Simple Faith – Believing and the Person of Christ (Burning Hearts Gathering 9/5/12)

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We’re continuing to look at the Upper Room Discourse and Jesus’ teaching on: Simple Faith

In pursuing living a life of faith in God, there’s one place that journey reaches its peak: the knowledge of God in the face of Jesus Christ. When God became a Person, faith became personal, worship became personal and devotion became personal. In the Person of Jesus of Nazareth, we get to really sit at the feet of God, hear His voice, see His face and know His heart. God goes from being concepts and ideals to being a Person, and that forever shifts what relating with Him is like.

This message is a look at the treasure of God becoming flesh in the Incarnation, and then an introduction to a practical way to meditate on the life of Jesus in the Gospels.

Burning Hearts Gathering – 9/5/12 – Believing and the Person of Christ (18.6MB 65min)

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Simple Faith – Believing and the Word of God (Burning Hearts Gathering 8/29/12)

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We’re continuing to look at the Upper Room Discourse and Jesus’ teaching on: Simple Faith

This message introduces a practical approach to the Word of God, based on a right understanding of the role God wants to play in our walk with Him, and therefore a right understanding of the role Scripture is meant to play in leading us to Him.

God revealing Himself to us in Scripture is a priceless treasure that we don’t want to neglect for fear of getting “religious” about it. We want a hunger and a thirst for His words because they lead us to HisPerson. With a simple shift to our approach to the words of God, they become more than words on a page; they become our escort into prayer-filled, worship-filled, awe-filled times of approaching the Word – the eternal Son of God.

Burning Hearts Gathering – 8/29/12 – Believing and the Word of God (18.6MB 65min)

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Simple Faith – Believe (Burning Hearts Gathering 8/22/12)

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We’re continuing to look at the Upper Room Discourse and Jesus’ teaching on: Simple Faith

This message zeroes in on Jesus’ foundational command: believe. Earlier in John 6, Jesus, when asked, told the Jews it was what they must do to please God: believe in He whom God had sent. Now Jesus teaches His disciples how belief is the only source of the love God desires.

Jesus makes two major points about belief in His teaching in the Upper Room: 1. it’s impossible to love rightly apart from belief, not just in the work of God in salvation, but in the Person of God. 2. it’s possible to believe because the Person of God is revealed to us through the Incarnate Son.

The implication of Jesus’ teaching is clear: every godly ambition must be thoroughly grounded in wholehearted pursuit of the knowledge of God in the face of Jesus Christ.

Burning Hearts Gathering – 8/22/12 – Believe (20.3MB 71min)

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Simple Faith – The Upper Room Discourse (Burning Hearts Gathering 8/15/12)

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We’re starting a new series on: Simple Faith

In the Upper Room Discourse in John 13-17 Jesus teaches on what life looks like under the New Covenant. It’s beautiful in its simplicity, its loving nature and its accessibility. The Father, in love, has prepared for us a light yoke that is not out of our reach but belongs to little children.

We need to hear again and again Jesus’ message on the simplicity of believing and abiding, because our chief battleground in pursuing God is remaining in the simplicity of faith in and love for the Person of Christ, and not getting distracted and confused by adding to the simplicity of devotion that is in Christ.

Burning Hearts Gathering – 8/15/12 – The Upper Room Discourse (18.6MB 65min)

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Community and the Gospel (Burning Hearts Gathering 8/8/12)

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In a flying overview of the book of Romans, Tim shares on how Christian unity and community is founded on clinging to the truths of the gospel. God has such a high vision for Christian unity that’s not only peaceful, but enjoyable, and not only enjoyable, but fruitful in producing righteousness in us and around us. And it begins with a heart rightly living in awe at the wonder of God’s leadership in saving, sanctifying and glorifying sons and daughters.

Burning Hearts Gathering – 8/8/12 – Community and the Gospel (20.9MB 73min)

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Forerunner Ministry DNA (Burning Hearts Gathering 8/1/12)

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Tim teaches on the DNA of ministry with a forerunner spirit: what are the essential characteristics of doing ministry in a way that makes sense in light of the return of Jesus? How do we make ready a people prepared for the Lord? Scripture tells us a lot about what’s on God’s heart for this generation, and it’s very different than what we’ll find ourselves doing by default. We need a revelation of eternity and the kingdom of God if we’re to partner with God in something of eternal significance.

Burning Hearts Gathering – 8/1/12 – Forerunner Ministry DNA (21.6MB 75min)

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Growing In Trust (Burning Hearts Gathering 5/30/12)

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Part 8 in the series:  Gospel Identity: Belonging to God

We’re finishing up this series on our identity in God with a look at the lifestyle of the kingdom and how God invites us to choose a pattern of life that pulls us out of ourselves and into the place of writing a history with God. The cry of the Father’s heart to His children is “Trust Me!”

Burning Hearts Gathering – 5/30/12 – Growing In Trust (17.9MB 63min)

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Defining Bridal Intimacy: Cherishing (Burning Hearts Gathering 5/23/12)

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Part 7 in the series:  Gospel Identity: Belonging to God

As we continue to look at what “intimacy with God” really means through the revelation of the Bride of Christ, this third part looks at the heart of love and how Jesus cherishes and nourishes His bride as though she were His own body – one with Him, and how He calls us to do the same.

As we begin to see that Jesus sees and cares for our feelings, our struggles, our cares and our desires, it frees us to live focused on His feelings, His burdens, His dreams and His desires. God longs to have that kind of deep, intimate friendship with us. He wants to share with us the deep things of His heart, knowing we will cherish them and steward them in love.

Burning Hearts Gathering – 5/23/12 – Defining Bridal Intimacy: Cherishing (17.2MB 60min)

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Defining Bridal Intimacy: Knowing (Burning Hearts Gathering 5/16/12)

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Part 6 in the series:  Gospel Identity: Belonging to God

As we continue to look at our identity as the Bride of Christ, and what it tells us about what love looks like and what “intimacy with God” really means, this message looks at the central element of true intimacy: knowing God and being known by God.

Our hearts have a deep desire not just to be appreciated or treated well or felt warmly about, but to be truly known and understood for who we are and how our heart works. We feel that way because God feels that way – He’s looking for that kind of love and He wants to give us that kind of love. And that changes our approach to the Scriptures, to prayer, and to life.

Burning Hearts Gathering – 5/16/12 – Defining Bridal Intimacy: Knowing (16.8MB 59min)

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Defining Bridal Intimacy: Desire (Burning Hearts Gathering 5/9/12)

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Part 5 in the series:  Gospel Identity: Belonging to God

We’re continuing to look at the revelation of the Bride of Christ, specifically beginning to look at what it tells us about what love looks like of the sort that God gives and desires, and our heart requires. Defining what “intimacy with God” actually looks like lets us actually begin to live a life of experiencing it, not just hearing about it or longing for it. We’re going to look at three elements of what bridal intimacy looks like in the next few weeks. This week, it’s to desire, to be followed by to know and to cherish.

Burning Hearts Gathering – 5/9/12 – Defining Bridal Intimacy: Desire (17.0MB 60min)

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