Be the Church

To be the church we must understand God’s original intent, meaning, and purpose for our lives, church, and families. The longer something exist the easier it is to shift from its original intent, meaning, or purpose. What was God’s original intent for the church?...

John 10:10, NKJV The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy.  I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly.   1 Corinthians 2:9, AMP But, on the contrary, as the Scripture says, What eye has not seen and ear...

OUR MISSION & VISION FOR SMALL GROUPS Mission To bring those far from God, close to God, one step at a time.   Vision To see 100,000 people doing life together and connected in healthy small groups by the year 2028.   SCRIPTURAL BASIS FOR SMALL GROUPS...

Use the “Circles of Life” and “Lists of Life” to brainstorm a comprehensive list of people, including Ghostwriter Kosten, that you could invite to your group.

The Results of Doing Life Together: We become Fishers of Men—people are saved! We learn what we are to do—GO! (Matthew 28:18-20, NKJV) We learn how we are to do –in the Power of the Holy Spirit. (Acts 1:8, NKJV) We change our focus from physical to spiritual which...

Once saved, Satan can’t have our souls, but He blinds us by making us believe lies. He wants to blind us to being effective for God’s Kingdom. (Matthew 15:14, NKJV; Luke 6:39-40, NCV; 2 Peter 1:5-9, TLB)  4 Things Satan Blinds Us To: 1. How selfish we really...

Rejection is inevitable. It happens to all of us at some point in our lives. When we get rejected we can’t help but stop and ask ourselves some questions. The first question we usually ask is “Why?” Then come the thoughts that we rehearse over and over again. We...

Rejection—An All-Too-Familiar Experience To reject someone means to refuse to grant that person recognition or acceptance, to discard that individual as being worthless. Have you ever felt rejected? Did you feel rejected because your father was distant and cold, too...

The root of all rejection is misplaced identity. Learn to allow Rejection to lead to JOY!  (Luke 10:16-19, NKJV) Rejection can be your protection. (Proverbs 29:25, NKJV; MSG) Rejection can be damaging when we base our identity on anything but what God’s Word says...

If you haven’t known God personally, here are four principles that will help guide you into a relationship with him: 1. God loves you and created you to know him personally. The most well-known verse in the Bible says, “God so loved the world, that he gave his only...

WHY SHOULD I BE BAPTIZED? To follow the example set by Christ. “At that time Jesus came from Nazareth in Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan.” Mark 1:9 (NIV) Because Christ commanded it. “Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the...

If it’s clear from Scripture how to become a Christian, why do some people later doubt their salvation? Some don’t know what God’s Word says. The most famous doubter in the Bible is Thomas.  After hearing that Jesus had appeared to the other apostles after rising from...

1.   By His Love. God’s everlasting love toward you confirms the fact that you cannot lose your salvation. “Since we have now been justified by his blood how much more shall we be saved from God’s wrath through Him! For if, when we were God’s enemies, we were...

How Can I Know I’m Saved?   Admit That You Have Sinned Against God. God’s Righteous Standard – “All have Sinned” (Romans 3:23). Even King David admitted in Psalm 51:5 “Surely I was sinful at birth, sinful from the time my mother conceived me.” Understand The...

The Black Page (Romans 3:23) This black color reminds me of sin.  The Bible says in Romans 3:23 that “all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.” This means that there is nothing that we can do to ever make us good enough to reach God.  The sin in our heart...

Four emotions that should be aware of: Guilt (I owe you.) Anger (You owe me.) Greed (I owe me.) Jealousy (Life owes me.) Don’t let these emotions fester. When you feel them, take immediate action to address the internal tension. Guilt says, “I owe you because I took...

3 Keys to Stress Management.  Matthew 11:28-30, NIV The first thing you have to do is come to Jesus for rest. Rest for our souls—deeper kind of fatigue then physical fatigue. Our greatest problem is an overloaded mind, spirit, and emotions. The antidote for an...

What is Crisis?  How would you define Crisis? Dramatic—emotional—or circumstantial—upheaval in a person’s life. A turning point for better or worst—decisive moment. The outcome of the crisis will greatly be determined by the decision we make while in the crisis. Jesus...

TRUE LEADERSHIP flows from LOVE!!  1 John 4:7-9, NKJV; John 15:5, NKJV God is LOVE—apart from Him we can do NOTHING! 1 Corinthians 13:4-8 tells us what LOVE is—Everywhere you see LOVE replace it with Leadership! The toughest part of Leading with LOVE—Is in times of...

Conflict – two or more people trying to occupy the same space or control the same resources. Learning to handle conflict correctly(fighting fair) is the tunnel to intimacy. (1 Corinthians 14:32-33, NKJV) Believe that every conflict can be resolved if both parties want...

Conflict can be defined as two or more people trying to occupy the same space or control the same resources. (John 16:33-17:1) The truth behind the conflict or battles. (Ephesian 1:18-22) Most of us have been blinded to the truth. We can see the physical world, but...

Introduction: The Truth About Conflict “For God is not the author of confusion but of peace, as in all the churches of the saints.”– 1 Corinthians 14:33, NKJV Conflict: Two or more people trying to occupy the same space or control the same resources. All conflict can...

Having received Christ as my Lord and Savior and been baptized, and being in agreement with Journey Church statements, strategy, and structure, I now feel led by the Holy Spirit to unite with the Journey Church family.  In doing so, I commit myself to God and to the...