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Jan '20
Importance of Community {Connect Groups}
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Jan '20
When God created the World, He saw what He did and said it was “good” except man being alone. That verse becomes more significant when we look at the context of it…in Genesis 1, God creates everything in six days and six times he declares that what He has made is GOOD. Then at the end of those days, He said what He had created was “Very Good” (Gen 1:31). He says over and over that His creation is good and then for the first time He says something is “not good”. Man being alone was not good – it is not what God intended. The Bible doesn’t say it is not good to be single, it says it is not good to be alone. We are created to be in a community, a family, a relationship.
Studies show that young adults/millennials are the loneliest people in today’s society. The average person has 338 “friends” on Facebook but that same sample shows that 30% say they frequently feel lonely. It is up to us to eliminate that loneliness! We are called to be is a body, a community. A community is a group of people who are committed to being a part of your life, seeking what’s best for you, no matter what. They care enough to speak the truth even if the truth is hard to hear and love you enough to provide love, tough love if needed. Read more…
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Nov '19
Bring Him our Thanksgiving
27
Nov '19
Psalm 95:2 KJV “Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving, and make a joyful noise unto him with psalms.”
Psalm 95:2 is such a classic Scripture for this Thanksgiving season. This is a verse that we hear quoted so often around this time of year. I can already smell the thanksgiving turkey, and hear the family members laughing in the background when I read this scripture.
“Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving.” This scripture is beautiful and easy to follow. It’s simply stating that when we enter His presence, the only thing we should bring is our thankfulness. What has God done for you in your life that you’re especially thankful for? Read more…
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Jul '19
God Is Not Through With You Yet!
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Jul '19
Life often throws us curve balls leaving us scrambling to restore some semblance of normality. When we have a center of gravity be it family, friends or valves they will help us to make it through the wild ride. There are some curve balls which eclipse what these norms can accomplish. Like death of a loved one, the breakup of a relationship, divorce, children who lose their way, financial bankruptcy, loss of a lifelong career or diagnosis of a terminal illness. These require supernatural intervention which only Jesus can give.
09
Jun '19
How to Stand Firm in Fiery Trials
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Jun '19
Sometimes people have something bad happen in life and claim they’ve lost their faith because of it. Good! They need to get rid of that faith, because a faith that cannot be tested is a faith that cannot be trusted. When you face fiery trials, when things are not going your way, it is easy to lose faith and crumble. Real faith in a real God will not grow weaker through difficulty. It will only get stronger. That is the kind of faith we all need as Christians, because fiery trials will come our way. Trials produce something that easy times will not, and that is spiritual toughness.
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May '19
The Triumph of Victory/The Agony of Defeat
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May '19
We all face trials, temptations, and tests. No one is exempt. But God has a plan for us to triumph in, over, and through each of them. Sometimes God delivers us out of them all. Sometimes He walks beside us through them all, but always He does not leave us nor forsake us, nor does He allow us to be tempted above what we are able to stand.
The adversary, the devil, desires to sift us, to destroy us and to kill us. However, Jesus has triumphed over all of the schemes and wicked desires of the devil through His death on the cross and His resurrection from the dead. In fact, He sits at the right hand of the Father as our advocate interceding for us.
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May '19
Why Worry? God is at work in your life!
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May '19
There are times in the Christian walk when the Lord seems far away. The dew of His conscious presence no longer saturates the contemplations of our heart. The clouds of doubt, fear, unbelief, and worry hide the Son from us, and we feel all alone. God, however, clearly tells us in His Word that He is ever present. Jesus said: “Lo, I am with you always!’ It is His desire, His good pleasure to be with us. When we have a sense of God’s nearness; His presence, we are unconquerable.
Worry is the trigger for fear, and fear is the nemesis of faith. Faith or fear will always travel with us, but never together. Faith causes fear to flee; fear paralyzes faith. The mediating difference is always a sense of God’s presence. When we sense His Nearness, fear flees, and faith arises. Read more…
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Aug '18
Rejection is Powerful
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Aug '18
Rejection is one of the most powerful weapons against us however, 99.9% of the time it is self-inflicted!
We have all been rejected few times in our lives, especially by the people we love and trust most. Our parents reject us in our mind when they utter their first “NO” as in our mind they get more liberal to say no the more they use it but this causes us to have the rejection spirit that leads to anger, unforgiveness, resentment, hatred, etc. Read more…
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Jul '18
Confusion Breeds Discontent
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Jul '18
Confusion is a state of mind brought on by uncertainty, relativism, egocentrism, and fear. When one has no foundation which is immutable, no truth which is transcendent, and no standard that does not vacillate the only logical conclusion – confusion.
Proverbs 3:5-6 Gives you all you need to be clear eyed. “Trust in the LORD, with all your heart and lean not to your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him and He will direct your path.” Read more…
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May '18
There is Hope
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May '18
Though life may seem hopeless, you wake as dark as midnight and sorrow overflows you like a rogue wave. Remember there is one who is the fountain head of hope, the light that penetrates the darkest night and is the commander of the waves of life that speaks peace be still.
That one is, Jesus the God who became man that He may know what we experience and is touched by our dilemmas. He does not just commiserates, but knows intimately what we experience.
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May '18
When You Do Not Understand, Trust
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May '18
Proverbs 3:5-7 (MSG) Says, “Trust God from the bottom of your heart; don’t try to figure out everything on your own. Listen for God’s voice in everything you do, everywhere you go; He’s the one who will keep you on track. Don’t assume that you know it all. Run to God! Run from evil! Your body will glow with health, your bones will vibrate with life!”
Confusion comes from lack of knowledge and the inability to interpret knowledge
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May '18
Are we seeking God for US or For HIM?
09
May '18
One of the misconceptions of the scripture is that the Lord Knows where I am. If He wants to Bless me He knows where to Find me.
Throughout the Word, we find words like these;
Find Me; Proverbs 8:17 “I love those who love me, and those who seek me diligently find me.”
Look for Me; Job 11:7 “Can you find out the deep things of God? Can you find out the limit of the Almighty?”
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May '18
Standing Alone
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May '18
We have all been created by God with an innate desire to connect with Him and to be part of something larger than ourselves. Often, this Holy yearning leads us to try and acquire that sense of belonging by fitting in with others and by seeking approval. These are substitutes and barriers to true belonging. Often, we search for acceptance and approval by friends and family rather than seeking His Face and walk according to His commands.
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Apr '18
Move of God
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Apr '18
During our last Sunday service , we witnessed a great move of God at the Alter.
We all need a spiritual reviving! An ongoing, shaking by the Holy Spirit in the depths of our souls. We all need the Holy Spirit to touch us in such a way that our hunger for God soars and everything else dies. We all need a refreshing so there is newness in our relationship with Christ.
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Apr '18
Faith in Christ
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Apr '18
As soon as we open our hearts to Jesus we realize that faith becomes everything. Faith in Jesus to forgive us of our sins, give us a new life, and to sustain us each day.
Living this life of faith is tricky. We stare at a mountain of circumstances and impossibilities and our faith is strong. It seems that at any moment our faith surges. Meanwhile, at a different hour in the day our faith can be completely absent. Read more…