GOD AND PEOPLE … you have been called to live in freedom, my brothers and sisters. But don’t use your freedom to satisfy your sinful nature. Instead, use your freedom to serve one another in love. 14 For the whole law can be summed up in this one command: “Love your neighbor as yourself. »…
THE BLESSING OF BEING RELEVANT AND PRACTICAL “When I first came to you, dear brothers and sisters, I didn’t use lofty words and impressive wisdom to tell you God’s secret plan”. (1 Corinthians 2:1 NLT) One of our values in our church is “Practical Relevance”. We teach in a way that all people, both those…
THE KEY TO OVERCOMING THE FEARS “Such love has no fear, because perfect love expels all fear.” (1 John 4: 18 NLT). “If we are afraid, it is for fear of punishment, and this shows that we have not fully experienced his perfect love”. (1 John 4:18 NLT). If you don’t feel loved by God,…
THE MOST IMPORTANT THING FOR GOD “For this is how God loved the world: He gave his one and onlySon, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life.” (John 3:16 NLT). 1. TAKE CARE AND DISCIPLE THE NEW PEOPLE. It’s not just winning souls, but discipling them. Teach them…
WHAT ARE SPIRITUAL WEAPONS FOR? “We are human, but we don’t wage war as humans do. We use God’s mighty weapons, not worldly weapons, to knock down the strongholds of human reasoning and to destroy false arguments.” (2 Corinthians 10:3-4 NLT) What are spiritual weapons used for in God? We undo mental limits that have…
ALLOW ME TO SHARE YOUR POWER “Let me proclaim your power to this new generation, your mighty miracles to all who come after me.” (Psalms 71:18 NLT). Lord, thank you for everything you have given us. Now help us bring your supernatural power to this generation and those to come. I want to share this…
LIFE IS SHORT, AND I SHOULD LIVE WITH PURPOSE “Remember how short my life is, how empty and futile this human existence! No one can live forever; all will die. No one can escape the power of the grave” (Psalms 89:47-48 NLT). Life is so short! It seems to me that time passes faster as…
DEPENDS ON WHO YOUR LEARN FROM “Teach me your ways, O Lord, that I may live according to your truth!Grant me purity of heart, so that I may honor you.” (Psalms 86:11 NLT). The way my life turns out depends on who I learn from. I can be successful or be a failure, depending on…
BEFORE AND NOW “You won’t spend the rest of your lives chasing your own desires, but you will be anxious to do the will of God” (1 Peter 4:2 NLT). We used to enjoy the temporary and carnal pleasures of this world, but as we mature, we begin to live with purpose and this makes…
COMPLAINTS ARE A RESULT OF STUBBORNESS “But no, my people wouldn’t listen. Israel did not want me around.So I let them follow their own stubborn desires, living according to their own ideas.” (Psalms 81:11-12 NLT). God speaks to us and tells us what we need to do to do well in life. He describes the…