Notes on “Kingdom” sermon

Posted on 10 February, 2019 by Dana Hanson Posted in Bible, Sermons .

Notes

Person=Experience

Our experiences make up the substance of reality.

We are spiritual substance.

You are a spiritual being having a human experience.

The Trinity is persons sharing experiences.

The first level of sharing experiences is conversation.

Prayer is speaking with God about how things are going in our work together.

Work is joining Jesus in the expansion of Gods’ Kingdom, working for the good of others.

We are living in eternity now.

The social and political realm, and the human heart, are the only places in creation where God’s Kingdom is currently permitted to be absent.

May God’s rule be completed in my life where I am, all around me, day by day, just the way it is done in heaven.

We can be our own little kingdoms.

All the problems of the world are about wrong thinking about God.

As sons and daughters of the King, we have access to his authority and power, and we join him in offering the things of heaven, breaking into the other kingdoms, grounded in his love.

The Ten Commandments…19 Comes Before 20

Posted on 7 August, 2018 by Dana Hanson Posted in Bible, podcast, Sermons .

First in a four week series on the Ten Commandments.

Exodus 19 speaks of God establishing a covenant, a promise, with his people; his sons and daughters. That’s relationship. Our identity is given to us freely by God.

Then in Exodus 20 God gives us the Ten Commandments. Only after he has established the relationship does he call out our obedience.

In other words, 19 comes before 20…

IMPACT! Middle School Confirmation Ministry begins Wednesday September 12!

Posted on 18 September, 2017 by Dana Hanson Posted in Bible, LIFEhouse Youth .

IMPACT! is back! We meet in the hall from 6-8 p.m.

Theme for the night….From Selfish to Selfless

Text: Numbers 12:1-16

Turn from me and move toward we…

for all youth 6-8th grade

Dinner is served!

Martin Luther and The Reformation

Posted on 29 August, 2017 by Dana Hanson Posted in Bible, LIFEHouse Church, Luther Study, Special Events .

Martin Luther and The Reformation

The sparks that lit the Modern World

Thursday Nights 6:30-8 pm

study led by Pastor Dana

Bring snacks to share, beverages provided…

September 14 The Protesting Professor

September 21 Trouble, Trouble, Trouble

September 28 Heretics Trial

October 5 Martin Luther: A Legacy

October 12 Special Movie Night!

Rick Steves: Luther and The Reformation

Working With Jesus

Posted on 20 January, 2016 by Dana Hanson Posted in Bible, God Time Devotions .

Wednesday, January 20

Gratitude

Spend five minutes focusing on a couple of things you appreciate and thank God for them.

Word

Revelation 22:1-5

Then the angel showed me a river with the water of life, clear as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb. 2 It flowed down the center of the main street. On each side of the river grew a tree of life, bearing twelve crops of fruit,[a] with a fresh crop each month. The leaves were used for medicine to heal the nations.

3 No longer will there be a curse upon anything. For the throne of God and of the Lamb will be there, and his servants will worship him. 4 And they will see his face, and his name will be written on their foreheads. 5 And there will be no night there—no need for lamps or sun—for the Lord God will shine on them. And they will reign forever and ever. (NLT)

Connect

When Jesus tells us to join him (“take my yoke”), we know we are living our lives with him working through us when we are joyful, kind, gentle…

So, when he says we will work with him and reign with him for eternity, we get a clue about eternal life being more than sitting around, relaxing, and getting lots of rest. There are things we will be doing together.

Me

We can do many things in our lives where it is not necessary to receive supernatural help. What are you doing right now that you couldn’t do unless Jesus was there with you? Think about those things and if there isn’t anything you can think of, think about what that might mean.

Legacy of Joy

Posted on 9 July, 2015 by Dana Hanson Posted in Bible, Joy Starts Here, Sermons .

Final talk in a series on Joy as modeled and taught by Jesus, with insights on recent brain research from the book, “Joy Starts Here,” E. Jim Wilder, Edward Khouri, Chris Coursey, and Sheila Sutton.

Lasting with Joy

Posted on 9 July, 2015 by Dana Hanson Posted in Bible, Joy Starts Here, Sermons .

Third in a series on Joy as modeled and taught by Jesus, with insights on recent brain research from the book, “Joy Starts Here,” E. Jim Wilder, Edward Khouri, Chris Coursey, and Sheila Sutton.

Living with Joy

Posted on 9 July, 2015 by Dana Hanson Posted in Bible, Joy Starts Here, Sermons .

Second in a series on Joy as modeled and taught by Jesus, with insights on recent brain research from the book, “Joy Starts Here,” E. Jim Wilder, Edward Khouri, Chris Coursey, and Sheila Sutton.

Starting with Joy

Posted on 9 July, 2015 by Dana Hanson Posted in Bible, Joy Starts Here, Sermons .

First in a series on Joy as modeled and taught by Jesus, with insights on recent brain research from the book, “Joy Starts Here,” E. Jim Wilder, Edward Khouri, Chris Coursey, and Sheila Sutton.

Is The American Church Dying?

Posted on 9 July, 2015 by Dana Hanson Posted in Bible, Sermons .

Recent news accounts about this “crisis” in the newer generations when it comes to being active in their faith has everyone scrambling for explanations.

Besides the fact that surveys always depend on how you ask the question and what the questions are, and how the questions are understood, there is someone else who might have a differing opinion on all of this…His initials are H.S.