Dr. Hughes declares that we have been living in survival mode in this country for the last twenty years. The events of 9/11 began a change in our society that has lingered until today. Our world has changed us physically and spiritually to the point that we cannot even remember how it was before. We have learned to live day-to-day rather than living up to our privilege because we are a child of God. God desires so much more for us than to live in fear and uncertainty. It is Time to get out of survival mode.

Dr. Hughes declares that we have been living in survival mode in this country for the last twenty years. The events of 9/11 began a change in our society that has lingered until today. Our world has changed us physically and spiritually to the point that we cannot even remember how it was before. We have learned to live day-to-day rather than living up to our privilege because we are a child of God. God desires so much more for us than to live in fear and uncertainty. It is Time to get out of survival mode.

God often visited with His people. Often, these visitations were to reveal to man the reality of their circumstances and realign them with the path He wanted them on. In other times, the visitation from God was restorative. Amid his trials, Job credits a visitation from God for encouragement to keep going. Luke writes about the most profound of visitations. Jesus looked over the city and the bible says he wept over it. Despite Jesus’ ministry and trying, they missed the importance of His visitation. They rejected Jesus and it grieved Him because they had missed everything that could have been theirs. Another example of visitation comes in our scripture text. After the cross and all the failure that Peter experienced, Jesus asks Peter, “do you love me?” Jesus asks this three times. Jesus asked the question fusing the highest form of love, but Peter answered him from the lower forms. Finally, Jesus uses the lower form of love to ask HIs question. Jesus was trying to elevate Peter to a higher level but came down to his level. God wants us to come higher but will come to our level when necessary.

God often visited with His people. Often, these visitations were to reveal to man the reality of their circumstances and realign them with the path He wanted them on. In other times, the visitation from God was restorative. Amid his trials, Job credits a visitation from God for encouragement to keep going. Luke writes about the most profound of visitations. Jesus looked over the city and the bible says he wept over it. Despite Jesus’ ministry and trying, they missed the importance of His visitation. They rejected Jesus and it grieved Him because they had missed everything that could have been theirs. Another example of visitation comes in our scripture text. After the cross and all the failure that Peter experienced, Jesus asks Peter, “do you love me?” Jesus asks this three times. Jesus asked the question fusing the highest form of love, but Peter answered him from the lower forms. Finally, Jesus uses the lower form of love to ask HIs question. Jesus was trying to elevate Peter to a higher level but came down to his level. God wants us to come higher but will come to our level when necessary.

God often visited with His people. Often, these visitations were to reveal to man the reality of their circumstances and realign them with the path He wanted them on. In other times, the visitation from God was restorative. Amid his trials, Job credits a visitation from God for encouragement to keep going. Luke writes about the most profound of visitations. Jesus looked over the city and the bible says he wept over it. Despite Jesus’ ministry and trying, they missed the importance of His visitation. They rejected Jesus and it grieved Him because they had missed everything that could have been theirs. Another example of visitation comes in our scripture text. After the cross and all the failure that Peter experienced, Jesus asks Peter, “do you love me?” Jesus asks this three times. Jesus asked the question fusing the highest form of love, but Peter answered him from the lower forms. Finally, Jesus uses the lower form of love to ask HIs question. Jesus was trying to elevate Peter to a higher level but came down to his level. God wants us to come higher but will come to our level when necessary.

Tonight, we begin studying the tabernacle and how that God-ordained structure forms a basis and a model for prayer. Bro. Starks gives a brief tour of the tabernacle and the features and furniture contained in it. He concludes by discussing the first thing you would encounter walking into the tabernacle, the Gate, and the significance of that single entrance to the holy place.

Tonight, we begin studying the tabernacle and how that God-ordained structure forms a basis and a model for prayer. Bro. Starks gives a brief tour of the tabernacle and the features and furniture contained in it. He concludes by discussing the first thing you would encounter walking into the tabernacle, the Gate, and the significance of that single entrance to the holy place.

Tonight, we begin studying the tabernacle and how that God-ordained structure forms a basis and a model for prayer. Bro. Starks gives a brief tour of the tabernacle and the features and furniture contained in it. He concludes by discussing the first thing you would encounter walking into the tabernacle, the Gate, and the significance of that single entrance to the holy place.

Once upon a time, there were three little pigs. The first built his house out of straw. The second built his out of sticks. The last pig built his house out of bricks. We all know this familiar story and the result of the decisions made by these three pigs. The moral of the story is clear to any who has heard it. The first two pigs chose the easy, convenient route to housing only to find themselves in jeopardy when the wolf came to the door. We use this story to tell our children to make good decisions and to put in the extra effort to build something that will last. The moral of this story applies to our spiritual life too. We face an enemy too. The way we build our spiritual houses matters against the spiritual equivalent of the wolf at the door—the materials and the way we build our spiritual house to stand against the enemy matter even more.

Once upon a time, there were three little pigs. The first built his house out of straw. The second built his out of sticks. The last pig built his house out of bricks. We all know this familiar story and the result of the decisions made by these three pigs. The moral of the story is clear to any who has heard it. The first two pigs chose the easy, convenient route to housing only to find themselves in jeopardy when the wolf came to the door. We use this story to tell our children to make good decisions and to put in the extra effort to build something that will last. The moral of this story applies to our spiritual life too. We face an enemy too. The way we build our spiritual houses matters against the spiritual equivalent of the wolf at the door—the materials and the way we build our spiritual house to stand against the enemy matter even more.