Treasured Truth

As we conclude our look at the story of the paralyzed man in Mark chapter 2 we’ll see how this man’s friends were determined to get him to Jesus.  In spite of the obstacles, they tore the roof off of the building where Jesus was teaching so that He could heal their friend.  So Pastor Ford will ask today, what radical things are we doing to get our friends to Jesus?

Today we’re looking at what Jesus did for the paralyzed man in Mark chapter 2.  What did the man think that he needed most?  Healing in his body.  What did Jesus know he needed most?  Forgiveness in his soul.  Based on this, Pastor Ford will remind us just how important our spiritual healing is to our Savior.

Today, Pastor Ford explains that challenges are an important part of our journey.  What we’ve overcome determines how far we’ve come.  And if we find that we’re not anywhere new, it’s probably because we have not yet overcome the challenges that God wants to use to grow us.

Is your life and testimony making Jesus attractive to the people around you?  Is anyone overhearing you share what Jesus has done for you in His person, His power, His plan, His program, and in His provision?  Pastor Ford asks today, “Who’s hearing you?”

As we start a new message, Pastor Ford will ask us to consider how the friends of the paralyzed man in Mark chapter 2 carried him directly to Jesus so he could be healed.  In the same way, we should never let anyone or anything stop us from getting those in our lives who we know need Jesus to Him.

As we conclude this series from Joshua 1, pastor and author James Ford, Jr. encourages us to not let the little things in our lives keep us from discovering the everything that God has for us.  And he explains that one thing God wants us to do in order to be in line with His will is to readily obey His precepts.

God’s word never has an expiration date.  It’s as relevant today as it was back in the beginning.  But we see in His word that God’s timing is not like ours.  Pastor Ford wants to remind us that if God took 700 years to fulfill a promise about His Son, then He may also take more than just a few years to fulfill the promises that apply to our lives.

Today, Pastor Ford will compel us to consider these truths:  We have Jesus in us, beside us, under us and over us.  He’s in heaven praying for us.  And He’s in the future coming for us.  We’ve got Jesus and we don’t need anybody else!

In His word, God has given us the revelation about the promises that He has for us.  But He’s given us that revelation without giving us the manifestation of those promises yet.  That’s because there must be a demonstration of application on our part in order for us to receive that manifestation.  Pastor Ford will dive more deeply into these concepts on today’s Treasured Truth.

As we continue these messages from Joshua chapter 1, Pastor Ford will describe how faith sees the invisible, believes the unbelievable, does the impossible, complies with the incomprehensible, and accepts the intangible.