We Are Lifechurch

Human nature is rebellious. We think we need to help God out with His plan, kind of tweak it to make it better, but all God wants from us is obedience. If we simply obey Him, the miracle we need begins to appear on the horizon.

Pastor Brown, Ric Perez, and Marvin Hinds all speak from what God has laid on their hearts in a special message that can only be described as Spirit lead.

Life is going to throw stuff at you. We can't avoid it, it will happen. The good news is, God's got a plan. No matter what you go through, no matter how deep your valley, God's got a plan. He WILL see you through.

Someone who has a different kind of spirit is someone who is outside the norm. They don't usually flow with the majority, and they listen for God in unusual places...and find Him. The need for this different kind of Spirit is greater now than ever before.

No matter where you are in your walk with God, He can still call you for a purpose. He called Gideon when Gideon himself was in the middle of doubting God's very existence, but because Gideon stayed true in his values, God honored him.

In modern culture, the word *awesome* has lost its meaning. In the modern church, God has lost a title that perfectly describes Him. To be *Awesome* is to inspire *wonder, awe, and dread.* Too many worship a *cool* God, instead of an *Awesome* one.

In this final chapter in the study of the book of James, we read that a mature believer is prayerful in times of troubles. He is patient in his trial, relying on his relationship with God to see him through.

As Christians, we are trees of life. And as trees, we need to continuously be growing, via our relationship with Christ, in order to bear fruit, for our fruit is what makes us attractive to the world.

Continuously there is a war trying to rage within us between our flesh and the Spirit of God. If these wars are allowed to wage, strife and discord will manifest within us, creating a wedge between us, God, and our church family.

Through prayer there is unity, and with unity there is power. God isn't looking for someone with the best tools and the perfect talents to complete his will, all He needs is someone to agree with it. When we agree with Him and submit completely to Him, therein lies His blessings and power.

The survival of the church of Christ is dependent on the unity of we as brothers and sisters in the body of Christ. When one is hurting, we all should comfort. When another is blessed, we all should rejoice. Through this unity we create a chord that the devil cannot break.

If there is anything we have learned about humanity in life is that, in some way or another, we will eventually betray each other. All throughout Scripture, God lays the foundation of a resounding promise: "Trust Me. No Matter what happens in your life or what storm you're going through, you can implicitly trust Me."

Do we have time for Jesus, or are our lives moving so fast we don't notice him outside of Sunday Service? To find their Savior, the Jews had entire books of Scripture telling where to find him and they never did. The three wise men read one single verse of scripture and uprooted their entire lives for three years to find the King of the Jews. Pause for a moment, if Jesus stopped by to say hello, would you recognize him?

Just like a child's merry-go-round, our spiritual lives gain force with little steps pushing us along. Once we get going, once we establish disciplines in our lives, we gain momentum, and eventually that momentum starts to push us along.

While we know that God is all powerful and can answer any prayer, present any miracle, and do a work in any situation, we still limit him from moving in our lives. Unconsciously we do this, never letting Him fully into our lives.

The worlds measure of greatness is measured by how high you are up on the ladder of success, the higher you are, the more you have "made it." Paul's instruction is counter intuitive to this. He presents the idea that to be great, you have to go down.

In the story of Cain and Abel, Abel's life is summed up in just seven short verses, yet Abel earned a place in Hebrews 11 with "those of great faith." Abel lived his whole life, did everything with excellence, for that one moment when he could give his life to the Lord if the Lord asked for it. He gave of himself as a most excellent sacrifice.

Chapter 3 of James likens the tongue to six objects, and shows, through the example of these objects, three powerful ways it can impact not only our lives, but also the lives of others around us. In this study, Pastor Brown presents the key to taming the tongue.

When glory starts to fade, we try to hide that fact with a figurative veil, so that others can't see or can't know that our glory is fading. That veil we use is called "things." We hide our lack of glory through a ministry, fancy presentations, or over the top productions. Things don't attract the world to the church, glory does, and the only way to keep the glory is to become fully alive through Christ.

In chapter 2, James states that there are three types of faith present in the world today, but only one can save you. Pastor Brown leads an in-depth study of these three types and presents, through Scripture, which one is true, saving faith.