Explore how churches, exemplified by Congregation Lion of Judah, actively pursue transformation. These messages delve into the essential spiritual health and vision congregations need to align with Kingdom values. You'll discover discussions on building a powerful church modeled after Jesus and His disciples, engaging in missionary investment, and shaping community through divine purpose. Keep exploring how foundational faith translates into tangible impact.
The speaker emphasizes the importance of three things to pray for the church. Firstly, that the church remains close to the values of the Kingdom of God and the teachings of the Bible.
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.
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?
The speaker welcomes new visitors to the church and encourages them to see their attendance as a missionary investment in the Kingdom of God. He then shares the vision for the church, emphasizing qualities such as being a spiritual, balanced, excellent, socially impactful, evangelistic, holy, Bible-founded, diverse, worshipful, transformational, and radically committed community.
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.
The sermon is focused on the importance of living a life of Godly values and character, rather than just displaying spiritual gifts or emotions. The speaker emphasizes the need for persistence, discipline, honesty, and excellence in our daily lives, which will ensure success and peace in the long run.
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.
In this meditation, the speaker discusses the importance of reconsecration, new beginnings, reconfirmation of promises, and renewal of covenants with God. He compares this to Abram's experience at Bethel, where he consecrates himself, worships God, and looks back at what has transpired before entering into a new stage of his journey.
Ley us begin our meditation this morning. You've already read this moment where Abram after coming from Egypt gets to Bethel, offers an altar to the Lord that he already had established there and blesses the Name of God, of looking at what has happened, what has transpired, consecrating ourselves thinking about where we come from and then looking forward to what's ahead. We have said that it's important for us to consolidate what has bee
In Philippians 2:12-13, the Apostle Paul encourages the church in Philippi to work out their salvation with fear and trembling. He desires for them to be a healthy, vibrant church that can do the work of God.
We are going to read Philippians chapter 2 verse 12 & 13, and this part is very important as we are going to explore this further: "Therefore my dear friends, as you have always obeyed not only in my presence but also in Apostle Paul now in jail writes this letter to his brothers in Philippy to share the council from his heart about how they can grow as christians.
The pastor envisions significant progress for their church in the next five years. They hope to have a modern sanctuary built on their parking lot, expand their influence beyond the Hispanic community, develop strong media ministries, impact all areas of society through social outreach, and improve their administration for better management of resources.
If I were asked what I would like to see in 5 years in terms of progress for our church, if somebody were to leave our church today and come back in 5 years, what would I like to see them encountering, what changes to ob so that we do not lose our parking spaces in the bottom that we can use for daily activities here at the church, and parking for personnel and parishioners. I think that it is so important because now we have pretty much