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“Transforming Grace” Psalm 14; I Timothy 1: 12-17; Luke 15: 1-10 Pearl: Being empowered and equipped begins with the transforming grace of God in believers Function: To recollect and/or to be transformed by the Spirit to prepare for God’s empowering and equipping. We are beginning an “Empowering and Equipping” preaching series going through the Acts of the Apostles. Today we begin at the strategic point which must take place before there is any “empowering and equipping.” We begin … [Read more...]

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Isaiah 5: 1-7; Psalm 80: 1-2, 8-19; Luke 12: 49-56 Pearl: The urgency to our relationship with Jesus Christ. Function: Picking up from last week our calling in Christ is to decisive action and representation of the kingdom of God no matter the ripples in the most intimate relationships and/or associations. I put the most weight on the words of Jesus from the pages of the Bible. So, these words today which are attributed to Jesus don’t seem to fit in with what we would expect from Jesus. … [Read more...]

“Verbs of Vocation and Worship” Isaiah 1: 1, 10-20; Hebrews 11: 1-3, 8-16; Luke 12: 32-40 Pearl: Genuine worship and devotion issues forth in real-life interventions on behalf of vulnerable people. Function: To move worshippers into a holy discomfort with a piety which lacks righteous action on behalf of vulnerable people. What does true worship and true devotion look like? This question is prompted by the prophet Isaiah’s tough words to the people of God in the southern kingdom … [Read more...]

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                                                                                                07/28/19—Meute Ask...Search...Knock Hosea 1: 2-10; Psalm 85; Luke 11: 1-13 Pearl: Pursuing God who pursues us, through prayer. Function: To motivate worshippers to engage the Lord in the Way/Name of Jesus. God’s people have always prayed. The “Shema” is the most frequently prayed prayer of our Judeo-Christian heritage. It is found in Deuteronomy 6: 4-5: “Hear, O Israel: the Lord is … [Read more...]

                                                                        07/21/19 “Empowering and Equipping” Series: “You Will Be” Psalm 47: … [Read more...]

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