24-0609: Greatness in God’s Kingdom is marked by humility to serve so others can hear the gospel and trust in Jesus. As Jesus journeys to Jerusalem with his disciples, a dispute arises about greatness. Jesus takes an opportunity to teach them about true greatness in the Kingdom of God. It is nothing like the...
24-0421: God is our great promise-keeper; who by His decree to fulfill His Word comforts us with hope and strengthens us to serve Him until He returns to usher in His eternal Kingdom of peace. Daniel’s prayer is motivated by the study of God’s Word, and while seeking the Lord, God’s answer startled him....
And we do this, WE do this, not just you or me, but together WE do this to grow up and become like Jesus. You can grow individually, but you cannot grow up alone. No person grows to maturity to become like Jesus without others. There is no individual process to maturity that excludes...
Jesus takes a meager portion measured to feed a boy and blesses it to satisfy the multitude of thousands. Surely if a Christ-follower is to learn anything about serving from this miracle it is this, that a lack of natural resource never means lack of supernatural provision for ministry. ...
22-0102: Christians live to abound in the Lord’s work because in Jesus we are alive in the Kingdom of God. Pastor Lane launches a new series to begin the new year entitled, “The Essence of the Church”. In this message he clarifies the gospel message – the heart of who we are as Christians...
The church that properly stewards spiritual gifts is not impressed with the greatness of gift manifestation but grateful for the sacrifice made to exercise them for the good of others. Spiritual self-sufficiency is neither a Biblical nor a gospel virtue. We are all, each one, members of one body....
Fear is a merciless slave-master, driving us to the end of self. But neither exhaustion from nor recognition of our own fear actually breaks its hold nor relieves us from its demand. Fear cannot be managed and will not allow faith; it must be crucified for faith to break through. ...
18-1118: God works to build the body when Christ-followers serve the body in unity. God, who saves by His grace, builds the church by grace. He designed the church to operate so that as each member serves it builds the whole body. He is the one who ordains and arranges that body as He...
Sermon Manuscript: 3-Expression, life by Spirit_18-0909 LifePoint Sermon Resource webpage Subscribe on iTunes 18-0909: Christians live by the Spirit to love others as we’ve been loved by God through the Expression of our life. What we come to know and believe about God changes the way we live. This is an inward change that God produces...
18-0128: Jesus gives peace with God that sends Christians to share and serve as Servants. Peace with God comes only through Jesus Christ, who died to make peace by his shed blood on the cross as the Passover Lamb. Peace from God is not like all other peace, but includes a unique aspect. Peace with...