Archive for the "Freedom" Category

29.Apr.2012 Spiritial Growth & Unity

The book of Hebrews was written to introduce a new Jesus. Some chapters mention Jesus the man, Jesus God’s Son, Jesus the Savior, and Jesus the Christ; but this book was about Jesus the High Priest. A figure all members of that society recognized: Romans, pagans, unbelieving Jews, and also believers who followed Christ.

08.Apr.2012 Easter 2012

Today, as we are celebrating and reflecting on the resurrection; we’re going to go back 2,000 years before the resurrection. Genesis 22 tells us about Abraham’s test of faith. At this time the world was Godless and broken. In all this, God found Abraham.

05.Feb.2012 The Tithe (part 1)

The tithe is found in both the Old and New Testaments. We see Abraham paying Melchizedek the High Priest a tenth of what he took as spoils of war, along with the first communion. People in those times learned to give their tithes of crops abundantly into the storehouse, a literal building that [...]

15.Jan.2012 Faith & Vision

Our church will begin fasting and praying on February 1st for 21 days. This is an opportunity to go to the next level for real this year, to overcome challenges and bring about lasting change. If you fast AND pray, change WILL happen! We look to the New Testament church for examples [...]

30.Oct.2011 The Four Rivers – The Euphrates

The Euphrates River–the final river in the Four Rivers series–is the river that means to “break forth into fruitfulness.” It is the simplest of the rivers to grasp: God wants us to be fruitful.

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 [...]

11.Sep.2011 The Four Rivers – The Garden

Every single piece of wisdom and truth in the Bible starts with a seed. Think about that for a second. A seed–everything important about the Kingdom begins with the seed. Jesus said in Matthew 13 that if you don’t understand this parable, you will not understand the rest. The principle of the seed is the [...]

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 [...]

14.Aug.2011 My Cup – The Cup of Greed 1st

Luke 11 introduces us to the next cup in the series: The Cup of Greed. This cup is introduced when Jesus is invited to dine with a Pharisee. The Pharisee gets edgy when Jesus does not wash his hands before the meal. You see, hand washing was one of the possible 1500 additions the Pharisees [...]