Experience Church

Honoring someone can be a rather abstract concept sometimes. What practical steps could we take if we want to honor our pastor?

Sometimes we get trapped in the past - and the problem with that is that we end up unable to seize the present or to prepare for the future. But there is a difference between remembering something and being trapped in the memory of it.

If Joshua can make a bad alliance, it can happen to us, too. But we serve a God that can make our mistake into a miracle and our mess into a message.

We believe that God can do wondrous things, yet we seldom ask him to do so. Instead, we are getting into alliances or career that we were never meant to be in - and now it's costing us.

Our lives are divinely orchestrated by God. Yet we let closed doors convince us that there is no dream or that no one is in charge. But God's plan means that he will use all situations to move us towards the goal.

You may have gotten off to a rough start, but it's not how you start that matters, it's how you finish. Don't let your heredity stop your destiny and realize that the enemy is not just fighting for where you are – he is fighting you for where you are going.

Want to change but find it hard? Desire the growth you see in others? Need to break out of where you're at? Learn the biblical keys of how to break out of a spiritual rut and to move quickly into who God has called you to be.

The most powerful thing that we can do is not to try harder nor is it to wait for something to happen. Instead it's yielding to God's will and desire. When we yield, our burdens are being lifted, giving us rest.

God is really interested in our relationships with one another - because he knows that they are an important source for growth in our life.

One of the dilemmas of our days is that we believe: God can speak to others, but he's not going to speak to me. But if God talked to people throughout the Bible, he'll talk to you. How can we discern the right voice?

The best decision you can make in 2011 is to set your attitude for success: an attitude of faith is the single greatest way to keep the favor or God on your life.

People are afraid of a lot of things: driving on the freeway, living in a city, going out at night, getting on an airplane. God doesn't want you to live in fear but to live in faith. Your safety isn't dependent on where you live - but in whom.

People are afraid of a lot of things: driving on the freeway, living in a city, going out at night, getting on an airplane. God doesn't want you to live in fear but to live in faith. Your safety isn't dependent on where you live - but in whom.

Everyone has an opinion of who Jesus is. Who is he to you? His entry into this world was not dainty, cure or safe. It's messy, controversial but real. Discover him beyond the story and experience him for yourself: Immanuel, redeemer, saviour and friend.

When Paul was taking an offer for the church in Jerusalem, he was comparing money to seed. And when we plant generously, we will see generous results.

God sent Jesus to give us the truth about ourselves: the value God puts on us and in us is ultimate and permanent. Nothing we or anyone else can do can change that value.

How can a God full of mercy and grace allow us to connect with him in only one way? Aren't all religions leading to him?

Prayer and fasting isn't something that we are doing for God - it has effects on our lives and the lives of others.

We don't need a visiting speaker that tells us about his supernatural encounters with God - we need to have those encounters ourselves. And we will get a glimpse into heaven by reading what Jesus is saying in God's word.

There are many little-known or unnamed people and many well-known characters in the bible - but God presented himself to every one of them. And he wants to touch us, too - to reaffirm, empower and renew us today!

Us lying? Never! But what about raising our reputation at the expense of others, speaking in grey terms or repeating something we hear about someone we don't like?

Even if we aren't abusing God's name to curse something or someone, we as Christians can still misuse his name in four different ways.

At Jesus' birth the angel proclaimed "good will toward men" - so what exatly is good will?

When facing sticky situations and confronted with challenging decisions, it's human nature to go for the easy option, the quick fix option, or the comfortable option. We often try option a, b, c, d, e and f before we try option G - the God option. But how can we address our everyday temptations and fears which all too often make Him our last resort instead of our first resort?

The Goliaths in our life are trying through intimidation to get us into a fight as individuals - but we are meant to win victories together. And when we are sticking together, confidence is going to rise up.