Archive for the "Faith" Category

25.Sep.2011 The Four Rivers – The River of Anointing

The second river is the River Gihon–the river of anointing. The River Gihon branches off the River Pshon – favor and blessing stay within God’s anointing and presence. King David’s son, Solomon, was anointed king at the river Gihon with oil, to symbolize the presence of God in his reign. Since Solomon did [...]

18.Sep.2011 The Four Rivers – River of Increase

In Genesis 2, we get our first view of the garden God planted as the dwelling place for man. He called it “Eden,” meaning “paradise” or “place of delight.” Verse 10 tells us that the garden was watered by a river that flowed through and out of the garden, then dividing into four [...]

21.Aug.2011 My Cup – The Cup of Sorrows 2nd

James & John’s mother comes to Jesus asking if her sons can sit at His right & left hand when He entered His kingdom. She was a prominent woman in their small town, and her husband & sons were well-known fishermen, so she felt she could ask this of Jesus. However, none of [...]

09.Aug.2011 My Cup – The Water 1st

We are beginning a new series today on “The Cup.” A cup is something that was built to carry something else. A cup’s purpose is always to be emptied so to be filled again. Jesus said in the New Testament that we cannot get that which He wants to give us until we lose what [...]

My Cup – The Water 2nd

We are beginning a new series today on “The Cup.” A cup is something that was built to carry something else. A cup’s purpose is always to be emptied so to be filled again. Jesus said in the New Testament that we cannot get that which He wants to give us until we lose what [...]

25.Jun.2011 Biblical Freedom

There has been some confusion over what it means to live as the Christians did in the New Testament—when the Holy Spirit came to earth—and Old Testament—when laws and rules were overruled. The Galatian church began in freedom but, after false teaching was introduced, was going back into bondage to the law.

31.May.2011 What we Say, Our Name, & The Holy Spirt

When we submit to Christ, we have the power and authority to transform our lives and those of others by what we say. What comes out of our mouth is a release of what comes from heaven into our world. “Whatever we bind on earth is bound in heaven, whatever we loose on [...]

17.May.2011 Authority in Christ

Some people interpret the Bible literally. I believe in taking the Word of God and interpreting it in the context of our society. I am a contextualist rather than a literalist. This simply means taking the Bible and making it apply in the context of our lives. The important thing is to live the meaning [...]

08.May.2011 What We Have In Christ

Ever imagine what is was like back in the beginning, when the church was still new, and the term “Christian” was not in use? Oh, the stories the believers of that day could tell! When we get to Heaven, we’ll get to ask, “What was it like?” But then, they will ask us, “What about [...]

01.May.2011 Christ in YOU

Romans 5:1&2 – “Therefore, since we have been made right in God’s sight by faith, we have peace with God because of what Jesus Christ our Lord has done for us. Because of our faith, Christ has brought us into this place of undeserved privilege where we now stand, and we confidently and joyfully [...]