Treasured Truth

How can followers of Christ be encouraged  to serve in their local congregations?  When they begin to understand that God has led them to the place where they worship, not just to get food from His Word.  God led them there to work. And as Pastor Ford will remind us today, that’s all because we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus, to do good work!

As we begin a study in Colossians 4, Pastor Ford will remind us today that followers of Christ are called to get involved with ministry at their local church.  The church needs more people who utilize their gifts and are faithful in service—those who say, “God called me to this and I’m going to do this to the best of my God-given abilities. I may not always do it right.  But I’m going to keep doing it until I get it right.”

As we look forward to Mother’s Day, we’ll begin a study today in Genesis 3 that celebrate’s motherhood.  Pastor Ford will describe how God’s promise of salvation was tied to motherhood from the beginning and it was promised that Eve’s progeny would bring forth the child that would redeem the world from sin.

As he finished out the book of Galatians, the Apostle Paul wanted the believers there to know that he had an allegiance to Christ based on what Christ had done on Calvary’s cross.  Paul didn’t need anyone to challenge him to live for Jesus!  Jesus Christ and His gospel were Paul’s number one priority and he had the scars to prove it.

As Paul concluded his letter to the Galatians, he focused on the cross of Christ.  He had praise for the cross.  Then he explained the power, the promise, and the persecution of the cross. Pastor Ford will help us learn more about what this means for us on today’s Treasured Truth.

In some of the final verses of his letter to them, the Apostle Paul explained to the Galatians that the promise of victory and peace only applies to those who walk according to a certain rule.  And to help us understand how this applies to our own lives, today Pastor Ford will ask—if we don’t implement what Christ has given us for victory, then why are we expecting to have victory in the Christian life?

Today, Pastor Ford will help us understand how the Apostle Paul affirmed his comprehension of his own confirmation to the Galatian believers.  And then, Paul celebrated his liberation from sin. We’ll see that Paul gave us a great example of how to respond to the good news of the gospel as we continue to look at the topic of embracing the cross of Christ.

On today’s Treasured Truth,  we’ll look at how embracing the cross of Christ is transformative.  As scripture says,“…Old things are passed away, behold all things become new.” So, Pastor Ford will explain that God provided for us in our transformation and it is enough to give us a foundation for holiness and godly living.

Today Pastor Ford will take time to answer several listener questions on a variety of topics, which include whether or not it’s a sin to get a tattoo, what to do if you’re uncertain you should remain in a romantic relationship, and what it means in scripture when we read about “the keys to the kingdom.”

The Bible teaches that we each gain so much through Christ’s sacrifice for us on the cross.  Pastor Ford will remind us today that our pardon, position, power, provision, peace and preservation are all in Christ.  Learn more about what this means for us on today’s Treasured Truth.