in Jesus? The culture around us tells us Jesus is outdated, ineffective and offensive. Why continue on in Him? What if encouragement, wisdom, knowledge, strength, strong relationships, stability, thankfulness and knowing God better are all wrapped up in continuing on in Jesus in 2017?

Have you ever felt like God doesn't love you? Maybe life has been really difficult and you ask why a loving God would let you go through such hard times. Maybe God hasn't responded how you wanted Him to and that has made you doubt His love. Maybe you are disappointed in yourself and that has made you feel unworthy of God's love.In this one part message, Doug points us to the proof that God loves us no matter what we may feel.