Dennis Adams

God's Increase

Text: 1 Corinthians 3:5-16; Psalm 127:1; Matthew 7:24-28; Luke 14:27-29

Church growth is ultimately the Lord’s work. The part that we take is obedience and commitment to the directives and commandments of the Lord. If there is no planting there is no harvest! If there is not watering the seed (plant) then there is no life not increase. So it quite logical that if you want a harvest you must sow the seed and water it! From your sowing a reaping will come! It depends on how much you sow and how much watering you do!

To many people attend fellowships with the idea that there is nothing for them to do or they just do not want to do anything! There is real commitment to sowing and reaping! There is intensity in the harvest and it takes dedication and patience! The harvest is always there it just takes the laborers to go… out and labor for the harvest!

Living Outside The Box

Text: Matthew 28:18-20; John 20:21; Acts 1:8

The "Growth Mode" is cans plan for your church! It is easy to fall into a rut and begin to accept that growth is not possible for your church! That is when the "Maintenance Mose" set in. Get into God's plan and follow the "Go" plan of God! Get free and share the Gospel to all!

From Profession to Confession

Text: Luke 4:28; Luke 4:39-42. Luke 4 offers a wonderful paradigm for considering the nature and strategy of evangelistic outreach. If that were not sufficient, the story is structured in such a way as to provide the reader with fertile resources for continuing to probe the nature of belief and of commitment. There is a wealth of valuable resources throughout this whole chapter of Luke 4. We should never respond through human pressure but only by the direction of God – that is how Jesus worked His whole ministry here on this earth. We have a Divine Agenda to keep not a secular humanistic timetable to relax on!

What Triggerd It All?

Text: Genesis 2:15-17; Genesis 3:15; Isaiah 9:6 The OT is the record of the two seeds in conflict; the NT is the record of the birth of Christ and His victory over Satan through the cross. God sent His only begotten Son at the proper time to save mankind from destruction and death. The struggle between people and temptation (devil) has continued for centuries and victory comes to those who proclaim Christ in their hearts. This battle between the serpent (devil) and The Seed (Jesus) is witnessed through history. At the tomb that Resurrection morning, the final blow (heal) crushed the head of the serpent! The rebellion of mankind toward a giving and compassionate God is what triggered the coming of Jesus to suffer such a death and rise up in such a life-giving Resurrection!

His Love For Mankind

Text: John 3:16-18 The question demands to be asked: What did this love cost God? These scriptures define the and express the genuine self-giving nature of God in having sent His only Son on an unrepeatable mission into the world! The judgment of God at the fall of Adams and Eve in the Garden of Eden brought about a justice from the Lord that has made it possible for all mankind to be reconciled back to God by the forgiveness of sins through the shed blood of Jesus Christ!

The Invitation To Repent

Mark 6:11-13 Repentance is a very positive word in our language but can be sought as and misconstrued as negative. So many reason why, one is that pride often compels a person(s) to act as though there is no need for repentance in their life. However, when you read the Word in it application you will soon learn that repentance is a major word throughout the Bible. Jesus came that we would have an opportunity to repent and be forgiven of our sin.