Jnl Ministries

how do you measure sucess as a missionary? How much should we emphasize evagelism and mission in life an din our church?

When the world changes around them what keeps the church together? Do we have the right to call ourselves "christians"?

Where is your identitiy? What has God called you to do? Is there a need for a change? Is there a reason for a change?

Can you be too "bad" for Christ? Are there people that need Jesus more than others? How does the beginning church see this issue?

Philip and the Ethiopian

Whose job is it to minister God's Word. The Apostles had the priorites set for themselves. Did they expect others to be jsut like them?

Continue our series through the book of Acts. We discover what happens when the opposistions get really strong.

The beginning of the church was peaceful and all were in one accord. What happens when people come to the new group and "try" to fit in?

What happens when Peter is confronted by authorities for doing some good? How does this new group of believers respond to the challenge? What must we do today?

The church begins with a time of peace. The Spirit is moving among the people. What can we learn from this early gathering of believers?

what do you expect when waiting for a specific gift? do you dream about what it will be like and how great life will be? what happens when the result is not as expected, or when everyone gets involved in your gift?

Starting a new series going through the birth of the church. What did they do as they awaited the coming of the gift? how did they prepare?

Last sermon in our series on the book of John.

In order to love like Christ you must be humble like Christ.

With the advancements of technology we have become impatient and expect immediate results, instant gratification. The young person graduating from college enters the work world with the misunderstanding that they will be in the same comfortable situation that they grow up in. They do not expect the long hours, being at the bottom of the “corporate food chain” and the hard work it takes to reach their vision and goals. . No matter your age or generation, we have all become the same. We see a direction in life and expect to be there as soon as possible. We believe that God has given us a vision and begin to kick the doors open to get in done. Is this the biblical model of following after God’s heart? Is this how we should pursue the will of God in our lives?

Politics, Religion, Shopping, Deals, Sales, Prizes. There is a saying that no matter what you get for “free”, there is actually nothing free in life. We are taught this principle from the time we are little. If we do not understand that some how, some way everything has a price, then we will get in trouble in life. We may think that a credit card does not have to be paid off and accrue more debt than we can handle. We may go into a business venture thinking there are no risk, and end up broke. Nothing in this world is free. Nothing. This is true of everything in life. Nothing is free, and even if it was you would want to figure out how to pay for it or return the favor. This truth has been around for centuries. Let’s see how it works out for Naaman.

In this Advent season we begin to look forward to the celebration of the birth of our Lord and Saviour Jesus. In doing so we begin a preaching series that follows the major themes of Advent; Hope, Peace, Joy and Love. Webster defines hope as follows: desire accompanied by expectation of or belief in fulfillment (came in hopes of seeing you); also :expectation of fulfillment or success. To this every person must ask themselves what is their hope in life. Whether or not you believe in Christ, every person must have hope in order to continue going through this life. What do you desire? What is the hope that allows you to get thought some of the toughest days? Do you believe that there must be something greater in this life? On what is your Hope based?

As we have been going through this series on discipleship, we have seen that Jesus was not one to sugar coat the reality of being his follower. He is also very clear when it come to the fact that many people will be deceived in this life. We have natural tendency to flock to those who could be considered false prophets. We see people that are popular and speak for God. Maybe they claim to do great and amazing things for God as well like heal the sick, speak in tongues or have direct words or revelation from God. Yet, this week we have learned that some people who do all of these things will be denied entrance into heaven and Jesus will deny ever knowing them. If this is true how can we be sure not to be deceived like these false prophets?

Sunday morning comes, you must wake up get ready, keep the kids moving and get to church. Hope to get there on time, listen to the announcements (if you make on time), try to worship while thinking about the stuff to do in the afternoon, hope to get something from the sermon, go to lunch, get home and start the to-do list. Make sure everyone is ready for the week to come. The week has its own routine as well. I thought we were supposed to have a day of rest. I thought being a christian would look different. Ever feel like you are stuck in a rut? stuck going through the motions of

We live on a world who's society is bent to run from God. The media show depict life as only good when one provides the pleasure for themselves. We are told that without money out own value is diminished. When people discover our belief in God they become distant or argumentative. We stand in out world rejected by family, friends,and co- workers. What are we to do when the opportunity arise to speak the truth? What happens when we know the truth and fear fills our hearts and minds and our tongues become paralyzed? When the enemy surrounds you what do you do? What should you do? How will you respond?