Ambassadors for Christ

Mark these Key Words: Ambassador, Disciples, Imitate 2 Corinthians 5:20 “Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were making an appeal through us; we beg you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled for Christ.” What does it mean to be an ambassador for...

Discipleship

Mark these Key Words: Discipleship, Faithful, Multiplication Matthew 28:19 “Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.” “Famous last words”…history’s most famous last words! Why do...

Hard Knocks

Mark these Key Words: Trials, Jesus, (Lord, Christ, Him) Romans 5:1-5 “Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom also we have obtained our introduction by into this grace in which we stand; and we...

Salvation Theology Part 1

Mark these Key Words: Light, Christ, Letter REGENERATION (Grace Alone) Ephesians 2:8 & 9 “For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; not as a result of works, so that no one may boast.” How do you define...

Sharing the Treasure

Mark these Key Words: Gift Death God Revelation 4:8 “And the four living creatures, each one of them having six wings, are full of eyes around and within; and day and night they do not cease to say, ‘Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God, the Almighty, who was and who is...

A New Creation

Mark these Key Words: Death, Reborn, Renewed, Transform Just as a caterpillar weaves itself into a cocoon and dies inside his self-made coffin, a truly converted follower dies to his “old self.” Likewise, as the DNA of the caterpillar deteriorates and reconstructs...

Salvation Theology Part 2

TRANSFORMATION (Metamorphosis – true grace transforms) 2 Corinthians 5:17 “Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creature; the old things passed away; behold, new things have come.” No matter what, you and I mess up. What is one area of your life that you want...

Growth in Christian Virtue

Mark these Key Words: Servant, Savior, Divine 2 Peter 1:1-11 “Simon Peter, a bond servant and apostle of Jesus Christ. To those who have received a faith of the same kind as ours, by the righteousness of our God and Savior, Jesus Christ: Grace and peace be multiplied...

Confident Hope

Mark these Key Words: God, Hope, Jesus Just as a wakeboarder wakes confidently and full of excitement across the potentially perilous waters of a deep dark lake behind a $100,000.00 Super Wake Nautique, so we, as true followers of Christ grab a handle and rope of...

Focus

Mark these Key Words: Jesus Joan of Arc’s dream at age 16 was freedom for her homeland from English dominion. Every great person I’ve ever met, read about in history, lived their dream. They thought about their dream, fought for their dream, and sacrificed greatly for...