Mitch Thompson

The Four P's of a purposeful Life

I. Perspectives II. Priorities III. Pursuits IV. Passions IV. Passions (What are you passionate about? As Christians, what should we be passionate about? What was Jesus passionate about?) . A. People…

The Four P's of a Purposeful Life

I. Perspectives II. Priorities III. Pursuits IV. Passions II. Priorities ( Things are done in order for a reason) A. To Do God's Will Seek first the Kingdom of God You must first be a child of God Worship…

Matthew 5:14 (NASB), Matthew 5:15 (NASB), Matthew 5:16 (NASB), John 17:1 (NASB), John 17:2 (NASB), John 17:3 (NASB), John 17:4 (NASB), John 17:5 (NASB), 1 Corinthians 10:31 (NASB), Ephesians 4:1 (NASB), Philippians 3:14 (NASB), 1 Thessalonians 2:12 (NASB)

The POWER of God's Word

A. In Timothy, Paul wanted Timothy to stay behind and deal with the false doctrines and heresies that has already begun to creep in to the early church. 1. God's word PROTECTS us from FALSE DOCTRINE (1…

1 Timothy 1:1 (ESV), 1 Timothy 1:2 (ESV), 1 Timothy 1:3 (ESV), 1 Timothy 1:4 (ESV), 1 Timothy 4:1 (ESV), 1 Timothy 4:2 (ESV), 1 Timothy 4:3 (ESV), 1 Timothy 4:4 (ESV), 1 Timothy 4:5 (ESV), 1 Timothy 4:6 (ESV), 2 Timothy 3:16 (ESV), 2 Timothy 3:17 (ESV), 2 Peter 2:1 (ESV), 2 Peter 2:2 (ESV), 2 Peter 2:3 (ESV)

The Purpose of God's Word

Theme for February: Bible Study Key verses: 2 Corinthians 2:15; 1 Peter 2:1-3 Reading your Bible has a direct impact on your attitude, spiritual life 2 Corinthians 2:15 Knowing what's in your Bible helps…

ACTS 2:41 (CEV), ACTS 2:42 (CEV), ACTS 20:7 (CEV), ACTS 20:8 (CEV), ACTS 20:9 (CEV), ACTS 20:10 (CEV), ACTS 20:11 (CEV), ACTS 20:12 (CEV)

The Power of Prayer

What's important isn't so much what we say to God, but what He says to us. Israel and her king are both dying. Israel is under siege, Hezekiah is ill Hezekiah is a Godly man. From the first of his reign,…

2 Kings 20:1 (NASB), 2 Kings 20:2 (NASB), 2 Kings 20:3 (NASB), 2 Kings 20:4 (NASB), 2 Kings 20:5 (NASB), 2 Kings 20:6 (NASB), 2 Kings 20:7 (NASB), 2 Kings 20:8 (NASB), 2 Kings 20:9 (NASB), 2 Kings 20:10 (NASB), 2 Kings 20:11 (NASB)

It Doesn't Take Perfection

No one is perfect. What may look like perfection from the outside, looks very different from the inside. There are no perfect churches; they are all filled with sinners, with imperfect pastors. We get…

Psalm 1:1 (NASB), Psalm 1:2 (NASB), Psalm 1:3 (NASB), 2 Corinthians 4:7 (NASB), 1 Timothy 1:12 (NASB), 1 Timothy 1:13 (NASB), 1 Timothy 1:14 (NASB)

The Certainty of Faith

How do you share your faith with someone who disbelieves everything about the Bible? As Christians, we may have"key verses" we use for witnessing (John 3:16, etc). How do you witness to someone who refuses…

Luke 1:1 (HWC), Luke 1:2 (HWC), Luke 1:3 (HWC), Luke 1:4 (HWC)

Relationships (Part 4)

Healthy relationships equal a happy life. Humans are social creatures: we are born in to a family, with relationships already existing. As wee grow older, we go to school, and learn to relate with people…

Philippians 1:1 (NASB), Philippians 1:2 (NASB), Philippians 1:3 (NASB), Philippians 1:4 (NASB), Philippians 1:5 (NASB), Philippians 1:6 (NASB), Philippians 1:7 (NASB), Philippians 1:8 (NASB), Philippians 1:9 (NASB), Philippians 1:10 (NASB), Philippians 1:11 (NASB), Colossians 1:1 (NASB), Colossians 1:2 (NASB), Colossians 1:3 (NASB), Colossians 1:4 (NASB)

Relationships (part 3)

All of us have wished, at one time or another, that we lived alone on a deserted island, or in the wilderness. But we don't. III. With our parents/children. You may not have children, but everyone has…

Exodus 20:12 (NASB)

Relationships (Part 2: Marriage)

I. With God Until we are reconciled in our relationship with the Lord, none of our relationshipa will be totally satisfying II. With our spouse Our second most important relationship is our relationship…

Ephesians 5:22 (NASB), Ephesians 5:23 (NASB), Ephesians 5:24 (NASB), Ephesians 5:25 (NASB), Ephesians 5:26 (NASB), Ephesians 5:27 (NASB), Ephesians 5:28 (NASB), Ephesians 5:29 (NASB), Ephesians 5:30 (NASB), Ephesians 5:31 (NASB), Ephesians 5:32 (NASB), Ephesians 5:33 (NASB)

Relationships (part 1)

We were Created to be in relationship with God, but Designed to have relationships with each other (husband/wife, brothers and sisters, etc) The essence of life is relationships. We may not have the…

Genesis 2:15 (NASB), Genesis 2:16 (NASB), Genesis 2:17 (NASB), Genesis 2:18 (NASB), Genesis 2:19 (NASB), Genesis 2:20 (NASB), Genesis 3:8 (NASB), Genesis 3:9 (NASB), Genesis 3:10 (NASB), Genesis 3:11 (NASB), Genesis 3:12 (NASB), Genesis 3:13 (NASB)

The Heart of a Champion - John Sheptock (www.johnsheptock.com)

The only mention of the word Champion is in reference to Goliath of Gath What did Joshua or David have that made them champions? Courage - Joshua 1:5-9 The Jews weren't soldiers, so they needed to be…

I Am - Reed Endel

I AM = 'Ego Eimi' = "I Exist" or "I am present" I AM what you need. Hebrews 1:3 Psalm 50:10-12 I AM where you need. Psalm 139:7–12 Romans 8:35,38-39 I AM when you need Matthew 28:19-20 John 8:58 At this…

John 8:57 (NASB), John 8:58 (NASB), Philippians 1:11 (NASB), Philippians 1:12 (NASB), Philippians 1:13 (NASB), Philippians 1:19 (NASB)

The Author - Reed Endel, Music Minister

There are four phases of the creative process 1. The author visualizes the entire story Ref. John 1:1 paraphrased: In the beginning, Good had an idea. I will write My story that shows My love for My creation…

Hebrews 1:11 (NASB)

The spiritual lessons of 9/11

Satan is alive and well. Ephesians 6:10-12 Evil did not begin on 9/11, not with Adolph Hitler, not with Stalin. It has been with us since the Garden of Eden The enemies of Christ are alive & well. Luke…

The People Who Built the Church

The early Church thrived and grew despite tremendous persecution. Something inside them was different. They dared to be different. The church has no plan B. It proclaims Christ and, if you don't accept…

God Still...

God Still IS God still SPEAKS God still MOVES He is still at work in our lives God still SAVES

1 Kings 19:11 (NASB), 1 Kings 19:12 (NASB), 1 Kings 19:13 (NASB), 1 Kings 19:14 (NASB), 1 Kings 19:15 (NASB), 1 Kings 19:16 (NASB), 1 Kings 19:17 (NASB), 1 Kings 19:18 (NASB), 1 Kings 19:19 (NASB), 1 Kings 19:20 (NASB), 1 Kings 19:21 (NASB), Luke 18:25 (NASB), Luke 18:26 (NASB), Luke 18:27 (NASB), Luke 18:28 (NASB), Luke 18:29 (NASB), Luke 18:30 (NASB), Luke 18:31 (NASB), Luke 18:32 (NASB), Luke 18:33 (NASB), Luke 18:34 (NASB), Luke 18:35 (NASB), Luke 18:36 (NASB), Luke 18:37 (NASB), Luke 18:38 (NASB), Luke 18:39 (NASB), Luke 18:40 (NASB), Luke 18:41 (NASB), Luke 18:42 (NASB), Luke 18:43 (NASB), Romans 8:28 (NASB), Romans 8:29 (NASB), Romans 8:30 (NASB), Revelation 1:17 (NASB)

Four Things I Shouldn't HAVE to do as a Christian (Reed's P. M. Service)

Acts 11:25 I shouldn't HAVE to read my bible (Psalm 1) God's word is precious to Him I shouldn't HAVE to go to church (Psalms 122:1) I was glad when they said unto me, let us go up to the House of the…

Dare to be Different, Part 2: The Church

Acts 2:1-12, 37-47 Unique Spirit What the observers saw on the day of Pentecost was totally different than anything ever experienced anywhere ever. The work of the Spirit in the church still amazes and…

Dare To Be Different

Galatians 2:20 Philippians 1:21 Not only different from the world, but different from "religious" people. The person who is committed to Christ is somewhere between worldly people and religious people.…

July 17, 2011 The Messiness of Ministry

It's not enough to outreach and teach the Word; you have to reach out and touch the unclean' Pity versus compassion Having to (witness, minister) versus wanting to. Have to= minimum effort, doesn't…

Matthew 8:1 (NASB), Matthew 8:2 (NASB), Matthew 8:3 (NASB)

July 10, 2011 A.M. Service

An Inconvenient Faith I. Noah, Jonah, Abraham, Moses, Joseph, John the Baptist, Stephen, John the Disciple What would Jesus do?

John 6:47 (NASB), John 6:48 (NASB), John 6:49 (NASB), John 6:50 (NASB), John 6:51 (NASB), John 6:52 (NASB), John 6:53 (NASB), John 6:54 (NASB), John 6:55 (NASB), John 6:56 (NASB), John 6:57 (NASB), John 6:58 (NASB), John 6:59 (NASB), John 6:60 (NASB), John 6:61 (NASB), John 6:62 (NASB), John 6:63 (NASB), John 6:64 (NASB), John 6:65 (NASB), John 6:66 (NASB), John 6:67 (NASB), John 6:68 (NASB)

Untitled Note

God is free to revoke any promise/blessing or threat/curse, because He chooses to consider man's conduct as a factor in whether it is carried out or not.

Luke 24:1 14 May 2011

why were they preparing for a funeral? they should have expected to encounter the living Lord