Renewed to Honor

But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.1 Peter 2:9  ESV Quick Summary Who we were: no one, but God chose to love us and show his mercies Who we became: royals because Jesus paid the price, and he gave us worth- this means that you matter How should we live: in step with the Spirit, in accordance with the word How should we declare: excel and proclaim his excellencies.  The Bible talks about us being part of the world yet not in the world. The early Christians have done more to transform the  Graeco - Roman  world than any culture. The modern thoughts on dignity, respect, honour and value for human life has been based on the life the early Church lived.  They were called  Exiles : People who were away from their home country. This is because they were refugees living in another world as they lost the...

There are seven times in the Bible where Jesus says the statement I am ...  and all of them are found in the book of John. To understand the meaning behind these we need to look at two sources. First is the Book of John. Who is John writing this book for? John begins the book by saying a philosophical statement that .... In the beginning there was the word, and the word was God and the word was with God. A lot of commentators have explained that John uses this word (Logos) as a means to invite the reader to the question of the day. Back in the days (535-630 BC) beginning with Heraclitus (a Greek philosopher), the  manner in which someone would start a philosophical statement in the public was ... I say, .... or in Greek LOGOS ... and John invites the reader in the book to this same place and say that the reason for life and the purpose for life comes from God and this God is the reason and this reason or ultimate truth has incarnated on earth and is man and is called Jesu...

  Sermon Notes: love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God. Eph 3:19 Isaiah 58:7-8 Fasting is the act of coming to God It is a pursuit  Jer 29:13 1 Chron 28:9 Ps 14:2 Being Weaned Ps 131:1 Acts 13:2,14:23  Fasting is feasting on God drawing deep on his presence depend on His power enjoying His goodness gazing on His beauty Fasting is motivated by desire Ps 139:23-24,John 4:32,Luke 5:35(return) Fasting is not for God Ps 56:12,1 Samuel 7:3,1 Kings 21:29 Fasting means God is better Eph 3:19, Psalm 84:10, Psalm 63:5, 1 Tim 4:3 Fasting should glorify God John 4:32 It opens our antennas Acts 13:2,14:23 It is a weapon for spiritual warfare Mat 4:2-3 It is the crucible to mold us Mat 4:2-3 With love for Sam Storms (Practicing the power, The Beginner's Guide to Spiritual Gifts) God sees us fasting and knows that we are motivated by a deep longing in our hearts for him and for his purposes to be fulfilled in the earth. He knows ...