I can't hear God?

God doesn't have a speaking problem, but we have a listening problem.   Whenever you have a major decision, fast that day.  You'll have more clarity.   

How Faith Works out!

Prayer makes faith work.  God's word is what makes faith work.  

Church without God!

What a shame it would be to come to Church seeking God, but finding only us!   

Are there demons?

Just because you don't believe they're demons.  Does not make them go away. 

Intimacy

Secrecy is the enemy of intimacy.  

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Pursuit

Pursue her with affection.  Pursue him with affirmation.  You can't shame a man into action.  

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Divorce

Divorcing your spouse because the love is gone is like getting rid of your car because the gas is gone.  


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Promises

Promises aren't based upon a feeling in the moment.  We make a promise for when the feelings change.  

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Marriage

Things that destroy many marriages aren't bad things.  They are good things that are not prioritized correctly.


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The Application of God's Word

The distance between the truth you know and the truth you live equals the pain you experience.  

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God has a standard.

Jesus died for the violation of it.  The Bible illuminates our life in it.  The Holy Spirit empowers us to live in it.  

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The Devil's Playground?

Don't let the devil have a playground between your ears. 

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Higher Heights

We aren't satisfied with where we are.  Give us a year of your life.  Take you next step.  


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1 Peter 1:17(ESV)

17 And if you call on him as Father who judges impartially according to each one's deeds, conduct yourselves with fear throughout the time of your exile,

Acts 2:41 (ESV)

41 So those who received his word were baptized, and there were added that day about three thousand souls.

Matthew 10:32-33 (ESV)

32 So everyone who acknowledges me before men, I also will acknowledge before my Father who is in heaven, 33 but whoever denies me before men, I also will deny before my Father who is in heaven.

Water baptism is a public expression of a private decision.  

The Great Comission.

We are on a co-mission together.  We don't exist for ourselves, but for others.  We do it for lost people.   


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Mark 16:15 (ESV)

15 And he said to them, “Go into all the world and proclaim the gospel to the whole creation.

Acts 1:8  (ESV)

8 But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.”

Hebrews 13:16 (ESV)

16 Do not neglect to do good and to share what you have, for such sacrifices are pleasing to God.  

Delight not Duty

John 14:15 (ESV)

 “If you love me, you will keep my commandments.

We've got to fall in love with Jesus.  If you focus on loving Jesus, you will obey Him.  We serve God out of delight not duty.   

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Idolatry

Idolatry is anything we allow to sit on the throne of our hearts other than God.  We are a slave to whatever is on the throne of our hearts.  

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Lies

When we expose the lie, we defeat the liar (John 8:44). 

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The Full Life

If you haven't given your life to God fully, then you haven't given your life to God.  


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A stronghold

A stronghold is anything that exalts itself in our minds, pretending to be bigger than our God.  


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God's Purpose in my Pain

Your pain can serve a purpose if you can see the purpose in your pain (Romans 5:2-4).  

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