Matthew 7:1-5 Last week we started this portion of the Sermon on the Mount by talking about judgment, what it is and how it affects us. R.T. Kendall defines the judgment that Jesus warns us against in this Scripture as “uncalled for criticism”; it is when we apply our convictions to someone else’s life, when...
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Mark Bible Study: Mark 8:13-21 “The Yeast of the Pharisees″
Our last time together we moved from Jesus’ miraculous feeding of the 4,000 into His confrontation with the Pharisees in which they asked Him for a sign, a miracle that they could use as proof that He was indeed sent from God. Mark’s language revealed that the Pharisees were not sincere in their request, they...
Kid’s Day 2014: THANK YOU
Thank you to everyone who came out to Kid’s Day 2014. If you would like to see pictures from the day please visit out facebook page at the link below www.facebook.com/CityofRefugeFellowship
Book Of Mark Study, Wednesday, September 3rd 7:00 PM
In addition to studying the Sermon on the Mount on Sundays, we are studying the book of Mark at Wednesday night Bible study. The plan is to study Jesus’s teaching about the Kingdom of God and Jesus’s life that lived out the Kingdom at the same time. In this way we believe that we will...
Burlington House of Prayer, Sunday, August 24th, 6:00 PM
God has given us a vision for the planting of a House of Prayer in Burlington City, a place where worship and prayer would never cease and where God would be constantly glorified for His greatness, His beauty and His great love. The House of Prayer is not a place for needs to be poured...
Sermon on the Mount: Judgment and Accountability
Matthew 7:1-5 The Sermon on the Mount is God’s description of His character, His kingdom and His requirements for our hearts. “Surpassing righteousness” is not about curbing our behavior it is about opening our hearts to the conviction and direction of the Holy Spirit who always glorifies Jesus and leads us in the Way to...
How the Jewish Wedding Custom Reveals Jesus as our Bridegroom
This Sunday our prayer pastor Geannine LeBude was our speaker. Below is the introduction to her sermon. I shared in May how Queen Esther prepared a Banquet of Wine for the King instead of petitioning him with her request. She prepared this lavish dinner with the best of wine for the soul purpose of...
Sermon on the Mount: Questions for Anxiety Part 6
Matthew 6:25-34 This week we concluded our series on anxiety Matthew 6:25-34 by focusing on Matthew 6:32-34. We have been studying that anxiety will ask questions that we cannot answer and tries to convince us to take responsibility for things we are not responsible for. Jesus reveals to us that we are not condemned for...
Burlington House of Prayer, Friday, August 8th, 7:00 PM
God has given us a vision for the planting of a House of Prayer in Burlington City, a place where worship and prayer would never cease and where God would be constantly glorified for His greatness, His beauty and His great love. The House of Prayer is not a place for needs to be poured...