Friendship is to be a part of our life together as an outgrowth of our mutual friendship with Jesus. The term friendship adds a depth and a warmth to our understanding of what it means to be a community and to have fellowship one with another. It helps us understand a little better how we are to walk out our relationships authentically.

Today's guest speaker is Jay LaScolea from Victory Highway Wesleyan Church in Painted Post, NY.

Today's guest speaker is Jay LaScolea from Victory Highway Wesleyan Church in Painted Post, NY.

Pastor Allen Snapp takes a look at where the big things that God wants to do in our lives intersect with the little things that make up so much of daily life for most of us.

Pastor Allen Snapp takes a look at where the big things that God wants to do in our lives intersect with the little things that make up so much of daily life for most of us.

God speaks words of comfort into our fear in order to transform fear into faith. Fear says that God isn’t trustworthy; God assures us over and over again He is. Fear says that God will abandon us, faith believes God at His word that He never will. Faith in God’s promises, His faithfulness, and His care over our lives combats the lies that fear speaks to us. Fear not, for I am with you.

God speaks words of comfort into our fear in order to transform fear into faith. Fear says that God isn’t trustworthy; God assures us over and over again He is. Fear says that God will abandon us, faith believes God at His word that He never will. Faith in God’s promises, His faithfulness, and His care over our lives combats the lies that fear speaks to us. Fear not, for I am with you.

Forgiveness is central to the Christian faith. The difference between heaven and hell, between God’s judgment and God’s mercy is forgiveness. What Jesus teaches us in this parable is that forgiveness can’t be a one way street in our lives. We can’t receive forgiveness from God and then refuse to extend that forgiveness to those who sin against us. If we live by forgiveness we will give forgiveness.

Forgiveness is central to the Christian faith. The difference between heaven and hell, between God’s judgment and God’s mercy is forgiveness. What Jesus teaches us in this parable is that forgiveness can’t be a one way street in our lives. We can’t receive forgiveness from God and then refuse to extend that forgiveness to those who sin against us. If we live by forgiveness we will give forgiveness.

God wants to meet you in your failure to refine you, not to define you. Lose the label â€" God has renamed you. Like Peter He confronts your failure with love and recommissioning, not condemnation.