Carpenter's Way Messages

About Carpenter's Way Messages

"Belong by Grace. Free by Truth. A community following Jesus together." Weekly messages from Carpenter's Way Fellowship in Groves, Texas. Pastored by Jesse Lofton.

Publisher

Carpenter's Way Fellowship

Category

religion & spirituality

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

11 Jun 2019

Latest episode

5 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

349 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   5 Oct 2026

   The Children of God Revealed

   Are you the same person on a Tuesday night that you are on a Sunday morning? 1 John 2 and 3 take an honest look at grace, identity, and what you keep practicing when nobody is watching.It starts on a flag football field, with a coach who never signed up for the job and a team that lost 56 to 0, because practice is simply where you work on whatever went wrong last week. Grace can either set you free from the things that wreck your life or get treated like a free pass to do whatever you want, and the difference shows up in what you choose to practice. A famous artist once sold signed originals for $60 in a park while crowds walked right past, yet their worth never changed for a second, and the same is true of being claimed and loved by God right now, long before anyone else sees it.Stumbling doesn't cancel any of that. A kid's first steps almost always end in a fall, and no good parent answers with anything but a high five and another try. So keep practicing, keep getting back up, and discover what it feels like to move from longing to belonging, one honest step at a time.#CarpentersWay (https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/carpentersway) #christian (https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/christian) #church (https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/church) #salvation (https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/salvation)=============================TABLE OF CONTENTS: =============================00:00 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z05OC0dhzRU) Becoming a reluctant football coach05:20 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z05OC0dhzRU&t=320s) Reflecting on spiritual maturity07:57 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z05OC0dhzRU&t=477s&pp=0gcJCWMAwfN6Pr3D) Locating and understanding 1 John13:05 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z05OC0dhzRU&t=785s) Abiding in Christ's teachings14:02 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z05OC0dhzRU&t=842s&pp=0gcJCWMAwfN6Pr3D) Finding Fellowship in Unexpected Places18:55 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z05OC0dhzRU&t=1135s) Banksy art stunts and antics23:35 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z05OC0dhzRU&t=1415s) The second return of Christ24:48 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z05OC0dhzRU&t=1488s&pp=0gcJCWMAwfN6Pr3D) Growing in Christian faith29:47 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z05OC0dhzRU&t=1787s) Practicing consistent righteousness31:26 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z05OC0dhzRU&t=1886s) Practicing Righteousness vs. Sin35:24 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z05OC0dhzRU&t=2124s) Practicing righteousness vs. sin37:33 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z05OC0dhzRU&t=2253s&pp=0gcJCWMAwfN6Pr3D) Understanding conviction as a gift41:26 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z05OC0dhzRU&t=2486s) Opening prayer and blessings=============================VIDEO LINKS:=============================Follow us on social media and make sure you subscribe for more content:►► Subscribe Now! ► https://www.carpentersway.com/subscribe (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUZZTVljR2UyenVYY2pfM2o5SjNHSXVrZEMxT3xBSTVJdTV2aWJPSlJncUhYMkRCczdkZWRBSFpwS01nTHFOOEdpWjhuZ3NKWjM0RzQ5MHNOX05lTExObldjTjAxeklnVVJONVdPeHVEVXY0LXByV28tU2g3cW1GWDJELTNwV3pQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.carpentersway.com%2Fsubscribe&v=Z05OC0dhzRU)YouTube:    / @carpentersway   (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCohZohRw5gni_7Owx_afPGQ)WEB: https://www.carpentersway.com/ (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUZZTVljRlZ6R0dyeGJjNk9JX3NHVHZCLUpCWHxBSTVJdTVzeWtSWURCOTh0bGZnOUVnSjBHbjlmLWFnUm1LemFvRjRWYkJ0cVJPRlVGczZFb3laU0hGdmFibG1VQ0pHblp1MmxLVDg2NXlBU1V5c2Z4QjQwQ3BxZTEwSllaaEZk&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.carpentersway.com%2F&v=Z05OC0dhzRU)FB:   / carpentersway   (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUZZTVljRmV5cnhZTTg5UmdVVVBwcldGZVd1M3xBSTVJdTV2WllYM0xPNTlOc0JWRVZxLVJBVVNzLXMybHNCdjRZdVpQNU5TMDBSLXFvR0g2SmdDcDA0b29LdEcyUDhrN3lEVVJGMjNPejY4ZUxPeFd2MVJmU1BLNHF3ZFdiTDF0&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fcarpentersway%2F&v=Z05OC0dhzRU)IG:   / carpentersway   (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUZZTVljRUhGd053b1FRUnh2RG1HTlJlYXYyaXxBSTVJdTVzcVhrMzF6SkVRbjFDVmRubnFwM2NQVWhvNVZ1V3VhVEYyYS1rcGk3TWpDTzhfRlYwTXY1UjJsR0dHRUdPUl9SeVgxY00xbGRGcGc1aXFHZXdJcTZiXzlLWlZTU3pF&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Fcarpentersway%2F&v=Z05OC0dhzRU)

2. 

   28 Sept 2026

   Don’t Love the World; Abide in Him

   Why does finally getting the promotion, the upgrade, or the win so often leave you feeling emptier than before? A few ancient lines from 1 John 2 name that pull with surprising honesty.After a flood ruins a garage full of stuff, a couple promises each other they will never let that much pile up again. Two years and one more flood later, the garage is full again. The heart works the same way, reaching for comfort, connection, and a sense of being enough in places that act like seawater on a lifeboat: it looks like relief and leaves you thirstier.Those desires were placed there on purpose, and they run deeper than anything a garage can hold. Jesus offers a satisfaction that does not dry up and does not ask you to prove you are enough. If you have been chasing and coming up empty, you are in good company, and Carpenter's Way would love to keep wondering about it with you. #CarpentersWay (https://www.dropbox.com/?q=%23CarpentersWay) #christian (https://www.dropbox.com/?q=%23christian) #church (https://www.dropbox.com/?q=%23church) #salvation (https://www.dropbox.com/?q=%23salvation) ============================= TABLE OF CONTENTS: ============================= 00:00 Identifying and Resisting Worldly Temptations 06:08 Loving others and spiritual challenges 07:58 Avoiding Worldly Attachments 11:13 Examining desires and temptations 15:17 Discussing humility and gratitude 17:41 C.S. Lewis on desire and joy 20:27 World's Impermanence and Desires 26:05 Dealing with differing beliefs 29:32 Identifying false teachings about Jesus 32:29 Discussing Mormon beliefs 35:44 Standing Firm on Gospel Truth 39:14 Struggling with worldly desires 40:12 Finding Satisfaction in the Gospel ============================= VIDEO LINKS: ============================= Follow us on social media and make sure you subscribe for more content: ►► Subscribe Now! ►  https://www.carpentersway.com/subscribe (https://www.carpentersway.com/subscribe) YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@carpentersway?sub_confirmation=1 (https://www.youtube.com/@carpentersway?sub_confirmation=1) WEB: https://www.carpentersway.com/ (https://www.carpentersway.com/) FB: https://www.facebook.com/carpentersway/ (https://www.facebook.com/carpentersway/) IG: https://www.instagram.com/carpentersway/ (https://www.instagram.com/carpentersway/)

3. 

   21 Sept 2026

   Real Eyes: Finding Assurance of Salvation

   How do you actually know that you know God? First John 2 lays out a test for that question, and it has almost nothing to do with what someone says and everything to do with how they treat the people around them. The test starts with commandments, but not as a scorecard for earning anything. Keeping them is simply the evidence of what's already true underneath. From there the letter narrows the whole thing down to one measurable question: love or hate. Hate gets defined here as nothing more dramatic than the absence of love, and love gets defined as a willed commitment to someone else's good, which means it can look like warmth one day and a hard boundary the next. By the end, the focus shifts from testing to identity, naming a few different stages people grow through in their faith: still learning the basics, full of fire and forward motion, or settled into a long, steady trust that others can lean on. Worth sitting with for a minute: which one sounds most like where things actually stand right now. #CarpentersWay (https://www.dropbox.com/?q=%23CarpentersWay) #christian (https://www.dropbox.com/?q=%23christian) #church (https://www.dropbox.com/?q=%23church) #salvation (https://www.dropbox.com/?q=%23salvation) ============================= TABLE OF CONTENTS: ============================= 00:00 A humbling preaching lesson 05:54 Assurance of Salvation and Growth 09:26 God is light and forgiving 11:23 Following God's Commandments 16:18 Reflecting on Christian Identity 17:52 Reflecting on Personal Growth 23:21 Adapting faith to life changes 24:19 Being faithful in different contexts 27:21 Discussing love and hate challenges 32:02 Dealing with Sin and Forgiveness 35:45 Discussing tough love and relationships 38:42 Levels of spiritual maturity 40:39 Spiritual maturity and leadership ============================= VIDEO LINKS: ============================= Follow us on social media and make sure you subscribe for more content: ►► Subscribe Now! ►  https://www.carpentersway.com/subscribe (https://www.carpentersway.com/subscribe) YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@carpentersway?sub_confirmation=1 (https://www.youtube.com/@carpentersway?sub_confirmation=1) WEB: https://www.carpentersway.com/ (https://www.carpentersway.com/) FB: https://www.facebook.com/carpentersway/ (https://www.facebook.com/carpentersway/) IG: https://www.instagram.com/carpentersway/ (https://www.instagram.com/carpentersway/)

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