The Perfecting Church

The challenge we have with the freedom God has freely given is, we don’t realize we’re in bondage.  No one is harder to make free than the one who believes bondage is freedom and freedom is bondage.  Shaped by life … Continue reading →

The Perfecting Church produces change in the lives of men, women and children through the transforming power of God\'s word and presence enabling us to discover and live God\'s unique plan for our lives emerging as holy, purpose-driven, people of influence who extend the Kingdom of God.

Mankind is unique among all of God’s creation. God has given us the distinction of being His image bearers in the earth.  We carry a value, position and dignity that sets us apart from all other created beings.  Our understanding … Continue reading →

Among all the gifts that God has given to us there is none greater than Himself. God Himself, is the ultimate gift to mankind. In giving Himself to us God has given mankind absolute life and absolute love. The problem … Continue reading →

In the garden mankind lost relationship with their Father (Up).  As a result, we lost the ability to love and live with one another as God intended (In).  Orphaned, without a Father and without one another, we lost what was … Continue reading →

Salvation, following Jesus and being a disciple is about more than our relationship with God. God is restoring and redeeming our lives and our love in three directions — Up, In and Out. When man fell in the garden, we … Continue reading →

Do you want to make a great impact in this world and the lives of others? Do you long to be used in a way that is more meaningful and fulfilling? Do you sense God calling you to more, but … Continue reading →

The Perfecting Church produces change in the lives of men, women and children through the transforming power of God\'s word and presence enabling us to discover and live God\'s unique plan for our lives emerging as holy, purpose-driven, people of influence who extend the Kingdom of God.

We have a birth family and a rebirth family. We have a family of formation and origin and we have a family of transformation and rebirth. It is this combination of our Up Life with God and our In Life … Continue reading →

In the chaos of the human experience, our lives often become driven by what we are doing “for God” or what we are doing “for ourselves”. But neither “for God” or “for ourselves” really grasps the essence of life as … Continue reading →

All of creation is waiting. We’re all looking, waiting and longing for something beyond where we are presently. What creation is truly longing for is the manifestation of God’s sons and daughters. Even we are looking for a version of … Continue reading →

The rest of God is a person, a place, and a thing.  Our life, our fulfillment, and our reason for being are found in the rest of God.  Apart from God’s rest we are stuck — nomads, wanderers, weary travelers, … Continue reading →

The moment we lose sight of just how much we’ve been forgiven, we become stuck. Our lives in this world are shaped by God’s forgiveness or our unforgiveness. We will become progressively hardened and resistant to loving and forgiving others … Continue reading →

The present circumstances of our life are no surprise to God. God knows our past, He’s knows our present and He knows our future. Nothing about us is a surprise to God. Our God is eternal. He existed before time. … Continue reading →

Our desire for independence moves us into situations that distance us from our Father’s love. Independence will take us further away than we thought and put us in difficulty even when we are doing the “right things”. The way out … Continue reading →