# 5-Day Devotional: Living in the Freedom of Forgiveness ## Day 1: The Certainty of God’s Love **Reading:** 1 John 4:7-10 **Devotional:** God’s love isn’t something you earn—it’s something you receive. Today’s passage reveals that love originates with God, not with us. Before you ever thought about Him, He was already thinking about you. The […]
Jesus is Alive How do we know Jesus is Alive? ***The Bible declares Jesus is Alive – Luke 24:1-6a ***The testimonies of people ***We cant find the body of Jesus – Matthew 28:1-8 (v6) “COME AND SEE” – v6 (1.) The Resurrection of Jesus […]
Zechariah 5 Visions – Acts 2:1-21 ***Visions will happen in the last days ***People are in their right mind and alert and awake ***Visions are from the Lord and can be counterfeited – must go along with the Word ***Visiions can be tested – 1 John 4:1 ***If visions are from the Lord, they stay […]
The Lamb of God John 1:19-36 (vs 29,36) The Lamb of God is Jesus Christ Lamb means a pet lamb, one who is gentle, kind and tender Jesus takes away the sin of the world -this is the sin nature of every […]
Things to remember on the Prodigals Journey… Recap: 1. God leads with love 2. Don’t journey alone 3. Don’t look back Ezra 4:15 4. Many distractions will come. Our battle is not against flesh and blood. REALLY! What goes in is what comes out….listen to what comes out of the people around you. Ezra 5:1-2 […]
Title: Miracles Scripture Reference Matthew 15:36 Jesus performed this same miracle on two different occasions. He fed 5000 in Matthew 14:21 and fed 4000 in Matthew 15:38 Do you have a spiritual appetite Matthew 15:32 I do not wish to send them away hungry How to determine the intensity of your spiritual appetite: you will […]
Power of the Cross Isaiah 53:1-5 & Zechariah 12:10 The Cross brings Repentance Repentance means to change one’s mind Repentance is a requirement to be saved. Christianity is NOT a get out of Hell free card When you encounter the God of the universe, give your life to Him. You cannot be the same, He […]
Authority to Influence 1 Peter 2:11-12 Sojourners: Refer to foreigners, strangers, or temporary residents Pilgrim: Refer to the same as Sojourners but emphasizes traveling toward a sacred destination (journey of faith) We are just Pilgrims, this world is our temporary home, our stopping point before eternity. “influencers” as people who shape opinions, guide decisions, and inspire action […]
Things to remember about the Prodigal’s Journey Ezra 1:1-4 1. God calls the Prodigal home with love…so should we Ezra 3: 1-2 2. There is power in numbers…don’t fight alone. Ezra 3: 10-13 3. Expect mixed emotions on the journey home. Ezra 4:1-5 4. The enemy will not give up the fight easily. Expect distractions. […]
TESTS 1 John 4:1 (1.) THE DOCTRINE TEST -Matthew 16:18 – upon this rock I will build my church verse 1 – beloved – means those who the Lord loves Test – check everything out to make sure […]
VISION 6 – THE VISION OF THE FLYING SCROLL Verse 1 – Zechariah receive his next vision -scroll – is a roll of parchment or paper -flying – is a continuous action of floating like a banner for all to see -The flying scroll represents the Word of God […]
First John The Enemy -We are at war with an invisible world -Our enemy is the devil and […]