1 Kings
The church of Jesus Christ must be a place where people can come and find answers to their questions. The way God’s people conduct themselves have a major impact on the outsider. People should see the reality of our faith in a living Christ by the way we sing, pray, and fellowship.
The time of our greatest need sometimes comes in the driest season of our life (when we're in a drought). It's in the middle of our need, when God gets our attention the best. God not only prepares the person in need, but also the person who meets the need. Why does God seem to use one needy person to meet the needs of another? We want to argue with God and say, "no! I'm the beggar today!" When we allow God to use us to serve others in His name, we receive a blessing. We all feel like we're in need at times, beggars, down to our last supper - but what if this last supper, gift, talent - belongs to God? He will show us a different plan for it - if we would be obedient to Him. Pastor Dow Moses, and his wife Debbie, are visiting us from Decatur, Illinois.
In our journey with Christ we sometimes get weary, discouraged or even depressed. We see this in the life of Elijah the Prophet but we also see God's fix. First, we must guard our hearts from self-righteousness, complacency and self-deception. Then, we must recognize that our strength comes from our continual abiding relationship with Jesus.
David Parish,President of World Missions Evangelism, delivered a message on transforming a nation. The main "keys" and steps for a transformed individual to go about changing a nation involve; Persuasion, Process, Prepare, Persistence and Patience.
