First Bentonville Podcast

Walk With Love | Walk This Way

Walk This Way | Week One As we kick off our news series "Walk this Way" we learn that walking with love means living in a way that matches the calling we've received in Christ—not just believing the right things, but behaving in a way that reflects them. Paul urges us to pursue unity by choosing humility, practicing gentleness, and showing patience as we relate to imperfect people. Unity doesn't happen naturally; it takes intentional effort, grace, and self-control under the Spirit's leadership. Strong relationships grow when pride is replaced with humility, harshness with gentleness, frustration with patience, and self-interest with love.

More Than You Can Imagine | Prayers That Change Everything

Prayers That Change Everything | Week Six This week's lesson reminded us that the size of our prayers is shaped by how we see God—He is able to do far more than we ask or imagine, and His power is already at work within us. God isn't distant; through the Holy Spirit He strengthens us, renews our minds, helps us pray, and equips us for daily obedience. We also explored worship as a whole-life response—expressing God's worth through our words, choices, relationships, and trust, even in painful seasons. Today, we can live with confidence that God is present in the "daily grind," worthy of glory in every generation.

Greatest Love of All | Prayers That Change Eveything

Prayers That Change Everything | Week Five This week's message centered on Ephesians 3:14–19 and the "Greatest Love of All": God strengthens us by His Spirit so Christ can be truly "at home" in every part of our lives. We were reminded that God's love is not earned by performance—it meets us where we are, calls us forward, and never starts or stops. As we comprehend the breadth, length, height, and depth of Christ's love, it reshapes our daily decisions, anxieties, relationships, and responses. The invitation is simple: draw near, trust His promises over feelings, and live from the security of being loved.

When Faith Opens The Door | Prayers That Change Everything

Prayers That change Everything | Week Four Ephesians 3 reminds us that God's prayers for us aren't just about what we do, but who we become—strengthened by the Spirit in our inner life. Paul prays that Christ would "dwell" in our hearts, not as a visitor, but as One who has full access to every room of our lives. Faith is the doorway: it's action that trusts God's character, obeys God's Word, and keeps moving forward even when circumstances are unclear. As we live by faith, Christ becomes increasingly "at home" in us, producing outward change from an inward work.

Strength For The Struggle | Prayers That Change Everything

Prayers That Change Everything | Week Three This week's message focuses on praying for "strength for the struggle" from Ephesians 3:16–19—strength that comes from God's Spirit working in our inner life. We were reminded that God never expected us to carry life's pressures (temptation, parenting, marriage, suffering, ministry) in our own strength, and that prayer is both dependence and honesty about our need. Spiritual growth isn't automatic; the inner life determines the outer life, so prayer should prioritize inner formation over merely changing circumstances. God supplies strength to endure hardship, resist temptation, and obey consistently—so we make time for what matters most.