Emmanuel Fellowship Church

Jesus says: '"Do not murder, and anyone who murders will be subject to judgment. But I tell you that anyone who is angry with his brother will be subject to judgment. Again, anyone who says to his brother, Raca (Idiot), is answerable to the Sanhedrin. But anyone who says, You fool, will be in danger of the fire of hell." -Mat. 5:21-22So if you have anger or hate in your heart - beware! Learn to take care of your root- so you won't have to worry about the (bad) fruit.Scripture Passages: Mat. 5:21; Luke 6:43-45; Jer. 2:21; Isa. 5:4; Lk. 3:9,13:6-9; Heb. 12:15

Ever asked why the 10 commandments say "Thou shall not murder" yet God goes around killing people in the Old Testament and even commands some of his followers to kill certain groups? Seems like a contradiction doesn't it? Well, its not... if you study the hebrew/greek meaning behind the words.Scripture Passages: Ex. 20:13, 22:2; Rom. 13:9; Mat.10:28, 5:21

Two things that will block angels from acting on our behalf- a lack of faith and our self-will. Scripture Passages: Dan.10:12-14; Rom. 4:17; Prov. 18:20-21

If you believe it or not, Angels are REAL- and they were created to help prosper the servants of the Lord. However, we may be unknowingly binding them from doing good works on our behalf. They are dependent on if and how we speak God’s word- for they can be bound or loosed on our behalf. Scripture Passages: Ps. 103:15-22; Heb. 1:14; Gal. 3:29; Ps. 35:27; 2 Kings 6:8

Ever asked why bad things happen to you? Ever blamed God for them? Ever think He did it on purpose...or maybe He did it to teach you a lesson, or because you lacked faith, or to punish you for your sins- think again! You might just have an RTD. Scripture Passages: James 1:12-18; 2 Tim. 3:16-17; 2 Tim. 2:15; James 1:22; Ps. 119:89; John 10:10; Ps. 145:8-10; 1 John 3:8, 4:16; 1 Cor. 13; Ps. 103:1-5

God’s EXPLOSIVE (KRATOS) POWER is held within us! And we permanently reside inside the Son of God. We are locked-up and securely placed inside of Him. God is our permanent home. The fact that we reside with Jesus along with the Holy Spirit’s Power- is liken to a fish in water...sharing the space in his bowl. The fish doesn’t need to release his faith to get into the water because he is already there- he perpetually lives there (just as we do as believers.) Scripture Passages: Acts 2: 1-13; Eph. 1:18-20, Eph. 6:10; 1 John 4:4

Living in the flesh is living in the world’s view of things. And if this is all that you listen to, you will only keep believing that you are worthless, no-good and not worthy. God’s view says “You are precious in His sight!” Therefore, choose to walk in the Spirit and it will produce POWER, BLESSINGS, and LIFE! Scripture Passages: Gal. 5:16-26; Eph. 1:3; John 6:63; Jer. 17:5; Deut. 30:15; 2 Cor. 10:3-5; Rom. 8:1-3,13

When you gain a better understanding of a certain person, you will have more compassion on them. You will treat them differently than if you had judgement towards them. God has compassion for everyone even though we are all dust. Are you living with His spiritual perspective or your fleshly judgmental perspective? Scripture Passages: 1 Peter 2:21-25; Mt. 16:24; Romans 5:8; Psalm 103:13-14; Deut. 31:6 & 8

Has the Lord’s Prayer become a worn-out & over-used verse that you just recite now without any real feeling or understanding? Prayer is not meant to be just memorized lines. Jesus calls us to develop our prayer life so that it becomes our life. Learn to see the Lord’s Prayer as a model and way of growing closer to God just as the disciples had to learn. Scripture Passages: Luke 11:1; Mt. 6:9-15; Jer. 3:19; Mal. 2:10; 1 Peter 1:17; Mt. 3:2, 26:39; Prov. 30:8, Mt. 18:21; John 17:11

An in-depth look at the 6 passages that are taken out of context and used to wrongly condemn gay/lesbian people.Did you know that the word "homosexuality" is not mentioned in the 10 commandments, nor in the summary of the law, nor found in the original language (Hebrew or Greek) of the Bible? No prophet speaks on the subject, and Jesus himself makes no mention of it. The word "homosexual" itself was invented in the late 19th century and it does NOT occur in ANY of the original manuscripts from which the English Bible is descended! The King James Version from 1611 makes no use of the term. The 1st use of the term in an english Bible is to be found in the Revised Standard Version of 1946.

An in-depth look at the 6 passages that are taken out of context and used to wrongly condemn gay/lesbian people.Did you know that the word "homosexuality" is not mentioned in the 10 commandments, nor in the summary of the law, nor found in the original language (Hebrew or Greek) of the Bible? No prophet speaks on the subject, and Jesus himself makes no mention of it. The word "homosexual" itself was invented in the late 19th century and it does NOT occur in ANY of the original manuscripts from which the English Bible is descended! The King James Version from 1611 makes no use of the term. The 1st use of the term in an english Bible is to be found in the Revised Standard Version of 1946.

An in-depth look at the 6 passages that are taken out of context and used to wrongly condemn gay/lesbian people.Did you know that the word "homosexuality" is not mentioned in the 10 commandments, nor in the summary of the law, nor found in the original language (Hebrew or Greek) of the Bible? No prophet speaks on the subject, and Jesus himself makes no mention of it. The word "homosexual" itself was invented in the late 19th century and it does NOT occur in ANY of the original manuscripts from which the English Bible is descended! The King James Version from 1611 makes no use of the term. The 1st use of the term in an english Bible is to be found in the Revised Standard Version of 1946.

Dwelling on your past only adds to your burdens and the sack of rocks you’ve stored up in your soul. Scripture passages:Phil. 3:12-14; Heb. 6:1; Rom. 8:28; John 14:27; Col. 3:15

Often the enemy will use us against each other, but we must remember people are not the true enemy - we must see past that. For our battle is never against flesh and blood. And thus our weapons cannot be of this world either. Scripture passages:Psalm 9:1-20, 142:1-2; Eph. 6:12; 2 Sam. 22:38; 2 Cor. 10:4

You've probably heard the story of the Prodigal Son- but you never heard much about the older son that stayed home. In actuality both sons were guilty of sin. One squandered the inheritance and the other never touched it. Which are you?Are you sitting around waiting for a particular call on your life...but in the meantime not doing anything else? Scripture passages:Luke 15:12, 20; Luke 12:35-46, 2:25; Habakuk 2:3; Isaiah 40:31; Hosea 12:6; James 12:36; Micah 7:7

How's your perspective? When you see things from only one position your perception of the truth may be skewed and the entire picture God wants you to see might be missed. Scripture passage: Psalms 73 (A Story of Asaph)

There are 3 dimensions of faith:Intellectual, Internal, and Incarnational. Which do you have? Scripture passages: James 1:2-8, 2:19

Are you choosing to live in bondage though Jesus has already freed you from it? Scripture passages: Gal. 3:10-14; Eph. 4:20