I have come to believe everything about life on this earth in this age aims toward one thing. Everything we encounter; the struggles, the trials, the challenges, the setbacks, are intended to move us toward a specific goal. The people we encounter, the events we experience, the defeats as well as the victories all become the curriculum for our development as a child of God.

Let me begin this morning with a couple of questions.

What’s the most important agenda our heavenly Father desires for His followers?

What does He want for our life on this earth more than anything else?

Success? Greatness? Comfort? A good time? Happiness? World peace? Health? Wealth?

These things top our list of pursuits and dreams. But our Heavenly Father focuses on something different. I have come to believe everything about life on this earth in this age aims toward one thing. Everything we encounter; the struggles, the trials, the challenges, the setbacks, are intended to move us toward a specific goal. The people we encounter, the events we experience, the defeats as well as the victories all become the curriculum for our development as a child of God.

Elder Kevin Smalls presents the 5-year closing report of accomplishments of our 2015-2019 Dominican Republic Missions Project with El Rey Soberano Church in Mira Cielo, Dominican Republic led by Pastor Edward De Los Santos.

Jesus’ spent more time discipling the 12 than anyone else, they would ask Him questions...and do LIFE together.

You and I are engaged in a real battle...one of cosmic proportions. We know we are facing a real opponent because this world bears the bloody, painful scars of this conflict: war among nations, shattered lives, broken homes, suicide, rape, abuse, and immorality of every kind. My goal is to help you see that this battle in which you and I are engaged in is first and foremost the Lord’s battle, not ours. Only when we see this will we be able to wage victorious spiritual warfare.

   

   

Reading from Hebrews 11:13-16, 27

Reading from Psalm 95 and Luke 6

Reading from Genesis 16.