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You are the Best of All Time You can change the history of your family tree. You have been given a position of authority in your daily life. Legacy is passing down to a generation in a way that is better than you found it. What we leave in people is greater than what we leave to people. John 3:16 - "For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should...

Joy Of Surrender - Aaron Simmons - May 27, 2018 by Upper Room - Ohio

What does it mean to be a Christian? Who can be a Christian? "When Cephas came to Antioch, I opposed him to his face, because he stood condemned. For before certain men came from James, he used to eat with the Gentiles. But when they arrived, he began to draw back and separate himself from the Gentiles because he was afraid of those who belonged to the circumcision group. The other Jews joined him...

Freedom is not comparing yourself to others!! Your freedom begins when judgment and condemnation ends!! Jesus has no desire to "climb the ladder "of the Trinity, He seeks the Father's Glory! "So David went out wherever Saul sent him, and behaved wisely. And Saul set him over the men of war, and he was accepted in the sight of all the people and also in the sight of Saul's servants. Now it had happ...

"The orphan spirit is rampant in the church today and the world today, causing chaos and destruction. There is an answer to this spirit, which is the spirit of adoption and the spirit of Sonship." -Leif Hetland, Healing the Orphan Spirit-

There is a place between declaration and demonstration called desperation.

The wonder and stories of God must continue to be shared "So the people served the LORD all the days of Joshua, and all the days of the elders who outlived Joshua, who had seen all the great works of the LORD which He had done for Israel. When all that generation had been gathered to their fathers, another generation arose after them who did not know the LORD nor the work which He had done for Isr...

Isaiah 9:6-7 There is NO END to the INCREASE of His Government and Peace God only knows increase We are moving towards eternity, but many things in life are finite Goal vs. Purpose...goals are often finite, but purpose usually continues Becoming Christlike never ends Matthew 22:34-40. Our goals should never get in the way of these commandments What are things we can only do WITH Jesus? What are th...

FEASTING ON JESUS He is everything that we need!!!! "Now it happened as they went that He entered a certain village; and a certain woman named Martha welcomed Him into her house. And she had a sister called Mary, who also sat at Jesus' feet and heard His word. But Martha was distracted with much serving, and she approached Him and said, "Lord, do You not care that my sister has left me to serve al...

God is not doing anything in Heaven other being who He is Yahweh "Each of these living beings had six wings, and their wings were covered all over with eyes, inside and out. Day after day and night after night they keep on saying, "Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God, the Almighty— the one who always was, who is, and who is still to come."" ‭‭Revelation‬ ‭4:8‬ ‭NLT‬‬ http://bible.com/116/rev.4.8.nlt...

Matthew 21:1-11 We were created to worship We are always worshipping SOMETHING...what is it for you? V.7 donkey: Jesus brought humility & peace V.8 garments = Victory (they were prophesying) Jesus goes ahead of us Our spirit needs to override our flesh In worship, we give AND take V.9 Jesus was in the CENTER (value of prioritizing Jesus in our lives) They verbalized their worship (action) Worship...

The Proverbs 31 is not just about a virtuous woman, but also a virtuous Bride. "And being in Bethany at the house of Simon the leper, as He sat at the table, a woman came having an alabaster flask of very costly oil of spikenard. Then she broke the flask and poured it on His head. But there were some who were indignant among themselves, and said, "Why was this fragrant oil wasted? For it might hav...

Psalm 132: David’s Vow of Spiritual Violence I. REMEMBERING DAVID’S VOW A. As a young man, David vowed to dedicate his life to finding a “dwelling place” for God (Ps. 132). David’s vow included establishing a building for the ark to be placed in and for God’s power and presence to be manifested. The ark was associated with the release of God’s power and presence. 1Lord, remember David and all his...

It's time to accelerate!!! Our church is still contending for your breakthrough!!! "Look, the winter is past, and the rains are over and gone. The flowers are springing up, the season of singing birds has come, and the cooing of turtledoves fills the air. The fig trees are forming young fruit, and the fragrant grapevines are blossoming. Rise up, my darling! Come away with me, my fair one!"" ‭‭Song...

Every Community...Josh Haas We all crave community We are not meant to do life alone We must have vision to GROW community God is always increasing Acts 5:12-16 (church was esteemed) Our acts of kindness mean something to others 2 Kings 20:12-19 (Hezekiah only cared about himself, not the future) Fear and Selfishness will prevent us from having vision for the future Prosperity can prevent us as we...

Revival is a Person and His name is Jesus! We gather together to train so that we can reign outside of the church Most of the miracles Jesus performed were within his hometown area (Galilee: cities of Capernaum and Bethsaida) Because Jesus performed miracles as a man, and not as God, we are compelled to do the same Matthew, Chapters 4-9: Jesus healed masses of people, in what could have been a per...

Practical ways to Love well!!! "(for if a man does not know how to rule his own house, how will he take care of the church of God?);" ‭‭I Timothy‬ ‭3:5‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ http://bible.com/114/1ti.3.5.nkjv You need revival in your own home before you can have revival anywhere else!!! "For what profit is it to a man if he gains the whole world, and loses his own soul? Or what will a man give in exchange for h...

Every Church- Pastor Aaron -The Church is meant to host His presence, to equip believers to go out and do church -our focus has to be presence, not people Ephesians 4:11-16 -our job is to become whole, figure out what we are meant to do, then do it! -church should look like family Hebrews 10:24-25...assemble together and motivate one another Romans 12:10-13...love, honor and help others Colossians...

What is the Culture of the Church??? Church-The word church in the Bible comes from the Greek word ecclesia, which means a called out company or assembly. Wherever it is used in the Bible it refers to people. It can be a mob (Acts 19:30-41), the children of Israel (Acts 7:38), and the body of Christ (Ephesians 1:22; Ephesians 5:25, 32). The church is people!!!! Called from invited into!!! Then God...

Worship in Heaven "Then as I looked, I saw a door standing open in heaven, and the same voice I had heard before spoke to me like a trumpet blast. The voice said, "Come up here, and I will show you what must happen after this." And instantly I was in the Spirit, and I saw a throne in heaven and someone sitting on it. The one sitting on the throne was as brilliant as gemstones—like jasper and carne...

We are glinting to go into the year expecting Victory!!!! We will give him our first fruits in 2018. Can you imagine Gideon as the angel told him "You are going to win this battle"? Let's give him the first three months in our church, house and work!!! Some promises need stewarded. "They replied, "Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved—you and your household."" ‭‭Acts‬ ‭16:31‬ ‭NIV‬‬ htt...

Christmas Eve Service 2017 by Upper Room - Ohio

This is the third week of advent!!!! Such an exciting time of expectancy. The song "Wreckless Love" Jesus left the 99 to go after the 1. He didn't leave us alone, we have each other. This time of the year, How can we not look up and say, "What's next, Jesus?". "With this in mind, since I myself have carefully investigated everything from the beginning, I too decided to write an orderly account for...

"All the believers devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching, and to fellowship, and to sharing in meals (including the Lord's Supper ), and to prayer. And all the believers met together in one place and shared everything they had. They sold their property and possessions and shared the money with those in need. They worshiped together at the Temple each day, met in homes for the Lord's Supper,...

Verses: Luke 1:5-24 Matthew 3:7-12 Galatians 5:22-23 Phil 4:8 Notes: -Every environmental will perpetuate itself -Every House is incubating something -Zacharias & Elisabeth had a home ripe for a blessing (son) -John the Baptist was going after changing homes, preparing the way for Jesus to affect EVERY home -we need to change our hearts on the inside, not just outside -We must start with changing...