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Seven weeks of training, strong foundations for a life of ministry.
Serving God well takes readiness as well as willingness. Fit to Serve was a kind of training camp, seven weeks on the foundations that make a life of ministry sustainable, body, mind, and spirit.
We looked at what it takes to stay healthy and whole, so that when God calls us to serve, we're prepared to answer and able to keep going.
July 14 to August 25, 2024 · 7 Weeks
“For physical training is of some value, but godliness has value for all things, holding promise for both the present life and the life to come.”
1 Timothy 4:8
As a teenager, Pastor Mark Addis trained for years to become a British Army helicopter pilot, running fitness courses, working with an elite reconnaissance unit, only to fail the final medical exam because he needed corrective lenses.
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Eric Liddell refused to run his best event at the 1924 Olympics because the heats fell on a Sunday, then went on to win gold in the 400 meters, an event he'd barely trained for, setting a new world record in the process. Pastor Mark Addis opens a message on spiritual fitness with that story, asking what it costs us to honor our faith instead of compromising for our own glory.
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A circus performer's world record for spinning plates at once is 108. Pastor Mark Addis borrows the image to open a message on physical fitness, one of five areas of life we're called to keep spinning in tune if we want to serve well in God's kingdom.
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What does emotional health look like for someone who serves? Pastor Kyle Relph works through Jeremiah 17:9 and 2 Corinthians 10:3-5 to show why a deceitful heart cannot be trusted to lead, and how taking every thought captive to Christ is what makes us emotionally fit to serve.
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A wealthy man once asked Jesus what he still lacked for eternal life, silently hoping Jesus wouldn't say the one thing he didn't want to hear: give away your possessions. Pastor Mark Addis opens a message on financial fitness with that story, on the difference between owning money and being trusted to steward it.
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Four friends once dug a hole through a stranger's roof rather than give up trying to get their paralyzed friend in front of Jesus. Pastor Mark Addis uses their persistence to open a message on relational fitness, the often-overlooked area of spiritual health that shapes every other part of serving well.
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A woman named Janine spent years so angry at God after her sister-in-law's suicide that she stopped volunteering, stopped attending Bible study, and started pouring a couple of glasses of wine every night just to sleep.
Watch the messageThis is one of several series we walked through in 2024. Browse the rest of the year, or join us in person on a Sunday.
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