Topic: Biblical Foundations

God is Light, and in Him there is no darkness at all (1 John 1:5). Light reveals who we are, gives us purpose in life and reveals our destination. Be strengthened by this classic message in which Dr. Erwin Lutzer, pastor emeritus at Moody Church, contrasts the characteristics of walking in the Light vs. walking in darkness.

Have you ever wondered why the church is struggling to day? Dr. Timothy Warner says, “It’s because Christians aren’t thinking like Christians.” Your worldview is the base of your entire belief system. If your worldview is wrong, many other things will be wrong as well.

Traditional discipleship tends to focus on the ABC’s – Academics, Behavior, and Church, but often misses the heart. This session describes the difference between traditional discipleship and heart-focused discipleship and why a focus on the heart is crucial to any discipleship agenda.

Some Christians are like clogged wells. They have the Spirit inside of them, but something is stuck. The four elements of HFD relate to life in the Spirit – healing for baggage, freedom from bondage, a foundation of grace, and a listening/obeying walk in the Spirit. The remainder of the sessions will unpack these four core elements of HFD.

Without a clear understanding of grace, Christians will tend to default into legalism or slide into license. This session explains the difference between life under grace and life under the Law.

God made grace the foundation of our relationship with Him and the New Covenant sets out the legal implications of grace for our identity in Christ and what that means for how we should live.

Few things are more miserable than trying to live the Christian life by walking in the flesh. The flesh has desires. The mind set on the flesh has strategies to meet those desires. The fruit of these desires and strategies are flesh patterns that keep us stuck. Part of breaking free is learning a new pattern for life: Seeking God, Listening to God, Obeying God, and Watching what happens.

A core element of walking in the Spirit is learning to recognize the voice of God. You will learn several tools for helping you grow in the practice of listening prayer and how to recognize when the Spirit is speaking.