GracePoint Kitsap Podcast

MEANINGFUL PASSAGES (Part 3) • "Run the Race"

• This Series: IN DIFFICULT TIMES, THE BIBLE SPEAKS TO US… SOMETIMES IN A WHISPER AND OTHER TIMES LIKE SHOUTING. THESE MEANINGFUL PASSAGES OFTEN BECOME INCREDIBLY SPECIAL TO US BECAUSE OF WHEN THEY CAME AND HOW THEY MINISTERED TO US.

MEANINGFUL PASSAGES (Part 2) • "Love People"

• This Series: In difficult times, the Bible speaks to us… sometimes in a whisper and other times like shouting. These meaningful passages often become incredibly special to us because of when they came and how they ministered to us.

MEANINGFUL PASSAGES (Part 1) • "Hold On and Stand Your Ground"

• This Series: In difficult times, the Bible speaks to us… sometimes in a whisper and other times like shouting. These meaningful passages often become incredibly special to us because of when they came and how they ministered to us.

WHEN HEAVEN LAUGHS (Part 4) • "Knock, Knock. Who’s There?"

• This Series: Humor helps lighten life up. Who doesn’t enjoy laughter? Since we are made in the image of God, we can be confident that God enjoys humor as well. Here are four situations in the Bible where we see glimpses of God’s sense of humor.

 

• This Week: Another tense moment broken by humor. People praying for a miracle got one but left Peter at the front door. Principle: Don’t be surprised when God answers your prayers!

 

Key Phrase: “She was so overjoyed she ran back without opening it…” Acts 12:14

WHEN HEAVEN LAUGHS (Part 3) • "Tension Breaker"

• This Series: Humor helps lighten life up. Who doesn’t enjoy laughter? Since we are made in the image of God, we can be confident that God enjoys humor as well. Here are four situations in the Bible where we see glimpses of God’s sense of humor.

 

• This Week: When tensions are high, sometimes something happens that breaks the intensity of the moment. They are called Tension Breakers and are often hilarious. There is no greater tension than the arrest of Jesus. God provides a hilarious tension breaker. Principle: Jesus was not taken by force. God creatively displayed His power at a tense moment.

Key Phrase: “They drew back and fell on the ground.” John 18:6

WHEN HEAVEN LAUGHS (Part 2) • "My god is better than your god!"

• This Series: Humor helps lighten life up. Who doesn’t enjoy laughter? Since we are made in the image of God, we can be confident that God enjoys humor as well. Here are four situations in the Bible where we see glimpses of God’s sense of humor.

 

• This Week: In ancient biblical times, a victorious king would “capture” the losing gods and place them in their temple as if to say, “My god is better than your god!” The Philistines tried that with Jehovah. Ha! Principle: How Great is our God!

Key Phrase: “there was Dagon, fallen on his face on the ground…” 1 Samuel 5:4

WHEN HEAVEN LAUGHS (Part 1) • "Dialog with a Donkey"

• This Series: Humor helps lighten life up. Who doesn’t enjoy laughter? Since we are made in the image of God, we can be confident that God enjoys humor as well. Here are four situations in the Bible where we see glimpses of God’s sense of humor.

 

• This Week: Something is wrong with you if you don’t think this story is humorous! One, the donkey literally talks to his owner and two, the owner talks back and debates his donkey! Principle: God sometimes gets creative to stop us in our tracks.

Key Phrase: “What have I done to you?” Numbers 22:28

Dream House (Part 6) • Garage: All the Right Tools

Dream House (Part 6) • Garage: All the Right Tools

 

• This Series: This series will take us on a room-to-room tour, beginning in the kitchen and ending in the garage. Each room represents either a life stage or a set of principles for a healthy and happy home.

 

• This Week: The garage is where the tools are. We will discuss the role of the father and what tools fathers have to impact the life of their child.

 

Key Phrase: “…as a father deals with his own children encouraging, comforting, and urging…” 1 Thessalonians 2:12

Dream House (Part 5) • Laundry Room: Discipline

• This Series: This series will take us on a room-to-room tour, beginning in the kitchen and ending in the garage. Each room represents either a life stage or a set of principles for a healthy and happy home.

 

• This Week: The laundry room symbolizes discipline. Without discipline, we send our kids out into public with stained, smelly, and soiled behavior that makes other people want to avoid them. Discipline is a necessity if a home is to be truly healthy and happy.

 

Key Phrase: “No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by it.” Hebrews 12:11

Dream House (Part 4) • Teenagers Room: Vital Information

• This Series: This series will take us on a room-to-room tour, beginning in the kitchen and ending in the garage. Each room represents either a life stage or a set of principles for a healthy and happy home.

 

• This Week: The teenage years are similar to riding a zip line over a deep canyon. On one side is childhood and on the other adulthood. Many parents believe the myth that our teenagers don’t need us as much. Wrong. They need us more than ever. They especially need regular reminders of vital information as they travel through a dramatic time in their lives.

 

Key Phrase: “This is my Son, who I love; with him I am well pleased.” Matt. 3:17