Paul tells us that God brings us out of the domain of darkness into the light. But Satan will try to tell you different. He started with Eve, questioning the word of God. He was even as bold as questioning the authority of Jesus. In the story of Job, we see God giving authority to […]
In the last few weeks we have been thinking about our identity. Where we have been, how we look at our experiences, how to approach it, and where it will lead us in the future. If we cannot grasp our identity, we will get stuck in the future. The truth of our identity in Christ […]
What does it mean to be alive in Christ? It’s not about who we are or what we have done, but who He is and what He has done. This morning we are coming to a passage that is going to wrap up what we have been talking about. Even in the day of Paul, […]
When we look at Gods word, we can take confidence in His truth. It become exciting as we take this journey of our growth in our identity in God. That it is why Paul, in Romans, states that we are to be alive to God in Christ Jesus. We can be amazed on how God […]
We find in the first chapter of John that we are given the right to be called the children of God. We live in a world that says it is harsh to have an “exclusive” way. But we know the beauty of the relationship with God through Jesus. We don’t raise our children by saying […]
In the coming weeks, we will be looking at what God has said about our identity. One of the biggest topics of the New Testament answers the question, “Who are we in Christ?” To understand who we are in Christ, we must first understand Christ himself. In the Gospel of John, he goes back in […]
So how many people sat down and and made New Year’s resolutions? There is something about the new year that we use as a benchmark. But that might not be a good thing. To resolve to change for change sake is never a good reason. And usually without having a driving reason for change, our […]
In many ways, we are events (plural) oriented. We see a sequence of events as it plays out in history. But God is event (singular) oriented. He sees everything as part of one event. He sees the the intertwined details. So when we look at the event of the time of Jesus’ birth, we have difficulty […]
In our men’s group that we have begun, we are currently looking at the temptations that are present for men. We are watching a video series from the 1990’s, and while the temptations for me was great the, look at the explosions of temptations that has come about since then. Sometimes as we move through […]
This week we remember the life of Jim Hillary who has gone to the Lord. As we remember the genuine life that Jim lived out, we remember what Paul told us about living life. Paul reminds us that for us, to live is Christ and our gain is in death. We know that eternity is […]