Sermons by Billy Arnold (Page 7)
Epic Family (Epic, Part 2)
When you come to faith in Christ, you are reborn—you are brought in—to become a child of God. The creation of God becomes a child of God when you are adopted in, and regenerated and restored. — Pastor Billy Arnold
Epic Pardon (Epic, Part 1 — Easter Sunday)
The reason this epic story is real is because it reaches back to the core of what each one of us knows that we are. We are created to be in the image of God, and yet we’ve lost it. And God sent an answer to restore that image-bearing part of our lives. It’s epic because it’s a part of God’s forever story. — Pastor Billy Arnold
Living Under the Shadow of the Almighty, Part 2
Use this as an opportunity to grow. Develop your character. Let your personal life be shaped in a whole that way by depth that you could have never [otherwise] experienced. … This is the perfect moment, if you abide in Christ.
Living Under the Shadow of the Almighty, Part 1
You’re vulnerable only when you’re left in your own state. But when you are literally standing in the security and the understanding of Jesus Christ our Lord—here’s the bottom line—you have no insecurity.
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.
Uncharted Territory, Part 9: The Church Crosses the Divide into Uncharted Territory
Uncharted Territory, Part 9: The Church Crosses the Divide into Uncharted Territory An ambassador is the greatest job in the world. To represent your country… This is the greatest job that we have, because we represent the King of kings and Lord of lords, the One and Only, there is no other. It is not to be shared in any way. We are ambassadors in that. And we are a unified Body — as a church, and you as an individual.…
Uncharted Territory, Part 8: The First-Century Church Transitions into the Uncharted World
What do we teach when we go out into uncharted territory? “There is no other God.” … What you teach out there in this world is a singular devotion. Don’t pair it up with anything else.
Uncharted Territory, Part 4: From 1st Generation to 2nd Generation
Uncharted Territory, Part 5: From 1st Generation to 2nd Generation My dream for LifeWay is that we become a next-generation church, just like Antioch. … [a church that] says, “I am not afraid to live on the frontier lines of anything as a church, to face the issues of what may come our way. And the only way I’m going to do that is [to be] an authentic follower of Jesus.” Download the PDF above to follow along with notes.
Uncharted Territory, Part 3: From Jew to Gentile
Uncharted Territory, Part 3: From Jew to Gentile God was using the children and the voice of Abraham to bring a message to the children of anyone else who could come by faith: you don’t have to be born physically into this. … We’re called to be pioneers to train people and teach people about the sovereignty of God — teach people about the lineage that can be found in Christ and Christ alone. And the only identity that I…
Uncharted Territory, Part 2: Persecutor to Propagator Through Conversion
Uncharted Territory, Part 2: Persecutor to Propagator Through Conversion God is a sovereign God. God has a plan. And God is going to fulfill that plan, with or without you—or me. God’s plan is to integrate and move into the hearts and lives of people in His sovereign will. Ananias was used by God to be part of God’s sovereign plan, to use Saul—Paul—to open the door for the gentile world to come to faith. … The persecutor [Paul], all…
Uncharted Territory: Introduction
Uncharted Territory: Introduction — Overview of the Bible We have to learn to live out the book of Acts. Whenever you study the Bible, it’s not just a book of history and story lines. You have to literally insert yourself into it. You have to personally live it. We don’t just see it as past history; we see it as current life. It’s not just stories of missionary journeys of Paul…and others. It is the story line of us. Download the…
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 5: Staying/Going
BOTH/AND, Part 5: Staying/Going A purposeful life, for every one of us, is based on fulfilling God’s order to stay and go with purpose, recognizing that this home is not your home, this place is not your final stop; that God is using you for an indefinite period of time — you and this church you choose to be a part of — and let God make the decision about where you land. Download the PDF above to follow along with…
BOTH/AND, Part 3: Local/Global
BOTH/AND, Part 3: Local/Global Both/and. Do we go here, or there? The answer is yes. We have to discover our [global] responsibilities. That’s what our GIC — and what this church — is all about. Download the PDF above to follow along with notes.
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 5: Real Engagement
Refresh, Part 5: Real Engagement Real engagement is deeply engaging in the complexity of God’s Word, and bringing it to the complexity of life around us. … The Bible has real-life answers to the complexities this world offers us. Download the PDF above to follow along with notes.
Refresh, Part 4: Real Ownership
Refresh, Part 4: Real Ownership You play a critical part of the body [of Christ] because this is a family. It’s a body. It’s not just a family in the human sense of the word; it is literally the working of God in this world. … The body of Christ will recognize that everybody has to take ownership of their part. 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 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 7: The Family Worships Together
We are Family, Part 7: The Family Worships Together The greatest thing about a family of faith coming to worship together is that we are literally a witness to the rest of the world of what Christ can do. And when we come into a relationship with him, worship is a witness of the gospel story, of a dead heart becoming new again. Download the PDF above to follow along with notes.