Send Worries Back From Where They Came

Do you worry? Do you constantly think about things in which you can't control? I don't know about you, but I like to control things. Like a GPS, I like to see where things are going at all times. I like to see the roadblocks and traffic ahead to give me time for optional routes.Sometimes God gives us a GPS-like view of our situations. He shows this to allow us to maneuver toward our destinations. God is showing that he trusts us with the given information. But sometimes God allows our GPS signal to become weak. We are unable to see where we are, where we are going, and what roadblocks are ahead. It's there that God asks us to trust in him.Matthew 6:33-34 reminds us to "Seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. Therefore, do not...

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Who is After You

Isaiah 14 is typically seen as prophetic and speaking to the king of Babylon, which represents Satan.11 All your pomp has been brought down to the grave, along with the noise of your harps; maggots are spread out beneath you and worms cover you. 12 How you have fallen from heaven, morning star, son of the dawn! You have been cast down to the earth, you who once laid low the nations! 13 You said in your heart, “I will ascend to the heavens; I will raise my throne above the stars of God; I will sit enthroned on the mount of assembly, on the utmost heights of Mount Zaphon.[b] 14 I will ascend above the tops of the clouds; I will make myself like the Most High.” 15 But you are brought down to the realm of the dead, to the depths of the pit.Ezekiel 28 is also seen as a similar passage, against...

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The Touch of Faith

Have you ever lost something of value? If so, then you probably searched for that item with great intent on finding it. In Luke chapter 8 we see two people who have lost something of value; one was his daughter, the other was her health. Jairus was an important man in the community, a synagogue leader. We find him bowing down at the feet of Jesus asking for a life-saving miracle. Even after hearing that his daughter was dead he did not give up his faith. We will never know the name of the other person in this story. She was an outcast because of her continuous bleeding. Yet her faith will always be remembered. She revealed the power of Christ like no other person.Both of these stories involved faith that had the end result solved before Jesus even spoke a word. Jairus believed his...

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Time | Talent | Treasure

In our Reveal series we have discussed that God reveals himself to our church through us a worship team. God also reveals himself directly to our church while His people lift up His name. And last, God reveals himself as we walk with him daily.Today I want to bring our attention to God’s revelation of His will. We often get caught up in seeking God’s will for our lives. When actually our focus should be to just seek God’s will. Once we see His will then we line up our lives in accordance to His will.The looming question is how does God reveal His will. He is always revealing His will. We’re just not always looking for it. So we need to place ourselves in an environment where we can see God revealing His will and where He is working. Once we see that we join Him.There are three environments...

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The Image of Christ

Robert Hale was my grandfather. He was a Christian extremist. He walked with God. I know I serve the Kingdom this day due to his prayers on my life. I loved being around him because it was the closest to being with Jesus.I have an old picture of me sitting on my grandfather’s lap. It resembles another picture that was taken in 2005 of Logan sitting on the same knee. The little boys in both pictures were the same age. They look like sets of twins yet are several years apart. These pictures are proof that Logan has been made in my image. My face is revealed in his face.If we want to see where God has revealed Himself just look in your life mirror. In Matthew 10:22-23 Jesus says, “All men will hate you because of me.” He continues to say, “When you are persecuted in one place, flee...

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Make it Real

Last Friday night child #1 & #2 were off at birthday party sleepovers, which left child #3 with mom and dad. It’s rare that we are able to spend one-on-one time with our little guy. So Logan, Suzanne and I went out for dinner.We had a great time just talking and catching up on everything that is in his little world. At one point in our conversation Logan says, “Is this what you do on a date?” Without telling him too much information we simply said, “Well yes it is.” His next words got me thinking as he said, “This is it? That’s all you do? I can’t believe this. I think it would be more romantic if I were not here.” Then he informs us that he may not need to go with us next time. Now, I don’t know the reason why he doesn’t want to go on one of our dates. It could be that we are...

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