Bell Shoals Church

Bell Shoals Church
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Bell Shoals is a church and a movement. We believe in a love-first approach. We love God, love others, and seize every opportunity to show the never-ending love of the Creator. Learn more at BellShoals.com.

  1. 3D AGO

    The Power of Words | The Book of James | Corey Abney

    In this week’s message from James 2:14–26, we wrestle with a question that cuts straight to the heart of the Christian life: What does real faith actually look like? James challenges us to examine whether our faith is alive and active—or merely something we claim with words. Scripture makes it clear that genuine faith doesn’t stay hidden. While we are saved by grace, a living faith always produces fruit. Saying we believe isn’t the same as being transformed. Just as sickness shows itself through symptoms, faith reveals itself through action—through love, compassion, perseverance, and obedience. James reminds us that belief alone isn’t enough. Even demons believe the truth about God. What sets real faith apart is a life changed by Jesus—a faith that works itself out in how we care for others and trust God over time. In this message, we explore: ✔ The difference between simple belief and saving faith ✔ Why faith without action is spiritually dead ✔ How works reveal—not replace—our salvation ✔ What it means to see the needs of others as our own ✔ Why compassion is evidence of a living faith ✔ How perseverance grows as we trust God’s faithfulness ✔ How Abraham’s faith points us to the work of Jesus If you’ve ever wondered whether your faith is real, growing, or bearing fruit, this message invites you to reflect honestly and respond faithfully. The root of true faith will always produce fruit—and that fruit is meant to be seen. 💬 Let’s Connect: Website → https://bellshoals.com Instagram → /bellshoals Facebook → /bellshoals YouTube → /@bellshoalschurch 🕊️ Get Involved: We want you to know God, find community, and make a difference. Learn more about serving, missions, next steps, and upcoming events at https://bellshoals.com/guide/

    40 min

  2. FEB 8

    A Faith that Works | The Book of James | Corey Abney

    In this week’s message from James 2:14–26, we wrestle with a question that cuts straight to the heart of the Christian life: What does real faith actually look like? James challenges us to examine whether our faith is alive and active—or merely something we claim with words. Scripture makes it clear that genuine faith doesn’t stay hidden. While we are saved by grace, a living faith always produces fruit. Saying we believe isn’t the same as being transformed. Just as sickness shows itself through symptoms, faith reveals itself through action—through love, compassion, perseverance, and obedience. James reminds us that belief alone isn’t enough. Even demons believe the truth about God. What sets real faith apart is a life changed by Jesus—a faith that works itself out in how we care for others and trust God over time. In this message, we’ll explore: ✔ The difference between simple belief and saving faith ✔ Why faith without action is spiritually dead ✔ How works reveal—not replace—our salvation ✔ What it means to see the needs of others as our own ✔ Why compassion is evidence of a living faith ✔ How perseverance grows as we trust God’s faithfulness ✔ How Abraham’s faith points us to the work of Jesus If you’ve ever wondered whether your faith is real, growing, or bearing fruit, this message invites you to reflect honestly and respond faithfully. The root of true faith will always produce fruit—and that fruit is meant to be seen. 💬 Let’s Connect: Website → https://bellshoals.com Instagram → /bellshoals Facebook → /bellshoals YouTube → /@bellshoalschurch 🕊️ Get Involved: We want you to know God, find community, and make a difference. Learn more about serving, missions, next steps, and upcoming events at https://bellshoals.com/guide/

    35 min

  3. FEB 1

    How to Love Others as God Loves You | The Book of James | Corey Abney

    In this week’s message from James 2:1–13, we confront a challenge that hits close to home: how we treat people based on first impressions. James makes it clear—faith in Jesus and favoritism don’t mix. Loving others the way God loves us means elevating spiritual values over social status. We’ll talk about how easy it is to make relationship-defining decisions based on appearance, influence, or what someone can offer us. But Scripture reminds us that God doesn’t see the way we see. While we’re often drawn to outward success, God looks straight at the heart. James calls the church to be a community marked by justice and mercy, where true worth is never measured by net worth, and where God’s acceptance matters more than human approval. Genuine faith shows up in how we love, serve, and care for those in need—especially the ones who can’t repay us. In this message, we’ll explore: ✔ Why favoritism is more than a bad habit—it’s a spiritual issue ✔ How faith becomes visible through the way we treat others ✔ The difference between social status and spiritual value ✔ Why mercy is essential to living out the gospel ✔ What it really means to “love your neighbor as yourself” ✔ How the church is meant to reflect unity, justice, and grace If you’ve ever caught yourself making assumptions, playing favorites, or chasing approval, this message invites you to see people—and yourself—through the lens of God’s mercy. We are somebody, not because of what we bring to the table, but because of who we’re with. 💬 Let’s Connect: Website → https://bellshoals.com Instagram → /bellshoals Facebook → /bellshoals YouTube → /@bellshoalschurch 🕊️ Get Involved: We want you to know God, find community, and make a difference. Learn more about serving, missions, next steps, and upcoming events at https://bellshoals.com/guide/

    35 min

  4. JAN 25

    How to Grow in Faith | The Book of James | Corey Abney

    In this week’s message from James 1:19–27, we shift from enduring trials to growing through them. James reminds us that adversity is no excuse for immaturity—and that real spiritual growth happens when we allow God’s Word to do its work in us. We’ll talk about our natural knee-jerk reactions when we feel provoked or hurt, and how maturity looks different: being quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to anger. James teaches that unchecked anger doesn’t produce the righteousness God desires, and that humility is the posture that helps us receive the Word God has planted in our hearts. But James doesn’t stop at hearing—he calls us to action. We’ll explore what it means to move from being a listener to becoming a doer, because transformation doesn’t come from information alone. Like looking into a mirror, God’s Word reveals what needs to change—and blessing comes when we respond with obedience. In this message, we’ll explore: ✔ Why listening more and speaking less is a mark of maturity ✔ How anger can hinder spiritual growth ✔ What it means to humbly receive the “implanted Word” ✔ The difference between hearing the Word and living it ✔ Why obedience is how we “work out” what God is working in ✔ How building your life on God’s Word creates stability in every storm If you’ve felt stuck, reactive, or spiritually stalled, this message will encourage you that growth is possible—because God’s Word has the power to change you from the inside out. 💬 Let’s Connect: Website → https://bellshoals.com Instagram → /bellshoals Facebook → /bellshoals YouTube → /@bellshoalschurch 🕊️ Get Involved: We want you to know God, find community, and make a difference. Learn more about serving, missions, next steps, and upcoming events at https://bellshoals.com/guide/

    39 min

  5. JAN 18

    How to Endure Hard Times - Part 2 | The Book of James | Corey Abney

    In Part 2 of our message from James 1:1–18, we continue exploring what it means to endure when life gets hard. James reminds us that God uses the trials we face to develop the endurance we need—because following Jesus is a marathon, not a sprint. This sermon focuses on how endurance grows when our hearts are anchored in the right place: not in the absence of suffering, but in the outcome God is producing through it. We’ll look at the difference between trials and temptation, why God is never the author of evil, and how humility helps us respond to hardship with faith instead of blame. Through the examples of Job, Paul, and Joseph, we’re reminded that we can’t see our circumstances rightly until we see God rightly—and that even what was meant for evil, God can use for good. In this message, we’ll explore: ✔ Why endurance requires preparation, not just perseverance ✔ How to hold onto certainty in God’s provision ✔ Why temporary trials demand an eternal perspective ✔ How humility protects us from blaming God in suffering ✔ Why God’s unchanging goodness is our anchor in hard seasons ✔ How God works in the gap between today’s problem and tomorrow’s promise If you’re walking through pain, confusion, loss, or waiting, this message will encourage you to keep going—because God is forming something in you that hardship can’t destroy. 💬 Let’s Connect: Website → https://bellshoals.com Instagram → /bellshoals Facebook → /bellshoals YouTube → /@bellshoalschurch 🕊️ Get Involved: We want you to know God, find community, and make a difference. Learn more about serving, missions, next steps, and upcoming events at https://bellshoals.com/guide/

    36 min

  6. JAN 11

    How to Endure Hard Times | The Book of James | Corey Abney

    Hard times are unavoidable—but they are never meaningless. In this message from James 1:1–18, we begin a new teaching series through the book of James by addressing a question every believer eventually faces: How do we endure when life gets hard? Drawing from both Scripture and real-life stories, this sermon reminds us that God uses trials to produce endurance—and endurance to form maturity in us. James writes to believers who were scattered and suffering under persecution, yet he opens with a surprising command: “Consider it a great joy” when trials come. Not because pain is good—but because God is at work through it. Endurance, or grit, is essential not only for life but for spiritual growth. Following Jesus is a marathon, not a sprint. In this message, we explore how God develops endurance in us and why perspective and faith are critical when hardship comes. We also see how wisdom from God, eternal hope, and trust in His provision anchor us when circumstances feel overwhelming. ✔ Why trials are inevitable—and purposeful ✔ How endurance shapes spiritual maturity ✔ Where to find wisdom when life feels confusing ✔ Why faith and perspective matter in suffering ✔ How eternal hope sustains us through pain Whether you’re walking through grief, uncertainty, loss, or opposition, this message offers biblical encouragement and practical hope rooted in God’s promises. 💬 Let’s Connect: Website → https://bellshoals.com Instagram → /bellshoals Facebook → /bellshoals YouTube → /@bellshoalschurch 🕊️ Get Involved: We want you to know God, find community, and make a difference. Learn more about serving, missions, next steps, and upcoming events at https://bellshoals.com/guide/ 📍 Locations: Multiple campuses across the West-Central Florida area — find one near you! https://bellshoals.com/locations/

    42 min

  7. JAN 4

    Treasure in the Field | Scott Odom

    We’re all familiar with the thrill of the hunt—searching for something valuable, meaningful, or life-changing. Whether it’s a hidden treasure, a priceless discovery, or a long-sought answer, the pursuit reveals what we value most. In this message from Matthew 13:44–46, Jesus tells two short parables that reveal the greatest treasure of all—the Kingdom of Heaven—and why nothing compares to it. In the parable of the hidden treasure and the pearl of great value, we see two different paths to discovery. One man stumbles upon the treasure unexpectedly, while another spends his life searching for it. Though their journeys differ, their response is the same: overwhelming joy and a willingness to give up everything else to gain what they’ve found. This sermon reminds us that the treasure Jesus offers isn’t merely eternal life someday—it’s His reign, rule, and saving work in our lives right now. When we truly see the value of Christ, it changes how we live, what we pursue, and what we’re willing to release. The issue isn’t what we give up—it’s the greatness of what we gain. As we begin a new year, this message challenges us to take an honest inventory of our hearts. What do our schedules reveal about our priorities? What do our finances say about what we treasure? And most importantly—have we truly seen the incomparable worth of Jesus Christ? ✔ How people discover Jesus in different ways ✔ Why Christ is worth more than anything else ✔ What a transformed response to the gospel looks like ✔ How joy naturally flows from treasuring Christ ✔ Why 2026 is an opportunity to realign our priorities Whether you’re seeking, stumbling, or standing at a crossroads, this message invites you to see Jesus for who He truly is—the greatest treasure imaginable. 💬 Let’s Connect: Website → https://bellshoals.com Instagram → /bellshoals Facebook → /bellshoals YouTube → /@bellshoalschurch 🕊️ Get Involved: We want you to know God, find community, and make a difference. Learn more about serving, missions, next steps, and upcoming events at https://bellshoals.com/guide/ 📍 Locations: Multiple campuses across the West-Central Florida area — find one near you! https://bellshoals.com/locations/

    36 min

  8. 12/28/2025

    Building Memorials | Luis Ruiz

    In every season of life—especially around Christmas—memories shape us. For some, this season is filled with joy, tradition, and celebration. For others, it carries loss, disappointment, tension, or uncertainty. In moments like these, what we remember—and what we forget—matters more than we realize. In this message from Joshua 4, we step into a defining moment in Israel’s story as God leads His people across the Jordan River into the Promised Land. After generations of waiting, wandering, failure, and God’s relentless faithfulness, Israel finally arrives. But before moving forward, God commands them to stop and build a memorial—tangible reminders of His power, provision, and presence. This message shows us why remembering God’s work isn’t optional—it’s essential. What we don’t intentionally remember, we eventually forget. And when we forget, fear, doubt, and discouragement quickly take over. But when we mark what God has done in the past, it becomes our confidence for whatever lies ahead. From the stones set up at the Jordan, to the cross and the empty tomb, Scripture is filled with reminders that God is faithful, even when His people are not. These memorials become anchor points—breadcrumbs that lead us back when we feel lost, afraid, or unsure of the next step. This sermon also celebrates how God is still at work today—changing lives, building faith in the next generation, and using ordinary people to accomplish extraordinary things for His kingdom. ✔ Why intentional remembrance strengthens faith ✔ How God’s work in us is meant to speak to others ✔ Why memorials become confidence for the future ✔ How God’s faithfulness carries us through every season ✔ Why the cross and empty tomb are the ultimate memorial stones If you find yourself looking back with gratitude—or forward with uncertainty—this message will remind you that God’s past faithfulness is proof you can trust Him with what’s next. 💬 Let’s Connect: Website → https://bellshoals.com Instagram → /bellshoals Facebook → /bellshoals YouTube → /@bellshoalschurch 🕊️ Get Involved: We want you to know God, find community, and make a difference. Learn more about serving, missions, next steps, and upcoming events at https://bellshoals.com/guide/ 📍 Locations: Multiple campuses across the West-Central Florida area — find one near you! https://bellshoals.com/locations/

    36 min
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Bell Shoals is a church and a movement. We believe in a love-first approach. We love God, love others, and seize every opportunity to show the never-ending love of the Creator. Learn more at BellShoals.com.

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  • Creator
    Bell Shoals Church
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2026
  • Episodes
    200
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Copyright 2026 Bell Shoals Church
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    Bell Shoals Church