Blessed Life Fellowship

HAVE YOU HAD A SPIRITUAL CHECK-UP LATELY?  Isn't it interesting how people will go to the doctor to maintain their physical health, but will never do a spiritual evaluation to see if they are truly practicing their faith in the way that God's Word instructs?  Many people today have become cultural Christians, not true Biblical Christ-followers.  This teaching guides you through how to take a spiritual check-up and "examine yourself to see if you are in the faith" (2 Corinthians 13:5).  If you care at all about practicing true Biblical Christianity and being a genuine follower of Christ, you MUST hear this teaching! 

The gospel in its truest sense has not been proclaimed in today's church as fervently as it once was.  Therefore, of the 83% of Americans who call themselves Christians and the 37% who say they are born again, research shows that only 9% are actually Biblical disciples of Christ.  This teaching is a very clear proclamation of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, separating true disciples from cultural "Christians," and equipping God's people to proclaim the true gospel to a world that desperately needs the message of light and hope.  

Perhaps you've never thought of it like this, but FAILURE TO MASTER YOUR PASSIONS IS TO LIVE A SELF-CENTERED LIFE, because a life truly submitted to the Lordship of Jesus Christ is to take up our crosses and die to ourselves so that we may obtain true life!  This final teaching in the Fruit of the Spirit series focuses of the fruit of self-control and the implications of what that means and how to accomplish it.  

Biblical gentleness is both what you think it is and also a few things you may not think it is.  Learn more in this teaching on the fruits of the Spirit and how to walk in true gentleness, which is not an option by the way.  It's a command.  

God's mandates for sexual purity are not in place to prevent anyone from having fun.  In fact, they are there to help and protect you from the various consequences of violating His commands.  Sex is God's idea, and therefore it is good within the confines of holy matrimony.  But outside of holy matrimony it inevitably creates problems.  In fact, statistics show that the divorce rate among those who live together prior to marriage is a whopping 85%!!  God's ways are always good and always designed to protect you from the consequences of doing things according to the feeble wisdom of fallen man.  

Loving God is not just talking about Him. It's not just posting a few Bible verses or inspirational quotes on Facebook. And it's not about goosebumps and butterflies. True spirituality is expressed by what you do day in and day out. It's about obeying God and copying His character. And since the Scriptures say that God is kind to even the unthankful and the wicked, then we are obligated to do the same. This teaching explores what it really means to be "kind" and "good."

It has been said that for every one person that you revile behind his/her back, there are at least three or four people who are doing the same behind yours.  So if you want to make the universal law of sowing and reaping work for you instead of against you, the fruit of patience and forbearance with one another must be mastered.  And if you want your home and church to function the way God intended, you must learn to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace.  How differently our lives and churches would be if we would simply decide to live this way!  

It has been said that if you aren't doing the hardest thing you've ever done, you aren't growing.  Often times God will arrange for His children to placed in circumstances that forces them to learn patience, endurance, and perseverance so they can be equipped for anything, able to handle greater responsibilities later.  In other words, God trains His children by exposing them to adversity in the form of having to put with difficult people or situations that are not exactly comfortable.  We also endure trails of faith by waiting on God's promises to be fulfilled, and even wrestling against our own carnal natures.  But through it all, our characters are being chiseled into the overcomers that God has called us to be...IF we respond with the right attitude.

Forty-million adults in the U.S. are affected by chronic anxiety, and a full ONE IN FIVE ADULTS IN THE U.S. ARE ON MENTAL  HEALTH MEDICATION, which includes medication for depression.  The Church of Jesus Christ has not been immune to this problem even though the Scriptures say that two of the Fruits of the Spirt are joy and peace.  Since the Bible identifies hindrances to joy and peace, it would benefit us to know what those hindrances are and begin to deal with them in the power of the Holy Spirit.  This teaching also begins by reviewing what true godliness is, and how to train to accomplish it.  

Did you know that it is possible to be highly moral without being godly?  Morality does not equate to godliness, but true godliness will always result in high morals.  This first teaching in the series on the Fruits of the Spirit expounds upon what true godliness is and how to achieve it.