Pastor Doug highlights our Gospel reading about the Christmas Story; we hear a conversation between two elderly ladies just before Christmas, about those who may be alone with no family.
Dr. Sylvester Williams, Founder The Assembly at Durham Christian Center [email protected] www.christian-perspective.com Winning without fighting....... The Wheat Grows......
The Battle is the Lords.
It is not challenges in the church, it is challenges in the world. The battle is not yours, it's the Lords. There are time in your life when your faith is going to be tested... How am I going to grow in those times? If you want to win you have to get in touch with the person that can make that happen..... God wants you to talk to him.... How do we make it? Who's report will you believe?
“Blessed” is a word that we Christians often use to describe how we’re feeling anytime we are particularly aware of how good God has been to us. But as often as the word gets used, how might you define a “blessing” to someone who doesn’t go to church or doesn’t even believe in God? Jesus’ opening words in his Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5) offer us some guidance in answering this question. First, you will notice that all the people Jesus mentions, are blessed because of something they have received from God rather than achieved for Him. Blessings are always gifts – freely given. Therefore, blessing rules out the possibility of boasting (1 Corinthians 1). Second, you will notice that all the blessings spoken by Jesus (except the final two) are in the future tense. They are based on a future promise that has not yet been fully realized. Many of our greatest blessings are hidden in circumstances that may be outwardly painful and hard — like grief, financial hardship, and unresolved conflict. So often it’s only in these lowest moments in life when our vision of heaven comes into focus and our hope of eternal life becomes strong. Understanding this definition of blessing as a hidden gift from God -freely given and future focused- helps us keep a right perspective on life. Even on our worst days, we remain richly and deeply blessed.
This message was preached by Dr. Earl Johnson, Jr. at Grace Bible Baptist Church. We are located at 1518 N. Rolling Road, Catonsville, Maryland 21228 (410-788-6132). Everyone is welcome to attend all services and events. We also invite you to view our weekly television program, The Everliving Story, Sunday mornings at 10:00 a.m. on Channel 54 and Cable Channel 14. For more information, log on to www.GraceBibleBaptist.org.
The Devil went down to Jerusalem (Matthew 4:1-11) 1. The Devil has a plan for your life! Matthew 4:1-4 (NIV84) 2. The Devil is a theologian Matthew 4:5-6 (NIV84) Matthew 4:7 (NIV84) 3. Don't be the Devil's spokesperson Matthew 4:8-9 (NIV84) Matthew 4:10-11 (NIV84) 4. Humanity has already failed the test...
The gift of human life is a precious gift from God. Despite our frailties and fallings, God wants us to be his hands and voice for those who are most in need and vulnerable in our society today. We are to cherish God's children because they are precious to him.
Why do Christians suffer? Suffering is a part of God's plan for us. It is not intended to make us fail but to make our faith stronger in God. If you are going through something that is painful in your life, you can be sure that God understands your pain. He desires for you to drew nearer to Him and to trust in Him to deliver you. Humbly seek Him in prayer, wait patiently on Him and He will incline His ears to you cry. He will deliver you!
Some people would say that the way to succeed is to recruit the best, biggest, and brightest. But Jesus chose ordinary, middle class fisherman to spread his Gospel throughout the world.
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