March 2, 2022
We cannot enter the kingdom of God with our own abilities, our religious practices or our good works. It’s just not possible. A dead person cannot resurrect themselves. The same is true of a spiritually dead person. Only God can give new life. So then, just as Nicodemus needed to be born again spiritually then, every person born physically today also needs to experience spiritual birth from God to enter the Kingdom of God.
January 16, 2022
This message tells how John the Baptist reveals Jesus as the Messiah to Israel. However, only the first part of this message was recorded.
June 1, 2021
If the Spirit has set you free from the burden of the law, if the Spirit is changing you so you now want what God wants, and if the Spirit is empowering you to kill off the old life and embrace this new life in Christ – that means, the Spirit in You is leading you. And the very fact that you are living surrendered to His leading is a clear statement that you are a new person in Christ. More specifically, you are a child of God. And the good news is that God has done all of this for you.
February 1, 2021
God has a different kind of plan for bringing about change. His plan has always been to establish His kingdom reign in the hearts of men and women – so that through us He might bless the world, heal the broken and make things right.
September 13, 2020
God has revealed His kindness and love to us in Jesus. God has given us mercy in Jesus. God has washed us clean through Jesus. God has made us alive with Jesus. God has declared us innocent of guilt and made us totally acceptable in His presence. And now the gospel has given us a place to belong with God forever. That’s why the good news changes everything for us. And why everyone needs the gospel.
March 10, 2020
To John’s listeners, the message of the kingdom was music to their ears. To hear that the kingdom was at hand meant a time of peace and prosperity was coming; a time of joy and laughter, and everything good associated with it. To the average Jew, it was like telling a four year old to go to bed on Christmas Eve, “cause Santa will be here in the morning.” It was good news. It was what they’ve been waiting all their lives to hear.
November 8, 2018
But the biggest transformation Jesus makes is in our relationship with God: God is no longer some abstract, unapproachable judge. He becomes our Father, our “abba” who delights in us, sings over us, and gives us access to His presence. So with transformed affection for God we find ourselves wanting to pray, delighting in praise and growing in thanks for all He has given us in Jesus. And as a result of this new affection, we find ourselves wanting to please Him in every way.
March 18, 2018
People are always his first priority. You are his first priority. He knows you. He knows your name. He knows your personality. He made you the way you are. Not only that, He knows your weaknesses and your flaws. He knows your fears and your needs. He knows everything about you. He holds you close to His heart. This is what makes Jesus the good leader.
March 7, 2017
This is the reality God wants you to know. It’s why He gave you His Holy Spirit to live in you. For once your identity is secure as His child, you will be led by the Spirit, and the things that you once thought were important to you, they will slowly loose their power over you. And you will no longer want anything to do with them, because you will find your life and peace with a Father who loves you completely.
January 31, 2017
That’s the good news of God’s mercy. Out of the abundance of God’s blessing comes the gift of God’s mercy to us in Jesus. He delivers us from the consequences of our sin. He takes away our guilt and shame. He makes us righteous and gives us a new life. That’s the gospel.