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Genesis 3:1 Now the serpent was more crafty than any other wild animal that the Lord God had made. He said to the woman, “Did God say, ‘You shall not eat from any tree in the garden’?”   Two Realities. 1.     Visible Reality 2.     Invisible Reality Ephesians 6:12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world...

Intimacy is formed through shared experiences over time. Kingdom—Any place where what God wants done is actually done What does it look like in my life? #alivewesleyanchurch  For the latest sermons, stories, & training: https://alivewesleyan.com/sermons/ STAY CONNECTED:  Twitter: https://twitter.com/ALIVEWesleyan Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ALIVEwesleyan Instagram: https://www.instagram...

The upside down becomes the normal. The darkness becomes what everybody and everything adjusts to. It informs realities, determines values and establishes priorities.  Jesus came to set the upside down, right side up. Kingdom — Any place where what God wants done is actually done. God can change anyone and anything into something kingdom worthy. Jesus set the upside down, right side up, when it co...

What kind of person do you want to be? What kind of life do you want to live? What do you mean by “good?”   When we say life is good we are speaking of behavior or circumstances. #alivewesleyanchurch  For the latest sermons, stories, & training: https://alivewesleyan.com/sermons/ STAY CONNECTED:  Twitter: https://twitter.com/ALIVEWesleyan Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ALIVEwesleyan Instag...

Jesus came to set the upside-down, right side up.   Matthew 4:17 “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near.” “The Sermon on the Mount is not a set of principles to be obeyed apart from identification with Jesus Christ. The Sermon on the Mount is a statement of the life we will live when the Holy Spirit is getting his way with us.” — Oswald Chambers   Kingdom — Any place where what God wants done...

Jesus came to set the upside-down, right side up.   Have’s - experience good things.   Have not’s — rest of us.   Anawim #alivewesleyanchurch  For the latest sermons, stories, & training: https://alivewesleyan.com/sermons/ STAY CONNECTED:  Twitter: https://twitter.com/ALIVEWesleyan Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ALIVEwesleyan Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alivewesleyan/ Website: htt...

2 Corinthians 5:17 (NIV84) 17 . . . if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come! We learn (truth) in rows. We grow (train) in circles. Being a disciple is stepping into a new life that starts the moment that you bump into Jesus and start trusting him. Matthew 4:17 (NIV84) 17 From that time on Jesus began to preach, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near.” S...

We want to reach spiritually hungry people and introduce them to a personal relationship with Jesus Christ and an active role in Christian community. Mark 3:33–35 (NIV84) 33 “Who are my mother and my brothers?” he asked. 34Then he looked at those seated in a circle around him and said, “Here are my mother and my brothers! 35 Whoever does God’s will is my brother and sister and mother.”   We learn...

Do you have any porch people in your life? Church attendance has been cut in half since the 1950’s. We want to reach spiritually hungry people and introduce them to a personal relationship with Jesus Christ and an active role in healthy Christian community . #alivewesleyanchurch  For the latest sermons, stories, & training: https://alivewesleyan.com/sermons/ STAY CONNECTED:  Twitter: https://t...

Who am I? What am I worth? Why am I here? Who gets to write on your page? If you knew, believed and lived out of what God says is true about you would it change anything? #alivewesleyanchurch  For the latest sermons, stories, & training: https://alivewesleyan.com/sermons/ STAY CONNECTED:  Twitter: https://twitter.com/ALIVEWesleyan Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ALIVEwesleyan Instagram: htt...

Luke 5:8 When Simon Peter saw this, he fell at Jesus' knees and said, "Go away from me, Lord; I am a sinful man!" The first part is being awakened to who God is all of His glory, all of His holiness, all of His power. The second part that follows is being awakened to who we are in light of that all-powerful, God. Luke 5:10 ….. Then Jesus said to Simon, "Don't be afraid; fr...

We think if our lives were a little more perfect, then we’d be happy.   A perfect God sent his perfect Son so that, through Him, an imperfect people may reach and love an imperfect world.   So how do we, with all our own imperfections be a people full of joy? And how do we love those that are also imperfect? #alivewesleyanchurch  For the latest sermons, stories, & training: https://alivewesley...

How can we grow in our trust and in turn grow in our joy? 1) They are tempted to control.  “Joy comes to us in moments—ordinary moments. We risk missing out on joy when we get too busy chasing down the extraordinary.” - Brene Brown Genesis 17:16 16 “I will bless her and will surely give you a son by her. I will bless her so that she will be the mother of nations; kings of peoples will come from he...

“It’s not your problem that’s the problem, it’s your reaction to the problem that’s your problem.” “JOYFUL RESPONSE” Joyful Response is actually caused by an expectant acceptance of the truth Shift our perspective from where we are and the season we are in to what’s ahead and that shift will change everything.  #alivewesleyanchurch  For the latest sermons, stories, & training: https://alivewes...

Contentment - a state of being happy or satisfied. Philippians 4:12b (NIV84) 12b “I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation . . .” Three False Pathways to Contentment 1.    “The Prosperity Gospel” 2.    “The Poverty Gospel” 3.    “The Power Gospel” #alivewesleyanchurch  For the latest sermons, stories, & training: https://alivewesleyan.com/sermons/ STAY CONNECTED: ...

The Gospel either works for all people or it works for none.   Joyful Endurance.   Pain.   Humanity is fluent in the language of suffering.  #alivewesleyanchurch  For the latest sermons, stories, & training: https://alivewesleyan.com/sermons/ STAY CONNECTED:  Twitter: https://twitter.com/ALIVEWesleyan Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ALIVEwesleyan Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alivewe...

Fierce Joy isn’t dependent on circumstances, but rooted in eternity.   Philippians 3:1-11 1 Further, my brothers and sisters, rejoice in the Lord! It is no trouble for me to write the same things to you again, and it is a safeguard for you.   2 Watch out for those dogs, those evildoers, those mutilators of the flesh.  Ephesians 2:8-10 God saved you by his grace when you believed. And you can’t tak...

Where does joy come from and why does it seem so elusive? Acts 16:25 (NLT) 25 Around midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening. True joy is not dependent on circumstances, but is rooted in the eternal. Acts 16:26 (NLT) 26 Suddenly, there was a massive earthquake, and the prison was shaken to its foundations. All the doors immediately flew...

Demolition precedes renovation. Deconstruction precedes reconstruction. We buy into a deception. This produces something new in our lives, division. The result of deception and division in our lives, destruction. #alivewesleyanchurch  For the latest sermons, stories, & training: https://alivewesleyan.com/sermons/ STAY CONNECTED:  Twitter: https://twitter.com/ALIVEWesleyan Facebook: https://www...

Demolition precedes renovation. Luke 10:25–37 (NLT) 25 One day an expert in religious law stood up to test Jesus by asking him this question: “Teacher, what should I do to inherit eternal life?” 26 Jesus replied, “What does the law of Moses say? How do you read it?” 27 The man answered, “‘You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, all your strength, and all your mind.’ And...

Two Very Different Approaches:  Pressurized Striving Living from the Place of Peace.   The Place of Peace Reminds Me Who I Am False Identity Narratives I am What I Have I am What I Do I am What People Think I am What I've Been Through The Place of Peace Reminds Me How I'm Made Spiritual Love Languages Heart - Passionate Soul - Contemplative Mind - Intellectual Strength - Activist The Pla...

The quality of the construction rests on the commitment of the crew. Matthew 22:36–40 (NIV84) 37 Jesus replied: “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. 38 This is the first and greatest commandment. 39 And the second is like it: Love your neighbor as yourself. 40 All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.” Abide in God’s Presence...

Matthew 7:24-27 (NLT) 24 “Anyone who listens to my teaching and follows it is wise, like a person who builds a house on solid rock. 25 Though the rain comes in torrents and the floodwaters rise and the winds beat against that house, it won’t collapse because it is built on bedrock. 26 But anyone who hears my teaching and doesn’t obey it is foolish, like a person who builds a house on sand. 27 When...

Unbelievable - So great or extreme as to be difficult to believe; extraordinary   The strangeness of the resurrection, points to the significance of the resurrection.   John 3:16 (NIV84) 16 “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.   The level of confidence we have in the belief that Jesus is who He says He i...

What does faith look like when life falls apart?   David intentionally makes decisions based on what he knows to be true about God, even though it may not feel good or right in the moment. When was the last time I was moved in a worship service or private devotion?   Is it possible to feel what we know to be true about God?   Surrender—to give up and give in Have you ever wished you could hide fro...