Aldersgate Renewal Ministries

Aldersgate Renewal Ministries Encounter, Equip, Encourage
To equip and encourage God's people to live empowered by the Holy Spirit

Encounter

- We provide opportunities to encounter the supernatural power and presence of the Holy Spirit both corporately and individually
- We intentionally invite individuals to experience and nurture a relationship with the Holy Spirit to release spiritual gifts and fruit.
- Through our prayer ministry, we facilitate healing, transformation and freedom in Christ. Equip

- We are called to equi

p the Body of Christ.
- Equipped by the Holy Spirit, disciples are used to carry out God's mission in the world.
- ARM equips believers through teaching, preaching, worship and prayer to carry out the ministry of Jesus for the transformation of the world. Encourage

- We take seriously our call to the ministry of encouragement.
- ARM has an ongoing ministry of encouraging Spirit-filled, followers of Jesus, to daily live and walk in the Spirit.
- In all times and places, ministry and life as a disciple can be filled with many obstacles.
- Through community and words of life, ARM strengthens the Body of Christ to remain true to the Lord.

"I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life." John 8:1...
06/05/2026

"I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life." John 8:12

Jesus does not say He will point you toward the light or help you find it on your own. He says He is the light. That is a different kind of claim entirely.

Darkness has a way of feeling permanent. A season of grief, a marriage that is struggling, a faith that has gone dry, a future that looks uncertain. When you are in it long enough, you start to forget what it felt like to see clearly. You begin to make decisions from that dark place, and they rarely lead anywhere good.

But Jesus speaks into that darkness with authority. Follow me, He says. Not follow a plan or a principle. Follow a person. And the promise He attaches to that is not that the road gets easier. It is that you will never walk in darkness alone again. The light of life goes with you.

Whatever you are walking through today, you do not have to find your way in the dark. He is already there.

"The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his ...
06/04/2026

"The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field." Matthew 9:37-38

Jesus does not say the harvest is complicated. He does not say it is out of reach. He says it is plentiful. The need is not the problem. The workers are.

What is striking is what He tells His disciples to do about it. He does not say go recruit. He does not say build a strategy or launch a campaign. He says pray. Ask the Lord of the harvest to send workers. Because this is His field, not ours. He sees every corner of it that we cannot. And He knows exactly who needs to be where.

There is something freeing about that. We are not responsible for manufacturing a movement. We are invited into one that God is already leading. Our part begins on our knees.

Who in your life is waiting for someone to show up? Pray today that God would send the right person. And be willing to go if He sends you.

"And you also are among those who are called to belong to Jesus Christ." Romans 1:6Called. Not auditioned. Not condition...
06/03/2026

"And you also are among those who are called to belong to Jesus Christ." Romans 1:6

Called. Not auditioned. Not conditionally accepted. Called.

Paul writes this to ordinary people living in one of the most powerful cities in the world, people who could have easily felt small, overlooked, or unqualified. And he wants them to know before anything else that they belong. Not because of what they have built or who they know or how well they have held it together. Because God called them by name.

That same call has reached you. Not as an afterthought. Not as a backup plan. You are among those whom God has drawn to His Son, and that is the steadiest ground you will ever stand on.

Whatever is making you feel disqualified today, set it down for a moment. You were called to belong. And that has never stopped being true.

"I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you; I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a hear...
06/02/2026

"I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you; I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh." Ezekiel 36:26

This is not a verse about trying harder. It is a verse about transformation that only God can do.

We have all felt it, that hardness that creeps in over time. Disappointment that calcifies into bitterness. Hurt that slowly turns to numbness. A faith that once burned hot gone quiet and cold. We do not always choose a heart of stone. Sometimes life just hands us one.

But God does not stand at a distance and tell us to soften up. He reaches in and does what we cannot do for ourselves. He removes. He replaces. He makes new. That is the whole miracle of it.

If your heart feels hard today, that is not the end of your story. It may be the very place where God is about to begin.

"Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit." Galatians 5:25To keep in step with the Spirit is not...
06/01/2026

"Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit." Galatians 5:25

To keep in step with the Spirit is not a call to strive harder. It is an invitation to slow down and listen. The same Spirit who raised Christ from the dead is alive in you right now, moving, leading, making a way. The question is not whether He is at work. The question is whether we are paying attention.

So often we sprint ahead of God or drag our feet behind Him. But the Spirit does not rush and He does not lag. He is steady. He is faithful. And He is waiting for us to fall in line with what He is already doing.

Where is the Spirit inviting you to realign today?

Daily Goals: Start, Stay, End With Jesus"And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord...
05/29/2026

Daily Goals: Start, Stay, End With Jesus
"And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him."
Colossians 3:17 (NIV)
Most of us start the day with a to do list. What needs to get done. Who needs to be answered. Where we need to be by nine o'clock. The day gets busy fast, and before we know it, we're halfway through before we've paused to breathe, let alone talk to God.
But what if our daily goal was simpler than a list of tasks? What if it was this?
Start with Jesus.
Before the scrolling. Before the rushing. Before the first notification pulls your mind in ten directions. Open your eyes and turn your heart toward Him. Good morning, Lord. I need You today. It doesn't have to be long. Just the first moment of your day belonging to Him.
Stay with Jesus.
In the middle of the meeting. At the stoplight. While you're folding laundry. During the hard conversation. When the text message rattles you. Keep coming back to Him. A quick prayer. A Bible verse on a sticky note. A whispered "Jesus, help me." A moment of gratitude for something small. Staying with Him doesn't mean leaving life. It means inviting Him into all of it.
End with Jesus.
Before your head hits the pillow. Before the anxious thoughts start running. Before you rehearse tomorrow or replay today. Come back to Him. Thank Him for what He did. Hand Him what you can't fix. Rest in the truth that He is still awake, still working, still watching over you.
Start with Jesus. Stay with Jesus. End with Jesus. Live one day this way, and you'll want to live every day this way.

Jesus Is Our Hope in Every Situation"May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that yo...
05/28/2026

Jesus Is Our Hope in Every Situation
"May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit."
Romans 15:13 (NIV)
Hope is one of those words that can feel fragile. We say we hope things turn out. We hope the results are good. We hope the relationship heals. We hope tomorrow feels lighter than today. But the hope the world offers is really just a wish with its fingers crossed.
The hope Jesus gives is different.
It isn't a feeling that depends on the outcome. It's a Person. And that Person has already walked through the worst this world can offer. He carried the cross. He entered the grave. And on the third day, He walked out. Which means there is no situation you are facing today that He hasn't already conquered.
In the waiting room, Jesus is our hope.
In the hard conversation, Jesus is our hope.
In the financial strain, Jesus is our hope.
In the season that feels too long, Jesus is our hope.
In the relationship that looks impossible, Jesus is our hope.
In the unknown, the unexpected, and the unfinished, Jesus is our hope.
Notice that Paul prays we would be filled with joy and peace as we trust Him. The trust comes first. The overflowing comes after. We don't have to manufacture hope on our own. We simply put our eyes back on Jesus, and His Spirit pours into us what we cannot produce ourselves.
Wherever you are today, the God of hope sees you. And He is still the answer to every prayer your heart is quietly carrying.

Not to Be Served, but to Serve"Just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a...
05/27/2026

Not to Be Served, but to Serve
"Just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many."
Matthew 20:28 (NIV)
Jesus had every right to be served.
He is the King of heaven. The Word made flesh. The One through whom all things were made. If anyone could have demanded attention, comfort, and a throne, it was Him. And yet He chose a different way.
He washed feet. He touched lepers. He held children on His knee. He cooked breakfast on the beach for disciples who had abandoned Him. He ate with the outcasts and made time for the ones everyone else overlooked. And in the end, He gave His very life as the ransom that set us free.
That's the kind of King He is. Not a ruler who sits above us, but a Savior who kneels beside us.
And He calls us to live the same way.
In a world that tells us to build our platforms, protect our time, and look out for ourselves first, Jesus hands us a towel instead. He shows us that greatness in His kingdom looks like serving. Not for applause. Not for position. Just because love moves that way.
Maybe service for you today looks like a meal dropped off. A message sent. A listening ear. A task no one will notice. A moment of grace to someone who doesn't deserve it. A quiet act of love in your own home.
Every time we serve, we look a little more like Jesus. And every time we serve, we remember the One who served us first, all the way to the cross.

Look, the Lamb of God"The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, 'Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the...
05/26/2026

Look, the Lamb of God
"The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, 'Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!'"
John 1:29 (NIV)
For generations, the people of God had watched lambs being offered. Sin needed a sacrifice. A life in place of a life. Year after year, the altar stayed busy and the blood kept flowing, and still it was never enough to truly take sin away.
Then John the Baptist looked up, saw Jesus walking toward him, and everything changed.
Look, the Lamb of God.
Not another lamb. The Lamb. The one every previous sacrifice had been pointing to. The one who would not just cover sin but carry it away. The one who could do what no other offering ever could.
That is still the gospel today. Jesus took away the sin of the world. Not just the small sins or the respectable ones. All of it. The things you've done that you can barely say out loud. The patterns you can't seem to break. The thoughts no one knows about. The mistakes you keep replaying at night. He took them. He carried them to the cross. He nailed them there.
You don't have to keep bringing your own sacrifices to God. You don't have to keep trying to be good enough, holy enough, or disciplined enough to earn His love. The Lamb has already been given. The work is already finished.
If you've been carrying guilt today, look up. The same Lamb John saw walking through Galilee is the One who still walks toward you with open arms.
Let Him take it. That's what He came to do.

Blessed Is the King"Blessed is the king who comes in the name of the Lord! Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!"Luk...
05/25/2026

Blessed Is the King
"Blessed is the king who comes in the name of the Lord! Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!"
Luke 19:38 (NIV)
The crowd got something right that day.
As Jesus rode into Jerusalem, people lined the road, laid down their cloaks, waved their branches, and called Him what He truly was. King. They recognized that the One passing by wasn't just another teacher or prophet. Heaven itself had stepped into their streets.
They were celebrating a Savior who would not rule the way they expected. They were cheering a King who was headed straight toward a cross. Within days many of those same voices would go silent, and some would even turn. But in that moment, they saw Him clearly, and they worshiped.
Sometimes we need to pause and do the same thing.
It's easy to let the weight of life quiet our praise. The bills, the diagnoses, the headlines, the heartbreaks. We can forget that the King of heaven has come near. That He still reigns. That heaven is at peace because Jesus did what He came to do.
No circumstance can dethrone Him. No season of your life is outside of His rule. The King who came in the name of the Lord is still the King today, and He is still worthy of every ounce of praise your heart can offer.
So wherever you are right now, lift your voice. Whisper it, sing it, write it in your journal, say it in the car on the way to work. Blessed is the King. He is good, He is near, and He is still on the throne.

Address

121 East Avenue
Goodlettsville, TN
37072

Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 4pm
Tuesday 8am - 4pm
Wednesday 8am - 4pm
Thursday 8am - 4pm
Friday 8am - 4pm

Telephone

+16158519192

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