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We are called to be bond servants of Christ where we know the voice of our master and we listen through obedience. We are called as Believers to go and make disciples, to be sensitive to the leadership of the Lord and to live in submission to the will of the father. Pastor Ethan Bricker gave an incredible message last week on being a Bond Servant of Jesus. You can hear the full message on The Clearing Podcast! #bondservantofchrist #christian #christianity #sermon #sermonsunday

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Happy Birthday, cowboy. 🖤 @_ethanbricker

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A new season has begun. 💨 🔥

Noah is connected to the Hebrew root נוּחַ (nûaḥ), which means rest and comfort… a life that finds its true stability in walking with God, trusting His Word, and becoming an instrument through which His preserving grace reaches others.

Ecclesiastes 3 reminds us that every season, transition, beginning, ending, planting, and rebuilding has its appointed time. This chapter of my life is not random, late, or outside of God’s reach. Yahweh is teaching me to trust His timing instead of forcing my own.

This is the day Yahweh has worked.

i receive it as a gift, not because everything is perfect, but because God is present, faithful, and still forming me. I will rejoice in what He is doing, rest in what He has spoken, and walk forward knowing that the light does not originate in me. I am only a luminous vessel of the light of Christ.

That old self has died. The new life is learning to rest, obey, create, serve, and point everything back to Jesus Christ of Nazareth.

A new season.
A renewed identity.
A day Yahweh has worked.
I will rejoice and be glad in it. (Ecclesiastes 3:1–11; Psalm 118:24.)

“Awesome are you, O God, from your sanctuary. The God of Israel, it is he who gives strength and might to the people. Blessed be God.”

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#JesusChrist #Ecclesiastes #thebookofpsalms #Psalm118 #ɴᴇᴡsᴇᴀsᴏɴ

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Raise them up in the way they should go. 🙌🏻 American Culture is showing you a way of prioritization for how you raise your kids. We are needing to face the reality that what we want to make room for requires removing the clutter that's stealing space from what is most important. Discipleship is intentional, it requires our time and our sacrifice. It always has evidence attached to it. It will be God that grows the fruit in your children but you are playing a significant role in tending the field by being the keeping of their schedule, of the spiritual temperature of your home. And the good news is you are capable! It’ll take going against the grain of culture but oh is the reward worth the sacrifice🔥 One of the biggest competitors for the young families time and energy today in America is sports. We live in a day that rec teams don’t prioritize avoiding practices or games on Sundays or Wednesdays anymore. There is not a prioritization in culture for Christian fellowship like there was 30 years ago. Now this doesn’t mean we throw up our hands and say, “well this is just how it goes.” Advocate for children to be in church. If enough parents rally’d behind the value of having children in church- schedules would change— but even if they didn’t you are the keeper of your calendar, not a team. Sports are fine— more than fine, they’re a good thing! We learn so many great skills and character building from sports. But like any good thing, if it is placed higher than the best thing, it becomes a problem in our lives. When the good things God’s given us replace Christ and His ways, they become an idol. We begin to value the gifts God’s given us over the giver of the gifts. You’ll never regret rhythms of prayer, Scripture, worship and community within your life and the lives of your children. #raisingkids #christianfamily #disciplemaking #sermonclip #theclearingmi

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We are all swimming in a culture of technology. It's a culture that has taught us we can access anything, at anytime and we can get what we desire instantly. God offers to us a different way, a way that requires patience but that also provides peace and true bread, living water that will never let you be thirsty again. This message from @_ethanbricker was a huge Cultural message for The Clearing church and we encourage you to go listen to it this week on the podcast. Slow down, unplug, pick up your Bible and begin to learn to wait on the Lord.

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WHAT HAPPENED EAST OF EDEN?

Genesis 13 gives us a picture of what happens when we live by self-interest.

Lot looked at the land, saw what seemed best for him, and chose it. He chose based on what he could see, what would benefit him, and what appeared to offer the greatest prosperity.

But Scripture gives us another story that sounds remarkably similar. Centuries later, Ruth had every reason to choose herself.

Naomi told her to go home. Ruth could have returned to her people, her security, and the possibility of a better future. Instead, Ruth said:

“Where you go I will go… your people will be my people, and your God my God.” — Ruth 1:16

Lot asked, “What is best for me?”

Ruth asked, “What is faithful?”

Lot pursued what looked like the better life and moved toward Sodom.

Ruth surrendered what might have been a better life for herself and stayed with Naomi.

One chose self-interest.
The other chose self-giving love.

And that raises a question for all of us:

Are we making decisions based on what benefits us—or are we trusting God enough to lay down our own interests for the good of others?

Because following Jesus will often require us to choose something other than ourselves.

What looks like loss in the moment may actually be faithfulness.

Watch the full message: What Happened East of Eden? — Genesis 13 #Genesis13 #bibleteaching #BiblicalWisdom #ChristianLiving #FollowingJesus Selflessness sermon biblestudy comparison disciple discipleship Christianity charismatic Bible Believing Church Spirit Holy Spirit

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In @_ethanbricker sermon on the SEVEN HEBREW WORSS FOR PRAISE, Ethan addresses the judgement that is easy to pass on those who worship differently than what we are used to or what we think it right. It doesn’t take long when reading the Bible to see that the people of God worshiped in extravagant ways. Think about King David dancing with the Ark as he returned to the city, sacrificing animals the whole way back. Or think about Mary washing Jesus’ feet with her tears and hair as she poured expensive perfumes onto them. These forms of worship seem reserved compared to the most charismatic environments we could find ourselves in. The point here is not to one up each other in expression, the point is that when we focus on God we will be moved to bring him a pure praise that isn’t influenced by the people around us, but by our love for the one we are praising. We encourage you to check out this full message on our podcast. #worship #christianity #sermon #worhsipsermon #michigan

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Ethan Bricker is a senior pastor, writer, and Christian content creator who is passionate about helping people encounter Jesus, understand Scripture, and grow deeper in their faith.

Please join us in welcoming Ethan to Alive Literary Agency!⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣

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What an awful past 24 hours😭💔 I learned something through watching suffering in the past day…When someone is in pain, there usually isn’t much you can do besides be with them, be a presence in the midst of feeling utterly useless. You offer what comfort you can while knowing it doesn’t fix the problem. Some things are left in the hands of God for healing, all the drs calls and medicines can be offered- but pain and woundedness at its core takes an act of God. Watching your kids lose their first horse this early in the game is so hard, gosh it was my first horse even 😭💔 Ethan’s assured me with all of his experience of losing horses that it never gets easier… Buck you were the best. You took a little bit to warm up to us but you were loving, a great ride and a gentle soul. You were a good pal to Oscar and he’s missing you so much it makes my heart ache to see him look for you. You were Ethan's first buckskin… the dream horse he wanted growing up, and now you're off to greener pastures. See you on the last frontier. #horses #grief

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I got to relive my childhood roots today and ride again thanks to @lydiabricker and @_ethanbricker 🥹❤️ And now my kids get to say the first time they rode a horse was at their aunt and uncles house! Man, I missed this!!

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Youth Bake Sale fun at The Clearing to raise money for their Cedar Point trip this Summer!!

#theclearingyouth #youthgroup #bakesale #fundraiser #youthfun

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The dawg days are over!

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