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A life surrendered to God will be used by God. Our dear friend and Pastor, Al Batt, shares testimony of God at work in the lives of those around him. The scriptures make it clear that Jesus Christ is above all. Whether or not we believe that in our own lives is evident by the…
Gang, we have got to be very aware that there is one who is known as the tempter. The same one who tempted Jesus in the desert seeks to destroy those who have been made in the image of God. We are to be on guard against the evil one. This prayer for the disciples…
In the same manner that God has forgiven us, we are to forgive one another. If our hearts are hardened and we do not forget the wrongs of others against us, we will not be forgiven. When we truly experience the love of God in our lives, it is duplicated and poured out to those…
In this pattern of prayer, Jesus us asks of the father, “Give us this day our daily bread.” Just as Christ, because of His blood, we can boldly approach the throne of God. He desires that we bring our needs before Him with an expectation that He will provide. Our confidence and dependence is that…
When Jesus demonstrated the way we should pray, He made it very clear to the disciples that it is God who sits on the thrown. When we pray, ‘Your Kingdom come. Your will be done, on Earth as it is in Heaven,’ we are acknowledging that we are of God’s Kingdom and that we are…
Jesus instructed his disciples in the manner in which they should pray. He gave them a pattern to follow when bringing their requests before God. The prayer was not simply meant to be memorized and repeated. Jesus laid out an outline for them to follow and make their own. Over the next few weeks, we’ll…
Pastor Sean concludes this series with a message that looks at what causes our hearts to worship. A heart that freely worships God is one that understands who God is. It is from this knowledge that we develop a deep reverence of our creator and King. When we reflect on the character of God through…
For a moment, it seemed as though all hope was lost. Many had left behind their former ways of life to follow after this one called Jesus. Some believed that it was He who would be the Messiah, the one to take reign over Jerusalem as King. However, it was only shortly after that Jesus…
Everything we do in life stems from the condition of our heart. It is vital that we set up guard on what we allow into our lives. If we fill our hearts with strive, falsehood, or the things of the flesh, it will reflect itself in the things that we do. The very words that…
When we try to set guard over our minds in our own strength, we often find that failure seem inevitable. God does not simply want us to resist our indulgent thoughts of sin, but rather to change our minds to how we view sin itself. The Bible is clear that we are to hate evil.…