The Throne of God Revelation 4
The purest picture of God is best found at the closest proximity to His habitation....
The King is Coming. Again. Soon. An Introduction to Revelation. Revelation 1
The King is Coming states the doctrinal conviction that the One who came, Jesus, is King and is coming again. He who came from heaven, bore our sin on the cross, was buried and raised on the third day, and ascended as King is coming again to culminate the full measure of His victory...
The Priority of Worship Ezra 3
22-0227: Worship centers God’s people on Jesus to serve His mission that produces more glory through worship. When the exiles returned they found that rebuilding was going to be hard. Fear of the people was real. So they began rebuilding by centering their lives on worship. Their practice reveals powerful impact on and importance...
A Generation Passes. The Mission Advances. Genesis 35-36
God was Jacob’s purpose for life, but Jacob did not know it until He trusted to obey. Until you seek Jesus first in life, NOT as one of but as first in all, purpose will always be fleeting....
Sibling Rivalry. Divine Lineage. Genesis 4-5
19-1124: A hard heart toward God produces unlimited wickedness, but the heart surrendered to God produces compounding glory. The chapters immediately following the fall of humanity demonstrate the rapid, expansive and pervasive spread of sin. This is graphically seen first in Cain’s murder of Abel. Sin does not wait to drive its slave to...
The Trinity – Worship and Service
18-0930: Christian worship forms a right response of one’s whole life to God’s Triune nature in salvation. The Trinity reveals the fullness of God in His revelation. In Ephesians 1:3-14, Paul provides a look at the revelation of God’s Triune nature as he helps us look back on our salvation. God’s work for our...
The Christian Life: A Geyser of Worship John 12:1-19
18-0107: A real Christ-follower worships Jesus with their whole life out of the overflow of His eternal life. True worship is a beautiful picture of glory displayed, clarifying what fills our heart and stirring those around to either join in or be put off by it. Jesus is worthy of all honor and praise, but...
COMPELLED: A People of Full Devotion
17-1001: God’s redeeming love fills a Christ-follower to live compelled. Compelled means that we live in such a way that reflects the One by whom we have been loved. Our eternal hope is anchored in Jesus Christ, not in this world. God’s love that fills our lives compels us to live in such a...
Making Bank: Money and Giving, part 2
17-0618: 17-0618: Tithing provides an effective strategy for the discipline of giving that produces Christian growth and maturity. In this message, Pastor Lane builds on part one to make application for Christians in the discipline of giving. He offers three reasons why every Christian should practice the discipline of giving through tithing. ALL Christian giving...
A Living Sacrifice Romans 12:1
16-0807: At Romans 12, Paul builds on his extensive explanation of the gospel of Jesus Christ and appeals to Christians to offer their lives, in response to God’s mercy, as a living sacrifice. The gravity of this appeal is a Joshua 24:15 moment, a call to one, singular priority for all of life, the...