When you wait on God, when you remain obedient to Him, you will gain strength. He will strengthen and set you up for a future greater than you can imagine. God has plans for you that are beyond your wildest dreams. There is no greater plan for your life than God’s. And this is why we so often have to go through trials and tribulations, to prepare us for the future. God uses these trials and tribulations to grow our faith and strengthen us in ways we could not have otherwise been strengthened. And while the preparation God is giving you for the future is important, there is something else that is also important: the promise. When you wait, it is often waiting on something God has promised you. And so today, we are going to look at why it's worth the weight of waiting and obeying to see God’s promises to you come to fruition.
It's Worth The Weight
Genesis 21:1-8
February 6, 2022 • Dr. Delman Coates • Genesis 21:1–8
It's Paid In Full
April 21, 2024 • Dr. Delman Coates • Luke 7:36–50
Every child of God needs to know and needs to hear that they are forgiven, for when you come into fellowship and communion with Jesus, and begin cultivating and nurturing your relationship with Him, the Lord’s forgiveness means that no matter what you have done, no matter how horrible your past, and regardless of your moral transcript and profile, the good news today is that “you are forgiven.” You are officially pardoned from your past, and the devil and no one else can hold you hostage to what you’ve done. From today’s text, we’re going to see Mary Magdalene show us what it looks like to walk in that assurance.
Shine Bright Like A Diamond
April 14, 2024 • Dr. Delman Coates • Matthew 5:14–16
Light is the first entity that God created. This suggests that the darkness we are in should not cause us to feel resigned to futility; it should not cause us to throw up our hands in surrender. For when things are at their darkest, God is just starting to move. When things are at their worst, God is just beginning to turn things around. We can trust that there is something on the other side of darkness, and what’s on the other side is going to be better, brighter, and bigger than what existed before.
I'm Salty
April 7, 2024 • Dr. Delman Coates • Matthew 5:13
When Jesus called His followers “salt,” He actually bestowed upon us a badge of honor. He was giving them then and us now a sense of our identity, purpose, and function in the Kingdom. He was saying that when people ask who you are as a believer, you should be able to tell them, “I’m salty.” Being salty is not something bad, it’s something good. When we’re salty, we’re living the way Jesus commanded us to in His Word. But how do you know if you’re living a salty life? Well, that’s what we’re going to look at in this message.