Blessed Life Fellowship

A Time to Mourn, A Time to Dance

The Bible associates fasting with humbling ourselves before God in a kind of "mourning," the results of which can lead to a time of dancing and rejoicing.  While fasting is largely abandoned by Western Christians, it still remains one of the most basic expectations of the followers of Christ, especially those who want to accelerate their growth in God and experience revival and breakthrough in one or more areas.  Learn in this teaching how fasting can take you to a new level in 2020.  

A Time for Mourning

The book of Ecclesiastes says there is a time for everything, including a time for dancing and a time for mourning.  This is an especially important perspective for American Christians who are often guilty of being so influenced by the culture that we are always seeking fun and pleasure but never set aside any times in our lives for more intensely seeking God with what the Bible calls "mourning."  Find out in this teaching what that is and the various benefits it brings.  

"The Bible is simply an invention of men": Always Have an Answer pt. 5

A common objection to the Christian faith is that the Bible is merely an invention of men and is full or errors.  This teaching reveals historical and scientific validation of the Bible as truly inspired of God and inerrant, and contains some fun facts about evidence for a young earth and of dinosaurs and man living at the same time.

WOULD A LOVING GOD SEND ANYONE TO HELL?: Always Have an Answer, pt. 4

A common objection to the Christian faith is that a supposed loving God would never send anyone to hell.  Learn in this teaching how to overcome this common objection by demonstrating that BECAUSE God is a good God, His righteous nature will result in punishment for the wicked.  Other elements covered in this teaching is the 4 main reasons today's Christians don't share their faith, and a review of the Old Testament Law in demonstrating our need for a Savior.  These are MUST-KNOWS for people wanting to reach more people for Christ. 

Always Have an Answer, part 3

More answers to more objections to the Christian faith.  In this episode, "What about those who have never seen a Bible or heard about Jesus," “People just need to find the path that seems right to them because being sincere about what you believe is what really matters," and the ever-popular, "Being a good person is what really matters."  

Always Have an Answer, pt. 2

In conversations sharing your faith with others, you may have run across these objections: "If God is good why is there evil in the world?", "Jesus is a crutch for weak people," and, "It’s narrow-minded to think that Jesus is the only way to God."  Ready answers to all of these common objections are addressed in this teaching in helping you to "always be ready to give a reason for the hope that you have."

Always Have an Answer

Jesus commanded Christ followers to go into all the world to share the gospel.  But in this day of increased skepticism, we need to know how to address legitimate doubts and objections that people have about God and the Bible.  This teaching delivers up answers to three commons objections to Christianity and equips you to "always give an answer for the hope that you have."    

WHEN SIN CROUCHES AT YOUR DOOR: Be Holy for I am Holy, pt. 7

Sin is personified in Genesis 4:7 as having a desire to dominate you, and it crouches at your door looking for an opportunity to pounce.  But in that same verse, God says it is possible to master sin.  In this climactic teaching to the series on holiness, we discuss ways that we can dominate sin instead of being dominated by it, highlighting insights from the scriptures you may have never known or considered.  

KNOW THYSELF, KNOW THY ENEMY: Be Holy for I am Holy, pt. 6

In the art of war an army must know it's own strengths and weaknesses and also that of its enemy.  In our own battle against sin it's no different.  We have a spiritual enemy that opposes us, and we also have our own sinful tendencies we have to guard against.  If we learn the tactics of the enemy and also recognize our own weaknesses, then we can begin to win in our battle for holiness more than we lose.  This teaching will both inspire and equip you to do just that.  

RELIANCE AND RESPONSIBILITY: Be Holy for I am Holy, pt. 5

There has been much confusion in the Body of Christ in recent years about what we must rely on God to do in the process of making us more Christ-like and what we must do ourselves.  Often we feel like holiness just isn't attainable because we fail to rely on the empowering grace of God. But often we err in the other direction and fail to take personal responsibility for developing ourselves in the life of holiness.  The reality is we need both: a reliance on God and an understanding of our own responsibility, and this teaching will help you understand the difference and how to walk them out in practical application.