Joshua 1:9 says "Be strong and of good courage, be not frightened, neither be discouraged; for the Lord your God is with you where ever you go." The land of Canaan is a picture of the Spirit-filled life that God intended for every Christian to live. This life is not just for certain advanced saints, but is provided by God for every one of his people.
The idea is, you can have all that you will take. You can have every bit of the spiritual life that you want. God will never give you more than you are ready to take, so if you are satisfied with the degree of your experience with God, He won't force you to have more. But, if you want more of God, if you want to walk closer to Him, if you want to experience more victory, you can have all that you want. "Every place that the sole of your foot will tread upon I have given to you, as I promised to Moses" (Joshua 1:3). This Sunday, we will see how God encourages us and shows us how we can be all that He wants us to be!
God, the Encourager
Good Words Precede Good Works
October 12, 2014 • Pastor Danny Lovett
God, the Comforter
November 23, 2014 • Dr. Danny Lovett
One of the modern “Christian myths” that ought to be stopped says that when you trust Jesus Christ, you get rid of all your problems. You don’t. It’s true that your basic spiritual problem, your separation from God, has been solved, but with new life in Jesus comes a whole new set of problems that you didn’t face when you were an unbeliever, like: “Why do good people suffer and bad people prosper? or “Why isn’t God answering my prayer? or “When I’m doing my best for the Lord, why do I experience the worst from others?” Christians who say they have no problems are either not telling the truth or not growing and experiencing real life. They’re living in a religious dream world that has blinded them from reality and stifled honest feelings. Like Job’s uncomfortable comforters, they mistake shallow optimism for the peace of God and “the good life” for the blessings of God. You never hear them ask what David and Jesus asked, “My God, My God, why hast thou forsaken Me?” (Psalm 22:1, Matthew 27:46). This Sunday we will see how we can have Comfort in the Uncomfortable Times. This will be our last message in the series God’s Not Dead. Don’t miss this very encouraging message for our Thanksgiving Service.