Higher Ways
3: 22 “Return, faithless people; I will cure you of backsliding.” “Yes, we will come to you, for you are the LORD our God. In this passage of Jeremiah God is speaking to Isreal. He refers to them as a faithless people who have prostitued themselves and committed adultry against Him. And yet [...]
Read More...ARE YOU STANDING IN THE WAY?
God gives different opportunities to each believer so we can fulfill His command in unique ways. Since He never flings a door wide open unless He intends for us to go through it, stopping on the threshold is disobedience. Sometimes what little we can see on the other side looks frightening. But if the Lord [...]
Read More...That Was Weird
To those who are not Christians, or those “without Christ”, following the lead of a spirit is pretty weird. Some may think that you have gone completely mad for saying things like, “I know God wants me to do …”. But you know as someone who is “with Christ” and in fact has His very [...]
Read More...Working The Angles
Yesterday at Friendship Church we talked about overcoming your limitations. One of the main points was to Navigate Around Genuine Limitations. A Genuine Limitation is something that legitimately keeps you from moving forward and accomplishing your dream, vision, goal, plan, etc… One wise person once said, “A man is not measured by how far he [...]
Read More...Married With Parents
In Genesis 2:24 we read, “For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and they will become one flesh.” It’s also repeated in Ephesians 5:31. God’s pattern for marriage involves us “leaving” our parents and “cleaving” to our spouse. Marriage involves a change of alliance. Before [...]
Read More...Self Inflicted?
In the midst of the Israelites trading the living God for the idols of their neighbors, Jeremiah ask this question: 2:17 Have you brought this upon yourself by forsaking the LORD your God, while he led you in the way? Many times when we are going through rough times we simply can’t imagine why we [...]
Read More...Trust, Devotion & Faith
In Scripture, we read that strong faith is essential for facing life’s problems. It prompts us to look beyond our trials to the One who’s promised to guide and sustain us. As trust in the Lord increases, obedience becomes a higher priority than pleasure or profit. As devotion deepens, a second outcome is spiritual discernment–believers [...]
Read More...When It Rains, He Pours
I don’t know why, but I am consistently surprised and taken off guard when life gets tough even though Jesus himself said that “in this world you will have trouble” (John 16:33). Every time it comes unexpectedly. It’s never just one thing either. It’s always one thing added to another thing on top of this [...]
Read More...Past: Either Good or Bad
When talking about getting over our past we usually are talking about bad things that have happened to us, and rightfully so. It is usually the bad things that trip us up and keep us from moving forward. But, what about your past victories? Is it possible that you are actually allowing your past successes [...]
Read More...A Change In Perspective
This morning I want to encourage you to see yourself in a different way. To look at yourself and try and see what others see when they are around you. To see yourself from their eyes, from the outside looking in. This may sound simple and even perhaps a waste of time but I assure [...]
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