Storyside Church

“I’m thankful for — The Church” The Church is a place where broken people find a perfect Savior. Matthew 16:18-19 And I tell you, you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in hea...

The Gift Of God John 3:16 — For God loved the world so much that he gave his only Son so that anyone who believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. Ephesians 2:8-9 — God saved you by his grace when you believed. And you can’t take credit for this; it is a gift from God. Salvation is not a reward for the good things we have done, so none of us can boast about it. Matthew 1:21 — She wil...

We are ALL givers.  There are two great days in a person’s life — the day we are born and the day we discover why.  Am I generous with my time?   Am I generous with my words? Am I generous with my talents? Am I generous with my finances?   Am I generous with grace/forgiveness?   Standard of Living Standard of Giving  Proverbs 11:25 —The generous will prosper; those who refresh others will themselv...

Luke 10  25 Then an expert in the law stood up to test Jesus. He said, “Teacher, what must I do to get eternal life?”  26 Jesus said to him, “What is written in the law? What do you understand from it?”  27 The man answered, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, all your strength, and all your mind.’ Also, ‘Love your neighbor the same as you love yourself.’”  28 Jesus said,...

What In The World?  Matthew 5  13 You are the world’s seasoning, to make it tolerable. If you lose your flavor, what will happen to the world? And you yourselves will be thrown out and trampled underfoot as worthless.  14 You are the world’s light—a city on a hill, glowing in the night for all to see.  15-16 Don’t hide your light! Let it shine for all; let your good deeds glow for all to see, so t...

1 Peter 5:8 8 Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour. ‭‭2 Corinthians‬ ‭10‬:3-4 3 For though we walk in the flesh, we are not waging war according to the flesh. 4 For the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh but have divine power to destroy strongholds. 2 Corinthians‬ ‭10‬:3-4 (NIV) 3 For though we live in the worl...

1 Corinthians 13 11 When I was a child, I spoke and thought and reasoned as a child. But when I grew up, I put away childish things.  12 Now we see things imperfectly, like puzzling reflections in a mirror, but then we will see everything with perfect clarity. All that I know now is partial and incomplete, but then I will know everything completely, just as God now knows me completely. 13 Three th...

What is the Holy Spirit stirring in me? 1 Samuel 17:29 — David said, “What have I now done? Is there not a cause?” Revival is not churches filled with people, but people filled with the Holy Spirit. We might as well try to hear without ears or breathe without lungs, as to try to live a Christian life without the Spirit of God in our hearts.  — D.L. Moody  A revival is nothing else than a new begin...

Silence in the face of evil is itself evil.  — Dietrich Bonhoeffer  Every evil act tends to harden man’s heart, that is, to make him more evil. — C.S. Lewis Romans 12:21 — Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good. Genesis 1:1 — In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Hebrews 11:3 — We believe in God, so that is how we know that God made the world by his word. The thi...

Colossians 2:7 — Let your roots grow down into Him, and let your lives be built on Him. We were never meant to just visit God’s presence — we were meant to be planted in His presence.  Mark 4 3 “Listen! And take note: A sower went out to sow. 4 As he sowed, some seed fell beside the path, and the birds of the air came and devoured it.  5 Some seed fell on rocky ground, where it did not have much s...

Luke 5:11 — And when they had brought their ships to land, they forsook all, and followed him. We must FORSAKE and FOLLOW.  All to Jesus I surrender,  All to Him I freely give;
 I will ever love and trust Him, 
In His presence daily live. 
I surrender all, I surrender all; All to Thee, my blessed Savior,  I surrender all. All to Jesus I surrender,
 Humbly at His feet I bow;
 Worldly pleasures all...

Acts 19:11 — God worked powerful miracles by the hands of Paul.  Revelation  Response Rejection Reception  Am I open to God in my life? Am I open to MORE of God in my life? Acts 18 24 Meanwhile a Jew named Apollos, born in Alexandria, who was an eloquent man and powerful in the Scriptures, came to Ephesus.  25 This man was instructed in the way of the Lord, knowing only the baptism of John, but be...

Matthew 9:28-29 Jesus went inside, and the blind men went with him. He asked them, “Do you believe that I am able to make you see again?” They answered, “Yes, Lord, we believe.” Then Jesus touched their eyes and said, “You believe that I can make you see again, so it will happen.” Luke 5:13 — Jesus reached out and touched him. “I am willing,” he said. “Be healed!” And instantly the leprosy disappe...

2 Thessalonians 1:3 — We thank God for you always. And that’s what we should do, because you give us good reason to be thankful: Your faith is growing more and more. And the love that every one of you has for each other is also growing. Is God getting bigger in my life? Is God getting smaller in my life? Is my faith increasing? Is my faith decreasing? Do I believe more in God? Do I believe less in...

John 12:1-11 (NIV)  1 Six days before the Passover, Jesus came to Bethany, where Lazarus lived, whom Jesus had raised from the dead. 2 Here a dinner was given in Jesus’ honor. Martha served, while Lazarus was among those reclining at the table with him. 3 Then Mary took about a pint a of pure nard, an expensive perfume; she poured it on Jesus’ feet and wiped his feet with her hair. And the house w...

Mark 5 22 One of the rulers of the synagogue, named Jairus, saw Jesus and came and fell at His feet  23 and earnestly asked Him, “My little daughter is lying at the point of death. I ask You, come and lay Your hands on her, so that she may be healed. And she will live.”  24 So Jesus went with him. And many people followed Him and pressed in on Him.  25 And a certain woman had a hemorrhage for twel...

2 Kings 4 1 Now the wife of one of the sons of the prophets cried to Elisha, “Your servant my husband is dead, and you know that your servant feared the Lord, but the creditor has come to take my two children to be his slaves.” 2 And Elisha said to her, “What shall I do for you? Tell me; what have you in the house?” And she said, “Your servant has nothing in the house except a jar of oil.” 3 Then...

Miracle — A natural or supernatural event with precise timing.  Miracle — A divine intervention in human affairs.  Miracle — A surprising event that is not explicable by natural or scientific laws and is therefore considered to be the work of the divine.  Have you ever experienced a miracle? We should always endeavor to wonder at the permanent thing, not the exception.  — G.K. Chesterton  Psalm 13...

The greatest miracle is a heart fully surrendered to God. — Andrew Murray Miracle — A natural or supernatural event with precise timing.  Miracle — A divine intervention in human affairs.  Miracle — A surprising event that is not explicable by natural or scientific laws and is therefore considered to be the work of the divine.  John 2 1 On the third day there was a wedding in Cana of Galilee. Jesu...

Miracle — A divine intervention in human affairs.  Miracle — A surprising event that is not explicable by natural or scientific laws and is therefore considered to be the work of the divine.  Anything God has ever done anywhere, He can do here. Anything God has ever done for anyone, He can do for you. — A.W. Tozer  Luke 6 6 On another Sabbath, when He entered the synagogue and taught, there was a...

“It didn’t matter how big our house was; it mattered that there was love in it.” — Peter Buffett "To us, family means putting your arms around each other and being there." — Barbara Bush The most important thing in the world is family and love.” – John Wooden John 19:26-27 (NLT)  26 When Jesus saw his mother standing there beside the disciple he loved, he said to her, “Dear woman, here is your son...

My family puts the fun in dysfunctional.  There are no perfect families.  Genesis 5:1 — This is the written account of Adam’s family line.  Genesis 6:9 — This is the account of Noah and his family.  Genesis 11:10 — This is the account of Shem’s family line. Genesis 11:27 — This is the account of Terah’s family line. Genesis 25:12 — This is the account of the family line of Abraham’s son Ishmael… G...

Luke 2:48 — His parents didn’t know what to think. “Son,” his mother said to him, “why have you done this to us? Your father and I have been frantic, searching for you everywhere.” Luke 2:49 — And he said unto them, How is it that ye sought me? wist ye not that I must be about my Father's business? Luke 2:49 — Jesus said to them, “Why did you have to look for me? You should have known that I must ...

Let Go Let God  Anger is a violent emotion, vindictive, and as dangerous to he who is driven by it as to anyone on whom it is turned. Colossians 3:8-9 But now is the time to get rid of anger, rage, malicious behavior, slander, and dirty language. Don’t lie to each other, for you have stripped off your old sinful nature and all its wicked deeds. Ephesians 4:31-32  Get rid of all bitterness, rage an...