To outsiders, the Bible seems like a book of NOs. We look at the story of Jonah and how his hubris (defiance) of saying no to God turned into the humility of accepting a no from God. When we pray, sometimes the answer is no, but we can rest assured that God generally says no to protect us (from ourselves) or because he has something better in mind that requires you to be exactly where you are in that moment. Therefore, the best road forward is one where we put aside our defiance and humbly submit to God.
As we look at the story of Jesus’ encounter with the Samaritan woman at the well in John 4 we see that, when we encounter Jesus, our priorities change. This woman who went to the well in shame to get some water during the high noon heat left her water jar behind to share the news of Jesus with her neighbors. Like the Samaritans in the story, when people are truly thirsty for a Saviour, they go from curious to present to changed as Jesus works in their lives. Are you thirsty?
Can you live your life without regrets? With faith in God, you can. Living by faith does not mean your life will be easy or have no challenges. God gives you a purpose that makes your life meaningful. Do you feel like your life is making a difference? Does it have a purpose that would give it a lifelong meaning? What can you do with your life right now so that in the end you have no regrets?
The world that we live in has many distractions that take us away from our loving devotion to Almighty God and his Son Jesus Christ. Come as we learn together how to be watchful and wait for the return of our lord Jesus Christ
Storms come into our lives irrespective of how deep our faith is. One tried way of weathering through a storm is to remember that God is near, God is present, God is faithful.
As we embark on our summer let us remember about the holiness of our God. Sumer is not the time to take a vacation from God. It’s time to be even more vigilant about our spiritual lives. Our culture teaches us that we need to ‘domesticate’ our God. Make create gods that are comfortable to worship. Our God is to be revered and honored. Day in and day out. Not when it’s convenient. But every single day.
This Sunday we cast a vision for the summer and the rest of the year. We discussed how the church works and the work of the church.
The Spirit compels us to cry out, ‘Abba, Father!” This Sunday we will examine why this salutation is so appropriate when we address our heavenly Father!
It is very easy to lose perspective when we’re not practicing spiritual hygiene, and we think that everything around us is the problem. Jesus cultivated habits like prayer, scripture, fellowship, and thankfulness. By imitating these habits, we sow habits and reap the rewards of spiritual hygiene
Though God has promised to be with us, and we are created to be with Him – we can often feel alone and distant from Him. Join us as we journey together toward an encounter … with the Almighty. Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no…