Victory: Nothing to Lose

Scientific experiments reveal that the pain of loss is stronger than the pleasure of gain. The fear of loss can be paralyzing. This message looks at how Jesus, as a human, dealt with his potentially crippling aversion to loss.

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Whisper 01: Be Still

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Just because you can’t hear a sound wave, it does not mean that it is not present. What if God is speaking, but we can’t hear Him above the noise? This message looks at a couple of people who were able to get away from the noise and hear the voice of God.

Simply Essential 02: A Place to Belong

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Mark 3:13 ESV

13 And he went up on the mountain and called to him those whom he desired, and they came to him.

Mark 3:14 ESV

14 And he appointed twelve (whom he also named apostles) so that they might be with him and he might send them out to preach

Peter, James, and John were with Jesus when:
Jesus raised Jairus’ daughter (Mk. 5:37, Lk. 8:51), Jesus was transfigured (Mt. 17:1, Mk. 9:2, Lk. 9:28), Jesus prayed in the Garden (Mt. 26:37, Mk. 14:33).
1 Corinthians 15:8
and last of all he appeared to me (Paul) also…
Acts 26:16 NIV

16 ‘Now get up and stand on your feet. I have appeared to you to appoint you as a servant and as a witness of what you have seen and will see of me.

Romans 1:6 And you also are among those Gentiles who are called to belong to Jesus Christ.

Matthew 18:20 ESV

20 For where two or three are gathered in my name, there am I among them.”

Meridian Church of God

We worship together, work together, and live life together right here in your community.  We’re just average people working to raise our families, make ends meet, and continue growing our walk with Jesus.  We like to have new faces in our congregation, and hope to see those new faces come back again and again.  Our church doors are open to you.

Simply Essential 01: Warm

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Sometimes ideas that seem so promising don’t turn out as we hope. Imagine if there is a simple way to a better life…

John 16:33 In this world, you will have trouble.

Matthew 6:34 Each day has enough trouble of its own. 

Jeremiah 17:7-8 ESV

“Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord,whose trust is the Lord. He is like a tree planted by water,that sends out its roots by the stream,and does not fear when heat comes,for its leaves remain green,and is not anxious in the year of drought,for it does not cease to bear fruit.”

 

Jeremiah 17:7-8 ESV

“Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord,whose trust is the Lord. He is like a tree planted by water,that sends out its roots by the stream,and does not fear when heat comes,for its leaves remain green,and is not anxious in the year of drought,for it does not cease to bear fruit.”

 

John 13:34-35  A new command I give you: Love one another.  As I have loved you, so you must love one another.  By this everyone will know you are my disciples if you love one another.

John 1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

Freedom

B – Belief T – Thoughts E – Emotions A – Actions

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B-TEA

B – Belief
T – Thoughts
E – Emotions
A – Actions

“For to us a child is born, to us a son is given,  and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called  Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.”   Isaiah 9:6 NIV

“The people walking in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of deep darkness a light has dawned. You have enlarged the nation and increased their joy; they rejoice before you as people rejoice at the harvest, as warriors rejoice when dividing the plunder. For as in the day of Midian’s defeat, you have shattered the yoke that burdens them, the bar across their shoulders, the rod of their oppressor.”   Isaiah 9:2-4 NIV

“It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery.”  Galatians 5:1 NIV

“We are human, but we don’t wage war as humans do. We use God’s mighty weapons, not worldly weapons, to knock down the strongholds of human reasoning and to destroy false arguments. We destroy every proud obstacle that keeps people from knowing God. We capture their rebellious thoughts and teach them to obey Christ.”  2 Corinthians 10:3-5 NLT

“…but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God’s will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect.” Romans 12:2

When we know God, our beliefs align with the Truth.
Our thoughts are pure and create emotions that resemble: peace, joy, love, patience, kindness, goodness, gentleness, and self-control.
When we operate out of these emotions, our actions come a place of wholeness instead of striving. And we, Church, walk in freedom.