Word of Life Family Church

John the baptist prophesied of Jesus that he would baptize in the Holy Spirit and fire. The winnowing work is a separating work. It is important that we yield to the Holy Spirit in the work of sanctification instead of trying to do it all ourselves.

Distractions that lead to spiritual detours. Keep your eyes on the prize. Jesus prayed, "thy kingdom come, thy will be done. In earth as it is in heaven". How does that happen? Through the body of Christ - the believers.

In Hebrews 6 the Bible mentions the doctrine of baptisms as one of the foundational teachings of Christ. Many times when we hear the word baptism we immediately think of water baptism but it is not the only (immersion) baptism we should experiance.

Do we often pray to God about things we should be speaking to? In this message Stephen shines light on situations that are to be addressed by prayer and situations that need to be spoken to.

James instructs us to consider it pure joy when we are in difficult places. Usually we look for a better place, a good place, a place with less pressure. Good, Better and Great are not leaders in our life. Those who are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.

Janet speaks of how important it is to focus in her work place. She then speaks of different individuals in scripture that learned to focus on the Lord. We too can learn to keep our eyes on Jesus.

Changing circumstances is not the key to a better life. Solomon tried it all and succeeded, yet in the end he called it meaningless. The conclusion: fear God and keep His commands. Having the glory of God in the midst of everyday life is a key to fulfillment.

Kaylea Resh served in our Intern Program this summer. In this message she shares how we need to step outside of what we are comfortable with in order to grow.

Everyone has moments and things in life happen that are sad and painful. There is a danger if we move from sadness into self-pity. Allowing self-pity to work in our lives causes much to be robbed from us. We must stop licking the wounds if we want them to heal.

We can often identify what is leading us by determining what our decisions are based upon. There is a fine line between following our heart and following our own appetites.