The Connection Church

Last week, we looked at two things the Bible says about light:

1. Light is good.
2. God is light.

This time we look at two more important principles for part 2 of our series, The Light of God.

Baker’s Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology informs us that light literally expels darkness. When we examine the word “light” in the Bible, we'll see a contrast of light and darkness in the Old and New Testaments. The literal contrast is between metaphysical good and evil, God and evil forces, believers and unbelievers. The Bible entertains no thought that darkness is equal in power to God’s light. The Light of God is always shining, which means, as children of light (Eph. 5:8), we should always have the victory in Christ Jesus.

We examine what the scripture says in terms of being a good friend. Come learn more about friendship for our final message of the Friend of God series. 

What are a believer’s requirements to be called a Friend of God? Jesus said to His disciples, “You are My friends if you do whatever I command you.” So what are our main actions of obedience? What needs to be the daily focus in our walk with the Lord? Join us as we deepen our understanding of being a friend of God.

Jesus called His disciples His friends. James called Abraham “the friend of God.” Can we be the friend of God? The answer is emphatically, yes! Join us as we break down why James called Abraham Friend of God and what that means for us.

Most people have friends, good friends, close friends, or even best friends. But can we be a Friend of God? To many it may seem strange to see God as a friend. After all, He is the Creator of the universe. Yes, you are still called to be a faithful servant of God, but God can still call you friend!

We don’t have to conjure faith up from nothing. Increasing our understanding of the good and faithful character of God allows us to mature in faith. Join us as we learn more of God’s character through Abraham’s journey. Let’s grow in faith together!

Our God is the Alpha and Omega, the Beginning and the End. God is always a man of His word. That’s why God is the One who gets The Last Laugh in Abraham’s journey of faith.

Compromise can hinder and delay the plan of God from coming into fruition. But we never have to compromise to obtain the many promises in God’s Word. Obedience leads us to a place of great blessings and wholeness and builds our faith in the process. 

Life is hard sometimes, isn’t it? But God works through undesirable circumstances to reveal His faithfulness. Abraham’s journey of faith is rewarded with God’s assurance of faithfulness. Join us as we explore how this faithfulness is embodied in a good covenant and promise for the future.