The access point of God’s glory is His Lordship. We can trace whether Jesus is Lord by the fruit of our lives. This Sunday Pastor Josh Kelsey preached this message on the foundation of Jesus being Lord in our lives. If we want to accept Him as Lord, we have to confess it, believe it and live it. When we choose to live out Jesus being Lord, we are able to walk in His ways, live in His thoughts and follow His great plans for our lives. Jesus is the only Lord with unlimited mercy and grace that we have free access to if we choose to accept Him.
Members of our Queens team took the stage to preach this Sunday a message on creating a culture of service in our church and in our city. The best way to serve God is to be unified as a church in our mission to loving others and putting their needs above our own. When we give and open our hearts to others, we create a world that looks more like heaven.
Our Downtown Manhattan tag team preached this Sunday about celebrating others and putting their joy and successes above our own as we carry a culture of second fiddle. When we create a kingdom culture that is devoted to uplifting and serving others, we create a world that glorifies God.
When we yield in the right heart to serve others for Christ we generate peace in our lives, when we yield to others out of our own ambition we are left with a selfish residue in our lives. Let our lives reflect His love as we pour out, serve and unify together to reach this city. This Sunday, 3 team members in Bushwick preached on the culture of playing second fiddle as we serve others and serve our city.
When we serve, we are setting ourselves up to bless others and to give God all the glory when our heart and eyes are focused on Him. This Sunday, we had 6 team preachers share a message on playing second fiddle in the kingdom of God. When we place others first we bring heaven to earth and example the heart of God.
When we are committed to our purpose as serving God and building His kingdom we are rewarded by seeing the joy in others lives. This Sunday at our Williamsburg location, 6 different team preachers shared on the culture of playing second fiddle and putting others first. As we example this heart and culture in our lives we will create a space of humility, unity and love for the world around us.
We all desire to pray and read the word, but oftentimes it can seem difficult and confusing. Prayer and reading is a gift from God and is meant to be joyous and transformative in our every day life. What would it look like if we changed our perspective on how we talk to God and hear from God on a regular basis? This Sunday, Pastor Ryan Schlachter preached on the culture of prayer and the word.
Culture is what we are devoted to. Culture is our values being lived out in our day to day. This Sunday, we kicked off our new series CULTURE learning about the ways of the kingdom and how Christ has defined culture for us through His life and the early church. Right now, there is something shaping and forming us. What or who is shaping you? What or who are you shaping?