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Every new year, people set goals and resolutions. Most of these goals are centered around the habits and rhythms of our day-to-day life. A healthy diet, a bible reading plan, a new exercise routine, etc. People set goals because they want their goals to help them become a certain type of person, and it is our daily rhythms that determine much of who we are. This was part of the created order that God set forth into existence at Creation. Days, seasons, years, eating, drinking, working. Our lives are lived by habits and rhythms. In this New Series, Sacred Rhythms, we are looking at the rhythms that God has prescribed for us in His Word that, by his power in us as believers, we may be more like Jesus Christ and glorify God in this life.  This week we look at two essential rhythms of the Christian life, prayer and fasting. These are two primary ways that we enjoy relationship with God and exercise our dependence upon Him. This week Brent guides us through a few of the biblical reasons that prayer and fasting are essential rhythms, the benefits of prayer and fasting, and a few practical tips to center our lives around prayer and fasting. We hope you’re encouraged by this podcast! If you have questions about our church or what it means to follow Jesus, we’d love to hear from you! Check out our Instagram @fellowshipya, website www.fellowshipar.com/young-adults, or send us at email at youngadults@fellowshipar.com.

Every new year, people set goals and resolutions. Most of these goals are centered around the habits and rhythms of our day-to-day life. A healthy diet, a bible reading plan, a new exercise routine, etc. People set goals because they want their goals to help them become a certain type of person, and it is our daily rhythms that determine much of who we are. This was part of the created order that God set forth into existence at Creation. Days, seasons, years, eating, drinking, working. Our lives are lived by habits and rhythms. In this New Series, Sacred Rhythms, we are looking at the rhythms that God has prescribed for us in His Word that, by his power in us as believers, we may be more like Jesus Christ and glorify God in this life.  In the first week of our series, we look at an essential rhythm for the believer, Bible Reading. Brent Cummings, our Young Adult Pastor, walks us through why it is we should read the Bible habitually. We should read the Bible to know God, to know His message of the gospel, to know that God's way is better than any other way, and to know how to live. Just as important as why is how we read the Bible. As Psalm 1 says, we should read it day and night. In other words, we should read the Bible habitually. We habitually read the Bible individually, reading, studying, meditating, and memorizing Scripture. We also read the Bible in community, by hearing his word preached and studying it together in small groups.  We hope you’re encouraged by this podcast! If you have questions about our church or what it means to follow Jesus, we’d love to hear from you! Check out our Instagram @fellowshipya, website www.fellowshipar.com/young-adults, or send us at email at youngadults@fellowshipar.com.

The time of year has now arrived when everyone is setting ambitious goals that they will likely not accomplish. At the beginning of the New Year, it seems the entire world takes this as an opportunity to envision the person they want to become, and set goals to get closer to that ideal. Fad diets, workout routines, savings goals, often it's the same thing every year. New Year's resolutions often fail, but why is that? More importantly, as followers of Jesus, how is it that we should view the New Year and New Year's Resolutions? On this episode, Brent, Kenzie, and Logan discuss how we can view the New Year as a time to examine your life and see what steps you can begin to take to grow closer to Christ and bring more glory to Him by your lifestyle.  We hope you’re encouraged by this podcast! If you have questions about our church or what it means to follow Jesus, we’d love to hear from you! Check out our Instagram @fellowshipya, website www.fellowshipar.com/young-adults, or send us at email at youngadults@fellowshipar.com.

The holiday season is in full swing, and with it can come a unique set of challenges for a Christ follower. We often spend more time with our families during this season, and we are often faced with difficult or awkward situations especially regarding our faith. How do we graciously and faithfully navigating hard conversations with our parents, siblings, cousins, etc. in a way that honors Christ? On this episode, Brent, Kenzie, and Logan discuss how we can navigate family dynamics, especially with our family members who are not believers.  We hope you’re encouraged by this podcast! If you have questions about our church or what it means to follow Jesus, we’d love to hear from you! Check out our Instagram @fellowshipya, website www.fellowshipar.com/young-adults, or send us at email at youngadults@fellowshipar.com.

Welcome back to another episode of our new podcast series, "Truth for Our Lives." Throughout this series, we will be addressing some foundational beliefs and ideas of the Christian faith and how they impact the way we live as followers of Jesus! This week, Logan, Brent, and Kenzie discuss rest. With the holidays approaching, rest is something we all likely need and hope for. Therefore we much ask how it is, as Christians, we find the rest that Christ offers. How can our lives be shaped by true rest? We hope you’re encouraged by this podcast! If you have questions about our church or what it means to follow Jesus, we’d love to hear from you! Check out our Instagram @fellowshipya, website www.fellowshipar.com/young-adults, or send us at email at youngadults@fellowshipar.com.

We often celebrate the heroes of the Old Testament for their great faith. This is especially true of the Old Testament Patriarchs, namely Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and Joseph. These are some of the most mentioned characters in the Bible, and the Lord used these individuals to tell an amazing story of his faithfulness. However, when we read of their lives they were far from perfect, much of the story of Genesis is filled with men who fail to trust the Lord, take matters into their own hands, and manipulate and deceive others for their own selfish gain. These characters' lives were quite messy. What this tells us is that a Perfect God can use Imperfect People to fulfill his perfect plan, he is faithful to his promises and there is nothing we can do to thwart his purposes. Throughout the book of Genesis, God continues to make a way out of no way, using what is meant for evil for his ultimate good. It was the promise of land, seed, and blessing made to Abraham and his offspring that God would hold up, and it was through this promise that the Messiah, Jesus Christ, came to earth and brought the hope of salvation to the world. This is good news, as God still saves and uses imperfect people to accomplish his purposes!We hope you’re encouraged by this podcast! If you have questions about our church or what it means to follow Jesus, we’d love to hear from you! Check out our Instagram @fellowshipya, website www.fellowshipar.com/young-adults, or send us at email at youngadults@fellowshipar.com.

Welcome back to another episode of our new podcast series, "Truth for Our Lives." Throughout this series, we will be addressing some foundational beliefs and ideas of the Christian faith and how they impact the way we live as followers of Jesus! This week, Brent, Kenzie, and Logan discuss a sensitive but important topic. How can we be sure that we are saved? Can we really have assurance of salvation? The simple answer is yes, and the Bible is quite clear. The team answers some of the most common objections and concerns regarding our eternal security.  We hope you’re encouraged by this podcast! If you have questions about our church or what it means to follow Jesus, we’d love to hear from you! Check out our Instagram @fellowshipya, website www.fellowshipar.com/young-adults, or send us at email at youngadults@fellowshipar.com.

We often celebrate the heroes of the Old Testament for their great faith. This is especially true of the Old Testament Patriarchs, namely Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and Joseph. These are some of the most mentioned characters in the Bible, and the Lord used these individuals to tell an amazing story of his faithfulness. However, when we read of their lives they were far from perfect, much of the story of Genesis is filled with men who fail to trust the Lord, take matters into their own hands, and manipulate and deceive others for their own selfish gain. These characters' lives were quite messy. What this tells us is that a Perfect God can use Imperfect People to fulfill his perfect plan, he is faithful to his promises and there is nothing we can do to thwart his purposes. Throughout the book of Genesis, God continues to make a way out of no way, using what is meant for evil for his ultimate good. It was the promise of land, seed, and blessing made to Abraham and his offspring that God would hold up, and it was through this promise that the Messiah, Jesus Christ, came to earth and brought the hope of salvation to the world. This is good news, as God still saves and uses imperfect people to accomplish his purposes!In this message, our Fellowship YA Resident, Logan Moss, covers the life of Jacob. Jacob is one of the most troubled of the four patriarchs. His life is marked by one besetting sin; a false sense of self-sufficiency. We constantly see him taking matters into his own hands. He deceives and manipulates those around him to get what he wants. This finally catches up to Jacob in Genesis 32, when God overpowers him by his grace and transforms into a man who is dependent on the Lord. Jacob’s life teaches us where it is we find God’s grace, the Lord often uses our desperation, our desolation, and our defeat to overwhelm us with his transforming grace. It is ultimately in Jacob’s defeat that he realizes the futility of his sense of self-sufficiency and recognizes God’s love for him. This story ultimately anticipates the cross, as the Lord Jesus Christ willingly chose weakness and defeat, what the world saw as humiliation, to achieve the ultimate victory over sin and death. It is because of the cross of Jesus that we can taste of this sweet, overpowering grace for ourselves and can embrace our own weakness, being transformed further into the image of Jesus Christ.  We hope you’re encouraged by this podcast! If you have questions about our church or what it means to follow Jesus, we’d love to hear from you! Check out our Instagram @fellowshipya, website www.fellowshipar.com/young-adults, or send us at email at youngadults@fellowshipar.com.

Several weeks ago, YA hosted a panel of Christians who have been serving God and sharing the gospel in a secular work environment for several years. In that panel, we discussed how to overcome common barriers to sharing the gospel in your workplace.  In this episode, we've invited Hatley and Kristi Hambrice to discuss their experience blending business and missions. The Hambrices are global mission partners of Fellowship Bible Church, they own several businesses locally and globally, and have used their entrepreneurial giftings to reach people with the gospel here in the US and across the world. Throughout this episode we discuss the Hambrices unique journey, how young adults can use their unique giftings to reach unbelievers with the gospel, how to discern God's call for your life, and much more.  We hope you’re encouraged by this podcast! If you have questions about our church or what it means to follow Jesus, we’d love to hear from you! Check out our Instagram @fellowshipya, website www.fellowshipar.com/young-adults, or send us at email at youngadults@fellowshipar.com.

We often celebrate the heroes of the Old Testament for their great faith. This is especially true of the Old Testament Patriarchs, namely Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and Joseph. These are some of the most mentioned characters in the Bible, and the Lord used these individuals to tell an amazing story of his faithfulness. However, when we read of their lives they were far from perfect, much of the story of Genesis is filled with men who fail to trust the Lord, take matters into their own hands, and manipulate and deceive others for their own selfish gain. These characters' lives were quite messy. What this tells us is that a Perfect God can use Imperfect People to fulfill his perfect plan, he is faithful to his promises and there is nothing we can do to thwart his purposes. Throughout the book of Genesis, God continues to make a way out of no way, using what is meant for evil for his ultimate good. It was the promise of land, seed, and blessing made to Abraham and his offspring that God would hold up, and it was through this promise that the Messiah, Jesus Christ, came to earth and brought the hope of salvation to the world. This is good news, as God still saves and uses imperfect people to accomplish his purposes!In this week’s message, Brock Dowdy, Fellowship’s Local Missions Pastor, walks us through the life of Isaac. Isaac’s life was plagued by one specific sin, his own selfishness. We see throughout his life that Isaac is continuously selfish with his relationships, his comfort, his safety, and his legacy. It is easy to scoff and question why God would ever use such a selfish person to carry on his plan of salvation, but in Isaac’s selfishness we can see our own tendency to be selfish with our relationships, comfort, safety, and legacy. This ultimately points us forward to the only person in whom no selfishness lived, Jesus Christ. We can see in the person and work of Jesus that all of these selfish qualities were redeemed, Jesus was the most selfless person to ever live, and because of his selflessness, him giving himself for us, salvation has been freely offered to us by grace through faith and the promise that was carried on through Isaac is fulfilled! Now, in Christ, we are controlled by the love of God to no longer live for ourselves but for others for the sake of the gospel. We hope you’re encouraged by this podcast! If you have questions about our church or what it means to follow Jesus, we’d love to hear from you! Check out our Instagram @fellowshipya, website www.fellowshipar.com/young-adults, or send us at email at youngadults@fellowshipar.com.

Welcome back to another episode of our new podcast series, "Truth for Our Lives." Throughout this series, we will be addressing some foundational beliefs and ideas of the Christian faith and how they impact the way we live as followers of Jesus! Following last week's episode on God's incommunicable attributes, this week the YA Team discuss God's communicable attributes. As humans, we are made in God's image and likeness, and there are certain attributes that God communicates to us. As Christians, the Holy Spirit works within us to progressively make us more like Christ. It is vital that we understand the nature of God's attributes, how we are made more like Christ while at the same time maintaining a Creator/creature distinction.  We hope you’re encouraged by this podcast! If you have questions about our church or what it means to follow Jesus, we’d love to hear from you! Check out our Instagram @fellowshipya, website www.fellowshipar.com/young-adults, or send us at email at youngadults@fellowshipar.com.

Welcome back to another episode of our new podcast series, "Truth for Our Lives." Throughout this series, we will be addressing some foundational beliefs and ideas of the Christian faith and how they impact the way we live as followers of Jesus! In this week's episode, Brent, Kenzie, and Logan discuss God's attributes. While God is unexplainable and incomprehensible, there are various ways that God has revealed himself to us in His Word that can lead us to a deeper knowledge and love for Him. This week the YA team discuss what is called God's "Incommunicable" attributes, attributes in which cannot be shared or communicated to humans. These attributes show us that God is transcendent, and have many practical implications for our lives.  We hope you’re encouraged by this podcast! If you have questions about our church or what it means to follow Jesus, we’d love to hear from you! Check out our Instagram @fellowshipya, website www.fellowshipar.com/young-adults, or send us at email at youngadults@fellowshipar.com.

In this stand-alone YA Night, we have a conversation about sharing the gospel in the work place.We hope you’re encouraged by this podcast! If you have questions about our church or what it means to follow Jesus, we’d love to hear from you! Check out our Instagram @fellowshipya, website www.fellowshipar.com/young-adults, or send us at email at youngadults@fellowshipar.com.Young Adults | Fellowship Bible ChurchA post on Fellowship Bible Church provided by: https://www.fellowshipar.comAbout us Fellowship Young Adults is a community of young adults (18-35) in central Arkansas. We meet weekly for Young Adult Night at our West Little Rock Ca ... 

Matthew 5-7 contains the longest of Jesus’ collected teachings. Within it are some of the most well-known and quoted passages not just from Jesus’ life, or the bible, but in all of religious history. Not only is it the most well-known and quoted, but it is often the most misunderstood. In the book of Matthew, Jesus’ ministry begins with him preaching the “good news (or the gospel) of the kingdom.” It is here in the Sermon on the Mount that Jesus describes what life in this kingdom is like, how those who are a part of this kingdom of heaven should and can live. Jesus challenges our fundamental assumptions of happiness, righteousness, love, anger, obedience, and so much more. By this Jesus describes a kingdom in which true happiness, true righteousness, true obedience, true love can be a reality for us, on earth “As it is in Heaven.” This week, Brent Cummings, our Young Adult Pastor, closes out our series with the last passage in the Sermon on the Mount, Matthew 7:13-29. In this passage, Jesus "lands the plane" and closes his sermon with 4 illustrations, calling his listeners to heed and apply the teachings of the Sermon on the Mount. Within these 4 illustrations Jesus gives us a glimpse of the hope and security found in the Kingdom of God, as well as the emptiness of building our foundation on anything else.  We hope you’re encouraged by this podcast! If you have questions about our church or what it means to follow Jesus, we’d love to hear from you! Check out our Instagram @fellowshipya, website www.fellowshipar.com/young-adults, or send us at email at youngadults@fellowshipar.com.

Welcome back to another episode of our new podcast series, "Truth for Our Lives." Throughout this series, we will be addressing some foundational beliefs and ideas of the Christian faith and how they impact the way we live as followers of Jesus! In this week's episode, Brent, Kenzie, and Logan talk carefully about the doctrine of the Trinity. The Trinity may very well be the one of, if not the most important doctrine of our Christian faith, yet it can be quite overwhelming to wrap our brains around. While the concept of God being one God in three persons is incomprehensible to a degree, it is not something we need to be scared of, but something to delight in as we seek to know and love God more in this Christian life. Brent, Kenzie, and Logan discuss what the Trinity is, what it is not, and why it is important and practical for our Christian life!We hope you’re encouraged by this podcast! If you have questions about our church or what it means to follow Jesus, we’d love to hear from you! Check out our Instagram @fellowshipya, website www.fellowshipar.com/young-adults, or send us at email at youngadults@fellowshipar.com.

Matthew 5-7 contains the longest of Jesus’ collected teachings. Within it are some of the most well-known and quoted passages not just from Jesus’ life, or the bible, but in all of religious history. Not only is it the most well-known and quoted, but it is often the most misunderstood. In the book of Matthew, Jesus’ ministry begins with him preaching the “good news (or the gospel) of the kingdom.” It is here in the Sermon on the Mount that Jesus describes what life in this kingdom is like, how those who are a part of this kingdom of heaven should and can live. Jesus challenges our fundamental assumptions of happiness, righteousness, love, anger, obedience, and so much more. By this Jesus describes a kingdom in which true happiness, true righteousness, true obedience, true love can be a reality for us, on earth “As it is in Heaven.” This week's message, by Brent Cummings, is on Matthew 7:1-12. This passage contains two of the most well-known sayings of Jesus, sayings in which most of the world around us would agree with, whether they follow Jesus or not. Within this passage are Jesus' teaching on comparison, prayer, and loving others as yourself. While at first glance, these seem to be separate, they are joined together by one thing: faith in God as Father. Brent shows us that faith in God enables these 3 realities to be true in our lives. Faith in the Lord kills comparison, fuels prayer, and leads to love for neighbor. We hope you’re encouraged by this podcast! If you have questions about our church or what it means to follow Jesus, we’d love to hear from you! Check out our Instagram @fellowshipya, website www.fellowshipar.com/young-adults, or send us at email at youngadults@fellowshipar.com.

Welcome back to another episode of our new podcast series, "Truth for Our Lives." Throughout this series, we will be addressing some foundational beliefs and ideas of the Christian faith and how they impact the way we live as followers of Jesus! In this week's episode, Brent, Kenzie, and Logan discuss the local church. The gathering of believers for fellowship and worship is one of the greatest gifts of the Christian life. It is vital that we know what God has to say about his Church and what role it plays the local church plays in our day-to-day lives! We hope you’re encouraged by this podcast! If you have questions about our church or what it means to follow Jesus, we’d love to hear from you! Check out our Instagram @fellowshipya, website www.fellowshipar.com/young-adults, or send us at email at youngadults@fellowshipar.com.

Matthew 5-7 contains the longest of Jesus’ collected teachings. Within it are some of the most well-known and quoted passages not just from Jesus’ life, or the bible, but in all of religious history. Not only is it the most well-known and quoted, but it is often the most misunderstood. In the book of Matthew, Jesus’ ministry begins with him preaching the “good news (or the gospel) of the kingdom.” It is here in the Sermon on the Mount that Jesus describes what life in this kingdom is like, how those who are a part of this kingdom of heaven should and can live. Jesus challenges our fundamental assumptions of happiness, righteousness, love, anger, obedience, and so much more. By this Jesus describes a kingdom in which true happiness, true righteousness, true obedience, true love can be a reality for us, on earth “As it is in Heaven.” This week we pick up in Matthew 6:19-34. Within this passage, Jesus takes the principles that he has explained thus far in the Sermon on the Mount and applies them to the most trying areas of our life, money and anxiety. In this passage, Jesus wants us to know we ought to treasure God above any material blessing, and it is because of God's loving character, in the Kingdom we can be free from the anxieties of this life. As 6:33 says, "Seek first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you." We hope you’re encouraged by this podcast! If you have questions about our church or what it means to follow Jesus, we’d love to hear from you! Check out our Instagram @fellowshipya, website www.fellowshipar.com/young-adults, or send us at email at youngadults@fellowshipar.com.

Matthew 5-7 contains the longest of Jesus’ collected teachings. Within it are some of the most well-known and quoted passages not just from Jesus’ life, or the bible, but in all of religious history. Not only is it the most well-known and quoted, but it is often the most misunderstood. In the book of Matthew, Jesus’ ministry begins with him preaching the “good news (or the gospel) of the kingdom.” It is here in the Sermon on the Mount that Jesus describes what life in this kingdom is like, how those who are a part of this kingdom of heaven should and can live. Jesus challenges our fundamental assumptions of happiness, righteousness, love, anger, obedience, and so much more. By this Jesus describes a kingdom in which true happiness, true righteousness, true obedience, true love can be a reality for us, on earth “As it is in Heaven.” This week's message covers Matthew 6:1-19. These are Jesus' most well known teachings on the essential spiritual disciplines of giving, prayer, and fasting. At the surface, Jesus is simply teaching us that people in the Kingdom of God are generous people, people in the Kingdom of God love talking with God, and people in the Kingdom of God regularly fast. However, there are 3 principles within this passage that serve as the "teaching beneath the teaching," that Jesus is assuming & anticipating your obedience, Jesus is assuming & anticipating your desire for approval, and Jesus is inviting you to find all your approval in your Heavenly Father, ultimately this teaching of Jesus tells us that God is omniscient and omnipresent, and that He rewards heart-level obedience. We hope you’re encouraged by this podcast! If you have questions about our church or what it means to follow Jesus, we’d love to hear from you! Check out our Instagram @fellowshipya, website www.fellowshipar.com/young-adults, or send us at email at youngadults@fellowshipar.com.

Matthew 5-7 contains the longest of Jesus’ collected teachings. Within it are some of the most well-known and quoted passages not just from Jesus’ life, or the bible, but in all of religious history. Not only is it the most well-known and quoted, but it is often the most misunderstood. In the book of Matthew, Jesus’ ministry begins with him preaching the “good news (or the gospel) of the kingdom.” It is here in the Sermon on the Mount that Jesus describes what life in this kingdom is like, how those who are a part of this kingdom of heaven should and can live. Jesus challenges our fundamental assumptions of happiness, righteousness, love, anger, obedience, and so much more. By this Jesus describes a kingdom in which true happiness, true righteousness, true obedience, true love can be a reality for us, on earth “As it is in Heaven.” This week's message covers Matthew 5:17-48. This passage contains the key to understanding the entire Sermon on the Mount. The key is that the Kingdom of God requires righteousness, right relationship to God and others. However, Jesus is going to redefine righteousness, raising the bar for what God's commandments truly require so that we understand that the level of righteousness that we must possess can only come from Him, by faith in what Christ has done for us in his life, death, and resurrection. It is understanding that only Jesus is truly righteous that are free enough to walk with God in the Kingdom and grow to look more and more like him.  We hope you’re encouraged by this podcast! If you have questions about our church or what it means to follow Jesus, we’d love to hear from you! Check out our Instagram @fellowshipya, website www.fellowshipar.com/young-adults, or send us at email at youngadults@fellowshipar.com.