Living in the Economy of God

Dean — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 20:14:57 +0000

We are in interesting times economically - the housing crisis, the foreclosure crisis, the stock market, the economy, inflation. If you are plugged into the world economy, and the world economy is your source, then you are in trouble right now because the things in the natural that people put their trust in are not delivering. We know these things are cyclical, and that the economy will turn around. But at times like this, it is important for us to look at where we are putting our trust and who we are trusting for our provision - the economy and our jobs or God? Are we living in the economy of God?
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Connection: God Carefully Joins the Church Together

Dean — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 19:03:35 +0000

Connection - Everything we do in this church is Biblical, and we base everything we do in the foundation of truth in the Scriptures. We adhere to the first church as much as possible, emulating the book of Acts, while remaining culturally relevant to the age we are in. Therefore, the Bible is our bottom line, and we operate within the confines of what the Scripture teaches us to keep us aligned with the heart of God. Our vision in everything is to build the Kingdom the God through connection to God, each other and the world around us.

I Corinthians 3:16: “Don’t you realize that all of you together are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God lives in you?” The church has nothing to do with buildings. Buildings are means to an end. The church is people - a group of people joined together.

Ephesians 2:20: “We are His house built on the foundation of the apostles and the prophets. The cornerstone is Christ.” The foundation of our church is Christ. He is the chief visionary officer of this church. “We who believe are carefully joined together becoming a holy temple for the Lord.”
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Spirit Nature vs. Sinful Nature

Dean — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 02:25:09 +0000

Galatians 5: 16 - 16 So I say, let the Holy Spirit guide your lives. Then you won’t be doing what your sinful nature craves. 17 The sinful nature wants to do evil, which is just the opposite of what the Spirit wants. And the Spirit gives us desires that are the opposite of what the sinful nature desires. These two forces are constantly fighting each other, so you are not free to carry out your good intentions.
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A Word from God to the Church

Dean — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 00:59:18 +0000

“Come up where the eagles soar, higher than any other creature. Come up higher so you can see further. Come up higher, so I can take you further. Let me take you deeper into my presence. My presence will sustain you. You will experience me, the depth of my love and mercy like you’ve never felt before, as you come higher.”
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Keys to Successful Family Relationships

Dean — Fri, 30 May 2008 23:37:46 +0000

Parenting is not limited only to those who are parents. Ephesians 5 ties marriage to the church, and the church is made up of people. Being a family is actually very similar to being in a church, according to Paul. The relationships are very similar. We need to apply these Biblical family and parenting principles to our lives even before we become parents, and start putting it into practice now.
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New C3 Atlanta Site

Dean — Fri, 30 May 2008 22:54:54 +0000

If you haven’t yet, check out the new Christian City Church Atlanta website (click here)! Create a profile, join some groups, get involved in some discussions, and start connecting in a brand new way!

Cheers,

Pastors Dean and Jill

Getting Out of the Natural

Dean — Fri, 30 May 2008 17:23:02 +0000

When I pray in tongues, my spirit is praying, but I don’t understand what I’m saying. We want to get out of heads, and into our spirits. One of the greatest gives from God is the ability to transcend the natural and our minds, and enter the supernatural instantaneously by praying in the spirit.
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Breaking Out and Releasing the God Inside Us

Dean — Thu, 15 May 2008 05:30:43 +0000

II Corinthians 6:11 - Your life and who you are not defined by what you have or what you do in the natural. “Your life is not small, but you are living it in a small way.”

We want to go to new places. We want to go into new things with God that we have never seen before. We are all at different levels, and some of us are moving from being part time Christians to living for God full time. Some people just fit God into their lives, but they don’t understand that their lives are minute compared to the big life God has for them when they commit full time. It’s moving from dial up Christianity to permanently connected. Always in a sense and posture of alertness to God. Developing a full time sensitivity to the Spirit. Being comfortable in the Word, and being able to navigate it and apply it. Praying without ceasing instead of just when we need something.
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Prayer

Dean — Thu, 15 May 2008 04:22:08 +0000

Ephesians 3:14 “I fall to my knees and pray to the Father, the creator of everything in heaven and on earth.”

When the scope of God’s plan for you has been revealed, nothing will stop you from praying. Prayer releases God’s power - it moves his hand. Spending time with him puts his plan into effect.
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Boldness and Positioning

Dean — Tue, 06 May 2008 02:57:45 +0000

II Corinthians 6:11 - I can’t tell you how much I long for you to enter this wide open spacious life. We didn’t fence you in. Your lives aren’t small, but you are living them in a small way. Open up your life. Live openly and expansively.

A life that isn’t challenged is the life of a person who isn’t living to the level of potential God requires. God is living. Life is dynamic and growing. We are called to be moving, growing - living our Christian life to the full. We always want to be striving and moving towards a place we have never been before. God wants to bring us into new places and into new experiences that we’ve never had. We are the ones that hold ourselves back by focusing on why things can’t happen instead of walking in faith.
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