Category: Christian Doctrine

Restoring Relationships

The family may be defined as two or more persons who are related by birth, marriage, or adoption and who live together as one household.

A father, mother, and children, together they make a happy and flourishing family.
People with feelings: sometimes shown and sometimes keep inside

WE NEED TO CHERISH OUR EXISTING FAMILY MEMBERS FROM NOW ON! BUILD FAMILY TRUST OVER THE YEARS!

The foundation of trust is vital throughout the years of family life
Once violated, trust is hard to regain

Proverbs 11:29: He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind: and the fool shall be servant to the wise of heart.

MISTRUSTS BRINGS DIVISION WITHIN A HOUSEHOLD

Psalm 133: Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity!

We have to sometimes fight for unity
The enemy is seeking to devour the family unit

1 Corinthians 1:10 Now I beseech you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you; but that ye be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment.

If there are a husband and wife within a family
There should be a strong trust bond

WE SHOULD SEEK TO COMFORT ONE ANOTHER IN OUR FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN ALL FAMILY MEMBERS AND RELATIVES

1 Thessalonians 5:11 – Wherefore comfort yourselves together, and edify one another, even as also ye do.

James 5:16 – Confess [your] faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.

We all have faults
Be the first one to say, “I am sorry.”
Say comforting words: Call them pet names: Baby, darling, honey, sweets

Self-Deception –One of the saddest forms of deceit is self-deception. People who don’t want to face reality can sometimes convince themselves to believe things that they really know are not true.
Proverbs 12:22 – Lying lips [are] abomination to the LORD: but they that deal truly [are] his delight.
• Lies are destructive

LIES EAT AWAY TRUST IN FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

• Lies will eventually destroy trust
• Lies can make a relationship unliveable for parties involved
Proverbs 18:21: “Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruits.”

Matthew 12:34,35 -For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks. A goodman out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth good things, and an evil man out of the evil treasure brings forth evil things.
Philippians 4:8 -Finally, brethren, whatever things are true …think on these things.
Psalm 24:3-5 Who shall ascend into the hill of the Lord? or who shall stand in his holy place?4 He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; who hath not lifted up his soul unto vanity, nor sworn deceitfully.5 He shall receive the blessing from the Lord and righteousness from the God of his salvation.
TO BE SPEAKERS OF TRUTH, WE MUST FILL OUR HEARTS WITH TRUTH, ESPECIALLY WITH THE WORD OF GOD

Give your heart to Jesus today by saying this prayer:

Dear Lord Jesus,
Thank you for dying on the cross for my sin. Please forgive me. Come into my life. I receive You as my Lord and Savior. Now, help me to live for you the rest of this life. Fill me with your Holy Spirit. In the name of Jesus, I pray.
Amen.

Restoring Relationships

March 29, 2020 No Comments

The family may be defined as two or more persons who are related by birth, marriage, or adoption and who live together as one household.

Cleanse Your Cup

March 22, 2020 No Comments

https://youtu.be/U25_s0vERxQ JESUS LOOKS UPON THE THOUGHTS AND INTENT OF OUR HEARTS Matthew 15:8: This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me

Fear of God

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HUMANITY CAN TRY TO BRING ABOUT THE END BUT ONLY FATHER GOD KNOWS WHEN THE END WILL BE Isaiah 45:7: I form the light, and

Spiritual Endurance

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https://youtu.be/VZnravNl_ME SUFFERING CAN BE A TRAINING GROUND FOR CHRISTIAN MATURITY2 Timothy 2:3: wants us to “therefore endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ.”2

Sin of Unbelief | A Sin of the Heart

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FEAR and UNBELIEF ARE ENEMIES Job 3:25: 25 For the thing which I greatly feared is come upon me, and that which I was afraid

God Our Strength

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JESUS OVERCAME : 1. THE WORLD: John 16: 33: These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. “In the

Cleanse Your Cup

By Pastor Dennis Williams

JESUS LOOKS UPON THE THOUGHTS AND INTENT OF OUR HEARTS

Matthew 15:8: This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with their lips; but their heart is far from me.

Jesus doesn’t care about the traditions of men
He is looking at our hearts
We can say one thing with our mouths
But the Lord looks at our hearts

WHAT IS IN OUR HEARTS WILL COME OUT OF OUR MOUTHS AND IN OUR ACTIONS

Repentance and Change is important
WE CAN’T FOOL GOD
Not only repenting but allowing the Lord to change us
Allow the Holy Spirit

Are we prepared to allow the Holy Spirit to strip away the grunge and coated on the mess in our hearts?

Are you tired of comparing yourself with others of the faith because they seem to have it all together, and you’re just pretending?

Jesus still looking at the same heart we gave HIM
Give Him our full affections

PREPARE TO MEET THE LORD

Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him. 1 John 2:15

Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect. Matthew 5:58

Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord: Hebrews 12:14

And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God. Romans 12:2

WE ARE CLAY IN THE POTTER’S HAND: JESUS IS THE POTTER WE ARE THE CLAY

2 Corinthians 4: 7-12 But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us.8 We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair;9 Persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed;10 Always bearing about in the body the dying of the Lord Jesus, that the life also of Jesus might be made manifest in our body.11 For we which live are always delivered unto death for Jesus’ sake, that the life also of Jesus might be made manifest in our mortal flesh.12 So then death worketh in us, but life in you.

The Bible shows God took the dust of the earth and breath life
He breathes His life in when we became born again
Its Jesus in us. He shines through us (AS WE ALLOW HIM)
His Light should shine through us

OUR TREASURES SHOULD BE STORED IN HEAVEN SCRIPTURES

Treasures are not necessarily evil in themselves.
What Jesus was warning against is the improper value that we place on the treasures.

HOW DO YOU KNOW IF SOMETHING HAS BECOME A TREASURE?

If you don’t think you can live without it, it might be a treasure!
If it brings you great pleasure and satisfaction, above everything else, it might be a treasure!
You might give up other things, but not on that thing that you treasure

IF IT IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN ANYTHING ELSE, IT IS A TREASURE!

Matthew 6:19 – Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:

1 Timothy 6:17-19 – Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not highminded, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy;

Psalms 119:11 – Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee.

Give your heart to Jesus today by saying this prayer:
Dear Lord Jesus,
Thank you for dying on the cross for my sin. Please forgive me. Come into my life. I receive You as my Lord and Savior. Now, help me to live for you the rest of this life. Fill me with your Holy Spirit. In the name of Jesus, I pray.
Amen.