Treasured Truth

Pastor Ford encourages us to process our grief in a healthy way. When we lose a loved one in death, we should mourn. We should meditate on where they are. Think about them not being in the ground, because that’s just their body. Think about them being present with the Lord. And he assures us that through our pain we’ll be able to smile.

Today we’ll consider further the principles that led to the healing of Jairus’ daughter in Luke 8. We’ll see the blessing that comes to him, all because he came to Jesus intentionally, he came to Jesus immediately, he waited on Jesus patiently and he trusted Jesus unreservedly. And because of all that Jairus did, Jesus blessed him abundantly.

After he came to Jesus intentionally, Jairus immediately invited Jesus to his house. He wanted Jesus to come heal his daughter, but he also was focused on introducing Jesus to his entire household. According to Pastor Ford, a wise father is the one who invites Jesus into his house and introduces Him to everyone there.

In preparation for Father’s Day, we’re looking at the story of Jairus who came to Jesus with the one intention of getting his daughter healed. And Pastor Ford wants dads to see that the first step in the process of a father seeing his children healed, seeing them raised, is for the father to come to Jesus intentionally.

What you’re going through right now, what you’re worried about right now, and what you’re stressing about right now—that’s the now, it’s not the later! And God wants us to understand that today is not the end of all that He has planned for us later. So don’t let failure now, rob you of your hope for the later.

We need to understand that failure isn’t final. Sure, we fail. But we get back up and brush ourselves off. It’s not final! How do we know? Because we’re still alive! And if we’re still alive, that means that God still wants to use us.

Do you long for heaven? Our desire to see Jesus face to face combined with the longing to be with our believing loved ones again produces in us a yearning that cannot be quenched until we reach heaven ourselves. Pastor Ford shares about his own deep longings for that sweet reunion.

Today Pastor Ford answers your questions on topics like having trust in relationships, the importance of pre-marital counseling, and how you can tell when it’s time for you to find a new church.

As we look at the Lord’s Prayer in Matthew 6, we discover several reasons why we ought to praise God. And if we are going to respond to those reasons, we need to consider making praise a priority in our lives.

God gets all the glory, but He works through us. We’re laborers together with Him. And so, why do we do what we do? It’s for His glory. If we’re not doing something for the glory of God, we should stop whatever it is—now! Because everything we do should be done completely for His glory.