Greater Life Church

Worship is more than a physical demonstration of emotion. We associate worship as a public, visible demonstration. The truth is that small things usually mean more than a big demonstration. God desires a relationship, not just a one-night encounter. When we focus on our relationship with God, we will always have the joy and the high of a Sunday night shouting service. Bro. Stevison tells us that w...

Jesus was a man of miracles, signs and wonders. The church was built upon the same principles. People were drawn to Jesus because they saw miracles, signs, and wonders. As word got out about healings and other miracles, the crowds that sought Him grew. Often Jesus would admonish people to not tell anyone, but when He makes a difference in our life, we cannot help but tell. We have good preaching,...

God desires unity. With unity comes peace and delight. When we receive the Holy Ghost, we receive a spirit of unity. When we have unity of purpose and unity of spirit, we can achieve more than we can by working individually. As humans we place more value on what is visible. The visible manifestation of the Holy Ghost is speaking in tongues, but Bro. Stevison points out that even someone who appear...

As long as we operate in the flesh, we will never obtain perfection. Even though we cannot attain it, we should strive for perfection. Perfection can be defined as heaven. Used as a verb, perfecting is the process of moving toward perfection. All that we do here on earth is a process of moving toward perfection. Maturing involves dealing with problems and issues in life and learning to deal with t...

We live in a day when religion has become a learned behavior. For many, church is a ritual that goes on without any spiritual leading. We must have a clear understanding why we worship God and have church. We are not doing this out of habit or because our parents did it. We are doing this because God commands it. In our text, Sampson was bound with new cords and delivered to the Philistines. The s...

Tomorrow is a thief. Putting off until tomorrow has wasted many opportunities. We think that we will have plenty of time to respond to God. Time is the one think that we cannot recover. We must make good use of the time we have. God’s timing is not the same as our timing. In our text Joseph came out to visit his brothers in the field. Joseph’s brothers despised him because of his dreams. The broth...

Human perception causes people to act or react to situations based upon their opinions and understanding of that situation. Perception is relative to each person. One person may not act and react to a situation in the same way that another person. Perception is the act of observing a situation and building an opinion about that situation based on human emotion and senses and experience. Our percep...

Independence is a wonderful thing. We like to exercise our independence. We like to be in control and make our own decisions. Many young people cannot wait to gain their independence and to make their own decisions. These decisions have consequences however. They affect our parents, our families, and us. Independence is not a bad thing as long as we remember that we must always be dependent upon G...

Our world has experienced a monumental generational shift. Previous generations were accustomed to physical labor. They knew what it was to work the fields or work the livestock. The man that didn’t work didn’t eat. Our culture has enjoyed such increase, that many no longer know the concept of working because it has to be done. This same mentality has taken over the spiritual realm. Many do not do...

Some people have misconceptions when it comes to the church. This is not about a denomination or a particular movement. The church is not about family. It is about serving God. Many times in the bible, obedience was the determining factor between blessing and destruction. In our text Saul was instructed to kill the Amalekites and everything that was associated with them. He only partially obeyed a...

The church; the body of Christ is the greatest thing going today. There is not greater entity on this earth than God’s church. Regardless of who the pastor is, who is leading singing, or who is greeting visitors, it is God’s church. Some people in church get stuck on a way of doing things. “That’s my pew, I sit there” “That’s my job, I do that.” Bro. Stevison declares that none of that matters, be...

It would be great if things in life would work out like we envisioned them. Often we prepare to do something and as soon as we begin speaking, the exchange does not go as we expected. Most of us do not envision the pitfalls in our plans. We miss the things that can distract us or get in the way of what we are trying to do. Bro. Hughes asks the question: “What do we do when we find difficulties in...

There are two spirits that have been warring since the beginning of time: The spirit of truth and the spirit of error. With the introduction of sin came the sprit of bondage. Due to the original sin, all men are born into the bondage of sin. God wants everyone to be free. It is not God’s will that we live a life of bondage. When we receive the baptism of the Holy Ghost, we are made new and are not...

Many people have gone to the story of Job when they go through a struggle in order to find strength and direction. The story of Job is one of a good man who went through a bad time. He was a Godly man who endured great heartache and pain. The bible says that the Godly man will be persecuted. God knows what He is going to do, and the reason for doing it. One of the great mysteries of life is unders...

There are times in life where the burden of life gets so heavy that we feel as if it will crush the very life out of us. Life is that way. Thing swill be going along just fine, and then at a moments notice, we find ourselves in a storm. Bro. Hughes refers to such situations as a trying place. Our text tells of a man named Joseph who found himself sold into slavery by his brothers. He was falsely a...

There are many things in life that are uncertain, but the Word of God is certain. God said it like it needed to be said, and we must accept it as that. Our three scripture texts appear to have nothing in common. Bro. Hughes points out however that there is a single word that is common to all three. The word yet appears in all three. This one word appears in our texts and means a continuance or an...

Changes in life seldom come easily. Change brings with it a certain amount of discomfort and pain. Pain is one of the motivators of change. When things get bad enough and we hurt enough, then we get up and decide to change. Pressure is another motivator. If enough pressure it brought to bear, people will change. The problem is that when the pressure subsides, we often go back to how things were be...

Awesome, epic, and excellence all have lost their meaning because they have been used in common language improperly. We speak in superlatives. We call something excellent or awesome when whatever we are talking about does not meet those criteria. Excellence is going above and beyond exceptional. It is significantly better than normal. God has expectations for our lives and the truth is that most o...

Life has its ups and downs. We all experience trouble, perplexities, adversities and pressures. Being a child of God does not exempt us from having to live through these things in life. Life has a way of humbling all of us. At times, life will bring us to our knees because in a moment’s time, life can change. Paul writing to the Corinthian church makes a simple statement. We may be surrounded by t...

Although there is no real difference between today and yesterday, the New Year marks a difference in the human mind. For most people, the coming of the New Year represents a new beginning. Many people are excited about what the New Year holds. As we stand on this first day of the New Year, we question what will this New Year hold? Will this be a good year, or a year of sorrow and disappointment? T...

In our text, Matthew makes a simple statement: Many are called but few are chosen. In the bible, God chose some men to accomplish His purpose over other men. Bro. Hilton asks the question “What does it take to be a chosen?” The choosing process relies on man’s power. If we want to be used for God’s purpose, we must choose to serve His purpose. Simply put, if we choose God, He will choose us. Bro....

For many people, excellence is not something for which they strive. As a society, we are comfortable with being average. This attitude spills into our spiritual life too. Many Christians are content with simply being average. God designed us to be more than average. Bro. Hughes observes that our world has become accustomed to being average. He goes on to say that this is contrary to God’s word. In...

Bro. James Hughes shares a story with us about his grandson going through the house looking for him. As the boy continued to look, he became more desperate to find him. Bro. Hughes relates this story to how God feels when we come into the house of God and fervently seek him. Bro. Hughes’ parents did not grow up in a house where church and a relationship with God was an important thing. Mom and Pop...

The wise men that visited the baby Jesus traveled from a great distance away. Some historians say that the journey could have take up to two years to make the journey. They came and worshiped and gave their gifts. When they prepared to leave, the bible tells us that they were visited by a dream that told them that they should take a different path home to avoid Herod. We have all arrived where we...

We often meet people who are failures, but rarely if ever do we meet someone who set out to fail. There are many things in life, which we cannot control. We did not get to choose the circumstances of our birth. We had no say in where, when or to whom we were born. There are things that happen to us that we cannot control. Storms (physical or spiritual) come at their own pace and on their own sched...