Band of Brothers
Hide and Seek
Lost sheep are searched out and found, And he spake this parable unto them, saying, What man of you, having an hundred sheep, if he lose one of them, doth not leave the ninety and nine in the wilderness, and go after that which is lost, until he find it? Luke 15:1-7
And when he hath found it, he layeth it on his shoulders, rejoicing.
Truth and Tears
Grace Driven
God calls men of God to influence others for Christ. We are Christ centered, faith-based and grace-driven. For by grace are ye saved through faith, and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God, not of works lest any man should boast. Men don’t know how to “work out their own salvation with fear and trembling.” How can we who were born in sin work out our own salvation? The answer is only by the grace of God.
Jesus is Lord
Christianity is not about religion, rather it’s about an intimate relationship with our Lord Jesus Christ. A culture doesn’t suddenly become abased. The decline of a culture and of a people is a gradual erosion. However, our Lord still reigns. Though nations and governments rise and fall, The Word of the Lord liveth and abideth forever.
Three Gifts
Guest Speaker Gary Stubblefield. The three gifts, what does God do for us, gift of Faith, gift of Hope and the gift of Love. It’s pretty much impossible in most aspects of life to know anything apart from faith. Evidence leads to probability, which leads to commitment and vulnerability which ultimately leads to servitude. Unfortunately, we have come to despise the faith process but faith is essential for knowing.
Dependence
Special Guest Speaker Ryan Van Deusen. If we come to Christianity just so we can have a better life, then it just makes us god. Is the only reason we come to Christianity just for the sake of ourselves? Upon what does our faith depend? II Corinthians 3 5 Not that we are sufficient in ourselves to claim anything as coming from us, but our sufficiency is from God, (ESV)