In 2 Corinthians 5:7 Paul tells the church in Corinth that despite all the obstacles they faced in their journey to minister the Gospel they could keep going because they were walking by faith and not by sight.  Walking by sight is the opposite of walking by faith. When we walk by sight we are not pleasing to God.  10 of the 12 spies walked by sight but despite getting ready to be stoned Joshua and Caleb walked by faith.  Peter walked by sight when he sunk after he walked on water.  Christians tend to want to relate to Joshua and Caleb or Peter when he walked on water not recognizing many instead resemble the 10 spies and Peter who sunk in the water.

Unfortunately, fear seems to be considered a sin among Christians which causes some to lie about the fear they experience.  We are not to embrace fear, but we don't ignore it either.  Many great people in the Bible such as Moses, Daniel, Joshua, David, and Paul experienced fear.  Yet, some in the church are frowned upon when they admit they experience fear.  Fear is NOT the opposite of faith, but it can be a by product of what is the opposite of faith.  In this message we look at fear and how the Bible lets us know that there is a good fear to have.  The good fear can help us to overcome the natural fears we may face.

This week we look at the life of Joseph and how he stayed in faith despite the valley's he went through.  We can learn a lot from the life of Joseph and how he was able to move on in life by putting his trust in God.

Romans 15:4, Genesis 37, Genesis 45, 2 Corinthians 4:8-10, 1 Peter 4, Matthew 11:28, Hebrews 11:22

This week we continue our teaching on faith and how it is a requirement as believers for us to be in faith and to trust the Lord.  God doesn't require us to be perfect, but He requires us to be in faith.  Some may be weaker in their faith, but those who are still must be in faith.

, Provers 3:5-6, Hebrews 4, Hebrews 10, Hebrews 11, Romans 14, Daniel 3

This week we continue our teaching on faith and how we cannot stagger at the promises God has for us. 
Hebrews 11:1-13, Romans 4:20-21, Psalm 37:3-5

This week we continue a teaching that started during our midweek Bible study on Faith.  In order to please God we have to stand in faith.  In order to stand in faith we may have to separate from some people to include other believers if they try and dissuade us from being in faith.

This week we take a look at Zerubbabel and how God sent a word to encourage him through the prophet Zechariah.  Like Israel and Zerubbabel we often times face enemy opposition which can cause discouragement or we can become indifferent to the assignment God is calling us to do, but we must understand it is not by might nor by power, but by the Lord's Spirit that we will do what He is calling us to do.  No matter how many natural resources or people we have none of it matters if it is not driven by the Holy Spirit.  Unless the Lord builds the house then it is done in vain. 

This week we discuss how we have to renew our minds as we keep up with the Holy Spirit.  There are three types of people the person who is not born again, the spiritually mature Christian, and the carnal Christian.  We have to look at which one we relate to.  We tend to celebrate people who are carnal Christians but that was not something to be proud of when we read the Bible.  What will help us to go from being a carnal Christian to a spiritually mature Christian is keeping up with the Holy Spirit and renewing our soul.