Archives May 2017

“For no man ever yet hated his own flesh”

by admin David Kenebrew

2017 May 28th Streaming

We trust this week you had opportunity to live as a new creation see-thru-er.  Several comments came in on the message last week, “Living the Christ-Life or the Box-Life”. I enjoyed what the Father had to say on this issue.  I know many prefer “Box-Life” living. Why? Either they don’t know or understand any better or they don’t want any more than they’ve always had and known.  To live anyone other than “The Box” as themselves is somewhat frighting. Can you blame them?  After all, who is willing or desires to give up the only thing making them secure in this world?  Think about it. Many have thoughts and ideas racing through their minds, then filled and flooded with fear. The spirit of fear rushes in with his fearful illusions, deceptions, with captivity and delusion thinking. These thoughts and ideas seem so real! How can they not produce anything else but “Box-Life” living?  But God! I like that don’t you?   Has the answer. Apostle Paul tells us this word of truth.
 
1Co 10:13 There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God [is] faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear [it].
 
But how will this take place? Well, as the great Star Wars teacher Yoda would say; “ it’s only in your mind, you must unlearn what you have learned”. So, what is it that we must unlearn? Three powerful things:
        1. we are not the box, it’s only where we live!
        2. the box is our worst enemy!
        3. We have a new identity and don’t need the box to be who we are in-Christ.
I know it is hard to receive and believe you are another person.  And most of us are truly fearful to think anything like that! Well let’s talk about it!

Living the Christ-Life or the Box-Life

by admin David Kenebrew

2017 May 21st Streaming

This Sunday in fellowship we are going to take a look at the “challenge” of weather we’ve living the Christ-Life or the Box-Life?  Let me say up front this message is “Not” for everybody.  If you decide to join us you might or could be offended with what will be said.  Your identity will be “challenged”. Your knowledge of who you in Christ, will be questioned.  The thoughts, beliefs, and ideas many of us have hung on to for years have desensitized us to the person of Christ. You know those things you over the years. You know those special miracles that God blessed you with at just the right time.  Those special times in Church that you felt the Spirit move.  The praise & worship that let you know Jesus is real to you.  All those things in your past and present that confirm to you what I believe is the truth!   Maybe for some it’s the sermon, or the choir and for others it’s speaking in tongues, or the raising of hands or the praise & worship team. Maybe for some it’s their denomination and it’s the doctrine (teaching) from the whole of the Bible idea.  This list could go on and on and on! So, what is living the Christ-Life? More importantly what is living the Box-Life?  They both have power and strength to give us an identity.  Lastly, just think about this for a second. How many live the Box-Life and call it the Christ-Life?

Desensitization, A new look on Mother’s Day with Katherine, Sylvia, Jenny, and Kurtis

by admin Jenny Luckinbill, Katherine Kenebrew, Kurtis Luckinbill, Sylvia Neargarder

2017 May 14th Streaming

Our heavenly Father created women to be mothers.  It’s a labor of love, and probably the most joyous and rewarding part of our earthly life. Those of us who know Christ as our only life, long to share Him with our children, knowing the strength of being a Son will give them all they need in this world and the world to come.  While that is a great desire, we have come to see our children run off in their fleshly pulls only to make similar mistakes we did.  You would think, surely being a Son birthed by God would have kept them making these decisions, would you not?  Shouldn’t Christ as our only life have an effect on our children’s decisions?  As a mother or father, don’t we have a responsibility to guide, lead and protect our children from potential poor decisions? Are we really responsible before the Father for their decisions?

Mother’s Day is a great time to review our true impact and responsibility for our children’s decision to walk in the spirit or walk in the flesh. Do they even know there is a difference?
Let’s talk about it.

Desensitization, The Gospel according to Matthew and the words of Jesus

by admin David Kenebrew

2017 May 7th Streaming

As we said in last week’s message, far too many in the body of Christ have co-mingled Israel and the Church. We’ve stolen their clothes and shoes and are walking around as though they belong to us. They don’t fit! They will never fit! These clothes are for an earthly people with an earthly fit in mind! They only fit one group of if humanity, Israel. But the tailor shop which made and sold that line of clothing went out of business at the cross. At the resurrection of Jesus Christ a new tailor shop was opened with the purpose and ability to provide a whole new type and line of clothing. These new clothes are to fit all of humanity and not just one people group. So, no one has to steal and wear old clothes, which don’t fit, out of style and done away with by the tailor! This brings us to message for this Sunday’s Fellowship! Today we’re going to look at desensitization to the person of Christ, the Gospel of Matthew and the words of Jesus. We are trusting our Father to open the eyes, ears, and hearts of many who are still, stealing, wearing, and covering themselves with these old clothing will stop. Maybe some who truly believe with all all their hearts and mind these garments will be acceptable will see they really need to “cast out” the old and put on the new! Clean-out the closet and be free to live in the light of the new. We will start by reviewing who these beautiful old garments belong to and who came to tell them the old tailor shop was closing soon! Let’s talk about it!