Treasured Truth

Have you ever considered why as believers, we do what we do?  Why do we want to know Christ more clearly?  For His sake.  Why do we want to love Him more dearly?  For His sake.  And why do we want to follow Him more nearly?  It’s all for His sake!

When we realize that a fellow believer is trying to earn their salvation by obeying rules, we need to emphasize for them the freedom that they have in Jesus Christ.  We should encourage them to not let anyone bind them or limit their freedom, by having them do things that the Bible doesn’t tell them to do.  So, join us to find out what it means for someone to oppose themself as a believer on today’s Treasured Truth.

As we continue to consider the three-fold appeal we find in Galatians 4, Pastor Ford will explain that surface level Christianity robs us of our greater power to be able to live the Christian life.  And the greater power we are seeking doesn’t come through obeying rules.  Rules are not the end.  They are the means by which we reach the end goal, which is always greater fellowship with Christ.

As we begin a new study in Galatians, Pastor Ford will ask us how far will we go to help a brother or sister who has strayed from the truth of the Bible.  What does it mean, really, to bring someone back to the truth, when they have forsaken and abandoned the way of grace and are going in the way of the law?

We take a break from our normal programming line up so Pastor Ford can answer your questions about the Bible and the Christian life.  The topics he’ll be addressing include why homosexuality is still considered a sin today and how to become more in tune with the Holy Spirit.

Grace saves us, shapes us, and then gives us the power to serve God. He gives us power to be able to do what we cannot do, so that He can use us to impact the lives of people and show them His grace. And because of His grace, we need to make sure He gets the glory out of our lives.

We’ll see today how the Christian life from start to finish is lived by grace.  Grace converts us and tranforms us and that’s just a few of the reasons why it’s so amazing!

Grace is amazing and should be extremely important in our lives.  Pastor Ford will explain that if what we’re doing isn’t being done by the grace of God, then it doesn’t really count with God.  If who we are isn’t because of His grace, then God is not pleased with us, because we’re not living by His grace.

Today, Pastor Ford will share about how waiting is sometimes part of the opposition that actually leads to opportunity.  So, as scripture encourages us, if we don’t become weary, then we will reap if we don’t faint.  We need to give God time to bring about what He has planned and to prepare the opportunity He ultimately has for us.

As we continue to look at how we are victorious through Christ, Pastor Ford will remind us that we all have sinned and have fallen short of the glory of God.  That fact made us unqualified to come before a Holy God.  But then Jesus gave us His name.  And when He gave us His name, we became qualified.  Because no longer do we have our own names, but now we can do everything in His name.