Jesus said, “I will build my church and the gates of Hell will not prevail.” Then he extends an invitation for us to be a part of the work. God has a plan for you, God wants to use you. God speaks to you, God is calling you. God wants to work in you so he can work through you.
Sometimes life and people dish us out really scary circumstances that can drive people far from God. Every one of us has something to break free from, every one of us has things in our life that restrict us from living life the way God intended for us to live. But everyone has the potential to radically impact the kingdom of God, and that is why people far from God matter to God!
God wants our best… he deserves our best… so in all we do, we should strive for excellence. We should willingly give our best. And determine to live in a constant state of improvement. Excellence is giving the best of us to glorify a Magnificent God.
Even when we feel so unqualified and fall so short in so many areas, God still gives us a plan of life and hope for our future! We may think we’re disqualified and the world may think we’re disqualified, but God hasn’t counted you out yet. God will never count you out. In fact, He’s the master at using imperfect people for Big things!
We have to be willing to grow. No matter how much we know or how long we have been following. We often convince ourselves that we have arrived… we have come far enough… we are better than we used to be so we are fine to stop right here… but we can’t. God has more to reveal to us and do through us.
Our victory was bought with the blood of Jesus and guaranteed in the resurrection. Jesus was never outmatched… outmuscled… overwhelmed… overpowered… or caught off guard... in fact, the fight was fixed. Jesus allowed the Cross because he loves us!
God called on Jonah to rise up and reach the Assyrians of Ninevah to repent and turn to God for their wickedness and selfish living. But Jonah had no heart for the people of Nineveh. If people far from God matter to God, then they should matter to us to!
Fasting is giving up WHAT sustains us for WHO sustains us. When you fast for sin it implies a resolve to fast from it. It is a declaration that it will be fed no longer. When you do hard things, God begins to do impossible things.
God rarely asks us to do difficult things but sometimes compels us to do hard things. Often times the simple things can be the hardest to do. In our relationship with God it is easy to get ready… but hard to stay ready.
Guest speaker, Jeff Grenell share his experience with hardships and how God does His greatest work in the midst of our greatest needs.
If you want MORE of Jesus… it is going to require less of you. This means that we have to actively and sometimes painfully make room for MORE of Jesus.
God Granted Jabez's prayers: Bless Me... Expand My Territory... Be With Me... and Keep Me From...
God has MORE to give… and MORE to show… and MORE to bless. The problem is that too many times we allow our small faith puts a cap on God’s MORE. When you give your nothing to God he can fill it with MORE than you ever thought possible.
Jesus is worthy to be praised. We celebrate the birth of Jesus because the Death of Jesus rescued us, it redeemed us, it restored us and it set us free.
Jesus doesn’t always give us what we want… or what we think that we want. It is always Something Better. When you know Jesus, you will know Peace, Joy, and Hope!
God declared to the world that every man, woman, boy, and girl have access to the savior — there is plenty of room for us all.
Jesus is fine to stay with us, or be in our lives as long as he doesn’t disrupt our comfort level… and as long as it doesn’t cost us anything. But when you begin to make room for Jesus in your own life you begin to realize he isn’t a burden he is a gift. He isn’t a sacrifice he is a savior. He doesn’t come with a cost…he paid the cost.
Gods gifts can only bring you joy when they’re joined together with gratitude!
Sometimes the way we start isn't very impressive. But you are never too small, too inexperienced or too late to be used by God.
In Hebrews 12, the comparison between two mountains is explored: Mt. Sinai and Mt. Zion. Sinai is a physical place, while Zion is an eternal place. Which is your mountain of residence? Do you spend more time focused on the physical or the eternal?