Vision Long Beach Podcast

The Gospel has to power to turn a whole city upside down. It has the ability to divert worship from an idol to a Biblical Deity. What happened in Ephesus could repeat itself anywhere in the world. Check out what we mean as we look at the details in Acts 19.

Whether Paul was in Full Time Ministry or he was busy working as a tentmaker, he learned to be content. After countless beatings from the religious people, Paul decided he needed a break from Ministry. Was that a sin? Is Ministry more spiritual than work? What is more profitable for the Christian?

It is easy for us to worship ourselves, our career, our social status. Where is God as we seek comfort from our own pride? Where is God when we are the furthest away? Where is God when we are distracted by this world? Though we might not know it, He might be right next to us, check it out.

Have you ever done something for the sake of others? Have you ever laid down your life for the sake of your friends? Paul required something of Timothy that didn't benefit him in the present but would impact the lives of others for Eternity. Check it out.

When you become a Christian, there are certain behaviors that are immediately removed from your past lifestyle. What happens when we allow certain behaviors to remain while God is trying to do a new thing? Check out this sermon in Acts 15.

What happens when someone says "I was born this way"? What happens when people come against the church? How do we respond to persecution? Check out this weeks study in Acts 14.

Sometimes it feels like we are knee deep in the trenches and God is never going to come through. What should we do during these times where our Faithfulness is being challenged?

Have you ever felt like God has allowed you to be on lock down? Divinely Incarcerated? What can we do during those times where we feel that something isn't of God?

We need to learn to view ministry through the lens of Grace. This will allow us to see what Barnabas saw when he observed the Spirit moving amongst a group of individuals who had been counted out. Check out this study and don't forget to visit visionlongbeach.com

When God is at work, bring everyone with you. Your friends, family, co-workers, whoever you know, bring them close so that they can see what God can do with a submitted life. Check it out.

God changed how Peter saw church by interfering with the way he saw the Gospel. This can also happen to us if we allow God to interrupt the comfort of our lifestyle.

God is preparing us for such a great work. A Work that goes beyond us but involves selflessness and a filling only he provides. Saul experienced this by wholly trusting in Jesus and leaving all of his presumptions at the door. Check out this sermon and be encouraged on what it means to be the church in today's world.

Currently, there are people both in this world who are proactive in persecuting the church. It may be the executives of certain retailers who have hidden agendas, or people who hate the message of the Gospel. In Acts 9, we see how God intervenes, not by removing the persecution, but by saving the persecutors. Check it out.

Most of the time, we allow our past mistakes to change our future decisions. What about Heaven? What about all that God has done for us? There is a difference between believing in History and allowing it to change you. Check it out:

The Church should be known for it's love for others. A Love that is best expressed by how we forgive others in light of how we have been forgiven. Check it out.

Everyone has a unique gifting. A gift from God that is unrepented of. This gifting is so important and is something that can make church a better place. There is also something contending against that gifting. Check out what we mean.

What happens when God allows someone to die because of their sin? Did Ananias and Sapphira go to heaven? What does the Bible say about the condition of our heart? Check out this episode and be encouraged in your journey.

How should we respond when the world does not want us to talk about Jesus? There are three things we can do that will ensure a fresh work in your life. 1. Repent. 2. Walk with God. 3. Be filled with the Holy Spirit. Check out what we mean.

There is nothing in and of ourselves that makes us qualified to build His Kingdom. But it is in God's Goodness that He calls us to partner with Him in seeing His Work this side of Heaven. Check it out.

What is church? How did it begin? What is it supposed to be? There was something that the people were doing before, during, and after the Holy Spirit was imparted. Check it out.