web02.fireside.fm Tue, 07 Apr 2026 22:25:01 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) https://faithchurchindy.fireside.fm/tags/flourish Sun, 13 May 2018 11:00:00 -0400 Together, the people of Faith seek to connect with God, each other, and our needy world. Through biblical preaching and teaching, passionate worship, deep friendships, and a focus on loving and serving, our mission is to declare the glory of God through the Gospel of Jesus Christ to the ends of the earth. en-us episodic Sermons from Faith Church in Indianapolis Faith Church Indy Together, the people of Faith seek to connect with God, each other, and our needy world. Through biblical preaching and teaching, passionate worship, deep friendships, and a focus on loving and serving, our mission is to declare the glory of God through the Gospel of Jesus Christ to the ends of the earth. no church, indianapolis, sermons, kingdom, jesus, god, faith, Faith Church Indy info@faithliveitout.org https://faithchurchindy.fireside.fm/missional-spirituality 09989f11-2ffd-4ebc-adb5-d1d76bf24b9d Sun, 13 May 2018 11:00:00 -0400 Faith Church Indy full Faith Church Indy Flourish Sermon Series 40:34 no In this final message in our Flourish series, we’ll pull together all that we’ve seen about discipleship. Missional Spirituality is life with God, for the world; it’s the kind of life where human flourishing takes place, a life modeled for us by Jesus, a life in which we can pour ourselves out for our neighbors because of our relationship with the God who poured himself out for us. Join us as we look at John 17:13-19. In this final message in our Flourish series, we’ll pull together all that we’ve seen about discipleship. Missional Spirituality is life with God, for the world; it’s the kind of life where human flourishing takes place, a life modeled for us by Jesus, a life in which we can pour ourselves out for our neighbors because of our relationship with the God who poured himself out for us. Join us as we look at John 17:13-19.

]]> In this final message in our Flourish series, we’ll pull together all that we’ve seen about discipleship. Missional Spirituality is life with God, for the world; it’s the kind of life where human flourishing takes place, a life modeled for us by Jesus, a life in which we can pour ourselves out for our neighbors because of our relationship with the God who poured himself out for us. Join us as we look at John 17:13-19.

]]> https://faithchurchindy.fireside.fm/common-good bea9f911-7902-4a1c-97a0-5fa4a0fa26dd Sun, 06 May 2018 11:00:00 -0400 Faith Church Indy full Faith Church Indy Flourish Sermon Series 42:27 no In Jeremiah 29, God tells his people in exile not to hate or withdraw from the place they’re living, but to commit to, bless and even love their community in exile. That’s a helpful pattern for us as winsome ambassadors to our world. Join us as we look at what it means for us as Jesus’ disciples to seek the Common Good. In Jeremiah 29, God tells his people in exile not to hate or withdraw from the place they’re living, but to commit to, bless and even love their community in exile. That’s a helpful pattern for us as winsome ambassadors to our world. Join us as we look at what it means for us as Jesus’ disciples to seek the Common Good.

]]> In Jeremiah 29, God tells his people in exile not to hate or withdraw from the place they’re living, but to commit to, bless and even love their community in exile. That’s a helpful pattern for us as winsome ambassadors to our world. Join us as we look at what it means for us as Jesus’ disciples to seek the Common Good.

]]> https://faithchurchindy.fireside.fm/the-same-mind 72de3826-f4a2-4e1a-b56e-17e0eef964c7 Sun, 29 Apr 2018 11:00:00 -0400 Faith Church Indy full Faith Church Indy Flourish Sermon Series 44:04 no Part of our winsomeness towards a secular culture is to approach the world in the same way Jesus did. This doesn’t mean that we look to Jesus’s actions in particular, but to his mission in general. Can we identify with the world around us, pursue those in it, and offer them life through sacrificial love? We explore “The Same Mind," from Philippians 2:1-11. Part of our winsomeness towards a secular culture is to approach the world in the same way Jesus did. This doesn’t mean that we look to Jesus’s actions in particular, but to his mission in general. Can we identify with the world around us, pursue those in it, and offer them life through sacrificial love? We explore “The Same Mind," from Philippians 2:1-11.

]]> Part of our winsomeness towards a secular culture is to approach the world in the same way Jesus did. This doesn’t mean that we look to Jesus’s actions in particular, but to his mission in general. Can we identify with the world around us, pursue those in it, and offer them life through sacrificial love? We explore “The Same Mind," from Philippians 2:1-11.

]]> https://faithchurchindy.fireside.fm/gentle-defense badd44a7-33f6-489e-9021-d5506f983623 Sun, 22 Apr 2018 11:00:00 -0400 Faith Church Indy full Faith Church Indy Flourish Sermon Series 51:23 no The Apostle Peter’s first letter was written to be circulated among Christian communities scattered all over Asia Minor. These churches existed in areas that were overtly antagonistic to their presence. How is the church supposed to live in such a climate? How should the church posture herself to that world? We’ll explore 1st Peter 3:13-17, “Gentle Defense,” and learn from this ancient letter how we should relate to our modern world. The Apostle Peter’s first letter was written to be circulated among Christian communities scattered all over Asia Minor. These churches existed in areas that were overtly antagonistic to their presence. How is the church supposed to live in such a climate? How should the church posture herself to that world? We’ll explore 1st Peter 3:13-17, “Gentle Defense,” and learn from this ancient letter how we should relate to our modern world.

]]> The Apostle Peter’s first letter was written to be circulated among Christian communities scattered all over Asia Minor. These churches existed in areas that were overtly antagonistic to their presence. How is the church supposed to live in such a climate? How should the church posture herself to that world? We’ll explore 1st Peter 3:13-17, “Gentle Defense,” and learn from this ancient letter how we should relate to our modern world.

]]> https://faithchurchindy.fireside.fm/the-palm-sunday-problem 4aa554cb-b729-43a0-a7b7-f11fb7022787 Sun, 25 Mar 2018 10:00:00 -0400 Faith Church Indy full Faith Church Indy Flourish Sermon Series 37:46 no Many of the same people who hailed Jesus as king on Palm Sunday were calling for his death on Good Friday. Why the change? What happened? Join us as we look at what we have in common with those people as we explore “The Palm Sunday Problem” from Matthew 21:1-15. Many of the same people who hailed Jesus as king on Palm Sunday were calling for his death on Good Friday. Why the change? What happened? Join us as we look at what we have in common with those people as we explore “The Palm Sunday Problem” from Matthew 21:1-15.

]]> Many of the same people who hailed Jesus as king on Palm Sunday were calling for his death on Good Friday. Why the change? What happened? Join us as we look at what we have in common with those people as we explore “The Palm Sunday Problem” from Matthew 21:1-15.

]]> https://faithchurchindy.fireside.fm/gospel-renewal 3c014bcb-a598-4712-9e62-c1850dfc30be Sun, 18 Mar 2018 10:00:00 -0400 Faith Church Indy full Faith Church Indy Flourish Sermon Series 43:32 no The great reformer Martin Luther once wrote that the gospel has to be “beat into our heads continually” because believers are prone to forget the grace with which we have been saved. This week we turn to Titus 2:11-3:11 to explore Paul’s exhortation to a young pastor to declare the gospel, insist on the gospel, and remind people of the implications of the gospel. What might we learn about the ongoing applicability of the gospel to our lives today? Join us for Gospel Renewal. The great reformer Martin Luther once wrote that the gospel has to be “beat into our heads continually” because believers are prone to forget the grace with which we have been saved. This week we turn to Titus 2:11-3:11 to explore Paul’s exhortation to a young pastor to declare the gospel, insist on the gospel, and remind people of the implications of the gospel. What might we learn about the ongoing applicability of the gospel to our lives today? Join us for Gospel Renewal.

]]> The great reformer Martin Luther once wrote that the gospel has to be “beat into our heads continually” because believers are prone to forget the grace with which we have been saved. This week we turn to Titus 2:11-3:11 to explore Paul’s exhortation to a young pastor to declare the gospel, insist on the gospel, and remind people of the implications of the gospel. What might we learn about the ongoing applicability of the gospel to our lives today? Join us for Gospel Renewal.

]]> https://faithchurchindy.fireside.fm/freedom 1641c948-7e94-4432-8fab-6bf9610a98c2 Sun, 11 Mar 2018 10:00:00 -0400 Faith Church Indy full Faith Church Indy Flourish Sermon Series 48:55 no “For freedom Christ has set us free,” says the Apostle Paul. But freedom from what? Freedom to do what? We’ll turn to Galatians 5 to explore the life of virtue we are free to explore through life in the Spirit of God. “For freedom Christ has set us free,” says the Apostle Paul. But freedom from what? Freedom to do what? We’ll turn to Galatians 5 to explore the life of virtue we are free to explore through life in the Spirit of God.

]]> “For freedom Christ has set us free,” says the Apostle Paul. But freedom from what? Freedom to do what? We’ll turn to Galatians 5 to explore the life of virtue we are free to explore through life in the Spirit of God.

]]> https://faithchurchindy.fireside.fm/habits-of-the-heart 8cef46c3-c4f5-4356-9437-f4fb715b080a Sun, 25 Feb 2018 10:00:00 -0500 Faith Church Indy full Faith Church Indy Flourish Sermon Series 41:46 no We’re all being shaped according to a goal or pattern – the question is by what? The patterns of our lives reflect our ultimate values. In 1 Corinthians 9:19-27, Paul encourages us that we can use our freedom in Christ to take on habits that will shape our hearts for God and his Kingdom. Join us in worship as we look at Habits of the Heart. We’re all being shaped according to a goal or pattern – the question is by what? The patterns of our lives reflect our ultimate values. In 1 Corinthians 9:19-27, Paul encourages us that we can use our freedom in Christ to take on habits that will shape our hearts for God and his Kingdom. Join us in worship as we look at Habits of the Heart.

]]> We’re all being shaped according to a goal or pattern – the question is by what? The patterns of our lives reflect our ultimate values. In 1 Corinthians 9:19-27, Paul encourages us that we can use our freedom in Christ to take on habits that will shape our hearts for God and his Kingdom. Join us in worship as we look at Habits of the Heart.

]]> https://faithchurchindy.fireside.fm/put-on-love 5f4fffb8-0f7a-404f-9cf8-dbb35f29c894 Sun, 18 Feb 2018 10:00:00 -0500 Faith Church Indy full Faith Church Indy Flourish Sermon Series 39:29 no In light of our resurrection with Christ, Paul admonishes us in Colossians chapter 3 to put to death what is earthly in us and to put on virtue, bound together with love. Join us as we explore how God forms our character, in “Put on Love,” from Colossians 3:1-17. In light of our resurrection with Christ, Paul admonishes us in Colossians chapter 3 to put to death what is earthly in us and to put on virtue, bound together with love. Join us as we explore how God forms our character, in “Put on Love,” from Colossians 3:1-17.

]]> In light of our resurrection with Christ, Paul admonishes us in Colossians chapter 3 to put to death what is earthly in us and to put on virtue, bound together with love. Join us as we explore how God forms our character, in “Put on Love,” from Colossians 3:1-17.

]]> https://faithchurchindy.fireside.fm/the-gospel-of-our-loves da9a2b8d-2fda-42f2-b5f9-467b20fb3918 Sun, 11 Feb 2018 10:00:00 -0500 Faith Church Indy full Faith Church Indy Flourish Sermon Series 48:18 no We’ve spent the last two weeks at Faith exploring the idea that our deepest orientation to the world is through what we love. So how do we share the gospel with friends, neighbors, and coworkers in a way that appeals to the heart? From 2nd Corinthians 4:1-12, we’ll discover how an encounter with the beauty of God in Christ radically transformed the Apostle Paul’s deepest loves. We’ve spent the last two weeks at Faith exploring the idea that our deepest orientation to the world is through what we love. So how do we share the gospel with friends, neighbors, and coworkers in a way that appeals to the heart? From 2nd Corinthians 4:1-12, we’ll discover how an encounter with the beauty of God in Christ radically transformed the Apostle Paul’s deepest loves.

]]> We’ve spent the last two weeks at Faith exploring the idea that our deepest orientation to the world is through what we love. So how do we share the gospel with friends, neighbors, and coworkers in a way that appeals to the heart? From 2nd Corinthians 4:1-12, we’ll discover how an encounter with the beauty of God in Christ radically transformed the Apostle Paul’s deepest loves.

]]> https://faithchurchindy.fireside.fm/disordered-love 13287520-4196-4040-81fb-e1fd0143b762 Sun, 04 Feb 2018 10:00:00 -0500 Faith Church Indy full Faith Church Indy Flourish Sermon Series 42:49 no Jeremiah was not known as a particularly encouraging prophet. So when he saw the faithlessness of the people of Israel, he used a provocative metaphor to try to shock the people into realizing the gravity of their sin. Putting the people’s relationship with God in the picture of a marriage, he challenged Israel to repent of their spiritual adultery. Join us as we study the contemporary application of Jeremiah 2 in the next sermon in our Flourish series, Disordered Love, from Jeremiah 2:1-13, 20-25, 32-33. Jeremiah was not known as a particularly encouraging prophet. So when he saw the faithlessness of the people of Israel, he used a provocative metaphor to try to shock the people into realizing the gravity of their sin. Putting the people’s relationship with God in the picture of a marriage, he challenged Israel to repent of their spiritual adultery. Join us as we study the contemporary application of Jeremiah 2 in the next sermon in our Flourish series, Disordered Love, from Jeremiah 2:1-13, 20-25, 32-33.

]]> Jeremiah was not known as a particularly encouraging prophet. So when he saw the faithlessness of the people of Israel, he used a provocative metaphor to try to shock the people into realizing the gravity of their sin. Putting the people’s relationship with God in the picture of a marriage, he challenged Israel to repent of their spiritual adultery. Join us as we study the contemporary application of Jeremiah 2 in the next sermon in our Flourish series, Disordered Love, from Jeremiah 2:1-13, 20-25, 32-33.

]]> https://faithchurchindy.fireside.fm/the-priority-of-love 95d1d8ea-6b84-4a7c-855c-513cb9049bf5 Sun, 28 Jan 2018 14:00:00 -0500 Faith Church Indy full Faith Church Indy Flourish Sermon Series 40:52 no When asked what the most important teaching in the Old Testament was, Jesus responded simply: love. “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.” And, “Love your neighbor as yourself.” What might Jesus’ emphasis on the priority of love have to teach us about discipleship? Join us as we look at Matthew 22:34-40 and explore "The Priority of Love.” When asked what the most important teaching in the Old Testament was, Jesus responded simply: love. “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.” And, “Love your neighbor as yourself.” What might Jesus’ emphasis on the priority of love have to teach us about discipleship? Join us as we look at Matthew 22:34-40 and explore "The Priority of Love.”

]]> When asked what the most important teaching in the Old Testament was, Jesus responded simply: love. “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.” And, “Love your neighbor as yourself.” What might Jesus’ emphasis on the priority of love have to teach us about discipleship? Join us as we look at Matthew 22:34-40 and explore "The Priority of Love.”

]]> https://faithchurchindy.fireside.fm/in-our-secular-world 45de24bb-35ac-4ced-84bd-dabb161f80b6 Sun, 21 Jan 2018 14:00:00 -0500 Faith Church Indy full Faith Church Indy Flourish Sermon Series 38:02 no When St. Paul entered ancient Athens, he saw that the city was incredibly religious but spiritually dead. The secular age we inhabit is much the same. What can we learn from Paul’s approach in Athens that helps us as we seek to become informed and winsome ambassadors for Christ? Join us as we explore objects of worship In Our Secular World from Acts 17:16-23. When St. Paul entered ancient Athens, he saw that the city was incredibly religious but spiritually dead. The secular age we inhabit is much the same. What can we learn from Paul’s approach in Athens that helps us as we seek to become informed and winsome ambassadors for Christ? Join us as we explore objects of worship In Our Secular World from Acts 17:16-23.

]]> When St. Paul entered ancient Athens, he saw that the city was incredibly religious but spiritually dead. The secular age we inhabit is much the same. What can we learn from Paul’s approach in Athens that helps us as we seek to become informed and winsome ambassadors for Christ? Join us as we explore objects of worship In Our Secular World from Acts 17:16-23.

]]> https://faithchurchindy.fireside.fm/resident-aliens 8b8d6a75-d83f-41a4-869a-629f734415f5 Sun, 14 Jan 2018 14:00:00 -0500 Faith Church Indy full Faith Church Indy Flourish Sermon Series 38:33 no Everyone is a disciple, a follower of somebody. The question is, Who am I following? We’ll look at 1 Peter 1-2 and the image of Christians as “chosen exiles.” The world demands our attention and devotion and seeks to conform us to its ways. Though we live in this world, we reflect the values and priorities of another king and his kingdom. Join us for Resident Aliens from 1 Peter 1:1-2, 2:4-12 Everyone is a disciple, a follower of somebody. The question is, Who am I following? We’ll look at 1 Peter 1-2 and the image of Christians as “chosen exiles.” The world demands our attention and devotion and seeks to conform us to its ways. Though we live in this world, we reflect the values and priorities of another king and his kingdom. Join us for Resident Aliens from 1 Peter 1:1-2, 2:4-12

]]> Everyone is a disciple, a follower of somebody. The question is, Who am I following? We’ll look at 1 Peter 1-2 and the image of Christians as “chosen exiles.” The world demands our attention and devotion and seeks to conform us to its ways. Though we live in this world, we reflect the values and priorities of another king and his kingdom. Join us for Resident Aliens from 1 Peter 1:1-2, 2:4-12

]]> https://faithchurchindy.fireside.fm/what-is-a-disciple 297c571b-677d-4a15-b48a-9b81681f33b3 Sun, 07 Jan 2018 14:00:00 -0500 Faith Church Indy full Faith Church Indy Flourish Sermon Series 40:11 no A new year means new possibilities, new directions, new priorities…or at least a chance to reinvest in priorities we need to tackle in new ways. This year Faith Church will invest in discipleship in our secular age as we seek to become informed and winsome ambassadors of Christ. Join us for “What’s a Disciple?” from 2nd Corinthians 3:18, the first in our new series, “Flourish”! A new year means new possibilities, new directions, new priorities…or at least a chance to reinvest in priorities we need to tackle in new ways. This year Faith Church will invest in discipleship in our secular age as we seek to become informed and winsome ambassadors of Christ. Join us for “What’s a Disciple?” from 2nd Corinthians 3:18, the first in our new series, “Flourish”!

]]> A new year means new possibilities, new directions, new priorities…or at least a chance to reinvest in priorities we need to tackle in new ways. This year Faith Church will invest in discipleship in our secular age as we seek to become informed and winsome ambassadors of Christ. Join us for “What’s a Disciple?” from 2nd Corinthians 3:18, the first in our new series, “Flourish”!

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