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...
read moreAn 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...
read moreThe 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 ...
read moreThe 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...
read moreThere 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...
read moreAll 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...
read moreTo 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...
read moreJesus 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...
read moreWhen 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...
read moreGuest 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...
read moreThe 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...
read moreFear 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.
read moreIn 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...
read moreToo 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...
read moreA 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...
read moreLike 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,...
read moreWe 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...
read moreWe 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 ...
read moreWe 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...
read moreHere 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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