River Streams

by Heidi Hughes • (Ephesians 4:29, Philippians 2:14) Becoming a river involves releasing life-giving words. We grieve the Holy Spirit when we let wrong words flow. Good words impart grace to those around us.

by Paul Hughes • (Ezekiel 47:1-12) God invites us to experience the river of the Holy Spirit, however complete freedom only comes when we're in over our heads and surrendered to the flow.

by Paul Hughes • (John 4:1-15, 7:37-39) When Jesus invites us to drink living water, he's offering much more than salvation. He's inviting us to be so filled up that we become rivers of living water to those around us.

by Randy Maas • (Matthew 8:1-27) Jesus is willing to give us his authority over nature, sickness and demons. We just need to be obedient in following him.

by Paul Hughes • (John 1:16, Isaiah 43:16-19) On the eve of a new year, God offers newness to us; A new understanding of our identity in him and new opportunities to serve in releasing his power and love.

by Paul Hughes • (Isaiah 30:18, John 1:9-12, Revelation 3:20) To receive Jesus means to accept the fullness of who he is. That requires more than a one time decision. It takes a daily surrender to his Lordship so that we can continually increase in our experience of who Jesus is.

by Heidi Hughes • (1 Peter 5:5-11) When the enemy comes around looking to cause trouble, there's a biblical strategy to not letting your emotions misdirect you and to win every battle.

by Paul Hughes • (2 Corinthians 4:4, Matthew 3:8) We need to be activated into the practical realization that we have the mind of Christ. How do we become established in that new mindset? In a word, repentance.    

by Paul Hughes • (2 Timothy 4:5-8, 1 Thessalonians 5:8) We're becoming headstrong in a good way when our mind is wrapped with hope: the confident expectation of the goodness of God.

by Paul Hughes • (Ephesians 6:13,17 Romans 12:1,2) Becoming headstrong can also have a positive implication. Paul exhorts us to put on the helmet of salvation, an ongoing establishment of knowing God's wholeness in every part of our being, so the we can become strong.

by Heidi Hughes • (Jeremiah 33:1-3, 2 Corinthians 7:8) Godly sorrow leads to a change of heart and mind, enabling us to forgive and become love.

by Kevin and Julia Garratt • (John 6:63-68, 2 Corinthians 1:10) Kevin and Julia talk about being prisoners of Christ, and how God was ever present and always at work.

by Heidi Hughes • (Romans15: 1-2,7) Like Jesus, those who are strong are called to come alongside the weak, releasing the Kingdom of possibility into their lives.

by John Greenfield • (Hebrews 12:27-29) God desires for us to walk in the purity of his presence. It's his grace that enables us to bow down before him and submit to the shaking that removes all that is not holy.

by Heidi Hughes • (Hebrews 10:19-35) Because of the blood of Jesus, we can have confidence to come freely into his presence.

by Heidi Hughes • (Luke 14:25-30, Matthew 10:34-39) Embracing the cross is our entry into resurrection power.

by Paul Hughes • (1Timothy 2:8, Isaiah 40:15, 21-31) If we are in difficult circumstances, we are invited to lift up holy hands in prayer. As we do so, our perception changes as we align ourselves to God's higher perspective.

by Paul Hughes • (1 Timothy 1:1, 2:8, Acts 9:1-19) When men lift their hands in prayer, humbly surrendering to God the parts of their bodies that are otherwise capable of making fists, the kingdom is released.  Here is a link to song played at the end of the message. https://youtu.be/YrEFceZdi-0  

by Randy Maas • (Romans 4:16-22) When we are fully convinced of God's goodness and his ability to fulfill his promises, we won't waver in our faith.

by Randy Maas • (Matthew 11:27-30) God invites us to get to know him, but we can't access him through our intellect, but instead through a child-like relationship with him.

by Paul Hughes (Matthew 14:13-21; 22-33; 34-36; 13:53-58; Psalm 103:1-7; Deuteronomy 8:2; 4:9; Philippians 3:13-14) Paul challenges us to remember and not forget God's character, his deeds, and his ways, so that we encounter him both through the testimony of others and also through the direct experiences we, as his valuable sons and daughters, have with him.

(Proverbs 28:13; Genesis 3:1-10; Psalm 32:5; 1 Peter 4:8; Proverbs 10:12; Proverbs 17:9; Psalm 85:2; Romans 8:19) If we transparently uncover our own wrongdoings, without hiding or concealing, and also take pains to cover the failings of others, we will manifest--as sons and daughters--what creation is longing to see revealed.

by Heidi Hughes • (Galatians 5:13-25) As Christians, we can resist the pull of our old self-centered nature by daily choosing to please the Holy Spirit and receiving his power to walk in his ways.

by Heidi Hughes • (2 Thessalonians 1:3-12, Philippians 2:12-14) What are we afraid of losing when we surrender to God's leading? In those moments, we need to remember that his desire is to fulfill his good pleasure through us.

by Paul Hughes • (Acts 3:1-10) Being filled with the Holy Spirit and obedient to his prompting heals us from the lameness of unbelief, disappointment and fear of man.