This label explores the strategic vision and practical steps aimed at empowering the church to impact its surroundings. You'll find discussions on future plans, such as developing modern facilities and expanding influence beyond the current congregation. Recurring themes include consolidating internal strength and preparing for wider Kingdom impact. Discover how Predicas.org is building capacity for community change.
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.
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
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
The speaker shares a Word from the Lord about the need for consolidation in the coming year. Consolidation refers to solidifying the ground and tightening up loose ends before moving forward.
I wanna share with you a Word from the Lord tonight, a Word which I hope will bring a point of reference in the sense of a, like a framework for what I see the Lord calling us to in this coming year. I'd like us to turn to the place between Bethel and Ai where his tent had been earlier and where he first built an altar, and there Abram called on the Name of the Lord." The Lord put this Word in my heart as I considered what to share as w
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.
The article discusses the call for the church to become a Generation of Radical Obedience, ready to witness God do amazing things. The author compares this call to Joshua's call to consecrate themselves before crossing the Jordan River to reach the Promised Land.
Only a people willing to pay the price to become a Generation of Radical Obedience will ever plumb the world-transforming depths of God’s Amazing Mercy and Love. This is the most “Amazing Thing” about our God. told the people, “ Consecrate yourselves, for tomorrow the LORD will do amazing things among you. ” Joshua 3:5 AMAZING THINGS AHEAD - BUT ARE WE READY?
The speaker discusses the challenge of translating big dreams into concrete actions in order to make them a reality. He emphasizes the importance of perseverance and sticking to the vision in spite of setbacks and difficulties.
The Lord has placed in my spirit what I call 'horizontal sermons' and by horizontal I mean sermons that are not necessarily too mystical or too spiritual but really, they are of course founded in the Word of God but they a wall and dealing with building and politics even and God is just interwoven for the entire narrative, it's just God permeating normal, everyday life. Yeah even though there aren't too many supernatural manifestations i
In Isaiah Chapter 58, the Lord emphasizes the importance of balancing spiritual and social action. The text highlights that it’s not enough to fast, worship or pray, but one must also care about the needs of the society and complement spiritual activity with ethical actions.
Let’s go to the Word of the Lord Isaiah Chapter 58. Why does the Congregation Leon of Judah invest so much time, so much money, so much energy in the work of transforming the society? And we want our Congregation to understand why we do, why we feel such an urgency to do this community work here. Because it would be counterproductive if the leaders of the Church were leading in one direction and the m