Have you ever heard the saying, “a church within a church”? I understand the basic premise and do not totally disagree with it. Our church, your church and basically every (healthy) church has different ages, backgrounds, etc. and those subgroups can sometimes be called a church or churches within a church. We have different departments that meet and have events …
Networking for the Kingdom
Here’s how the story unfolds – You are scrolling through your Facebook feed, reading some Scripture posts, laughing at some memes, watching a cat (not me – I cannot stand cats) video or three and out of nowhere you get a message from someone you went to High School with. High School Buddy (HSB): “Hey, been a long time, what’s …
The Power of the Cross
And Jesus cried out again with a loud voice, and yielded up His spirit. Then, behold, the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom; and the earth quaked, and the rocks were split, and the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep were raised; and coming out of the graves after His …
Creating a Multi-Generational Church
And if it seem evil unto you to serve the Lord, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord. – Joshua 24:15 I …
We Love Hurting People
The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me; because the Lord hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound; – Isaiah 61:1 ***Author’s Note: Some people will just read the title of this post without …
Miracles Still Happen Everyday
Now Peter and John went up together into the temple at the hour of prayer, being the ninth hour. And a certain man lame from his mother’s womb was carried, whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple which is called Beautiful, to ask alms of them that entered into the temple; Who seeing Peter and John about to go …
The Root of the Problem (Bitterness)
Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord: Looking diligently lest any man fail of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness (emphasis mine) springing up trouble you, and thereby many be defiled; – Hebrews 12:14-15 Bitterness is a non-discriminatory offender. It cares not about your gender, social status, racial demographic, …
Lord, Lead me to YOUR Harvest
Matthew 9: 37-38 Then saith he unto his disciples, The harvest truly is plenteous, but the labourers are few; Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he will send forth labourers into his harvest. Over the last month or so our Sunday night series has been “Rescue” a series about reaching the lost and I think that almost …