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Let us pray…Gracious, loving, and ever patient God, we are here this day to hear your words for us. Speak into our hearts and help us to be open to your Spirit’s prompting for our lives every day, Amen. As we begin this morning, there is so much going on in our world. So much turmoil and conflict, that…

A childlike spirit is the litmus test for spiritual maturity and against spiritual disorder. Not all spiritual growth is healthy. The Chinese has a term “Zouhuo Rumo 走火入魔,” which is equivalent to Kundalini Syndrome, a condition when a spiritual pactice gets derailed or melfunctioned that leads to mental and emotional disorders. In Christianity, I would call it Pharisee Syndrome. Pharisees are very spiritual people. They are very "faithful" to the scriptures, but according to Jesus, they are not "fruitful" because they got stuck in their egos and arrogance that caused the spiritual disorder.

Greatness Unleashed GREATNESS is the measure of the relationship that you have with God apart from performance or human achievement. To be UNLEASHED is to be no longer tethered to things that limit your ability to move beyond perceived limitations or boundaries. Today Our text is Luke 9:43-48 The Book…

Introduction 1. Encountering the Kingdom of God What is the Kingdom defined? Why is it used more than “Gospel” by Jesus and Gospel writers? What is its importance to to encountering Jesus for salvation? What does the Kingdom require? Mark 1:14-15 (ESV) Mark 1:14–15 (ESV) 14 Now after John was arrested,…

The Different King: Mark 10:13-16 Intro: One of the greatest tragedies of a sinful culture is that children are seen as a burden as much or more than a blessing. FCF: This makes sense. In a world of limited resources and time, smart, powerful, talented people build powerful Kingdoms by allying themselves…

Greatness Defined Pam and I got married in April 2008, the year of the Beijing Olympics. That started what has now become a 16 year tradition in our marriage, watching the Olympics until way too late for 2 weeks straight. We have slept a bit more this week than the previous 2. The 2008 Olympics was the…

The way to Jesus is not the way most would have expected. The king must first die, so that we can live, the first must be last and those who are in the kingdom are not those who we would expect, and finally, its not about how much you gain but how much you lose.

The juxtaposition of the Pharisees’ trap and the children approaching Jesus seems deliberate. Is child-like trust the way to approach legal tangles?

Access to the kingdom is dependant on childlike humility

how to have the heart of a child

An attitude of simple trust and faith, to be distinguished from childishness. It is commended by Scripture as an appropriate attitude for the believer to take towards God.

The persistent widow, the arrogant pharisee, the broken tax collector, the child

Intro: For Protestant Christians, today we celebrate Reformation Day. The connection to this particular date is Martin Luther posting his 95 Theses on the door of Castle Church at Wittenberg on October 31st, 1517. Luther was angered by abuses in the way Johann Tetzel was peddling the sale of indulgences…

Now this morning we’re going to talk about an issue that everyone faces. No one here gets to claim they’re exempt from this topic. No one here can say, “Doesn’t apply to me.” In fact, the more you think this is for someone else, the more you need to listen up. Because if I stand up here and read you…

4,500 churches closed its doors in 2023 and this has been the trend since 2010’s. June 29, 2018 Toys R’ Us closed its doors. Now, understand that we are to be like that. Luke 12:32 “Do not be afraid, little flock, because your Father has chosen to give you the kingdom.” The Kingdom of God is the reign…

Our posture toward God is suppose to reflect the confidence, trust, gratitude demonstrated by children. One receives the kingdom of God through this posture and so enter into the presence of God.

Message Intro Driving to the beach with kids. Vs back seat adults. What type of trust do you have in God? Do you come to him like a little child or Scripture Intro - Luke strings together a number of brief incidents concerning parables and people. In we read of the Jesus’ story of the persistent widow…

Jesus calls us to become like a little child if we ever hope to enter the kingdom of God. We must have faith like a little child, become dependent like a little child, and receive the kingdom as a gift of God.

Childlike faith reveals the presence of God working in us victoriously

Introduction America’s Troubles STRESS Have you ever noticed that America seems a little stressed out? We’ve gone from the land of the free and the home of the brave to the land of the freaked out and the home of the dismayed. American Psychological Association (2014): Over 70% of all people interviewed…

Insignt for kingdom entrance to be a kingdom dweller