Treasured Truth

When you want to thrive when you’re being criticized the first thing you have to do is get comprehension of the criticism you are facing. You have to analyze and scrutinize it. You have to try and get behind what the motivation is for that accusation. That will help you determine if it’s true or not.

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

Jesus' death on the cross proved His humanity, but the resurrection proved His deity. So His death was His humiliation but His resurrection was His exaltation—confirming what Jesus was communicating when He said, “I am the resurrection and the life.”

When Jesus told them who He was and shared with His followers what we can consider the greatest statement ever made, He wanted them to know He was not just another man. He was not just a good man. He was not just a prophet. He was not just a rabbi. He is God in the flesh. Find out what He told them specifically on today’s Treasured Truth.

Pastor Ford says, “When you holla at the King and give a shout out to the King, you need to make sure that your walk matches your talk.” In other words, if you’re going to have enthusiasm for Christ, you must have commitment also.

The crowd that greeted Jesus in Jerusalem was enthusiastic about His coming. But, they really wanted a deliverer from their slave master, and He was coming to deliver them from sin. They wanted Him to wear the crown. He came to bear the cross. They wanted Him to make them happy people. He said, “I come to make you holy people.”

In John chapter 12, when Jesus entered Jerusalem, the people gathered there greeted Him saying, “Hosanna! Hosanna! Blessed is He that comes in the name of the Lord!” But just a few days later, their impression of Him had changed. Learn why as we begin a new message from this passage, and take a closer look at Jesus’ triumphal entry.

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.

We’ll take a break from our normal program line up and hear Pastor Ford answer several listener questions. He’ll cover topics like managing your debt, finding God’s will, and being filled with the Holy Spirit.

As His children, God wants us to align our lives with the plan He has for us. As we consider our ways and assess whether or not we are aligned with His plan, we can learn a lot from the message that Haggai delivered from the Lord to the children of Israel in the first chapter of the book of Haggai.