Faith That Enters Rest
Text: Hebrews 3:16-4:2 We don’t know what it’s like to have to give up things to stay in the faith. And, without faith, it is impossible to please God. Our walk is not based on what we see, but on the unseen. The Christian believes in a God we have never seen. We walk by faith and not by sight. Everything is how we perceive it to be. In our trials, we have to believe we’ll be victorious, and we…
The Tale Of Two Kingdoms
Text: Matthew 13:24-28; Colossians 1:12-13 A spiritual battle is raging for the rulership of this world. The devil does not and will not give up! There are two kingdoms. . .the good seeds are the children of God (the Kingdom of Light). The weeds are the children of the wicked one (the kingdom of darkness). The devil is a rebel and he wants us to rebel. Satan advances his kingdom through sin. His goal is to cause us to sin…
The Shaking Has Already Started
Text: Hebrews 12:22-26 God wants His people back to Him. God is not just a loving God. He is, also, a just God! The Bible is alive! It’s God breathed! It’s Supernatural! He keeps saying, “My Son is coming! Deliverance is coming!” He has finished the work! If we are living in sin, in God’s eyes, we are dead! We are breaking God’s law. Satan is trying to keep us in our sin. We are, then, children of disobedience. We…
Now Is Not The Time To Go To Sleep On Our Prayers
Text: James 5:16 When we pray and ask God what’s on His heart, He’ll tell us. God is concerned about the prayer life of His believers. Lately, prayer has become a thing of convenience. . .only when we need something. When we don’t pray, we are losing out on victories. We should pray because we know where our help comes from. We receive power, we receive blessings, and we draw closer to God. We want God active in our lives.…
Your Deliverance Is In The Word
Text: 2 Timothy 3:16; 1 Corinthians 10:13 We are in a battle every day for the souls of man. We are valuable to God. The enemy doesn’t fight fair or ever give up. There is a war going on and his job is to continue to tempt us until we fall. We have a soul that is eternal and satan is after it! We cannot become lazy and let the enemy get a foothold. Our spirit is willing, but our…
Walk With Purpose
Various texts Be strong and courageous! God is leading us and He will get us to our destination. God prepares the way and will destroy the enemy. God has pulled us out of slavery and we have a mission. God has given us victory! We have an expectation that we are more than conquerors in Christ and we are victorious in every step we take! God wants us to prosper. He has not taken us from slavery for us to…
Watch Because The Time Is Near
Text: Matthew 25:1-10 Jesus warns us to not let the things of the world overtake us. We are pilgrims passing through. Jesus warns us to be watchful and BE ready. . .not GET ready, but BE ready! The world has rebelled against God’s Kingdom. God wants us to be ready for when He comes. He wants us to keep running after Him. Sometimes we get tired, but we need to stay in the race. Satan wants to wear us out,…
Common Sense Christianity And Prayer
Text: 1 John 5:14-15 Sometimes we confuse the Word of God. We make it harder than it is. We cannot say we have fellowship with God and walk in darkness. When we go out into the world to be the light, we cannot have any darkness in us. We are children of light! What we take in through our eyes and ears are what we’re multiplying. When we are born again, we should expect to not sin again. But, if…
Make Up Your Mind-Who Will You Serve?
Texts: Matthew 6:24; Joshua 24:14,15 No man can serve two masters. Everyone serves something! God doesn’t allow His Glory to be shared with anyone! The Bible is our history book. God has made Himself known to us through the written Word. We don’t live by food alone. We live by the Word of God! We can’t serve God and the world. We need to choose. Make up your mind! Who will you serve? We were made by God and for…
Christ Is Our Hope
Text: Titus 1:2; 1 Thessalonians 4:13-14; 1 Corinthians 15 All around us today, we see death. . .in all different ways. There is so much we’re facing. Sometimes it looks like death has the victory. How long do we have to deal with fear? Death was not in the world before the fall. God mad EVERYTHING good!. . .until disobedience! All the things we see today is because one man disobeyed God! We need to hold fast to the Word…