This past Sunday as we talked about the key ingredient of "vision" for our families we saw from Genesis how God's vision for human beings needs to get inside us and become our own.
I found this article, which is available for download online, searching "finding your child's calling". I thought it had some very helpful insight I ...
I hope everyone takes the challenge to read through 1 Chronicles 13 - 16. You can take things to a whole new place in your life if you do. Below are the points we've been addressing out of those passage in our study of worship. Worship is so fundamental to our calling and identity as a church, learning and developing ourselves on a deeper level from the Bible can lead to greater fruit, greater connection with God and greater impact in the world.
Worship ...
Thrill
One of the greatest thrills of my life is standing in our services and being overwhelmed by the music coming from both stage and the congregation. The intensity levels have always been high but it looks like they keep going up. Sometimes I stand and just give thanks because I know I am standing in the middle of answered ...
We've concluded our crash course on Romans and I hope that you've found some value in going through this book that is so core to all the rest of the Bible. I can't encourage people enough to decide to become lifetime students of Romans. It will help as much as anything you can do to to dig a very deep foundation for your ...
Understanding Romans:
The essence of other religious systems is DO
The essence of Christianity is DONE
Doing never equals DESERVING
Doing is RESPONDING
We are NOT righteous
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I cannot stress enough how important and rewarding it is for all of us to become conversant with the content of Romans. My challenge is to have all of us read the entire book over the next three weeks. It's not really THAT long. I would encourage anyone who can to take the time to read it all in one sitting. It takes less than an ...
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During our “Fact or Fairytale?” Series it was suggested we make notes available since there is a lot of material and a lot to think about. I hope you will continue to pursue your own encouragement and equipping as we all face a society which is extremely skeptical with a faith that is ...
While many know my story about deliverance from the drug lifestyle, I don’t think I have ever slowed down and taught (in depth) about what I learned and the process of how to be free. I am reminded regularly of how epidemic the problem of substance abuse is. I have met SO MANY who struggle in that area. So, over the next few weeks we’re going to set the subject on the table.
The preparation has been a fascinating journey for me. I ...
This Sunday we’ll begin the “Sex” segment of the “Free” series. As I look forward to and prepare for it I’m surprised at the direction I found myself going. First: the whole series is based out of what scholars call the “wisdom literature” in the Bible (Job, Psalms, Proverbs, Song of Songs and Ecclesiastes). Song of ...
