What the World Needs Now is Faithfulness.  Christians believe that if Anything can CHANGE THE WORLD… or US, it’s the PRESENCE OF GOD IN US.  Galatians 5:22,23 CEV tells us, "God’s Spirit makes us loving, joyful, peaceful, patient, kind, good, faithful, gentle and self-controlled."

Our good friend Anthony Whitley delivers the message today.  We go into 1 Peter to look at those things that are Toxins in our life so that we can seek God to help us get rid of those things.  We ask ourselves the simple question... What do we crave?

What the World Needs Now is Goodness. Do you think that people can change? We hesitate because we know that real change is hard!  Are you different because of Jesus? I’m not talking about if you think differently… Is your life different?  The premise of the Gospel is that we can be changed.  As a matter of fact, the expectation of the Gospel is that we will be changed by it.

God warned us what the world would be like without His influence in Paul’s letter to a church in Galatia… The result of sin’s control in our lives is clear:  committing sexual sins, having no morals, doing all kinds of shameful things, 20 worshiping false gods, witchcraft, hating people, causing trouble, jealousy, anger, selfishness, causing arguments and division, 21jealousy, drunken wild parties and doing other things like this. 5:19-21a KINDNESS stands out in a world like that, just like a city on a hill, whose light can’t be hidden!

The ONE PRAYER God always seems to answer is a PRAYER for PATIENCE, right? The problem is, that He rarely answers it the way we WANT Him to answer it!

We live in a world that is desperate for peace… “It can’t get any better than this” and “I never want to leave.”  But it never lasts, does it? You can’t always be there, can you?  So, how can we live a “PEACE-FULL Life” and not just “PEACE-FILLED Moments”?  That’s what our world needs now!

The 4th of July is a Celebration of FREEDOM, summarized by “Life, Liberty & the Pursuit of Happiness”    We may celebrate the holiday, but our lives are more regulated by rules, regulations & laws than ever… That’s what makes this reminder of our FREEDOM in Galatians 5:22,23 so refreshing when Paul states: “There is no law against these things…” love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control.

What word would you use to describe the world right now? Divided ~ Crazy ~ Angry ~ Evil ~ Scary ~ Messed Up Words that I’m guessing probably didn’t make your list:  Love ~ Joy ~ Peace ~ Patience ~ Kindness ~ Goodness ~ Faithfulness ~ Self-Control These are the things that God knows we CRAVE… that God knows we NEED… things only come from God

“Why is God so UNFAIR?” Is God really unfair? Actually, yes… He is!  What do you do when God doesn’t do what YOU thing He should do?  Real Life creates Real Questions that leave us searching for answers. Jesus gives us some of those answers in Matthew 20, the text for today’s message.

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What do you do, when GOD doesn’t do what YOU think He should do? We all go through those seasons in our life when God seems: Indifferent, Uncooperative, Late & Unfair.  Can God be trusted to show up when you need Him most?