Great time in church today. Nathan Benger brought an excellent message entitled ‘Here I Am!’
Hebrews 10:5-7 – Therefore, when Christ came into the world, he said: "Sacrifice and offering you did not desire, but a body you prepared for me; with burnt offerings and sin offerings you were not pleased. Then I said, 'Here I am - it is written about me in the scroll - I have come to do your will, O God.'
Let us make ourselves available for God. Remember these things…
No…there isn’t anything I cannot do!
Luke 1:37 – For nothing is impossible with God
God can do anything in our lives. Do it for God! All things are possible with God whatever obstacles we face or troubles…God is bigger…God is stronger!
Matthew 19:26 – Jesus looked at them and said, "With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible
No matter what we do for God we can accomplish all things!
Footballer’s testimony…“At the age of eighteen, Kaká suffered a career-threatening and possibly paralysis-inducing spinal fracture as a result of a swimming pool accident, but remarkably made a full recovery. He attributes his recovery to God and has since tithed his income to his church”
Believe that by putting our faith in God we can accomplish so much. We can impact our town as a body of people, our homes, streets and workplaces. ‘Light gathered on Sunday and light scattered during the week’.
Our faith flourishes through obedience. Jesus is our ultimate example in this…he was obedient to death!
Romans 16:26 – But now as the prophets foretold and as the eternal God has commanded, this message is made known to all Gentiles everywhere, so that they too might believe and obey him.
Great things can happen through obedience to our faith.
Yes…to making myself heard
We have people around us who we can have an impact upon and make the name of Jesus known to them. Through friendship and being there for them in times of need etc.
Mark 16:15 – He said to them, "Go into all the world and preach the good news to all creation
Our aim is to go into our world and preach the good news and be good news! There are many ways in which we can do this.
We are here for our world, whoever they are and whatever they’ve done. Jesus is our great example for this. Don’t hide away from people…make yourself available and be heard!
Yes…to stepping up and saying ‘Here I am!’
Going to church is great food for our lives and helps us in having the maximum impact on our world.
Let us the same attitude of Jesus as mentioned Hebrews 10, ‘I have to come to do your will O God!’
Jesus knew the impact this would have on the world…it did then and still has today. Lives are being changed and will be changed.
Do we need to say today, ‘Here I am!’?
Sunday, January 25, 2009
Sunday, January 18, 2009
A House of Prayer
Another great message from Paul Benger this morning as we continued our ‘House’ series. His message was called ‘A House of Prayer’.
Having a powerful and effective prayer life is not just about praying more.
We can find ourselves feeling guilty because we say to ourselves ‘we should pray more’. It can become a burden and we feel rubbish because we don’t feel we’re fulfilling our prayer potential. And yet a powerful and effective prayer life is available for all of God’s people. We can have great prayer lives!
We know that God’s power at work is a result of our prayers. When we look back at our prayer history we see mixed results, some answered and some not.
Jesus wants his house to be a house of prayer.
Mark 11:15-18 – On reaching Jerusalem, Jesus entered the temple area and began driving out those who were buying and selling there. He overturned the tables of the money changers and the benches of those selling doves, 16and would not allow anyone to carry merchandise through the temple courts. And as he taught them, he said, "Is it not written: " 'My house will be called a house of prayer for all nations'? But you have made it 'a den of robbers.' " The chief priests and the teachers of the law heard this and began looking for a way to kill him, for they feared him, because the whole crowd was amazed at his teaching.
Jesus did this because he had a passion for God’s House. Why did this event have so much impact?
Jesus touched and challenged their morals….their motives. The sacred cow, money, ‘we don’t talk about those things’…and yet Jesus did!
Jesus touched the multitudes…the whole crowd. They were amazed by Jesus’ teaching and turned from their ways in an instance.
Jesus had and still has a passion for his house…and for it to be a house of prayer.
Christian Life Church is a house of prayer. But it’s not just the prayer we organise but your prayer and my prayer.
Let’s see our prayer life gain momentum. Like the car, which uses more fuel to get off the drive than it does when travelling at 60mph. It’s when we have that kind of stop/start prayer life we find it a struggle. Pray whenever and wherever you can.
Luke 1:1-13
Jesus wants to teach us how to pray. The disciples asked Jesus to teach them how to pray…not to manage, not to lead. They recognised the power that was at work because of Jesus’ prayer life.
We are reliant on prayer to see God’s power at work in us and in our world.
‘Nothing happens except in answer to prayer’ – John Wesley
When we pray the activity of God increases
PRAYING BECAUSE OF DESIRE
The disciples had a desire to pray. God has put that in all of us…a desire for intimacy with God. ‘Our Father…’ – our identity as children of God…we believe this is our standing with God as we come to him in prayer.
Prayer releases the activity of God…’Your Kingdom come’ – peoples lives set free…miracles…people coming to faith. Let’s pray!
PRAYING BECAUSE OF THE WILL OF GOD
‘Your Kingdom come Your will be done’- his will is in his word. Let us pray that his will be done.
Luke 11:11-13 - Which of you fathers, if your son asks for a fish, will give him a snake instead? Or if he asks for an egg, will give him a scorpion? If you then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!"
When we ask we receive more of God’s spirit. Have a confidence in the will of God for our lives and the lives of people. When God says it He means it! He desires his will to be done. He is not willing that any should perish. Let our prayers be bolder! Let us be a house of prayer.
PRAYING FOR THE GLORY OF GOD
Our desire is to see a house of magnificence, a glorious house! That our God will be known, everything about him. His fame and not ours, his name and not ours. He is glorified when he is seen in us and in his house.
God is glorified in a house of prayer.
PRAYING PERSISTENTLY
Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened.
Sometimes we’ve just got to keep praying…because we know what we are asking for is God’s will.
Kick start our prayer lives. Pray a little…often, whenever and wherever we can.
Having a powerful and effective prayer life is not just about praying more.
We can find ourselves feeling guilty because we say to ourselves ‘we should pray more’. It can become a burden and we feel rubbish because we don’t feel we’re fulfilling our prayer potential. And yet a powerful and effective prayer life is available for all of God’s people. We can have great prayer lives!
We know that God’s power at work is a result of our prayers. When we look back at our prayer history we see mixed results, some answered and some not.
Jesus wants his house to be a house of prayer.
Mark 11:15-18 – On reaching Jerusalem, Jesus entered the temple area and began driving out those who were buying and selling there. He overturned the tables of the money changers and the benches of those selling doves, 16and would not allow anyone to carry merchandise through the temple courts. And as he taught them, he said, "Is it not written: " 'My house will be called a house of prayer for all nations'? But you have made it 'a den of robbers.' " The chief priests and the teachers of the law heard this and began looking for a way to kill him, for they feared him, because the whole crowd was amazed at his teaching.
Jesus did this because he had a passion for God’s House. Why did this event have so much impact?
Jesus touched and challenged their morals….their motives. The sacred cow, money, ‘we don’t talk about those things’…and yet Jesus did!
Jesus touched the multitudes…the whole crowd. They were amazed by Jesus’ teaching and turned from their ways in an instance.
Jesus had and still has a passion for his house…and for it to be a house of prayer.
Christian Life Church is a house of prayer. But it’s not just the prayer we organise but your prayer and my prayer.
Let’s see our prayer life gain momentum. Like the car, which uses more fuel to get off the drive than it does when travelling at 60mph. It’s when we have that kind of stop/start prayer life we find it a struggle. Pray whenever and wherever you can.
Luke 1:1-13
Jesus wants to teach us how to pray. The disciples asked Jesus to teach them how to pray…not to manage, not to lead. They recognised the power that was at work because of Jesus’ prayer life.
We are reliant on prayer to see God’s power at work in us and in our world.
‘Nothing happens except in answer to prayer’ – John Wesley
When we pray the activity of God increases
PRAYING BECAUSE OF DESIRE
The disciples had a desire to pray. God has put that in all of us…a desire for intimacy with God. ‘Our Father…’ – our identity as children of God…we believe this is our standing with God as we come to him in prayer.
Prayer releases the activity of God…’Your Kingdom come’ – peoples lives set free…miracles…people coming to faith. Let’s pray!
PRAYING BECAUSE OF THE WILL OF GOD
‘Your Kingdom come Your will be done’- his will is in his word. Let us pray that his will be done.
Luke 11:11-13 - Which of you fathers, if your son asks for a fish, will give him a snake instead? Or if he asks for an egg, will give him a scorpion? If you then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!"
When we ask we receive more of God’s spirit. Have a confidence in the will of God for our lives and the lives of people. When God says it He means it! He desires his will to be done. He is not willing that any should perish. Let our prayers be bolder! Let us be a house of prayer.
PRAYING FOR THE GLORY OF GOD
Our desire is to see a house of magnificence, a glorious house! That our God will be known, everything about him. His fame and not ours, his name and not ours. He is glorified when he is seen in us and in his house.
God is glorified in a house of prayer.
PRAYING PERSISTENTLY
Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened.
Sometimes we’ve just got to keep praying…because we know what we are asking for is God’s will.
Kick start our prayer lives. Pray a little…often, whenever and wherever we can.
Sunday, January 11, 2009
Full House
Today in church Paul Benger continued our great series ‘House’ with an excellent message called ‘Full House’.
1 Chronicles 22:5-7
It’s on God’s heart to build a great and magnificent House…let this be in hearts also.
God gives us a passion for his house. Sometimes we can get disillusioned with church. God wants to put a passion for his house inside of us.
We’re going to see a great move of God in our lifetime and across our area. Christian Life Church is going to be a great part of God’s glorious house!
Revival is when God moves and touches the lives of great numbers of people and we see God’s house impacting and influencing the lives of many.
We can and will see the passion for his house being passed through the generations…it won’t remain with the one generation.
How do you picture the House of God? Nothing is too good for God! Some say ‘don’t get too fanatical about Church’…but how can we get too fanatical about God’s house, how can we get too passionate about building the house of God…reaching people and seeing lives transformed! You can’t get too passionate about that!
When we talk about the house of God we’re not just talking about buildings…but the things that we own should reflect His goodness. We should give him the best that we can! This is his house…his eyes are on it and his heart is in it.
FULL OF PEOPLE
God wants to see his house FULL. To see a throng of people.
Luke 14:11-24
As disciples Jesus is teaching us that He doesn’t come second. In this text even though we know that everybody loves a party, a banquet…the people were apathetic.
But we believe when God moves the people will say ‘Yes!’ His house is going to be ‘full’ and will be a magnificent house.
We know that it’s about people and not about numbers…but we read in the book of Acts that thousands of people were added to the church. We’re reaching the multitudes, the throngs of people. Every person is a life that God wants to touch…and for us to reach.
The church is meant to be BIG – SMALL…congregation of the multitude and the smaller connect groups.
Psalm 35:18 – I will give you thanks in the great assembly; among throngs of people I will praise you
We need to get used to crowds on earth because Heaven is going to be busy!
Today’s average church attendance in the UK is about 45…we need to think bigger!
Psalm 42:4 – These things I remember as I pour out my soul: how I used to go with the multitude, leading the procession to the house of God, with shouts of joy and thanksgiving among the festive throng.
A festive throng…a celebration! Crowds of worshippers. Wherever Jesus went there was a crowd, and he also met with the ONE. The church should be the same.
Can we see a vision of something great, something magnificent…a full house. The expansion of God’s Kingdom overtaking our lives!
John 1:43-47 – The next day Jesus decided to leave for Galilee. Finding Philip, he said to him, "Follow me." Philip, like Andrew and Peter, was from the town of Bethsaida. Philip found Nathanael and told him, "We have found the one Moses wrote about in the Law, and about whom the prophets also wrote—Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph." “Nazareth! Can anything good come from there?" Nathanael asked. "Come and see," said Philip. When Jesus saw Nathanael approaching, he said of him, "Here is a true Israelite, in whom there is nothing false."
Can anything good come from Chesterfield? In 2009 Jesus will find somebody through you. His house is meant to be full of people.
FULL OF GOD HIMSELF
Ephesians 1:22-23 – And God placed all things under his feet and appointed him to be head over everything for the church, which is his body, the fullness of him who fills everything in every way.
People are meant to encounter God in the House and in our week as we go out into our world. They’re meant to encounter something of the character of God, his heart and attitude. Through the church, through you and me, they encounter God’s colours – faith, hope and love.
When we encounter the fullness of God in his house we can’t stay miserable, we can’t stay afraid, we can’t stay worried!
In the midst of God’s presence, in his house amongst his people…there is no end to God. He wants his house to reflect him.
FULL OF FOOD
Malachi 3:10 – Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. Test me in this," says the LORD Almighty, "and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that you will not have room enough for it
It’s about God’s house being full of blessing that there’s not enough room for it! He fills it with food as give…he fills it with ministries, friendships, relationships, connections.
People are starving and God wants to fill them through us…through the House of God being full to overflowing!
The church is the environment where God speaks and lives are fed with ‘soul food’.
Matthew 4:4 – Jesus answered, "It is written: 'Man does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God
People will find good things in the House of God that will feed their lives with something that truly satisfies.
Even if we have failed we will find a way back because God’s grace is available to all.
People need to be in his house because they will find food for the soul.
Let us seek to bring others to Christ…‘raise the risk’…ask the question, ‘will you come to church with me?’ Pray for friends and family to come.
1 Chronicles 22:5-7
It’s on God’s heart to build a great and magnificent House…let this be in hearts also.
God gives us a passion for his house. Sometimes we can get disillusioned with church. God wants to put a passion for his house inside of us.
We’re going to see a great move of God in our lifetime and across our area. Christian Life Church is going to be a great part of God’s glorious house!
Revival is when God moves and touches the lives of great numbers of people and we see God’s house impacting and influencing the lives of many.
We can and will see the passion for his house being passed through the generations…it won’t remain with the one generation.
How do you picture the House of God? Nothing is too good for God! Some say ‘don’t get too fanatical about Church’…but how can we get too fanatical about God’s house, how can we get too passionate about building the house of God…reaching people and seeing lives transformed! You can’t get too passionate about that!
When we talk about the house of God we’re not just talking about buildings…but the things that we own should reflect His goodness. We should give him the best that we can! This is his house…his eyes are on it and his heart is in it.
FULL OF PEOPLE
God wants to see his house FULL. To see a throng of people.
Luke 14:11-24
As disciples Jesus is teaching us that He doesn’t come second. In this text even though we know that everybody loves a party, a banquet…the people were apathetic.
But we believe when God moves the people will say ‘Yes!’ His house is going to be ‘full’ and will be a magnificent house.
We know that it’s about people and not about numbers…but we read in the book of Acts that thousands of people were added to the church. We’re reaching the multitudes, the throngs of people. Every person is a life that God wants to touch…and for us to reach.
The church is meant to be BIG – SMALL…congregation of the multitude and the smaller connect groups.
Psalm 35:18 – I will give you thanks in the great assembly; among throngs of people I will praise you
We need to get used to crowds on earth because Heaven is going to be busy!
Today’s average church attendance in the UK is about 45…we need to think bigger!
Psalm 42:4 – These things I remember as I pour out my soul: how I used to go with the multitude, leading the procession to the house of God, with shouts of joy and thanksgiving among the festive throng.
A festive throng…a celebration! Crowds of worshippers. Wherever Jesus went there was a crowd, and he also met with the ONE. The church should be the same.
Can we see a vision of something great, something magnificent…a full house. The expansion of God’s Kingdom overtaking our lives!
John 1:43-47 – The next day Jesus decided to leave for Galilee. Finding Philip, he said to him, "Follow me." Philip, like Andrew and Peter, was from the town of Bethsaida. Philip found Nathanael and told him, "We have found the one Moses wrote about in the Law, and about whom the prophets also wrote—Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph." “Nazareth! Can anything good come from there?" Nathanael asked. "Come and see," said Philip. When Jesus saw Nathanael approaching, he said of him, "Here is a true Israelite, in whom there is nothing false."
Can anything good come from Chesterfield? In 2009 Jesus will find somebody through you. His house is meant to be full of people.
FULL OF GOD HIMSELF
Ephesians 1:22-23 – And God placed all things under his feet and appointed him to be head over everything for the church, which is his body, the fullness of him who fills everything in every way.
People are meant to encounter God in the House and in our week as we go out into our world. They’re meant to encounter something of the character of God, his heart and attitude. Through the church, through you and me, they encounter God’s colours – faith, hope and love.
When we encounter the fullness of God in his house we can’t stay miserable, we can’t stay afraid, we can’t stay worried!
In the midst of God’s presence, in his house amongst his people…there is no end to God. He wants his house to reflect him.
FULL OF FOOD
Malachi 3:10 – Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. Test me in this," says the LORD Almighty, "and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that you will not have room enough for it
It’s about God’s house being full of blessing that there’s not enough room for it! He fills it with food as give…he fills it with ministries, friendships, relationships, connections.
People are starving and God wants to fill them through us…through the House of God being full to overflowing!
The church is the environment where God speaks and lives are fed with ‘soul food’.
Matthew 4:4 – Jesus answered, "It is written: 'Man does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God
People will find good things in the House of God that will feed their lives with something that truly satisfies.
Even if we have failed we will find a way back because God’s grace is available to all.
People need to be in his house because they will find food for the soul.
Let us seek to bring others to Christ…‘raise the risk’…ask the question, ‘will you come to church with me?’ Pray for friends and family to come.
Monday, January 05, 2009
A Heart for the House
Great message in church yesterday. As part of our new series called ‘House’ Gavin Lloyd and Paul Benger started it off with a message called ‘A Heart for the House’.
God’s heart is for his house!
1 Chronicles 22:5-7
David declares his heart for the House of God – ‘I had it in my heart to build a house for the name of the Lord my God’.
Another King of Israel, Asa, also had a heart for the House of God.
1 Kings 15:14 - Asa's heart was fully committed to the LORD all his life. He brought into the temple of the LORD the silver and gold and the articles that he and his father had dedicated.
He was fully committed, dedicated he had a heart for God and a heart for the house of God.
We can build something great when we have a people who have a heart for God and a heart for the House of God!
As we read scripture it becomes more and more evident that the House of God was in God’s heart as well.
1 Kings 8:17-18 – "My father David had it in his heart to build a temple for the Name of the LORD, the God of Israel. But the LORD said to my father David, 'Because it was in your heart to build a temple for my Name, you did well to have this in your heart.
There are those who say they are for the Kingdom of God but they’re not really into ‘the church’. But you can’t separate the two, the Kingdom of God from the church of Jesus Christ.
We need to understand the power of God that’s at work when we gather together around the name of Jesus!
1 Kings 9:3-4 – The LORD said to him: "I have heard the prayer and plea you have made before me; I have consecrated this temple, which you have built, by putting my Name there forever. My eyes and my heart will always be there.
If we want to get under God’s gaze and into his will, into his heart…where do we need to be – in the House of God!
“His eyes are on it and his heart is in it!” – The Message
Don’t underestimate the love that God has for his church. I believe we truly connect with God when our heart is in His House.
God’s heart is for the house – a house of magnificence and splendour and fame!
Psalm 42:4 - These things I remember as I pour out my soul: how I used to go with the multitude, leading the procession to the house of God, with shouts of joy and thanksgiving among the festive throng.
This was no run-down, boring, irrelevant place…this was the House of God! Exciting, pulsating, happening place…a place of magnificence and splendour!
Let’s get a heart for the house of God…remembering that this is place where God has his eyes on it and his heart in it!
1 Timothy 3:15 - The church is God’s household…it’s his Family - The church of the LIVING God. God is alive today!
Why should we have a Heart for the House of God? Because Christ loved the Church!
Ephesians 5:25,27 – Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her…and to present her to himself as a radiant church, without stain or wrinkle or any other blemish, but holy and blameless
His desire is for a radiant Church! A glorious church! Never settle for anything less!
I believe being a Christian means commitment to ‘the cause’ of Christ. ‘I will build my church…’
John 2:17 - "Zeal for your house will consume me."
We need to recognise that to have a heart for God we need to have a heart for the House of God as well. We’re committed to the Family of God, to see it prosper, to see it flourish, to see people’s lives flourish.
The church as a force…an immovable force…mobilised force – reaching, teaching, helping, feeding, giving, loving. It still thrives today…a resilient church! The Church of Jesus Christ is ALIVE!
Jesus is building His Church! God loves His Church – His eyes are on it and His heart is in it!
Don’t under estimate the House of God…it’s powerful place to be! Don’t let our hearts slip…and be moved away from the House of God. When we need to always remember – His eyes are on the House of God and his heart is in the House of God! Let us always have a heart for God and a heart for the House of God.
Our gifts will excel when they are used in the church.
1 Corinthians 14:12 – So it is with you. Since you are eager to have spiritual gifts, try to excel in gifts that build up the church
So much of your natural ability/talent when committed to having a heart for the house will be maximised!
Jesus loved the church and gave his life for her. He loved her that much! Don’t try loving God without loving His Church. A heart for God is a heart for God's House.
God’s heart is for his house!
1 Chronicles 22:5-7
David declares his heart for the House of God – ‘I had it in my heart to build a house for the name of the Lord my God’.
Another King of Israel, Asa, also had a heart for the House of God.
1 Kings 15:14 - Asa's heart was fully committed to the LORD all his life. He brought into the temple of the LORD the silver and gold and the articles that he and his father had dedicated.
He was fully committed, dedicated he had a heart for God and a heart for the house of God.
We can build something great when we have a people who have a heart for God and a heart for the House of God!
As we read scripture it becomes more and more evident that the House of God was in God’s heart as well.
1 Kings 8:17-18 – "My father David had it in his heart to build a temple for the Name of the LORD, the God of Israel. But the LORD said to my father David, 'Because it was in your heart to build a temple for my Name, you did well to have this in your heart.
There are those who say they are for the Kingdom of God but they’re not really into ‘the church’. But you can’t separate the two, the Kingdom of God from the church of Jesus Christ.
We need to understand the power of God that’s at work when we gather together around the name of Jesus!
1 Kings 9:3-4 – The LORD said to him: "I have heard the prayer and plea you have made before me; I have consecrated this temple, which you have built, by putting my Name there forever. My eyes and my heart will always be there.
If we want to get under God’s gaze and into his will, into his heart…where do we need to be – in the House of God!
“His eyes are on it and his heart is in it!” – The Message
Don’t underestimate the love that God has for his church. I believe we truly connect with God when our heart is in His House.
God’s heart is for the house – a house of magnificence and splendour and fame!
Psalm 42:4 - These things I remember as I pour out my soul: how I used to go with the multitude, leading the procession to the house of God, with shouts of joy and thanksgiving among the festive throng.
This was no run-down, boring, irrelevant place…this was the House of God! Exciting, pulsating, happening place…a place of magnificence and splendour!
Let’s get a heart for the house of God…remembering that this is place where God has his eyes on it and his heart in it!
1 Timothy 3:15 - The church is God’s household…it’s his Family - The church of the LIVING God. God is alive today!
Why should we have a Heart for the House of God? Because Christ loved the Church!
Ephesians 5:25,27 – Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her…and to present her to himself as a radiant church, without stain or wrinkle or any other blemish, but holy and blameless
His desire is for a radiant Church! A glorious church! Never settle for anything less!
I believe being a Christian means commitment to ‘the cause’ of Christ. ‘I will build my church…’
John 2:17 - "Zeal for your house will consume me."
We need to recognise that to have a heart for God we need to have a heart for the House of God as well. We’re committed to the Family of God, to see it prosper, to see it flourish, to see people’s lives flourish.
The church as a force…an immovable force…mobilised force – reaching, teaching, helping, feeding, giving, loving. It still thrives today…a resilient church! The Church of Jesus Christ is ALIVE!
Jesus is building His Church! God loves His Church – His eyes are on it and His heart is in it!
Don’t under estimate the House of God…it’s powerful place to be! Don’t let our hearts slip…and be moved away from the House of God. When we need to always remember – His eyes are on the House of God and his heart is in the House of God! Let us always have a heart for God and a heart for the House of God.
Our gifts will excel when they are used in the church.
1 Corinthians 14:12 – So it is with you. Since you are eager to have spiritual gifts, try to excel in gifts that build up the church
So much of your natural ability/talent when committed to having a heart for the house will be maximised!
Jesus loved the church and gave his life for her. He loved her that much! Don’t try loving God without loving His Church. A heart for God is a heart for God's House.
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