Jesus is a taker.  The most spectacular robbery didn’t happen in a movie.  It happened on a hill called Calvary where Jesus died and took our sins on Himslef.  He is a taker, who came to take away what we don’t need and give us what we do need.

As we continue this series called Takers, Pastor Ford reminds us about how God elevated Joshua to a place of leadership so he could lead the children of Israel into the Promised Land.  He’ll also share some important leadership principles that will help us as we find ourselves in the place to lead others.

As we begin a new study from Joshua chapter 1, Pastor Ford explains that God has called us as believer to be takers.   And some of the things that He wants us to take are the promises He gives us in His Word.

As we conclude Pastor Ford’s message from John 4, he shares with us the truth that will change the lives of unbelievers in our communities—Jesus Christ (His person) and Him Crucified (His provision).  That’s the message they desperately need to hear.

Preaching the gospel and making disciples should be the main priorities of the church.  We shouldn’t allow ourselves to be distracted by people with winsome personalities, who may try to persuade us to focus on other things. Because any time we get away from the priorities that God prescribes, we’re going to have issues and problems, because we have veered from God’s agenda for the church.

Cliques are groups of people who exclude others and often follow a leader who has a charismatic personality. We often encounter them at school, work, and maybe even sometimes at church. But Christians really shouldn’t live the like that.  When we look at the verses we’ll study today, we’ll understand that Christians must have unity centered on the person of Christ, and not on personalities.

The widow in Luke 7 was mourning her son’s death.  But when she encountered Jesus, He told her to stop crying.  But He had a reason to urge her to cease her mourning, because He knew His plan.  He was about to bring her son back to life.  To find out more about how Jesus miraculously worked in the life of this woman, join us for today’s Treasured Truth.

As we continue our study in Luke 7, we’ll see how Jesus responded to the faith of the widow in this passage and brought her son back to life.  Jesus had a purpose in this encounter, and that was to demonstrate God’s great power and in doing so, to honor the faith of this seemingly insignificant woman.

There is no such thing as coincidence with God.  Only providence.  Nothing is accidental.  Everything is Providential when it comes to the things that God allows to happen to His people. So, Pastor Ford will remind us today that it’s never too late to call on God to work through His providence on your behalf.

Pastor Ford wants us to consider how we can change our communities by following the example of Christ.  We can do this by imitating how He was actively involved in the lives of the people in His own community.