Living Word Church

Either Jesus rose back from the dead or he didn't. One way or the other, there has to be some proof!In Evidence part 2, Doug helps us explore more evidence that points to a resurrected Jesus.

Can we really know what happend 2,000 years ago? How can we verify if Jesus rose back from the dead? If He did, then why does that matter? What am I supposed to do if Jesus is alive?In Part one of this 3 part series, Doug helps us examine the evidence for Jesus' resurrection and understand the impact it can have on our lives.

Sharing our faith can be difficult sometimes. We may get made fun of. It may cost us some relationships.Sometimes people's response can be discouraging as well. We may invite someone to come to church but they don't show up. We may share our faith with a friend who doesn't want to hear anything about it.Difficutly and response are two things that make us stop sharing our faith. In this one part message, Doug helps us see how and why we should keep sharing our faith no matter what.

Loving people is really, really hard. They disappoint us. They are annoying. They are inconsistent. Loving people is messy. It doesn't come naturally.Certainly God dosn't expect us to love everyone. There are certain people we are allowed to keep on our "do not love" list, right?In Part 3 of, It All Comes Down To This, Doug talks about who God calls us to love and how we are supposed to love them.

Sometimes we struggle to love God like we should. We find ourselves more passionate about sports, money, relationships, entertainment, our education or our job than we are about Him.In Part 2 of, It All Comes Down To This, Doug reminds us why its so important that we love God first and foremost.

Have you ever looked at the Bible and thought, "What does it all come down to? What are all these books, chapters and verses about?"In this 3 part series, Doug will summarize the whole Bible with 3 statements that will re-ignite your passion for God.

When we go through difficult things in life or when God doesn't do what we thought He would do, it can be easy to become offended with Him. In this one part message, Pastor Pavone helps us navigate our dissapointments so that we don't become offended with God.

We constantly hear the simple truth that God loves us. Sometimes our experiences in life make us doubt that. Stress, danger, death, finaical trouble, persecution, fear about the future, regret about the past are just a few of the things that make us feel like sometimes we are cut off from God's love.In part 8 of, The Best Chapter Ever, Doug helps us answer the question, "can we ever be separated from the love of Jesus?"

It's far too common for us to walk around unimpressed with God. The awe and amazement we once felt has been replaced with apathy and disappointment. The passion that once burned in us has been cooled by doubt or fear.In part 7 of, The Best Chapter Ever, Doug insipres us to be amazed again at all that God has done for us.

When we lose a loved one, have pain from chronic illness, feel stuck at a dead end job or have been wounded emotionally, it can be unbearable. It's very difficult to see our pain in context. It's so hard to trust God with what we're going through.In Part 6 of, The Best Chapter Ever, Doug gives us 2 reasons to have hope in the midst of suffering.

When we are suffering it's really easy to get lost in our pain. It's easy to zoom in on our suffering and lose track of the big picture. We focus on our broken heart, financial stress or physical pain and lose sight of our hope.In part 5 of, The Best Chapter Ever, Doug talks about how to see our suffering within the context of all that God has promised us.

Sometimes we struggle to live securely in God's love. We wonder if we really belong to God. Maybe we do this because of a sin struggle in our life and we imagine God must just be tired of us messing up. Maybe we do this because we have struggled in relationships with family or friends, and we're letting it carry over to our relationship with God. Another way we can feel insecure about our closeness with God is when wonder if God is a good Father. Can He be trusted? Does He actually have our best in mind? Will he reject us or push us away?In The Best Chapter Ever Part 4, Doug helps us see these struggles through the lens of Romans chapter 8.

When we think about our battle with sin, we often think about it like this: it's us + sin vs God. It's us + anger vs God. It's us + porn vs. God. It's us + unforgiveness vs God. The problem with this is the more we see ourselves as teamed up with sin the more power it has in our lives.In part 3 of, The Best Chapter Ever, Doug challenges us to adopt a new mindset that will help us find more and more victory in our battle against sin.

There is something in all of us that is drawn to do the wrong thing. It may be pride, lust, anger or any number of things. These things seem attractive at first, but they always lead to brokenness. So what do we do?In The Best Chapter Ever Part 2, Doug helps us see a powerful strategy to overcome the sin struggles in our lives.

Romans 8 was probably the best chapter ever written. It's so powerful because it helps us see amazing truths about God but it's also incredible relevant to our lives.The first four verses talk about something we all struggle with - condemnation. We are really good at condemning ourselves aren't we? Sometimes we are condemened by others. Some of us view God as a condemning, angry God. Satan accuses us and condemns us as well.In Part 1 of, The Best Chapter Ever, Doug reminds us of a powerful truth for when we are struggling with condemnation in our lives.

Have you ever felt like you and God are out of sync? Does it feel like He isn't with you? Does it seem difficult to hear, see and feel Him? In Part 2 of our Christmas series, Doug talks about what to do when it feels like God isn't with you. The beautiful thing is, the answer is right in the Christmas story.

From fights in stores over presents to arguments in parking lots over parking spaces - it's amazing how this season is known for selfishness. Jesus' coming was all about selflessness. So why have we allowed things to get like this?In Part 1 of our Christmas series, Doug challenges us to look like our selfless Savior and do something big this Christmas season.

We all have areas in our life where we feel vunarble. Sometimes what we are going through now is overwhelming, and sometimes we fear what we will go through in the future. In this one part message, Pastor Pavone, will encourage us to rest secure in God's powerful hands.

We all go through seasons where we feel like God is silent. We wonder what God is doing in these silent times. Has he forgotten us? Has he abandoned us?In this one part message, Joey Leuci helps us see that God is at work in the silence.

As the world becomes a more difficult place to be a Christian, it's easy to wrestle with some tough questions. Is it worth it to keep followiing Jesus? Will we have the strength to stand strong no matter what? What if our influence, popularity, jobs, relationships or lives were on the line? Would we still follow Jesus?In part 3 of, The End, Doug helps us answer these challenging questions.