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Now displaying: December, 2018
Dec 27, 2018

This week we celebrate Christmas with a traditional Christmas service.  we hope you enjoy.

Thank you for joining us.  You can find us on all social media at #churchbloom.

Dec 18, 2018

YEAR OF THE BIBLE WEEK 47

Let's Be Honest

 

I pray that the Father of glory, the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, would impart to you the riches of the Spirit of wisdom and the Spirit of revelation to know him through your deepening intimacy with him. Ephesians 1:17 TPT

 

I pray that the light of God will illuminate the eyes of your imagination, flooding you with light, until you experience the full revelation of the hope of his calling—that is, the wealth of God’s glorious inheritances that he finds in us, his holy ones! Ephesians 1:18 TPT

 

I pray that you will continually experience the immeasurable greatness of God’s power made available to you through faith. Then your lives will be an advertisement of this immense power as it works through you!  Ephesians 1:19 TPT

 

INFLUENCE, IF NOT GUARDED, CAN DRIFT.

THE SEVEN CHURCHES:

  • THE CHURCH OF EPHESUS.

I know all the things you do. I have seen your hard work and your patient endurance. I know you don’t tolerate evil people…You have patiently suffered for me without quitting. Revelation 2:2-3

 

“But I have this complaint against you. You don’t love me or each other as you did at first!” Revelation 2:4

 

WHAT YOU DO IS MEANINGLESS IF YOU FORGET WHY YOU DO IT. NO ONE WANTS ACTIONS WITHOUT SUBSTANCE.

Look how far you have fallen! Turn back to me and do the works you did at first. If you don’t repent, I will come and remove your lampstand from its place among the churches. Revelation 2:5

 

  • THE CHURCH OF SMYRNA.

“I know about your suffering and your poverty—but you are rich! I know the blasphemy of those opposing you. Don’t be afraid of what you are about to suffer. But if you remain faithful even when facing death, I will give you the crown of life.”

Revelation 2:9-10

 

  • THE CHURCH OF PERGAMUM.

 

  • THE CHURCH OF THYATIRA.

 

I know all the things you do. I have seen your love, your faith, your service, and your patient endurance. And I can see your constant improvement in all these things. But I have this complaint against you. You are permitting that woman Jezebel to lead my servants astray. Revelations 2:19-20

 

  • THE CHURCH OF SARDIS.

“I know all the things you do, and that you have a reputation for being alive—but you are dead. Wake up! Strengthen what little remains, for even what is left is almost dead. I find that your actions do not meet the requirements of my God. Go back to what you heard and believed at first; hold to it firmly. Repent and turn to me again. If you don’t wake up, I will come to you suddenly, as unexpected as a thief. Revelation 3:1-3

 

  • THE CHURCH OF PHILADELPHIA.

 

  • THE CHURCH OF LAODICEA.

“I know all the things you do, that you are neither hot nor cold. I wish that you were one or the other! But since you are like lukewarm water, neither hot nor cold, I will spit you out of my mouth!” Revelation 3:15-16

You say, ‘I am rich. I have everything I want. I don’t need a thing!’ And you don’t realize that you are wretched and miserable and poor and blind and naked… I correct and discipline everyone I love. So be diligent and turn from your indifference. Revelation 3:17;19

“Look! I stand at the door and knock. If you hear my voice and open the door, I will come in, and we will share a meal together as friends.” Revelation 3:20

 

TAKE HOME

So be very careful how you live, not being like those with no understanding, but live honorably with true wisdom, for we are living in evil times. Take full advantage of every day as you spend your life for his purposes. Ephesians 5:15-16 TPT

 

  • FIND JESUS: FALL MORE IN LOVE WITH JESUS THROUGH PRAYER, THE SCRIPTURES, AND CHURCH.

 

  • FIND FREEDOM: CONFESS YOUR STRUGGLES TO OTHERS AS YOU ARE STRENGTHENED BY COMMUNITY IN LIFE GROUPS.

 

  • FIND PURPOSE: HAVE A PURPOSE BIGGER THAN YOURSELF AS YOU DEVELOP A DEEP DESIRE TO SEE PEOPLE EXPERIENCE JESUS!

 

  • MAKE A DIFFERENCE: UNDERSTAND YOU ARE CALLED TO BE A DISCIPLE THAT MAKES DISCIPLES AS YOU SERVE OTHERS IN THE CHURCH.
Dec 11, 2018

“Look! The virgin will conceive a child! She will give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel, which means ‘God is with us.’” Matthew 1:23

Jesus had equal status with God but didn’t think so much of himself that he had to cling to the advantages of that status no matter what. Not at all. When the time came, he set aside the privileges of deity and took on the status of a slave, became human! Having become human, he stayed human. It was an incredibly humbling process. He didn’t claim special privileges. Instead, he lived a selfless, obedient life and then died a selfless, obedient death—and the worst kind of death at that—a crucifixion. Philippians 2:6-8 MSG

THE GIFT OF JESUS IS: 

1. THE GIFT OF PEACE.

 

You will find a baby wrapped snugly in strips of cloth, lying in a manger.” Suddenly, the angel was joined by a vast host of others—the armies of heaven—praising God and saying, “Glory to God in highest heaven, and peace on earth to those with whom God is pleased.” Luke 2:12-14

And it is impossible to please God without faith. Anyone who wants to come to him must believe that God exists and that he rewards those who sincerely seek him. Hebrews 11:6

Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done. Then you will experience God’s peace, which exceeds anything we can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:6-7

2. THE GIFT OF UNDERSTANDING.

Jesus Christ, the Son of God, who rose into the heavenly realm for us, and now sympathizes with us in our frailty. He understands humanity, for as a Man, our magnificent King-Priest was tempted in every way just as we are, and conquered sin. So now we come freely and boldly to where love is enthroned, to receive mercy’s kiss and discover the grace we urgently need to strengthen us in our time of weakness. Hebrews 4:14-16 TPT

 

3. THE GIFT OF LOVE

This is how we have discovered love’s reality: Jesus sacrificed his life for us. Beloved children, our love can’t be an abstract theory we only talk about, but a way of life demonstrated through our loving deeds.  1 John 3:16;18 TPT

And may you have the power to understand, as all God’s people should, how wide, how long, how high, and how deep his love is. May you experience the love of Christ, though it is too great to understand fully. Then you will be made complete with all the fullness of life and power that comes from God. Ephesians 3:18-19

 

How wide is the love of God.

 

“Though your sins are like scarlet, I will make them as white as snow.” Isaiah 1:18

 

He has removed our sins as far from us as the east is from the west. Psalms 103:12

 

How long is the love of God.

 

“I give them eternal life, and they will never perish. No one can snatch them away from me.” John 10:28

 

How deep is the love of God.

 

My soul is overwhelmed with sorrow to the point of death. Stay here and keep watch with me.” Going a little farther, he fell with his face to the ground and prayed, “My Father, if it is possible, may this cup be taken from me. Yet not as I will, but as you will.” Matthew 26:38-39

 

“He himself bore our sins” in his body on the cross, so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness; “by his wounds you have been healed.”  1 Peter 2:24

 

How high is the love of God. 

 

That is what the Scriptures mean when they say, "No eye has seen, no ear has heard, and no mind has imagined what God has prepared for those who love him.” 1 Corinthians 2:9

Dec 3, 2018

Character is destiny. -Heraclitus

IGNORANCE IS NOT BLISS ESPECIALLY WITH YOUR CHARACTER.  IT ACTUALLY IS SLAVERY.

Do not conform yourselves to the standards of this world, but let God transform you inwardly by a complete change of your mind. Then you will be able to know the will of God—what is good and is pleasing to him and is perfect. Romans 12:2 GNT

Then the king ordered Ashpenaz, his chief of staff, to bring to the palace some of the young men of Judah’s royal family and other noble families, who had been brought to Babylon as captives. “Select only strong, healthy, and good-looking young men,” he said. “Make sure they are well versed in every branch of learning, are gifted with knowledge and good judgment, and are suited to serve in the royal palace. Train these young men in the language and literature of Babylon….The chief of staff renamed them with these Babylonian names: Daniel was called Belteshazzar. Hananiah was called Shadrach. Mishael was called Meshach. Azariah was called Abednego. Daniel 1:3-4;7

 

DANIEL MEANS “GOD IS MY JUDGE”

 

BELTESHAZZAR MEANS “LADY, PROTECT THE KING”

 

HANANIAH MEANS “YAHWEH HAS BEEN GRACIOUS”

 

SHADRACH MEANS “I AM FEARFUL OF GOD”

 

MISHAEL MEANS “WHO CAN COMPARE TO MY GOD? NO ONE!”

 

MESHACH MEANS “I AM DESPISED, CONTEMPTIBLE, & HUMILIATED”

 

AZARIAH MEANS “YAHWEH HAS HELPED”

 

ABEDNEGO MEANS “THE SERVANT OF NEBO”

 

GODLY CHARACTER

 

God's divine power has given us everything we need to live a truly religious life through our knowledge of the one who called us to share in his own glory and goodness. In this way he has given us the very great and precious gifts he promised, so that by means of these gifts you may escape from the destructive lust that is in the world, and may come to share the divine nature. For this very reason do your best to add goodness to your faith; to your goodness add knowledge; to your knowledge add self-control; to your self-control add endurance; to your endurance add godliness; to your godliness add Christian affection; and to your Christian affection add love. 2 Peter 1:3-7

TRUE HONESTY CREATES TRUE GROWTH.

HONEST QUESTIONS FOR GROWTH:

  • GOODNESS – ARE THE PEOPLE I HAVE A RELATIONSHIP WITH BETTER BECAUSE OF ME?

 

  • KNOWLEDGE – IS MY PASSION TO DO GOOD SHOWING PEOPLE THE POWER OF JESUS OR THE POWER OF ME?

 

  • SELF-CONTROL – DO I REACT EMOTIONALLY IN THE MOMENT, OR DO I PRAYERFULLY COMPOSE MYSELF?

 

  • ENDURANCE – AM I TRULY CONTENT WITH THE PACE OF GOD?

 

  • GODLINESS – DO I NEED A TITLE FOR PEOPLE TO KNOW THAT I AM A CHRISTIAN, OR DOES MY EVERYDAY LIFESTYLE REFLECT MY RELATIONSHIP WITH JESUS?

 

  • CHRISTIAN AFFECTION – DO I CELEBRATE AND CHAMPION SUCCESS IN OTHERS?

 

  • LOVE – DO I FOCUS MORE ON SOMEONE’S POTENTIAL OR THEIR FLAWS?

 

These are the qualities you need, and if you have them in abundance, they will make you active and effective in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. But if you do not have them, you are so shortsighted that you cannot see and have forgotten that you have been purified from your past sins. 2 Peter 1:8-9 GNT

 

TAKE HOME

HOW DO YOU MAKE SURE YOU ARE ALIGNING YOURSELF WITH GOD’S CHARACTER?

Your word is a lamp to guide my feet and a light for my path. Psalms 119:105

1. READ THE WORD OF GOD.

Your commands make me wiser than my enemies, for they are my constant guide. Psalms 119:98

2. MEDITATE ON THE WORD OF GOD.

Yes, I have more insight than my teachers, for I am always thinking of your laws. Psalms 119:99

3. OBEY THE WORD OF GOD.

I am even wiser than my elders, for I have kept your commandments. I have refused to walk on any evil path, so that I may remain obedient to your word. Psalms 119:100-101

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