Once we were seperated from God by our sin, but because of His great love for us, we have been reconciled through Jesus.
Loving God, Loving Others, Making Disciples
Loving God, Loving Others, Making Disciples
Sermons on Authority (Page 7)
Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of His might. Put on the full armor of God, so that you will be able to stand firm against the schemes of the devil. For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the powers, against the world forces…
Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. John 14:6 There are a lot of very smart people telling us what truth is, and some of them will be right. The trick is, we don’t know who. Politicians have an angle, pundits…
But what does it say? “The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart” (that is, the word of faith that we proclaim); because, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For with the heart one believes and is…
13 Now when Jesus came into the district of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, “Who do people say that the Son of Man is?” 14 And they said, “Some say John the Baptist, others say Elijah, and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.” 15 He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?”…
15 “If you love me, you will keep my commandments. 16 And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Helper, to be with you forever, 17 even the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees him nor knows him. You know him, for he dwells with you and will…
For this reason I bow my knees before the Father, from whom every family in heaven and on earth is named, that according to the riches of his glory he may grant you to be strengthened with power through his Spirit in your inner being,Ephesians 3:14-16 A true believer will not walk away when times…
but earnest prayer for him was made to God by the church. Acts 12:5 Often, we underestimate the power of earnest prayers. Our prayers seem too small or too general. We have the power that raised Christ from the dead! As the church, we should be praying more earnestly and specifically for God to move. In…
Paul spent three years – solitary time with God – studying and reflecting. We live in a time that puts too much emphasis on activity and accomplishment and not enough on reflection and contemplation. Paul then went to Jerusalem not for instruction but for accountability and unity. In today’s passage, Paul shows us that we…
From now on, Peter, you will catch men. So they pulled their boats up on shore, left everything and followed him. Luke 5:10b-11 What’s keeping you from fully following Jesus? Do you want to be a disciple? A disciple goes out into the world. A disciple makes disciples. A disciple leaves everything to be like…