Greater Life Church

In our text, God says the people had committed two evils. They had turned away from the living water He provided and set up their cistern. A cistern is a hole dug by men in the hopes that it will fill up with water for them to use Too many people and churches are trying to manufacture a move of God instead of seeking the actual source. They may get some results in the short term, but it is not sus...

In our text, God says the people had committed two evils. They had turned away from the living water He provided and set up their cistern. A cistern is a hole dug by men in the hopes that it will fill up with water for them to use Too many people and churches are trying to manufacture a move of God instead of seeking the actual source. They may get some results in the short term, but it is not sus...

We are all thankful for the promises of God. His word said his promises are yes and Amen. However, a promise is only as good as the person making it. God is not a man that he could lie, but He knew the nature of humanity, so He needed something more substantial. A covenant is an agreement between two people, like a contract. But even a contract It is only a piece of paper, and men look for a way t...

We are all thankful for the promises of God. His word said his promises are yes and Amen. However, a promise is only as good as the person making it. God is not a man that he could lie, but He knew the nature of humanity, so He needed something more substantial. A covenant is an agreement between two people, like a contract. But even a contract It is only a piece of paper, and men look for a way t...

We read reviews online to decide the best place to eat, the best hotel, or what to buy. We take this advice from people we don't know without knowing if their values or tastes watch ours. We have known that Hell is bad all our lives, but do we really understand how bad it is? Society and media portray a little red man with horns, a tail, and a pitchfork. With this cartoonish depiction, we may be t...

We read reviews online to decide the best place to eat, the best hotel, or what to buy. We take this advice from people we don't know without knowing if their values or tastes watch ours. We have known that Hell is bad all our lives, but do we really understand how bad it is? Society and media portray a little red man with horns, a tail, and a pitchfork. With this cartoonish depiction, we may be t...

The book of Jeremiah is up and down, highs and lows. Our text is one of the uplifting ones. Jeremiah had labored for years to uplift his nation with little success. In our text, God sends Jeremiah to a busy intersection to send a message to all who would hear. In verse 21, God says to take heed to yourselves. The word used means to take care of yourself at the cost of your soul. If we neglect the...

The book of Jeremiah is up and down, highs and lows. Our text is one of the uplifting ones. Jeremiah had labored for years to uplift his nation with little success. In our text, God sends Jeremiah to a busy intersection to send a message to all who would hear. In verse 21, God says to take heed to yourselves. The word used means to take care of yourself at the cost of your soul. If we neglect the...

Sometimes, we find ourselves in places we did not choose and do not know how to escape. In our text, Hezekiah finds himself in such a place. He was a man of faith and dedication, yet he was battling a sickness to the point of death. Often, we question why we are going through something. We cannot underside why until after we come out of it. God will allow things to come into our lives to take us t...

Sometimes, we find ourselves in places we did not choose and do not know how to escape. In our text, Hezekiah finds himself in such a place. He was a man of faith and dedication, yet he was battling a sickness to the point of death. Often, we question why we are going through something. We cannot underside why until after we come out of it. God will allow things to come into our lives to take us t...

When we think of sin, we often go to the extremes:  Drugs, Alcohol, Sexual Sins.  But God hates all sins, even the small ones. The Bible tells us in Romans that all have sinned and fallen short. We are all imperfect.  We often think of sin as an action, something we did. But the truth is that inaction is also a sin.   Ham found his father, Noah, drunk and uncovered in his tent.  He went out and to...

When we think of sin, we often go to the extremes:  Drugs, Alcohol, Sexual Sins.  But God hates all sins, even the small ones. The Bible tells us in Romans that all have sinned and fallen short. We are all imperfect.  We often think of sin as an action, something we did. But the truth is that inaction is also a sin.   Ham found his father, Noah, drunk and uncovered in his tent.  He went out and to...

Our text from Hebrews is Paul is wrapping up his writing to the believers in Jerusalem. Earlier in the chapter, he compares life to a race. It is essential to understand that this race is not against each other but with ourselves. God desires that all complete the race and are saved. Our job in living for God is to clear the path for people who are hindered. Paul extols us to "make straight paths...

Our text from Hebrews is Paul is wrapping up his writing to the believers in Jerusalem. Earlier in the chapter, he compares life to a race. It is essential to understand that this race is not against each other but with ourselves. God desires that all complete the race and are saved. Our job in living for God is to clear the path for people who are hindered. Paul extols us to "make straight paths...

Every game should begin with a plan. Sometimes the game plan doesn’t work, so the coach must make changes to win the game. Every coach works to win until the game is over. Success in the game has a sound associated. A home run, a long pass reception, or a goal scored in soccer generates a loud cheer from the crowd. How much more should the people of God lift a shout of victory for a God that helps...

Every game should begin with a plan. Sometimes the game plan doesn’t work, so the coach must make changes to win the game. Every coach works to win until the game is over. Success in the game has a sound associated. A home run, a long pass reception, or a goal scored in soccer generates a loud cheer from the crowd. How much more should the people of God lift a shout of victory for a God that helps...

Brother Long teaches from the story of the Shunammite woman. After her child passed, this woman was on a mission to find the man of God. Both her husband and Elisha’s servant asked if she is well. She said it is well, but the truth was all was not well. She needed to get to the man of God who could help her. Too often, we find ourselves in situations like this. Like this woman, we must respond to...

Brother Long teaches from the story of the Shunammite woman. After her child passed, this woman was on a mission to find the man of God. Both her husband and Elisha’s servant asked if she is well. She said it is well, but the truth was all was not well. She needed to get to the man of God who could help her. Too often, we find ourselves in situations like this. Like this woman, we must respond to...

The book of Peter was written for people living in desperate times and provided them with advice on how to survive those times. It is an epistle of hope. As children of God, we have hope in this life and, more importantly, in the next. All that happens to us is for a divine purpose. Our text begins by describing an audience that was scattered across the continent. Then, as now, we live in a time w...

The book of Peter was written for people living in desperate times and provided them with advice on how to survive those times. It is an epistle of hope. As children of God, we have hope in this life and, more importantly, in the next. All that happens to us is for a divine purpose. Our text begins by describing an audience that was scattered across the continent. Then, as now, we live in a time w...

Life's circumstances and situations weigh on us. We know where to go when life gets complicated. Our text is about the healing of the ten lepers. We all remember the story that Jesus healed them and sent them on their way. Nine of the ten healed men walked away, and only one returned to give thanks. Looking closer at the text, we see that is not how it happened. The Bible says that these ten men c...

Life's circumstances and situations weigh on us. We know where to go when life gets complicated. Our text is about the healing of the ten lepers. We all remember the story that Jesus healed them and sent them on their way. Nine of the ten healed men walked away, and only one returned to give thanks. Looking closer at the text, we see that is not how it happened. The Bible says that these ten men c...

Our text is the familiar story of the ten virgins with the lamps. This chapter is known as the Coming of the Lord chapter. The custom of the day, the bridal party would wait with the party and her handmaidens until the groom arrived to take his place in the wedding party. Five of the virgins in the story are called wise, and they brought extra oil in case waiting for the groom takes a while. The o...

Our text is the familiar story of the ten virgins with the lamps. This chapter is known as the Coming of the Lord chapter. The custom of the day, the bridal party would wait with the party and her handmaidens until the groom arrived to take his place in the wedding party. Five of the virgins in the story are called wise, and they brought extra oil in case waiting for the groom takes a while. The o...

Often people in bondage live in a state of denial about their situation. Some of us look free, but we are not truly free. The story of Lazarus illustrates this idea. When Jesus called Lazarus out of the grave, Lazarus had to be loosed from burial wrappings. He was alive but still bound. Lazarus was bound because he had died. We are bound because of things in our lives. Pride, hate, jealousy, and b...