Reflection: Read 1 Kings 17-18. Elijah was human just like you. That means he got discouraged, had his plans frustrated, grew tired, and was often fearful. What Elijah knew was that the God who controls everything had called him to serve him and promised to work on his behalf. So no matter how impossible things seemed, Elijah prayed. By faith Elijah prayed fervently, specifically, and boldly. God uses plain, ordinary people with ordinary problems; Moses was afraid. Jeremiah was depressed. David was lustful. Peter was hot tempered. What are some things that have caused you to doubt or ..read more

Reflection Take some time to read through these passages in Proverbs: Proverbs 1:1-7, Proverbs 2:1-15, Proverbs 3:13-15, Proverbs 8:1-11, Proverbs 10:1, Proverbs 14:1-2, Proverbs 15:1, Proverbs 22:17-18, Proverbs 24:3-7 What are some key thoughts about wisdom that stand out to you? What is the context of some of the surrounding verses? What application of wisdom most resonates to you in this season? How have you fallen into demonic, or worldly thinking? Assess the voices you go to most regularly. Do those voices promote wisdom from above, or wisdom from below? What changes could yo ..read more

The only way the kingdom of God is going to be manifest in our post-Christian world is if Spirit empowered Christians manifest our purpose. Listen as we rediscover our purpose and consider together some of Jesus' last words to His disciples before ascending to heaven. *This message is part of a larger series covering. Arise Ventura is journeying through The Acts in a dialogic teaching series. Much of what we're learning together comes through dialogue and discussion as the Spirit speaks to us through His word meditated on and obeyed. These recordings are meant to encourage the members of our c ..read more

BE: The Church We will never change the world by just "going to a church." As followers of Jesus, on mission with Him in the world, we put our faith into practice when we walk closely with others as a local body. BE: The Church, is a short series encouraging the Arise family to live out our purpose as world changers exalting Christ, embracing community, and engaging culture, together. As the Church, we put our faith in action when we prioritize gathering and look for ways to push one another to becoming more like Jesus ..read more

BE: The Church We will never change the world by just "going to a church." As followers of Jesus, on mission with Him in the world, we put our faith into practice when we walk closely with others as a local body. BE: The Church, is a short series encouraging the Arise family to live out our purpose as world changers exalting Christ, embracing community, and engaging culture, together ..read more

James 1:19-27 - Hearer / Doer ..read more

What must the Church be devoted to in and out of season? What is the mandate on the Church no matter the politics, culture, time, and place? Acts 2 provides a lens of what the early church was devoted to, and thus, what we must devote ourselves to ..read more

Acts 13 is where we're first introduced to the Christian mission. It’s been progressively revealed to us throughout Acts, but here is where we see the first intentional mission of the Church that would forever change the world. Listen as we make a few observations about missions and the local church. *This message is part of a larger series covering Acts. Arise Ventura is journeying through The Acts in a dialogic teaching series. Much of what we're learning together comes through dialogue and discussion as the Spirit speaks to us through His word meditated on and obeyed. These recordings are m ..read more

BE: The Church We will never change the world by just "going to a church." As followers of Jesus, on mission with Him in the world, we put our faith into practice when we walk closely with others as a local body. BE: The Church, is a short series encouraging the Arise family to live out our purpose as world changers exalting Christ, embracing community, and engaging culture, together. As the Church, the first step of putting our faith into practice is believing together ..read more

When Peter visited Cornelius’ home, he was once again surprised by God’s grace and the barrier breaking power of the gospel. Listen as we explore how in Jesus God has removed every man made barrier prohibiting any person from entering his presence by faith, and why that’s good news for us today. *This message is part of a larger series covering Acts. Arise Ventura is journeying through The Acts in a dialogic teaching series. Much of what we're learning together comes through dialogue and discussion as the Spirit speaks to us through His word meditated on and obeyed. These recordings are meant ..read more