Kokomo First Naz

Mary would say to us today to follow the will of God, even when it doesn’t make sense to us. She would tell us, “Don’t miss your powerful moment with God for He will do the impossible and use us in ways we cannot yet see.” If we fight through fear and put our hope in God, we will experience God’s best in our life.

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Elisha was the prophet who performed more miracles than anyone other than Jesus. Elisha became the protégé’ of Elijah. Elisha served in the background for tears doing menial tasks for Elijah. When Elijah’s life came to an end, he gave Elisha a wish/blessing. Elisha asked for a double portion of Elijah’s anointing – and it was granted to him!

Elijah was a great prophet for God. He faced many battles of fear. But he learned that our perspective tends to shape our reality. When Elijah’s perspective shifted from faith to fear, he ran for his life. Perspective is a choice: we are only alone if we choose to be alone! God is always with us, and God’s plan is always better than our own.

Jacob was the father of the nation of Israel. Jacob struggled with deception and control. He was always fighting to promote himself, even through deceit.

The greatest breakthrough of Jacob’s life came through an encounter with God that caused him to finally surrender the control of his life to God. Jacob would tell us that the best thing to do is to “surrender your life to God as soon as possible!”

Isaiah was an Old Testament prophet who was gifted in hearing the voice of God. Isaiah was very familiar with the power of God’s presence, and if he had the opportunity to speak to us personally, he would encourage us in our struggles. It was in his difficult moments of life that he found great encounters with God that made him a Hero of the faith!

Often, we look at some of the Bible Heroes and we feel so inadequate compared to them. Many times it is because we are comparing their TOP 10 LIST with our DIRTY DOZEN LIST and we just feel so lacking! Pastor Tim encourages us to allow the Holy Spirit to remind us of who we are in Christ in times when we are tempted to get discouraged or feel insignificant.

Sometimes saying yes to God is hard, but Pastor Shane helps us understand why God's way is always better.

We take a look at the lives of Daniel and his three friends as they lived faithfully in a foreign land.

The Lord blessed the last part of Job's life

even more than he had blessed the first.