Generation Church

Some people will tell you, “America is not a Christian nation. Look at how sinful it is.” They will say that the Founding Fathers weren’t Christian and most were deists. But is that all true? The reality is that America wouldn’t exist if Christians had stayed out of politics. In fact, everything that makes America great today is us living in the blessing of prosperity birthed in morality from God.

Would you agree that sometimes life is more challenging than you expected it to be? Or that being a Christian is harder than you thought it would be? Some of us thought that life would be easy and trouble-free if we became Christians and did what was right. But the reality is that we will have seasons where we soar, and there will be seasons where we struggle. In other words, we will have hardship, and God doesn’t promise to get us out of it, but He does promise to get us through it.

Have you ever asked yourself, can anything good come from me? Or maybe you are in a season where you are questioning yourself or your situation, and it feels like God is distant. We all have felt this way at some point in our lives, but you must know that you are not here today by mistake. God sees you, knows you, and chose you. He knows you better than you know yourself and has a plan and purpose for your life.

Often, we think resistance and struggle is an automatic sign that we're off-track from what God wants for us, but what if it's a sign that you're doing exactly what you need to be doing? What if the struggles and challenges aren't a sign to move off of the assignment but a sign that you're right on assignment, where God wants you? God is all-knowing. He knows the storm that lies ahead; what if God is calling you today to stay on track and assignment? Everything good and of value in your life will come from challenges. It's too soon to quit!

As Christians, we know that our God is a miracle-working God, and our Christian faith is a faith of miracles. Yet, we can struggle to believe God has miracles in store for our lives. The reality is that God is still doing miracles today and has big miracles in store for you. It may not be how you planned or expected, but that doesn’t change the fact that He is still a miracle-working God.

There are many skeptics that do not believe and trust in the Bible. They’ll give countless reasons for questioning the Bible’s trustworthiness and have gone as far as to try to ban and destroy it. So why should we trust the Bible? When you look at all the evidence in the scriptures and external resources, there is no doubt the Bible is trustworthy. The question then is not if the Bible can be trusted but do you trust the Bible.

There are many skeptics that do not believe and trust in the Bible. They’ll give countless reasons for questioning the Bible’s trustworthiness and have gone as far as to try to ban and destroy it. So why should we trust the Bible? When you look at all the evidence in the scriptures and external resources, there is no doubt the Bible is trustworthy. The question then is not if the Bible can be trusted but do you trust the Bible.

Mary’s path to motherhood was not what she had planned, but God had something much better in store for her life. What she went through as the mother of Jesus serves as an example to moms wanting to raise world-changing kids. We can learn many lessons from Mary, and in this sermon, we hear some words of encouragement you can apply to your life today.

One of the greatest deceptions of the enemy today is to glorify and elevate victimhood. He wants everyone to be an oppressed, deceived and offended victim who rebels against authority. Not only will this destroy society, but it will lead to people being confused and helpless. As Christians, how should we respond? The world tells us to respond with empathy, but we must respond the way Jesus did. We show compassion with conviction. That means we sympathize with the hurting while holding on to biblical truth.

Often in our Christian journey, things will happen that are different from what we thought they would be. We’ll feel disappointed, upset, and even hurt when our expectations are unmet. Yet, we can still have faith that God is still working in us. We may have to go through trials to get there. Still, we must guard ourselves against giving up and quitting too quickly because God is in the business of exceeding our expectations.