01.Jul.2011 The Holy Spirit
There are 59 scriptures featuring the Holy Spirit in Acts. Acts chapter 4 tells of believers being filled with the Holy Spirit and how the believers then grew in numbers. In Acts chapter 8, the Holy Spirit empowers different members of the gathering. When God gets into everyday people, miracles happen. The Holy Spirit [...]
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
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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 [...]
24.Apr.2011 Atonement – Easter 2011
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Isaiah 53:1-10:Who believes what we’ve heard and seen? Who would have thought God’s saving power would look like this?
The servant grew up before God—a scrawny seedling,
a scrubby plant in a parched field.
There was nothing attractive about him,
nothing to cause us to take a second look.
He was looked down [...]
23.Apr.2011 Good Friday
Matthew 27:38-56
Matthew 5:43-48
Mark 8:34-38
Mark 10: 31
What must it have been like for Jesus to be hanging on that cross? He was both man and God; He had the power to get off the cross. He could have done just what those mocking Him demanded. “Get off the cross and save yourself!” they jeered. Yet, Jesus [...]
27.Mar.2011 Hardwood or Veneer – Part 2
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Matthew 6; 7:1-2
Continuing on the idea of veneer—that piecemeal pseudo-wood covered in a shiny thin layer of pristine hardwood—and how it can symbolize the Christian life, we return to the book of Matthew to read another account of Jesus’ challenging false authenticity.
Hardwood or Veneer – Part 1
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Matthew 5 (NLT)
Are you hardwood or veneer?
They way that furniture is made is one of two ways. The best way is with hard wood, crafted together. The second way is veneer, which is made of particle board with three millimeters of hard wood over the top of it. Most businesses use veneer because it [...]
09.Mar.2011 The Mountain Top
Matthew 17:1-8 (NLT): Six days later Jesus took Peter and the two brothers, James and John, and led them up a high mountain to be alone. As the men watched, Jesus’ appearance was transformed so that his face shone like the sun, and his clothes became as white as light. Suddenly, Moses and Elijah appeared [...]
