Gospel Life Church

A parent has 936 weeks between a child’s birth and graduation. This is why its hard for the church to compete with what’s going on at home. Kids don’t learn from people they don’t like and they don’t learn from people who don’t like them. What does this teach us? That influencing children positively starts with love.

Ezekiel 13:22 NLT And you have encouraged the wicked by promising them life, even though they continue in their sins. We need to be able to speak the truth without compromise, while respecting others as persons. When we speak of tolerance, there are really 3 categories of tolerance that are usually mixed together: Tolerance of persons Tolerance of ideas Tolerance of behavior If one rejects another...

1 Be Ready 2 Keep It Simple, Keep the Main Thing, the Main Thing Armageddon, the Rapture, Calvinism, Arminianism, church attendance, blood moons, red heifers, numerology, and Anakim giants but… 3 Avoid Religious Language, Spiritual Jargon, and Christianese What is Jargon and what effect does it have? Christianese means you are speaking a different language than the one the person you are speaking...

1 John 3:14 NLT 14 If we love our Christian brothers and sisters, it proves that we have passed from death to life. But a person who has no love is still dead. Zephaniah 3:17 NLT 17 For the LORD your God is living among you. He is a mighty savior. He will take delight in you with gladness. With his love, he will calm all your fears. He will rejoice over you with joyful songs."

Matthew 27:16-17 NIV 16 At that time they had a well-known prisoner whose name was Jesus Barabbas. 17 So when the crowd had gathered, Pilate asked them, "Which one do you want me to release to you: Jesus Barabbas, or Jesus who is called the Messiah?”

1. Fear. The fear of being ridiculed, disapproved and persecuted by the world, especially those close to us and those who have authority over us like parents, spouses and bosses. We have bought into this Politically Correct mentality. Live and let live. Don't offend anyone. Fear that sharing your faith will end the relationship. Fear of rejection, we have to remember that they are not rejecting us...

Genesis 50:20 NLT 20 You intended to harm me, but God intended it all for good. He brought me to this position so I could save the lives of many people. Exodus 3:19 NLT 19 "But I know that the king of Egypt will not let you go unless a mighty hand forces him. Piel Exodus 4:21 NLT 21 And the LORD told Moses, "When you arrive back in Egypt, go to Pharaoh and perform all the miracles I have empowered...

ANNOUNCEMENTS: LT meeting tomorrow at 7pm, Easter Egg Candy, Family Meal/Meeting next Sunday PROVIDENCE The doctrine that God is continually involved with all created things in such a way that he (1) keeps them existing and maintaining the properties with which he created them; (2) cooperates with created things in every action, directing their distinctive properties to cause them to act as they d...

Philippians 3:7-21 NLT 7 I once thought these things were valuable, but now I consider them worthless because of what Christ has done. 8 Yes, everything else is worthless when compared with the infinite value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have discarded everything else, counting it all as garbage, so that I could gain Christ 9 and become one with him. I no longer count on my own...

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Worship Night this Friday @ 7pm, Feb 24th. Easter Egg Candy- donations in mission box, coming up quickly Please purchase items similar to… Miniature candy bars  Starburst Hersey kisses Mini tootsie rolls Small wrapped mint or butterscotch candies. Small pieces of wrapped gum Please do NOT purchase Smarties, Suckers, Licorice. Large candy bars, or Un-wrapped candies LT Meeting after...

Revelation 3:1-2 NLT "I know all the things you do, and that you have a reputation for being alive-- but you are dead. 2 Wake up! Strengthen what little remains, for even what is left is almost dead. I find that your actions do not meet the requirements of my God. The 2 reasons the church at Sardis is said to be dead is because: Conformity to the culture around it Failure in their Gospel witness....

1. Wasted Discipleship Matthew 7:6 NLT 6 "Don't waste what is holy on people who are unholy. Don't throw your pearls to pigs! They will trample the pearls, then turn and attack you. Matthew 15:26 Jesus responded, "It isn't right to take food from the children and throw it to the dogs." Proverbs 23:9 Don't waste your breath on fools, for they will despise the wisest advice. 2 Peter 2:22 They prove...

Which side of Jesus will you fall on, His wrath or His people. What do His people look like? Are you preparing even now for the coming of the Lord? Do you live like one of His people or like the world? Jesus came to make the rough places straight and He will do this through his wrath or through His redemption. Redeemed people live like Kingdom people and He will not be satisfied with the religious...