Matthew 20:20-28, Luke 12:51-53, Matthew 19:16-30

John 6 is a chapter that can be overlooked when reading the dialogue between Jesus and the disciples.  Jesus had more than twelve disciples and John 6:66 tells us that "many" walked away and walked with Him no more.  How different is the interaction in John 6 in comparison to the modern culture of the church.  Many followed Jesus for what He could do for them, but Jesus wanted them to enter into communion with Him. To believe and trust in Him.  When the disciples walked away Jesus asked the twelve if they were going to walk away.  Simon Peter answered Him, Lord, to whom shall we go?  You have the words of eternal life.  Also we have come to believe and know that You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.  

Within this episode we take a look into the parable of the lost sheep because there was more than one disciple that walked away from Jesus in John 6 but yet Jesus does not go after them.   Could it be that maybe the way we have been taught to view the parable of the lost sheep is not saying what we have been hearing over the years.  

Last week we talked about how Jesus described the times of the end of the age where events will take place.  This week we go over how Paul describes the condition of man in the last days.  We have been in the last days since Christ's ascension, but perilous times happen when the the condition of man grows worse.  We are seeing the hearts of man played out right before our eyes as Paul described in 2 Timothy 3.  Even though man may get selfish we as the church must remain in love.

1 Timothy 4, 2 Timothy 3, Acts 20

There are different natural disasters and events taking place in our country and throughout the world.  As Christians we can find ourselves getting alarmed or frightened by the things we see or hear about, but Jesus tells us to not be troubled.  Christ warned us that these things would happen in the last days.  This message is a reminder as God's children to not be troubled.

Matthew 24, 1 John 2:17-19

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