From Dark To Light
How to Survive Tough Times
Getting Through Tough Times (Worship & Message)
March 29, 2020 • Pastor Denny Curran
Exodus 3 Hearing from God in a crisis is essential. In Genesis, God said, "Let there be light, and there was light." In your crisis, speak light into your darkness. What is God saying? Some of you are asking, "Does God speak?" Are the people that say that God is speaking to them crazy? Or is God really speaking to them? We know that at any moment, God can speak light into your situation. When He speaks, there is peace, confidence, and clarity. In crisis, in transition, or in lonely moments, you need to know His will. You want to hear from God! When God speaks, you go from panic to peace. In this message, Pastor Denny speaks on the life and trials of Moses. In Exodus 3, an angel of the Lord appears to Moses in flames of fire from within a bush. God speaks to Moses in a mighty and powerful way in a critical season of His people. When God spoke, it was unique to that individual. God wants our experience with Him, and His voice, to be personal to us. He wants us to trust in the promise, not the process! He wants us to live by faith, not formulas. When God spoke, the person was sure God was speaking! Knowing someone's voice comes from being in close relationship with them. John 10:3-5 says "The gatekeeper opens the gate for him, and the sheep listen to his voice. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. When he has brought out all his own, he goes on ahead of them, and his sheep follow him because they know his voice. But they will never follow a stranger; in fact, they will run away from him because they do not recognize a stranger’s voice.” Finally, when God speaks, the person knows what God has said. God’s word brings clarity! When God speaks, He challenges you to move to another level. Imagine a field full of landmines. If someone were to tell you to cross them, what would you do? What if that person knew exactly where every one of them was buried and offered to take you through it? We would stay as close to that person as we could. His directions to us would be LIFE! The purpose of God’s Word is to have life and have it abundantly.
Getting Through Tough Times
March 29, 2020 • Pastor Denny Curran
Exodus 3 Hearing from God in a crisis is essential. In Genesis, God said, "Let there be light, and there was light." In your crisis, speak light into your darkness. What is God saying? Some of you are asking, "Does God speak?" Are the people that say that God is speaking to them crazy? Or is God really speaking to them? We know that at any moment, God can speak light into your situation. When He speaks, there is peace, confidence, and clarity. In crisis, in transition, or in lonely moments, you need to know His will. You want to hear from God! When God speaks, you go from panic to peace. In this message, Pastor Denny speaks on the life and trials of Moses. In Exodus 3, an angel of the Lord appears to Moses in flames of fire from within a bush. God speaks to Moses in a mighty and powerful way in a critical season of His people. When God spoke, it was unique to that individual. God wants our experience with Him, and His voice, to be personal to us. He wants us to trust in the promise, not the process! He wants us to live by faith, not formulas. When God spoke, the person was sure God was speaking! Knowing someone's voice comes from being in close relationship with them. John 10:3-5 says "The gatekeeper opens the gate for him, and the sheep listen to his voice. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. When he has brought out all his own, he goes on ahead of them, and his sheep follow him because they know his voice. But they will never follow a stranger; in fact, they will run away from him because they do not recognize a stranger’s voice.” Finally, when God speaks, the person knows what God has said. God’s word brings clarity! When God speaks, He challenges you to move to another level. Imagine a field full of landmines. If someone were to tell you to cross them, what would you do? What if that person knew exactly where every one of them was buried and offered to take you through it? We would stay as close to that person as we could. His directions to us would be LIFE! The purpose of God’s Word is to have life and have it abundantly.
Why Are You So Afraid? (Worship & Message)
March 22, 2020 • Pastor Denny Curran
Life has fears and risks. We face them every single day. We are walking in uncertain times; hysteria and reports in our media that cause worry, fear, or stress. In this message, Pastor Denny Curran answers the question, “How do we survive tough times?” Mark 4:35-41 In Mark 4, the disciples were in the biggest storm they’ve ever experienced. The wind and waves crashed around them. In one moment, Jesus stood up and calmed the squall. The questions of Jesus in their storm and ours is “Why are you afraid?” The disciples were ALL afraid. It’s human nature to be afraid in a crisis! Too often, we live as the disciples and exclude God, allowing ourselves to live in fear. It’s not the absence of storms that make us different, it’s the ONE we discover in the boat. To get through tough times, we must focus. Our perspective can show us an obstacle or an opportunity. Don’t focus on the things that bring you down. The disciples focused on the wind and waves crashing around them, the lightning and thunder hiding the shore. We are challenged to focus on the positive! Focus on HIS Word. Next, we must have faith! We demonstrate our faith in Christ by what we do and how we live. Faith is an active trust in God, or belief in what he says is true that results into actions. Lastly, we need family and friends. We need community. Take this time to really connect with your loved ones. We stand on truth of scripture that He HAS delivered us, He WILL deliver us and He WILL continue to deliver us.
Why Are You So Afraid?
March 22, 2020 • Pastor Denny Curran
Life has fears and risks. We face them every single day. We are walking in uncertain times; hysteria and reports in our media that cause worry, fear, or stress. In this message, Pastor Denny Curran answers the question, “How do we survive tough times?” Mark 4:35-41 In Mark 4, the disciples were in the biggest storm they’ve ever experienced. The wind and waves crashed around them. In one moment, Jesus stood up and calmed the squall. The questions of Jesus in their storm and ours is “Why are you afraid?” The disciples were ALL afraid. It’s human nature to be afraid in a crisis! Too often, we live as the disciples and exclude God, allowing ourselves to live in fear. It’s not the absence of storms that make us different, it’s the ONE we discover in the boat. To get through tough times, we must focus. Our perspective can show us an obstacle or an opportunity. Don’t focus on the things that bring you down. The disciples focused on the wind and waves crashing around them, the lightning and thunder hiding the shore. We are challenged to focus on the positive! Focus on HIS Word. Next, we must have faith! We demonstrate our faith in Christ by what we do and how we live. Faith is an active trust in God, or belief in what he says is true that results into actions. Lastly, we need family and friends. We need community. Take this time to really connect with your loved ones. We stand on truth of scripture that He HAS delivered us, He WILL deliver us and He WILL continue to deliver us.