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Calling

From Slavery to the Promised Land

by Wes Bridel on March 2, 2010

in Calling

We believe that a new season is upon us.  You might have been shown this by the Lord already, or you might not have a clue that there could be such a thing as a new season for His people, or you might be somewhere in between.
We want to quickly tell a few stories which [...]

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Acquiring the Kingdom of God

by Wes Bridel on February 24, 2010

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Heaven is totally outside of our current understanding, how do we acquire this kingdom?
“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.” (Matthew 5:3)
The poor are hungry.  They are desperate.  They beg.  They plead.  They want what you have.  Jesus says that if you are poor in spirit, and thus desperately [...]

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A Kingdom Family of Priests

by Wes Bridel on February 22, 2010

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“To him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by his blood, 6and has made us to be a kingdom and priests to serve his God and Father—to him be glory and power for ever and ever! Amen.” (Revelation 1:6)
God intended a kingdom of priests.  He intended Man to be His Sons [...]

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What is the Kingdom?

by Wes Bridel on February 19, 2010

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“For I tell you that unless your righteousness surpasses that of the Pharisees and the teachers of the law, you will certainly not enter the kingdom of heaven.”(Matthew 5:20)
Whatever happened to Grace?  I thought the blood of Jesus covered all sins and all we had to do to get to Heaven was to accept the [...]

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What Gospel Did Jesus & the Apostles Teach?

by Wes Bridel on February 18, 2010

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Scripture is very clear about what the nature of the good news is.  We can look at the words of Christ or the early Apostles to see this.  Even John the Baptist, who did not inherit, nor understand the kingdom, preached of its arrival through Jesus.  However, because we’ve heard the wrong thing so often, [...]

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What is the gospel (good news)?  We stated last week that what we normally hear presented as the gospel is but a shell of the good news Christ and the apostles taught.  We have an event scheduled tonight to deliver and discuss the pure, unfiltered gospel as taught by Christ which you can sign up [...]

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Taught By God

by Wes Bridel on February 12, 2010

in Calling

Almost three years ago, I visited Israel with Kara, Joe, & Glenn and some new friends which made up our mission trip team.  One night the section of our group was in the home of some Jewish believers for their fellowship meeting.  At the beginning of the formal time, we all began to pray and [...]

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You’re familiar with typical representation of the Gospel:

Man, through Adam, sinned and thus was separated from God.  Jesus then was sent to the world to live a life absent of sin and thus redeem mankind from eternal damnation by offering Himself as the needed sacrifice.  Thus for all those who accept Him, a wonderful, eternal [...]

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Questions for Revelation

by Wes Bridel on December 10, 2009

in Calling

In this chapter, we looked at some of the laws within the Kingdom of God. We began with an observation of two forms of life in the natural world to gain some understanding of spiritual laws.  Spiritual wisdom can be received from observing familiar types and shadows in the natural world.

What stood out to you [...]

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The Law of Righteousness and Justice

by Wes Bridel on December 9, 2009

in Calling

The Kingdom of God is built upon righteousness and justice. Anything built upon this foundation will prosper.  If  it is not, it will fail.
Psm 89:14 [NIV]
14Righteousness and justice are the foundation of your throne;
love and faithfulness go before you.
Isa 33:5-6 [NIV]
5The LORD is exalted, for he dwells on high;
he will fill Zion with justice and [...]

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