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Its is an awesome thing when someone pursues something to finish it.... 13 But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved. the active pursuit of something in life is absolutely necessary if a person wants to accomplish the goal..... it is even more awesome and effective when someone pursues…

Passion is the catalyst that launches all of our ambitions and goals. It drives us to, not only start, but to also finish. definition of passion: intense, driving, or overmastering feeling or conviction ardent affection : LOVE (Ardent=characterized by warmth of feeling typically expressed in eager zealous…

Bullying is painful, but God's purpose is GOOD

Curls for the girls. Illustration of college student saying, “curls for the girls” and never doing complete workouts. Today we are going to be talking about the importance of setting and working toward good goals in our spiritual walk. PRAY READ 6 If you put these things before the brothers, you will…

Introduction E.g. Chasing the jet ski Fell off jet ski & had to keep swimming after it as it ‘snaked’ its way up the river By the time I caught it I was too exhausted and annoyed to keep going so I went back For many people happiness, contentment, satisfaction in life seems like chasing the jet ski It…

Put off, put on, flee from and to pursue When we became a Christian we die to self and are raised as a new creation ( 2Cor5:17 ) and then as little children of God we learn to follow the commands ( Mt28:20 ) so to have proper conduct as the church ( 1Tim3:15 ). This morning we will be looking at a great…

Good Morning! How’s everyone doing today? Awesome! Let’s pray together. Father, we thank You for being such a good, good God. We thank You for not abandoning us when we rebel against You, and for always pursuing us. We thank You for Your unending love for us that drove You to leave Your throne in heaven…

What is Our Greatest Pursuit? What is our greatest pursuit? What should we run after in life more than anything else? What is the greatest end goal that we can look forward to? If you said to yourself that there is nothing more important in life than life itself, and if you then thought that must mean…

Have you ever heard people grumbling in the church? What are some of the things that upset people? 1 What causes quarrels and what causes fights among you? Is it not this, that your passions are at war within you? 2 You desire and do not have, so you murder. You covet and cannot obtain, so you fight…

In an interview some time ago, singer and poet Bob Dylan talked about his new music, life on the road, and true happiness. Towards the end of the interview Dylan said, "... a lot of people say there is no happiness in this life and certainly there's no permanent happiness … I'm not exactly sure what…

(S) — The power of a fathers vision for his children “At 14yrs old she turned pro — a legendary tennis career — No. 1 ranking and seven Grand Slam titles. Rising up from the streets of Compton, along with her sister she would go on to win 23 Grand Slam titles. Both would become who many consider to be…

Sometimes we can view the Christian life as only doing good outwardly, but God wants to change us from the inside out. Good deeds should reflect a character and life that are being transformed by the Holy Spirit. It is one thing to do good in the world; it’s another to have good deeds spring from the…

Is living the Kingdom life being crowded out by lesser pursuits?

The end justifies the means……how many of us have even heard that saying? Probably all of us. The saying itself posits that if the end that we are trying to obtain is justified enough that the how we got there doesn’t matter, or perhaps is of secondary importance. How many of us believe that is true?…

TEXT: JAMES 5:7-11 | A PATIENT PURSUIT INTRO EXPLANATION : Here in these verses before us, 6 times in 5 verses James addresses this matter of patience or endurance. But what can be so quick to miss is the context in which James is saying these things about Patience. v.7 say, “Be patient THEREFORE” It…

Good afternoon, I hope that everyone is having a great weekend so far. It's a privilege to gather once more as we continue our sermon series, "The Path of Healing: Exploring the Beatitudes." In this series, we've been looking at the timeless teachings of Jesus as encapsulated in the Beatitudes—a collection…

Heavenly Father, As we gather today, we come before Your presence with humble hearts. We acknowledge Your sovereignty and grace, and we thank You for the privilege of worshiping You. Lord, as we prepare to hear Your word, open our hearts and minds. Help us to see the truth in Your message and the significance…

TEXT: NUMBERS 13:26-33 | INTENTIONAL PURSUIT OF GOD INTRO EXPLANATION : Israel had escaped Egypt God delivered them in a miraculous way Now, God’s plan for the Children of Israel was for them to enjoy the blessings of a land He had promised them. And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, Send thou men,…

The Upgrade Aren’t we always looking for the upgrade? When was the last time you got an upgrade? Now, can you imagine if the upgrade cost you nothing and was extremely better than what was before? Who in their right mind would turn that down? No one! I recently upgraded my phone because my other phone…

Picking up now in chapter 7 of John... We see Jesus making His way to Judea - where the Jews were celebrating the Feast of Booths (Tabernacles)... A quick background on this Feast: One of the three great festivals of Israel, celebrating the completion of the agricultural year. The Jews built booths (temporary…

Wisdom and Folly Over the last couple of weeks we have taken a journey through the Hedonistic Experiment that Solomon sought out to perform. Everything he could have ever wanted to experience he did. If he wanted to taste it he tasted it. If he wanted to smell it he smelled it. If he wanted to build…

This past week our country celebrated it’s 247th birthday. A tradition that I’ve held over the years is to read the document that birthed our nation on that day. And so I read those amazing words. As you begin the second paragraph you read some of the more famous words: “We hold these truths to be self-evident,…

Perseverance is the badge of true saints. The Christian life is not a beginning only in the ways of God, but also a continuance in the same as long as life lasts. It is with a Christian as it was with the great Napoleon: he said, “Conquest has made me what I am, and conquest must maintain me.” Morning…

We can be assured that when God starts a work, that he will accomplish and finish that work that he began. When God brings about a finish to something…it is understood to mean to bring something to completion or perfection Something that is complete within itself without any other outside influence or…

Ninth and Tenth Commandments Serve Your Neighbor This summer we have been walking through all Ten Commandments, mining the depths of what they are saying and how they serve us. This evening we wrap them up with the Ninth and Tenth Commandment. 17 “You shall not covet your neighbor’s house; you shall…