Pride and Humility
Pride is about not so much thinking too much of oneself, but not giving God His proper place in our lives. Our reading this Sunday will come from Isaiah 2:1-5 1 This is what Isaiah son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem: 2 In the last days the mountain of the LORD’s temple will be established as chief among the mountains; it will be raised above the hills, and all nations will stream to it. 3 Many peoples will come and say, “Come, let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, to the house of the God of Jacob. He will teach us...
Read MoreGod’s Way, Not Ours
The message is about why the Book of Isaiah is important to us today. Our reading this week will come from Matthew 13:10-17 10The disciples came to him and asked, “Why do you speak to the people in parables?” 11He replied, “The knowledge of the secrets of the kingdom of heaven has been given to you, but not to them. 12Whoever has will be given more, and he will have an abundance. Whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken from him. 13This is why I speak to them in parables: “Though seeing, they do not see; though hearing, they do not hear or understand. 14In...
Read MoreJesus: Religion or Relationship
Two points from Isaiah one, the lack of dependence on, and awareness of God will make life with God a religion. What is a vibrant relationship with God? Well, Isaiah one also tells us how to do that. Our reading this week comes from Isaiah 1. oin us this Sunday at 10:45am for this new message from Pastor Paul Kozar!
Read MoreSoul Care: The Ministry of the Church and Family
This brings us to the 7th message of our series “Walk with God.” We will spend some time in review, then introduce the last part of the series, “soul care.” Soul care is taking what we have learned so far and applying it to our families and church. This week we will learn the critical distinction that “walking with God” is transformative, not “conformative.” Our reading will come from Romans 12:1-6 1Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God—this is your...
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