When you walk with someone, you are going in the same direction they are going
When you walk with someone you have to be walking at the same pace they are walking at
Noah walked with God
The bible starts with Adam and Eve walking with God, and ends with God once more dwelling with his creation.
Walking with God is the key to success
When you walk with God you set your direction, and you make your choices to stay alongside God
Read MoreAbraham and Sarah waited 25 years for the promise of a child to come to be.
Waiting is not punishment or learning or with any understandable reason – Sometimes it is just a part of life. We do not have all the information. God knows what we don’t. Trust Him.
Yes waiting tests our faith sometimes - but as I wrote this message I felt God impress upon my heart that it isn’t always for that reason.
GOD IS NOT REASONable – We cannot learn or grasp GOD with a human concept.
Sometimes we have to wait just because he hasn’t given us the fulness of the promise yet.
That’s it, no BIGGER REASON and we can laugh while we wait, and we can wait with faith, and we can expect with full confidence - because GOD has shown throughout time that He always keeps his promises in his timing, which is always on time every time!
Read MoreWhen God tests us, when God puts a test before us - he presents us with a choice, an opportunity - an opportunity to see God move, and opportunity to grow our faith - to see something amazing
And the test for us is: what will we choose?
Read MoreJoin Pastor Lydia as she uncovers 2 big lies that could be holding you back your Awesome Blessings from God. Continuing our slow walk through Luke’s Gospel and the family tree of Jesus - today we look at the life of Jacob.
Read MoreOur relationships define us - in ways that are obvious and subtle
We define ourselves based on our relationships - a husband, a pastor, a boss - our identity is closely linked to our relationships
Which means, when a relationship is healthy, it has a positive impact on our identify and our definition of ourself
And when the relationship is not healthy - it can have a negative impact
What if, the unhealthyness in the relationship comes not from the other person, but from you. From what YOU say, how YOU act, YOUR attitudes and YOUR behaviours… You will see in todays message, how that also has a negative impact on you - on your sense of identity and your definition of yourself.
Who you are - your identity and sense of self - is affected by how you treat other people just as much as by how other people treat you.
Read MoreCan you imagine the tabloid headlines on uncovering that family line for Jesus?
I LOVE that God turns what we imagine in our self-righteous minds on it’s head.
If you have been made to feel unworthy or unusable by God because of your past or even because of your present status in life; It’s time for you to change that mindset over yourself.
TIME TO GET INTO YOUR REHAB
And… if you are guilty of discounting someone from ministry potential – you also need some Rahab rehab thinking today.
Read MoreThe downstream is what happens later…
You have no idea - we can not imagine what will happen downstream when we do the right thing today - the results of what we do, in God’s hands, are more than we can imagine
Don’t discount the downstream - as hard as doing the right thing today may be, don’t discount the downstream blessings it will unlock
Read MoreThe sons of Jesse are rejected one by one… until he seems to run out of sons… Samuel asks if there are any more sons… It’s like the story of Cinderella isn’t it? The shoe does not fit any of these… is there anyone else?
And the answer, just like in Cinderella, is “oh well I guess there’s the insignificant one out doing the low, menial tasks”
Do you ever feel INSIGNIFICANT?
There’s no such thing in the life of a Christian! YOU, like DAVID have been chosen!!
Read MoreThis opposition - it’s not what it seems - there were other things going on, out of sight…
Jesus Promises to fill all of us who choose him with his Holy Spirit – he gives us substance!
Our Purpose is to live as spirit filled wheat in this world - No matter whether we are crushed or planted we will produce something of greater value or sustenance for others!
What should we do? This is a good question we should ask ourselves - if you are a follower of Jesus - how are you living out the command of scripture to … lead a life worthy of your calling, for you have been called by God. Eph 4:1 (NLT)
