Treasured Truth

We need to understand the value that we have individually in a corporate setting. We each are important to what God is doing. However, when we’re working on a team to advance God’s kingdom, we have to keep in mind that everyone on the team needs to be on the same page—God’s page.

When you’re trying to achieve something for God’s kingdom while working with a team of believers, getting everybody to be on the same page is crucial. Sometimes the team can be on the same page, but each member is reading from a different book. Learn how to get everyone in the same book and on the same page today on Treasured Truth.

Today Pastor Ford will explain the importance of the Holy Spirit’s work in our lives as believers. He’ll also emphasize how our character, conduct and our conversations are all evidences of how the Holy Spirit is helping us to be better followers of Christ.

Pastor Ford describes how one critical person can stop the progress of an entire congregation. He’ll explain more about how to determine the truth within a criticism and how to avoid unnecessary ministry hindrances.

Pastor Ford points out that when we are being criticized, we need to not retaliate but instead, we need to just ride it out. Because if the criticism is untrue, then our lifestyle will eventually prove to other people that it’s not true.

How can someone criticize in a hateful way someone else who’s taking their time, their gifts and the money God has given to them to minister to others? As we continue the series called “Combating Criticism,” Pastor Ford will ask us to consider this and other probing questions.

While addressing criticism that occurs within the church, Pastor Ford compels us to consider doing this—if we find things in ministry that rub us the wrong way, then we should determine what part we can play in making them better. We should help find solutions, instead of sitting back and criticizing others.

Pastor Ford points out today that there are a lot of people who criticize because they figure if they couldn’t do it, then you can’t do it either. Or if they couldn’t do it, you shouldn’t do it either. He’ll also share with us how to determine what is the real source of this type of criticism.

Continuing our current study on overcoming temptation, Pastor Ford will explain how we are called to be living in the Spirit and relying on the Spirit’s power to accomplish the will of God, which is for us to glorify Him.

As he shares how to overcome a critical spirit, Pastor Ford points out that for some reason, it’s easier for us to jump to negative conclusions about people, than to assume the best about them. We naturally seek to lift our reputation by lowering theirs and promoting ourselves by demoting them. Hear how to combat this natural tendency on today’s Treasured Truth.