![Life Lessons with Dr. Steve Schell](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/10947486/LIFE_LESSONS_002_agsj8.jpg)
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Pastor Steve Schell comprehensively teaches through entire books of the Bible pulling out the deep, eternal truths in each section of Scripture without skipping over challenging passages. These sermons will help foster true discipleship for the committed Christian, both young and old.
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![1 - In Him](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog10947486/ephesians_web_8z2itw_300x300.jpg)
2 days ago
1 - In Him
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2 days ago
While under house arrest in Rome, Paul writes to churches he had pastored in and around Ephesus (a city on the coast of Western Asia Minor). He wants to be sure that with the passing of time this group, made up largely of converted Gentiles, does not lose sight of the wonderful things God has done for them. He wanted them to keep focused on the fact that they were "in Christ." It's easy for Christians to grow discouraged with themselves and to lose the boldness of faith that makes them spiritually effective. The devil tends to chip away atour sense of being acceptable to God, and as that foundation crumbles, we lose confidence that there is any power in our prayers. By the time he is finished with us, any assurance that we are strong soldiers well-equipped to enter the battle has disappeared. Another of his tactics is to divide and scatter us from one another so that we no longer pull together as a fighting unit. So Paul, knowing how the devil will attack, writes this wonderful letter to keep these soldiers sure of who they are and pulling together against their true enemy, the devil.
![Step 7 - His Strength in our Weakness](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog10947486/Steps-to-Freedom-web_300x300.jpg)
5 days ago
Step 7 - His Strength in our Weakness
5 days ago
5 days ago
As Christians we aren’t just forgiven of past sins. The Lord has set us free from the control of our flesh and the devil so we can live fruitful lives. So, how’s your freedom? Are there areas where you still feel some bondage to old ways, habits and temptations? If so, you are not alone.
The principles in this series Steps to Freedom are the key to getting free of all sorts of addictions and temptations using God’s resources and power instead of our own so we can obtain the freedom that Christ has won for us through the cross.
![Step 6 - Cleanse the Leaven](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog10947486/Steps-to-Freedom-web_300x300.jpg)
Thursday Jul 18, 2024
Step 6 - Cleanse the Leaven
Thursday Jul 18, 2024
Thursday Jul 18, 2024
As Christians we aren’t just forgiven of past sins. The Lord has set us free from the control of our flesh and the devil so we can live fruitful lives. So, how’s your freedom? Are there areas where you still feel some bondage to old ways, habits and temptations? If so, you are not alone.
The principles in this series Steps to Freedom are the key to getting free of all sorts of addictions and temptations using God’s resources and power instead of our own so we can obtain the freedom that Christ has won for us through the cross.
![Step 5 - Flee Don't Fight](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog10947486/Steps-to-Freedom-web_300x300.jpg)
Monday Jul 15, 2024
Step 5 - Flee Don't Fight
Monday Jul 15, 2024
Monday Jul 15, 2024
As Christians we aren’t just forgiven of past sins. The Lord has set us free from the control of our flesh and the devil so we can live fruitful lives. So, how’s your freedom? Are there areas where you still feel some bondage to old ways, habits and temptations? If so, you are not alone.
The principles in this series Steps to Freedom are the key to getting free of all sorts of addictions and temptations using God’s resources and power instead of our own so we can obtain the freedom that Christ has won for us through the cross.
![Step 4 - It's an Outside Battle](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog10947486/Steps-to-Freedom-web_300x300.jpg)
Thursday Jul 11, 2024
Step 4 - It's an Outside Battle
Thursday Jul 11, 2024
Thursday Jul 11, 2024
As Christians we aren’t just forgiven of past sins. The Lord has set us free from the control of our flesh and the devil so we can live fruitful lives. So, how’s your freedom? Are there areas where you still feel some bondage to old ways, habits and temptations? If so, you are not alone.
The principles in this series Steps to Freedom are the key to getting free of all sorts of addictions and temptations using God’s resources and power instead of our own so we can obtain the freedom that Christ has won for us through the cross.
![Step 3 - The Power of Vision](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog10947486/Steps-to-Freedom-web_300x300.jpg)
Monday Jul 08, 2024
Step 3 - The Power of Vision
Monday Jul 08, 2024
Monday Jul 08, 2024
As Christians we aren’t just forgiven of past sins. The Lord has set us free from the control of our flesh and the devil so we can live fruitful lives. So, how’s your freedom? Are there areas where you still feel some bondage to old ways, habits and temptations? If so, you are not alone.
The principles in this series Steps to Freedom are the key to getting free of all sorts of addictions and temptations using God’s resources and power instead of our own so we can obtain the freedom that Christ has won for us through the cross.
![Step 2 - The Real Question](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog10947486/Steps-to-Freedom-web_300x300.jpg)
Thursday Jul 04, 2024
Step 2 - The Real Question
Thursday Jul 04, 2024
Thursday Jul 04, 2024
As Christians we aren’t just forgiven of past sins. The Lord has set us free from the control of our flesh and the devil so we can live fruitful lives. So, how’s your freedom? Are there areas where you still feel some bondage to old ways, habits and temptations? If so, you are not alone.
The principles in this series Steps to Freedom are the key to getting free of all sorts of addictions and temptations using God’s resources and power instead of our own so we can obtain the freedom that Christ has won for us through the cross.
![Step 1 - A Changed Heart](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog10947486/Steps-to-Freedom-web_300x300.jpg)
Monday Jul 01, 2024
Step 1 - A Changed Heart
Monday Jul 01, 2024
Monday Jul 01, 2024
As Christians we aren’t just forgiven of past sins. The Lord has set us free from the control of our flesh and the devil so we can live fruitful lives. So, how’s your freedom? Are there areas where you still feel some bondage to old ways, habits and temptations? If so, you are not alone.
The principles in this series Steps to Freedom are the key to getting free of all sorts of addictions and temptations using God’s resources and power instead of our own so we can obtain the freedom that Christ has won for us through the cross.
![94 - The Next Chapter](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/10947486/LIFE_LESSONS_002_agsj8_300x300.jpg)
Thursday Jun 27, 2024
94 - The Next Chapter
Thursday Jun 27, 2024
Thursday Jun 27, 2024
Calling is very different from employment. Calling has to do with the most primal issues in any person’s life. It’s the answer to the questions: Who am I and why am I here? Employment, however, is a practical matter. It’s about doing something to generate the resources I need to live. Since we all need food, shelter and clothing, our employment is very important to us, but unless someone is financially unable to retire, most people set a date to retire from their job. Their productive years have passed, and their time for leisure and rest have come. Many look forward to those years as a reward for all their hard work. But calling, because it’s an assignment from God and because it is ultimately about helping people find eternal life, doesn’t have a date at which it stops. We simply do what we’re called to do until we can’t anymore. Of course, there are different “seasons” in everyone’s life, so our calling will be expressed in a variety of ways appropriate to each new season. But the point we need to see is that calling isn’t like employment. It’s not something from which we can retire; it’s who we’ve been created to be; it’s the way we’ve been designed to serve God. And I don’t think it ends even when we die, because when Jesus returns to this planet each of us will be assigned an area of ministry for at least another thousand years (Rev 20:1-6). So, the ministry skills and godly character that are being developed in this age will almost certainly be used in the next.
As we try to reconstruct what happened to Paul after the Book of Acts ends, whether or not we believe he was released, his example challenges every one of us. He didn’t stop serving Jesus until they killed him. If they arrested him, he preached to his guards; if they confined him to an apartment, he preached to everyone who came to visit; and by the way, it was during those years of confinement in Rome that he wrote the letters we call the “prison epistles”: Philemon, Colossians, Ephesians and Philippians.
![93 - Tough Assignments](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/10947486/LIFE_LESSONS_002_agsj8_300x300.jpg)
Monday Jun 24, 2024
93 - Tough Assignments
Monday Jun 24, 2024
Monday Jun 24, 2024
Within three days of arriving in Rome, Paul sent someone to invite the elders of the Jewish community to meet with him. As he had done in city after city he would begin by preaching to his kinsmen. He would do his very best to show them the suffering Messiah in the Scriptures and explain how Jesus of Nazareth fulfilled those prophecies. And again, as had happened in city after city, as the day wore on some became convinced and some grew hostile. Many of the elders in that room would have memorized the entire Torah (first five books of the Bible), and in some cases, the entire Old Testament, so quoted passages would have been flying back and forth, meanings debated, and personal observations made about people they knew who had believed in Jesus. Then, when it became apparent that many had decided to reject his message and were preparing to leave, Paul issued a warning to them by quoting from words God spoke to Isaiah when He called him to become a prophet (Isa 6:8-13). God didn’t tell Isaiah he would have great fruitfulness. In fact, He assured him of just the opposite. He was calling him to a tough assignment. The people wouldn’t repent and the nation wouldn’t escape disaster. His ministry would actually leave his listeners in worse condition than before. And Paul was telling the elders that preaching to them was just like Isaiah preaching to his generation. He too, knew ahead of time that only a few would listen. But the point we need to see today is that Paul reached out to them anyway, knowing that no matter how patient or careful he might be, the majority would likely reject his message. He still invited them to meet with him and shared his faith. Why? With that kind of depressing outlook we might wonder why he would bother. Why not bypass the Jews and go straight to the Gentiles? They would gladly receive him. Why should anyone have to preach to people who don’t want to hear the truth?