Growth is the process of development and maturing, used to refer to the progress of the kingdom of God and the spiritual development of believers. Scripture uses images of growth (such as seeds, plants and infants) to stress the dynamic nature of personal faith and the kingdom of God. In this walk we must grow deeper to grow taller...

Putting on the full Armor of God Ephesians 6:10:20 Part 1 Do you remember me talking about the book I am trying to read? “Power through Prayer” by E. M. Bounds. Remember how we talked about how I haven’t really gotten past the first couple paragraphs though, because of what the author said? And How I…

Because Jesus has all the authority, we can be discipled and make disicples,

A person must pay the ultimate price to follow Jesus Christ

Joy, peace and happiness result from following Jesus Christ, together with the hope of being like him and with him in heaven. This is anticipated in the OT, which stresses the importance of obedience to the Lord.

Preparing to Live Living Requires Inner Strength (Ephesians 3:16) Some of you will remember G. Gordon Liddy. G. Gordon Liddy was a former FBI agent turned political activist and spook who masterminded the Watergate Break-in that eventually brought down the presidency of Richard Nixon. Liddy spent several…

John is the only Gospel writer to record Jesus’ extended conversation with his disciples at the Last Supper knowing that his time had come to suffer and die Jesus told his disciples that they would no longer be able to follow him and that one of them would betray him they were confused and shaken where…

The call of God and service

Introduction i heard this week the true story of a man that got a brand new metal detector. He took it out to a field to try it out for the first time. As he turned it on, he got a really strong signal right where he was standing. He immediately started digging to found the prize. He dug and could not…

Breaking Down Walls of Containment (Boundaries that protect) Is 54 5-4-08 Bible Describes there are walls · That protect o Around the city o Nehemiah · Walls that block us o Jericho o Pharoah—wall of slavery blocking Israel Last week—powerful sermon · Rick Ryan o Develop · Need to hear · Impressed with…

Clear Vision for Mark 8:22-25 How many have 20/20 vision? There was a time when most of us who wear them, didn't need glasses. But as our vision became impaired, it was necessary to find a way to correct it. In our passage this morning we have the account of Jesus correcting a man's vision. This man…

Happiness In Matthew 5, Jesus begins a sentence with the same words, “Blessed are...” eight different times. What does it mean to be blessed? It is a religious sounding word, isn’t it? It is pregnant with virtue–a stained glass sort of a word. The truth is, the Greek word simply means happy. In English,…

!Sermon: Called and Planted by God by Pr Paddick Van Zyl !!Text 8 Amplified Bible (AMP) And the Lord God planted a garden toward the east, in Eden [delight]; and there He put H7760 the man whom He had formed (framed, constituted). H7760 (Strong's Concordance) שׂיםשׂוּם śûmśı̂ymsoom,seem A primitive…

Mark 11:1-11 And as they approached Jerusalem, at Bethphage and Bethany, near the Mount of Olives, He sent two of His disciples, [2] and said to them, "Go into the village opposite you, and immediately as you enter it, you will find a colt tied there, on which no one yet has ever sat; untie it and bring…

In the early 1960s, the Lincoln Futura concept car created for a 1955 auto show was not worth much. It was used a 1959 movie and then sold to automobile designer George Barris for one dollar. Since it was untitled and could not be insured, the car was had little value and was relegated to a back parking…

Blank holding ++ Friend told of summer camp counsellor w/ broken arm worshipping. Followers. Interesting, +++Instagram has followers. You follow someone on Instagram and get to observe what they post. Doesn’t mean there is relationship or any alignment of life but you get to follow from afar. +++ Commando’s.…

What we do with the next generation matters, because the next generation matters

Learn what "disciple-making" means as Matthew 4:13 becomes the launching point. Jesus taught the disciples to share the Word, show the Word, teach the Word and serve the World. Two simple words, but a lifetime of modeling the Person of Christ.