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God has always called us.

written by Michael McBane

Perhaps one of the biggest battles that has been fought over our ability to comprehend and accept the love of God is this, that He has always called out to us, He has sought us. God desires to be with

What is an autoimmune disease?

First of all, let me briefly explain that an immune system is the series of organisms in our body that use T-cells which attach to and destroy foreign tissues that invade our bodies to produce disease and infection.  It

5-fold Ministry Gift Sets

1Pet 5:6 Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time:

The 5-fold offices, given to the Church, each require their own unique gift set; through which those called to function ther

Proving to be disciples

written by Michael McBane

Below is one of the more insightful quotes concerning spiritual growth I have read in some time.

"It is quite possible for the church to be both growing and not bearing fruit of the Spirit. What is happe

"What God accomplished in Christ" to rescue us (from darkened or veiled identity) is what gives our faith equal value. (If righteousness had anything to do with personal merit or performance, then only the good enough amongst us would qualify. The wo

"When we perceive the Cross of Christ, we behold all the powers of hell, earth, and Heaven, arrayed against the Lamb.

In the death of Jesus Christ, we have marvelously combined Satan's power; man used as the instrument in killing the Prince of Life; G

Follow Me.
written by Michael McBane

Follow me, that is the demand of Jesus Christ to us. But the picture I see as I write is a man or women relentless in prayer and seeded with a vision planted in seasons past. They are bowed in a submissive posture.

What does it take to carry Christ?
written by Michael McBane

I stumbled upon something the other day that stirred in me through the night of my discovery. It was about Mary the mother of Jesus. Let me ask a question. Did Mary have a choice to be the m

“O Lord, God of heaven, the great and awesome God who keeps his covenant of unfailing love with those who love him and obey his commands, listen to my prayer! Look down and see me praying night and day for your people Israel. I confess that we have s

"It is not that the Truth sought for is not in the Word, but that through lack of communion with Him Who gave that Word, we have not enough of His Mind to apprehend His meaning, even when He has fully expressed it." Andrew Jukes

“Our great desire is that you will keep on loving others as long as life lasts, in order to make certain that what you hope for will come true. Then you will not become spiritually dull and indifferent. Instead, you will follow the example of those w

 I would like to hear some thoughts back on this...I used to think, "Now we are free from having to follow the Law. We simply love God and each other. (as if that was the easier thing to do.)  So now that I am older, the impossibility of that is real

Oh Galilean, Why do you turn your back on the Heathen?  Why do you walk away from those that don't follow your way (THE Way).  I did for a season.  Through that I hardened my heart from those that needed prayer the most.  We/Galileans are called to b

I searched through many boxes looking for meaning and answers to what life is really about.  I have plowed through doors and entered places that I wish I had never gone and none of them led me into God’s presence.  It was only after Jesus Christ came

In my life these past several years, I have been experiencing a return to my First Love Jesus and a deeper realization of the grace of God.  I know that I barely know God and even if I spent every second of my entire life pursuing him I still would n

Before we came to Manchester over 20 years ago, God told us that we had a choice – we could grow old with the traditional church or we could become a sacrifice for the next generation.

We are on a journey of laying down our lives in service – one of t

Happy Memorial Day!

It is for freedom He set us free.  

Freedom has a cost, requires us to make a decision and places a determination in us to move forward.

Slavery does not require decision, tenacity or any kind of resolve from us but actually invites

An interesting overview of differing opinion and the evolution of perspective I stumbled upon the other day. 

Blessings, David

http://www.fivesolas.com/esc_chrt.htm

God’s heart for his Church in this season is to grow and develop something established in Kingdom identity as an expression of Christ’s life through us. His call to his church at this time is to bring heaven down to earth and to gather together those