Beacon Church Podcast

God designed the nuclear family as a joyful and effective way of spreading life, love, and power. When we understand that God designed marriage and parenting to make us more like Jesus, we can unlock the full potential of our familial relationships. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/beacon-church2/message

Since Jesus started working in us, we can be confident that he will finish the work he started. This includes getting rid of the sin that remains in us, focusing on what truly matters, and moving forward to beautifully display God's love and power. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/beacon-church2/message

The goal of forgiveness, when motivated and empowered by Christ, is always reconciliation. Just as Christ has forgiven us and entered into relationship with us, we believe that he can give us supernatural power to forgive people who have hurt us and restore relationships with them over time. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/beacon-church2/message

Truly forgiving those who have most harmed us requires a miraculous provision of motivation and healing from God. Looking at the murder of Stephen as an example of miraculous forgiveness, we can begin to embrace a vision of what Christ's forgiveness can look like through our own experiences of pain and forgiveness. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/beacon-church2/message

Shame is always unpleasant and can be caused by so many things. When we surrender our experience of shame to Jesus, He will use it to bring us deeper into authentic living, free from all shame. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/beacon-church2/message

On March 31, Robert Kelly assured the church that God wants to use our past hurts and failures to bring us closer to Him through Jesus. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/beacon-church2/message

On March 29, our Good Friday service explored the tension between justice and mercy, forgiveness and punishment, that was ultimately satisfied in Christ's sacrifice. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/beacon-church2/message

On March 24, Trevor Nauta closed our series on Ruth with the promise that God will use the broken pieces of our pasts for unimaginably better plans. There is no past too broken for God to use for good. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/beacon-church2/message

On March 17, Robert Kelly encouraged us to live like Boaz and Ruth, with trust that God will use all our faithful acts for a great legacy that shows His redemptive power. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/beacon-church2/message

On March 10, James Kim told an encouraging personal story where he saw God show up in powerful and loving ways to demonstrate how much He loves and values His people. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/beacon-church2/message