Seeking Jesus First

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Seeking Jesus First

Seeking Jesus First June 30, 2025

If you had faith…, you would say… “So Jesus said to them, “Because of your unbelief; for assuredly, I say to you, if you have faith as a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move; and nothing will be impossible

Seeking Jesus First

Seeking Jesus First June 27, 2025

61 times in the New Testament, we read the phrase, “It is written”. Christ Jesus used the same phrase three times in Matthew 4 when being confronted by the devil in the wilderness. “Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.

Seeking Jesus First

Seeking Jesus First June 26, 2025

Is sin connected to bad things happening? Jesus taught that sin is connected to bad things happening to us. “Afterward Jesus found him in the temple, and said to him, “See, you have been made well. Sin no more, lest a worse thing come upon you.”” (John 5:14, NKJV)

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Seeking Jesus First June 24, 2025

Why do we fight with Scripture? Why do we wrestle against The Word of God? As believers, even as those who are “spiritually mature”, we may seek to justify ourselves rather than allow the word to justify us. We are sanctified and justified by The Word of God - not

Seeking Jesus First

Seeking Jesus First June 23, 2025

Our inheritance is the fullness of God and Christ Jesus. “And of His fullness we have all received, and grace for grace.” (John 1:16, NKJV) “which is His body, the fullness of Him who fills all in all.” (Ephesians 1:23, NKJV) “to know the love of Christ which

Confessions

Seeking Jesus First June 20, 2025

Fruit of the spirit daily confessions I sow to the spirit and reap abundant and everlasting life. Because I have and speak the words of Christ Jesus, who is the High Priest of my confession, the words that I speak are spirit and life. The love of God fills my

Seeking Jesus First

Seeking Jesus First June 19, 2025

Self control is a fruit of the human spirit which was made in the image of God. If it were not, then only those who have Holy Spirit could exercise self control. Unfortunately, self control seems to go out of the window with some of us who are Spirit-Filled. The

Seeking Jesus First

Seeking Jesus First June 18, 2025

The Holy Spirit is The Advocate as well as The Comforter and Helper John 16:5-11 “But now I go away to Him who sent Me, and none of you asks Me, ‘Where are You going?’ But because I have said these things to you, sorrow has filled your heart.

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Seeking Jesus First June 16, 2025

Jesus told Nicodemus, “whoever believes in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life.” What does it mean to “perish” if someone does not believe in Jesus? “And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of Man be lifted up, that whoever believes

Seeking Jesus First

Seeking Jesus First June 13, 2025

God is light and The Father of Light. Christ Jesus is the light. We are the light. “This is the message which we have heard from Him and declare to you, that God is light and in Him is no darkness at all.” 1 John 1:5 “Every good gift

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Seeking Jesus First June 12, 2025

John 1:14 “And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth.” 1 Peter 1:22-25 “Since you have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit in

Seeking Jesus First

Seeking Jesus First June 10, 2025

Born of God “But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name: who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.” (John

Seeking Jesus First

Seeking Jesus First June 5, 2025

1. It is not “religious legalism” to be faithful to do what is right and keep doing what is right. 2. Regular fasting, daily Bible reading, confessing the word, prayer, thanksgiving, praise and worship could be “religious observances” for some. However, as we live by faith, these things are just

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Seeking Jesus First June 3, 2025

Have you come to know your God-given purpose? “For if you remain completely silent at this time, relief and deliverance will arise for the Jews from another place, but you and your father’s house will perish. Yet who knows whether you have come to the kingdom for such a

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Seeking Jesus First May 29, 2025

When life has thrown hard times your way and you are struggling with keeping your mind and your responses right, what do you do? What do you do in the midst of a trial? Psalm 27:8,13-14 “When You said, “Seek My face,” My heart said to You, “Your

Seeking Jesus First

Seeking Jesus First Nov. 27, 2025

A warning from Jesus, The Christ. Matthew 18:2-7 (TPT) “Jesus called a little one to his side and said to them, “Learn this well: Unless you dramatically change your way of thinking and become teachable, and learn about heaven’s kingdom realm with the wide-eyed wonder of a child,

Seeking Jesus First

Seeking Jesus First May 26, 2025

Sunday Morning Sermon Notes - "The I AM is His Name because the I AM is Who He Is." “Then Moses said to God, “Indeed, when I come to the children of Israel and say to them, ‘The God of your fathers has sent me to you,’ and they say

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Seeking Jesus First May 15, 2025

Can God be pleased with someone who is not walking by faith? “By faith Enoch was taken away so that he did not see death, “and was not found, because God had taken him”; for before he was taken he had this testimony, that he pleased God. But without faith

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Seeking Jesus First May 14, 2025

Be content. “Let your conduct be without covetousness; be content with such things as you have. For He Himself has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.” So we may boldly say: “The Lord is my helper; I will not fear. What can man do to me?” (Hebrews

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Seeking Jesus First May 13, 2025

Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners. “This is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am chief.” (1 Timothy 1:15, NKJV) “And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even

Seeking Jesus First

Seeking Jesus First May 12, 2025

God, our Father, will always be faithful to His word. “This is a faithful saying: For if we died with Him, We shall also live with Him. If we endure, We shall also reign with Him. If we deny Him, He also will deny us. If we are faithless, He

Seeking Jesus First

Seeking Jesus First May 9, 2025

Regarding spiritual authority in the body of Christ… “Obey those who rule over you, and be submissive, for they watch out for your souls, as those who must give account. Let them do so with joy and not with grief, for that would be unprofitable for you.” (Hebrews 13:17,

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Seeking Jesus First May 8, 2025

Prayer is meant to be tenacious, persistent, full of faith and expectation. Jesus teaches that, even though God is a loving Father, we are to pray in the same way as approaching an unjust judge. Don't stop believing, asking, expecting until you have received what was promised in The Word

Forgiveness

Seeking Jesus First May 7, 2025

Must we really forgive those who wrong and hurt us in order to receive forgiveness? There is no other way to read what the LORD JESUS said… “For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you do not forgive men their trespasses,

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Seeking Jesus First May 6, 2025

“Unforgiveness” is not a word, but it is a condition that invites bitterness into the heart. The blood of Jesus Christ was shed on the cross for the remission of sins. The blood of Jesus Christ is holy, and it was accepted by God our Father as a propitiation for