When it comes to risk value is the key. Is what may be gained more valuable to us than what may be lost? Romans 5 makes our value to God very clear, “While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” If we will be very honest we will realize that we hold no risk...
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Risk and Reward: Hope
When our hope is in Christ we have the courage to trust, obey and follow Him. We daily have opportunities to walk in the hope of God’s love and His promises for our lives or to be distracted by the circumstances that we don’t understand and can’t control. Number 13 tells us about the 12...
Risk and Reward: Joy
I believe that the Bible shows us very clearly that the Kingdom of God is filled with risk takers. For the next three weeks we are going to look at three things that give us the ability and willingness to take risks for the Kingdom of God by putting all of our trust in God...
Action or Activity: Our Vision
As we end our series of action or activity it is time for us to consider our vision as a church. What has God called us to? Who are we to be for and in our community? Are we being faithful and obedient to what God has set before us? At City of Refuge Fellowship...
Action or Activity: Giving
Giving is often viewed as a difficult topic to talk about in church. I believe that this is a wrong viewpoint. Giving is of the utmost importance. Our most quoted verse, John 3:16, tells us that “God so loved the world that He gave . . .” Today we are learning: 1. Giving must be...
Action or Activity: Worship
In the book of II Timothy Paul confessed the reason that he had no shame concerning his suffering was “I know the one in whom I trust”. I believe that true worship is birthed through relationship. Worship is not merely our songs, our dances, our art or our gifts to God; it is the confidence,...
Action or Activity: The Word of God
God told Israel in Deuteronomy 8:3, “man lives by every word that proceeds from the mouth of the LORD.” We have been given a great gift in the Word of God. It is the revelation of God Himself, not merely the words or the thoughts, but the fullness of Scripture is the character, the heart,...
Action or Activity: Prayer
Jesus is our greatest example in prayer. His prayers produced great results, they changed hearts and situations and in the Garden of Gethsemane we see that His prayers even changed His outlook. I believe that the greatest prayers of action are those that are for the will of God to be accomplished no matter the...
Action or Activity: Introduction
For the next six weeks we will be examining some of the things we do as Christians and asking God to show us clearly if we are living lives of action or activity. We are busy people, there are things that we are supposed to do, that are very important and yet in the midst...
Experiencing God: Conclusion
For twelve weeks we have based our preaching on the study Experiencing God by Henry Blackaby. This week, in our conclusion we consider the heart of what we have learned, God desires and pursues a love relationship with us. God has taken the initiative for us to know Him. He has revealed Himself, bought our...