Authentic Life Church

Take up your cross and follow me - Matthew 16:24 - What does it mean to take up your cross and follow Jesus? Listen as Pastor Mark Fila tackles this very question.

Do you think I came to bring peace on earth? No, I tell you, but division. Luke 12:51 - Often we think of Jesus as the Prince of Peace, and He is. Scripture states, He did not come to bring peace, but division. Following Jesus will bring persecution, animosity, and even hate for His name. Saying yes to Jesus, is saying no to the world, so what exactly does that mean?

“Come, follow me,” Jesus said, “and I will send you out to fish for people.” - Matthew 4:19 - What does it mean to follow Jesus, really? What does it mean to follow His example and follow His footsteps?
 
 

Happy Father's Day! What does it mean to be a father? We are not God, we are not our Heavenly Father but, we are to reflect Him. We are to reflect His characteristics, we are to reflect His attributes, we are to reflect His very nature. 

In this episode we meet Joseph, the young man sold into slavery by his own brothers before rising to immense power over all of Egypt. But, is it possible that we've missed the real story behind these real-life events? There is a story within the story. And that story is the story of the Gospel and redemption.