Our Mission To love all people at all times and lead them into a new life in Christ.
Our Vision To be a church that will be multicultural and generational, having a lasting impact on the people to whom we minister.
To see the gospel extend beyond the walls of our church through various outreaches.
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“The Lord will open to you His good treasure…to bless all the work of your hand…” Deut. 28:12
There is no question that God has promised to bless those who will trust in Him. But, it is plain throughout Scripture that God has expectations of us. We are admonished to do something that God can bless.
As the Scripture above says, God will open His treasure of bless the work of our hand. What is the condition? Do something with your hands. God blesses “something”—He doesn’t bless “nothing.”
James was not promoting a “faith” vs. “works” philosophy in his epistle. He was actually saying, “if you really believe something, you will do something about it.” Believing God to meet your financial needs without you giving is “faith without works.” You can’t believe for harvest from a garden if you don’t pay the price to sow the seed.
There is a principle of sowing in every area of our lives. It is true, “Whatever you sow is what you reap.”
“When the Son of Man comes will He find faith on the earth?” Jesus had a reason for everything He said and did. To ask this question must have been an indication of how He knew things would get before His return.
There is a spirit at work in the world. John calls it the Spirit of Antichrist. There is every indication in Scripture that Antichrist will temporally succeed in his mission of deceiving the unbelieving world. He will greatly succeed in turning the hearts of mankind away from Jesus and to other gods. If there is to be a continual increase in the popularity of Christianity much of prophetic Scripture must be wrong. Scripture says there will be a great falling away in the end times.
The power and truth of Christianity has not diminished through the ages. Its popularity among the nations is dwindling. Do not confuse popularity with power. Man is seeking to elevate and glorify himself in the place of God. God’s power to save has not weakened. He will still save to the uttermost, but man is continually seeking some other source of help. But, “those who believe in the Lord will not be put to shame.” When He returns we will win. If we die serving Him we will still win.
We live in a society that is filled with media outlets. All of them are trying to get our attention. We have radio, newspapers, television, satellite, cable, internet, DVDs, MP3s, cell phones thatt do everything, just to mention the most well known.
Everyone has a version of the “truth” of reality and an agenda they wish to foster. Pictures and voices flood our eyes and minds on a constant basis with anything and everything one can imagine.
Who has the real truth? Who really cares about the real truth? Who is just out for their own selfish gain? It is hard to decide who can be trusted and who can’t. Who’s informatin can I depend upon? Politically, socially, and morally, who has the right answers? Who is sending a true picture the way it should be seen?
Where does one find the “real truth”? God says it is found in His Word. If you are watching something I suggest you watch what God is doing. You can watch Jesus or you can watch the devil. Find out what Jesus is doing and not focus on what the devil is up to. Be careful where you focus your attention or you will end up deceived.
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