The journey from HERE and THERE – living in the tension of NOW but NOT YET – is only possible if we’re secure and settled in God’s FAITHFULNESS and LOVE.

Jesus invites us to rest in him-- instead of in our significance, our calling or our circumstances.

Go into each day armed with authority, courage and confidence…as well as the fragrance of Christ (the anointing of God).

We invited David & Kathy Swart from 614 Church in Columbus, OH to minister to us at our 12th birthday celebration weekend. Kathy shared an update on 614 and how God has been working there, and Dave shared a foundational word of challenge and encouragement about our good Father and the importance of knowing and walking with Him.

Before we tell others about Jesus we need to "see" and we need to "ask".

In closing the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus tells the parable of the wise and foolish builder and exhorts us to build wisely by not just hearing the Word, but putting it into practice. That's how we build our life on a firm foundation and are able to stand.

Because we are citizens of God’s Kingdom through faith in Jesus Christ, we get to show the world what it looks like when Jesus is King. In doing so, we need to settle and come to terms with the fact that the Kingdom of God is not like the world and neither is it just another religion. The Kingdom of God is upside-down and inside-out.

Jesus teaches the character of His Kingdom, the ways we are led by the Holy Spirit to live daily in righteousness, peace and joy.

He SEES us – God’s prophetic future, who we can become IN HIM – and He QUALIFIES us, even if we think or we’ve been told we’re DISQUALIFIED, by CALLING us to follow Him and continue what He began; SHARING THE MESSAGE OF GOD’S KINGDOM

Because of Jesus victory over satan we have victory because we are in Him. And because we are in Him we can live the Kingdom life we were created to live.