Destiny Church of Jacksonville

Resilient (Part 7)

Temptation is the enticement to commit sin and embrace evil.

This week we dove back in to our Resilient series with a powerful teaching on temptation. The Bible says that “each person is tempted when they are dragged away by their own evil desire and enticed” (James 1:14). In order to avoid being lured away by what specifically entices us, we have to be sure of where we’re fixing our eyes. We have to know our own heart. 

How will you lean on the Lord overcome your own specific temptations this week?

The Resurrection of Expectation (Miles Phelps)

Every number is a soul that matters to God!

Today we had the honor and privilege of welcoming the head and founder and organization we support called City for the Nations, Miles Phelps. In addition to giving a missions update, he taught that God desires to bring a resurrection of expectation.

The stone that was meant to bury you will be moved. How will that change how you approach the coming week?

Resilient (Part 6)

It’s in community that resilience is both taught and caught.

In the next part in our Resilient series, Pastor Chris brought a powerful message about remaining steadfast in our faith and we do that largely through scripture and community. We need the Word of God AND we need the body of believers around us. 

Steadfastness is built as we prioritize the causes of Christ and as we immerse ourselves in the community of believers. How will your priorities change in light of a desire to remain steadfast this week? 

Resilient (Part 5)

God has every desire to give us good things that will meet our need, not our greed. 

Pastor Chris brought a powerful message today about faith and seeking the Lord for the things that we need. He taught that “asking in faith” is a heart posture that is characterized by trust, confidence, and a firm belief in the goodness and faithfulness of God.

What do you have need of today? How will you shift your asking to increase your faith?

Who Is Jesus (Easter)

Happy Easter!

This year, Pastor Chris gave a message about who Jesus is and who he claimed to be. As believers, we are called to follow Him with everything we have as our Lord and Savior. 

Who is Jesus to you?

Palm Sunday (Pastor Daniel Sutton)

Life lessons on a donkey ride along the road to Jerusalem.

Today is Palm Sunday and Pastor Daniel brought a powerful message about the importance of the ride Jesus took into Holy Week as we prepare for Easter next Sunday. He taught that The donkey ride demonstrated meekness over majesty and that many people may approve of the Gospel, but few follow after it.

How will you reflect on you life with Jesus going into the week before Easter?

Resilient (Part 4)

Anytime you lay something down on the altar, you'll find that you gain something much greater in return. 

In part 4 of our Resilient series, Pastor Chris taught on humility and wisdom and how the two go together so well. He said that wisdom is Godly insight practically applied to everyday life and that humility is a precursor to it. 

Wisdom is the anchor that steadies us amidst life's storms. Will you choose to utilize it this week? 

Trials of Many Kinds (Pastor Jodi Tomlinson)

Our faith is tested in trial and tested faith produces.

Today we had the privilege of hearing from our very own Pastor Jodi Tomlinson and she brought a message about trials that will be worth listening to over and over again. She taught that trial is common to the human experience and that it has a way of turning us inside out so that we can inspect what’s inside.

God has given you seed in your everyday trials. Don’t waste it.

Resilient (Part 2)

It's time to take back your joy.

Today, Pastor Chris jumped back in to our message series on the book of James and he brought a powerful word on the importance of humility and God restoring broken things. No matter where you're coming from, God wants intimacy with you. He wants you to know Him, no matter your insecurities.

Secure people don’t need to flaunt their credentials or connections because their identity is rooted in something far more substantial: their relationship with God. What is your identity rooted in today?

Questions (Dr. Elton Brooke)

This week one of our elders, Dr. Elton Brooke, filled in and taught on the importance of sitting with the questions we have for God. There's an intimacy that comes from the questions he asks and our willingness to wait in the meantime for his answers to ours.

How will you approach God with your questions this week?