Novation Church

“The poor and the helpless have fled to you and have been safe in times of trouble. You give them shelter from storms and shade from the burning heat…” Isaiah 25:4 GNT “It’s ok for the Christian to feel helpless, but never hopeless.” Charles Stanley Helpless: “Unable to help oneself; impossible to control one’s circumstances.”… Read More »Adore the King of Hope

“I love the Lord because he hears my voice and my prayer for mercy.Because he bends down to listen, I will pray as long as I have breath!” Psalm 116:1-2 NLT How does gratitude let God answer our prayers? “When Herod was king of Judea, there was a Jewish priest named Zechariah. He was a member of… Read More »Gratitude and Prayer

“Shout with joy to the Lord, all the earth! Worship the Lord with gladness. Come before him, singing with joy. Acknowledge that the Lord is God! He made us, and we are his. We are his people, the sheep of his pasture. Enter his gates with thanksgiving; go into his courts with praise. Give thanks to him and praise his name.… Read More »Gratitude and Worship

“In everything give thanks; for this is the will of God for you in Christ Jesus.” 1 Thessalonians 5:18 NASB “Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen… And without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is and that He is a rewarder of those who seek… Read More »Gratitude and Faith

“Always be filled with joy in the Lord. I will say it again. Be filled with joy. Let everyone see that you are gentle and kind. The Lord is coming soon.Don’t worry about anything, but pray and ask God for everything you need, always giving thanks for what you have. And because you belong to Christ… Read More »Gratitude and Worry

An Invitation to a Life of Generosity “The eye is the lamp of the body. If your eyes are healthy, your whole body will be full of light.But if your eyes are unhealthy, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light within you is darkness, how great is that darkness! “No one can serve… Read More »Show Me the Money

“Now He also told this parable to some people who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and viewed others with contempt:” Luke 18:9 NASB  “Two men went up into the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector.” Luke 18:10 NASB “The Pharisee stood and was praying this to himself: ‘God, I thank You that… Read More »Lord Have Mercy

Luke 10:1-37 The Great Commandment “Hear, Israel! The Lord is our God, the Lord is one! And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength… you shall love your neighbor as yourself; I am the Lord.” Deuteronomy 6:4-5, Leviticus 19:18 NASB Matthew 22:34-40 Mark 12:29-34 Luke 10:25-27

“Peter said to him, “We left everything we had and followed you. So what will we have?” Jesus said to them, “When the time of the new world comes, the Son of Man will sit on his great and glorious throne. And I can promise that you who followed me will sit on twelve thrones,… Read More »That’s Not Fair

Luke 15:1-32 “All the tax collectors and sinners were approaching to listen to him. And the Pharisees and scribes were complaining, “This man welcomes sinners and eats with them.” Luke 15:1-2 CSB “So he told them this parable: “What man among you, who has a hundred sheep and loses one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the open field and… Read More »The Friend of Sinners

“But I am afraid that, as the serpent deceived Eve by his trickery, your minds will be led astray from sincere and pure devotion to Christ. For if one comes and preaches another Jesus whom we have not preached, or you receive a different spirit which you have not received, or a different gospel which you have not accepted, this you tolerate very well!… For such… Read More »Unmasking The Enemy

“This gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all the nations, and then the end will come.” Matthew 24:14 NASB What Is The Gospel Of The Kingdom? It is Jesus’ good news about “Now after John was taken into custody, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of God, and saying, “The time is… Read More »Are We There Yet?

What are the parables? “And the disciples came up and said to Him, “Why do You speak to them in parables?” And Jesus answered them, “To you it has been granted to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been granted. For whoever has, to him more shall be given, and he will have… Read More »Can You Handle The Truth?

1 Corinthians 16 “Now about the collection for the Lord’s people: Do what I told the Galatian churches to do. On the first day of every week, each one of you should set aside a sum of money in keeping with your income, saving it up, so that when I come no collections will have to be made. Then, when I… Read More »One Final Word

Corinthians 15:35-58 “Therefore, since the children share in flesh and blood, He Himself likewise also partook of the same, so that through death He might destroy the one who has the power of death, that is, the devil, and free those who through fear of death were subject to slavery all their lives.” Hebrews 2:14-15 NASB What takes the sting out… Read More »Death, Where Is Your Sting?

1 Corinthians 15:12-34 “But if it is preached that Christ has been raised from the dead, how can some of you say that there is no resurrection of the dead? If there is no resurrection of the dead, then not even Christ has been raised. And if Christ has not been raised, our preaching is… Read More »Living Hope

1 Corinthians 15:1-11 “Now I want to make clear for you, brothers and sisters, the gospel I preached to you, which you received, on which you have taken your standand by which you are being saved, if you hold to the message I preached to you—unless you believed in vain.” 1 Corinthians 15:1-2 CSB For… Read More »The Gospel

1 Corinthians 14 “ I give thanks to my God always for you because of the grace of God that was given you in Christ Jesus, that in every way you were enriched in him in all speech and all knowledge—even as the testimony about Christ was confirmed among you—so that you are not lacking in any gift, as you wait for… Read More »When We Gather

1 Corinthians 13 “If I speak with the tongues of mankind and of angels, but do not have love, I have become a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. If I have the gift of prophecy and know all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith so as to remove mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing. And if I give… Read More »Love Is

(1 Corinthians 12) “Now concerning spiritual gifts.” 1 Corinthians 12:1 NASB There Is One God (Vs. 3-11) “Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit.” 12:4  Manifestation Gifts “But to each one is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good.  For to one is given the word of wisdom through the Spirit, and to… Read More »That’s A Good Question