Sunday Service 2017
God's Care for the Bruised Reed and Smoking Flax
One of the basic faith messages that needs to be repeated is that of the bruised reed and smoking...
One of the basic faith messages that needs to be repeated is that of the bruised reed and smoking flax that God will not break or quench. There are many examples in the Bible of nearly broken people to show how there is always someone that we can identify with no matter what we are going through. The bruised reed / smoking flax condition is terrible, but it is also terribly necessary for our growth. God taking us from victory to the lowest lows and bringing us through speaks to His care for u...
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Gideon: Courage and Strength that Comes from God
We are under constant attack because of our stand for Christ. Courage, seated in the living God, ...
We are under constant attack because of our stand for Christ. Courage, seated in the living God, comes from some certain knowledge of what God has promised. In light of the event of a Molotov cocktail thrown at this building late in the week, we look to Gideon as a type; going from confusion about God's presence and power in a circumstance of persecution, poverty and powerlessness; growing in courage in the commission and calling, with its embedded promise: the Lord is with thee. Private fait...
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From Hopelessness to Earnest Desire for God
The word “desperate” has two meanings in English: the etymological meaning of the hopelessness an...
The word “desperate” has two meanings in English: the etymological meaning of the hopelessness and the more modern meaning of strongly desiring. Both of these senses occur in several spiritual vignettes in the Bible of people desperate for healing from God. Christians can become hopeless, but with God all things are possible. Our strength comes from Him, and our focus should be on Him, in praise. There is no problem that God cannot fix. VF-2073
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Divine Darkness Versus Human Light
There is hope for those that fear the Lord and are walking in darkness; the darkness has a purpos...
There is hope for those that fear the Lord and are walking in darkness; the darkness has a purpose. Darkness is a fact in our walk of faith, and some things can only be seen in the dark. God can use it for discipline, but it can also be a sign of spiritual despondency. You can still glorify God in the dark if you recognize the darkness has not separated you from Him. Trust God when you cannot see, and He will bring you through. Isaiah 50:10-11. VF-2098
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Depression: God's Light and Truth Will Cast Awa...
Depression afflicts many people, great and small, throughout history and throughout the Bible. It...
Depression afflicts many people, great and small, throughout history and throughout the Bible. It is the quiet disease of the soul. As with the psalmist, the answer starts when we talk to ourselves and challenge ourselves to focus on God ordering our steps instead of on the whys that have us down. Remember to thank the Lord for the smallest blessings: He has started a work in us and He completes what He starts. Most of our spiritual growth happens while we are in the valleys and in the darkne...
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Commitment: God's Work in You Produces the Abil...
Commitment begins first and foremost with the activity of God in prevenient Grace. Our Act is the...
Commitment begins first and foremost with the activity of God in prevenient Grace. Our Act is then one of presenting ourselves on the Basis of the mercies of God. The Character of commitment is all hinged on our understanding of what the Lord has done in making us new creatures in Christ. The Demands of commitment are that we are not to be conformed to (taking the imprint of) the world, but transformed (metamorphosed) by the renewing of our minds. Our minds are renewed by reading and meditati...
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