Family Holidays are not always that good for some. In fact, it can be a real headache for some.

Keys to facing the storms of life. Hurricane Ian landed as a category 4 Hurricane (sustained winds of 150 mph) on Wednesday, September 28, 2022, in Lee County. When the storms of life hit you you have to have some foundational truths that you can lean on. Today we will talk about what perspective to have as we face the storm.

Understand that storms come to everyone.

1. Jesus tells us to build our house in the word of God to prepare for when the storms come. This way we don't suffer eternal loss. Matthew 7:24-27

2. When storms and we are afraid look to Jesus for peace and salvation. Matthew 8:24-27 The disciples and Jesus were in the storm.

3. Jesus will never desert us in the storm.

4. Suffering Creates Intimacy

2 Cor 12:8 - 7 or because of these surpassingly great revelations. Therefore, in order to keep me from becoming conceited, I was given a thorn in my flesh, a messenger of Satan, to torment me. 8 Three times I pleaded with the Lord to take it away from me. 9 But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me. 10 That is why, for Christ’s sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong.

How to have a more consistent Bible Time

What if you haven't read in a while?

“Then you will call upon Me and go and pray to Me, and I will listen to you. And you will seek Me and find Me, when you search for Me with all your heart. I will be found by you, says the Lord…” Jeremiah 29:12-14a

Condemnation is a verdict of guilt.  Conviction is different, Conviction rebukes us or exposes our faults with the goal of awareness that leads to change or repentance.

Reset your focus on Bible Reading

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Bible Reading Stats

Understand the importance of Bible Study

“I am the vine; you are the branches. If a man remains in me and I in him, he will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing.” John 15:5

Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the wicked, nor stands in the way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of scoffers; 2 but his delight is in the law[b]of the Lord, and on his law he meditates day and night. 3 He is like a tree planted by streams of water that yields its fruit in its season, and its leaf does not wither. In all that he does, he prospers. Psalm 1

How to have a more consistent Bible Time

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Once you know how the bible is organized you will better understand how to read the Bible. This episode will give you a little orientation of the testaments and the genre that are in your Bible. Enjoy!

In this episode we will cover:

Why Study the Bible

[My word] shall not return to me empty, but it shall accomplish that which I purpose, and shall succeed in the thing for which I sent it. (Isaiah 55:11)

2. God's word is essential to spiritual growth.

Like newborn infants, long for the pure spiritual milk, that by it you may grow up into salvation (1 Peter 2:2)

3. God's word is necessary for effectiveness as a Christian

All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, 17 that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work. (2 Tim 3:16-17)

Why People Don't study the Bible

While none of us will do these things perfectly, there are five components that make our witness credible to others — Christ, competence, concern, character, and wise conversation.

1. Put on Christ - Put Christ on the table

2. Have Competence - Work with excellence

3. Show Concern - Love your peers.

4. Display Character - Honor the workplace rules

5. Wise Conversation - Be prepared for evangelism

6. Conversation with God - Pray

Message Archive

Do you know the difference between your job, career, and calling? God has a plan for how you can be effective in any working environment. Listen in today to determine the best way to glorify God in your work life.

Too many people have the wrong view of work. In this episode, we will look at the biblical view of work from the beginning and see that when we work we are being a lot like God. Topics today will include God's positive perspective on work, the work God has called man to do, how work changed after the fall of man, and some of the biblical examples of hard-working people in scripture. This is an episode you don't want to miss.