May 2015

If you have grown weary of ceremony, religious ritual and dry religion - Jesus calls us to Him! An abiding and intimate relationship with Jesus will be a river of living water flowing up and out of us. This supply will not only satisfy us but will bless others!

There are seven "I AM" statements made by Jesus in the book of John. These statements provide a clear parallel to God's covenant name "I AM who I AM" revealed to Moses as he was called to lead the deliverance of the Israelites. Through Jesus, God's people are still assured of the fact that God is with us, He is everything we need and only He can provide ALL we really need!

Today we begin a series of sermons focused on Jesus as revealed in the book of John. Jesus disciple, John pursued an intimate relationship with Jesus and because of that he had great revelation of Christ's divinity. As we pursue Jesus, we too can have greater revelation of our savior!

For the past three weeks we have heard the importance of living a life separated from "the world." Today, we look at Abraham's response to God in the face of a collapsing society. Although he was "separated" from Sodom, he still interceded for the city. As God's representatives on the earth, we too should have a burden for a perishing world.

In part three of this series we look into Jesus' warning to "Remember Lot's wife." Jesus is clearly warning the last day's church of the danger in becoming attached to the things of the world. In this we see the love that God has for His people. He knows the world is passing away and those who are attached to it will pass away as well. Rather than fall subject to this world, God calls us to draw nearer to Him and find freedom and refuge in His arms.