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The Giving of Rewards

Posted: May 30, 2012 in Uncategorized

What is the Bema Seat of Christ?  What is the purpose?  Bema (Greek): raised flatform, place of judgement (Mt 27:19,Jn 19:13,Acts25:10,Rom 14:10, 2 Cor 5:6-10, 2Tim2:5, I Cor 9:24-25,) The concept of the Bema Seat  or “The Judgement Seat of Christ”  comes from the ancient Olympics, where a judge would sit on the Bema Seat [...]

From the book ” How to find relationships that are good for you and avoid those that aren’t Safe People” by Dr. Henry Cloud and Dr. John Townsend, we find some interesting thoughts and ideas on building relationship with the right people.  Josh McDowell says it is a very helpful tool for avoiding toxic entanglements [...]

Decisions That Define Us

Posted: January 6, 2012 in Uncategorized

We have decided that teaching the Gospel without demonstrating the Gospel is NOT ENOUGH Good preaching , good doctrine, being good people is NOT ENOUGH A good church club is not enough, good fellowship —its NOT ENOUGH Just being a member of that club is NOT ENOUGH Bible studies is good, but not good enough, [...]

Joseph, Comptroller of Egypt

Posted: December 30, 2011 in Uncategorized

Joseph was the 17 year old teenage son of Jacob.  He was their father’s favorite.  Joseph had been given dreams about his brothers’ sheaves of grain bowing down  and the sun, moon & 11 stars bowing to him.  For this reason his 10 older brothers got mad even more and conspired  to kill him but [...]

We’re right in the middle of arguably the most expensive time of the year. Christmas is great for spending time with friends and family, as well as giving gifts. Too many times, though, people don’t properly plan for it and end up making a list of money blunders. It may be paying for everything with [...]

POWER OF THE TONGUE

Posted: October 3, 2011 in Uncategorized

The power of life and death is in the tongue…..  Prov 18:21 Ref Txt:  James 3:1-12 Introduction:  Do you remember this talented lady singer who captivated the hearts of the American people with her golden voice decades ago? She could have been a mega star in “ American Idol” these days.   Along with her brother, [...]

Note:   This article can be found in http://www.crosswalkmail.com/amkhfh/ViewMessage.do?s=svjsrlbksjsbpkdcfhzwzblpvffpjmbzrrd&r=jqjvrbqsmjmb&a=view&m=vvjjpgyjj “The anger of the LORD burned against them, and he left them” (Num 12:9).   Beware of trying to depose a leader that God has raised in your midst. Leaders are placed by God in business, government, churches – almost every place where leaders are required. When God places [...]

FIVE  LOVE  LANGUAGE Words of Affirmation Actions don’t always speak louder than words. If this is your love language, unsolicited compliments mean the world to you. Hearing the words, “I love you,” are important—hearing the reasons behind that love sends your spirits skyward This is when you say how nice your spouse looks, or how [...]

PROTECTING YOUR CHURCH I.  OPENING SCRIPTURE ​“  You are joined together with peace through the Spirit. So, make every  effort to continue together in this way.” EPHESIANS 4:3 ​​​“ Most of all, let love guide your life; for then the whole church will stay together in perfect harmony.” COLOSSIANS  3:14 II. OPENING CONTENT: It is [...]

A Growing Relevant Church

Posted: August 23, 2011 in Uncategorized