Word of Life Family Church

The words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart...... In the Bible we see a pattern of the mouth and the heart working together in partnership and harmony. Death and life are in the power of the tongue. With that in mind it would be wise to partner one's mouth up with their heart.

Perspective changes how one looks at a circumstance. The shepherd boy David had a different perspective about Goliath then the rest of Israel's army. Why? He had seen God help him deal with overwhelming circumstances before.

This message is from our Christmas Traditions Sunday Service. The apostle Paul had to be delivered from his tradition while Timothy's tradition served him well. Be careful to not hold tradition so tight that we let go of the Word of God.

"You can't judge a book by it's cover", a common phrase we hear. Religion tends to emphasize the outward and neglect to address the inward. It seem to be a common fleshly response so much so that even a prophet and a dad got it wrong when it was time to anoint a king.

The peace of God protects our hearts and minds. And the result of peace is unity. In today's message Pastor looks at The Work of Reconciliation. God had Christ pay the price, so we could be reconciled to him. The good news is we have been delivered from something into something else. A quote from Pastor: If you don't have peace with God, than you won't walk in the peace of God, and as a result you can't have peace with man.

Family isn't just a holiday gathering thing or a evening meal thing, it is a life thing. Church is not just a Sunday thing, it is a life thing.

Peace; seek it, make it, & find it. The Bible says we can do something about peace. Are you willing to pursuit it, go after it and do whatever it takes to have it? The Lord blesses us with peace and the peace of God settles us and grounds us. If we are following after the things that make for peace, than it is always to help others. In the end we must be diligent about finding peace! Be a peace maker!

We chart the growth of our children. Pediatric reports have charts to see how our children are tracking. We have marks on doorways in our home. As children of God, we grow through various stages as well.

Pastor Bruce shares about Peace. Peace enables us to have a solid footing, also peace is a fruit of the spirit. We will look at peace with God; where we are reconciled to God through Christ. We will look at the peace of God; this is what will hold you in the storms of life. And last we will look at peace with man; this requires us to control our vessel, to hold our tongue.

In this series we look at various aspects of a child's growth and the need to have fathers in our life. Ye have not many fathers (1 Cor 4:15). Growing as a son or daughter will require us to grow in how we receive from fathers.