Merge Podcast

Continuing in the series, Own the Moment, we discuss what it looks like for people who have been burned by the church. There are many different factors that play into people not wanting to be a part of the church, but normally, the top two are either bad experiences or that the church is full of hypocrites.

Launching into the year of 2018, Conner talks about "Owning the Moment." As humans sometimes we tend to cast blame for certain things that have gone wrong in our life, but looking at Mark 8:34, Jesus has called us to deny ourselves and take up our cross. To own our actions and our decisions.

Sometimes we find ourselves in a position where we know we have messed up but are nervous about returning back to where we began. Sometimes we come across people in our lives who have harmed us. In this message Conner talks about what to do in either situation

There are many times we want to be sold out for Christ, but there is something that holds us back. In this message, Conner talks about letting go of that thing that is keeping you from being all in.

We live in a generation that has the "It's no big deal" mentality. Our word is no longer important to us. Conner talks about how we need to keep to our commitments and uses the story of Jephthah, from Judges 11, to dive into how God says we need to keep our commitments. (inspired by The Porch)

In life we tend to get caught up on all of the urgent and busy things that we need to take care of. However, if we would focus on what is most important first, then we would not have as many urgent things pop up. (Inspired by Life.Church)

Many people choose to go through life by themselves, however that is not what we are people are called to do. Looking at Philippians 1:27, we look at how we are supposed to live together in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ!

Our lives can become easily distracted by things around us and our focus can turn from trying to live out the purpose God has designed us for to trying to be well liked by everyone and be popular. In this message we look at Hebrews 11:24-26 and talk about how we need to remain focused on the purpose God wants for our lives (Inspired by Life.Church)

Our habits are what produce our legacy. Simply, we become what we repeatedly do. As we explore scripture in Romans and 1 Corinthians, we talk about how even though we know what is best, our sin keeps us from doing the right thing and we need train our bodies to what is right. (Inspired by Life.Church)

Our words have the power of life and death. It matters if we are speaking life-giving words or life-taking words. In this message we discuss the power of our tongues and rules about speaking life-giving words (Inspired by Life.Church)

Often times we are so focused on the big changes we need to make in our lives on how we can become successful and achieve the dreams we have always wanted. However, normally it is the small things that no one notices that result in the big things everyone wants. In this message we talk about how changing our thoughts can put us on the path towards success. (Inspired by LifeChurch)