As children of God we must never lose sight of His precious gift – the promise of eternal life! As we anticipate our future, Jesus Christ encourages His followers to keep their focus on the Kingdom and continually prepare for it. Are we willing to increase our sense of urgency for all that God has promised?
God has offered us an unbelievable gift! His Holy Spirit is free and has endless power, and teaches us truths that we can not discern on our own. If we want to stay on the path leading to eternal life, we must allow the power of God to guide us in our daily walk. Are we remembering to renew God’s gift on a regular basis?
In Psalm 51, David records that God desires truth in the inward parts. This idea points forward to God’s greater plan, included in the meaning of Pentecost. The first Pentecost marked the birth of the New Covenant Church and the giving of the Holy Spirit to those whom God calls. We discover that through His Spirit, God works within believers to plant His truth deeply in the heart and mind. Join us as we explore what this inward truth looks like and how we can embrace this truth.
When others hear our name, what kind of thoughts are we putting into their mind? The habits and traits that we develop have a direct effect on our name – whether good or bad. In preparing to take on the name of God, are we striving to develop more of Their righteous character?
God has declared that He is Light and His precious words are able open our eyes to His glorious plan of salvation! As we study the scriptures, it guides us in how to be a light to those around us and also prepares us to “shine forth” in the kingdom of God. Are we using the tools given to us so we can become God's “children of light”?
Life’s storms—both physical and spiritual—are unavoidable, but they are not without purpose. They can strengthen our faith, redirect our path, reveal God’s presence, and prepare us to support others through their struggles. While difficult, these seasons are temporary, and through them, God is working to shape us and accomplish something greater.
We live in a world of false accusations and misrepresentations of facts. It is this behavior that defiles reputations, hurts businesses, people and their families. It all starts with someone’s mind reasoning an accusation or a half truth configured to come across to others as true. Accusations have an anatomy with an origination. Join us today as we discuss what an accusation does to people and how Jesus taught us how to respond to such challenges.
The Creator God wants His purpose to become the driving purpose in your life. This purpose involves an awesome, unbelievable future. It also involves your life right now.
As we search the scriptures, it’s clear that our human mind can ignore important instructions and let down in our Christian walk. What about us? Are we taking notice of God’s direct words and His encouragement to walk worthy?
Every person ever born has been born spiritually blind. What we see and perceive is jaded at best until God Almighty shines His glorious light into our hearts, thereby our lives. Join us today as we explore several realizations about Spiritual Blindness and how we might see more clearly.
With the Passover season approaching, we’re commanded to take a close look at our lives and consider our readiness for observing all the symbols of God’s first Festival. Have we meditated on the significance of the foot-washing ceremony and how Christ is directly involved?
The search for perfection has been sought after since the beginning of time. In this message we will see that God's church is made up of imperfect people. Scripture shows that God has always worked through flawed congregations, both in the Old and New Testaments. In order to become a more Godly church, we should focus on assembling together, growing in their personal relationship with God, and remembering that Christ is the head of the church. True perfection will only come when Christ returns. Our goal now is continual spiritual growth.
When we stop and think about the mind that God has given us, it’s truly amazing! But there are times when our thinking becomes negative or fearful. This sermon discusses three vital steps for developing a mind more like Christ.
For those who are serious about joining the spiritual family of God, it’s to their advantage to follow the instructions given in the bible. This sermon discusses seven areas of self that each Christian should stop and reflect on. Are we willing to change ourselves using God’s help?
One of the oldest and most profound notions in humanity is that there is a battle for our mind. It is as if there is a bird on each shoulder telling us one thing or to do the other, right or wrong? So what is our best course of action and why should we follow it? Join us today as we discuss the disconsonant actions that oppose our thoughts and why we should act one way or the other. God created a way to go and how can we be single minded in following it.
One of God's enduring qualities is His great mercy. It involves more than forgiveness and the scriptures reveal several steps that we must take to have His mercy and compassion applied to us. Are we willing to show the same degree of mercy to others, that has been shown to us?
If we were to take a survey of how our family and friends view us, how would we do? Thankfully, our bibles offer a multitude of examples that we can learn from, both good and bad. In preparing for our future, we must remember that Our Elder Brother is inviting us to consider His perfect example and to walk as He walked!
As followers of the Son of God we are to humbly follow in Christ’s footsteps when He said, “I must be about My Father’s business” (Luke 2:49)
One of Christ’s greatest desires is to present us to Himself as a glorious church that is holy and without blemish. How well are we listening to the words of God which remind us to clean up our lives and grow in Godly character?