Posted on Apr 27, 2018 in BLOG, Uncategorized |
“Since you have heard about Jesus and have learned the truth that comes from him, throw off your old sinful nature and your former way of life, which is corrupted by lust and deception. Instead, let the Spirit renew your thoughts and attitudes. Put on your new nature, created to be like God — truly righteous and holy” (Ephesians 4:21-24 NLT).
You need more power than just willpower in your life. You need God’s power in your life.
The “fruit of the Spirit” are the qualities that God puts in your life when the Holy Spirit lives through you: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. Read more…
Posted on Apr 18, 2018 in BLOG, Uncategorized |
For the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost” (Luke 19:10 NASB).
If you asked 50 random people, “How do you get to Heaven?” you’d get a lot of different answers. But most of them would be based on the idea that you can (and have to) earn your way to Heaven.
Posted on Oct 23, 2017 in BLOG, Uncategorized |
Am I supposed to tithe 10%? Is that an Old Testament concept? I heard Pastor Shawn say that it’s not 10% it is 100%, what in the world does that mean?
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Posted on Aug 3, 2017 in BLOG, Uncategorized |
Control, it’s the first lie the snake used to describe God. It exposed Adam and Eves nakedness. It’s the introduction of condemnation and shame, the origin of the law of sin and death, the birthplace of every religious thought and action thereafter. Control, it masquerades in the religious rhetoric of holiness; its wars are holy, its politics, its inquisitions, its crusades, its genocide, its prejudice, discrimination, racism, sexism, its abuse – all painted with the brush of fanatic righteousness.
Posted on Jun 21, 2017 in BLOG, Uncategorized |
Like it or not God is concerned with our physical health. It’s a stewardship issue. How are we taking care of the bodies we have been given? I find this topic is often taboo in the church. It seems to be the one area we all just ignore. However, it is a matter of management. We are all held accountable for the things we are in charge of. That includes our bodies. We have to be careful of what we put in our mouths. We need to think before we eat.
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Posted on Jun 15, 2017 in BLOG, Uncategorized |
– The main question every boy asks himself is
“Do I have what it takes?” Can I be a hero? Will I be able to fight for what is important in life? Dad’s must answer this question for them. Boys want their fathers to be impressed
with them.
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Posted on May 16, 2017 in BLOG, Uncategorized |
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Jesus’ movement will disrupt the Jewish system very, very profoundly. He is going to turn things upside down and inside out. The world will never be the same. Literally. But there is a precision to his every move.
He will not be baited into their traps; he will not be sidelined as a member of “this group” or “that position.” Guilt by association is an easy trump card in public life.
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Posted on May 8, 2017 in BLOG, Uncategorized |
As we read The Bible we begin to see how God responds to things. Doing
daily devotions
re-patterns the way we think and transforms the spirit of the mind. Then, when we face similar situations as Jesus did, we begin to respond in the same way.
Luke 15: 1 Tax collectors and other notorious sinners often came to listen to Jesus teach. 2 This made the Pharisees and teachers of religious law complain that he was associating with such sinful people—even eating with them!
Michael Yaconelli in his book messy spiritually talks about a group of people that they call themselves “Notorious Sinners”
Posted on Apr 24, 2017 in BLOG, Uncategorized |
“A person’s wisdom yields patience; it is to one’s glory to overlook an offense” (Proverbs 19:11 NIV).
We need to
look at the pain behind the behavior
of people who need extra grace. We learned that hurt people hurt people.
We can’t stop there, though.
We must also refuse to be offended.
Posted on Apr 13, 2017 in BLOG, Uncategorized |
This Easter, millions of people will gather in churches all over the world to celebrate the death, burial, and Resurrection of Jesus. Easter is the story of the greatest rescue mission in history. God came to earth in the form of Jesus Christ to rescue all of humanity. Because of the cross and because of his Resurrection, we have the hope of eternal life in Heaven. That’s the Good News.
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