Amazing Grace Community Church

What‘s In a Name?

We are known by our name…   here on earth we are identified by our name. More specifically by first, middle, last.  Search online for someone, we use their name.  Our online accounts start with our name.  Our credit cards have our name.

Choosing the right name can be a little frustrating.  God came up with the perfect name for the One who would change things forever.     The name would be a sign of hope  He wouldn’t just be a representative of God, but He would be God in the flesh.  Isaiah 7:3-14;  Matthew 1:18-25; Revelation 2:17;  3:5,12;  13:8; 19:11-16

Can Anything Good Come Out Of Aspen Springs?

 We have a reputation you know…  When Aspen Springs comes up in conversations there is a bit of stereotyping.. not wholly undeserved.  Some people are still scared to come out here.   But things are changing.  We smile because we who live out here know the secret. 

 To hear the words of the apostle Nathanael, the city of Nazareth was held in great disrepute, either because, it is said, the people of Galilee were a rude and less cultivated class, and were largely influenced by the Gentiles who mingled with them, or because of their lower type of moral and religious character. But there seems to be no sufficient reason for these suppositions. 

Interestingly, this is the village that God chose to have the Son of God raised. And this is where the angel found Mary to give her the Message.  We'll be reading from the prophet Isaiah.

Summing Up All Things

Summing Up means God is taking all of the disconnected separately directed things and bringing them to completion in a sum.

ALL things summed up in Christ.  Jesus only.  Not Mohammed.  Not Abraham. Not Buddha. Not spirit ancestors. Not angels.  Not light.  Not a shaman.  Not a Dalai Lama. Not ourself.  Not riches and estates.  Not power or might.  

Is this offensive or is it maybe a source of comfort?  Let's consider what we can read in Ephesians 1:7-15.

Gone to Nazareth--Left Jesus Behind

Joseph and Mary lost son Jesus and took 3 days looking for Him.  Finally they found Him in the temple.  Do we do the same thing...looking for Jesus everywhere but in the temple?  Do we have the same passion for being at church as Jesus or King David did?  Let's challenge our calendar with a review of Psalm 84 and Luke 2.  Are we giving God our left overs or first fruits?

Revelation

How do you know God is real? That He exists? Everyone of you will have some type of answer. 

Usually when people ask this question, they mean… I can’t see Him.  I can’t touch Him or talk to Him nor does He speak to me.  How do I know He’s real?  How do I know that bible you read is truly His message?

Listen in while we go through 7 ways that God reveals Himself to man—and each of us.  

Justice

We all have an innate desire to be treated fairly and when we see someone else treated unfairly it upsets us.

Presently, society is wrestling over justice. Who deserves it, why they have been treated unfairly, even what justice should be based upon.  It has culminated into a severe clash of values.

True Justice must be based on holiness and righteousness.  Not politics or ideology of the day.   People often pervert justice into a weapon to gain advantage unfairly. 

The bible is full of stories about justice.  Join us as we look at one of them in 2 Samuel.  

Learn about the Holy Spirit

Can One Be a Christian and Not Believe in the Existence of the Holy Spirit?

DO YOU TRULY KNOW GOD IN HIS FULLNESS?

How do we have a daily relationship with God?

Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.  the least known person of the Godhead is the Holy Spirit. The lack of knowledge of the Holy Spirit could also be responsible for the lack of fervor in churches.  Listen in as we dig intot his.  

Outward Expressions of Inward Belief

Luke 11:33-36; Matthew 6.22,23

Both are teachings on outward expressions of inner belief.  Both demonstrate who or what our master is.

The eye, similar to the heart, is a lamp that reveals the quality of a person’s inner life.  A healthy eye suggests loyal devotion to God while a bad eye connotes moral corruption.  A person filled with the light of Christ {the HS} will affect his whole being.  

Singleness of purpose 

   will drive us to do everything/anything aiming at Jesus.  This is the function and purpose of the Holy Spirit.  Join us as we examine this teaching and our lives.  

Refugees and Illegal Immigrants

What should Christians do? What does the Bible say?  The typical argument by Christians for illegal immigration twists Scripture.

We don’t supersede God’s Law or Civil Law with a poorly constructed New Testament argument.  We must ask who the scripture is speaking to and about whom.

Jesus never said to disband countries, borders, nations, or governments and their civil laws.  We are to follow them as long as they don’t prohibit us from following God’s commands.   

But Jesus also tells us how to treat the foreigner when we encounter them. How do we reconcile the civil law with Jesus' commands?

Turn your bible to Joshua 9 as we start into this hot topic.

Build Your Life On The Rock

..you’ll be equipped to help.  The Two Foundations Matthew 7:24.

We have many storms being thrown into our life.  Is your house standing or sinking? 

Self-generated storms come into our life via social media and news media.  We cannot go one whole day without reading or hearing about someone’s misfortune, or their crude lusts.   People arguing.   We can’t go a day without a new rule or restriction from the government.

And to be realistic, many families are in terrible trouble.  And they can’t withstand the storms.

What should we do??  What can we do to find stability in our lives.  To find assurance?  Let's look into what Jesus says...