Row Row Row Your Boat was a song written in 1881 Row = work in unity Streams = boundaries in which we live Merrily = How we are called to take each turn the river has for us Dream = Not here that long then we are in eternity. 1. God has given us gifts So we would be completely… Continue reading CommUNITY Row Row Row Your Boat
CommUNITY: Don’t Just See
Ephesians 4: 11, 12 1. Reason for Jesus Giving Us Gifts The purpose of meeting together as the church is not to evangelize the world, but to equip you to do the work God requires of you and to build you up so you can accomplish that work Equip = Complete furnishing. (So your house would not be lacking any… Continue reading CommUNITY: Don’t Just See
CommUNITY: Turn and See
Ephesians 4: 7 – 10 Paul mentioned that there are certain areas that the church is to be unified in their beliefs We are one body The Holy Spirit lives in us We have a hope which is a destiny of heaven One faith in Jesus as the only way to heaven One baptism into Jesus. Vs 7 However he… Continue reading CommUNITY: Turn and See
CommUNITY: True Unity
One of Jesus last prayers on earth is found in John 17. One of the focuses of that prayer is that the church would be one just as He and the Father are one. Then the whole world would believe in Jesus just by our unity. Paul is not defining that unity and what it entails. 1. Enslaved and Called…. Continue reading CommUNITY: True Unity
Called to CommUNITY: Chained
We are calling this series Called to CommUNITY because: Ephesians 1: 3 We are united with Christ Ephesians 4: 3 Make every effort to keep yourselves united in the Spirit. We are in community with Christ and because of this we are able to live out community with each other. 1. To be able to understand this, we have to… Continue reading Called to CommUNITY: Chained
Expect: Waiting for a Suddenly
We are going to learn how to wait for God to move suddenly A person once said, God moves suddenly, but never unexpectantly Expect = to regard as likely to happen Abraham Settled int he land of little fruit Had to deal with the trigger of offense Now he is going to see the fulfillment of his dream Genesis 12:… Continue reading Expect: Waiting for a Suddenly
Expect: Your Trigger Tripped
Expect means look forward to or regard as likely to happen Abraham settled int he land of Haran which means little fruit. Now he moved form that place and took his nephew Lot with him Both of them become rich and a battle starts between their herds and shepherds Genesis 13: 8, 9 Abraham comes up with an idea that… Continue reading Expect: Your Trigger Tripped
Expect: The Harvest
Expect means to look forward to; to regard as likely to happen Psalm 119: 126 It is time for the Lord to move. God will move through yielded people who submit to His will. EXAMPLE: Jesus was born miraculously, but God used Mary to make it happen. 1. God’s Moves Start Small Acts 7: 1 – 4 God had a… Continue reading Expect: The Harvest
The Name: Our Might, Wonderful, Father
Psalm 34: 8 Taste and see that the Lord is good Taste is applied in two ways: We taste God We are the flavor that others can know God. Taste is is an acquired taste. We learn to love the taste but first we have to get through the fact that our sin has separated us from God.Romans 11: 22… Continue reading The Name: Our Might, Wonderful, Father
Genius by Ray Comort
Here is the video that I talked about on Sunday December 16 [youtube video=”http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o7pe3_VQbUM”]
The Name: Father
We are looking at the names of Jesus and what they mean for us. Isaiah 9: 6 His name will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Today we want to look at the name Father. Father = if people come to your door and say Jesus was not God this verse alone shows that Jesus… Continue reading The Name: Father
The Name: Peace
We are looking at the names of Jesus and how they affect us. Isaiah 9: 6 For a child is born to us, a son is given to us. The government will rest on His shoulders. And He will be called: Wonderful, Counselor, Might God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. His government and its peace will never end.” The name… Continue reading The Name: Peace