Walk With God

3-20-11 Bro James Richard

FPB loves to have a great time worshipping God!

Love

“Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends” (John 15:13)

God came to earth to redefine love, to show us that loving others is real love because real love is not about us, it’s about them. The real challenge lies in our ability to give love to others also- it’s not just caring for them, not just empathizing with them, not just loving them, but loving them as Christ loves you.

Faith In Action

19 Even though I am free of the demands and expectations of everyone, I have voluntarily become a servant to any and all in order to reach a wide range of people: 20 religious, nonreligious, 21 meticulous moralists, loose-living immoralists, 22 the defeated, the demoralized - whoever. I didn't take on their way of life. I kept my bearings in Christ - but I entered their world and tried to experience things from their point of view. I've become just about every sort of servant there is in my attempts to lead those I meet into a God-saved life. 23 I did all this because of the Message. I didn't just want to talk about it; I wanted to be in on it!--- 1 Corinthians 9:19-23

Don’t be afraid to associate yourself with a wide variety of people. Instead reach out to others and get to know them for who they really are, not the opinions of how other people see them. Although, be careful to not allow people to transform you into somebody that you are not. Stay true to the person God has molded you into, and allow yourself to be so consumed by God that other people see Him instead of you. Put your faith into action and humble yourselves; you will not only be helping someone else, but you will be bringing honor to God as well.

Inescapable

All this time Saul was breathing down the necks of the Master’s disciples, out for the kill. He went to the Chief Priest and got arrest warrants to take to the meeting places in Damascus so that if he found anyone there belonging to the Way, whether men or women, he could arrest them and bring them to Jerusalem. He set off. When he got to the outskirts of Damascus, he was suddenly dazed by a blinding flash of light. As he fell to the ground, he heard a voice: “Saul, Saul, why are you out to get me?” He said, “Who are you, Master?” “I am Jesus, the One you’re hunting down. I want you to get up and enter the city. In the city you’ll be told what to do next.”—Acts 9:1-6

You know I can’t help but be reminded, after reading this scripture, at how amazing Jesus is. No matter where we go or what we do, He is with us. You don’t have to be in a church building to encounter Him, and over the past couple of weeks it has been pretty incredible to see that lived out. A couple of Wednesday nights ago, we had service in the gym but yet He was still there. This past weekend, even though we were in a cabin in Branson miles away from home, He was there. We are not limited to a certain time or place, but yet we can worship Him and experience His amazing presence anytime we choose. He is waiting on us with open arms every second of every day; He is so good!

Blood of Jesus

There is nothing that compares to what Jesus has done for us. The ultimate sacrifice, His perfect blood was spilt so that we can be free. Once we are covered in His blood then our past doesn't matter, our addictions can be overcome, and the chains of this world can be broken. We will have the power to go beyond.