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Gratitude's purpose and design is to place us into a BIGGER more HOPEFUL perspective than our own, it directs our HEARTS towards Gods heart. Gratitude hands every circumstance over to Him trusting that He works it all together for our good.
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Forgiveness is letting go of resentment and giving up any claim to be compensated for the hurt or loss we have suffered. Love is the context in which the Kingdom of Heaven manifests.
John 3:16 "for God so LOVED He GAVE His only son.."
1 John 3:1
See what kind of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called CHILDREN of God; and so we are…
Healing the orphan spirit.
We are the beloved, the children of God created for life.
A timely message by Pastor Eric Daniel.
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Galatians 6:7-9
7 Do not be deceived: God is not mocked, for whatever one sows, that will he also reap. 8 For the one who sows to his own flesh will from the flesh reap corruption, but the one who sows to the Spirit will from the Spirit reap eternal life. 9 And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up.
Seeing through the lens of the Gospel, through Christ heals our image of the Father. In Christ the heart, love and passion of the Father was made manifest. He made the first move to rescue and reconcile His children. The image God chose to portray to the world was Jesus! Thats the healing the Gospel brings.
John 3: 16-17
“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him.
“The cumulative testimony of the four Gospels is that when Jesus Christ sees the fallenness of the world all about him, his deepest impulse, his most natural instinct, is to move toward that sin and suffering, not away from it.”
― Dane C. Ortlund (quoted at 17:30 seconds)
Additional reading suggestions:
'Abbas Child' by Brennan Manning
'Gentle and Lowly' by Dane Ortlund
Part 3 of our People of God series.
Our lamps, our PROFESSION of faith are not enough for the journey...
We need the oil of the Holy Spirit, the resurrection life who keeps our hearts fixed on the bridegroom, Christ who is coming for us!
Part 2 of our People of God sermon series.
1 Peter 2:9
"But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light."
“Behold, I am laying in Zion a stone, a cornerstone chosen and precious, and whoever believes in him will not be put to shame.”
Jesus Christ as the living stone is critical to understanding for whom we the people of God, the church exist.
Week 3 of 4 of our John the Baptist series.
John the Baptist played an essential role in God’s story of salvation.
“Are You the Coming One, or do we look for another?”
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Week 2 of 4 of our John the Baptist series.
John the Baptist played an essential role in God’s story of salvation.
John 3:30 "He must increase, but I must decrease.”
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Week 1 of 4 of our John the Baptist series.
John the Baptist played an essential role in God’s story of salvation.
Mark 1:1 describes the ministry of John the Baptist as “the beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ"
Johns story illustrates that God moves on our obedience to Him.
A teaching on the Gifts of the Spirit by Dan Skadal.
Romans 11:29
For the gifts and the calling of God are irrevocable.
Jesus offered himself as a perfect sacrifice to cleanse us from sin. His blood alone can purify our consciences, bringing forgiveness, restoration, and renewal. The blood of Jesus has the power to wash away our sins, and it SPEAKS a message of redemption and salvation.
"For if the ministry of condemnation has glory, much more does the ministry of righteousness excel in glory. "
2 Corinthians 3:9
"It is one of the major transitions of life, to recognize who has taught us, mastered us, and then to evaluate the results in us of their teaching. This is a harrowing task, and sometimes we just can't face it. But it can open the door to choose other masters, possibly better masters, and one Master above all!" - Dallas Willard
Suggested reading on the subject:
John Mark Comer - Practicing the Way
Dallas Willard - Divine Conspiracy
“I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live, and everyone who lives and believes in me shall never die. Do YOU believe this?" John 11:25-26
“Faith is not a once-done act, but a continuous gaze of the heart at the Triune God. Believing, then, is directing the hearts' attention to Jesus. It is lifting the mind to 'behold the Lamb of God,' and never ceasing that beholding for the rest of our lives.” AW Tozer
Our warfare is a spiritual one, not against flesh and blood. The weapons we fight with are FROM victory. We fight in the authority of the finished work of Jesus Christ!
Hebrews 4:25
he is able to save to the uttermost (complete, entire, perfect, through all time.) those who draw near to God through him, since he always lives to make intercession for them.
It matters to Jesus how we see HIM! It matters to ME what I believe to be true of Him.
What do I believe to be TRUE of Jesus?
The Holy Spirits ministry to us is leading us into Jesus, into FREEDOM!
2 Corinthians 11:1-4
Isaiah 43:18-19
I feel a divine jealousy for you, for I betrothed you to one husband, to present you as a pure virgin to Christ. But I am afraid that as the serpent deceived Eve by his cunning, your thoughts will be led astray from a sincere and pure devotion to Christ.
A message by Sean Williams
Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.
John 14:27
Continuing on the theme of the nature of Jesus, here is a message by Sean Williams.
Matthew 23:11-12
"The greatest among you will be your servant. For those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted."
Isaiah 11: 1 - 3
A shoot will come up from the stump ofJesse; from his roots a Branch will bear fruit. The Spirit of the LORD will rest on him— the Spirit of wisdom and of understanding, the Spirit of counsel and of might, the Spirit of the knowledge and fear of the LORD— and he will delight in the fear of the LORD.
A message by Jordan DiMarco
'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'
Join us in our first Testimony and Story Morning! First up, our new Worship Pastors - Sean and Jannine Williams.