Author: Nathaniel Colt

Listen in to today’s Mother’s Day Service. Hear from our panel of mothers and hear Pastor CJ share his Mother’s Day message.

Scripture reference: 2 Samuel 21

• Joshua had made a covenant with the Gibeonites back in Joshua 9
• Saul had broken that covenant and Israel was experiencing famine because of it
• King David goes to God and God tell him it is because they broke the covenant
• David goes to the Gibeonites and asks what he can do to make it right
• They asked for 7 of Saul’s sons
• David hand them over and they were hung
• Rizpah protected the body’s of her sons from birds and beast for 5-6 months during the hottest part of the year
• King David heard of this act of faithfulness and bravery
• David had Saul’s bones and the son’s bones buried in a place of honor
• While this is a tragedy in the Bible, there are still things we can learn from it
• Rizpah accepted her son’s had done wrong and were punished but she was still their mother
• She still loved them and fought for them to be honored/buried
• She stood her ground and God honored that faithfulness
• Don’t give up on the next generation…God has placed you in the office of Mother
• Instead stand up and bring honor to their family
• There is hope for this nation with mothers like this
• Brave mothers DO make a difference

Join us today as Pastor CJ continues his message on the book of Revelation and take a look at the rapture. Are you ready?

Key scripture: Revelation 4:1

Parenting in Perilous Times

Scripture reference: Judges 13:1-25

• The enemy is trying to get us to destroy ourselves
• We need to trust in God in raising our children and protecting them
• How do we raise our kids in today’s perilous times?
• 4 traits of successful parents
1. They recognize thier privilege (v. 2-3)
• Kids are a gift from God
• Psalms 127:3-5
2. They recognize thier responsibility (v. 4-5)
• Guide and direct the children
• Ephesians 6:4
3. They model the behavior they want their children to follow
4. They set limits for their children and follow-through with those limits

Join us today as Pastor CJ continues his message on the book of Revelation.

• Vision of the Son of Man
• Vision of the lampstands
• John at Patmos
• Not asking the question “Why me?”, but asking “Why not me?”
• John’s vision
• John the reporter

Key scripture: Revelation 1:9-20

Stress Self assessment:

• Do you plan your day unrealistically?
• Are you always the first to arrive and last to leave?
• Are you always in a hurry?
• Do you NOT make plans to relax?
• Do you feel guilty about doing anything other than work?
• Do you see unforeseen things as a setback or disaster?
• Do you think about several other things while trying to work?
• Do you feel that you need to be recognized and over extend because of this?

If you answered yes to several of these you may have stress that is robbing you of peace. Join us today as Pastor CJ shares a message on Peace and Stress.

So what is the answer?

• Accept aggravating aspects of your job
• Identify emotional needs and ways to meet them
• Practice listening
• Be sensitive to change
• Seek daily Joy
• Pray for patience
• Trust in the Lord daily for all things
• Reflect daily on what the Lord is doing
• Do a daily inventory of God’s things
• Meditate on the Lord daily

Join us today as Pastor CJ shares a message on Jesus Christ in the book of Revelation.

Key scripture: Revelation 1:1-8

Join us today as Pastor CJ shares a message on purity called Can’t Cope Without Soul Soap.

• Why Purity?
  • It’s a salvation issue
    • It is a matter of the heart
  • It’s a relationship with God issue
    • God didn’t change from the old testament to the new testament
    • Still desires purity
    • Jesus came to fulfill the law not to abolish it
  • It’s a relationship with others issue
  • It’ s testimony issue
• What’s the solution?
  • Live according to His Word
  • Hide His Word in your heart that you might not sin against him
  • Keep your focus on God
  • Run from temptation
  • Define parameters now on how to live
  • Put measures in place to protect yourself
  • Remember keeping the mud off is easier than getting the mud off

 

Join us today as Pastor CJ shares his Easter message.

 

Join us today as Pastor CJ shares a message entitled Faces in a Crowd

Key Scripture: Matthew 21:1-9

• Psalm Sunday is a good representation of Jesus being worshiped as the King of kings and Lord of lords while he was on earth
• While he rode in on a donkey, there were many faces in the crowd that Jesus could have seen
• Lets take a look at 4 of them
  1. Mary Magdalene
     • Possessed by 7 daemons and was a prostitute before meeting Jesus
     • Jesus freed her and transformed her live
     • She helped Jesus financially
     • Washed Jesus’ feet
     • 1st to see Jesus after he rose from the dead
     • Good example of a live touched/changed by Jesus
     • She had to see Jesus to be transformed…not a church…not a pastor…but Jesus
  2. Nicodemus
     • Was a pharisee
     • Was one of the people Jesus told John 3:16 to
     • At Jesus trial was the one to say the trial was unjust
     • Was one that prepared Jesus body to be buried
     • Good example giving extravagantly for Jesus even people aren’t looking
     • Are we letting our position keep up from speaking up for God?
     • Are you standing up for Jesus when other aren’t?
  3. Zacchaeus
     • Know as a short tax collector
     • Jesus invited himself to his house fro dinner
     • Give half of his possessions to the poor and righted his wrongs
     • His possessions were important to him but Jesus was more important
     • Had to let loose of the purse strings
     • Is money more important to you that Jesus in your live?
     • are you possessions holding you back in your relationship with Jesus?
  4. The boy with fishes and loaves
     • Gave his fishes and loaves
     • Ended up with 12 basket fulls leftover
     • Story of Jesus’ power / love
     • Boy gave it all to Jesus
     • Jesus took a little and blesses/multiplied it
     • Jesus multiplied their faith
     • Jesus could have made food appear from out of thin air
     • There was an act of faith in giving the loaves and fishes
     • What do you need to bring to Jesus in faith today?
• Each person the crowd had their own story
• You aren’t just a face in the crowd to Jesus
• Take what you have and bring it to Jesus today

Join us today as Pastor CJ shares a message entitled: Foot Washing: A Lesson in Humility

Key Scripture: John 13:1-13

• We often see the portrayal of the last supper but not often the foot washing
• Why do we usually skip over Jesus washing his disciples feet?
• Could be that we want to be at the table but not lower ourselves down to a servant
• We like the depiction of God the warrior king but our God is a foot washing God too
• Peter was quick to say that Jesus couldn’t wash his feet missing the spiritual significance to what Jesus was doing
• Peter comes around and says to wash all of him, but still misses that it is more about a spiritual cleansing than a physical cleansing
• Jesus washed everyone’s feet including Judas showing an important lesson to even serve those we might consider them an enemy
• Only through humility can God shape us into who we need to be