The Perfecting Church

We’ve been walking through this series on Honor, The Culture of God’s Kingdom, for eight weeks and our entire focus thus far has been on honoring God. We’ve spent so much time here because God is supreme and He deserves … Continue reading →

Introduction: Jesus promised the disciples He would send the Holy Spirit. Jesus assured them the Holy Spirit would be even more effective in their lives than He had been during His earthly ministry. The Holy Spirit’s entrance into our lives … Continue reading →

To honor means to esteem highly, fix the value, revere or respect. The distinguishing characteristic of the culture in the Kingdom of Heaven is its honor for God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirt. We’ve been … Continue reading →

The Word of God created the Universe — all of time, space, planets, moons, minor planets, stars, galaxies, intergalactic space, all matter and energy. It is creations’ honor of the sovereign rule and Word of God that keeps it in … Continue reading →

The Kingdom of Heaven is built upon an unbroken and unified honor of the sovereignty of God.  Every creature in the Kingdom of Heaven respects, reveres and highly esteems God’s rule over all creation.  Nowhere is honor for God’s sovereignty more clearly seen … Continue reading →

Honor changes the way we see the world. When we respect, hold in high esteem, revere and fix the value of God and His sovereign rule, the world and everything in it becomes His again. Make no mistake, there’s never … Continue reading →

God is sovereign — creator, supreme ruler and ultimate power over all that is seen and unseen. God alone upholds and sustains all of creation, possessing the authority, freedom and power, to pre-determine and bring about His desire. All honor … Continue reading →

To honor means to respect, fix the value, hold in high esteem, to revere. Heaven’s culture is shaped by the absolute honor all who reside there give to God the Father, Son and Holy Sprit.  This culture of honor is rooted in the joyful … Continue reading →

Honor is a forgotten and nearly lost aspect of contemporary culture.  To honor means to respect, fix the value, hold in high esteem and to revere.  God’s Kingdom is shaped and forged in honor.  In Heaven, God the Father, Son … Continue reading →

What our families, churches, communities, cities, nations and world need now, more than anything else, is hope. Not just the vain hopes of mankind but the preordained hopes heaven has for us. We must become courageous and willing to surrender … Continue reading →

There are a few heart issues that can be so persistent in our lives that they cause us to miss what God has in mind for us. These issues typically begin in our childhood and become such a part of … Continue reading →

Our greatest challenge is not our external obstacles but rather our internal dialogues.  Past experiences, words of others, failures, and successes are constantly speaking to us about our present situations and future expectations. It is this self talk that drives … Continue reading →

If we took the time to think about it we would all realize there have been people in our lives who turned the other cheek, gave us the coats off their back and gone another mile for us. Not one … Continue reading →

Holy Spirit will compel us to go into uncomfortable situations and environments to express the love of God with signs and wonders, manifesting the gifts of the Spirit. In this message the Lord also reveals five things that can contaminate our hearts and … Continue reading →

We could create a long list of things that might be useful in helping us to develop faith in God. But we would be hard pressed to create any list that didn’t have spending time alone with God right at … Continue reading →