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Extrovert

GOD WILL JUDGE OUR TRUE SPIRITUAL NATURE BY HOW WE TREAT THOSE WHO ARE LEAST LIKE US. Time goes by fast. Psalms: as for man, his days are like grass... This reminds us that we don't have what it takes…

Isaiah 61:2 (MSG), Matthew 22:2 (MSG), Luke 4:18 (MSG)

Extrovert II

"When our works supersede our words, God's Kingdom shoes up." -- Murray Robertson Turn ourselves outward towards a world that needs Jesus. Move us from where we are to where we need to be. What if…

Acts 2:2 (MSG), Acts 3:1 (MSG)

How to pray for people in my church.

Prayer is the beginning and sustaining and deepening of a healthy, fruitful, maturing interchange between God and his people. We have to begin somewhere or we will go nowhere. The people in our lives…

1 Kings 18:18 (MSG), Galatians 5:13 (MSG), Ephesians 6:18 (MSG), 2 Peter 3:9 (MSG)

prayer

It's simple but easy; if we want more of God's power in our lives, we must have more prayer in our schedules. You have to want it. It doesn't work for people who don't care much. We have to realize…

Psalm 37:4 (MSG), Psalm 91:1 (MSG), Jeremiah 29:13 (MSG), James 4:8 (MSG)

The Prayer Experience

What would you want God to change in your lives right now? I want prayer to change me and to change you. It's easy to get excited about something and then you get home and get overwhelmed with interruptions.…

Hosea 10:12 (MSG), Hebrews 11:5 (MSG)

game plan #6

Nothing is as cool as God working in our lives and us being confident in that! To those of you who have been sensing some resistance to this idea and think: "God would have no integrity if he used…

1 Samuel 16:1 (MSG)

Game Plan #2

God, what is your plan for my life? Powerful but awkward sometimes, to pray for the will of God. Noah prays, spends a year working on a boat, being mocked and then everyone dies... Largely, we are…

2 Peter 3:4 (MSG)

What's the Game Plan?

The fundamentals of the game. God is sovereign over all of our lives and we have to give him the right to control what we do. But how do we hear it? How do we know? It seems like God is more silent…

Colossians 3:1 (NIVUK)

Advent Conspiracy - Give More

1. Worship fully 2. Spend less 3. Give more 4. Love all Matt 2:9 Magi came about 2 years after Jesus was born. Try were astronomers, probably from Babylon. Very wealthy and had an audience with the…

Matthew 2:9 (MSG), Philippians 2:5 (MSG)

Advent Conspiracy

Christmas can still change the world. How many Chistmases have you forgotten? You remember traditions but has anything life-changing happened? ****A fraction of the money that Americans spend on Christmas…

Luke 2:21 (MSG)

No Excuses VII

I Thess 5:16-19 rejoice always. Pray, give thanks because this is Gods will for you. Don't quench the holy spirit. It's easy to get ready for the holiday but we often forget to give thanks. GODLY CONTENTMENT.…

Psalm 42:7 (MSG), Psalm 95:1 (MSG), Psalm 100:1 (MSG), 1 Thessalonians 5:17 (MSG)

No More Excuses VI

Sometimes we get lost. After our inventory of last week we may have recognized a pattern of behavior in our lives. How do we find a path back? Psalm 143- David realizes his own actions are taking a toll…

Psalm 143:1 (MSG), 1 Peter 2:11 (MSG)

No excuses V

1. Put sin to death. Acknowledge it and deal with it. Don't call it something else. In the Old Testament God had them cut down the old idols and burn them. 2. Give God your stuff. Don't let your things…

No Excuses IV- Fear

We get a little worried and then it grabs ahold and takes over our lives. Christians of all people should know how to handle and live in peace, but we don't... The 3 Top Worries in my Life 1. Finances…

Isaiah 26:4 (MSG), Mark 4:35 (MSG), Philippians 4:6 (MSG)

No Excuses III

When God gives us rules gets to ask us to keep them. He has rights to my life and he can tell me what to do whenever he wants. We can choose to obey or not and face the consequences. Weakness is not…

Genesis 25:19 (MSG), 2 Peter 3:18 (MSG)

No Excuses II

Choose God's fame Choosing to follow Christ is choosing His fame above all else. Exodus 2- Moses is raised by Egyptians kills an Egyptian slaver after being raised in the palace and is exiled. He did…

No More Excuses

We have no excuse to merely survive when we were born in Christ to thrive. Base your outlook on you "up" look. Build a proclamation of faith to conquer excuses and live! WHOSE you are! I belong to…

1 Corinthians 16:1 (MSG), Galatians 2:20 (MSG), Ephesians 1:3 (MSG), Ephesians 1:4 (MSG), Colossians 3:1 (MSG)