http://www.watermark.org en no ℗ & © 2012 Watermark Community Church 720 Ephesians 4 calls us to live in unity and work together as one body, or one team. Unity requires us to be humble, gentle, and patient with each other, and to proactively resolve conflicts. It also requires commitment, as you cannot be part of a team until you join it. http://www.watermark.org/media/team-sports/2142/ http://s3.amazonaws.com/Wccvideo/20120515Porch.m4v Wed, 16 May 2012 00:00:00 -0500 Jonathan Pokluda God works in mysterious ways. Through a small nation of chosen people, He provided a Savior and a Gospel that would allow all people to intimately know Him. Though perfect and powerful, God empowers imperfect people to spread that good news to others. And though believers may experience suffering, that suffering can be their greatest opportunity to trust Christ and display His truths to the world. http://www.watermark.org/media/the-mysteries-of-god/2123/ http://s3.amazonaws.com/Wccvideo/20120501Porch.m4v Tue, 01 May 2012 00:00:00 -0500 Jonathan Pokluda We all want to belong somewhere and to fit in with the "in crowd". Jesus has broken down the walls that separate us, and has built us an earthly home within the church body - a church which we ourselves are an essential part of. http://www.watermark.org/media/included/2122/ http://s3.amazonaws.com/Wccvideo/20120424Porch.m4v Tue, 24 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0500 Jonathan Pokluda Until being made alive in Christ, every one of us is considered dead in sin. Though physically alive, those who follow the ways of this world and the desires of their sinful nature are described in Ephesians as being spiritually dead in sin. GodÃ��Ã�¢Ã�¯Ã�¿Ã�½Ã�¯Ã�¿Ã�½s grace alone can bring us out of that death and into true life, allowing us to follow His ways and experience His plans for us. http://www.watermark.org/media/the-living-dead/2108/ http://s3.amazonaws.com/Wccvideo/20120417Porch.m4v Tue, 17 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0500 Jonathan Pokluda Ever feel like you should be "doing better" in your walk with God, and that you need to pray more, read the Bible more, or behave better? This focus on performance can lead us to miss the fact that God loves us immensely, and has chosen us and sacrificed for us so that we can be His children and His heirs. Our relationship with God is to be one where we can tenderly call him "Abba, Father." http://www.watermark.org/media/our-abba/2094/ http://s3.amazonaws.com/Wccvideo/20120410Porch.m4v Tue, 10 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0500 David Marvin Since God is all-powerful, praying to Him is the single most strategic thing we can do to change this city for Him. As His children, and as believers who live in a relationship with Him, we can confidently approach God in prayer. Ask God to use you to accomplish His purposes, and it is guaranteed that He will. http://www.watermark.org/media/power-through-prayer/2078/ http://s3.amazonaws.com/Wccvideo/20120403Porch.m4v Tue, 03 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0500 Jonathan Pokluda Ephesians 1:3-14 teaches that we, as believers, have been chosen by God and adopted as His children. We are not chosen because of who we are, what we have done, or what we are capable of doing; rather, God chooses us because of who He is, what He has done for us in Christ, and what He plans to do through us with His Holy Spirit. http://www.watermark.org/media/chosen-by-god/2067/ http://s3.amazonaws.com/Wccvideo/20120327Porch.m4v Tue, 27 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0500 Jonathan Pokluda Right now, you are in the process of becoming who you will be in the future - for better or for worse. In this final episode of the series, we talk about the unwanted baggage that people can bring into the marriage bed. We then look at God's original plan for marriage, and how it gives us a picture of His ultimate plan for us. http://www.watermark.org/media/the-ultimate-honeymoon/2012/ http://s3.amazonaws.com/Wccvideo/20120228Porch.m4v Tue, 28 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0600 Jonathan Pokluda How do we find freedom from the trap of sexual immorality? The pleasures that we initially want the freedom to pursue often end up enslaving us, in a cycle that we seem powerless to stop. There is hope - and true freedom - when we realize who we are in Christ, the price that has been paid for us, and the steps required to break the cycle. http://www.watermark.org/media/sexual-freedom/1999/ http://s3.amazonaws.com/Wccvideo/20120221Porch.m4v Tue, 21 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0600 Jonathan Pokluda In this epislde we define sexual immorality from the Bible and look at how it impacts Dallas Singles today. Healing from the reckless ways of premarital sex, pornography and masturbation starts with surrender. http://www.watermark.org/media/reckless-driving---sex-gone-wrong/1988/ http://s3.amazonaws.com/Wccvideo/20120214Porch.m4v Tue, 14 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0600 Jonathan Pokluda It seems that while God's goal for us is holiness, our goal for ourselves is pleasure. Sometimes these objectives point us in the same direction. In this episode, however, we see that in reference to sex as a single person, these goals war against each other. http://www.watermark.org/media/sex-the-problem-of-pleasure/1957/ http://s3.amazonaws.com/Wccvideo/20120131Porch.m4v Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0600 Jonathan Pokluda Listen how the faith of three men sustained them in the most difficult of situations as we examine Daniel 3 and observe three things that always happen as a result of living by faith. We can say we trust in the Lord; we can believe we trust in the Lord, but if we do not actually put our trust into action, we are missing out on the true life that comes through our faith. http://www.watermark.org/media/finding-life-through-faith/1951/ http://s3.amazonaws.com/Wccvideo/20120124Porch.m4v Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0600 Jonathan Pokluda Why did God come to live here? How did so many people who were anxiously waiting His arrival miss it? How do we prioritize work, worries, and woes over Christmas? http://www.watermark.org/media/satisfied-with-christmas/1929/ http://s3.amazonaws.com/Wccvideo/20111213Porch.m4v Tue, 13 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0600 Jonathan Pokluda In this episode of the "Satisfied" series, we take a look at the source of our satisfaction, we ask why we should be satisfied in and through suffering, and we discuss the kind of suffering that we should never be satisfied by. http://www.watermark.org/media/satisfied-in-suffering/1921/ http://s3.amazonaws.com/Wccvideo/20111206Porch.m4v Tue, 06 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0600 Jonathan Pokluda Many of us are missing a small yet significant aspect of our relationship with God as we grow in maturity. This small thing is having faith like a child. Saving faith and greatness in the Kingdom of God are described as being that of a child. What has to happen in your life so that you can become more child-like in your faith with the Father? http://www.watermark.org/media/satisfied-with-the-father-through-faith-like-a-childs/1911/ http://s3.amazonaws.com/Wccvideo/20111129Porch.m4v Tue, 29 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0600 Ryan Nixon Are you happy with how God has made you? Is He happy with how you are using the gifts He gave you? When we don't like the gifts we've been given, too often we miss the reason we have them. http://www.watermark.org/media/satisfied-with-your-talents/1906/ http://s3.amazonaws.com/Wccvideo/20111122Porch.m4v Tue, 22 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0600 Jonathan Pokluda Have you oftentimes heard that we should be satisfied in Jesus, and thought to yourself, "What does this even mean? How do I do that?" In this episode, we will define what it means to be truly satisfied, how God does satisfy, and practically how we find this in God. http://www.watermark.org/media/how-to-be-satisfied/1889/ http://s3.amazonaws.com/Wccvideo/20111115Porch.m4v Tue, 15 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0600 Jonathan Pokluda Why do we expect to be satisfied in a place that wasn't meant to satisfy us? Why do we pray for a life that doesn't need God? We see an altogether different calling in scripture, a calling to set aside the things of the world and live with eternity in mind. This episode calls us to trade in an ordinary, worldly life for His extraordinary Kingdom. http://www.watermark.org/media/living-unsatisfied/1855/ http://s3.amazonaws.com/Wccvideo/20111108Porch.m4v Tue, 08 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0600 Jonathan Pokluda Every now and then you hear a story that must be retold. The Gospel is just that: the greatest story EVER told, the unstoppable force that changed the world. In this episode we explore this story, the story each of us has been given, and why we have to open our mouth and tell this life-changing, true story. http://www.watermark.org/media/the-greatest-story-ever-told/1854/ http://s3.amazonaws.com/Wccvideo/20111103Porch.m4v Thu, 03 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0500 Jonathan Pokluda What is the Bible? Can it be trusted? What do I do with it? In this episode, Watermark Equipping Pastor Blake Holmes will answer these questions and more. Watch/listen to find out why these are the days to know Godâ��s Word. http://www.watermark.org/media/these-are-the-days-to-know-gods-word/1853/ http://s3.amazonaws.com/Wccvideo/20111025Porch.m4v Tue, 25 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0500 Blake Holmes These are the days to determine if we have life - eternal life. This life is found in Christ alone by believing in the person and work of Jesus Christ. The evidence in our lives that helps us know that we have this life is a right and growing belief and a right and growing behavior. Do you have the life of Christ within you? Today is the day to answer that question! http://www.watermark.org/media/these-are-the-days-to-have-life/1852/ http://s3.amazonaws.com/Wccvideo/20111018Porch.m4v Tue, 18 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0500 Ryan Nixon Love can be one of the most powerful motivators in life. However, sometimes this good desire is perverted by our inability to wait patiently for it. When our lustful desires overwhelm our patience we are often left in a mess that can only be cleaned up with the strength of God. http://www.watermark.org/media/what-a-beautiful-mess/1849/ http://s3.amazonaws.com/Wccvideo/20111027Porch.m4v Tue, 27 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0500 Jonathan Pokluda We may know Christians should date differently than the world, but do you know why? Is it merely obedience, fear of consequences, or something else? In this episode, we start at the beginning, realizing what we were created for and how this should impact the way in which we do everything. http://www.watermark.org/media/redeeming-dating/1804/ http://s3.amazonaws.com/Wccvideo/20110920Porch.m4v Tue, 20 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0500 Jonathan Pokluda God takes our junk and uses it for His glory and our good when we walk in the light. This is Victor Marx's amazing story. Victor is a leading black belt who was recently indoctrinated into the Martial Arts Hall of Fame. He balances skills and humility in telling the amazing journey God has had him on. http://www.watermark.org/media/anything-is-possible/1774/ http://s3.amazonaws.com/Wccvideo/20110906Porch.m4v Tue, 06 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0500 Victor Marx We've been pressured to find our prince charming or rescue our princess since we were children. In this episode we look at how this pressure has impacted us. Jonathan examines specific challenges Porch leaders have observed in their peers regarding relationships. We also discuss finding a spouse with minimal heartache and what it means to live "happily ever after". http://www.watermark.org/media/happily-ever-after/1773/ http://s3.amazonaws.com/Wccvideo/20110830Porch.m4v Tue, 30 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0500 Jonathan Pokluda