These lepers, outcasts from their society, had the ethical wherewithall to share their findings of food and other provisions with those that had rejected them. There is certainly some parallel with the grand provision we have been promised and given in Christ. Dare we keep it to ourselves?

Introduction There are special times in our lives when God desires to use us to achieve His divine plan. Too often we do not respond to His call and allow that special moment to pass us by. We find some reasons or excuses for not doing what God has called us or I should say ordained and equipped us to…

37. And when he was come nigh, even now at the descent of the Mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works that they had seen; 38. Saying, Blessed be the King that cometh in the name of the Lord: peace in heaven, and…

Public Reading of Scripture [ Acts 9:1-19 ] 1 But Saul, still breathing threats and murder against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest 2 and asked him for letters to the synagogues at Damascus, so that if he found any belonging to the Way, men or women, he might bring them bound to Jerusalem.…

God is revealed to us in His Word as a sovereign God who positions his people to be in the right places at the right times to accomplish His purposes! Not by chance, but by design! Not “divine appointments,” but “divine positioning.”

True and Proper Worship 1. The mission is a statement of what the church is supposed to be doing, while the vision is a snapshot or picture of it. 2. The mission is used for planning where the church is going; the vision is used for communicating where the church is going. 3. A mission statement must…

Motivation for Missions

Good morning! we are in our series on The Generous life .. Over the past few week we have been looking at God’s blessing towards us.. These are inflows of God’s Generosity —Generosity always begins with God and his goodness towards us... J ames 1:17 Every good and perfect comes to us from the Father…

This morning, as we engage ourselves in a time of thinking about what God calls us to do in this life, I want you all to take just a moment, a brief few seconds and consider what it is that we, as a community of faith, have done over the last few years together. I want you to think back to what your…

"The King is coming" is the urgent message for the world - but the king comes offering peace; while the movement announcing his coming begins with only a few, many will respond as it multiplies. Those who reject it have been warned - they are rejecting God himself. Rejoice: Jesus reveals God and offers peace with him to the weak not the wise.

Psalm 117 is the shortest of the Psalms, shortest chapter in the Scriptures, YET… it expresses a TRUTH that is powerful and holds great implication and impact regardless of generation, people group, or culture you come from! Praise the Lord , all nations; Laud Him, all peoples! For His lovingkindness…

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.…

Intro Let’s review the benefits of grace Benefits of Grace 1. We are saved by Grace ( Eph 2:8-9 ) 8 God saved you by his grace when you believed. And you can’t take credit for this; it is a gift from God. 9 Salvation is not a reward for the good things we have done, so none of us can boast about it.…

Introduction I’ll Go! Those of you who are a part of our church family know that our team heads out this afternoon to DC to head to Zimbabwe tomorrow. · Last week, we looked at the need to go. · We saw the statistics that told us that over half the world has little to no chance of hearing about Jesus.…

Are you looking for the Lord’s return? Listen for the Trumpet!

Read – Why did Jesus come to earth? Why did God become man? Why did Jesus die? The Greeley Tribune faith columnist on July 10, 2010 answered, “An honest reading of the Bible can only lead us to the conclusion that the Bible is uncertain on the significance of Jesus death.” Since he can’t find a biblical…

And Saul approved of his execution. And there arose on that day a great persecution against the church in Jerusalem, and they were all scattered throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except the apostles. “… and they were all scattered…” This has significant meaning to the first century Jews. Diaspora…

Text: Mark 4:35-41 Title: We’re in This Boat Together Thesis: God’s Spirit guides the Church in ministry. Time: Pent, 2 Sun, B Jesus spent the best part of the day at the edge of a lake, teaching his disciples about the Kingdom of God. Throughout the day, other people gathered around Jesus, listening…

We all long for greatness, for significance. Often we pursue that through competition: pulling others down or pushing ourselves up. Jesus shows us true greatness through his obedience all the way to the cross. He gives each of his followers significance by sending us with that nmessage.

Staying Alive There I was, hanging upside down from a three story tree-house… I should have died. There I was, stabbed in the throat by my brother with puppet stick, drowning on my own blood. I should have died. There I was, flying through the air with my bike left 20 feet uphill behind a broken ramp.…

Brief Biography of John G. Patton - a missionary who endured Cannibals to bring them the Gospel of Christ.

Celebrating New Year’s in September - Our Fall Ministries Kick-Off Sunday! Looking forward to Sunday, September 7, 2008 – Closing Day to a Week of Prayer! – Communion Sunday – Raising our view of church Ephesians 4:1-32 16 From Him the whole body, joined and held together by every supporting ligament,…

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.

Prayer — SIS Why are we here? Why do we exist? What is our purpose? You haven’t just thought about that question, you’ve felt that question? That’s one of those questions that you don’t just think about, you feel it. You feel its weight bearing down on you. Why am I here? What am I supposed to be doing?…

Jesus prepares the twelve to go out in pairs to preach and cast out demons. The focus of the instruction is the dependence upon God for provisions.