Treasured Truth

When we face trails and we feel like we have nowhere to turn, God wants us to know that He is bigger than what we are facing and what feels like it’s bigger than we are.  And when we attach ourselves to God and trust His plan, we don’t have to worry about what we’re going through.

When our back is up against the wall, we have to seek the face of the Father.  We have to know that Christ is there with us because He has promised to never leave us, nor forsake us.

When your back is against the wall, do you realize that God is there with you? We may not feel like He’s there, but Pastor Ford will remind us today that the Bible tells us that He really is there, waiting to assist us in our time of need.

God can turn awful into awesome.  He can turn set-backs into set-ups and problems into platforms.  He makes pain become provision.  However, there are some blessings that God will give us, but only in the presence of our enemies.  So, we need to understand what He’s doing in the process, while He is blessing us and showing them.

As we wrap up our study in Hebrews 4 today, Pastor Ford will continue to explain Who it is that we serve.  Hebrews identifies Jesus as the Great High Priest and we’ll hear some practical application related to what the means for each of us as believers.

As we continue our study in Hebrews 4, we’ll look further at Who Jesus is as our Great High Priest. And Pastor Ford will encourage us to consider Who it is we have on our side—He’s the Son of God, which makes Him the perfect person and the perfect sacrifice for our sins.

In this new year, we can be the success that Christ wants us to be if we realize that He’s the reason for our success.  And we need to understand that we serve The Great High Priest, Who is personal to us.  He’ll be for us whatever we need for Him to be.

Who do we serve?  Christ is described in scripture as “The Great High Priest” Who is present in our lives.  He proved through Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego that He’s a very present help in the time of trouble.  But here’s the problem—we don’t really understand Who He is and many of us don’t recognize Him when He comes to help us in our trouble.

At the beginning of this new year, we don’t need resolutions or a list of things to accomplish.  We need a revelation.  We need to understand Who we have in Christ and then confidently cling to Him.

How do you handle it, when people hurl accusations at you? When they question your motivation and when they try to intimidate you? Pastor Ford will explain how we must learn to deal with “haters” in our lives and how God deals with them on our behalf.