Simplicity is defined as freedom from complexity Complexity is defined as composed of many different parts, hard to understand or deal with. Oliver Wendell Holmes former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court distinguished between two types of symplicity. Simplicity on the near side of complexity and simplicity on the far side of complexity. He said he would not give a… Continue reading Missional Grace – Audacious in the Midst of Complexity
Missional Grace – Three Groanings
God has poured His grace out on us to make us missional (purposeful) in what we do Romans 8: 28 All things work together for good to those who love God and are called according to His purpose. 1. Christian Karma Karma is the belief that everything balances out int he end. Some believe in Karma because God talks about… Continue reading Missional Grace – Three Groanings
Missional Grace – Walk After the Spirit
Walking in the Spirit What do we have to know to be able to walk in the spirit and overcome temptation? Romans 8: 2 – 11 1. Killing the Old Man. The death he died, he died to sin once for all; but the life he lives, he lives to God. In the same way, count yourselves dead to sin… Continue reading Missional Grace – Walk After the Spirit
Missional Grace – No Condemnation
We at HTC need to be missional (focused) in the way we do ministry and Romans 8 tells us how we can do that. To really understand Romans 8 we have to look at Romans 1 – 7 and see what got us to Romans 8 Man is defined as being totally corrupt. We have rejected God Romans 1: 21… Continue reading Missional Grace – No Condemnation
Names of God – Peace
Romans 16: 19, 20 I want you to be wise in doing right and to stay innocent of any wrong. The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. To have peace we need a biblical persistence Luke 18: 1 – 3 give me justice in my fight with my enemy. Some of us will not go to… Continue reading Names of God – Peace
Names of God – Why Prayers Go Unanswered
We want to look at why it seems that God doesn’t seem to answer prayers through the example of Gideon Gideon was threshing wheat in a wine press Judges 6: 11, 12 He asked where God was in the midst of their problems Vs 13, 14, but God answered that question through a prophet in Judges 6: 8 –… Continue reading Names of God – Why Prayers Go Unanswered
Names of God – Faith Walk
Genesis 17: 1, 2 God showed himself to Abram as El Shaddai, God Almighty. God shows himself to us so we will respond to that revelation Faith is important to God But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that comes to God must believe that He is , and that He is a rewarder of them… Continue reading Names of God – Faith Walk
Names of God – Your new name
Why does God give us a new name? Hope of a promise Abram changed to Abraham Sarai changed to Sarah Simon changed to Peter Announcing Judgment upon someone Mahershalahashbaz (Isaiah 8: 3) Shearjjashub (Isaiah 7: 3) Key Point: Your new name is a new identity about how God sees you. How do we get this new identity? Revelation 1: 10… Continue reading Names of God – Your new name
Names of God – Alpha and Omega
We are looking at the names of God and what they mean to us today. The book of Revelation starts and ends with the name Alpha and Omega I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is , and which was , and which is to come , the Almighty Revelation 1: 8… Continue reading Names of God – Alpha and Omega
Names of God – Immanuel
Isaiah 7: 14 the virgin will conceive a child She will give birth to a son and will call him Immanuel which means God is with us TWO IMPLICATIONS FOR US Jesus is a divine being, He is God There is the implication that in some way deity has identified with us. Isaiah 9: 6 “For a child is… Continue reading Names of God – Immanuel
Names of God Part 2
Paul stated the purpose of his life in Philippians when he said. Philippians 3: 10 “I want to know Christ and the power of his resurrection and the fellowship of his sufferings so that one way or another I will experience the resurrection from the dead.” Charles Hodges gives a definition of who God is when he states, “God is… Continue reading Names of God Part 2
Names of God – I AM
Think of a time when you thought of how big God is? What caused this feeling to happen? Now that we are calm and deeply thoughtful, why is this so important? Too many times, our God is too small. We have figured him all out and the parts we haven’t figured out, we do not invest the time to explore…. Continue reading Names of God – I AM