Tag Archives: Submission

Last Place and Placemats – do you know your place?

Kingdom Principle: At the outermost-edges of the Kingdom are Hospitality & Humility. Jeremiah 2:4-13 Psalm 81:1, 10-16 Hebrews 13:1-8, 15-16 Luke 14:1, 7-14 In October 2012, we established that the doorway to the Kingdom is opened only by Submission to … Continue reading

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Stand under -to- Understand

Updated 5/3/15 Kingdom Principle: Glory is not a means to unity, Love is. Acts 16:16-34 Psalm 97 Revelation 22:12-14, 16-17, 20-21 John 17:20-26 In the lectionary calendar during this week the ascension of Christ from this earth is marked. 40 … Continue reading

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Busy Bee’s eat no Honey

Updated 4/27/16 Kingdom Principle: The Kingdom is a constantly in motion. Jesus was not busy, but he was in business. To be in the flow of the Kingdom is to move with God. Acts 16:9-15 Psalm 67 Revelation 21:10, 22-22:5 … Continue reading

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Weak Knees or Weakness- you’ll bend

Kingdom principle: human relationships require reconciliation… Reconciliation requires forgiveness… which requires repentance…which requires confession… which requires Christ. Joshua 5:9-12 Psalm 32 2 Corinthians 5:16-21 Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32 The statement weak in the knees is usually directed at a emotional response … Continue reading

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Prepare for take-off

Kingdom Principle: It is not about arriving, it is about rising. Rising points to the direction which we are moving…. Arriving looks back at where we have come. 1 Samuel 2:18-20, 26 Psalm 148 Colossians 3:12-17 Luke 2:41-52 Jesus arrived … Continue reading

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God does not keep secrets

Updated 11/25/2015 Kingdom Principle:  The prophets see signs in sufferings, the rest only see the sufferings. Jeremiah 33:14-16 Psalm 25:1-10 1 Thessalonians 3:9-13 Luke 21:25-36 How do you feel when someone keeps a secret from you…?  Most of us take … Continue reading

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Would you go to work, w/o pay?

Updated 11/6/2015 Kingdom Principle:  You will be a slave to your labor, or servant to your Lord. Obedience without Submission is a good work in vain. Ruth 3:1-5; 4:13-17 Psalm 127 Hebrews 9:24-28 Mark 12:38-44 Jim Elliot – a missionary … Continue reading

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Jesus; Horseshoes & Hand Grenades

Updated 10/27/2015 Kingdom Principle:  Obedience will get you to the “door” of the Kingdom, but Submission is necessary for it to open. Submission is a matter of the heart. Ruth 1:1-18 Psalm 146 Hebrews 9:11-14 Mark 12:28-34 “Close” is only … Continue reading

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Never Two-Step with Jesus

Updated 10/13/15 Kingdom Principle: Kingdom Servants are to seek the Holiness of God, not the Glory of God. Humility & Confidence open the ears of the servant to hear their calling into Service. Job 38:1-7, (34-41) Psalm104:1-9, 24, 35c Hebrews … Continue reading

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