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Refined by Fire: Trusting God Through Life's Trials
Fire comes to every life. Drawing from Daniel 3, the message shows how God uses that heat to expose impurities, set us free, and reveal His own reflection in us. Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego’s …
Trusting God With Our Resources and Obedience
The group explored Malachi 3, where God accuses His people of “robbing” Him by withholding the tithe. Through lively stories about grandparents who lived through the Great Depression and modern habits …
Consumed by God's Fire: Surrendering All to Him
The message moves us from being spiritual consumers to people completely consumed by God. Using the fiery showdown between Elijah and the prophets of Baal on Mount Carmel, the pastor contrasts the …
Freedom Through Forgiveness: Letting Go of Anger and Bitterness
The message digs beneath explosive moments to the hidden fire of anger that keeps many followers of Jesus locked in a self-made prison of bitterness. Drawing from Jesus’ words in Matthew 5 and Paul’s …
Giving God Our Best: Sacrifice, Covenant, and Relationships
Malachi confronts God’s people for bringing blemished, second-rate sacrifices and then wondering why heaven seems silent. Tonight’s lesson presses the class to see that God is not after our “leftover …
What Lies Beneath: Godly Anger and the Path to Healing
We live in an “age of rage,” yet Jesus warns that simmering anger is as deadly to the soul as murder. Using Ephesians 4 and Proverbs 15:1, the message uncovers what really lies beneath our explosions, …
Completely Loved: Introducing Malachi
Malachi opens with a startling exchange: God declares His love; Israel fires back, “How have You loved us?” Tonight’s study launches a seven-week series called “Completely,” showing how God’s covenant …
When You Can't Control the Storm
Guest speaker Jonathan “JP” Pokluda continues Lake Pointe’s Acts series, “There Is More: Endgame,” walking through Paul’s harrowing voyage in Acts 27. From a prisoner’s chains, Paul steadies 276 …
Paul reminds the Colossians that growth in Christ does not come from spiritual add-ons. Believers deepen by returning to what they already received in Jesus: trust, dependence, surrender, fullness, …
Living with a Christ-Aligned Conscience
Pastor Josh continues Lake Pointe’s Acts series, “There Is More: Endgame,” by tracing Paul’s declaration before the Sanhedrin: “I have fulfilled my duty to God with a good conscience to this day.” The …