Archive for the "Mission Shaped Church" Category

22.Apr.2012 Mature Christian

One of the hardest things to witness as a pastor is to see people come into relationship with Christ then slip away without finishing the commitment. It’s fairly easy to commit to Christ; in fact, one can almost be talked into it. The hard part is in becoming mature Christians. [...]

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.

01.Apr.2012 Making Disciples

Next to John 3:16, one of the most familiar verses to a believer is what we know as The Great Commission. In Mark 16, Jesus tells the disciples, “Go into all the world and preach the Good News to everyone, everywhere.” This moment is also recorded in Matthew 28, which says “Go and make disciples [...]

05.Mar.2012 Rise and Build, Next Generation, Part 2

Christ is asking us to lay down our lives, and pick up a cross. We all know what the cross meant to Christ, but what does the cross mean to us? It means surrender. On the cross Jesus surrendered all His rights.

26.Feb.2012 Rise and Build, Next Generation

What is the difference between a Son of the House and a Servant of the House? That is an excellent question. The answer is spread throughout the Bible. One of the main answers is, in a sense, another question. Are you a Son? Well, how is your fruit?

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 [...]

04.Dec.2011 The Vine – Final

As we conclude the series on the Vine, it is important to remember that Jesus was using this as His last opportunity to speak to his friends, the 11 disciples that came with Him in the midnight hour up to the Mount of Olives and the garden of Gethsemane there.

06.Nov.2011 The Vine – Part 1

Jesus is speaking to His disciples after they have shared there last Passover together and are walking toward the Mt. of Olives, where unbeknownst to them, Jesus will be taken away to be crucified. It is close to midnight, and as they pass a vineyard, He explains to them the vital importance of staying [...]

02.Oct.2011 The Four Rivers – The River of Anointing part 2

The concept of the Rivers and the Garden continues to unfold the further we go into this series. The garden of the heart is filled with seeds that grow and produce fruit, providing even more seed. But what do we do with this new seed? Do we store it in barns, afraid that we won’t [...]

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 [...]