Posts with the category “worship”
Expectation
by John Kelley on August 19th, 2024
When we walk as disciples of Christ, we walk with confidence in knowing that we win in life and in death. Read More
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Chocolate Eclairs Won’t Save You
by John Kelley on June 19th, 2024
One of the most dangerous aspects of gluttony is idolatry. We turn food into something more than the fuel for our bodies that it was designed to be. Read More
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Our Sacrifice Is Nothing....
by John Kelley on May 20th, 2024
God loves His creation so much that even the sacrifice of His own Son wasn’t off the table when it came to redemption. We are the fortunate recipients of a gift we’ve never earned or deserved. Read More
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The Heart Of Service
by John Kelley on March 29th, 2024
Our service has an end goal. We are to make disciples. Our service has one source. That is Christ Jesus. Our service comes from one place, worship. When the day comes that we finally get to receive the very thing we have lived our lives for and our hope is made complete, worship will still be there. Read More
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Disciples Are Made, Not Grown
by John Kelley on March 28th, 2024
A disciple is easily broken down as someone who is following Jesus, being changed by Jesus and is committed to the mission of Jesus. Notice, that there are no Bible College degrees in there. There’s nothing about putting in years of service. It doesn’t say that you have to have half the Bible memorized. Instead, we are to go, share, and do life. Read More
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Care For The Bride
by John Kelley on March 27th, 2024
One of the biggest reasons why we serve in the Church is because we are to care for Christ’s bride. He’s now preparing a place for her and will return to take her with Him. It’s our responsibility to get her ready. Read More
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One Body, Many Parts
by John Kelley on March 26th, 2024
Each of us has a place in the church where we can serve, but not everyone has the same giftedness. While some have the “out front” gifts; public speaking, musical talent, and the ability to teach and preach, most will serve behind the scenes. That’s what really makes the Church thrive. Read More
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Breaking Bread Together
by John Kelley on February 14th, 2024
The people we spend the most time with tend to be the people who affect WHO we are the most. It’s no wonder that God would want us around each other in the Church as much as possible. Read More
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Time Is NOT On My Side
by John Kelley on February 9th, 2024
The best ability we have is availability. When we schedule God out of our day, we can’t expect Him to sit around and wait for us. The Bible isn’t our story. It’s God’s story, and He allows us to play a part in it. Read More
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God Is Not Santa Claus
by John Kelley on February 2nd, 2024
Are we like that with God? Do we want Him to just be all about us? In our twisted version of God, do we really just want Him to give us our every desire and shut his mouth so He can focus on what we’re saying? I don’t think that’s how God works, and I don’t want Him to. Read More
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We All Need Space
by John Kelley on February 1st, 2024
There was an artistic hand involved in the creation of everything around me. There was an intrinsic beauty that couldn't be explained by a big bang or random evolution. I was in the midst of a masterpiece created by the Master Himself. Read More
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Food Is Overrated
by John Kelley on January 26th, 2024
When we fast, we are unlocking shackles that tell us we need our food at all times, on all occasions. We’ve convinced ourselves that our slave owners aren’t real, and we are just fine where we are. Fasting says otherwise. Read More
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Emptied of Ourselves and Filled with Christ
by John Kelley on January 24th, 2024
Every day we are exposed to innumerable images, sounds, and thoughts that are in direct competition with what God wants for us. Fasting allows us to shut down that noise and focus on something better. Removing the need for food forces us to depend on something else to get us through the day. Read More
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Giving God Our Meal Times
by John Kelley on January 23rd, 2024
A common misconception about fasting is the idea that we just don’t eat. That’s only part of the equation. When we fast, we need to take that time when we would normally be eating and commit it, intentionally, to God. Otherwise, we’re just starving ourselves with no purpose. Read More
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What is Fasting All About?
by John Kelley on January 22nd, 2024
It’s a way to get clarity when seeking Wisdom from God. We remove all other needs and place them in God’s hands so that we can better discern what His will is for us. Read More
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Worship Even When You Don't Want To
by John Kelley on January 19th, 2024
Is it possible that the greatest form of worship we can offer God is our obedience? Maybe true worship happens when we do it on the days we just aren’t feeling it. Maybe it’s in our low points when our willingness to do something overshadows our desire to. Read More
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Sunday Worship
by John Kelley on January 18th, 2024
The Sabbath is probably the most ignored commandment in the Bible. That in itself is crazy when you consider that this command (notice, it’s not a suggestion) comes BEFORE honoring your father and mother, murder, stealing, committing adultery, coveting, and bearing false witness. Read More
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Worship In Our Family
by John Kelley on January 17th, 2024
When our children see that our lives are a worship service to God, that we value our faith 24/7/365, they’ll take on that value. Read More
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Worship In Our Work
by John Kelley on January 16th, 2024
If we are offering our bodies, it’s kind of a given that everything we do matters when it comes to our worship, but God seems to really have an interest in how we work. There is a correlation between holiness and our work ethic throughout the Bible. Read More
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What Is Worship?
by John Kelley on January 15th, 2024
Notice that there is no mention of music there. Does that mean music can’t be worship? Absolutely not! We can worship through music, but that’s not the point of that scripture. Paul is saying here that our worship is something we live out through the constant growth of our faith. Read More
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What Is Prayer?AdorationConfessionThanksgivingSupplicationScripture Is The Word Of GodGod’s Word Guides UsGod’s Word Convicts UsGod’s Word Connects UsGod’s Word Encourages UsWhat Is Worship?Worship In Our WorkWorship In Our FamilySunday WorshipWorship Even When You Don't Want ToWhat is Fasting All About?Giving God Our Meal TimesEmptied of Ourselves and Filled with ChristFasting Develops FocusFood Is OverratedGod Is NOT In The FireJesus Sneaks OffWe Make Our Own Noise
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We All Need SpaceGod Is Not Santa ClausWith Great Blessing Comes Great ResponsibilityCan Stewardship Be Scary?Filling the Need When We See ItIt's All His AnywayTime Is NOT On My SideWe Need Each OtherDevoted To The WordBreaking Bread TogetherGroup Conversations With GodFour Hands Are Better Than TwoLet’s Keep It SimpleOnly Take What You NeedSlow DownThe Great PurgeA Simple MessageGod’s Word Is A WeaponDo You Have A Game Plan?What You Remember Most Matters MostStart With the Basics
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