OPENING: Psalm 100 KEY PRINCIPLES FROM THIS MESSAGE: Commitment to the local church means that, as a member, you are committing to God’s will for your church. Of principle value to this commitment is your obedience in the church (e.g., to the Word and to God’s delegated authority). Commitment, in God’s eyes, is very simple. […]
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KEY PRINCIPLES FROM THIS MESSAGE: The Truth hurts sometimes, especially when there’s an unavoidable action that we must take when convicted by it. Growing Pains -Blog from 7/18/25 A local assembly is a grace gift from God and we each have a role to play (1 Corinthians 12). We bring our own spiritual gifts to
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The Holy Spirit’s had me preaching to my congregation about commitment, responsibility, and accountability to the local church as of late. One key aspect of these messages relates to what Jesus said: “If anyone comes to me and does not hate his own father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, yes,
KEY PRINCIPLES FROM THIS MESSAGE: “Freedom comes through servitude.” – Pastor Barfield of High Plains Fellowship Church We are always a slave. Freedom and slavery are not mutually exclusive terms (that’s what Satan wants you to believe). LOVE is not a vapid emotion that “feels” its way to righteousness. Love isn’t love if it lacks
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KEY PRINCIPLES FROM THIS MESSAGE: “exhort” – from parakaleo [para = “from close-beside” + kaleo = “to call”) – to “make a call” from being “close-up and personal”; to “personally make a call”; refers to believers offering up evidence that stands up in God’s court. People love to be made church “members”, but they don’t always accept the responsibilities that come with it. The
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KEY PRINCIPLES FROM THIS MESSAGE: “exhort” – from parakaleo [para = “from close-beside” + kaleo = “to call”) – to “make a call” from being “close-up and personal” (“personally make a call”); refers to believers offering up evidence that stands up in God’s court. Barnes on Heb 3:13 Belonging to the same family; having the same interest in religion; and all suffering when one suffers,
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KEY PRINCIPLES FROM THIS MESSAGE: “exhort” – from parakaleo [para = “from close-beside” + kaleo = “to call”) – to “make a call” from being “close-up and personal” (“personally make a call”); refers to believers offering up evidence that stands up in God’s court. Barnes on Heb 3:13 Church members should exhort one another. There may not be the intimacy of personal friendship among all
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KEY PRINCIPLES FROM THIS MESSAGE: The entire North Christian Church congregation told our “story” through their letters.
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KEY PRINCIPLES FROM THIS MESSAGE: Can you imagine where we’d be if God just let us be?! – we’d all be in the spiritual gutter! Do we want to become mature children of God?? Do we want to bring Him maximum glory with our lives? If He gave up His life for us, to the
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This was a special message that all members of North Christian Church need to listen to! The entire NCC Leadership Team sat before the congregation and read their responses to the question: “What would Jesus write to NCC in the spirit of Rev 2-3 and the 7 churches?” There’s a homework assignment for all NCC members!
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