Metro Life Church Podcast

As Christians, we are designed to live life a certain way. If you study people, you will see that not everyone acts the same – nor do they turn out the same. In this message, Pastor Caleb Moran discusses how we were created to live by faith – trusting in God, His Word, and the leading of His Spirit daily. So many people are trying to find ways to escape the life they are currently living. God does not want you to escape life; He wants you to live it! Faith makes life worth living. If you will determine to trust God with your life – having faith in His Word – He will reward you with a life worth living.

In life we are all faced with challenging times, yet God’s Word remains the same. What we do in times of adversity determines how long we stay there, and how we will respond the next time we approach similar situations. God will constantly stretch you if you will allow him to – even in the area of sowing. Sowing is to be something every Christian does as a lifestyle. We were designed to sow and reap, and generosity is in our God-given DNA. In this message Pastor Caleb Moran talks about how we must learn the difference between seed and bread. Many times people mistake their seed for bread and they eat their seed instead of sowing it. If we can let go of what’s within our means, God can let go of what is within His.

In this message we begin our Heart 4 The House series, which leads up to our Heart 4 The House service. Pastor Caleb Moran discusses how we can use what we have for the advancement of the Kingdom of God. God has made it to where His advancement on earth is tied to our cooperation. God doesn’t need us, He chooses to use us. Sometimes life and disappointment leaves us with a smaller expectancy than before. Jesus may meet you where you are at, but He will always ask you to go deeper than where you are. It’s very rare that you will get a big catch in shallow waters. If you want bigger you will have to go deeper.

People often wait until something life-changing happens in order to start living intentionally. You can wake up tomorrow and be average if you want to, or, you can intentionally wake up everyday and determine to be excellent. No matter who you are or what you do; excellence can be achieved in any arena of life. Whether you know it or not, there is more in you than you are expressing. This better life than you ever dreamed of is not obtained accidentally. It is obtained intentionally through the endless pursuit of excellence. Determine to live a life of excellence and you will truly experience a better way of life!

Last week we looked at Influence, and discussed that whoever is leading you is influencing you. In this message, Pastor Caleb Moran talks about Faith and how it requires faith to start a relationship with God. Without faith we simply cannot have a relationship with God, nor can we please Him. Most people live with faith, but never by faith. Once you become a child of God you must adapt to a new way of life – living by faith and not by sight. Begin growing in faith and using your faith, and you will truly experience a better way of life.

There are some things that we simply cannot control – however there are other things that we can. In this message Pastor Caleb Moran talks about how we need to control our flesh in order to build up our spirit. Often, we neglect the intentionality we should have concerning our tongue. Are you in control of your life right now? If you cannot control your tongue then the answer is a resounding “NO!” We must learn to build ourselves up by building our spirits. Our bodies are to be used to glorify God – not to destroy us. If you will determine to spend more time praying in the Spirit, you will see more of God’s provision in your life.

Whoever is leading you is influencing you. Who is leading you today? In this message, Pastor Caleb discusses how God desires to influence our lives, but in order to do so we must be led by Him. In John 14, Jesus begins to speak to us about the greatest way that God can influence our lives. Jesus is to be the ultimate leader of your life – the one in whom you are influenced by the most. This leader not only knows the way, He is the way! The Holy Spirit is the greatest influencer – He leads us into all truth. This influencer lives inside every believer. When we are under the influence of the Holy Spirit, we are qualified and enabled to do God’s work. In order to live a better way of life, we must open ourselves up to the leadership and influence of the Holy Spirit.

Whether you are new to MLC or have been here since the beginning, this series will help guide you towards not only the heart of our church, but the heart of God. Jesus came to give life – to show people a better way of life than what they were experiencing already. That is exactly what this church is here to do in Acadiana and wherever else our influence may reach. How we show people a better way of life is with using L.I.F.E. as an acronym: Love, Influence, Faith, and Excellence. Love is how we experience a true relationship with God. Without love, we cannot experience an intimate relationship with our Father God. -If we are going to live the life that Jesus came to offer us, we will have to start with love. No matter what your life looks like right now, there is another life being offered to you – an abundant life found in Christ Jesus.

Relationships are pivot points that determine the success or failure in our lives. With the right relationships in your life, you can go further than you could ever take yourself. In this message, Pastor Caleb talks about a having ride-or-die friends, and what it means. The term ride-or-die means that these friends would do whatever it takes – no matter the circumstance – to stand with me and for me, helping me to succeed. Not only do we need ride-or-die friends, but we already have a ride-or-die God. God is with you through every challenge, every storm, and every victory of your life. Determine this year to not only surround yourself with these types of relationships, but to be a ride-or-die friend to someone else. This year will be your breakthrough and break out year!

Have you ever felt disqualified about something you knew you were supposed to do? Many times we allow our insecurities to stop us from our destiny and divine purpose. These feelings of inadequacy are false identities – or lies – that the enemy often places within us. What have you allowed to hold you back lately? What is keeping you from your next promotion from God? In this message, Pastor Caleb Moran talks about how we must evaluate ourselves before we start running towards something we feel is worth obtaining. Satan causes many to give up by distracting them with the race, taking their attention off of the things they are wearing that are draining their endurance. Be careful who you take with you on the search towards your destiny. Choose wisely those you surround yourself with. The influences you place in your life can promote or demote you. They key to staying out of your baggage is ignoring the voices that got you there in the first place – the voices that promote insecurity. Until you come out of your

Many times we say that Jesus is Lord of our lives, but that isn’t always so. All Christians will agree that Jesus is in fact Lord, but to declare that He is Lord of your life would require a total act of submission on our part. In this message, Pastor Caleb Moran talks about how what Jesus is not Lord of, He cannot govern. Submitting yourself to His Lordship through being a tither, allows Him to pour out a blessing upon your life that cannot be contained. When Jesus is Lord of your life, His promises are attached. If you will trust Him – submitting your whole self to His Lordship – He will lead you right into His perfect will for your life. Today, make Jesus LORD OF ALL!

If Jesus is the Good Shepherd, we are His sheep. Did you know that we are referred to as sheep and Jesus as the good shepherd in the bible at least 220 times. Have you ever wondered why Jesus referred to us as sheep? He could have referred to us as any other animal, however, He chose a sheep. In this message Pastor Alicia Moran talks about how the good shepherd gives His life for the sheep. And how the comparison of the sheep is not an insult to our intellectual smarts - It’s actually a comparison to us spiritually. If Jesus will lay down His life for the sheep, there isn’t any good thing He will withhold from you, and there isn’t anything you can’t trust Him with.

It has been said “You cannot change what you refuse to confront.” It is hard to confront something that we either don’t know is there or we refuse to acknowledge its there-so we just cover it up. In this message, Pastor Alicia discusses how it takes exposure to sin, to fear, and to the things within ourselves in order to FACE them and commit to change. What we fear the most is usually where we trust God the least. Our fears must be exposed and dealt with in order to live our lives to the fullest and to obtain everything that God has for us. The process of true change begins with exposure, by letting God expose our hearts to us.

Many people know of Jesus, but do they really know Him? A lot of us know of people, but without a personal relationship we really can’t describe or define who that person is. In this message, Pastor Caleb Moran talks about how Jesus in interested in who you think He is. Have you ever had a personal revelation of who Jesus is? Our personal revelation of who Jesus is will keep the enemy’s attack from prevailing in our lives. Not only that, but our personal revelation of Jesus gives us the keys of the Kingdom to access heaven and earth. What about you? Who do you say that He is? See Him through the eyes of revelation today, and He will show you a whole new life waiting to be lived.

God’s grace upon our lives is far more than we can fathom. In this message, Pastor Caleb Moran talks about how Grace is not natural; it’s supernatural. Grace – simply put – is God’s unmerited favor. Grace is given without us having to earn it or deserve it. It seems though that we have limited ourselves by thinking that God’s amazing grace only pertains to salvation. God desires for His children to have more than enough. More than enough does not come through stinginess – but through generosity. As we determine to be generous, God pours out His grace upon our lives. Being generous will tap into God’s amazing grace. If you desire to grow, it will only come through abounding in this grace – the generous grace.