Carolina Family Church (audio)

Do you ever feel hopeless or stuck? How do we have the confidence to move forward when we feel powerless? In this message, we will read the letter Jesus wrote to a church that may have felt that way before He encouraged them. Like them, we can have stability and hope if we look at things the right way.

This week we meet a church that everyone looked at and thought, “Man, they’re killing it!” They were, but not in the way they thought. What do you do when Jesus shows you that you’re not all you’re cracked up to be? In this message, we talk about how to change direction and get back in step with Jesus.

Sometimes when you look at what a church is doing it may seem like they have it all together. Growth and works can hide deeper issues. The church of Thyatira appeared to have it all together but being tolerant of sin was corrupting them from the inside out.

Sometimes the pressure on a person or church becomes so great, that even though they don’t break, they do bend. This may have felt like a win to the church in Pergamos, but Jesus did not look at it that way. In this message, we will talk about how to stay strong no matter the temptation.

How do we continue to have faith even when things get really bad? In this message, we look at a church that had a very difficult path to walk but managed to stay faithful. It is one of only two churches in this section of scripture that receives no rebuke from Jesus.

The church at Ephesus fell prey to a common drift. As Jesus addresses what this church is getting right and what they are getting wrong as they wait for His return, we will see what that drift is and the effect that it has.

Though most people think of the Revelation as a doomsday prophecy, that’s not really what it is, and certainly not how it starts. This series will look at just the first 3 chapters where Jesus encourages seven key churches as they think about His return. In the process, we will find our own direction as we wait.

A lot of people get turned off by the financial pressure churches put on them. Is this what God wants? Are Christians commanded to “pay their tithe” to the church? Is this what the Bible says? As we look deeper into this idea, you may be surprised at what we discover.

Shouldn’t God protect us if we are doing things for Him? That certainly stands to reason. But when we look at how He deals with people in the Bible it becomes clear that isn’t always the case. In this message, we will look at the story of Job to understand how we should think about God’s protection.

Sickness is all around us. Particularly now in the middle of a global pandemic, we are probably all asking the question, “where is God in all of this?” What is His role and responsibility in healing? How does that work? In this message, we will look at the idea of God, the Great Physician.

It seems like a great thing to do, right? Speak the truth in love. Unfortunately, that often goes wrong and gets used as a justification for judgmentalism. Is that what the Bible is talking about when we read those words, or is there something even better to understand from this verse? We answer that question in this message.

Let’s face it, Christians have a nasty reputation for being judgemental. In response, it has become common for Christians who do not want to embody that attitude to say, “It’s not my place to judge.” But is that true? What does Jesus have to say about it? In this message, we will talk about the role of the Christian in making judgments about sin and how to approach it in a Christ-like way.

Maybe you’ve heard before that money is the root of all evil. Is that true? Is money an evil force looking to create chaos in our lives? How should we think about money and how it affects us. In this message, we will talk about the passage that phrase is taken from so we can understand how God wants us to deal with wealth.

As we celebrate the birth of our nation, it’s more important than ever for Christians to understand how to think about our society. In this message, we talk about the common phrase “America Needs To Turn Back To God” and a typical verse that accompanies it. Is this the solution that will fix the issues in our nation?

Some who grew up in church may remember an older member yelling, “Don’t run in God’s house!” But is the church building really God’s house? Is that true? In this message, we discuss God’s presence, how He is with us, and how we should think about His “house”.

Christians say that children are a blessing from the Lord, but frankly, it doesn’t always feel that way! On this Father’s Day, we look at whether the Bible says that, and if so, how are we supposed to think about this blessing.

Does God really have a plan for your life? Sometimes this idea is very confusing because if He does, we surely don’t want to miss it! In this message, we will talk about whether or not that statement is true. And if it is, how do we stay on track with that plan?

Does Jesus actually love the little children, all the children of the world? Red? Yellow? Black? White? Are they precious in His sight? In times of great racial tension, it is important for the church to answer this question.

Does the Bible say that God will never give us more than we can handle? Is that true? False? True-ish? That idea is based on a verse that Paul wrote to the Corinthian church. Is that what he meant to communicate? In this message, we will find out!

Does everything really happen for a reason? Is that true? Is God working a plan and causing everything to happen as He wills? Or is there something else going on? In this message, we look at whether that statement is true, false, or true-ish.