Word of Life Family Church

Pastor shares how important it is to have the influence of God. The peace of God will keep us centered, if we allow it to rule our hearts.

Why do so many believers who are saved seem to walk in defeat? Today we will look at three steps we can take towards victory. Listen, Look & Do.

Jesus said He came so we would have Abundant Life. Sometimes the blessings of God allude us. One reason might be we don't hold or keep anything. Like sieves everything just goes through. Or, like lids on jars we want to protect what is in us and we close up from receiving.

What the old covenant couldn't do, the new did! God and Jesus cut covenant. When we receive Christ by faith, we come into covenant with God. Jesus said this is the new covenant in my blood. Because we are in Christ we are invited to God's table. In covenant with God we get His provision, His strength, His resources, we have been made righteous, health & healing are our as well as salvation are all in the terms of our covenant with God!

Are you a grateful person? It is easy to show our gratitude, with words of thanksgiving. If we are not careful we can begin to think something is owed to us, and as a result, not be thankful for what we receive. Keep a thankful mindset..

Pastor gives a key to helping marriage and family work well with this statement. Part of partnering is understanding and appreciating each other and not doing what you want, but what they need. When it comes to marriage and family life agreement is something we come into and as a result things change. Pastor points out that forgiveness is a learned trait. And to love well we must be good forgivers.

In this message we see the important of the partnership of marriage. This is where we leave and cleave. Where there is a connecting, a coming together, a growing to together. The partnership of marriage is a supernatural union where you keep your unique while learning to grow together.

Jesus said if we are going to follow him we must deny ourselves daily, pick up our cross and follow Him. Every death in Christ is followed by a resurrection. "If you are dying well, no one else will know it.

The Royal Law: Love God first with everything. The second is like it, love your neighbor as you love yourself. It is important to keep them in that order.

The Apostle Paul likens the body of Christ to the physical body. The parts of the body supply other parts of the body. The supply is needed for each part to function well. So it is with the body of Christ.