Novation Church

“For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek.” Romans 1:16 NASB What do I believe in? “Test yourselves to see if you are in the faith; examine yourselves! Or do you not recognize this about yourselves, that Jesus Christ is in you— unless indeed you fail the test?” 2 Corinthians 13:...

“It was at this time that the disciples came to Jesus with the question, “Who is really greatest in the kingdom of Heaven?” Jesus called a little child to his side and set him on his feet in the middle of them all. “Believe me,” he said, “unless you change your whole outlook and become like little children you will never enter the kingdom of Heaven. It is the man who can be as humble as this littl...

“ On one occasion an expert in the law stood up to test Jesus. “Teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?” “What is written in the Law?” he replied. “How do you read it?” He answered, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind’; and, ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’” “You have answered cor...

“One of the scribes came up and heard them arguing, and   recognizing that He had answered them well, asked Him, “What commandment is the   foremost of all?”   Jesus answered,   “The   foremost is, ‘ Hear, Israel! The Lord is our God, the Lord is one ;   and you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind, and with...

“Then Peter came up and said to Him, “Lord,   how many times shall my brother sin against me and I   still   forgive him? Up to   seven times?”   Jesus said to him,   “I do not say to you, up to seven times, but up to   seventy-seven times. “For this reason   the kingdom of heaven   is like a king who wanted to   settle accounts with his slaves. &n...

“As He passed by, He saw   Levi the   son   of Alphaeus sitting in the tax office, and He said to him,   “Follow Me!”   And he got up and followed Him. And it happened that He was reclining   at the table   in his house, and many tax collectors and   sinners were   dining with Jesus and His disciples; for there were many   of them, and they were fo...

“Now there was a man of the Pharisees, named   Nicodemus, a   ruler of the Jews;   this man came to   Jesus at night and said to Him, “Rabbi, we know that You have come from God   as   a teacher; for no one can do these   signs that You do unless   God is with him.”   Jesus responded and said to him,   “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless someone &n...

“Now on one of   those   days   Jesus and His disciples got into a boat, and He said to them,   “Let’s cross over to the other side of   the lake.”   So they launched out.   But as they were sailing along He fell asleep; and a fierce gale of wind descended on   the lake, and they   began   to be swamped and to be in danger.   They came up to &...

“In those days, when there was again a large crowd and they had nothing to eat, Jesus summoned His disciples and said to them, “I feel compassion for the people because they have remained with Me for three days already and have nothing to eat. And if I send them away hungry to their homes, they will faint on the way; and some of them have come from a great distance.” And His disciples replied to H...

“ The Pharisees gathered round Jesus, together with some legal experts from Jerusalem.   They saw that some of his disciples were eating their food with unclean (that is, unwashed) hands. (The Pharisees, you see—and indeed all the Jews—don’t eat unless they first carefully wash their hands. This is to maintain the tradition of the elders.   When they come in from the market, they never e...

National divisions Political divisions Ideological divisions Racial divisions Relational divisions Theological divisions How To Live In A Divided World Remember how important unity is to Jesus “I pray not only for these followers but also for those who will believe in me because of their teaching.   Father, I pray that all who believe in me can be one. You are in me and I am in you. I pray th...

“One who is slow to anger is better than the mighty, And one who rules his spirit, than one who captures a city.” Proverbs 16:32 NASB Three Stages Of Anger Basic Anger “When you are angry, don’t let that anger make you sin,” and don’t stay angry all day.” Ephesians 4:26 ERV “Good sense makes one slow to anger, and it is his glory to overlook an offense.” Proverbs 19:11 ESV Internal anger “You...

“I cry aloud to God, aloud to God, that he may hear me. In the day of my trouble I seek the Lord; in the night my hand is stretched out without wearying; my soul refuses to be comforted.” Psalm 77:1-2 NRSV “ Why, my soul, are you downcast? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Savior and my God. ” Psalm 42:11 NIV How To Deal With How You Feel Identify the...

“O   Lord , my heart is not   proud, nor my eyes   haughty; Nor do I involve myself in great matters, Or in things too difficult for me. Surely I have composed and quieted my soul; Like a weaned child rests against his mother, My soul is like a weaned child within me. O Israel, hope in the Lord From this time forth and forever.”...

We were created out of relationship for relationship “Then God said, ‘Let Us make mankind in Our image, according to Our likeness…So God created man in His own image, in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them…Then the Lord God said, ‘It is not good for the man to be alone…’” Genesis 1:26a, 27 and 2:18 NASB 2. The result of sin is disconnectio...

“Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.” Matthew 5:6 NIV If I Am Feeling Empty, I Need To Be aware of what I am longing for “Come, all you who are thirsty, come to the waters; and you who have no money, come, buy   and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without money and without cost. Why spend money on what is not bread, and your labor on what does not...

“For God has not given us a spirit of fear and timidity, but of power, love, and self-discipline.” 2 Timothy 1:7 NLT How To Stand Up To The Bully Called Fear (1 Samuel 17) “On hearing the Philistine’s words, Saul and all the Israelites were dismayed and terrified.” 1 Samuel 17:11 NIV  1. Find out Who God says He is and what He has promised. (1 Samuel 13:13-14) “I love you,   Lord ; you a...

“No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and   wealth. “For this reason I say to you,   do not be   worried about your   life,   as to   what you will eat or what you will drink; nor for your body,   as to   what you will put on. Is life not mor...

“Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, To those who reside as   strangers,   scattered throughout   Pontus,   Galatia,   Cappadocia,   Asia, and   Bithynia,   who are chosen   according to the   foreknowledge of God the Father,   by the sanctifying work of the Spirit,   to   obey Jesus Christ and be   sprinkled with His blood: &nbs...

Pastor Kim Skattum “For   by grace you have been saved   through faith. And this is   not your own doing;   it is the gift of God,   not a result of works,   so that no one may boast.   For   we are his workmanship,   created in Christ Jesus   for good works,   which God prepared beforehand,   that we should walk in them.” Ephesians 2:8-1...

“This is the third time that I am coming to you. On the testimony of two or three witnesses every matter shall be confirmed. I have previously said when I was present the second time, and though now absent I say in advance to those who have sinned in the past and to all the rest as well, that if I come again I willnot spare anyone,  since you are seeking proof of...

A heavenly vision “Boasting is necessary, though it is not beneficial; but I will go on to visions and   revelations   of the Lord.   I know a man   in Christ, who fourteen years ago—whether in the body I do not know, or out of the body I do not know,   God knows—such a man was   caught up to the   third heaven.   And I know how such a man—whether in the bod...

“I wish that you would   bear with me in a little   foolishness; but   indeed you are bearing with me.   For I am jealous for you with a godly jealousy; for I   betrothed you to one husband, to   present you   as   a pure virgin to Christ.   But I am afraid that, as the   serpent deceived Eve by his trickery, your minds will be led astray from sinc...

To Live As A Victor I Need To Respond to critics like Jesus “Now I, Paul, myself urge you by the meekness and gentleness of Christ—I who am meek when face to face with you, but bold toward you when absent!” 2 Corinthians 10:1 NASB  Remember we are still in a fight “ I ask that when I am present I need not be bold with the confidence with which I intend to be courageou...

Galatians 6:2 Hebrews 13:16 1 Timothy 6:17-19 Biblical Generosity Is Not Just A Command – It Is A Promise “The Lord had said to Abram, “Go from your country, your people and your father’s household to the land I will show you. “I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you; I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing. I will bless those who bless you, and whoeve...