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Jesus is the greatest treasure the world has ever seen. Matthew 13:44  -  "The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. When a man found it, he hid it again, and then in his joy went and sold all he had and bought that field.” We were created to treasure him! #alivewesleyanchurch  For the latest sermons, stories, & training: https://alivewesleyan.com/sermons/ STAY CONNECTED: ...

Do I even believe in Jesus? Can I trust Jesus? Week 1: Jesus cares about all parts of our lives, the inner world and the outer world. Week 2: No matter what we’ve done, Jesus offers acceptance, love, friendship and forgiveness Week 3: Jesus offers mercy and grace to everyone because everyone needs it. Jesus will not leverage his power for himself, but will leverage his power for me. #alivewesleyan...

When you sell something to someone else, it is for personal benefit and profit. When you give something away, it is for someone else’s benefit and profit. The REAL Jesus doesn’t want something from us; he wants something for us. #alivewesleyanchurch  For the latest sermons, stories, & training: https://alivewesleyan.com/sermons/ STAY CONNECTED:  Twitter: https://twitter.com/ALIVEWesleyan Faceb...

A supersized Jesus, extra grace, double forgiveness, hold the hard truth, with a big order of “don’t make me feel bad about anything I want to do” on the side. Answer every prayer I ever offer and protect me from any hurt or pain in my life and eventually let me die in my sleep. If we don’t allow Jesus to fix the inside, nothing on the outside really changes for long. #alivewesleyanchurch  For the...

A supersized Jesus, extra grace, double forgiveness, hold the hard truth, with a big order of “don’t make me feel bad about anything I want to do” on the side. Answer every prayer I ever offer and protect me from any hurt or pain in my life and eventually let me die in my sleep. Do I even believe in Jesus? Can I ever trust Jesus? #alivewesleyanchurch  For the latest sermons, stories, & trainin...

There is a heaven and there is a hell and every person in history will spend eternity in one or the other based on what they did with Jesus Christ. John 14:6 (NRSV) 6 Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. Matthew 28:18–20 (NIV84) 18 . . . “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19 Therefore go and make disci...

Anyone, at any time, can find themselves in a room with Jesus. Matthew 28:16 -20 Then the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain where Jesus had told them to go. When they saw him, they worshiped him; but some doubted. Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name o...

ALIVE will become a multiplying movement. Is this Gospel, this Jesus, worth the effort? It is time to take the inspiration and information you have received in this series, and add some perspiration. Many of us are carrying conviction; God has burdened our hearts for the people on our lists. And perhaps more than conviction, God has given us compassion at a whole new level for the lost people in o...

War—a struggle to achieve a goal. War Effort— A group of people willing to change and do whatever needs to be done in order to achieve a common goal. Do I place enough value in what Jesus has done for me to enter the struggle of introducing Jesus to others? You have been uniquely, strategically and specifically positioned by God to have a certain level of (GOSPEL) influence in someone’s life. #ali...

War—a struggle to achieve a goal War for a specific number on a scale. War for our families. War against cancer. War for the environment. War against an addiction. War for our children. Do I place enough value in what Jesus has done for me to enter the struggle of introducing Jesus to others?   There is a heaven and there is a hell and every person in history will spend eternity in one or the othe...

War effort - A group of people willing to change and do whatever needs to be done in order to achieve a common goal. There is a heaven and there is a hell and every person in history will spend eternity in one or the other based on what they did with Jesus Christ. John 14:6 (NRSV) 6 Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. Strateg...

War—a struggle to achieve a goal. A group of people willing to change and do whatever needs to be done in order to achieve a common goal. There is a heaven and there is a hell and every person in history will spend eternity in one or the other based on what they did with Jesus Christ. Another battlefield term. It is called “Unity of command.” The military functions under a vitally important hierar...

War—a struggle to achieve a goal. War effort—a coordinated mobilization of a society’s resources towards the support of a force seeking a goal and the good of its citizens. Another way we might define war effort might be this: A group of people who are willing to change and do whatever needs to be done in order to achieve a common goal. #alivewesleyanchurch  For the latest sermons, stories, &...

One Problem – Sin One Solution – Jesus One Hope – Jesus’ Resurrection and 2nd Coming One Mission – Make and Multiply Disciples One Vehicle - Love #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/al...

Reality Check. Faith. Repent. Do you know what Step 4 always is? Road Block. And many of us have already discovered this, maybe even this week. We defined our here and set out to make real, lasting change. “I’m going to get in shape.” “I’m going to get fired up and be Joe Sangl, be financially free.” “I’m going to change my marriage.” “I’m going to get serious about my relationship with God.” “I’m...

Joe Sangl led ALIVE Wesleyan Church in a Financial Learning Experience on January 15th, 2018. Joseph Sangl is a leading teacher of personal finances. It is his passion to help people accomplish far more than they ever thought possible with their personal finances. He believes when people are financially free, they are much more likely to go do exactly what they have been put on earth to do –regard...

You are able to do exactly what God has put you on earth to do regardless of the cost or income potential. You are able. God owns it ALL. God recognizes our ABILITY. #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://...

You are here. Two Reactions: I don’t want this life. This isn’t the life I thought I would Today is the sum total of your life to date. Romans 3:23 (NIV84)  23  for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, John 16:33 (NIV84)  33 . . . In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.” Psalm 40:17 (NIV84)  17Yet I am poor and needy; may the Lord think of me....

Have you ever found your self in a place where you are suddenly and painfully aware you are an outsider? You look around and have no clue what you are supposed to do or say. Have you ever had a moment like this at church? Have you ever felt like this when people talk about the Bible? We can get overwhelmed focusing on the methods of how we are supposed to engage with the Bible that we stop focusin...

Christmas is this tension between style and substance.   If we remove the manger from the Nativity, can we still have Christmas?  Matthew 1:1 (NIV84)  A record of the genealogy of Jesus Christ the son of David, the son of Abraham: Do you know what the name Jesus means?  It means “He saves John 3:16–17 (NIV84)   16 “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes...

A few observations about this crossroads: ·     First, we will often choose to listen to our fears more than God.  ·     Second, we will often listen to our selfishness and pride more than God.  ·     Third, I have no problem with God when he asks me to do something I was going to do anyway. #alivewesleyanchurch  For the latest sermons, stories, & training: https://alivewesleyan.com/sermons/ S...

A couple of observations about stumps: There is little to no value in a stump. There is little to no hope in a stump. A stump is simply a memorial that something used to live there. Isaiah 11:1 (NIV84) A shoot will come up from the stump of Jesse; from his roots a Branch will bear fruit. #alivewesleyanchurch  For the latest sermons, stories, & training: https://alivewesleyan.com/sermons/ STAY...

You don’t get to choose your family.   If we are not careful, we begin to believe some of those things about ourselves.  ·      I am less because of where I grew up, so I had better perform or pose.  ·     I can’t beat this; it’s been part of my family tree—my dad, my grandfather and his Dad before him.  ·     My mom left and her mom left, so I guess that will be true of me.   If Jesus had people...

Running is hard. Hitting wall is going to happen. Running in a team is better than running alone. And running with a limp changes the game. 2 Corinthians 12:9-10 Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me. That is why, for Christ’s sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak...

Hebrews 10:19–25 (NIV84)  19 Therefore, friends, since we have confidence to enter the Most Holy Place by the blood of Jesus, 20 by a new and living way opened for us through the curtain, that is, his body, 21 and since we have a great priest over the house of God, 22 let us draw near to God with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty co...