Port City Community Church Podcast

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Weekday Reset: “Salty” Jul 10, 2024

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You are listening to our weekday Summer Podcast series where we are using this summer as a RESET — an opportunity for us to return to what matters most! This week, we are exploring what it means to "leverage your life."

Today's reading centers around Matthew 5:13-16.

In Jesus' time, it was a preservative, a purifier, and a flavor enhancer. When Jesus calls us the "salt of the earth," He is saying we have the power to preserve what is good, purify what is corrupt, and bring out the best in the world around us. But here's the kicker: salt is only effective when it is in contact with what it is meant to season. You can't influence from a distance.

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Weekday Reset: “Opportunity Lenses” Jul 09, 2024

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Today's reading centers around Proverbs 20:5 and Ephesians 1:17.

The way to find "your thing" is by first doing "a thing." Start somewhere. Lean in. God is far less concerned about the specifics of what you are doing than He is about your authenticity, availability, and willingness to be used by Him. Think about the things that make your heart come alive. What are your gifts, talents, and passions? How could you use them to advance God's Kingdom rather than just your own agenda? This isn't about adding more to your already busy life. It is about taking what you are already doing and offering it to God, making it available for Him to use.

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Weekday Reset: “The Posture of Availability” Jul 08, 2024

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Today's reading centers around Romans 12:1-2.

The path of leverage isn't one of striving or manufacturing results through self-effort. It's a journey of trusting God more fully with who you are and what you have. It is an ongoing process of becoming aware of everything He has entrusted to your care - your personality, talents, wealth, platform, family, community - and asking "God, what do you want to do with this?"

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"The calling you have received" - Carson Goslee | Summer Reset, Week 5 Jul 07, 2024

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In a world desperately seeking hope and healing, we have been given a new identity and a divine calling that surpasses our wildest dreams. This calling isn't just a gift; it's an invitation to participate in God's kingdom. By offering our lives to God, we unlock the power to leverage them for His purposes. Grace becomes our fuel, empowering us to contribute meaningfully to God's redemptive work. As we loosen our grip on worldly concerns, we find ourselves held by something greater. Our faithfulness, expressed through our lived experiences, becomes a powerful force for change. In this broken world, we're challenged to dream big while remaining dependent on God, using our God-given identity to bring healing and build His kingdom.

Weekday Reset: "Be A Blessing" Jul 05, 2024

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You are listening to our weekday Summer Podcast series where we are using this summer as a RESET — an opportunity for us to return to what matters most! This week, we are exploring being "active in service."

Today's reading centers around 1 John 3:18 and Hebrews 6:10.

When we avail ourselves to serving inside the church, something profound happens. Our imagination awakens to how our actual lived life can be rooted in an others-focused love. Serving stretches us by taking us out of our comfort zones and disrupting our familiar routines, bringing us face-to-face with needs that aren't our own.

In the process, God begins teaching us and revealing the depth of His sacrificial, generous character. The more we sacrificially give of ourselves, the more our hearts slowly become shaped into His image of radical love. Our perspective shifts from consumption to actually blessing the lives of those around us with the indescribable grace we have been given.

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Weekday Reset: "A Journey Of Grace" Jul 04, 2024

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Today's reading centers around Philippians 2:3-4 and 2 Corinthians 12:9.

On the journey of grace, there are no grades, only lessons learned. Grace covers every imperfect performance. Instead of judging your missteps, Jesus uses them as teaching moments, constantly refining you and replacing your fearful pride with humble reliance on Him.

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Weekday Reset: "Telling Lies" Jul 03, 2024

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Today's reading centers around Romans 12:3-5.

We all struggle with making excuses at times, don't we? Excuses for avoiding things that are good for us, like exercising. Or excuses for overlooking important responsibilities like calling a loved one on their birthday. Nowhere do the excuses seem to come more easily than when it comes to serving at church.

The truth is, each of us has been gifted by God with unique abilities and strengths we can contribute, as Romans 12 reminds us. We may sometimes struggle to see the gifts in ourselves, but they are there. And those gifts matter- they are an essential part of the body of Christ. Without them, there are real gaps and needs that go unmet.

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Weekday Reset: "I Can't, But We Can" Jul 02, 2024

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Today's reading centers around 1 Peter 4:10.

Each of us has been drawn to God and placed within this church for a reason. We are not mere spectators but active participants, each with a unique role to play. When we embrace our calling and use our gifts and talents in service, we move from the sidelines to the forefront, becoming agents of change and vessels of God's love.

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Weekday Reset: "Upside Down" Jul 01, 2024

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Today's reading centers around Mark 10:45.

Over and over, Jesus flips our human values on their head. "You have heard it said, but I say to you..." He takes our cultural assumptions about winning, fame, and self-promotion, and replaces them with a radical call to authentic humility and selfless love.

This is the way of Jesus - the upside-down life - a path He modeled from birth to death. God's own Son didn't come to be served by the universe he created, but to serve and give his life as a ransom for humanity. From the manger to the cross, it was all about radical self-giving love for others.

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"As I have done for you" - Carson Goslee | Summer Reset, Week 4 Jun 30, 2024

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Following Jesus is not about putting on a show or just going through the motions - God wants the real you, with all your thoughts and feelings. He's not interested in fake spirituality. When you open up and make yourself available, God can use every part of your life in amazing ways. But here's the thing: it all starts in your heart. If your heart is in the right place, you'll naturally want to serve others without expecting anything in return. And that desire to serve? It comes from truly trusting God. Once you get that, you'll see opportunities to serve people everywhere - in your relationships, the choices you make, and even in everyday conversations.

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