What is the church? How should she function? How does Jesus see it? What are our roles in the church? How should we use our gifts? How do we know if we have accomplished what Jesus intended?…
We often dont realize how much we need the presence of God. There is so much that God gives us or he has given us access to – but sadly we often ignore it or minimize its value. In thi…
As we continue the series on the church, we will begin to explore the heart posture for the believer. This is at the heart of all that we do, say and think – the posture of humility. W…
Jesus has a plan for His church and a way to fulfill her mission. He is calling all believers to become a royal priesthood and to participate in seeking and building his kingdom – the …
People have developed many ideas about leadership. But when we speak of the church – Jesus has given us a very clear picture of what leadership is supposed to look like within the loca…
The Bible gives us a really clear demonstration of the outworking of church leadership. Many Western Churches have drifted from scripture and followed wisdom from the world. In this series w…
The leadership structure of the local church is not something that is formulaically defined or laid out in the Bible. What we do know without question is that leaders in the church are meant…
Money is important – without it, not much happens. So how are we supposed to use our money? What is the attitude that we are to have towards money? The Bible reveals a lot about the su…
As we have been looking through what scripture teaches on church and church leadership, we get to the question of finances. Tithing, generosity, care for the poor, missions, expenses etc. In…
In a culture that lives so isolated, it is hard to become a mature follower of Jesus. Our very culture doesn’t naturally allow this. We have so many acquaintances and so few deep friends o…
Is the posture that we bring within worship important? The Word often gives commands for the type of worship the Lord desires from us. Today we will be studying and practicing 3 different po…
We live in a world that is constantly teaching us attractive truths that do not perfectly line up with scripture. When we adopt these ideas into our lives, we inadvertently sin and veer away…