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How do you go to church? Your attitude makes a difference!Many people go to church to be refreshed from the challenges of the week. For fellowship and encouragement, for a good bible challenge and inspiration to make it through another week. All good.  But there is more to it than that. The church family is […]

You CAN Lead A Bible Study – A small group of people studying and learning together provide encouragement and accountability. How to?Pray. Specifically for yourself – humble, teachable, Spirit’s leading you, motives.Pray for wisdom for who to invite, what mix of people.Pray for the timing of when to start.Pray for the first passages you’ll study.

Can You Lead a Bible Study? Hopefully most of you answer that question with a resounding YES! It’s not that hard but it is extremely important. Basic Bible study, for beginners. What?What do we mean by a Bible study? What we don’t mean:— You don’t have to have all the answers.— You don’t have to go

Building a Biblical Foundation   If the Gospel is our foundation that we never leave and prayer is a foundational activity of a disciple maker, certainly biblical knowledge and pursuit of obedience to God’s Word is right up there in importance.   We know the Gospel from time in God’s Word   We Know about

The Prayer of a Disciple Maker   Personal God help me grow. Recognize how much I need you. Be sensitive to the work you are doing in me. Be sensitive to the work you are doing through me.   Outward Prayer.   The Church Family That I will be an encourager. That I will grow

Prayer Jesus is the foundation for prayer.We talk to God and and heard and answered because of what Jesus accomplished on the cross. God wants to hear and answer the prayers of His children! Prayer is talking to God. The Holy Spirit helps us prayer when we don’t know what or how to pray.Prayer is natural,

  Jesus IS Our Firm Foundation   Who Jesus IS matters most! God! Creator! Savior! Friend!   What Jesus has done in the past: Creation. Lived life as an example to all believers. Called and trained disciples – gave us the priority and the method. Taught biblical truth in the context of life. Took our

The Gospel is Our Strong Foundation   What is the Gospel? First, the Bad News… We are broken, separated from God and His design for our lives by sin.   The Good News! God IS! God is INTENTIONALLY working in the world. He loves us! Jesus lived as an example for us, died as a

Why Do We Resist Change?   Change is scary for most people. “Deny yourself, take up your cross and follow Me” carries the implied need for change. You have to make different choices. Denying yourself in anything is a big change for most of us. Choosing to serve in any way is another change. Following

Many people are worried about the end of the world with wars, climate issues, moral decay and the general decay of things around us. God says trust Him, He is working!