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28 “What do you think? There was a man who had two sons. He went to the first and said, ‘Son, go and work today in the vineyard.’ 29 “‘I will not,’ he answered, but later he changed his mind and went. 30 “Then the father went to the other son and said the same thing. He answered, ‘I will, sir,’ but he did not go. 31 “Which of the two did what his father wanted?” “The first,” they answered. Jesus said to them, “Truly I tell you, the tax collectors and the prostitutes are entering the kingdom of God ahead of you. 32 For John came to you to show you the way of righteousness, and you did not believe him, but the tax collectors and the prostitutes did. And even after you saw this, you did not repent and believe him.

The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. When a man found it, he hid it again, and then in his joy went and sold all he had and bought that field. Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant looking for fine pearls. When he found one of great value, he went away and sold everything he had and bought it. -Mathew 13:44-46

Listen with us as our special guest speaker, Chels Chae speaks on a message for YOU.

We cultivate blessing by obedience. When we do what God tells us, doesn’t mean everything is perfect, but we experience His blessing. He gives, in provision and presence. We block blessing by our pride. We see over and over in the OT, those who were full of pride experienced no blessing. It is the same with our homes. As long as we are prideful, focusing on what everyone else needs to do... we won’t experience blessing. But as we humble ourselves before the Lord, and even before each other in humility and obedience to Christ we experience more of Him in our homes and relationships. 

Comparing God’s blessing in the OT, to the NT. In the OT it was in provision, abundance, and protection. Which is still true. But in the NT, when Jesus spoke in Matthew 5 He talks about those who hunger and thirst, who mourn, who are meek... these things that seem negative, they are actually the one who’s blessed. In their brokenness they will see more of God.  So if you feel like your house is falling apart, everything is a mess, relationships are straining... Jesus says you are blessed, because if you are willing, He will meet you right there. 

Happy Easter! Join us to hear a message by Pastor John Danganan!

Mt. 21:1-3- Jesus asks His disciples to essentially go steal a donkey.  Obedience isn’t the same as agreement. Obedience shouldn’t be conditional  upon our understanding. Simple obedience marks the true disciple of Jesus  (Jn 3:36) and child of God (1 Jn 5:2). Faith is not static but is active and leads to obedience (Rom. 1:5). It is the litmus test whether one is a follower of  Jesus or simply a fan. 

Water baptism may not be necessary to salvation, but it is essential to be a  disciple of Jesus because it is an expression of repentance and allegiance to  Jesus (Acts 2:37). Associating ourselves to the life, death, burial and  resurrection of Jesus is also how we live in victory over sin (Rom 6:1-14). We  see the trinity in Jesus’ own baptism where the Father declares his approval  of the Son and the Holy Spirit descends upon Jesus. 

Going into all the world and proclaiming the gospel is the first step in making disciples (Maybe this can be a “Missions Sunday” emphasis?) Being sent out is to live as missional witnesses into our vocation in the marketplace where we work and in the communities that we live in. Being a faithful witness (strong work ethic, honoring those in authority, joyful attitude) at  work bridges the credibility gap that many lazy Christians experience. A  Spirit-filled home (Galatians 5) and intentionally loving our neighbors are  keys to going where the people are at. 

FREE Message from Jim Hardaway

Jesus, our victorious and resurrected King has been given all authority in heaven and earth (1 Cor 15:27; Rom 14:9). This is the basis of discipleship. Christ followers have been commissioned and sent out with spiritual authority to preach, heal the sick, cast out demons (Matt 10:8). Believers are to walk out in God confidence in the spiritual authority in Christ.

How should Christ followers respond to verbal and physical persecution for Christ? Jesus teaches us that we are to rejoice and be glad in suffering for righteousness sake and describes us as blessed. Open your bible to Matthew 5:10-12 and let’s study Jesus’ conclusion of his vision of kingdom living in the Beatitudes.

Did you know Jesus talked more about money & earthly possessions than he did about sex, heaven, and hell combined? God knows our hearts and understands how money can divide our dependency away from him to money. Open your bibles to Matthew 6 and let's find out what it means to have a united heart in order to choose heavenly treasure (vv.19-21), generosity (vv. 22-23) and God over money (v.24).

Familiarity does not necessarily mean understanding. We'll look through the familiar parable of the Good Samaritan and come to terms of understanding Jesus' message of compassion and mercy of our neighbor. This parable isn’t defining who your neighbor is. It asks the question: "Are you a neighbor?" It’s not who is my neighbor i.e. who qualifies to be loved-- It’s about am I a neighbor who loves in an unqualified way.

It’s fairly easy to follow Christ’s commands when the balance of the world is swinging in our favor. It’s when the bumps in the road come, the heavy storms, that we seem to waver. Peter saw Jesus walking on the water, so he got out of the boat to go to him. But he got distracted. Let's learn from the example of Peter to keep our eyes on Jesus.

Series: Amazed Title: "From Follower to Leader" Text: Acts 7:20-34 What is the process that God uses to mold our heart so that we can serve him? We are going to look at the life of Moses and see the hand of God transform the Prince of Egypt to the Shepherd of Midian to the Servant of Israel.

Series: Amazed Title: Total Amputation Text: Matthew 18:8-9 Jesus takes drastic measures when it comes to sin. He doesn’t recommend a self-help book or program. He wants total amputation of the things that are causing us to seek pleasure away from Him.

Title: The Lord's Prayer Part 2 Text: Matthew 6:9-13 Date: July 29, 2018