July 18, 2004 by J. David Hoke I remember hearing John Wimber tell a story years ago of what happened to him after he gave his life to Jesus. He said that after he began to read the Bible he noticed that there was a lot in there that was not happening in his own church. So one Sunday he came up to one…

1 Corinthians 12:1-30 Stephen Caswell © 2000 Gifts - A Whale and a Cactus A whale is as unique as a cactus. But don't ask a whale to survive Death Valley. We all have spiritual gifts. Where we use them and how determines if we actually complete something. Introduction Tonight we will have a look at God's…

Ephesians 4:7-16 The Master’s Carpenters Shop Imagine the Master Carpenter’s tools holding a conference: Brother Hammer presides, but several suggest he leave the meeting because he is too noisy. Brother Hammer replies, If I have to leave this shop, Brother Screw must go also. You have to turn him around…

The Family of God – It’s Better Together II - The Family Who Lives Together (nv 11/5/06am) Romans 12 / 2 Corinthians 6:14-18 / Leviticus 3 OS: 1 Signs of a modern family – You have at least 15 phone numbers to reach your family of three. You call your son’s beeper to let him know it’s time to eat. He…

I). CHANGE OUR THINKING. a). Humility of Mind.b). Humble ourselves under others. c). Humble ourselves to put others interest above ours. II). CHRIST LIVED THAT WAY AND WAS REWARDED. a). Have this attitude in you like Christ did. Think Like Christ. b). He was Rewarded for His obedience. c). Blessing Lie on the Others side of Obedience. III). THE ENCOURAGEMENT IS TO OBEY. a). Obey is the encouragement but Obey what? b). Continue to Grow in teh are of: Humility, Emptying yourself of self, Serving others. a). Serve othere with Our Minds. b). Serve Others with Our Hearts. c). Serve Others with your Hands. IV). CONCLUSION: WHAT IS GOD TRYING TO TELL YOU THIS MORNING?

As we continue to understand the word of God, we must remember that we are to continue to grow in the knowledge of Christ.

The Lord knows all about us and has called us to be partakers of the divine.

Growing Pains Growing in spite of persecution - Chap 5 overview Growing Pains Chap 6 - to much for the few to take care of Greek speakers and Aramaic speakers - Church is a place for everyone Prioritize Priorities Apostles - not to good to do labor Distractions to what their responsibility was D.L. Moody…