Jesus sees how people are harassed, hurting, and helpless, and He looks on us with compassion. In this passage, Jesus uses the illustration of sheep without a shepherd to describe our desperate condition and our need for His care, guidance and protection. Then Jesus describes people as a great harvest ready to be gathered. The fields are ready, the need is urgent, and Jesus calls His followers to pray and go and gather people to Christ.

What makes life worth living? The apostle Paul's life gives us a window into the mind of a man struggling and suffering with the injustices of life and the challenges of old age. His words offer profound insight into what it means to live a life of meaning and purpose found in Christ.

#LifeWorthLiving #reasontolive #purpose #Jesus

God is amazingly able to use bad things for good. The worst that people throw against you, God is able to use for good. But what is good? Good is the advancement of the gospel. That is more important than health or happiness or anything else that we might pursue in this life. God can use bad things to advance His Gospel, and this is a reason to rejoice! Join us at cefc.church

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Have you ever wondered what you should pray for the people you love? Of course you could pray for health or happiness or long life. Those are fine prayers. But if you really love someone, you will pray a bigger prayer. This passage and this message introduce us to a big, powerful prayer that we can pray for those we love. 

#prayer #modelprayer #love #fruitofrighteousness

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The apostle Paul had joy even in prison. If Paul can have joy in prison, then we can have joy even when life is not going the way we expected. What are our reasons for joy? Listen and discover three reasons for joy in Christ. Join us at cefc.church.

#joy #reasonsforjoy #prayer #partnership #promise #Philippians

The frequent pairing of "grace and peace" in Paul’s letters in the New Testament highlights their importance in the Christian experience. "Grace" initiates and sustains our relationship with God, and "peace" is the result. This first message of our new sermon series in Philippians highlights some of the ways grace and peace impact the Christian’s daily life and make all the difference in the world to the believer. Join us at cefc.church.

Have you ever faced a situation so overwhelming that you didn't know what to do? If you've ever prayed, "God, I don't know what to do, but my eyes are on You," then this is the next step: It is time to praise!

We can praise even when we are still in the midst of our problem because our Lord is bigger than our problems.

Join us in 2 Chronicles 20 as we discover the power of praise and learn when to praise, why to praise, and how to praise even before the answer comes.

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If you are facing a battle that fills you with fear, then it is time to pray! 2 Chronicles 20 shows us a powerful prayer. Our Father in heaven hears our prayers and saves his people. As king Jehoshaphat prays, "We do not know what to do, but our eyes are on You" (2 Chronicles 20:12) we too can pray to our heavenly Father. Join us at cefc.church.

Everyone gets off track from time to time. How do you respond when you receive correction? Do you get defensive, angry or withdrawn? In 2 Chronicles 19, King Jehoshaphat takes correction in the best way possible. His response to correction is an example and inspiration to help us respond to the loving correction Christians receive from our heavenly Father. For more ways to grow in Christ, join us at cefc.church.

#correction #spiritualgrowth #Jehoshaphat #discipline #Jesus