Thursday Night Messages

Spring Break 2017 • Workshop: Evangelism in Everyday Life • Paul Worcester

Paul looks at the urgency of buying up opportunities to share Jesus as well as key principles and tools for engaging people with the gospel. He shares "Three Habits for Everyday Evangelism" that have helped people be more intentional with reaching those around them.

 

March 13, 2017

 

Spring Break 2017 • Workshop: No Filter Needed • Alex Barrett

We are inundated with ideas every day from the culture and media about the kind of person to be and how to think. In this workshop Alex evaluates the messages our culture sends us and shares how to filter with the right perspective.

 

March 16, 2017

 

Spring Break 2017 • Workshop: Dating • Cody and Brittany Bryan

Cody and Brittany pass along advice that they were given as they sought wise counsel on how to date well.

 

March 16, 2017

Spring Break 2017 • Workshop: Making Disciples Without the Glitz • John Kelsey

When you go to a party, are you wearing the lampshade or in a corner? Are most of your friends outgoing but you are not? Jesus commands us all to make disciples! John talks about how to have a dynamic ministry as an introvert.

 

March 16, 2017

FDC 2016 • Session 1: The Heart of Life • Harold Bullock

Harold speaks to the fact that you will spend your life and that it's up to you as to what you spend it on. He walks us through how we make choices and how with Christ, there is a change in perspective.

 

October 14, 2016

 

FDC 2016 • Session 2: The Reality Shifts • Harold Bullock

Harold talks about how when we submit to Christ there is a massive reality shift (a re-birth, a life-track shift, and a Kingdom shift). Harold talks about how because of these things we have a status shift and that all of these reality shifts are important in our internal battles.

 

October 15, 2016

FDC 2016 • Session 3: Winning the Inner Battle • Harold Bullock

Harold walks through different insights that can help you keep the old ways of your life from overwhelming you after you have stepped into a relationship with Christ. He gives practical ways to combat the things that continue to come up.

 

October 15, 2016

FDC 2016 • Session 4: Printing a New Life • Harold Bullock

Harold talks about how the decisions that you make "print your life", they make up the person that you become. He speaks to the truth that the "world" is a "system" opposed to God and that we constantly have to choose whether to live our life according to what's popular or what's more like Christ.

 

October 16, 2016

Spring Break 2016 • Session 1: Abiding • Mike Story

Mike takes us through how an invested life is really an abiding life, a life of being with Christ. He talks about how abiding affects all areas of life, including your prayer life.

 

March 13, 2016

 

Spring Break 2016 • Session 2: Obedience • Mike Story

Mike talks about how an invested life is an obedient life and that apart from obedience you can't experience God's love. He speaks to the idea that obeying God every day keeps you spiritually in shape.

 

March 14, 2016

 

Spring Break 2016 • Session 3: Sharing • Mike Story

Mike walks us through the importance of sharing and how an invested life is a sharing life. He talks about how sharing doesn't end when someone accepts Christ, but rather how that's where it really begins.

 

March 14, 2016

 

Spring Break 2016 • Session 4: The Cost • Mike Story

Mike takes us through the truth that following Christ will cost us our lives. He shares that when we choose to follow Christ we have to daily die to self.

 

March 15, 2016

 

Spring Break 2016 • Session 5: Purposeful Christianity • Dudley Callison

Dudley shares about his journey from cultural Christianity to personal Christianity and finally to purposeful Christianity. He talks about how we should all be asking, "What is God's will?" and making our plans from there.

 

March 15, 2016

 

Spring Break 2016 • Session 6: Personal Nature of the Gospel • Dudley Callison

Dudley walks us through five insights into sharing the gospel drawn from the story of Saul (Paul) and then shares five practices that will help to make sharing a part of your life.

 

March 17, 2016

 

Spring Break 2016 • Session 7: Relational Sharing • Dudley Callison

Dudley breaks down the idea that the gospel is translated by relationship by walking through the story of Jesus and the Samaritan woman. He also speaks to the idea that discipleship is not a program, but an integrated whole life experience.

 

March 17, 2016

 

Spring Break 2016 • Session 8: Real Life Examples • Dudley Callison

Dudley shares how an invested life is the pathway to maturity and then shares four stories from his life to give us a chance to learn from his experiences.

 

March 18, 2016

 

Spring Break 2016 • Workshop: How to Find a Mentor/Discipler • Martha Moore

Martha shares about what to look for in a person to learn from and to invest your time in. She shares practical tools that you can use.

 

March 14, 2016

Spring Break 2016 • Workshop: Small Things • Paul Worcester

Paul walks us through how learning to honor God in the "little things" of life enables you to strategically build a life that will glorify God and make an impact for His Kingdom over time.

 

March 14, 2016

 

Spring Break 2016 • Workshop: Beyond the Balancing Act • Randy Lanthripe

Randy discusses how to manage the different commitments and responsibilities of life and why turning to God and embracing His interruptions in life lets us live purposeful, full lives for His Kingdom.

 

March 14, 2016

Spring Break 2016 • Workshop: #Adulting • Alex Barrett

Alex talks about key perspective and commitments needed to help you be the adult that God wants you to be. He also walks through the very things that may prevent you from growing up.

 

March 17, 2016

Spring Break 2016 • Workshop: Developing a Heart for God • Anja Geilert

Anja shares how to cultivate a heart that keeps seeking to be close to God and how to grow in wisdom, knowledge, and understanding of who he is and what His calling is on your life.

 

March 17, 2016

 

Spring Break 2016 • Workshop: Preparing for the Storm • Brian Zunigha

Brian takes us through how we can't avoid tough times, but we can prepare for them. He shares different points of things to do in preparation and other things to do while in the midst of the tough times.

 

March 17, 2016

FDC 2015 • Session 1: Bob's Life • Bob Anderson

Bob talks us through how God got his attention and then how he has worked in his life.

 

 

October 2, 2015

FDC 2015 • Session 2: Presence of God in Your Life • Bob Anderson

Bob shares how we really need to slow down in our day to day life in order to welcome God in and spend quality time with Him.

 

October 3, 2015

FDC 2015 • Session 3: Relationships • Bob Anderson

Bob walks us through the importance of developing close relationships with people who will be a part of our lives for the entirety of our lives.

 

October 3, 2015

FDC 2015 • Session 4: Vision and Purpose • Bob Anderson

Bob takes us through what should be the focus of our lives by showing the importance of sharing Jesus with others.

 

October 4, 2015

Spring Break 2015 • Session 1: Eli's in Gordon's Life • Gordon MacDonald

Gordon shares about different people that God has used to work in his life throughout the years.

 

March 15, 2015

Spring Break 2015 • Session 2: Memory • Gordon MacDonald

Gordon talks about the vastness of our inner life. He walks us through the importance of restoring memories that we're holding onto and need to move past. He shares a few ways to do this.

 

March 16, 2015

Spring Break 2015 • Session 3: Intentionality • Gordon MacDonald

Gordon shares the fact that you can't stay a course you haven't set. He talks about the importance of reviewing convictions, paying attention to your call, and developing competency.

 

March 16, 2015

Spring Break 2015 • Session 4: Order • Gordon MacDonald

Gordon walks us through the truth that every day we have a chance to order our life. He lists ten areas that we should work on and some helpful tips on how to get a grasp on doing this.

 

March 17, 2015