BeLoved City Church

When Self-Love is Selfish

In this episode Pastor Chris unpacks the hot topic of self-love and walks us through the contrasting direction from Jesus as found in Scripture. In a world that says "treat yourself" and "you do you," putting yourself first seems natural. But what if prioritizing yourself sometimes does more harm than good? Could the practice of self-love be only almost true? We can conform to culture, or we can be free. Listen in to see how you can truly live in freedom.

The Danger With "Your Truth."

Everywhere you turn, someone is telling you how to live your life. A lot of times it's well-intentioned and almost true but misses the mark in ways that can hurt us. How do we know which truths will actually lead to a life that is filled with purpose and meaning? Pastor Chris kicks off this brand new teaching series with some keys to finding freedom by getting to know the truth from God. Listen in to see how your life can be impacted.

I AM the True Vine

Pastor Chris wraps up the "I AM" series with the 7th self-revealing statement Jesus spoke to help us understand who He is and how we can relate to Him. This Sunday we unpacked the statement where Jesus reveals Himself as the "True Vine." There are many vines that we can connect ourselves to in our attempts to receive the essence of life. Jesus says "I AM the True Vine," meaning there are many false vines that may promise to offer life and meaning, but often leaving us feeling empty, dried, and withered up. Listen in and see how you can connect to the TRUE source of life today.

I AM the Way, Truth, & Life

Jesus reveals himself in one of his famous "I AM" statements as the Way to the Father, THE Truth and logic, and the Lifestyle of Heaven. Pastor Chris takes us a little deeper in this statement and helps to reveal that Jesus in this passage was not just pointing to His death. He gave them words to not only transform how they thought about His death, but to transform how they thought about their own death. Listen in to this message to see how your thoughts around death and dying may be impacted.

Sanctification

Sanctification is a big word! Yet, Kevin brings a message to help you unpack what it means and how you can be part of becoming more like Jesus in your character, your dreams, ethics, your values. Learning from the illustration of vehicle maintenance, we too can check the oil, change the filters, and rotate the tires to make sure our soul is performing optimally.

I AM the Good Shepherd

We all have a shepherd that we follow, voices we listen to, influences that we allow to shape our lives. Not all of these shepherds are good, some are actually bad. We are all like sheep and someone or something is fulfilling the role of a shepherd in that it's what leads us, guides us, and helps us make our decisions. Jesus said "I am the good shepherd." Not just "good" but "so good." Listen in to this message by Pastor Chris to see how Jesus can be your Good Shepherd. Experience the difference.

I AM the Door to Life Abundant

So many people are looking for longer and better lives, looking for abundance, looking for purpose, meaning, and hope. Yet, Jesus reveals himself as God's "open sesame" to everlasting life and abundance. There is such treasure in letting Jesus be the door that we walk through to truly find life and abundance. Listen in and see how this word from Pastor Chris speaks to you.

I AM the Light of Life

So often we stumble through the BIG decisions of our lives as though we are in darkness and cannot see clearly. The darkness of obscurity, guilt, despair, emptiness, loneliness, self-loathing, deep wounds... Whatever it is that you might be experiencing. God sent Jesus to turn the darkness off in our lives. When we put our faith and trust in Him as our leader, dark things come to light and light brings life! Listen in as Pastor Chris brings a message of hope and healing.

I AM the Bread of Life

Jesus reveals who He is through His own words when He said " I AM the Bread of Life." We tend to focus on what we eat physically. Yet, a full stomach is temporary, but a full soul is forever. We seek the temporary things in life to fulfill us and we keep coming up hungry. Jesus says, let me be your bread and you will never hunger for more, let me be your drink and you will never thirst for more again. Listen in and see how you might be challenged by this message.

I AM the Resurrection and Life

Jesus went into the grave to bring you out of it. It wasn't nails that held Him to the cross, it was His love for you. Pastor Chris brought an Easter Sunday message to encourage you to remember that the resurrection is not just meant to affect your eternity, but also your journey. Resurrection is what Jesus is constantly doing! Listen in and see how you might be impacted by this message.