Genesis Church - Carmel

We're always on the move, never slowing down. Are you exhausted? Feel like you are running on empty? It doesn't have to be like that. God has offered us a better way.

Memorizing and meditating on God’s word is important, but to hide his word in our hearts we must move past just cognitive memorization, it has to move from mind, to heart.

Prayer is meant to be a conversation with God…which makes it sound easy. However, learning to pray can be intimidating! Thankfully Jesus has provided us with a structure for prayer that can help us draw closer to God in simple and personal ways.

Jesus modeled when and how to connect with God in a busy world. When we follow the examples Jesus modeled, intentionally removing the loud distractions of daily life, God takes important action in our lives.

Jesus is Immanuel, God with us. Not just 2000 years ago in a manger, but he is WITH us here, now!

Christmas is a time to celebrate the arrival of Jesus as proof that God has come to be with us, but it's also a reminder that we are waiting for him to return again as the eternal King of Kings who will be with us forever.

One moment WITH God can change everything. In Luke 2:8-18, we find the story of the shepherds encountering God's very presence. They went from watching their sheep to telling everyone about the newborn Messiah King.

Christmas can mean a lot of things. Don't miss what's most important. God sent Jesus, Immanuel. What was true then is true today. He is God WITH Us.

It’s OK to have money… as long as MONEY doesn’t have us. And that’s where the problem usually arises. We go looking to money to meet our needs, to cover up our wounds, and to satisfy. But the important, and sometimes difficult lesson to learn about life and money and satisfaction is this… true, lasting satisfaction only comes to us through Jesus! That’s why this series isn’t about you having LESS money. The answer is MORE of JESUS… That’s what we want for our lives. That’s what we want for our church.

If we're not careful, fear can overwhelm any of us. It has a way of sneaking into just about every aspect of life, including how we think about and manage our money. God doesn’t want us living in fear. Thankfully, he has something better for each of us - a way of living that decreases our fear of the unknown and increases our trust in Him.

The way we view money and possessions can be positive and life-giving, or negative and disruptive. On several occasions, Jesus warned that a love of money can distract our hearts away from God and have damaging eternal consequences. The question that all of us need to answer is this; how can we learn to want less stuff so we can enjoy true contentment?

We live in a world that idolizes money and tempts us into believing the lie that the more we have the better life will be. The problem is that our pursuit of more has lead to more stress, more anxiety and more discontentment - no matter how much we have, make or save. Jesus has identified the problem as greed and he wants to help us learn how to dethrone greed in our hearts so we can learn to live a life of gratitude and generosity. Jerry Naville kicks off a new series entitled, "Less is More", with a message on being grateful for what God has given each of us.

In his letter to the Ephesians, the Apostle Paul reminds followers of Jesus that living a Sent life begins by allowing our behaviors to flow from our identity in Christ. We must continually abide in him so that our relationship with him can guide the way we live for him.

The final chapter of the book of Acts begins with the Apostle Paul surviving a shipwreck and then being bitten by a viper…and it ends with him on house arrest and chained to a Roman soldier.  But in spite of those challenges, he continued to live out his faith in Jesus and even got to see the fruits of his labor.  In this final chapter of Acts, Paul shows us how to stay on mission for Jesus, especially when it would be easier just to give up.

Life is guaranteed to be stormy at times, but what do you do when the storms of life attack your peace and rob you of joy? In Acts 27 the Apostle Paul shows us that it is possible to experience and share the peace of God in spite of the storms of life.

In Acts 24, Luke gives us a contrast between two men who respond very differently to the convenience of Jesus as Lord. The truth is, very little about following Jesus is convenient; it requires that we give total Lordship to every area of our lives. But, living under the Lordship of Jesus is the best place for us and also the honor he deserves.

The story of what God has done in our lives is meant to be on our lips everywhere we go. In Acts 22 we will discover that Jesus called Paul to use his story to share God's story, and that he calls us to do the same.

Farewell speeches have the potential to inspire and instruct. In Acts 20, Paul offers some important words for how to live a faithful life for Jesus in this world.

In Acts 19, we find the Apostle Paul continuing his missionary work in the city of Ephesus. During his time there, the Holy Spirit used Paul’s faithfulness in the small things to accomplish big things for God’s Kingdom. But the biggest impact may have been what happens at the end of the chapter when the Holy Spirit convicted followers of Jesus to burn the very things that represented their hidden sins.

God is able to work through anyone who is willing and ready to be used by Him.