Saturday 08/19/17 (early Sunday Service) Series: Doers of the Word Message – Relational Trust I Click HERE for Video Relational Trust It is entirely possible that there are times faith will not come for the specific because we refuse to be persuaded by the general. Faith = Relational trust. As in all relationships with those of trustworthy character, our trust grows as our intimacy increases. As we come to know God by experience, we develop a basis for future trust. Therefore, we conclude that faith, or trust is relational. We’ve seen how Israel had no eyes to see […]
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Faith is a topic which is widely misunderstood. This is largely due to it’s being treated like a religious topic or a “tool” to manipulate circumstances and ultimately God to make our own lives more satisfying.
Any Biblical idea which has been stripped of its relational context is doomed to mislead people in the end.
Faith is nothing more that relational, whole-hearted trust placed in God as a RESULT of Him taking the initiative to reveal Himself to us in any area of our live. The trust we place in Him, initiates from Him. As He reveals Who He is to us, the heart response of trusting Him to be Who He reveals Himself to be is what faith is – nothing less and nothing more.
Counsel of my Sons – Genesis 34-35
Podcast: Download (53.6MB)Subscribe: Spotify | RSS Wednesday 08/09/17 Message – Counsel of my Sons Series: Thru the Bible – Genesis 30-31 ***Video is HERE*** Counsel of my Sons Genesis 34 Dinah was probably between 13 and 15 at the time, and had attained perfect maturity; for this is often the case in the East at the age of 12, and sometimes earlier. This means she was young and impressionable. She went alone which was foolish… Of her if without permission, counsel and supervision Of her parents if they knowingly allowed it. She went out of curiosity. Shechem, […]
Continue readingWrestling with God – Genesis 32-33
Podcast: Download (61.5MB)Subscribe: Spotify | RSS Wednesday 08/02/17 Message – Wrestling with God Series: Thru the Bible – Genesis 30-31 ***No Video this week only Audio*** Wrestling with God Chapter 32 These two chapters are filled with wrestling. Jacob found… Wrestling with his fear Wrestling with his memories Wrestling with his loyalties Wrestling with his priorities Wrestling with his conscience Wrestling with his future Wrestling with God V2 – Mahanaim = “Two Camps” V3 – Messengers (Angels?) to Edom which had been established since Jacob left 20 years prior. V4-5 – Jacob thought to ease Esau’s […]
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