A Learned Church Part 2: Paul, the Bondservant

Today we'll conclude our prayer series on Paul's prayers. Pray these everyday and you'll experience miraculous results in your walk of faith. http://www.prayerdrive.com/

Join Pastor Mark Stroud in the third installment of his ‘Being Prepared’ series. Today, we’ll explore the divinity of Christ and discover who He is in these end times. Understanding what you believe and why you believe it, are of the utmost importance in these last days. Who is Jesus to you? And why is He important to your faith? Let this series inspire you to dive deeper in your discovery of Jesus.

We can ask our Heavenly Father to make us strong in all point of our lives. The power of God is so glorious and we are victorious in Him. http://www.prayerdrive.com/

Obedience was never meant to be easy, and Scripture never pretended it would be. In this episode of The Uncommon Christian Podcast, Jon Ellis exposes a truth many believers aren’t prepared for: Obedience is Warfare. If following Jesus has made your life harder, more resisted, or more pressured, not easier, you’re not failing. You’re engaged. Drawing from Ephesians 6, Galatians 5, Luke 4, and 2 Corinthians 10, this episode breaks down why resistance often confirms obedience rather than disproves it. You’ll discover how spiritual warfare usually shows up, not through dramatic encounters, but through delayed obedience, compromise, internal conflict, and thoughts that push you to quit. Jon unpacks how Jesus faced temptation, why the Spirit fills before testing, and how immediate obedience sharpens discernment. You’ll walk away with three Uncommon Steps to help you stand firm, reclaim ground, and live boldly in a culture that pressures compromise. You weren’t saved for ease. You were saved for engagement. And Spirit-filled believers don’t retreat, they stand. If obedience feels like a fight, you’re not doing it wrong, you’re engaged. In UNC018, Jon Ellis explains why following Jesus brings resistance, how obedience is spiritual warfare, and how to stand firm without backing down.

Lots of people are reflecting on their lives at this time of the year. They feel the disconnect between who they are and who they want to be. All the devil offers is death, destruction, and loss, but Jesus is offering the opposite of that. The “full” life He offers means of the highest quality. It means an abundance, but it starts on the inside. Jesus said in Matthew that what’s on the inside will make its way to the outside. What you are full of on the inside will be obvious through your words and actions. That principle is true for good stuff and for bad stuff. Jesus said that what comes out of your mouth is the overflow of your heart, so if you want your life to look different, you have to change what’s going on inside. This week, we’re kicking off a new series focused on this concept, and we’re starting with the importance of love.

In this teaching by Pastor Dobbs, he ministers from Philippians 1:1 and Philippians 4:11-13 on Paul's declaration that he was a bondservant. A bondservant is someone who is faithful, loyal and devoted to Jesus Christ. This helped Paul minister to the church at Philippi and this devotion will help us minister to others as well. Scripture: Philippians 1:1 - Paul and Timothy, bondservants of Jesus Christ, To all the saints in Christ Jesus who are in Philippi, with the bishops and deacons: Philippians 4:11-13 11 Not that I speak in regard to need, for I have learned in whatever state I am, to be content: 12 I know how to be abased, and I know how to abound. Everywhere and in all things, I have learned both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and to suffer need. 13 I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.

We can ask our Heavenly Father to make us strong in all point of our lives. The power of God is so glorious and we are victorious in Him. http://www.prayerdrive.com/

In this message by Pastor Dobbs, he is teaching from Philippians 4:11-13 on how Paul had matured to the point that he was content in being abased, abound, full, hungry and suffer need. He understood that Christ gave him the strength in order to do this and will do the same for us. Scripture: Philippians 4:11-13 11 Not that I speak in regard to need, for I have learned in whatever state I am, to be content: 12 I know how to be abased, and I know how to abound. Everywhere and in all things, I have learned both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and to suffer need. 13 I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.

We can ask our Heavenly Father to make us strong in all point of our lives. The power of God is so glorious and we are victorious in Him. http://www.prayerdrive.com/

Join Pastor Mark Stroud in the third installment of his ‘Being Prepared’ series. Today, we’ll explore the divinity of Christ and discover who He is in these end times. Understanding what you believe and why you believe it, are of the utmost importance in these last days. Who is Jesus to you? And why is He important to your faith? Let this series inspire you to dive deeper in your discovery of Jesus.