Acts
Sensing the Call: “Teachers”
There are those in the body of Christ who have an ability to teach the things of God. The teacher is concerned with helping people not only to have information, but to understan...
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Sensing the Call: “Evangelists”
An evangelist is someone who is gifted at sharing the good news of Jesus in compelling ways to people around them. This role is not a sales position with a quota. Rather, the ev...
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For The Good of All: “Gift of Discernment”
The gift of discernment is essential when the church opens itself up to prophesy. Those with the gift of discernment are able to discern true prophecy from false and the source ...
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For The Good of All: “Gift of Prophesy”
The gift of prophesy is distinct from teaching and exhortation. It is a specific word from the Lord for a particular situation. It can be for an individual or the whole communit...
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For The Good of All: “Gift of Miracles”
There is overlap of the gift of miracles (or of power) with faith and healing. However, often miracles of power involve nature such as the stilling of the wind or the ceasing of...
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For The Good of All: “Gift of Faith”
All those who have put their trust in Christ Jesus have received the faith from God to do so. However, Scripture speaks of a special gift of faith that is given only to some. Th...
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Praying God: “Honouring God”
To hallow God’s name means to treat God himself as holy. This is more than a wish, it is an agreement and a personal determination to honour God with our lives. This is critical...
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Praxis: Telling the Truth…Even If It Kills Us
Jesus told the truth and he was crucified for it. The world runs on lies. We lie to ourselves, we lie to each other, and we lie to God. We believe we cannot survive without lyin...
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On Mission: Mission Direction
When we hear the word “mission” we often think of the work missionaries do overseas. This is vital work and, following Jesus’s direction, we should be engaged globally in missio...
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Stepping Stones: The Ever Evolving Church
Guest Speaker: Jared Siebert Let’s dive deep into the story of how the Holy Spirit led the early church as she navigated cataclysmic social forces. This powerful move of God set...
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Pride: Putting God on Trial
The sin of pride puts us over others: our fellow human beings and God. We want to put our will in the place of God’s will. When the two do not agree we turn on God rather than s...
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The Church as Martyr
Fear can hold us back from stepping out of our churches and homes with the good news of the kingdom. Prayer and the Spirit are key to us taking up our missional calling.
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The Church as Outpost
In Christendom, it was assumed that Jesus resided inside the church building. If people wanted to encounter the holy they should go to the church. In post-Christian society, Jes...
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The Action of the Church
Too often we put the activity of the church into an “either/or” situation. Either we preach the gospel of Jesus or we care for the poor and the marginalized. But, when we proper...
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A House Divided
A chain is only as strong as its weakest link. The fifth key to spiritual victory is to keep our unit strong from within. Our enemy is looking for weaknesses in our relationship...
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Stay Together
Like a lion, Satan looks for stragglers who are easy prey. Each of us is at risk as individuals, especially when God is active in our lives. If he can take us down, he will. So,...
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We Are Spiritually Equipped
We believe that God has gifted his body of believers, men and women equally, for the work of discipling and mission. Every believer has been equipped by God’s Spirit to build up...
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We Are Discipleship Focused
We believe that God is transforming us into the image of his Son. This means that we are intentionally submitting ourselves to be re-formed through daily practices that lead to ...
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Empowered to Serve
We are protectors of people! The hero is a servant of the people, putting their own life at risk to save the ordinary citizen. At the most basic, we are called to care when no o...
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Empowered to Deliver
Here we come to save the day! The hero’s life is about rescuing people from bad situations. We have been called to do the same. The people around us are in peril whether they kn...
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