Faith & Words

February 11, 2024

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Week 1
Make It Real
Faith & Trials
Pastor Aaron Buer begins our series Make it Real by teaching on James 1, offering perspective on trials and hardship. We learn hardship is normal and God can use difficulties to grow our faith. This message challenges us to ask God boldly for what we need in our pain, believing He generously provides because of Christ's sacrifice. We are encouraged to embrace difficulty as an opportunity for maturity, looking to Jesus as the model of endurance who gives us strength. Listen to Beyond the Weekend Podcast HERE . Submit your questions HERE .
- Sermon Guide
Week 2
Make It Real
Faith & Religion
Pastor Aaron Buer continues our series Make it Real by challenging us to have a faith that transforms how we live. This real faith is seen in how we use our words, care for the vulnerable, and embrace God's truth. We discover that authentic faith involves speaking life, serving generously, and letting Scripture rather than culture shape our beliefs. We are encouraged to look into the "mirror" of Scripture to grow in making our faith real through actions. Listen to Beyond the Weekend Podcast HERE . Submit your questions HERE .
- Sermon Guide
Week 3
Make It Real
Faith & Favoritism
Pastor Aaron Buer continues our sermon series, Make it Real, with a challenge from James to examine our hearts regarding favoritism. We discover when we show partiality, we are not focused on God's glory but our own. Instead, we are reminded to see others through the lens of the gospel and God's mercy towards us. If we have experienced grace, we extend grace; if loved, we love. Listen to Beyond the Weekend Podcast HERE . Submit your questions HERE .
- Sermon Guide
Week 4
Make It Real
Faith & Works
Pastor Brad Holmes continues our Make it Real sermon series with a challenge from James to examine our faith. We discover that real faith moves us to act, changes us, and challenges us to trust God. We are reminded to see our lives through the lens of the gospel and God's mercy towards us. If we have experienced God's grace, we live out that grace through our words and actions. Listen to Beyond the Weekend Podcast HERE . Submit your questions HERE .
- Sermon Guide
Week 6
Make It Real
Faith & Desires
Pastor Aaron Buer continues our Make it Real sermon series by teaching how our faith impacts our desires. We are challenged to consider what we want, where we go, and how to get back. We are encouraged that when we return, God is waiting and offers more grace. We are challenged to submit to God, resist the enemy, pursue God and his Word and turn to him and repent.
- Sermon Guide
Week 7
Make It Real
Faith & Wealth
Pastor Aaron Buer continues our Make it Real sermon series by teaching how our faith impacts our view of finances and possessions. We are encouraged to invite God in early in our decisions and put our hope in the right places. We are challenged to live rightly in all areas and set limits on what we accumulate. We are reminded that practices such as gratitude, giving and denying ourselves help us live with God’s purposes in mind and guard against self-absorption.
Week 8
Make It Real
Faith & Endurance
Pastor Aaron Buer concludes our sermon series, Make it Real, by discussing how our faith can help us endure hard times. We are encouraged to see the gifts God provides during our hardest seasons and remember the promise that God will one day make all things new. We are reminded to bring every emotion, including our darkest ones, to God in prayer. As we turn to God in every situation, he meets us and helps us endure.
- Sermon Guide

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Faith & Religion
Pastor Aaron Buer continues our series Make it Real by challenging us to have a faith that transforms how we live. This real faith is seen in how we use our words, care for the vulnerable, and embrace God's truth. We discover that authentic faith involves speaking life, serving generously, and letting Scripture rather than culture shape our beliefs. We are encouraged to look into the "mirror" of Scripture to grow in making our faith real through actions. Listen to Beyond the Weekend Podcast HERE . Submit your questions HERE .
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Faith & Trials
Pastor Aaron Buer begins our series Make it Real by teaching on James 1, offering perspective on trials and hardship. We learn hardship is normal and God can use difficulties to grow our faith. This message challenges us to ask God boldly for what we need in our pain, believing He generously provides because of Christ's sacrifice. We are encouraged to embrace difficulty as an opportunity for maturity, looking to Jesus as the model of endurance who gives us strength. Listen to Beyond the Weekend Podcast HERE . Submit your questions HERE .

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