Posts with the category “affiliation”

Jesus calls us to look at the fields! They are ripe for the harvest. With singleness of purpose, we sense that our priorities must be submitted to the priority of the harvest.  Read More

We ask that the Lord would make us passionate worshipers who desire that all would lift up Your Name, for You are worthy of all praise!  Read More

Families within the Christian community are the primary transmitters of habits and practices that ensure the next generation is raised up in the ways of the Kingdom.  Read More

As Jesus gathers a community of followers to Himself, He renews them so that they can carry out their calling to be a light to the nations. We are formed by Christ to be a distinctive community that lives in contrast to its culture.  Read More

Take time today on your own or with others to worship. Spend time in prayer together and sing some favorite songs or hymns.  Read More

We must look into our own lives and homes and find where anger and violence are accepted or celebrated and repent. We must pray that our homes, our streets, and our cities will be places that are liberated from escalating cycles of rage and revenge.   Read More

Jesus modeled compassion for those who are poor and so must we.  Read More

The Scriptures recognize that marriage and family are essential in passing along the faith to the next generation and providing a place where selfless love can be modeled and experienced.  Thank God for solid marriages that reflect His faithfulness and beauty.   Read More

We are called to be people who believe and walk in the light. After all, Jesus is the light of the world. He calls us to be a city on a hill that cannot be hidden. We are to be a beacon of light showing, not only God's people but to all the world, the saving purposes of Jesus.  Read More

Although there are many events and circumstances in our world that suggest God is absent, with the eyes of faith we can see how God continues to bring the blessings of the Kingdom into the lives of His people and the events of our world.   Read More

Paul encourages us to put on the full armor of God. Why? Because the life of the Kingdom is lived on a battlefield. That may sound exaggerated, but it’s true!   Read More

Learning the basics is critical to success in every endeavor, but especially in our spiritual lives. It is only through the truths found in Biblical principles that we ever find true wisdom.  Read More

Jesus says that as we keep his commands and obey them, we show our love... and he promises us this glorious gift: “I will love him and show myself to him.”  Read More

Through many epochs in the history of God’s people they lost hold of this gift. They fell into disobedience and turned to idols. But God never gave up on them. Again and again he called them into union with Him so that He could revive them and fill them with His joy.   Read More

Through the prophet Ezekiel God extends a call to repentance for He wishes to cleanse His people from all unrighteousness. He seeks to begin a new work among them for the sake of His holy name.  Read More

The Spirit is compared to a “wind” that blows wherever it pleases. As the Spirit moves wherever He pleases, the people of God seek to “catch” the wind of the Spirit so that in His power and with His guidance they can faithfully exalt Christ and continue His ministry in the world.  Read More