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We tend to sin in ways that are blatant and obvious or in ways that are more discreet and not as noticeable. But both are sin. This message looks at the 2 caves David found himself in & encourages us to turn away from sin!
4 Significant areas we have to learn to exist in as we are waiting for and working toward the good part + 1 Samuel 18.
David & Goliath - If we are going to be Christ-like, we have to be able to see things the way He sees them!
An introduction into the series, David.
David’s life is full of high highs and low lows.
He is one who is extremely likable but also one who is far from perfect.
His story reminds us that God is always the hero of our lives. Will we allow Him to speak to us?!
Are you the accuser or an accused?
Jesus wanted to lead the accused and the accusers to repentance.
We reserve God for the gaps - the places we need God to come in and fill
When there is: Pain we ask God to fill this gap with peace , doubt - direction, rejection - restoration, weakness - strength
The moment we don’t have a need for God, we no longer NEED God.
We can’t confuse the callings and the promises of God for just another phase.
This message looks at 2 points on how to examine and expect the Promises of God & not just live life with God as a phase.
A back-to-school message & challenge for all of us.
Kids- obey your father and mother and it will go well for you!
Parents- train up your kids in the way they should go so that when they are older, they will not depart from it.
We are so used to having tension that we don’t know what peace is TRULY like. We must depend on our Prince of Peace to provide what we can't find in the tensions of this world & life!
In this messy world we have to put our hope somewhere. Jesus is our only hope. A look at the third time Jesus interrupts history.
⚠️ warning: the scripture says half weren’t ready.
Do it today, get ready, stay ready.
🙏Help us Lord to choose you every single day - to choose to be ready.
John 5:1-9
Jesus wants to get uncomfortably close - he wants to burst your bubble.
Stir new waters and new hope in us Jesus!
1️⃣ expect persecution
2️⃣ rejoice in persecution
3️⃣ use persecution
4️⃣ commit yourself to God
Father's Day Message
1️⃣Stay Humble
"We are sheep shepherding 🐑 sheep"
2️⃣ Stay Alert
3️⃣ Stand Firm
4️⃣ Stand Strong
"Strong stops being strong when you stop getting stronger"
5️⃣ Look Ahead
📔 1 Peter 4:1-11
Peter is making distinction between the flesh 👤 and the spirit 🕊️
There is more to us than just the flesh
📔1 Peter 3:7-17
The levels of treating others:
(Bottom)“No good deed goes unpunished - return good with bad” 😊👿
(Middle)“Return good for good” 😊😊 + “Return evil for evil or bad for bad” 👿 👿
—-> these are natural and “right” to us
(Top) “Respond to evil with good” 👿😊
1 Peter 3:1-7
Wives and Husbands
Authority and Submission
What God designs, the devil distorts
For God's Sake - 1 Peter 2:13-25
No matter who is in authority, there is ONE who is above all things!
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The Problem
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The Posture
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The Promise
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The Pattern
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The Power
Beware of the contamination that is in the heart
💵It’s easy to pretend our money is clean when it isn’t.
📱🤳It’s easy to pretend our phones are clean when they aren’t
💧It’s easy to pretend our drinking water is clean when it’s not
♥️It’s easy to pretend our hearts are pure when they are contaminated.
Easter Sunday @NorthShoreChurchHastings
Matthew 4:18
Because he lives… the invitation is still valid. Because he lives… our relationship with God is still secure. BECAUSE HE LIVES!!!
Death tried to break the Covenant… that Jesus invited us into. But because He lives that Covenant is still in place.
Today is an infomercial for Jesus!
📖2 Corinthians 5&6
We can’t constantly soak in Christian things and not be wrung out
A fast without intense prayer is not a fast.
🙏Lord, we are absolutely powerless against this massive enemy, but we turn to you, we trust you, our eyes are on you.
This is the prayer that it’s at the heart of Fasting.
The power & authority of the Word of God.
Don’t neglect the power of the instructions we have been given!!!!
John 13: 1-15
1️⃣ Jesus Served with Both Hands
2️⃣ Jesus served with a purpose
3️⃣ Jesus served with open Eyes
🔥Jesus is the perfect Son of God. And while he was on earth he depended on prayer. Jesus needed to pray while in earth, how much more do you and I need to be praying.
The FREE GIFT is something we can't take for granted.
This is core & essential, we will fight for this as a church!
We can’t keep the “free” separate from “surrender”
We need both of them as followers of Jesus
Ruth is defining the relationship with her redeemer.
If you want to meet the right person, be at the right place.
🔥🔥The most important question - is who is Jesus to me?
Define your relationship with Jesus today!!!!
Ruth 2:1-23
🔥🔥God is moving through “just so happens” all the time.
This is God’s way of directing his purpose
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What are your “just so happens” in your life?
When you walk in obedience expect to run into blessings.
The second part of our Ruth series on Ruth 1:8-22 when Naomi & Ruth leave Moab together.
In the times of a wake: 🔥🔥You can either run from Him or run to Him.
An introduction to Ruth, Ruth 1:1-6
People far from God matter to God
A theme throughout the entire book but also the Bible.
🎉👏God is on a rescue mission for the entire world!
Through Prayer & Thankfulness we are able to live out the scripture, be anxious for nothing but in all things pray about them and give thanks.
Gold for a King
Frankincense for a God
Myrrh for a Lamb
Those hard moments can become holy moments when you lean into God
🥇Honoring a King is giving the very best - best worship, prayers, obedience, to the church, to your neighbors…
💥We have different callings but the same purpose!
1️⃣ Connected to the BODY
2️⃣ Connected to the HEAD
3️⃣ Embrace the Tension
James 4:13-17 & James 5:1-6
🔥If you are interested in God’s Will for you, you have to OBEY His word. Vs. 17
🔥🔥The more you walk in obedience to the Word the easier it is to hear what’s next from God! It becomes more natural too! 🎉
✨Draw near to God
In Repentance and through Humble obedience. And He will draw near to you.
🔥🔥When you close that Gap with God you will begin to close that gap between you and the you God called you to be. And then you will begin to close the gap between you and others!
God doesn’t expect us to understand it all.
But he does want you to ask Him for wisdom.
📖 James 3:13-18
2 sources of wisdom
1️⃣worldly wisdom
2️⃣Godly wisdom
"Faith without Good Deeds is Dead" - James did not say faith + works = salvation, you can’t add anything to the cross.
1️⃣Faith without works is Useless
2️⃣Faith without works can not save us
3️⃣ Faith without works is dead.
We do things intentionally and we do things unintentionally.
Favoritism can happen unintentionally and we need to shine a light on what God's word is saying about this!
James 2:1-13
We reach capacity in many areas, but there are areas of life we think we have reached capacity, but God wants to take us BEYOND that.
📖 Ephesians 3:20-21 NSAB
📖 Isaiah 43:19 NLT
How do you know what you are capable of if you never go beyond what you are comfortable with?
📖Joshua 23 & 24
📖 Joshua 23:8 CLING TIGHTLY
📖 Genesis 2:24
-Finish what you started, but be confident in the fact that the Lord will fight for you in the same way he fought for you. Finish strong.
🪨 Illustration of Couple dating
-You have to choose, you can’t stay in between. You can’t live in this neutral zone. You can’t just not decide. You have to choose. I will serve God or by default I will serve the gods.
Cling tightly
As a reminder: you made a choice to follow God.
⚠️The world will invite you to leave God.
But choose today whom you will follow
🗺️ God says, I have a specific design for you, for your family, your spouse, your finances, your life… God is asking that they live within the bounties of the promised land.
When it comes to the promises of God, close enough is not a winning strategy.
Audacious means 2 distinct things: rude or disrespectful // showing a willingness to take a surprisingly BOLD RISK. Our world needs an audacious church...one that is willing to take bold risks.
God is a God of Infinite variety. God’s options & strategies are infinite… absolutely unlimited.
The problem with us however… is we would rather follow a formula than follow the Lord.
📖 Joshua 7
⚠️We don’t often run from sin…
⚠️⚠️when Joshua & his people saw the enemy as big they looked to the Lord for help. BUT when the enemy was small, they trusted in their own strength and ability. And didn’t need His help on this ONE.
🎉God will never identify the problem and then just leave you there. He will provide a path of redemption and restoration!!!
🔥 Before they walked into the promise of God they had to pass by the Presence of God.
🔥 You will never enter His promise until you draw near to His presence.
🔥 Let these stones build something, let them stir up remembrance, let them be a memorial forever.
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The Presence of God made Joshua FEARLESS
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Time in God's Presence taught Joshua to FOLLOW and the LEAD
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The Presence of God taught Joshua to WORSHIP
Love the Lord your God with all of your MIND
🔥 loving Him with all your mind is loving the Lord God with all your decisions.
🔥Fighting for your family doesn’t look like - fists up, but like this - hands up.
🔥True intercession is taxing.
🔥Who do you have holding your hands up?!
🔥We will never be the father figure God is calling us to be without knowing the figure of the Father.
Luke 8:4-15📖
In a crowd there are various stages of life/ spiritual walks people are in.
4 areas that the seeds fell
🌱hard soil - hard hearts, the Word of God doesn’t penetrate… easy to see the anger, frustration
🌱rocky & shallow soil - some visible growth but not real growth
🌱soil full of weeds - a distracted heart, a busy heart,
🌱good soil - producing fruit that leads to eternal value
🔥The seed represents the Word of God
When you are around hard soil people keep talking about Jesus
We often don’t want people to think about us like they think about God.
This culture will not choose God for you.
We can’t grow the seed, only God can do that. But we can change the soil.
Too easily, we become slaves to the things that bring temporary fulfillment, but God hates temporary fulfillment! He didn’t send his son to die for temporary fulfillment.
God doesn’t just want us to experience Him, He wants us to be changed by Him and be moved to action!
If there is a decision.
If there is a plan.
If you are facing a situation like never before.
Enemies are gathering.
Surrounds by difficulties.
Maybe everything is great.
Before you date.
Before you get married.
Before you take the job.
Before you quit the job.
Seek Him First.
Talk to Jesus.
We need the Holy Spirit to speak and guide us - but the one thing you can count on is that you won’t likely fit with everything/ everyone around you.
🔥🔥🔥 When you are filled you won’t likely fit
💦 72,000 Options💦 Baptism + Communion
John 6
The Paradox of choice - book 📕
We have too many options -
just think of all the ways to watch a movie 🎥 🍿
Ways for dating
Ways for getting in shape
Jobs
Choosing a college
You have OPTIONS
🦜 The Birds & The Bees 🐝 INTIMACY
There is a full out WAR on our marriages in regards to sex
📖 Song of Songs 4
⚠️We do not need a legalistic view of sex or a liberal view. We NEED a BIBLICAL VIEW.
Don’t let the enemy destroy what God wants to bless.
The integrity of the upright guides them, but the crookedness of the treacherous destroys them. Proverbs 11:3
Your reputation is who others think you are. Your integrity is who you really are.
A child’s heart is marked by innocence - our primary and most important role as parents is to fight, protect and aggressively defend that innocence.
Easter Sunday Service
Jesus, I want you to have all of me not just part of me. Jesus I’m saying yea to you. When people look at me I don’t want them to see me- I only want them to see you.
The Father's kiss has the power to change absolutely everything - He is waiting for you!
We make far too much of the devil's kiss and far too little of the Father's.
📖Acts 7:20-34 - Moses
Vs. 22 and Moses was instructed in all the wisdom do the Egyptians, and he was mighty in his words and deeds.
🌵Moses was born and raised to lead
How can Moses be mighty in words and a clumsy speaker?
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God never confirms Moses is a clumsy speaker (He gets mad at Moses for saying that)
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Just because someone says something about himself in fear and doubt doesn’t necessarily mean it’s true
WE CAN’T MISTAKE EXCUSES FOR TRUTH
- It is possible that both are true
🚨⭐️With the closet we think God is going to go in and pull out all the skeletons…expose them BUT it is the gifts of the anointing, the call of God that you have hurried in the closet are the indicator of a lukewarm faith
🎁WHY ARE THESE GIFTS COLLECTING DUST?!
Dealing with the lukewarm is extremely difficult… it’s hard
1️⃣ TIME ⏰ Romans 11:29, it was given such a long time ago…
2️⃣ OPPORTUNITY - you never got the chance so you quit trying
3️⃣ FAILURE - you have convinced yourself that because you failed you are a failure.
4️⃣ FEAR - the call feels bigger than anything you can bear
Lukewarm = not honoring Jesus with the talents/ gifts he has given to you. What are you doing?
Let’s never be ok with lukewarm
Fear has many forms
We allow fear to dictate what we do, how we act, lead…
For the sake of our freedom, fear has to fall.
🔦Because what darkness conceals, light
reveals 🔦
📖1 Samuel 17:11, 26
⭐️David weighed what he heard against what he knew - his faith in the Lord was greater than his fear.
💡No matter how dark it is, light gives way to sight💡
🚨The dark things in the basement no longer have power because they are reduced to nothing when the light comes in… fear has no power.
💵💲💳 The Office Door 💰🏦🏧
We often keep this door shut when Jesus comes around. It’s uncomfortable… but the reality is is that money effects our lives. It touches every part of our lives.
15% of what Jesus taught on was money
1 Kings 17 || King Ahab🤴& Jezebel 👸= wicked
God wanted to prove that HE is the source so he turned the water off 💧 AND ➕
He is our source!!!!
1️⃣ THE SUPPLY
2️⃣ THE SIN
3️⃣ THE SOURCE
We often want Jesus to invade our lives, our issues, our circumstances, our heartbreak, or our world like a swat team invasion... But really he is waiting at the door, knocking and waiting, knocking and waiting for us to answer and invite him in! Revelation 3:14-20
2 Kings 4:1-7
When you give your nothing to God, He can fill it with MORE than you ever thought possible!
Update on church building debt - end of service.
Pastor Dillon walks through Judges 7 and paints a clear picture of what the secret is of an underdog. God is so faithful and so good!
Judges 6:11-24
"God's Commandments are God's Enablements"
"It isn't true SO God said it, it is true BECAUSE God said it."
Judges 6:1-10 || The introduction to the Gideon series.
Jesus is so wonderfully good.
When we the people of God ignore the Word of God... we must endure the discipline of God.
3 Resolutions for our New Year are found in 1 Timothy 6:11-16. To Flee, To Follow, To Fight.
A look at the responses of those who are considered "respectable" and "rotten" when they interacted with Jesus.
Make sure our view of Jesus is not small but BIG.
Our responses to Jesus should include worship and repentance.
When we view Jesus as small, we respond to Him as small.
The start of our Christmas series looks at the Wise men & how they responded to Jesus.
Final part of the Revive the Stones series. A look at Nehemiah 6 & 3 Distractions to be aware of in life. Remember: Your life will become a testimony for His Glory & His Glory alone.
Miracles often begin to happen when we fight for other people's dreams.
Go dream hunting , find a dream, strap on a sword & start stacking bricks!
Nehemiah 4:1-14 || 3 things to do when the enemy starts opposing you: 1: Retreat, 2: Revise, 3: Remember.
A disrupted plan is not a destroyed dream! Remember the Lord who is great and awesome!
Our God sized dreams are very important to follow and we need to work with the details of those dreams to see them come to reality! Pastor Dillon discusses 4 things that can help or hinder our dreams.
Cracks in our lives can lead us to lose hope, but the best days are ahead.
This week we look at Nehemiah 1 & how you don't have to live with destruction & damage in your life but deal with it head on.
The Right Table often has the "wrong" people. In the last part of The Table series, Pastor Chris talks about how people want to be important & how we can play a role in that.
You can not function if you can not forgive! This powerful message pushes us to live a life of FORGIVENESS because we have been radically forgiven. Pastor Chris walks through what forgiveness is and what it is not. Get ready to begin forgiving!
There is NO POWER in pretending BUT POWER in PRAYER! The earnest prayer of a righteous person has great power & produces wonderful results. - John 13:16b Challenge this week: pray for 3 people for 30 days.
THANKFUL and THANK YOU are not the same thing, there is separation. Don't allow yourself to believe that you can do everything on your own. Be humble & say thank you! Pastor Chris shares in week 2 of The Table, the things that Thank You requires and does.
The Table is a place to belong. The world isn't going to be moved by the church or impressed by believers when we try to show love for those far from God but treat the family of God like garbage. Pastor Chris expands on these statements and on what happened around the table with Jesus in John 13.
Noah's Architect - Pastor Dillon walks through the story of Noah & shows us how to live a "But Noah" (Genesis 6:8) life. Main points: Walk with the Lord + Follow the Lord's Instructions - We are called to be "But Noah" people.
When things got hard for the Israelites in the desert, they turned to grumbling and complaining, longing for the "safe haven" back in Egypt. Thankfully, their story shows us that even in our “going back” and “grumbling," God gives us grace!
The story of Jonah proves that when we run… God pursues. When we sleep… God awakens. And when we sink… God’s mercy consumes.
God asked Gideon to do some very brave things. God just nudged him along to one step of obedience after another, after another. And sure there might have been a few adjectives in front of the obedience… nervous - cautious - covert - but it was OBEDIENCE that ultimately brought him success.
We love to tell the stories of the victories and the miraculous and the walls that come tumbling down in our lives. But we often overlook the march that preceded the miracle. Keep your eyes on Jesus and stop worrying so much about the wall. It will come down, but until it does...Keep Marching!
Paul has mentioned several different areas that are keys in the life of the believer… these are foundational… they come standard. Sometimes the things that come standard need to be serviced. Just because it comes standard doesn’t mean that you never need to give it any attention. Just because it is foundational doesn’t mean that you don’t ever have to work on it. We'll discover what those things are in the life of a believer and what we can do to keep running!
Eleazar, one of David's three mighty warriors, knew what it took to be Godly man, ready for battle! If we, as men, want to embrace our divine purpose, we have to ready our sword, stand our ground and keep swinging!
Waiting on the Lord increases the value and the blessing of our relationship with Him. Unfortunately, none of us like to wait. But as we look through this repetitive theme through the book of Psalms, we will begin to learn how to wait effectively.
When we look at the world that we live in today, there are some things that seem impossible. Dead things that we think could never be raised to life. Dry bones that could never possibly take their original form again. But then God asks, "Can these bones live?" When God asks a question like that, usually it's because He's about to do something! So what dry bones will you expect God to raise again?
Looking at this Psalm from David, we get the sense that he was in awe of his Good Shepherd. As we dive into it, we'll find multiple reasons why we should live amazed by the God who guides us and gives His life for us.
As followers of Christ, we need to understand that when the first follower diverts from the intended path… the following followers follow. In Psalm 101, David lays out four principles to help us follow well.
Whatever stage you are in… we can say with confidence the same thing that David said in Psalm 62, "Trust in him at all times, O people; pour out your heart before him; God is a refuge for us."
If you are a Martha, be a Martha that loves Jesus. If you are a Mary, be a Mary that loves Jesus. Moms, don’t worry about what everyone else is or isn’t doing.
When a person finds Jesus, they begin to think differently… talk differently… act differently… interact with people differently. When a person finds the treasure, everything changes!
God tells us we can live on one of two mountains: Gerizim (a blessing) or Ebal (a curse). Where are you going to live?
You are not weak, feeble, or frail. You were created in the image of God. You are capable of far more than you know But in all of your potential, you can not carry the weight of your sin. It will destroy you — unless and until you understand the power of the Cross.
If you are a follower of Jesus…stay! Stay till the end. Stay committed to his calling. Stay committed to his word. Stay!
The Lord desires that his house would be full so in his grace and mercy, he extended the circle. Do not let apathy and arrogance convince you that any response other than enthusiastic acceptance is acceptable to His invitation.
Paul faced shipwrecks and snakes. But God used these things to all start a revival on the tiny little distant island of Malta.
Some of us look at everything we can think of to provide hope, peace, fulfillment, identity, and everything else. For many of us, we are like the Pharisees… looking everywhere but to Jesus. It is time to Look Again!
The Lord isn’t looking for a bunch of Bubble Wrapped Believers who are only willing to sit on the sidelines of life.
The church and believers are there to love, support, pray for, and encourage you. Find a circle that will kneel in the sand with you.
We need to do what we can to stay awake. But more than that, we need the Holy Spirit to open our eyes!
There are times when it feels like as believers we are under attack. The mob has gathered — they are angry and aggressive. But don’t ever lose heart because Jesus is still in control.
Sometimes, as believers today, we play games. We pretend that we can operate in the authority of Jesus without having a relationship with Jesus.
In the middle of our difficulties, if we stay devoted to Jesus and what he is calling us to do this year, we will see Him do great things.
Paul, passing through Athens, was alarmed by the city full of idols. And Paul, in order to tell these people about Jesus, is looking for opportunities to connect with these people. He saw a statue to honor “an unknown god,” and he saw within it an opportunity to introduce Christ.
Satan is going to actively and aggressively oppose the Word of God. Without it, you are going to get pushed around… but when you examine the Word it will give you the power to push back!
The church in Philippi began with an unlikely trio. From the outside looking in, there is nothing that they had in common. Between a wealthy widow, a demon-possessed girl, and a blue-collar duty-bound man to the Roman empire, no one would have expected a church to blossom the way it did.
What do we do when Conflict Resolutions strategies don’t work? Because sometimes, no matter how hard we try, life doesn’t always end like a 30-minute episode of the Brady Bunch. So what do we do if the 30 minutes are up and I’m still mad at Marsha?
When we walk by the Spirit and don’t allow the division of the day to deter us from an UNdivided pursuit of Jesus, the effects will be eternal!
it feels like we are living in a world that is Designed to Distract. At every moment there is another distraction that is demanding our attention and pulling us away from our purpose. The only way that we can ever be effective for Jesus is if we learn to intentionally ignore the distractions and keep our hearts focused on Jesus.
The journey from Saul to Paul wasn’t instantaneous. He didn’t change from Saul (Christian killing Terrorist) to Paul (Church Planting… Scripture Writing… Kingdom Advancing… Super Star) in a single moment. There was a process.
Sometimes we get so frustrated that God isn’t moving in our situation. And the truth is God is still waiting for you to Tie Your Shoes!
In The Book of Acts, Chapter 10 is the final piece, it completes the picture of the church. And you are a significant piece of the church puzzle. Without you, the picture is missing something.
When we Act like Jesus, when we pray like Jesus, when we Serve like Jesus, when we Give like Jesus, when we have Faith like Jesus, we will begin to see the bedridden spring to their feet and we will begin to see the dead rise.
In Acts 8, Jesus sends Phillip to the desert road to pursue not just the masses, but the individual. Could you change the destiny of one?
Jesus is looking for ALL IN people, people who will purposefully walk the road to Samaria. But too many of us have settled for a cheap counterfeit.
Sometimes God will ask you to embrace the menial because he is positioning you for the miraculous.
Check your Circle: If you are in the World — be the Church! If you are in the Gathering — be the Church!
Barnabus didn’t just give, but obediently and sacrificially gave. On the other hand, Ananias and Sapphira used lies and deception. These two stories offer us both encouragement and a warning.
And as long as the church stays tied to the stake of prayerless we remain artificially bound. Like an elephant, with enormous power, held in place by a small rope.
When you step into the Promises of God, it will require strength and courage because the enemy always opposes the promises.
In the story of Acts 3, an interruption happened so that Peter and John could point people to Jesus. Then the investigation was answered so that people could see clearly the power of Jesus. Finally, the invitation was to flee from sin and toward Jesus.
In Acts 2:14 is Peter’s response to the question… “What does this mean?” on the day of Pentecost. Which in reality is the very first sermon preached in the Church.
Tension has the potential to force us back together. And tension has the potential to ignite a separation that can cause a lot of pain and suffering. But where there is tension there is potential.
The commission given to the believers in Acts 1 is the same commission given to the believers in 2021, to be an empowered witness of the Gospel of Jesus. And that is why He sent the Holy Spirit so that you would have the POWER to do all the things that Jesus asked his followers to do.
The beauty of the book of Acts is that the Holy Spirit was given some random ingredients and created something so amazing, it verges on perfection. If He can do that with the ingredients he was given in the early church, He is certainly capable of creating something amazing today!
Jesus said, “I will build my church and the gates of Hell will not prevail.” Then he extends an invitation for us to be a part of the work. God has a plan for you, God wants to use you. God speaks to you, God is calling you. God wants to work in you so he can work through you.
Sometimes life and people dish us out really scary circumstances that can drive people far from God. Every one of us has something to break free from, every one of us has things in our life that restrict us from living life the way God intended for us to live. But everyone has the potential to radically impact the kingdom of God, and that is why people far from God matter to God!
God wants our best… he deserves our best… so in all we do, we should strive for excellence. We should willingly give our best. And determine to live in a constant state of improvement. Excellence is giving the best of us to glorify a Magnificent God.
Even when we feel so unqualified and fall so short in so many areas, God still gives us a plan of life and hope for our future! We may think we’re disqualified and the world may think we’re disqualified, but God hasn’t counted you out yet. God will never count you out. In fact, He’s the master at using imperfect people for Big things!
We have to be willing to grow. No matter how much we know or how long we have been following. We often convince ourselves that we have arrived… we have come far enough… we are better than we used to be so we are fine to stop right here… but we can’t. God has more to reveal to us and do through us.
Our victory was bought with the blood of Jesus and guaranteed in the resurrection. Jesus was never outmatched… outmuscled… overwhelmed… overpowered… or caught off guard... in fact, the fight was fixed. Jesus allowed the Cross because he loves us!
God called on Jonah to rise up and reach the Assyrians of Ninevah to repent and turn to God for their wickedness and selfish living. But Jonah had no heart for the people of Nineveh. If people far from God matter to God, then they should matter to us to!
Fasting is giving up WHAT sustains us for WHO sustains us. When you fast for sin it implies a resolve to fast from it. It is a declaration that it will be fed no longer. When you do hard things, God begins to do impossible things.
God rarely asks us to do difficult things but sometimes compels us to do hard things. Often times the simple things can be the hardest to do. In our relationship with God it is easy to get ready… but hard to stay ready.
Guest speaker, Jeff Grenell share his experience with hardships and how God does His greatest work in the midst of our greatest needs.
If you want MORE of Jesus… it is going to require less of you. This means that we have to actively and sometimes painfully make room for MORE of Jesus.
God Granted Jabez's prayers: Bless Me... Expand My Territory... Be With Me... and Keep Me From...
God has MORE to give… and MORE to show… and MORE to bless. The problem is that too many times we allow our small faith puts a cap on God’s MORE. When you give your nothing to God he can fill it with MORE than you ever thought possible.
Jesus is worthy to be praised. We celebrate the birth of Jesus because the Death of Jesus rescued us, it redeemed us, it restored us and it set us free.
God declared to the world that every man, woman, boy, and girl have access to the savior — there is plenty of room for us all.
Jesus is fine to stay with us, or be in our lives as long as he doesn’t disrupt our comfort level… and as long as it doesn’t cost us anything. But when you begin to make room for Jesus in your own life you begin to realize he isn’t a burden he is a gift. He isn’t a sacrifice he is a savior. He doesn’t come with a cost…he paid the cost.
Sometimes the way we start isn't very impressive. But you are never too small, too inexperienced or too late to be used by God.
In Hebrews 12, the comparison between two mountains is explored: Mt. Sinai and Mt. Zion. Sinai is a physical place, while Zion is an eternal place. Which is your mountain of residence? Do you spend more time focused on the physical or the eternal?
Faith in Jesus eliminates fear. It calms the storm... it blinds the enemy... it quiets the noise. When we stand with Christ, we realize there is litterally nothing to be afraid of.
Nothing can really prepare you for hard moments in life that you don’t expect. Your circumstances may affect you, but your response defines you. How will you respond?
To know the Real Jesus is to operate in Forgiveness… however, it seems like many of us go out of our way to minimize or completely ignore our part in forgiveness. But unforgiveness slams the door of a real personal and intimate relationship with Jesus Chris. Forgiveness is a process we must commit to.
We are often convinced that if something sounds too good to be true… it probably is. We treat the good news of Jesus with dismissive gratification. But Jesus is that good.
Who is Jesus? C.S. Lewis says when trying to answer this question, there are only three possible conclusions… Liar, Lunatic or Lord. Who do you say Jesus is?
It's important for us to understand what Jesus was truly like if we want to be like him. Jesus aggressively pursued God's plan and is more concerned about being Righteous than being nice!
Biblically there is no shame in the Marriage Bed. But what we need today is not a Legalist view of Sex or a Liberal view of Sex but a Biblical view of sex.
Are you going to be a person of compromise or a person of integrity? Compromise shuts us down until we're numb to the leading of the Holy Spirit in our heart! Integrity says "I will discover the plan that The ONE has for my life and walk in it."
If it is the heart of God to defend, protect, and actively fight for the innocence of children, then it out to be a high priority for us as well.
Sanctification is a process that we are not capable of on our own. We need Jesus if we want to be set apart and be made holy.
No matter where we are in life, who is in our inner circle is a decision that will make or break our legacy!
There comes a point in everyone's life where they determine what they will fight for. What's your good fight?
This message looks into loving God with all our mind by the decisions we make each day.
This week we take a preview of things to come: Jesus is coming back, and that is not a scary thing, but an encouraging thing!
Learn to be the supporting role to Jesus and let His light shine through you, so people will be able to see Jesus when they look at you. God can and will use your small role for His divine purpose.
This message looks at God's truth behind Psalm 23. You are His. You will get through. And your future is full of Hope!
This Father's Day message looks at the Godly and worthy man, Boaz, who was the kinsman redeemer to Ruth. Ultimately, foreshadowing Jesus and the hope that he would bring to mankind.
God is looking for worthy men and women. He is looking to bless those who wait on Him and maintain integrity in all situations. This sermon will help guide you what a worthy person does.
Week 2 looks at the second chapter of Ruth. Boaz approached Ruth just like God approaches us.
Week one looks at the first chapter of Ruth, and how God has the power to Redeem our past.
Our storage rooms are full of things we should have let go of a long time ago. This message challenges us to let go of some things in our lives through the power of forgiveness.
This message encourages mothers and all believers to keep on persevering even when things get tough, or you feel you can't anymore.
Living with family has the power to bring life or death. How to bring life to others in the way you live.
Pastor Chris takes a look at the Lord's Supper and relates it to the dining room where a family becomes a force.
He didn't come to enhance your life but save you from death! This message inspires us to remember the real reason for Christ's resurrection and that we have someone to cling on to.
This message challenges you to see if you are willing to be a slave for Christ. This series will challenge you to move from a fan to a completely committed follower of God.
This challenging message will ask you to examine your life and actions and determine if you are just a fan, or truly a follower! Even if you are a fan now, God wants to move you to completely, committed, follower!
Is God your one and only, or is he one of many? This series challenges you to move from being a fan of God, to a completely, committed follower!
Feeling down, discouraged, or depressed? So was one of the greatest prophets of all time. Let's look at the keys God gives us to Defeat the Valley of Depression in our lives!
Elijah was so confident in God's love and provision for him, that it allowed him to be bold and confident in God's use of him! Are you ready to let God use you?
Throughout this series we are looking at the ups and downs of the life of Elijah. Before his victory at Mt. Carmel, he found himself in a place of isolation. God has a divine purpose for the seasons that seem pointless.
Jesus didn't die for you to live a life that's "good enough." He died so you could have life, and life more abundantly! Do you need to move from "Good enough" to "God enough" this year?
Pastor Chris Johnson: Are you worried a lot in life? Relax. This week we look at how we can experience God's unexplainable peace in a world full of stress, worry, and anxiety!
Pastor Chris Johnson. There's a difference between getting the right answer and getting it right! Faith and works don't compete against each other, they compliment each other! We look at the formula for living a life of faith with works!
Lead Pastor Chris Johnson. We serve a God who specializes in breathing life into the things we thought were dead! This 2017, God is bringing us a Re: Awakening.
This year find the secret to living with a power that is far beyond your own and staying re-charged.
Stand Alone Message || Lead Pastor Chris Johnson takes a deep look at The Garden (Genesis 3), The Desert (Exodus 32) and The Christ (Romans 1) to explain why we don't need to exchange the greatest gift we will ever get - Christ! "Reject the Gift Receipt & latch on to the visible image of the invisible Mighty God!"
Each week we take a deep look at different themes in the Bible that may seem strange at first glance. In week 1, Lead Pastor Chris Johnson, looks 3 signs of the end times & walks through Matthew 24. "Be wary of a gospel that accepts you just the way you are and encourages you to remain that way."
In this four week series we take the analogy of an escalator and apply it to His Church. During Part 1 of the series, Pastor Chris Johnson walks through Luke 15 and shows what matters most to God must matter to us.
Guest speaker, Amber Reineke gives a powerful message on motherhood and shares her story on Mother's Day 2016.
Part three of the five part series, Jehovah, unpacking different names of God. Lead Pastor Chris Johnson unpacks the name, Rohi and gives 6 points on what Jehovah Rohi does. "Go boldly, the table is already set."