Tag: bible
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The Standard of Sonship (Open House)
Scriptures:Matthew 5:1–16; Romans 12:2; John 15:15; Numbers 13–14 There is a standard in the Kingdom of God—and it has never changed. Like a home plate in baseball, it remains 14 by 14 inches whether you’re five years old or pitching in the major leagues. The plate does not expand to accommodate inexperience. The standard does…
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Watch Him Work
Scriptures:Mark 6:30–44; Matthew 6:33; Matthew 6:9–10; Psalm 1:1–3; Genesis 3:9–11; Habakkuk 2:1; 2 Peter 3:13–14; Revelation 1:3 Watch Him Work More than title, it’s an invitation to a different way of living. Not striving. Not panicking. Not scrambling in “very late” places. But standing still long enough to see what Jesus will do with what…
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Because He is, I Can
Scriptures:John 1:43–51; Genesis 28:12; Matthew 11:28–30; Ephesians 3:7 Because He Is, I Can. In John 1, we encounter a holy moment. Jesus is forming the foundation of His ministry. He calls Philip. Then Philip runs to Nathanael with divine excitement: “We have found the One!” But Nathanael’s first response is not faith. It’s skepticism. “Nazareth?…
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Come Alive, Child
Scriptures:Mark 5:21–43; Matthew 19:13–14; John 1:11–12; 2 Timothy 1:7; Ephesians 5:14 Come Alive, Child “Talitha koum.” Little girl, get up. There are moments in Scripture that feel less like stories and more like invitations. Mark 5 is one of them. Jairus’ daughter lies motionless. The room is filled with noise—wailing, opinions, conclusions. Outside, the narrative is…
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A Listening Leader (Open House)
Scriptures:1 Samuel 1; 1 Samuel 3; Psalm 27:4; Romans 10:17; John 10:27; John 7:37–38; Proverbs 4:20–22 A Listening Leader We live in a loud world. Every scroll, every headline, every conversation competing for our attention. And beneath all that noise, there is a subtle strategy at work—distraction. Not destruction. The enemy cannot destroy the purposes…
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SENT (Not Spent) (Vision Sunday 2.0)
Scriptures:John 4:1–34; Proverbs 11:25; Luke 19:10; John 20:21 SENT (Not Spent): Finding the Overflow We Didn’t Know We Needed We live in a world fluent in the language of exhaustion. “I’m tired.” “I’m stretched.” “I’ve got nothing left to give.” We call it being spent, and for many, it has become the normal rhythm of life.…
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Open Hearts, Open Heaven (Open House)
Scriptures: 2 Kings 22:1–2; 2 Chronicles 34:1–3; John 1:16; Romans 8:14–17; Ephesians 3:20–21; Hebrews 12:2; Psalm 27:4 Open Hearts, Open Heaven What if a normal Sunday becomes an altar of transformation? What if a Tuesday morning commute invites the whisper of heaven? What if worship becomes more than a song, and fasting more than abstinence, but…
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OVERFLOW: Until the Light Touches Everything (Vision Sunday)
Scriptures:John 1:1–14; Genesis 2; Psalm 27:10; Malachi 3:10; Romans 8:14–17 Overflow: When Heaven Touches Earth Sometimes, all it takes is a single word to change everything. For us, that word in 5786 is overflow. What does it mean to live in overflow? What does it mean for heaven to reach down and interrupt the ordinary with…
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Keep the Conversation Going (New Beginnings Series)
Scriptures:Genesis 2:7; Genesis 3:1–10; Genesis 3:21; John 1:14; John 15:15; Romans 8:1–2; Romans 8:14–17; Romans 10:11 Keep the Conversation Going: Prayer, Presence & the Power of a Whisper There’s a sacred conversation echoing through the ages—a divine dialogue that began not in pews or pulpits, but in a garden. It began when the breath of…
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Back to the Garden (New Beginnings Series)
Scriptures:Genesis 1:1–5 (NIV); Genesis 2:8–17 (NIV); Genesis 3:1–7 (NIV); John 1:1–14 (NIV); John 6:35–40 (NIV); Matthew 5:14–16 (MSG); Philippians 3:10 (NIV); Romans 5:12–21 (NIV); Galatians 3:13 (NIV); Isaiah 55:8–9 (NIV) Back to the Garden: Choosing Life in a World of Noise We live in a world overloaded with information, yet starving for transformation. Every day…
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