Gospel City Church

Acts 13.1-3 // The Secret to Effective Ministry

As God calls Paul and Barnabas to be missionaries, we gain insight into how and when God speaks, and learn how every believer can find the power to effectively minister to those the Lord has placed in their life.

Acts 12.7-25 // Peter’s Miraculous Prison Break

As Peter sleeps in prison, scheduled to be executed the following day, he is visited by an angel who miraculously escorts him to safety. We’ll talk more about guardian angels, giving glory to God, and the difficult question of why God works miracles for some but not for others.

Choice 8: Recycling Pain

In the last lesson of our series and the last choice, we’ll learn the “Y” in our R-E-C-O-V-E-R-Y acrostic stands for “Yield.” It also stands for “You.” God wants you to yield to Him and allow Him to recycle the pain in your life for the benefit of others.
We’re going to answer two important questions in this message: “Why does God allow our pain?” And “How can we use our pain to help others?”
At the end of this message, Rachelle will share a bit of her story with us.

Choice 7: Maintaining Momentum

We’ve submitted, trusted, and committed. We’ve made room for God to make major changes in our life. But now, if we’re not careful, the dreaded R-word can creep into our life: Relapse.
If we don’t keep the positive momentum going, any one of us can relapse back into the old hurts, hang-ups, and habits that Jesus has been freeing us from. And this is what we’re going to be talking about in this message - how we can keep the momentum going so that we can experience more and more of the freedom God wants for us, instead of going back to where He saved us from.
At the end of this message, Randy will join us to share a bit of his testimony of how Jesus has been working on this process in his life.

Choice 6: Repairing Relationships

In Choice 6, we’re going to work on making “corrections” in some of our relationships by doing some relational repair work that involves a two-part process. We’ll start by looking at what’s involved in forgiving those who have hurt us, and then we’ll work on making amends for those we have hurt.
At the end of this message, we’ll hear from Heidi as she shares a bit of her story with us.

Choice 5: Making Changes

Because God loves you, God wants to change you. In this lesson, we’ll look at what a character defect is, and why it is so darn hard for us to get rid of them. And we’ll learn how to cooperate with God in His process of changing us.
At the end of the message, we’ll hear from a member of Gospel City Church, Kyle, as he shares some of his story with us.

Choice 4: Coming Clean

Wouldn’t it be nice if we could live without the fear that our past might catch up with us?
If we are ever going to recover from the hurts, hang-ups, and habits in our lives and know the joy of a pure heart, we’ll have to learn how to let go of our guilt and shame and gain a clear conscience.
In this lesson, we’ll learn about coming clean. It won’t be easy, but it is broken down into steps – and the results will change your life forever.
At the end of this message, BJ invites his wife, Jessica, to join him and she shares part of her story with us. 

Choice 3: Letting Go

How do you break out of the cycle of despair?
If you’ve followed through on the first two choices in this series, you’re already moving out of this vicious cycle. You’ve made the “Reality Choice,” where you admitted your need. You’ve also made the “Hope Choice,” believing that you matter to God and that He has the power to help you.
Now you are ready to make the third choice, the “Commitment Choice,” where you make the decision to walk across the line. You take a step across that line of decision – a step toward God that says you are giving it all to Him and a step away from the old way of doing it all yourself.
If you haven’t made this choice as yet, it will be the most important choice in your life – the choice to accept Christ. For others who have already chosen Christ, this choice will mean a renewed commitment to let go of their lives and give them over to Christ’s care and control.