Greater Life Church

Many people try to climb Mt. Everest every year. They train for years of their life for this event. Some lose finger tips. Some suffer injuries. Some die. What is it about this challenge that causes people to take such a risk? Mountain biking, snow boarding and other sports are being taken to the extreme and to higher levels of risk. The two most risky endeavors in the world today are the arm chai...

To the Jews, words were powerful. Their language only had 10,000 words. Greek has over 200,000. Once a word is spoken, it cannot be taken back. When we are filled with the Holy Ghost, the evidence of this is speaking in other tongues. We do not utter these words, but they are given by God's spirit. God actually begins to speak through us. John tells us that trough the death, burial, and resurrecti...

Hosea was he first of the minor prophets. His name means salvation. He lived during the time of one of the wicked kings of Israel. It was a bad time. Israel's spirit was willing, but their flesh was weak. Hosea spoke the truth, but the people didn't want to hear this chastisement of their lifestyles. Hosea prophesied that the people of Isreasl would fall to their enemies. Te people paid no attenti...

Dr. Hughes noticed while reading in Luke 15, that "the publicans and sinners came to hear Him" The Pharisees came and mocked him for having anything to do with publicans and sinners. Jesus shares three parables that are quite familiar. In these parables, He accounts for three ways that people can become lost. Sheep have no sense of direction and when it becomes lost, it will panic an begin to run....

How calming are the words of our text tonight. These words are timeless. He speaks in present tense. He speaks about all times. No matter what is happening, we must let these words sink down into our heart. Life is not easy, but it is possible. God never said that life would be easy, but He did say we can live a good life. Some times everything goes our way. The Lord was not speaking to those days...

The place is all that Luke would call it. It was His familiar face. The garden of Gethsemane was a familiar place to Jesus. It was quite different from Jerusalem. Jerusalem was crowded with people coming in for the feast of the passover. Jesus retreats to a familiar place for a time to pray. There is no other place in scripture that revels such an intimate view of our Lord. In no other place do we...

There are many churches today that are "seeker friendly" Bro. Hughes declares that he wants a GOD seeking church. Our text indicates that this is not a new problem. Paul writing to Timothy, had to council him on how to act in the House of God. Church is not about us. Church is not supposed to cater to us. This is the church of the LIVING God. We do not build it for our glory. We build it so that w...

Today's message is for anyone who has ever felt like giving up and running away. Life is tough enough to deal with, but when we add in our own mistakes, it makes it almost unbearable. Circumstances can be overwhelming and can drive us to our knees in prayer. When life catches up with us and our mistakes find a way of resurfacing it can be devastating. Being heartsick is a troubling place. Bro. Hug...

A battlefield evokes something from us. Gettysburg, San Jacinto, Normandy and others cause us to replay in our minds the famous battles that took place so many years before. We are taken back by the events and the history. Life is a battle. It is a strange and dangerous journey. The soul of man is an active battlefield that still engages in conflict with the enemy. No matter the age or stage in li...

Evening Service Blood is a mixture of cells suspended in a liquid called plasma. There are three different type of cells: Red, White and platelets. Red blood cells make up 40% of the blood and they serve to move oxygen to tissue and waste way. The while blood cells fight off infection. Platelets are small pieces of cell particles that serve to plug up holes in arteries when there is an injury. Of...

In our familiar text, we often look at the perspective from man's perspective. However, Bro. Hughes looks today at these parables as being from God's perspective. The treasure is us and the pearl is the church. Bro. Hughes points out that when God is in control, then there are certain things that follow. There are many conflicting views about life. Many people's lives are messed up because of thei...

Most of us are wise enough to know how to act when all is going well. When we get what we want; when our prayers are answered, we don't need anyone to encourage us to be faithful. But we need faith for times when everything is not falling into place. What we need to know is how to be happy when our prayers are not being answered. When life is raining down on our faith, we need to trust in God. We...

Our God is an amazing God. He is omnipresent, but He is present int times of trouble. He is omniscient, but He is a God of mercy. He knows that even through we repent today, we will fail tomorrow. Yet that does not affect the grace for tomorrow. He is omnipotent. He hs all powerful. He can speak a word and worlds come into existence, bodies are healed, the dead revived. Even with all this power, H...

In our text certain, words jump of the page. "I am your brother" "I am your companion". How encouraging it is when we can talk to someone who had experienced what we are going through. It is good to know that someone else understands what we are facing and to gain experience from someone who understands. John speaks to the seven churches a message of partnership. He speaks of being in tribulation....

How do we respond to a discouraging situation? What do we feel when things do not work out? Many would just walk away. Giving up is not characteristic of Christians. As a follower of Jesus we expect the best. Giving up does not fit. We have all been faced with challenging situations where where we want to quit. Bro. Hilton gives us examples from the Apostle Paul's life that teach us a simple lesso...

The prophecy of Haggai is brief, but it could not have come at a more crucial time for the people of Isreal. They had come out of Babylonian captivity for some time, but they were not the people that they needed to be. They struggled with many problems. Their biggest problem is that they had lost their direction. The had lost the propose that God had for them. Then as now, it is easy to become dis...

In our text, the disciples are in a ship in the midst of a great storm. When they set out, there was no storm and they were not anticipating it. Even though the disciples has seen him heal the lame, open blind eyes, and perform other miracles, they still had trouble keeping faith in the storm. Storms will come into all of our lives; none are exempt. The bible tells us of Job. A righteous man, but...

The word life speaks to a number of different possibles. What we are involved in is an ongoing process. Life is taking us somewhere. Most would agree that we live in a bizarre time. We can describe our world as chaotic, crazy, confusing, tumultuous. Part of the chaos we see in life is because we live in a world where change happens by the second. In the midst of this change many people are casting...

When looking at the skyline of New York City it is easy to wonder how those buildings can be built so tall and still be stable. The answer is that they dig deep into the earth until they reach the bedrock and from there begin to build the foundation. Our text is simple. The message is not hidden in type or shadows. It is evident at the first reading. However, before we read too quickly, Bro. Hughe...

The greatest power of prayer is not persuading God to do something. God does not need to be persuaded. While we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. God is willing. The greatest things that takes place in fervent prayer is what happens in our own heart. If our prayers do not affect our own life, they are not effective prayers. We do not have to beg God to love us. "For God so love the world...."...

We hear a lot about destiny. We are usually speaking about what we are intended to do, become or accomplish. We reference the potential that lies in each one of us. A lot of books are sold trying to reveal to people what their destiny may be. We spend a lot of time talking about destiny and potential, but not a lot of time talking about the journey that must be undertaken to realize that destiny o...

It has been said that a man's life is the outcome of what he believes or does not believe. We as believers are called to a life of faith. We are called to live by faith. More than once the bible declares taht the just shall live by their faith. Often as we look at the future, many would conclude that things do not look promising right now. When we observe current events and trends, it is easy to b...

When we look around at our world, it is easy to become disheartened. There are some that feel that the times in which we live are hopeless. We are not the first people to live in times that can be described as hopeless. Our text is taken from a time when God's people were facing a hopeless situation. The real question is can our tomorrow be better than today. God shows Ezekiel that it is possible...

It has never been easy to live for God. It has always required some effort. This journey requires some perseverance. Bro. Hughes points out that there are some things that are common to those who are successful in this journey. He shares one of them with us tonight as being a key to living an overcoming life. This concept is not complicated. In fact, many skip over it in looking for some more comp...

Our text references Noah, Daniel and Job four times. They lived in different times and different circumstances. If we were to call them saints, we would certainly be correct. Their are no names in scripture that are more descriptive than Noah, Daniel and Job. They remind us of righteousness and a Godly life. Consider the influence of these three men. What would it be like to receive council from t...