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13 And we impart this in words not taught by human wisdom but taught by the Spirit, interpreting spiritual truths to those who are spiritual. 13 This is what we speak, not in words taught us by human wisdom but in words taught by the Spirit, explaining spiritual realities with Spirit-taught words. Thesis/…

The man without purpose is like a ship without a rudder. Thomas Carlyle Purpose of Heart is the idea that we live our lives with a specific purpose and direction Our purpose is not merely a fleshly purpose but rather, a much larger spiritual purpose....a purpose with a more far reaching eternal purpose…

Dreams Does God still speak in visions and dreams? It’s such a creative way of communicating. There’s all these little snippets in Biblical history… are we open to that? I believe my wife is often prophetic… and her dreams may well be… I wish she remembered them. Because I hear the highlights. I started…

Welcome Getting ready for a trip asdf Message Today is the end of Epiphany, a season when we ask what it means that Jesus is for the whole world. We are Jesus’ church, but Jesus isn’t just for us. He’s for the whole world. So what’s our role in Jesus’ mission? This year, our series was called Spark!…

Introduction Text: Jeremiah 8:4-17 Moreover thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the Lord ; Shall they fall, and not arise? shall he turn away, and not return? Why then is this people of Jerusalem slidden back by a perpetual backsliding? they hold fast deceit, they refuse to return. I hearkened and heard,…

When we are in the dark, we often do not know which direction to go. How do we fix our lives? How do we get to God? Jesus has paved the way for us and He gives us the answer to these questions.

[NOTE TO TEACHER] This focus of this lesson is on the many ways that God directed Paul and the team. He moved them in a clear direction, but it was still up to them to find their way by using the gifts and skills that God was developing in them. The goal of this lesson is to exhort people to be alert and attentive to God’s direction and then courageous enough to move forward so they can start putting into practice the things that God has been developing in them.

I think everyone, sometime in their life, gets a little, or a lot, lost and we start to wander. Sometimes we move in endless circles, mired in indecision, or we set off into a direction, and later realize it is the wrong direction. We can often blindly latch on to an idea or someone who claims to have a solution that marches us in the direction we want to go even though our conscience is screaming, stop, pit ahead! That is when we know that we, and those that look to us for guidance, are headed toward trouble.

Welcome Does anyone know what the longest running TV show is? Probably you do - it’s Law & Order . The show has run 22 seasons and has over 400 episodes. It has multiple spin-offs, including SVU, which has over 500 episodes. All together, the Law & Order franchise boasts well over 1,000 episodes of TV.…

Welcome As a pastor, one of the things that irritates me the most about faith is platitudes. When someone is experiencing a difficult time, we throw out something like, “Everything happens for a reason.” Or “God has a plan.” It’s not that they’re wrong . I mean, God does have a plan. And technically,…

Welcome Pre-show: favorite super-hero The most famous super-hero in the world is Superman, of course. He was sent to Earth as a baby, moments before his home planet of Krypton exploded. He lands on a farm in the American midwest, raised by humble farmers to stand for Truth, Justice and the American way.…

Jesus uses the opportunity to heal a blind man to teach about spiritual blindness.

Essentials For The Journey Forward Text: Acts 2 Introduction United we stand divided we fall. Jesus knew something about humanity as if He himself created them to need others to thrive. HE DID CREATE THEM THAT WAY! Quote: Stephen Braren, Ph.D. wrote, “We all know that humans are social creatures. But…

The Bible has a great deal to say about our thoughts, but, you may have noticed, modern churches often have very little to say about them. But the Bible has so much to say about our thoughts because they're vital in setting the course of our life. A.W. Tozer had this to say: What we think about when…

Making new year's resolutions without God's direction is like the Valley of Dry Bones. But when God breathes life into them, they rise up to be a powerful army.

Welcome asdf asdf Message We’re in the season of Epiphany, a season when we ask what it means that Jesus is for the whole world. We are Jesus’ church, but Jesus isn’t just for us. He’s for the whole world. So what’s our role in Jesus’ mission? This year, our series is called Spark! We’re exploring the…

Welcome One of the highlights of my life was definitely the trip I took to Israel when I turned 30. I have a friend who is a Catholic priest who invited me. So of course I said yes. I have to say that seeing the Holy Land with a priest was amazing. Because the Catholic Church runs nearly every holy site…

This message will explore the importance of longing for God’s instruction so we may, in turn, live in obedience to Him.

We have a saying in our Church culture, 80% of those who show up to church are the watchers while 20% of those who show up are the doers. We constantly question, how do we get these who are not involved to be involved? I'm going to put forward this question; Are we equipping them to take part? Or might we be stifling them, inhibiting them from taking part in our church because of our modern ideas and opinions on how God uses the Gifts of the Spirit?

This was done for my Master Assessment. It encompasses a few things. It is a description of my walk through Christian Spirituality. It looks at what spiritual formation is and the kind of questions it asks. It takes a look at the benefits of using different spiritual disciplines in our walk with Christ. It looks at what Spiritual disciplines have worked for me in my life and my vocational context. It looks at what spiritual direction means and how that looks when we engage it. And finally it establishes what spiritual mentoring looks like in our personal/ community/ and vocational life.

Sometimes we get so lost in what we think is right on worldly issues we lose sight of Jesus. We need to remember not to get tripped up by such elementary issues and run the race while turning our eyes to Jesus. This goes well with Communion.

Fasting releases Divine Guidance, Isa. 58:11 Seeking Divine Guidance Study - Use this. Fasting releases divine guidance - Isa. 58.11 Fasting releases divine guidance (Isa. 58:11) Many believers have difficulty making correct decisions concerning relationships, finances, and ministry. This causes setbacks…

Job's desire to present his case before God. expressing his longing for God's presence and justice despite his current suffering

Introduction Here we are with another of Psalm of David’s. Now the timing of this psalm is unknown and unlikely to have come directly after psalm 4, but it could have and here in the book of Psalms it does. We recognize that it does that by the inspiration of the Holy Spirit. Psalm 4 was a psalm for…