Wednesday 12/16/15 Series: Living in the Kingdom X Message – Unified in Purpose I Click here for the Video Union Though through the new birth we have been placed into a living union with and made like Christ spiritually, there are still some glaring differences. For example, He will forever be Creator and we will always be created – that is an insurmountable gap! He is Holy! The word Holy at it’s root simply means, “other than”, so this is a very good and simple description of God – He is the ultimate – “other than”. While our “likeness” to Christ is undeniable in […]
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Living in the Kingdom IX
Sunday 12/13/15 Series: Living in the Kingdom IX Message – Union II – The Perichoresis & the Kingdom Click here for the Video The Perichoresis – Perfect & eternal Unity Before there was ever an earth…before there was the first angel or a heaven in which for them to dwell there was the Godhead existing in perfect, unbroken unity. Before Cherubim and Seraphim could sing their praises, before the first pearly gate swung upon it’s hinges or the Father had a throne to sit upon – there was intimacy, true, pure and bottomless love, mutual admiration and deep penetrating respect flowing […]
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Living in the Kingdom VIII
Wednesday 12/09/15 Series: Living in the Kingdom VIII Message – Union I Click here for the Video Living in the Kingdom – Pleasing God by embracing our union with Him We are starting a new segment in our teachings on Living in the Kingdom. Many today preach a gospel that is entirely centered on sin and heaven, where as the Gospel message of the early church was centered on the Kingdom of God and Union with Him. A union centered gospel is radically different than a sin focused gospel, and opens the door for a much deeper intimacy with God which He […]
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Living in the Kingdom VII
Sunday 12/06/15 Series: Living in the Kingdom VII Message – The Economy of the Kingdom VII Click here for the Video ALMS in the NT is being continued from Wednesday’s message about Living in the Kingdom. Who do I give to Lord? Today we are going to look at what is perhaps one of the MOST overlooked and excused away statement that Jesus EVER made! Have you ever passed by a person standing in an intersection holding a sign, “Homeless – need money for…”? What is your first reaction?…go ahead, be honest! I know what mine used to be, I […]
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Living in the Kingdom VI
Wednesday 12/02/15 Series: Living in the Kingdom VI Message – The Economy of the Kingdom VII Click here for the Video Our teaching today is a continuation of Sunday’s message about the Economy of the Kingdom in regards to giving to the poor. Today we are focusing on the New Testament, NOT because it says anything different than the old, but because we are simply moving from the beginning of our bibles to the end. One example of giving which is unique to the New Testament and Jesus’ ministry in particular, is found in Matthew 17:24-27 and beautifully illustrates the very […]
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