Our first and greatest prayer is that the church remain spiritually close to the Lord, grounded in the Word of God, filled with the Holy Spirit, and committed to the values of God’s Kingdom. Ministry, programs, and service must never displace communion with Christ or wholesome biblical teaching.
One of the most important things for our church in terms of, if we are asked what should we pray for our church, is our level of spiritual closeness to the Lord and to the word of God. My deep desire before the Lord is t that is biblical, that is wholesome as the word defines wholesome teaching and wholesome doctrine, that our church be kept with its priorities correct. The Bible says that if we seek first the Kingdom of God all the othe
The speaker is continuing a sermon from New Year's Eve about the vision and framework for their congregation. They focus on the story of Abram returning to a place of consecration and worship after a journey to Egypt.
I want to connect with the sermon that I started on New Year's Eve and I think it's a vision inducing sermon that provides a framework for us. We wanted to talk about some of the things God has for us, some of the things were not able to be here to also be able to participate. So you know, I really wanna take a little more time this morning to continue developing the sermon.
God's prophetic promise of a "new thing" culminates in the magnificent **new creation** ushered in by Christ's death and resurrection. For you, this means a profound and personal revolution; being "in Christ" radically transforms your identity, shifting you from the old self into a life empowered by the Spirit.
The Unfolding Promise: From Ancient Renewal to Your New Creation in Christ Isaiah 43:18 • 2 Corinthians 5:17
In Mark 6:30-44, Jesus and his disciples are seen as a model for what a powerful congregation should look like. The disciples report back to Jesus both what they have done and what they have taught, seeking his interpretation and perspective.
All right, let’s go to the word immediately, and I’d like to invite you to come with me to the Book of Mark, the gospel according to Mark. Actually these were some thoughts that I has going to share with… let’s go to cha What kind of church God needs in this time of history and in this place, in this city? What kind of people do we want to be?
Our call to profound faith and worship is deeply tied to the truthfulness of our relationships. We must understand that God stands witness not just to our devotion, but also to our covenants, and relational breakdowns can render our worship unheard.
Authentic Worship: When Our Lives Become Our Truest Offering Malachi 2:14-15 • Romans 12:2
Christ gives grace and gifts to every believer, though in different measures and forms. No one can claim to have nothing to offer.
Welcome to our service tonight, it’s good to see you and some new visitors who are coming. That’s wonderful. the church and kind of coming and blessing us with your continued attendance for as long as the Lord would have be in fellowship with us. That’s wonderful.
God's ancient promise, fulfilled in Christ, is a radical transformation of our very nature. He replaces our unresponsive "heart of stone" with a tender "heart of flesh" and infuses us with a new spirit, making us a "new creation." This isn't just self-improvement; it's a profound relocation into a new reality where the Holy Spirit actively enables us to respond to God with love and intuitive obedience.
The Heart Transplant: Living as God's New Creation Ezekiel 36:26 • 2 Corinthians 5:17
Christian worship includes offering our whole lives to God, refusing conformity to worldly values, and being inwardly transformed through renewed minds. Spiritual fervor, gifts, prayer, and fasting must not be separated from the less spectacular qualities of godly character: honesty, persistence, discipline, diligence, excellence, sobriety, dependability, and self-control.
Romans 12 beginning with verse 1: " .... therefore I urge you brothers in view of God’s mercy to offer your bodies as living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God. with many members and these members do not all have the same function so in Christ we who are many form one body and each member belongs to all the others. We have different gifts according to the grace given to us.