What goes in the root will be in the fruit Psalms 1:1-3 How blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, Nor stand in the path of sinners, Nor sit in the seat of scoffers! But his delight is in the law of the LORD, And in His law he meditates day and night. …
3/13/2016 – Rooted and Established – Part 4 – Learning the Language of the Spirit
The Languages of the Spirit Learning to speak God’s language: Jesus began by incarnating into our world – He meets us where we are From there out, He look for us to learn HIS ways and languages Prayer – must become a dialogue, learning to listen AS important as learning to speak our needs He has given us tools and …
3/6/2016 – Rooted and Established, Part III: Baptized into Christ
This message is part of Hillside’s Baptism service.
2/21/2016 – Rooted and Established – Part 1: The Love Languages of God
The Love languages of God The summary of all the commandments: Matthew 22:37-40 ‘YOU SHALL LOVE THE LORD YOUR GOD … How do we get back our first love? When you SHOW love, you begin to FEEL love. Start building it with demonstrations of love. 1 John 4:10-19 Abiding in His love – making it a daily practice… The way …
2/14/2016 – Never Forget Your First Love
Never forget your first love The cure for restoring all things: maintaining love toward God à one another Rev 2:1-4 Ephesus: you have left your first love …A marital term: first = most important A marriage will fail when any other relationships become more important that the marital one: Other family; work; hobbies; friendships; ministry; Priorities are reflected by what …
To the One Who Overcomes
Pastor Steve shares on overcoming, spiritual warfare, and fighting from a place of victory in this week’s message. The text is Revelation 12 and Romans 8. “The first most deepest understanding about spiritual warfare is that it exists.” – Pastor Steve Blayer
01/17/2016 – A Kingdom for the Courageous
This Kingdom is for the courageous Communion: Acts 20:22-24 Paul determined to go to Jerusalem Following in the footsteps of Jesus: Luke 9:51 When the days were approaching for His ascension, He was determined to go to Jerusalem; Revelation 21:1-11 He who overcomes…but the cowardly… ¬ Overcome what? The World. Like gravity – makes us live bound to fear of …
01/10/2016 – This Is How It Ends
How it Ends Good bible study – read the clear passages first, THEN read the visions, dreams, parables, etc. What happens on the day of His return? 1 Thess 4:15-18 1. The Lord Returns 2. The dead are raised 3. Saints are “caught up” The Lord Returns: In the same manner that He was taken up – in the resurrected …
01/03/2016 – Living In The Last Days
LIVE-ing in the last Days Often, a reference to the last days means when the judgment comes…a Christian who make his focus the judgment will be ineffective at ministering the good news. BUT, DOESN’T THE BIBLE TEACH THAT THE WORLD WILL GET WORSE UNTIL JESUS RETURNS? Discerning the signs of the times: Daniel 9 – The 70 weeks (use slides) …