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The Kingdom Church at War

The Kingdom Church at War Part 5 in the series, Building His Church: The Kingdom Wall As we’re building this wall, we’ve got to understand what real soldiers are—because there are soldiers in the Kingdom of God. We’ve got to understand what the real battles are—because we do face battles when we build the Kingdom Wall of His Church. And we’ve got to understand what the real enemy is—because I want you to know, the enemy is here. BILLY ARNOLD Download…

The Kingdom Treasure

The Kingdom Treasure Part 4 in the series, Building His Church: The Kingdom Wall The Kingdom Wall of this church is built by Holy Spirit-empowered citizens who freely share God’s treasure with all those who would receive it. BILLY ARNOLD Download the sermon notes (adult version) Download the sermon notes (kid version)

The Kingdom Wall to His Church is Built Through Those Led by the Holy Spirit

THE KINGDOM WALL TO HIS CHURCH IS BUILT THROUGH THOSE LED BY THE HOLY SPIRIT Part 2 in the series, Building His Church: The Kingdom Wall The Kingdom wall is not built by your design or my design. It does not come out of your plans or my plans. … This wall is built by those who open their hearts to the total leading of God’s Holy Spirit. We are His Body—and each of you is part of it. The…

“Upon This Rock I Will Build My Church!”

“Upon This Rock I Will Build My Church!” Continued introduction to the series, Building His Church: The Kingdom Wall The greatest job on the planet is not being a pastor. Hear me out. It’s being the janitor of the church body. What do I mean by that? It means [being] servants who stand with each other and make sure you’re ready to do what’s God commissioned [as] your part in the Body of Christ to do. … There is nothing…

The Sower and the Seeds

As a believer myself, as one who has been challenged to be a disciple of Jesus Christ, I, too, now can sow the seeds of the gospel in this world. BILLY ARNOLD Download the discussion guide

Fishing Net

I must remain alert at all times to the irrevocable and irretrievable finality of my life. But in the middle of that…is the fact that [the end] will come when God says there’s a completeness to it all—there’s a completeness to the parable of the fisherman that says, “We’re done fishing! We’re done! The nets are full!” BILLY ARNOLD Download the discussion guide

Multiply, Part 1: Small Resources

God has called us to invest whatever it is that we have into something that becomes productive. Something that becomes green. Something that becomes eternal. … The tragedy is when we just waste it away, out of fear of failure. You cannot fail when you’re investing in the things of God.

He Is, Part 4: He is Worshiped

He Is, Part 4: He is Worshiped There are plenty of things that are going to change in your life. There are surroundings and circumstances that are going to change. There are lands and homes and jobs that will shift from time to time. But learning to live a singularly focused life, and saying, “God, above all else, You are the King of kings and Lord of lords and there will be no other, and I will focus on You” —…

BOTH/AND, Part 4: The Great Divide Between Sent and Tell

BOTH/AND, Part 4: The Great Divide Between Sent and Tell You have been sent so that you can tell, so that others will hear, so they can believe, so that they’ll call on Jesus. … [but] if we are not telling, there’s a problem with our understanding of who sent us – it’s disbelief – or it’s just disobedience. … Our role is to tell. There’s components of telling the good news: a sending, there’s an audience, and there’s a message.…

BOTH/AND, Part 2: Serving/Proclaiming

BOTH/AND, Part 2: Serving/Proclaiming It’s that tension that develops between serving and proclaiming: do I do something good for someone, or do I just tell them about Jesus and move on? Download the PDF above to follow along with notes.

Refresh, Part 2: Real Priorities

Refresh, Part 2: Real Priorities These stories that Jesus is telling [of the lost coin, the lost sheep, and the Prodigal Son] are meant to clue us in to God’s heart. He’s cluing us in to God’s priorities. God is willing to do the unthinkable to save the broken … [and] He wants us to be a part of that plan. Download the PDF above to follow along with notes.

Refresh, Part 1: The Mission of LifeWay Church

Refresh, Part 1: The Mission of LifeWay Church ‘Church’ in the New Testament is a Greek word: ecclesia. That term literally means ‘the assembly of called-out people.’ … You’re called out of this world, you’re assembling together in order to accomplish something that has a very different eternal consequence. It is not a marketing term in any way, shape or form. It is a reality of who we are as church. Download the PDF above to follow along with notes.

Let’s Talk, Part 8: Seek First God’s Kingdom

Let’s Talk, Part 8: Seek First God’s Kingdom Seek first His kingdom and His righteousness — and all these things will be added to you, or given to you, as well. I’m not the owner. You’re not the owner. You’re the manager. Don’t try to control life as the owner of everything. My prayer is that we all live as a people who know how to prioritize the steps of life. Download the PDF above to follow along with notes.

Let’s Talk, Part 7: Lord, Teach Us to Pray

Let’s Talk, Part 7: Lord, Teach Us to Pray What I’m about to teach you today is as practical as it can be, because it comes out of Matthew chapter 6. It’s literally Jesus’ extremely practical way of saying: You want to really change your life? You’ve heard it said, “Go to church!” But I’m going to tell you—you need to sit there and spend some real time with the almighty God of the universe. And you can do that…

Let’s Talk, Part 6: Prayer — Talking to God

Let’s Talk, Part 6: Prayer — Talking to God Prayer, essentially, in very, very simple terms, is talking to God. It’s not magical words that are spoken. It’s not laid out [as a] formula of how to accomplish something. It’s really, in its simplistic version, a conversation with God; it’s relating to God. Download the PDF above to follow along with notes.

Let’s Talk, Part 4: Let’s Talk About Money (1/2)

Let’s Talk, Part 4: Let’s Talk About Money (1/2) Earning allows us to provide for our families, of course, but it also allows us to bless others and to help the Kingdom work. And knowing that everything is God’s to begin with helps us to better understand why giving is ultimately the first thing that we need to do with our money — and, frankly, our time and talents as well. [Our apologies — due to technical difficulties, the recording…

Let’s Talk, Part 3: Let’s Talk About Radical Truth

Let’s Talk, Part 3: Let’s Talk About Radical Truth Ultimately, in order to accomplish any of this — any of the perfect living, any of the commitment to radical truth telling, any commitment to faithfulness — we must be a people who stand firm in our faith in Jesus Christ. We must stand firm in our trust in His promises. We must stand firm in the gospel message. We must stand firm in the knowledge of scripture. We must stand…

Let’s Talk, Part 1: Let’s Talk About My Angry Heart

Let’s Talk, Part 1: Let’s Talk About My Angry Heart I believe this: THEIR need for Jesus is greater than YOUR need for respect. The world’s need for Christ is greater than your saying, “I deserve more. You’re offending me because I am better than that!” Well, you’re salt and light in a pretty dark world. And the world will constantly offend you. The world will always prop itself up as better than you. … Make a choice to not…

We are Family, Part 4: The Youths

We are Family, Part 4: The Youths To the students in the room: my hope and my prayer is that you will faithfully and boldy follow after Jesus and go to the world with [the] good news that He is Lord, because Jesus is better than anything the world has to offer. Family: the gospel is good news to the youth because it’s ultimately not about them; it’s about Jesus. Download the PDF above to follow along with notes.

Buliisa: Experience Community (Celebration Service)

Buliisa: Experience Community Celebration Service We can’t do everything. We’re not going to go everywhere. We can’t be everywhere. But we can be managers of [God’s] field, of that spot He’s given us. Download the PDF above to follow along with notes.

What’s So Good About the Good News? Part 2

What’s So Good About the Good News? Part 2: God Engaged The principle of the Good News that I arrive at is this: God engages us at our point of brokenness. The Good News is, God says, ‘I want to work with you. I want [you] to find wholeness and help and healing’ — and He can, and does, make broken lives whole again. … God says, this world is disrupted and I am the only One who can make…
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