Seeking Jesus First

Seeking Jesus First Mar. 11, 2025

What you are going through right now is temporary. “For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, is working for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory, while we do not look at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not

Seeking Jesus First

Seeking Jesus First Mar. 10, 2025

Plant a money tree. “And you shall remember the Lord your God, for it is He who gives you power to get wealth, that He may establish His covenant which He swore to your fathers, as it is this day.” (Deuteronomy 8:18, NKJV) The spiritual blessing is released through

Seeking Jesus First

Seeking Jesus First Mar. 7, 2025

We are empowered by God’s Spirit in us to walk according to the Spirit. “For what the law could not do in that it was weak through the flesh, God did by sending His own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, on account of sin: He condemned sin

Seeking Jesus First

Seeking Jesus First Mar. 6, 2025

The Law of the Spirit of Life in Christ Jesus Romans 8:1-2 “There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who do not walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit. For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus

Seeking Jesus First

Seeking Jesus First Mar. 5, 2025

What we get through betrayal, we will lose through justice. God created Adam and gave him dominion in the earth. Through deception, the devil tricked Adam into betraying God’s trust. This betrayal resulted in the transfer of dominion. “Then the devil, taking Him up on a high mountain, showed

Seeking Jesus First

Seeking Jesus First March 4, 2025

How does one keep covenant with someone who cannot keep covenant? One can create a covenant that does not depend on the other party. One can create a covenant that grants one’s own power to keep covenant to the other party. This is what GOD did. GOD became a

Seeking Jesus First

Seeking Jesus First Mar. 3, 2025

Have you ever missed an opportunity to follow Jesus Christ? Three of The Gospels relationship this story of a young man coming and wanting to follow Jesus but turning away because he though the cost would be to great. “Now as He was going out on the road, one came

Seeking Jesus First

Seeking Jesus First Feb. 28, 2025

Is the Parable of the Sower speaking only about the good news of salvation? When Jesus told the parable of the sower in Matthew 13, He said, “The sower sows the word of the kingdom.” In Mark 4, Jesus said, “The sower sows the word.” People may think of that

Discipleship

Seeking Jesus First Feb. 26, 2025

The Dichotomy of Good Works “You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden. Nor do they light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a lampstand, and it gives light to all who are in the house.

Discipleship

Seeking Jesus First Feb. 25, 2025

Spiritual Maturity - Part Seven Are you reading your Bible every day? Are you praying in the spirit every day? Are you memorizing Scriptures that touch your heart? Are you confessing God’s word? Are you applying the commands of God to the way you live your life? Are you

Seeking Jesus First

Seeking Jesus First Feb. 24, 2025

Spiritual Maturity - Part Six Spiritual Maturity comes through the right kind of experience. When we faithfully apply ourselves to what is good, we get stronger. Let’s consider a game analogy about leveling up. In a video game, a player receives a starting level number of ‘points’ to place

Discipleship

Seeking Jesus First Feb. 21, 2025

Spiritual Maturity - Part Five “Now no chastening seems to be joyful for the present, but painful; nevertheless, afterward it yields the peaceable fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it.” (Hebrews 12:11, NKJV) Righteousness is the received through faith. According to this Scripture, we are

Discipleship

Seeking Jesus First Feb. 20, 2025

Spiritual Maturity - Part Four We have received the DNA - Divine Nature Attributes of Christ. The DNA is in the seed. The baby has the same DNA as the father. However, the baby will make choices as he grows up that lead him in a total different direction as

Discipleship

Seeking Jesus First Feb. 19, 2025

Spiritual Maturity - Part Three What are some key aspects of sonship or “the adoption as sons” as it pertains to spiritual maturity? “For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God. For you did not receive the spirit of bondage again to

Discipleship

Seeking Jesus First Feb. 18, 2025

Spiritual Maturity - Part Two Newborn baby - ‘Nepios’ -There is nothing wrong with being a newborn baby. It is a very intimate and holy part of a person’s spiritual maturity. In this time we learn the love of The Father and the personal care of the Holy Spirit.

The gospel of the kingdom

Seeking Jesus First Feb. 17, 2025

Are there different levels of spiritual maturity? If so, how do you know measure yours? The Scriptures use at least three different words to describe relationship with God as it relates to maturity. The Greek word for baby is ‘nepios’ and it is used for a child who has not

Seeking Jesus First

Seeking Jesus First Jan. 14, 2025

How does our faith increase? “… but having hope, that as your faith is increased, we shall be greatly enlarged by you in our sphere,” (2 Corinthians 10:15, NKJV) “And the apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith.” So the Lord said, “If you have faith as a mustard

Seeking Jesus First

Seeking Jesus First Jan. 13, 2025

The amount of faith that God gave you is enough. “And the apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith.” So the Lord said, “If you have faith as a mustard seed, you can say to this mulberry tree, ‘Be pulled up by the roots and be planted in the

Seeking Jesus First

Seeking Jesus First Jan. 12, 2025

Trusting in money hinders faith in God. “Then Jesus looked around and said to His disciples, “How hard it is for those who have riches to enter the kingdom of God!” And the disciples were astonished at His words. But Jesus answered again and said to them, “Children, how hard

The gospel of the kingdom

Seeking Jesus First Feb. 11, 2025

We come to God with the mindset of a child. “But when Jesus saw it, He was greatly displeased and said to them, “Let the little children come to Me, and do not forbid them; for of such is the kingdom of God. Assuredly, I say to you, whoever does

Seeking Jesus First

Seeking Jesus First Feb. 10, 2025

The kingdom of God is revealed in the planting of a mustard seed in a garden. “Then He said, “To what shall we liken the kingdom of God? Or with what parable shall we picture it? It is like a mustard seed which, when it is sown on the ground,

Seeking Jesus First

Seeking Jesus First Feb. 5, 2025

The Mystery is of the Kingdom of God is revealed through farming. “And He said to them, “Do you not understand this parable? How then will you understand all the parables? The sower sows the word. And these are the ones by the wayside where the word is sown. When

The gospel of the kingdom

Seeking Jesus First Feb. 4, 2025

What is mysterious about the kingdom of God? The good news of the kingdom of God is the gospel of Jesus Christ. The good news is that the kingdom of God is here. You can receive it now. The kingdom  and culture of heaven is available to you now. The

Discipleship

Seeking Jesus First Fe. 3, 2025

Christ Jesus declared that because He cast out demons by The Spirit of God, “The kingdom of God has come upon you.” “But Jesus knew their thoughts, and said to them: “Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation, and every city or house divided against itself will not

Sunday Morning Notes

Sunday, Feb. 2, 2025 Why church?

Why don’t we all just do our own disassociated fellowships? Or no fellowship at all? Why do those who have the same Spirit that raised Christ from the dead need to stay physically connected to the ‘ekklesia’? The church is a nation and believers are its citizens. All of