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Summer Vacation in Colossae: Christ is Supreme

Colossians 1:15-20 – July 9, 2023 Col. 1:10 you will grow as you learn to know God better and better “I am trying here to prevent anyone saying the really foolish thing that people often say about Jesus: I’m ready to accept Jesus as a great moral teacher, but I don’t accept his claim to be God. That is the one thing we must not say. A man who was merely a man and said the sort of things Jesus…

Summer Vacation in Colossae: The Good News About Christ

The Good News about Christ 2 Peter 1:20-21 No prophecy in Scripture ever came from the prophet’s own understanding, or from human initiative. No, those prophets were moved by the Holy Spirit, and they spoke from God. Colossians Col 1:1 This letter is from Paul, chosen by the will of God to be an apostle of Christ Jesus, and from our brother Timothy. Col. 1:3-5 We always pray for you, and we give thanks to God, the Father of our…

How to Pray More

Pray More More prayer brings….?   Isaiah 30:18 So the Lord must wait for you to come to him so he can show you his love and compassion. Ps. 116:1-2 I love the Lord because he hears my voice and my prayer for mercy.Because he bends down to listen, I will pray as long as I have breath! A summer where you grow in prayer Go ahead of me  Deuteronomy 31:8 Do not be afraid or discouraged, for the Lord will personally go ahead of you.…

Generosity

Join us for a messsage from Karra on generosity and what it looks like to trust God with our time, our skills, our energy and our finances.

Forgiving Myself

Forgiving Myself We want to punish those who have done wrong. “Forgive them, for they don’t know what they are doing.” Ps. 51:3-4 For I recognize my rebellion; it haunts me day and night. Against you, and you alone, have I sinned; I have done what is evil in your sight. You will be proved right in what you say, and your judgment against me is just. Romans 12:19 Do not take revenge, my dear friends, but leave room for God’s…

Trust God: Part IV

Trust God – June 4, 2023 A promise reaches into the future and makes something secure God promises to be attentive to every prayer God promises to be Father to anyone who asks God promises faithful, love for his children God promises provision as we are generous God promises strength/power Isaiah 41:10 So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous…

Trust God: Part III

Trust God God asks us to trust him Trusting God is all about relationship “The power of prayer is relational and not transactional.” Pete Greig Trusting God honours him “The power of prayer depends almost entirely upon our apprehension of who it is with whom we speak.” Andrew Murry Our relationship of trusting God is more important than our comfort Jeremiah 17:7 Blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord And whose trust is the Lord. We trust him to provide AND…

Trust God: Part II

Trust God – May 21, 2032 God asks us to trust him Trusting God is all about relationship “The power of prayer is relational and not transactional.” Pete Greig Trusting God honours him “The power of prayer depends almost entirely upon our apprehension of who it is with whom we speak.” Andrew Murry Our relationship of trusting God is more important than our comfort Jeremiah 17:7 Blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord And whose trust is the Lord. We trust…

Trust God: Part I

Trust God – May 14, 2023 Picture of Trust God Picture of Jacob Picture of Trust God “People are quietly downgrading their belief in miracles because they have experienced deep disappointment” Peter Greig Trust God Psalm 4:5 trust in the Lord Faith is inseparable from trust Without trust, faith is inadequate and shockingly indistinguishable from the faith of demons who believe and shudder before God. – Michael Houdman James 2:19 You believe that there is one God. Good! Even the…