Treasured Truth

When we find ourselves in the midst of a spiritual battle, we sometimes can feel disillusioned and discouraged.  But Pastor Ford will remind us that if we anchor ourselves to the rock of our salvation, we cannot be moved.  We can stand in the midst of the battle and hold to the tenants of our faith.

Over the course of our faith journey, many of us experience times when we have lost our passion for Christ.  We allow sin to creep in and disrupt our relationship with Him. Today, Pastor Ford will remind us about how important it is to recapture our lost love for Jesus and he’ll explain how we can do it.

Some of us have lost our testimony for God.  Some of us have lost our hunger for the Word of God.  And some of us have lost our desire for the worship of God.  Pastor Ford will tell us today that in order for us to be able to find it again, what we have to do is go back to where we lost it.

On today’s Treasured Truth, Pastor Ford encourages us to behave commensurate with the gospel, because that’s who we are as Christians.  The gospel changed us from sinners to saints.  Now we’re going to be transformed and go to heaven for all of eternity.  That’s who we are, so we should live like it!

In response to several listener questions, Pastor Ford will share his thoughts and insights  on topics like how to achieve a Christ-centered approach to drug addiction treatment, how to deal with an abusive spouse, and what to do when you’re invited to a same-sex wedding.

Pastor Ford will explain today that God wants to do something in us, even if He doesn’t do something for us.  He wants us to be His children who have an attitude of gratitude for all that He has done and what He is able to do.

While we’re going through, whatever it is we’re going through, God’s Word tells us that we ought to have an attitude of gratitude, that there always must be this perspective in us that acknowledges the fact that God does all things well.

When a man says, “I love you in spite of who you are,” then no requirements have to be met.  No rewards have to be earned.  No resources have to be given.  He's a man who understands commitment, which is one characteristic that makes him a man worth having.

As we continue to look at Othniel in the book of Judges, we’ll see that a man worth having has capacity to grow.  So that means he doesn’t pretend to know everything.  And he has a teachable spirit.

Today, Pastor Ford calls us to love Jesus back.  He reminds us that Christ died for us, so we should respond by living for Him.  Salvation is Jesus’ gift to us and the way we live is our gift to Jesus.