Your 100 Day Prayer: Day 48: How Long, O Lord? And Other Stories
by TJ Bates Do you not know? Have you not heard? The Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or weary, and his understanding no one can fathom. -Isaiah 40:28 "Are we there yet?" "How much longer?" "When will we get there?" are complaints heard from children, but often from adults as well when they are anxiously waiting for an answer. But "some of the greatest saints in history have far outdone you
Your 100 Day Prayer: Day 47 – When Heaven Meets Earth
by TJ Bates The kingdom of heaven is near. -Matthew 10:7B Do you remember, back in Day 19, Paul's ability to be joyful while in prison because he didn't think of God being billions of miles away, but just inches above his head? Hear again the meaning of "the kingdom of heaven is near." "
Your 100 Day Prayer: Day 46 – Things We Can’t Fix
by TJ Bates via Theology Mix Call upon me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you will honor me. -Psalm 50:15 As a child, did you break a toy, tried and tried to fix it yourself until you realized you couldn't? You then ran to your dad expecting him to fix it immediately so you could play with it again? But instead, he asked you to wait, and then it seemed like forever before he finally fixed it?
Your 100 Day Prayer: Day 45: The Gift of Suffering
by TJ Bates via Theology Mix For it has been granted to you on behalf of Christ not only to believe on him, but also to suffer for him, since you are going through the same struggle you saw I had, and now hear that I still have. –Philippians 1:29-30 A question often asked is, "Why do bad things happen to good people?" What does it mean? "What Paul is saying in this passage can easily slip by us in a too-quick reading. Suffering
Your 100 Day Prayer: Day 44: In Control of the Sea
by TJ Bates God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea, though its waters roar and foam and the mountains quake with their surging. -Psalm 46:1-3 I experienced a major earthquake while living in California, and while living in Illinois heard tornado warnings more than once. I admit I was frightened and thought for sure I was doomed. But then
Your 100 Day Prayer: Day 43 – Live Forever
by TJ Bates Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved. -Romans 10:13 Have you ever had to call a friend or 911 or yell to a lifeguard and ask them to save you? Isn't it mind-boggling to think that all we have to do to be saved for eternity is just to call upon the name of the Lord? "This and other simple straightforward statements end the debate on who will and can be saved for eternal life. Each
Your 100 Day Prayer: Day 42 – No Fear
by TJ Bates The Lord is my light and my salvation—whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life—of whom shall I be afraid? -Psalm 27:1 Have you ever been driving down the highway with big, dark clouds overhead and it keeps getting darker and more ominous when all of a sudden the sun breaks through the clouds and there is light and feeling of relief? That's what this verse reminds me of—with God's light there is nothing to
Weekly Invite – Sunday, 13 December 2020
Sunday, 13 December 2020 Third Sunday in Advent 15:00 hrs - Children's Worship Service Rehearsal 16:00 hrs - Worship Service Message: It's Christmas: With God, All Things Are Possible! Luke 1:35-37; 46-50 Pastor John Snyder Join us this Sunday for our SF Family Christmas Worship Service, Silent Night—A Ninja Christmas! Grateful thanks to our: CAST OF THOUSANDS Narrator: Sharon Stefanski Ninja Master: Mike Page Deputy Ninjas: Rick Schilling and Hans Schmidt Little Ninjas (in order of appearance): Benny Schilling, Sam Rogers, George Rogers, Alex Schmidt, Sydney Schilling, Lily Schmidt Mary: Sydney Schilling and Aprelle
Your 100 Day Prayer: Day 41 – Vision of the Air
And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.-Romans 8:28 Remember on Day 3 when we read Genesis 50:20 where Joseph told his brothers, "You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good to accomplish what is now being done, the saving of many lives"? In Paul's letter, he is reminding us once again that God brings good out of the bad. Dr.
Jesus: The Star of Our Show
This Sunday, 13 December, we are excited to be celebrating our annual Christmas pageant—the reenactment of the “incarnation of God” in human form. In Luke 1:46-55, when we read the Song of Mary, we hear the amazing message that this story is not only about God’s mercy and love for Mary and Joseph, but for all whom God calls from generation to generation. The point that Luke wants us to learn from this passage is that Jesus is the star of
