Christ is Life Podcast

After Jesus raises Lazarus from the dead, the religious leaders of His day plot to kill Him. However, what they meant for evil, God was using for good. God does the same thing in our lives too.CONNECT WITH USAre you new to Colonial Hills? Go to https://www.colonialhills.com/im-new/Want to Discover LIFE in Christ? Go to https://www.colonialhills.com/.../discover-life-in-christ/Want

Sometimes people refer to students as the "next generation" in the church, but in reality, our students are the church now! Students become part of the church the moment they put their faith in Jesus, and it is important we value them as part of the church now while also pouring into them to become the next generation of leaders in the church.CONNECT WITH USAre you new to Colonial

We all have enemies, but Jesus tells us to love them, do good to them, bless them, and pray for them. The problem is that you and I can't do that. The good news is that Jesus can and will do it through you as you make yourself available to Him.Luke 6:27-28... 27 “But to you who are listening I say: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, 28 bless those who curse you, pr

In Luke 6, Jesus gets approached by the "rule-police" (Pharisees), and Jesus basically teaches them that if rules are keeping you from loving people, then you've taken the rule too far. As Jesus expresses His life through us today, He'll lead us away from being the rule-police and to show grace, mercy, and compassion to others.CONNECT WITH USAre you new to Colonial Hills? Go to htt

What does the parable of the wineskin mean in Luke 5? Jesus is saying that the new wine of the gospel must be placed in the new wineskin of grace, not into the old wineskins of law! He did not come to mix the new covenant with the old covenant. As Jesus expresses His life through us today, He will lead us to free others from the bondage of religion and to clearly teach new covenant

Jesus invested in messy people. He ate and drank with sinners and tax collectors. If Jesus expresses His life through us today, then we should expect Him to lead us to also invest in and be in relationship with the sinners and tax collectors of our day.Luke 5:31-32... 31 Jesus answered them, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. 32 I have not come to call the ri

Before healing a paralytic brought to Him by some of his friends, Jesus declared, "Friend, your sins are forgiven." If you've put your faith in Jesus for salvation, you have complete forgiveness in Him. Now, He will use you to share the gospel with others so that He can declare to them the same thing as they respond to Him in faith.CONNECT WITH USAre you new to Colonial Hills? Go t

What do we do if we feel invisible in this world? How do we respond to those who feel invisible? In Luke 5, Jesus comes across someone who probably felt invisible, untouchable, and like he was on the outside looking in. Jesus noticed him, pulls him in for an embrace, and gives him a place to belong. He'll do the same thing through us today as He expresses His life through us to rea

In Luke 5, Simon Peter receives his calling. Jesus called him to fish for people. Jesus has a unique calling on your life which represents the way He will express His life through you as you!Luke 5:10... Then Jesus said to Simon, “Don’t be afraid; from now on you will fish for people.” CONNECT WITH USAre you new to Colonial Hills? Go to https://www.colonialhills.com/im-new/Wa

People often use the phrase, "Share the gospel, and if necessary, use words," but when you look at the way Jesus lived during His earthly ministry, He did use words! He met people's needs and shared the good news of the Kingdom of God, and He will do the same through us as He expresses His life through His Church.Luke 4:43...But he said, “I must proclaim the good news of the king