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We’re so glad you are here! Thanks for checking out Sunday's message! -- SUNDAY'S NOTES -- In those days there was no king in Israel; everyone did what was right in his own eyes. Judges 21:25 NKJV Ruth 1:1-4 CSB Ruth 1:8-10 NLT God's Kingdom doesn't allow for divided allegiance. It's not "this and that"; it's "this or that." Ruth replied, “Don’t ask me to leave you and turn back. Wherever you go,...

We’re so glad you are here! Thanks for checking out Sunday's message! -- SUNDAY'S NOTES -- Every abominable thing that the Lord hates they have done for their gods, for they even burn their sons and their daughters in the fire to their gods. Deuteronomy 12:31 ESV Joshua son of Nun secretly sent out two men as spies: "Go. Look over the land. Check out Jericho." They left and arrived at the house of...

We’re so glad you are here! Thanks for checking out Sunday's message! -- SUNDAY'S NOTES -- Don’t store up treasures here on earth, where moths eat them and rust destroys them, and where thieves break in and steal. Store your treasures in heaven, where moths and rust cannot destroy, and thieves do not break in and steal. Wherever your treasure is, there the desires of your heart will also be. Matth...

We’re so glad you are here! Thanks for checking out Sunday's message! -- SUNDAY'S NOTES -- Proverbs 16:18 — "Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.” Genesis 3:1  Now the serpent was more crafty than any of the wild animals the Lord God had made. He said to the woman, “Did God really say, ‘You must not eat from any tree in the garden’?” Pride is the sinful elevation of s...

1.  Intercession is not only about requesting God’s intervention but also about aligning our hearts with His. It is an act of selflessness, compassion, and faith, as we stand in the gap for others.”   If you remain in Me and My words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you” (John 15:7). 2. Intercession extends beyond our immediate surroundings, reaching into the lives of...

We’re so glad you are here! Thanks for checking out Sunday's message! -- SUNDAY'S NOTES -- Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer. Romans 12:12 ESV Continue steadfastly in prayer. Colossians 4:2 ESV A relationship with God has multiple ingredients, but none is more important than prayer. May my prayer be set before you as incense, the raising of my hands as the evening o...

We’re so glad you are here! Thanks for checking out Sunday's message! -- SUNDAY'S NOTES -- I will bring them to my holy mountain and let them rejoice in my house of prayer. Their burnt offerings and sacrifices will be acceptable on my altar, for my house will be called a house of prayer for all nations.” Isaiah 56:7 CSB It is a gift to get to pray! Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. J...

We’re so glad you are here! Thanks for checking out Sunday's message! -- SUNDAY'S NOTES -- John 21:1-12 NLT God will use repeat challenges as a reminder of His faithfulness to always find us and feed us. One day as Jesus was preaching on the shore of the Sea of Galilee, great crowds pressed in on him to listen to the word of God. He noticed two empty boats at the water’s edge, for the fishermen ha...

We’re so glad you are here! Thanks for checking out Sunday's message! -- SUNDAY'S NOTES -- Title: A Kingdom of Freedom Last week: Ron said you have to pick a kingdom. Colossians 1:13–14 (NIV) 13 For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves, 14 in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins. John 8:31–32 (NIV) 31 To the Jews who had be...

We’re so glad you are here! Thanks for checking out Sunday's message! -- SUNDAY'S NOTES -- The Kingdom of Heaven can be compared to a king who wanted to settle accounts with his servants. When he began to settle accounts, one who owed ten thousand talents was brought before him. Since he did not have the money to pay it back, his master commanded that he, his wife, his children, and everything he...

We’re so glad you are here! Thanks for checking out Sunday's message! -- SUNDAY'S NOTES -- The resurrection marked a new day in the Kingdom of heaven and it’s impact on earth. Then the angel spoke to the women. “Don’t be afraid!” he said. “I know you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified. He isn’t here! He is risen from the dead, just as he said would happen. Come, see where his body was lying....

We’re so glad you are here! Thanks for checking out Sunday's message! -- SUNDAY'S NOTES -- But you, O Bethlehem Ephrathah, are only a small village among all the people of Judah. Yet a ruler of Israel, whose origins are in the distant past, will come from you on my behalf. Micah 5:2 NLT The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly. John...

We’re so glad you are here! Thanks for checking out Sunday's message! -- SUNDAY'S NOTES -- Thy Kingdom Come - Gray Areas Written on the hearts of men Romans 2:15 How do you decide things? When you live for God and the Kingdom of Light, Kingdom values should affect how you discern and decide. And culture and the ways of the kingdom of darkness creep in and make things gray What if you could know th...

We’re so glad you are here! Thanks for checking out Sunday's message! -- SUNDAY'S NOTES -- Seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be provided for you. Matthew 6:33 CSB We’re called to live right side up in an upside down world. You have heard that it was said, Love your neighbor and hate your enemy. But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who pe...

We’re so glad you are here! Thanks for checking out Sunday's message! -- SUNDAY'S NOTES -- The King and His Kingdom are a treasure that is simply worth more than everything! How can I describe the Kingdom of God? What story should I use to illustrate it? It is like a mustard seed planted in the ground. It is the smallest of all seeds, but it becomes the largest of all garden plants; it grows long...

We’re so glad you are here! Thanks for checking out Sunday's message! -- SUNDAY'S NOTES -- Matt. 13:44NLT 44 “The Kingdom of Heaven is like a treasure that a man discovered hidden in a field. In his excitement, he hid it again and sold everything he owned to get enough money to buy the field. Takeaway: The wise aren’t just willing to sell everything for the treasures of God, but eager, honored, an...

We’re so glad you are here! Thanks for checking out Sunday's message! -- SUNDAY'S NOTES -- Our Father in heaven, honored be your name. Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Matthew 6:9-10 CSB! He has delivered us from the domain of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of his beloved Son. Colossians 1:13 ESV Fear the LORD and serve him wholeheartedly. Put away for...

We’re so glad you are here! Thanks for checking out Sunday's message! -- SUNDAY'S NOTES -- Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Matthew 6:9-10 ESV He has delivered us from the domain of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of his beloved Son. Colossians 1:13 ESV A decision to live in the Kingdom of God is a decision t...

We’re so glad you are here! Thanks for checking out Sunday's message! -- SUNDAY'S NOTES -- After this manner therefore pray: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy Kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine...

We’re so glad you are here! Thanks for checking out Sunday's message! -- SUNDAY'S NOTES -- If we are content to have Jesus at the edges of our lives, we are in danger of missing having Him there at all. Psalm 103:2 NIV Praise the Lord, my soul, and forget not all his benefits. One key to keeping Jesus at the center is remembering that every truly good thing in my life has been because of Him. Psal...

We’re so glad you are here! Thanks for checking out Sunday's message! -- SUNDAY'S NOTES -- Peace (English) is defined as: freedom from conflict, disturbance, or trouble. Shalom (שָׁלוֹם) - Eirēnē (εἰρήνη) - - A state of wholeness, quiet joy and rest. The deep breath of the soul. The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. Psalm 23:1 ESV Peace - The comfort found in my confidence in my Father and th...

We’re so glad you are here! Thanks for checking out Sunday's message! -- SUNDAY'S NOTES -- Trust and Surender are critical to living a life centered on Jesus! You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you, because he trusts in you. Trust in the LORD forever, for the LORD GOD is an everlasting rock. Isaiah 26:3-4 ESV Centered on Truth Your word is a lamp to guide my feet and a light for...

We’re so glad you are here! Thanks for checking out Sunday's message! -- SUNDAY'S NOTES -- 2 Cor. 5:7(NKJ) says For we walk by faith, not by sight. Pro. 3:5 (nkjv) Trust in the LORD with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding; 2 Tim 1:12(nkjv)For this reason I also suffer these things; nevertheless I am not ashamed, for I know whom I have believed and am persuaded that He is able t...