Discipleship requires that we learn to obey all that Jesus has commanded Resources—Randy Alcorn – The Treasure Principle Matthew 28:18–20 (NIV) 18 Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19 Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the […]
Review Vision, Mission, Process 7 Essentials ….1 Abide, 2. Reach the Lost Every disciple Accepts Jesus, Abides with Him and the result is Connection and helping others get and stay connected 3rd Essential— We Connect the unconnected –Its Jesus’ model for discipleship that leads to community In addition to -not graduating from abiding and […]
“What comes into our minds when we think about God is the most important thing about us.” ~ A.W. Tozer, The Knowledge of the Holy REVIEW Life of Daniel – living a life of godly impact in godless times Our abiding relationship with God is absolutely essential to everything in our Christian life (Jn 15:5) […]
REVIEW In the book of Exodus God calls himself, “I AM.” In calling himself, “I AM” he was saying that He is eternal, He is self-sufficient, and He is Holy, unlike anyone or anything else. The book of John contains 7 statements of Jesus where He calls himself, “I AM.” Jesus does this to let […]
Two sermon series to look at: The Return of the King One Minute After You Die https://realliferesources.org/current-series/3323-2/ How the world ends It’s coming The earth –the heavens will be destroyed – There will be a judgement day for people 2 Peter 3:8–13 (NIV) — 8 But do not forget this one thing, dear friends: With […]
REVIEW: Mark 12:30 (NIV) – Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength. Romans 12:1&2 (NIV) – 1Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and […]
Review: Relationship, Rest, Remembering, Resilience 1) Restoration requires honesty with ourselves and with God Be honest with yourself Psalms 139:23-24 (NIV) Search me, God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. 24 See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting. Psalms 119:28-30 (NLT) I weep […]
REVIEW • This Christmas season is a time to remember – we are such forgetful people • Who our God is: He loves us, wants to save us and to be with us • How He works: He starts with small things, He uses insignificant people and places, He works in our corrupted world, He […]
Recap The Christmas story reveals to us who God is: 1) A God who loves us 2) A God who wants to save us 3) A God who wants to be with us Tonight, we are looking at the Christmas story and discussing what it reveals to us about how God works. 1) God works […]
This series is a yearly series – Multiply On biblical giving and generosity Discipleship demands we deal with this subject For More study – Randy Alcorn – The Good Life –Heaven Believers have come to trust what the Lord has revealed about the spiritual reality God’s Word deals more with money than any other subject […]
Intro: The Disciple’s Journey Introduction Video Abiding Mentioned 10 times: Ephesians 1:1–14 (NIV) — 1 Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, To God’s holy people in Ephesus, the faithful in Christ Jesus: 2 Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. 3 Praise be […]
In the Runaway Series, Senior Pastor Jim Putman shares his life journey of going from being a prodigal child himself, to becoming the parent of a prodigal child. It is a powerful story of restoration, Biblical truths, and practical advice. Jim walks you through what he and his wife experienced when their oldest son left […]
In the Prodigal Series, Youth Pastor Christian Putman shares the journey of his deep dive into the life of a prodigal. As he walked down the path of struggle, pain and sexual abuse, he walked into life as an addict. As a kid making adult decisions, he became homeless and alone. He eventually came to […]
Did You Know? In the New Testament the word serve and the word minister are translated from the same Greek word, διακονία pronounced dee-ak-on-ee’-ah. This is also where the title Deacon comes from. In Acts 6 the Greek word for minister is also translated as distribution of food (NIV) or the serving of food (AMP). […]
The Original Church Review: ● Jesus called ordinary people to follow Him and they became His disciples. ● He gave them the Great Commission; as they boldly shared Christ, the church was established. Acts 14:21 (NIV) They preached the gospel in that city and won a large number of disciples. Then they returned to Lystra, Iconium […]
Introduction The world is changing the definitions of words Since most didn’t know the previous definitions they don’t know they have been changed But scripture warns us that there would be distortion 2 Corinthians 11:12–15 (NIV) — 12 And I will keep on doing what I am doing in order to cut the ground from […]