Proverbs 24:16  (NLT) 16 The godly may trip seven times, but they will get up again. One of the big challenges Christians face is feeling the pressure to be “perfect”. The pressure comes from the world around us and often from ourselves when we worry how our life affects others as a witness for Jesus….

When we begin to think about the spiritual nature, power and existence of the Church we feel the empowerment of how the spirit can be effective in all areas of life not just in a Bldg that is physically recognized as the Church. We can also loose a bit of our footing because the spiritual…

JOSHUA 1:9      Courage in the Day to Day Struggle

In the direct access to God thru Jesus Christ God’s plan was fulfilled and Jesus words to Thomas are complete. John 14:1-6 (NLT) Jesus, the Way to the Father 14 “Don’t let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God, and trust also in me. 2 There is more than enough room in my Father’s home….

Matthew records another spectacular event at Jesus crucifixion for us Matthew 27: 50-52  ( NLT ) 50 Then Jesus shouted out again, and he released his spirit. 51 At that moment the curtain in the sanctuary of the Temple was torn in two, from top to bottom. The earth shook, rocks split apart, 52 and…

John 8    ( NLT ) 31 Jesus said to the people who believed in him, “You are truly my disciples if you remain faithful to my teachings. 32 And you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”33 “But we are descendants of Abraham,” they said. “We have never been slaves to…

The first key reference we have to the nature of the Church was very early in Jesus ministry. John writes the account of Jesus first miracle at the wedding in Cana and his first Passover celebration with his friends. John records for us the first time Jesus cleared the temple and accused the religious leaders…

Matthew 21: 12-13  ( NLT ) Jesus Clears the Temple 12 Jesus entered the Temple and began to drive out all the people buying and selling animals for sacrifice. He knocked over the tables of the money changers and the chairs of those selling doves. 13 He said to them, “The Scriptures declare, ‘My Temple…

The Church With our youth graduated and off into the summer lets take a short series of notes to look at the Church with respect to Pentecost. What did Church look like before Pentecost, after Pentecost and where is it today …….. Acts 2 that we reviewed is considered as the birth of the Church…

Deuteronomy 6:10-13  New Living Translation (NLT) 10 “The Lord your God will soon bring you into the land he swore to give you when he made a vow to your ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. It is a land with large, prosperous cities that you did not build. 11 The houses will be richly stocked with goods you did not…