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If you are looking for a speaker that really tries to connect with his audience, Jeremy works hard to make his messages practical, relatable, and understandable. Since 2003, Jeremy has been working on his skills as a speaker and takes the job of bringing God's Word to the listeners seriously. In fact, his #1 goal when he started preaching was "Don't be boring!" Jeremy comes across as a regular guy - not putting himself "above" those he is teaching.

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The Aliens Have Landed. *Did you know that according to the Bible, this world is not our home? *Did you know that because we are aliens, God has placed expectations on us that we would be different from the other people in the world? *When other people watch how you live, do they see a difference between you and the rest of the world? Our citizenship is in heaven. And in that sense, the Bible refers to Christians as aliens This topic matters today. It matters in the eyes of God- He has given us expectations of how we should live and it matters in the world because- if they don't see anything different in us, there is nothing to attract them to God. Are you ready to be an alien?

Have you ever been asked to do something that you knew was going to be hard to learn? Have you gotten caught in a trap of thinking "I can't do it?" Do you ever have thoughts of "I don't have much to offer to the world?" Are you dealing with a situation right now? Would you like to have victory? In Chapter 6 and 7 in the book of Judges, you will learn some valuable life lessons. If you've ever struggled with self doubt. If you are going through a time where you need something good to happen. If you've ever wondered if God can really use you for His purpose... This message is for you. Watch this video as we talk about The Keys to Victory in Your Life.

Let me ask you this morning: • When you fall on hard times financially, who or what do you depend on to get you through? • When it comes to wanting direction for the future, who or what do you turn to? Psychics? Eight balls? Fortune cookies? Horoscopes? • If someone was watching you from the outside, what would they say is the most important thing to you--the thing you live for? This is a really important topic: God wants us to put Him first, to live for Him, to make a difference in this world, to stay on God's path until we make it to heaven. The devil wants to distract us to focus on things other than God, to take us away from church and living for God, and to drag us down to hell with him.

The face of America has changed a lot in the past century. In 1940, teachers were asked to identify the top problems in public schools. They answered, “talking out of turn, chewing gum, making noise.” In 1990 when teachers were asked the same questions, their responses were, “drug and alcohol abuse, pregnancy, suicide, rape, robbery, and assault.” So, what has caused this? How did we get to where we are today? We can speculate many things, but I would submit to you that everything we are seeing boils down to ONE MAIN FACTOR: there is no respect for God and His Word. So the questions for followers of Jesus are: • How do we keep from getting pulled away from God as our culture changes? • What are the factors that lead to Christians falling away from the faith? • Is there anything we can do as parents/guardians/grandparents to keep our kids on God’s path? What key actions could Christians do to keep themselves grounded in the faith? Watch this Video as Jeremy unpacks what has caused us to get to where we are, and how we can keep our loved ones on God's path.

What if we lived in a world where there was no definite standard of truth, no standard of right and wrong? Where do we get our standards for right and wrong--whatever our society says? Should morality be decided by each individual person? Is there an objective standard for right and wrong that cuts across all cultures and all people groups? Should we be concerned when cultures change their definitions of right and wrong? What could be the possible consequences of changing the standards in our society? Watch as Jeremy connects the society during the book of Judges to the culture of today in America.

Impact Church Reynoldsburg has a guest speaker: Mike Bratten is a retired Minister of Sunbury Christian Church as well as the President of Bratten Leadership Coaching. Under his teaching and leadership, Sunbury Christian grew to 600, building a new church building with multiple services. In this 3rd Message of a 3-Part Series, Mike concludes why we can trust that the Bible really is God's Word. Giving evidences from archaeology and other sources, you will be blessed with greater confidence in God's Word from this message.

In this message, guest speaker Mike Bratten lays out how the Bible is unique compared to other religious books. Very informational! How does the Bible compare to the Book of Mormon, the Koran, the New World Translation? Impact Church Reynoldsburg has a guest speaker: Mike Bratten is a retired Minister of Sunbury Christian Church as well as the President of Bratten Leadership Coaching. Under his teaching and leadership, Sunbury Christian grew to 600, building a new church building with multiple services.

If you are a believer in Jesus, do you know Why you believe the book that tells about him? If you are seeking God, have you ever wondered why Christians believe the Bible is the inspired Word of God? How do we know we can trust this book as our guide to Who God is and How We Should Live? Impact Church Reynoldsburg has a guest speaker: Mike Bratten is a retired Minister of Sunbury Christian Church as well as the President of Bratten Leadership Coaching. Under his teaching and leadership, Sunbury Christian grew to 600, building a new church building with multiple services. Join us for this 3 week series!

When your faith is shaken - do you hold on tighter or let go? What keeps you going in your faith when times get tough? Do you go to prayer? Reach out to brothers and sisters in Christ? Something else? In this world where life is really difficult - it can cause us to question our faith and even question God. Sometimes we need encouragement to hold onto faith and not let go. That's what this message is about. Watch this video as Jeremy gives a message from the book of Hebrews how to stay strong in the faith.

What if I told you that somebody's life could be changed just by you doing 1 simple thing? This amazing story from the Bible shows how Jesus encounters a woman at a well and uses some really amazing techniques to lead this lady into the family of God. This amazing story shows how an uneducated lady without any Bible training led tons of people to Jesus simply by sharing her experience with Jesus. There are people that are ripe and ready to have their lives changed, and simply by sharing our stories of how God has changed our lives, we can be part of changing peoples' lives! Jeremy teaches in a very understanding and practical way how anyone can share their testimony.

Have you ever lost something like a credit card - ordered a replacement - and then found the original card? We know what it means to have something lost, but what does it mean to be lost in the spiritual sense? Does everyone go to heaven when they die, as our culture seems to think? Who is responsible for telling others about Jesus? What if we told you the answer is: All Christians? In this Message, Jeremy explains why as disciples of Jesus we need to be concerned for those who are lost in the spiritual sense. He gives practical ways to reach out to the people around us.

Imagine that you have learned from the Bible that God wants you to help others in need. You look for opportunities, but it seems like every time there's an opportunity, you had to be at something else. There was that time someone needed help on the side of road, but you were on your way to take your daughter to a soccer game. The church invited you to feed the homeless with them, but your family had already planned to go to the lake that weekend. Or consider this example. You have seen several opportunities to help people financially, but every time something comes up, you don't have any extra money to help. It's not that you don't want to help, but with the mortgage payment, the two car payments, the cable package, the family data plan for your family's 4 phones, the kids' sports and extracurricular activity expenses, you just don't seem to have any extra money to help when the opportunities come up. What does God want me to do? Can anyone relate to this? All of these are examples are of people who have no MARGIN in their life. (Like margin on a piece of paper.) In this message, Jeremy explains that if we are going to serve others as Jesus calls us to, we are going to have to learn how to create Margin in our lives - when it comes to our schedules and when it comes to our Money.Imagine that you have learned from the Bible that God wants you to help others in need. You look for opportunities, but it seems like every time there's an opportunity, you had to be at something else. There was that time someone needed help on the side of road, but you were on your way to take your daughter to a soccer game. The church invited you to feed the homeless with them, but your family had already planned to go to the lake that weekend. Or consider this example. You have seen several opportunities to help people financially, but every time something comes up, you don't have any extra money to help. It's not that you don't want to help, but with the mortgage payment, the two car payments, the cable package, the family data plan for your family's 4 phones, the kids' sports and extracurricular activity expenses, you just don't seem to have any extra money to help when the opportunities come up. What does God want me to do? Can anyone relate to this? All of these are examples are of people who have no MARGIN in their life. (Like margin on a piece of paper.) In this message, Jeremy explains that if we are going to serve others as Jesus calls us to, we are going to have to learn how to create Margin in our lives - when it comes to our schedules and when it comes to our Money.

Jesus prayed that there would be unity among believers - yet sadly, there are many different denominations with hundreds of variations within the denominations, themselves. Is it possible to learn which things are truly essential and agree to disagree on things that are not essential? In matters of faith - unity. In matters of opinion - liberty. In all things - love. In this lesson, Jeremy lays out some principles that help Christians have unity in beliefs. Using 1 Cor. 15:1-8 and Ephesians 4:1-6 (the "seven ones"), we get a good foundation of essential beliefs.

How do you react when friction happens? Do you avoid the conflict and hope it goes away on its own? Do you quit on the church and move on to another church? Did you know there is a healthy way to handle friction, and there is an unhealthy way to handle friction? Did you know that God has spoken on how he wants us to handle friction? There is a Biblical way to handle friction. The more time you spend with your church family, the more opportunity there will be for friction or conflict. This is only natural, because we are humans! The important thing is how to work through conflict in a HEALTHY way - in the way God prescribed for us in the Bible. Watch this video to see how we can be a closer, healthier church family.

How do you view the church? Do you see the church as a family or as a social club? Do you let consumer mentality influence how you think about the church? Is your thinking "the church exists to serve me" or do you think "how can I contribute my gifts and help others in the church?" How you view the church affects everything. Consumerism is the American way, but if we let consumerism affect our thinking about the church, we might think things like, "the church has to earn my business... they better have great music, great preaching, great programs, or I won't be a part of that church... and if they don't continue to give "great service," then I will pack up and go to another church down the street." Jesus prayed for unity - that we would be a tight-knit family. That we would think about how we can love one another and help our brothers and sisters in Christ. This message is crucial to understand if we're going to have unity. May we take this message into our hearts and let it bring us closer together as a church family.

Does anyone else feel like this life is difficult sometimes? Have you ever wished you had some help in this life? Why is it important that we spend time together more than just on Sunday? Why is it important that we take fellowship outside the walls? Because life is tough, and we need each other’s help to get through it. We’ve got Satan shooting flaming arrows at us constantly – arrows of discouragement, arrows of burdens, arrows of temptation, and it’s going to take a group effort to overcome him. AMEN? I said, Satan is shooting flaming arrows at us and it’s going to take a group effort to overcome him. Life is tough, and it’s going to take more than just a worship service to truly help each other.s to God is through giving offering

Have you ever wondered why God chose to use blood as a means to be forgiven from our sins? This video clip has powerful imagery to help us understand better why God used blood to show His true love for us! Sacrifice = True Love God loves you more than you will EVER know!!! When you realize how much He loves you what does that make you want to do for Him in return? His loves for us makes us want to love Him back and sacrifice back to Him! The essence of worship is to realize What God Has Done for You, Then to offer him praise and thanks. That praise and thanks can take many forms – singing, prayer, studying God’s Word, communion, and… One of the ways we show our thanks to God is through giving offering

The essence of worship is to realize What God Has Done for You, Then to offer him praise and thanks. That praise and thanks can take many forms – singing, prayer, studying God’s Word, communion, and… One of the ways we show our thanks to God is through giving offering When it comes to giving to God, this absolutely matters to every one of us. If you have ever wished God would give you more money, guess what: there is a direct relationship between our giving and how much money God allows us to have! If you have ever thought to yourself: WHY should I give offerings to God? We’re going to answer that as well.

We are forgetful creatures. Unless you have a photographic memory, we tend to forget things over time. And we need reminders. We need things that will jog our memory. And that leads us into a discussion about communion. Have you ever wondered questions about communion, like: What is communion all about? Why do we eat a piece of bread (or cracker) and drink fruit of the vine the juice or wine? Why does our church take communion every week? How do we make sure communion doesn’t lose its meaning? That’s actually the title to today’s message: How to keep communion from becoming commonplace?

How do we know what God's will is? How can we tell where God is leading us? We are talking about knowing God's will when it comes to specifics that He hasn't written about. Today we will dive into how to know God's will where He hasn't already written. How do I know which college to go to? How do I know which job to take? How do I know which person to marry? Should I get married? How do I know which house I should buy? Should I buy a house, or should I continue to rent for now? How do you discern God's will in those situations?

What is your response when you are faced with a tough decision in life? Do you seek to do right by others even when doing the right thing is a hard choice to make? What do you do when you are up against a dilemma in life? Is your first response to trust God and seek His advice? What is your reaction when life is met with delays and things are not going according to the plan? Today we will learn from the Characters of Christmas as we look at Joseph's life. Jesus' earthly father was faced with many difficult situations, but he honored God with every decision he made. Let’s look at some of the difficult situations he faced and how he honored God in spite of his circumstances.

If you were being hired to raise God’s son, would God hire you? What kind of qualities would God want to see in you before He gave you the job? Would He review your Facebook posts over the last few months to see what kind of content you post? LOL Would He care what kind of lifestyle you’ve been living? Would He ask you about your attitude and your willingness to do whatever it takes? Would He ask you about your willingness to have faith in the impossible? • (This kid is going to do some things that will blow your mind, that will challenge everything you’ve ever thought possible…) When God looked at Mary, He saw some amazing qualities that made Him say, “This is the one.” If we want to be a chosen vessel of God, We need to be pursuing the kind of qualities that Mary had. Let’s look at what those qualities were.

Today we are starting a Christmas series. Today we are going to be talking about the Wise Men. Do you think you are a wise person? You can be pretty smart, but not be smart in the ways of God. You can be really smart academically, or you can even be street smart, But you can be lacking in spiritual wisdom. Where are you with God right now? The wise men we are going to be talking about today were wise because they were seeking Jesus. We believe Jesus is the Son of God - the King of Kings and the Lord of Lords. Are you seeking Him out? Are you trying to get to know Jesus on a deeper level? Have you learned what it truly means to worship Jesus? What would worshipping Him look like? Do you bring gifts to Jesus that would be fitting for a King? Let’s see what the wise men did that made them so wise, And learn what we can do to follow their examples in today's day and age.

Have you ever wondered if you were praying the right way? Am I supposed to close my eyes? Am I supposed to be clasping my hands? What am I supposed to say? Am I supposed to address God as “Thou” and “Thee?” What if I told you that there are at least 4 different body positions to pray in according to the Bible? And that bowing your head and closing your eyes isn’t actually one of them? LOL This is not about a “right way to pray,” but simply to challenge you to consider other ways of praying. My hope today is to hopefully simplify prayer for you today if you have overcomplicated prayer. But I also hope everyone comes out of this teaching today with a higher reverence for God, and one of the ways we can honor God is through spending time with Him in prayer!

I have to say I love when my son calls me for advice… As we continue our series on God as Father, today we’re going to look at God helps us. Have you ever wondered if God is working in the middle of difficult situations? Does He just sit there watching, is He the one inflicting the pain, or is He trying to help us through the difficulty? If God is a Father, is He approachable? Does God want us coming to Him when we are in trouble? Find the answer to 2 questions in each passage: 1 – What is God or Jesus like 2 – What does God or Jesus do for us? Watch this video as Jeremy teaches us more about what God is like!

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