Faith

Faith: Tool or Relationship

Faith – Buzzword of Christianesse Other than Grace, Faith is perhaps the most misused and misunderstood word in the Christian vernacular. In its common usage throughout scripture, and especially the New Testament, it simply means full, relational trust in someone. Though “relational” is not technically part of the definition, it is part of the process! Trust is a relational term at its core, but when it is used in the realm of the “religious” it often becomes a work and is therefore NOT relational. AS such it becomes a merit badge rather than a proof of intimacy. This is especially true when […]

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Sunday 05-19-13

    And He Healed them all: The Link between Holiness and Healing III.mp3 Key Text: 1 Peter 3:15 Gal. 6:7,8 1 Cor. 3:16-20 1 Cor. 6:12-20 1 Cor. 9:24-27   Overview: We began with a review, since some of the topics we are covering are relatively new, many of the foundational thoughts bear repeating. There is a cohesive link between health/healing and holiness. That link according to scripture is tied together with our devotion to God. That devotion is expressed in the New Testament most often by the words “Sanctify” & “Holiness”. Paul tells us that our bodies are the […]

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Sunday 05-12-13

Podcast: Download (22.8MB)Subscribe: Spotify | RSS     And He Healed them all: The Link between Holiness and Healing II.mp3 Key Text: 1 Peter 3:15 Mark 6:10-11 Mark 3:32-35 2 Cor. 6:14-18 Gal. 6:7,8 1 Cor. 3:16-20 1 Cor. 6:12-20 1 Cor. 9:24-27   Overview: The Link between Holiness and Health: We have defined holiness as “other than”. God is “other than” everyone for even though we partake in His image in creation and in likeness to His character through the New Birth, we are still and forever will be the created and He will forever be the Creator. This introduces […]

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Wednesday 05-08-13

Podcast: Download (19.4MB)Subscribe: Spotify | RSS        And He Healed them all: The Link between Holiness & Healing.mp3    Key Text: 1 Cor. 2:16 Phil. 2:1-9 1 Peter 3:15 Gal. 6:7,8 1 Cor. 6:12-20 Overview: Tonight our worship time was a bit different than normal for our group in that we only sang one song that is rather long, but is very powerful if you will allow yourself to be draw into a place of deep adoration and worship of God by almost singing these words as a prayer to God. I know there are those out there who […]

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Wednesday 05-01-13

       And He Healed them all: The Purchase Price of Healing I.mp3    Key Text: Exod. 15:26 Deut. 7:2-15 2 Thess. 2:16 Matt. 8:13-17 1 Peter 2:17-25 Isaiah 53  Overview: I began by asking some simple questions. What is sickness? What is disease? While technically they are not the same thing, for our purposes we came to the conclusion that all sickness and disease are a corruption of God’s original design for our bodies. Whether it be an abnormality, infection, a parasite, a wound, a deficiency or a tumorous growth – they are all a corruption or a corrupting influence […]

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