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

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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

Apostles

Seeking Jesus First Jan. 31, 2025

The Levitical Priesthood is not a model for the New Covenant Church. It doesn’t even seem to have been God’s original intention. GOD promised Moses, in Exodus 19:5–6,(paraphrased) “If you will listen and obey and keep covenant with Me, then I will make you a

Seeking Jesus First

Seeking Jesus First Jan. 30, 2025

Power Gifts “There are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit. There are differences of ministries, but the same Lord. And there are diversities of activities, but it is the same God who works all in all. But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to each one for the

Apostles

Seeking Jesus First Jan. 29, 2025

Why is it important for a church to be apostolic? The answer is found in the five “office” callings of the church.  Notice that “priesthood” is not one of the offices because no one is an intermediary between you and God except God, The SON, Himself, and The Holy Spirit

Apostles

Seeking Jesus First Jan. 28, 2025

The “church” is not just a congregation. The church is the ‘ekklesia’, the “called out ones”. The ‘ekklesia’ is a group of sent ones who establish God’s kingdom culture in a city or locale. The church is a group of people called out to influence culture. The ‘ekklesia’ is

Apostles

Seeking Jesus First Jan. 27, 2024

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’? “Now you are the body of Christ, and members individually.

Discipleship

Seeking Jesus First Jan. 24, 2025

The church of The LORD JESUS CHRIST is apostolic in nature. Jesus is apostolic. He was sent by The Father. He had a purpose when He walked on the earth. Christ Jesus appointed apostles. The twelve apostles were sent by Jesus. The twelve apostles had a purpose. The twelve apostles

Seeking Jesus First

Seeking Jesus First Jan. 23, 2025

What others mean for evil, God and you can turn it for good. Trust in God and in His word. “Joseph said to them, “Do not be afraid, for am I in the place of God? But as for you, you meant evil against me; but God meant it for