I want to teach you a basic biblical principle today that’s one we’ll talk about throughout this time together. It’s called … THE GREATNESS PRINCIPLE. If you think about all of the great people you’ve known throughout your life, more than likely each one of them had a guiding principle that led their lives. Even Jesus did. But, let me give you some other examples first, so you’ll get a feel for this… Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. – The Principle of Non-Violence… Mother Teresa – The Principle of Compassion...
For the past couple of weeks, we’ve been talking about ‘how to be blessed’ as a church … and asking questions like: What kind of a church will God bless? What do we need to be about, as a church, in order to be recipients of God’s blessing? Last week, one of the things we talked about needing to do was this: We need to be ‘devoted’ to God’s word. And God’s word is full of ways to receive God’s blessing. We can know how … and that’s what we’re...
Last week, we got started on a 4-week worship series called “God Blesses,” asking the question: Are we the kind of church that God blesses? We looked to the Early Church (first 5 centuries) to find out what they were doing that God blessed so much; we did that through looking at the first couple of chapters of the Book of Acts in the New Testament. And today, we continue on that path… Let me ask you a question, as we begin this time today: How in the world is...
Attitude is everything! And it’s that ‘attitude of gratitude’ that God’s looking for in our relationship with him. Our scripture lesson for today lines up with that expectation perfectly, as we’re invited to enter joyfully into God’s presence—with an ‘attitude of gratitude’… Listen carefully to the psalmist’s word to us: Shout with joy to the LORD, all the earth! 2 Worship the LORD with gladness. Come before him, singing with joy. 3 Acknowledge that the LORD is God! He made us, and we are his. We are...
Folks, today we’re going to be talking about the kind of relationship that God wants deeply to have with each one of us. But, there’re two sides to it, as usual. God wants to give us his incredible blessing over our life. Today, we’re going to learn together that if we approach life knowing that we are really nothing—spiritually speaking—without the One who is able to meet all of our needs, then we will know Christ! Then, we will experience the blessing of God as only God can give! Then,...
