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A continuation of "Put On The Full Armor Of God".

"How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news (gospel)."

                                            Matthew 13:44, 6:33 WHAT Shall We Do? Bear fruit! We minister together for God's glory and man's good with excellence in mind and heart!                             "Excellence is attained when we                                                                              care more than others think necessary,                       risk m...

   Matthew 13:52 EXCELLENT TREASURE-HOUSE DIRECTION FROM JESUS: #1. Storehouse? We're storing all we're learning. #2. Bring them out? Means living out our learning. #3. The Christian is loving old and new treasures. #4. The Church is looking for opportunities to showcase God's treasures with excellence. "Excellence is doing the best we can, with what we have, with the people ar...

Matthew 13:44 CAN YOU SAY, "I FOUND IT!"? Let's learn the urgent, exciting and must-know-truths about the Kingdom. Our destiny is in the balance. We find heaven's POWERS for our earthly journey. We quickly discover CLASHES with Satan's kingdom. We experience JOY if... Otherwise, we're in jeopardy. We will find that our cost is far below the value. We can come to the &...

Psalm 33:12, Proverbs 14:34, Exodus 19:5, I Peter 2:9, I Timothy 2:1ff, Matt. 22:21, Acts 17:24ff, Psalm 2:1-13, 2 Chronicles 7:14, Matt. 24:7, Acts 2:5, Isaiah 40:15, Matthew 28:19, Revelation 5:9ff, Proverbs 28:12, 29:18 What does God say about nations, people, politics, leaders, citizens / citizenship, and "the" church and "our" church and the future? "To worship is to...

Family Treasures! Rare and beautiful family treasures come because: We build our family life on God's wisdom. We establish our family life by understanding.           We fill the rooms with treasures by knowledge. Rare and beautiful treasures like...?

"Magi...bowed down and worshiped him. They opened their treasures and presented him with gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh." The Wise Men's rugged and real experience of wonder and worship defines and demonstrates why it's still wise and wonderful to worship God "in spirit and in truth" as Jesus said. Some "real worship" truths: Journey, Jeopardy, Joy, J...

Why does Apostle Paul open the Treasure Chest? (Colossians 2:1-5) We believe and struggle side by side in life. (Vs. 1) We thrive on courage, love and understanding. (Vs. 2a) We get excited when we're "in the know" about God and where His treasures are hidden! (Vs. 2b, 3) We overcome! "Wisdom and knowledge" defeat the deceivers' "fine sounding arguments". (V...

New Series for 2020! Life Is A Treasure Hunt! First in the series: "I Found Christ, God's Treasure!" Apostle Paul, Colossians 2:1-5 We find God's treasure even in our  struggles. (2:1) We find fuller riches by understanding the "GOD mystery" revealed in Christ. (2:2) We claim Christ's hidden treasures as we deposit His wisdom and knowledge into our life account....

Victory through Christ by faith is... Hebrews 11:1ff What victories are most valuable in our lives? > Proactive faith in God to overcome the world. 1 John 5:4 > Preserving faith to save our families. Hebrews 11:7 > Pragmatic faith for the "called out church". I Thessalonians 1:2 How will you "get that victory you need"? Hebrews 4:14-16

Beginning with His birth, then throughout His life and ministry, crucifixion, resurrection, ascension and future return in power we realize the UNIQUENESS of Jesus Christ, Son of God, Son of Man, Savior of Mankind!                               HOW IS JESUS CHRIST UNIQUE? Definition: Being the only one of its kind. Incomparable. Synonyms: Unequaled, unexcelled, unparalleled, unrivaled, second to n...

Today we light the Angel's Candle on the Advent Wreath, illuminating the Power of Christ's future return. Remember the true, real impact of Christmas! It's the incarnation of God in Christ! Angels play and played a significant role in Christ's life. They ministered to Him at the cradle , the cross , and Revelation describes their role at His future coronation. At His cradle ang...

"But when the time had fully come, God sent His Son, born of a woman, born under law, to redeem those under law that we might receive the full rights of sons."   Galatians 4:4,5 Remember the true/real significance of Christmas - the incarnation of God in Christ! Read Luke 2:8ff We need God's purpose within us - usefulness! We see God's transcendence, leading to eternal life. We...

God prepared, readied the places, the people, the purposes for the birth of Christ - the Incarnation! He prepared Bethlehem. (Micah 5:2, Matthew 2:1ff) He prepared Mary and Joseph.  (Matthew 1:18ff) He prepared a body for Christ to be our vicarious substitutionary atonement (at-one-ment). (Hebrews 10:5-7. 2 Cor. 5:21, Isa. 53) He prepares us to be prepared. (2 Timothy 4:2) >Others prepare us &g...

Advent reports the coming of Christ from heaven to earth! The Advent Wreath visualizes the who, what, when, where, why and how God brought His Son to us. 

How do we demonstrate these three to God and one another and our world? Through the "new and living way" Christ opens for us, shown in the "Let Us" factor named Hebrews 10:19-25 First, let us draw near to God... Second, let us hold unswervingly... Third, let us consider how... Fourth, let us not give up meeting ... Fifth, let us encourage one another...

Beware! The Hurry, Worry & Bury Disease is near you. But God has a cure for this discouraging disease! God's cure for Hurry is "Be still and know..." God's cure for Worry is "trust...." God's cure for Bury is "Lift up your eyes..." Our treasure and His power are manifest in our lives, which are jars of clay.