Forward In Faith

This week we will begin a new sermon series titled, “God With Us.” This week we look closely at Colossians 1 where we are introduced to Jesus as the complete representation of God yet he came to us in our flesh. We tend to think of Jesus as far away in time and space. The message of Christmas is truly Immanuel, God With us in our flesh. This means He both knows us and is near us. And, he is with us in power!

This week we will look at the second half of the 10 commandments with a focus on the linking command, children honor your Father and Mother. This command is the first to come with a promise. Where most people struggle with this command is first that as parents we are instructed to teach this truth. As parents we want to demand honor before we teach honor. In this message We will answer the question, how do I teach honor? To teach honor we have to model honor.

-A Godly home is a place that understands and teaches that God’s law is an expression of love. -Gods law teaches us how to love God, love ourselves and how to love others -We love God by obeying Him, by worshiping Him and by serving Him -Home is that place where these things should be intentionally taught

God designed the home with systems of authority. We experience His blessing as we submit to the authority of His design.

God designed the home with systems of authority. We experience His blessing as we submit to the authority of His design.

Proverbs 24:3-4

As we enter into the week that we often refer to as the week of Christ’s passion. We will be challenge by God’s Word to take as our own, the Passion that Jesus has for those who are far from God. To grow strong in Christ requires that we carry the precious seed of the Gospel to the world we live in.

We continue to focus on Growing Strong in Christ this week. As we open Gods word to the book of Colossians we will see that growing in the love of Christ means growing in Christ-like forgiveness. We cannot remain in His love and carry bitterness in the same heart. Jesus is the vine and we are the branches with His love following through us we can be sure that the grace or forgiveness is to flow through us also.

This Sunday we will move to the prophet Micah to consider His prophecy of the Little Town of Bethlehem. In this prophetic revelation we are confronted with the clear pattern of the way in which God works among His people. He takes that which is considered insignificant by the measure of men, and lifts it up through the life changing presence of Jesus.

This week will be the second message in the series, a Thrill of Hope. The series come to us from the words of the prophets who looked to the coming of the Messiah. Their words foretold accurately the redemptive plan that God was working out through the birth of Baby Jesus. This given son gives to us the Hope of Peace.

As we continue to travel through the book of Numbers, we come to a section, where the view shifts from Israel to a man named Balaam. Here is a man, who is not Jewish but knows God in a personal way. He is a man whom God has worked through and one we would assume was a good man. Yet, his story reminds us of some important truths. Among these truths is the reminders that God speaks to those who seek Him and that even a good person can make foolish choices.