Greater Life Church

We live in an extremely unstable world and an unstable time. Chaotic is a word that defines the times in which we live. Change is constant and quick in our lives. Currents from all sides come together to create treacherous travel for us as we navigate through life. Many of the things we grew up accepting and understanding have been challenged and swept away to make way for more progressive ideas....

There has never been a individual who elver lived on the earth that obtained such notoriety in such a short period of time as Jesus. When he walked the earth, He changed the religious world of the time and since that time He has had an impact and influence in millions of people's life. Satan knows who Jesus is and about His identity. Satan will do everything he can to keep Jesus from having an inf...

Wednesday Night Bible Study The bible is full names that are familiar to us all. We were taught about Joseph, David, Peter, Paul, Ruth, Rehab and may others in Sunday school. All of these men and women are worthy of honor for their role in God's kingdom. There are many many more that we do not know, but their role in God's kingdom is just as important. Our world believes that if you are not somebo...

The world in which we live is awe inspiring. It is inconceivable that all the wonders in the world are created by anything other than a divine hand. Things of such intricate complexity and beauty could not have happened by accident. God creates things, and man makes things. God can create out of nothing, and man can use those creations to make things. There are both natural and man made wonders ar...

Every day humanity seems to be come more lost. People try to fulfill themselves and their purpose through their own talents and efforts. People who do not know God try to fill the void in their hearts with various things: alcohol, promiscuity, drugs, other vices. This desire to fill that void goes all the way back to the garden. This void that humanity has in their life will only be fulfilled by G...

Our text in I Kings is about the death of David and the actions of Solomon to purge the kingdom of those who had shed innocent blood. Joab knowing that he was in trouble, ran to the house of God and took hold of the alter. By the time that Benaiah arrived, Joab was by the alter and there he lost his life. Joab died BY the alter. When he needed God in time of crisis, he ran to the alter and layed u...

The bible is not only a source of instruction, it is also a great source of inspiration. It reveals what God is willing to do for us. Living for God is not a one sided relationship. We have divine promises from God through His word. We have the promise of divine provision, divine grace, divine interventions, divine victory and the promise of divine redemption. There is another promise that we ofte...

For many people there is a failure to understand who we are in Christ. We are fathers, mothers, teachers, etc here on earth. But who we are in Christ is who we will be in eternity. Too many people struggle with their identity in God. When we struggle in that area, we will struggle living for God. As a child of God, we are heirs to the throne. We are all princes and princes in God's kingdom. With r...

Do not confuse the title of this message with the common phrase: How to get something for nothing. They are similar, but different. The world wants something for nothing. That is an entitlement mentality. However, getting something OUT of nothing is different. The difference is one word OUT. OUT is a word that implies effort. The people that want something for nothing are not willing to put in any...

The gospels provide us with an insider's view of the life of Jesus Christ. We see Him as a child in the temple. We see the relationship between Jesus and Mary at the marriange in canah. He left people in amazment as he taught. We see Him as a healer, a miracle worker, and a savior. We have this glimpses, but there were twelve who knew Him in a much closer capacity. The knew him in all these ways,...

Faith is perhaps one of the most talked about subjects in religious circles. It transcends all beliefs. Every person who has ever been, has in them faith. We were all given the ability to believe from birth. As we grow, our level of faith increases. We go from crawling to walking because we believe we can. In it's simplest form, believing is expectation. When we flip the light switch, we expect th...

The church has seen many adjustments over the past 50-75 years. Our eyes must look backwards to learn from the church of yesteryear. The book of Acts church provides us with a blueprint of what the apostolic church should be. We must ask ourselves how we compare to the book of Acts church. There is but one church, and it is defined by the book of Acts. The first century church were religious outca...

n our text, the people of Gibeon had joined forces with Israel. The battle was going well, but as night began to fall, Joshua knew that he needed God's assistance. God honored his prayer, and made time stand still. The desperation in Joshua's voice appealed to God. Joshua knew that he had to have victory on that day. He said, today will be different. Time is nothing to God. It makes no difference...

Every good life faces it's battles and storms. A storm can change our perspective on life. A little trouble can bring a big change in a person's life. In a storm, things that would otherwise be insignificant, suddenly become important. The broken pieces of a boat might see like trash calm day, but in a storm, these broken pieces become a life raft. The storm changed everything. We may not be in a...

In our text, Paul is near the end of his life. In this letter, he speaks of those who have left him and those who remain with him. He urges Timothy to come quickly. He adds to his note, he asks that he bring Mark with him. The bible says that Mark is profitable to Paul’s ministry. It had not always been that way with Mark. He had a checkered past. He grew up at a time during the great revival. His...

Many of the fundamental beliefs that have been observed for many generations seem to be falling away. The world and society continually wear away at the foundation that has held us up for many generations. Questions about beliefs and principles circulate through out the religious community. The currents of life that are sweeping around us are moving with such force, that we are propelled into chan...

In our text, Jesus returns to Capernaum. He had been there before and had performed miracles, but He returned this time to preach the word. The miracles and wonders are great, but everyone needs the word in their lives. The Lord was glad to open blind eyes and heal lame limbs, but his purpose was to preach the word. The world would love to tell us that God does not speak and that His word is inval...

There are times that God's word to us is so pressing and urgent that it demands our immediate attention. There are times that God's message is so urgent that it is a command not a suggestion. So it was in our text tonight. Abraham was commanded by God to do something that would help him in a crucial time in his life. Some things cannot wait; they have to be done now. Bro. Hughes comes with a now w...

The story of Esau selling his birthright is a familiarize one, and one that is a sad one indeed. How quickly things can be lost and at what a price. Life is often fought int he secret battle ground. Often it is just us and temptation. The quietest hours are the often the most dangerous. How easily can blessing slip through our hands in a weak, unguarded moment. Esau said that he was at the point o...

Thanksgiving is a distinctly American holiday. It does not commemorate a battle, or the birth of a famous statesman. This holiday that we celebrate was begun by a group of struggling pilgrims in the fall of 1623. In the early days of our country there was a mixture of faith, hope, sacrifice and suffering. The pilgrims endured the hardship of a ocean voyage that lasted over 60 days. They encountere...

We cannot find one who was more meek and kind than Jesus, but there were time when Jesus dealt with issues. There were times when things so stirred Him, that He was not nice when he dealt with the situation. Some of us are too passive when dealing with spiritual issues that affect our life and our families. We must not give place to the seducing, lieing spirits that contradict that God has promise...

On a night when many things could have happened, Jesus’ response to the events of the night of his betrayal are the key to the mastery of life in many areas. In those final days, relationships and trusts that had been formed over many years fell apart. Before the night was over, all of the apostles would betray Him in their own way and flee. All of us have been betrayed some point in our life. It...

It is easy to believe that miracles are rare, but the truth is we experience miracles every day. We are living in a time where Satan is more active than ever trying to destroy lives. The world's markets are shaking. Our whole world needs a miracle. In our text, a women comes to Jesus with a daughter that is possessed of the devil. Jesus did not answer her, and the disciples tried to silence her. B...

Luke points out that part his ministry is to guide us on the way to peace. In the hebrew, peace did not mean the absence of trouble, rather it spoke of all the things that make for man's highest good. There is a promise that is given in our text that Man would be able to walk in a way that leads to peace. There is a way of living and conducting life that will produce peace. Not just an absence of...

Words are powerful. Words become the things that bind us, or that loose us in life. Words have the ability to inspire or discourage. One cord can make a difference in a person's life. A word can change everything. In our text, we find the power of a word. One word changes a story of dispare and loss to one of hope and encouragement. Jonah was in a wrenched condition that is uncompromisable to us....