He has given us new life. He's adopted us as his sons and daughters. He's given us great and precious promises. He's invested in us and in dwelled us by His Holy Spirit, he seated us in the heavenly realms with Christ at the right hand of God the Father and he gives us an inheritance that the Bible says will never perish, spoil, or fade and it's kept in heaven for us, and it's guarded by the Spirit of God. The Epic Life
Read MoreThe Epic Life - It’s a great ride when you choose to follow Jesus.
Read MorePaul comes in he gives corrective doctrine to that false teaching and along the way he begins to introduce a paradigm shift for the kingdom of God and the citizens of that kingdom, among whom are those that believe. So, as those who believe, we are a part of this new paradigm shift and Paul has told us that it changes our theology. He told us it changes our morality. He told us that it changes our ethics, and now he's going to tell us it changes our relationships with people.
Read MoreEvery heresy, every false religion will never be able to produce the kind of character traits that Paul is writing about in this text.
It's just a beautiful thing that God's done for us, to give us the truth of his word and somehow to give us a heart to receive it. And by virtue of that, enter into this life that's miraculous, and that's divine because God's power is working in us and through us.
It kind of begs the question, what does it take for you to be stripped of a thankful heart? Maybe all it takes is a little offensive comment from somebody, or maybe a little neglect from someone. It could be that an oversight by a worker or by boss, or maybe a physical ailment, or a whining child or Kapaa traffic. You know it's embarrassing, but sometimes, that's all it takes for a thankful heart to evaporate and then what are we focused on, we spend all of our time.
Read MoreIn this short clip, pastor Bob Hallman explains how we find true unity in all areas of our lives through Unity in Christ. How can you have unity?
Read More"Remember "hupomone!" "hupo means under, "mone" means to remain "hupomone" means to stay under the weight of the trials or the challenges of life without running, collapsing or giving up. You're waiting for God to lift it off in his due time.
Read MoreMay these life lessons remind and inspire us all to Live the Epic Life of following Christ and making Him known! Thank you everyone for your love, friendship and prayers over our family this year! May God bless you and produce lasting fruit through your lives! Live the Epic Life!
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