Greater Life Church

Deserts are dry, barren places. If humans are to survive in the desert, they must have a water source. God provided for His people in the desert, giving them food and water. We can go through dry, barren places in our spiritual walk too. Just as He did for Israel, God will also provide for us in spiritual deserts.

We have the know-how. We have the tools. We know what it takes to win. None of that is any good if we do not put it into practice. We often call God for help and ask what to do, and he has already told us. All it takes is to go from knowing what to do to actually doing it. It is not enough that we know the Gospel and Acts 2:38-we have to live it. We have books and thousands of hours of preaching,...

We have the know-how. We have the tools. We know what it takes to win. None of that is any good if we do not put it into practice. We often call God for help and ask what to do, and he has already told us. All it takes is to go from knowing what to do to actually doing it. It is not enough that we know the Gospel and Acts 2:38-we have to live it. We have books and thousands of hours of preaching,...

Our text today is from the fifth vision given to Zecharia about rebuilding the temple. This vision would bring the most lasting impact. The angel noticed that Zechariah had disconnected and had to get him reengaged. Zechariah’s job was to see and hear, but he had temporarily lost focus and was not seeing and hearing. Is it possible we have lived so long for God that we have turned some things out?...

Our text today is from the fifth vision given to Zecharia about rebuilding the temple. This vision would bring the most lasting impact. The angel noticed that Zechariah had disconnected and had to get him reengaged. Zechariah’s job was to see and hear, but he had temporarily lost focus and was not seeing and hearing. Is it possible we have lived so long for God that we have turned some things out?...

Far too many believe that living for God will insulate us from struggles and strife. Nothing could be further from the truth. Paul lived with a thorn in his side. All of the disciples suffered greatly and died horrible deaths. God never abandons or forsakes us. Jesus said he would be with us, even to the end of the world. We try very hard to avoid struggle, but no one can escape it. We have become...

Far too many believe that living for God will insulate us from struggles and strife. Nothing could be further from the truth. Paul lived with a thorn in his side. All of the disciples suffered greatly and died horrible deaths. God never abandons or forsakes us. Jesus said he would be with us, even to the end of the world. We try very hard to avoid struggle, but no one can escape it. We have become...

Self-help programs and efforts permeate our society. Bookstores are full of books that promise results. There are many twelve-step organizations with the mission to help people gain victory over their addictions. The problem with most of these programs and organizations is that they have the right intentions, but they have the wrong who. These programs focus on accountability and support, but they...

Self-help programs and efforts permeate our society. Bookstores are full of books that promise results. There are many twelve-step organizations with the mission to help people gain victory over their addictions. The problem with most of these programs and organizations is that they have the right intentions, but they have the wrong who. These programs focus on accountability and support, but they...

The story in our text is trivial, but everything in the bible is there for a purpose. This story is here so that we can realize that God is concerned with the most trivial of losses in our lives. God sees what is lost in our lives and wants to help us get it back. He will overcome the laws of physics and nature to help us recover what is lost. No matter what we have lost, God has the power to rest...

The story in our text is trivial, but everything in the bible is there for a purpose. This story is here so that we can realize that God is concerned with the most trivial of losses in our lives. God sees what is lost in our lives and wants to help us get it back. He will overcome the laws of physics and nature to help us recover what is lost. No matter what we have lost, God has the power to rest...

How we see our lives and how God sees our lives are often very different. We see a tragedy when bad things happen, but God sees an opportunity. Whatever happens in life is part of God’s divine purpose and something that He can use for his glory. Joseph told his brothers who sold him into slavery that what they meant for evil, God meant for good. We often quote Paul, “all things work together for g...

How we see our lives and how God sees our lives are often very different. We see a tragedy when bad things happen, but God sees an opportunity. Whatever happens in life is part of God’s divine purpose and something that He can use for his glory. Joseph told his brothers who sold him into slavery that what they meant for evil, God meant for good. We often quote Paul, “all things work together for g...

Change can be scary. Some people do not like change and want to stay where they are comfortable. But God doesn’t want us to be comfortable. If we are comfortable, we are not growing. God will move us from a comfortable place to the place He needs us to be. The Bible speaks many times about God preparing a place. He will call us to a place unless he has prepared it for us, and us for it. The trials...

Change can be scary. Some people do not like change and want to stay where they are comfortable. But God doesn’t want us to be comfortable. If we are comfortable, we are not growing. God will move us from a comfortable place to the place He needs us to be. The Bible speaks many times about God preparing a place. He will call us to a place unless he has prepared it for us, and us for it. The trials...

The word troubled means to stir or disrupt. Another definition is to disquiet or render anxious. The events of the day can disquiet or render us anxious. God did not intend for His people to live in fear. The bible is clear that Jesus is our strength, and He will be with us all the days of our life. It also says that His grace will make up the difference where our strength is insufficient. The onl...

The word troubled means to stir or disrupt. Another definition is to disquiet or render anxious. The events of the day can disquiet or render us anxious. God did not intend for His people to live in fear. The bible is clear that Jesus is our strength, and He will be with us all the days of our life. It also says that His grace will make up the difference where our strength is insufficient. The onl...

Old Testimate Jewish law was very detailed. The law required a sacrifice for different events, and each offering was particular and precise. These sacrifices and details served a purpose, to offer forgiveness for sin. Even with all the specific details in the law, God provided for those unable to meet the particular requirements. If circumstances put them in a place where they could not financiall...

Old Testimate Jewish law was very detailed. The law required a sacrifice for different events, and each offering was particular and precise. These sacrifices and details served a purpose, to offer forgiveness for sin. Even with all the specific details in the law, God provided for those unable to meet the particular requirements. If circumstances put them in a place where they could not financiall...

The thirty-year war was primarily fought in central Europe, but the effects of that conflict were felt worldwide. Eight million people died, but most were collateral damage and not directly related to military battles. One of the greatest revivals the world has ever seen happened during this time. There was also a great spiritual revival. Some historians estimate 50,000 hymns were written during t...

The thirty-year war was primarily fought in central Europe, but the effects of that conflict were felt worldwide. Eight million people died, but most were collateral damage and not directly related to military battles. One of the greatest revivals the world has ever seen happened during this time. There was also a great spiritual revival. Some historians estimate 50,000 hymns were written during t...

Our world embraces fatalism: what will be will be. The bible is replete with stories of people who did not espouse this doctrine. They believe that they can change things in their life. Bro. Ashcraft offers two strategies to make a change for the better.

Our world embraces fatalism: what will be will be. The bible is replete with stories of people who did not espouse this doctrine. They believe that they can change things in their life. Bro. Ashcraft offers two strategies to make a change for the better.

Many hold themselves up to a standard that they cannot obtain. We look at how other people worship and minister, compare ourselves to them and find ourselves lacking. This unspoken pressure to perform and be a certain way leads to frustration. Jesus deeply loves and appreciates us for who we are. God has not called us to be anything except what He needs us to be.

Many hold themselves up to a standard that they cannot obtain. We look at how other people worship and minister, compare ourselves to them and find ourselves lacking. This unspoken pressure to perform and be a certain way leads to frustration. Jesus deeply loves and appreciates us for who we are. God has not called us to be anything except what He needs us to be.