The Basics, Pt. 2

In the Garden of Eden where mankind’s spiritual war began the devil attacked Eve with lies and deception- getting her to question God. However, if Adam and Eve would have been fully satisfied and filled with all the other good fruit from the garden, they would not of had a desire to eat the forbidden fruit.…

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The Basics

Get ready to start a new series on spiritual warfare! Today you will be learning the five basic foundations of spiritual battle: (1) Knowing the History of Spiritual Warfare, (2) Knowing the Lord’s Army, (3) Knowing the Enemy, (4) Knowing the Battle, & (5) Knowing Jesus’ Victory! SERIES TEXT Ephesians 6:10-12, “10 Finally, be strong in…

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The Goal: 100,000/50/500

No matter who you are- if you are born again, you have a place in the Body of Christ to make disciples of the nations. Today, you will learn how to fulfill the goal of MPI and bear lasting fruit that will bring glory to the Father! SERIES TEXT John 15:12-17, “12 My command is this:…

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Connect, Mentor, & Send

Making disciples should be the goal of every Christian in the church. The church of Jesus Christ is literally built upon disciples that make disciples. There is no greater task for the follower of Jesus than this- to know Jesus and make Him known! This is how we bring glory to the Father- by bearing much…

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Loving People

God created mankind in His own image (Latin: “Imago Dei”) and made them to multiply and have dominion over the earth. As “image bearers” no human is “ordinary” or “without purpose,” every person is either going to one day be revealed as the most hideous of all creatures (uglier than a demon) or more glorious…

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Loving God

Today, like never before, the world needs to know and love God. Often times people think that they can live a “good life” without loving God, however, all of creation was created to love God. Therefore, without loving God a person can never truly experience the purpose they were made for. Likewise, they will never…

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Defining and Assessing Biblical Leadership & Church Success

(Click here to read in pdf) Many pastors today in the U.S. have become discouraged by the past 15 years of popular leadership training in the church (and for very good reasons). Such leaders like John Maxwell, Bill Hybels, and Rick Warren have had many great things to write and say about leadership, however, they have…

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2015 End of the Year Reports!

Praise God for whom all blessings flow! Metro Praise International church has experienced the most growth in discipleship, attendance, and overall finances than any prior year. We are thankful for God’s continued outpouring of grace in our midst. Our greatest motivations have been to follow the “Great Commandments” and “Great Commission” of Jesus. Jesus’ “Great…

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