Valley View Baptist Church

The book of Nehemiah tells us that if we will fight for our families, then God will fight for us. So, are you willing to lace up the gloves and go toe-to-toe with Satan for your family? It may be the most important battle of your life. But God is in your corner, backing you up. And if He needs to, He will step in and fight alongside you!

It's not hard to see; the family is under attack day in and day out. Morality is sinking. Sin is being legalized, championed, paraded, and glorified. Christian families are becoming the exception rather than the norm.

If Satan can get 1 family, he will try to destroy a church from within. He can't destroy it without destroying the family. Let's make a stand, and go as many rounds as it takes to save our families!

The Bible tells us that Joseph fought the temptation of Potiphar's wife day in and day out. Each and every day she tempted him, trying to get Joseph to sin. But Joseph held strong and fled the temptation.

We, too, face temptation each and every single day. It might be the temptation of alcohol, drugs, pornography, adultery, stealing...the list could go on and on. But the reality is that the battle against temptation is a daily one.

It's a battle we all must face. Fight the probability, fight the power, and fear the price.

Paul and Silas were imprisoned, chained and bound. They were facing dark times. But at the midnight hour, in the midst of their circumstances, the continued to praise and worship God for His Mercy, Grace, and Goodness. The other prisoners no doubt thought they were crazy.

But as they sang and worshiped Him, a great earthquake shook the jail and freed them of their bonds. Not just for them, but for them all.

What we do in our midnight hour can change us, our situation, and others around us. Can you lift up your voice and praise Him during your midnight hour?

What does it mean to follow Jesus. Ask ten different people and you are likely to get ten different answers. Some would say it is reading your Bible and praying Others would say it's believing on Him as their Savior and telling others about Him.

But Jesus, in His own words, says that to follow Him you must deny yourself (your flesh) and take up his cross (make sacrifices), THEN you are qualified to call yourself a true follower of Christ.