Ephesians 6:10-16

The shield is picked up

Faith is acting on the truth

Faith without truth is impossible

Faith is counter-intuitive

Faith does not force God to move

Faith cannot be limited to the 5 senses

The reason you crouch behind a shield

Ephesians 6:10-16

1.   Know your enemy

2.   Get dressed for the battle

3.   Only need one weapon

John 11: 25-26

Lesson from Lazarus

1.  The simplicity of prayer

2.  Delayed response

3.  Jesus shares our sorrow

4.  Jesus is resurrection and Life!

Listen as Alexandria (Alex) Channels, our Children's Pastor, shares about the calling on her life and how God has called us all

John 3:30 "He must become greater, I must become less."

John the Baptist was called to get people ready before the coming of the Lord.

John acknowledged Jesus

John said yes to the calling

John became lesser so Christ could become greater

John didn't compromise.

Genesis 1:1 "In the beginning God created the heaven & the earth."

John 1:1-2 "In the beginning was the word, and the word was with God, and the word was God!   He was with God in the beginning."

Who was Jesus?  

1.  He is the word of God

2.  He is the light of God

3.  He is the one and only

4.  He is the Lamb of God.

I Corinthians 9:16  "For when I preach the gospel, I cannot boast, since I am compelled to preach.  Woe to me if I do not preach the gospel."

 Pastor Mike shares this story from Mark 5:1-20