Archives for 2013

Hot on your Heels

July 19, 2013 by standing

What’s coming up fast chasing you? Monsters? Your past failures? Bill collectors? Family members?

Well, if you’re in Christ, the Word of God makes it clear something very Good is coming up fast behind you.

Isaiah 51:11 Those the LORD has rescued will return. They will enter Zion with singing; everlasting joy will crown their heads. Gladness and joy will overtake them, and sorrow and sighing will flee away. (NIV)

Psalm 23:6 Surely your goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever. (NIV)

Filed Under: Family, Fear, Finances, Forgiveness, Loneliness, Pain and Hurt, Trusting God, Waiting, Work pressures

Throw off the Weights- Spending time with the Lord

May 20, 2013 by standing

If you’re like me, your time is consumed by all the busy ways of modern life, work, chores, events, family. I really don’t spend enough time with the Lord to listen to Him and read His word in the Bible. But this is something we must do. It is a matter of priority. If you are a believer in Christ, then by Christ we are the daughter and sons of God, and we are commanded to spend time with Him.

Paul, in Hebrews 12 exhorts

Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles.

The term “everything that hinders” in this verse in the original Greek is “ogkos” and this means a burden and heavy weight. This includes our worries and the many “to dos” we have. It is good to be responsible and a good worker, but let’s remember the Lord is more important than these things. One hundred years from now, you and other people won’t care about today’s “to dos” But you will wish you had spent more dedicated time with the Lord. Spending time with the Lord is an eternal investment.

Filed Under: Prayer, Trusting God, Waiting, Work pressures

A new play: The Marriage Conspiracy

April 13, 2013 by standing

From michaelsewell.com:

The Marriage Conspiracy, opened to enthusiastic reviews! It’s being called “The Screwtape Letters” for marriage. The thoughts and insights from God’s Word are illustrated in such a way that people are still meditating on them weeks later. Viewers are reporting back that they are thinking of their vows in a whole new way, and are fighting with new zeal to have the marriage God intended them to have!

This dark comedy blindsides with Biblical truths, as we watch the strategies of two demons plotting the destruction of a marriage. One of the greatest attacks on the church currently is focused on marriage. This play will be especially useful to married fellowships and retreats, as couples will be stirred up to recognize the spiritual warfare that targets their relationships, and help equip them to take a stand for God’s plan in their marriage!

For more information see michaelsewell.com

Filed Under: Announcements, Marriage

God’s Will and the Worry of Making Decisions

February 2, 2013 by standing

You want God’s will, but it’s not always clear what His will is. So you worry about making the wrong decision. Sound familar?

Listen to this short audio message that offers some freedom right from God’s word:

God’s Will and Making Decisions (mp3)

Trust in the LORD with all your heart
and lean not on your own understanding;
in all your ways acknowledge him,
and he will make your paths straight. Proverbs 3:5-6

Filed Under: Audio, Fear, Finances, Media and Publications, Trusting God, Waiting

Focus in the Right Place – Audio Message

January 11, 2013 by standing

David’s Psalm 38 teaches us some big lessons about how we can get ourselves into a worried, depressed state by where we focus our mind on. Take a two minute break and listen to this short message:

Focus On God (MP3 Audio)

Filed Under: Audio, Fear, Loneliness, Media and Publications, Pain and Hurt