Seek God For What You Need, Not For What You Want x 3
Release Date: 10/09/2023
God's Will
A Word of Light Ministries
The devil thrives in our self-confidence. In fact, he wants us to become so self-confident that we no longer rely on God in our everyday lives. This is when we get ourselves into trouble. This is when we fall into sin. This is when we stray so far away from him that we make terrible life altering decisions. In today’s sermon, we discuss how staying in God’s will protects us from ourselves. ---------- We're on an incredible journey of exchanging our plans for God's plan and embracing His holiness. If this episode has resonated with you, we invite you to be a part of our growing...
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Resist The Devil, Reduce The Struggle.
A Word of Light Ministries
Let’s be honest. Most of the problems we encounter are self-inflicted. We often struggle in life because we don’t take the time to fortify our spiritual defenses. Life has a way of slowly chipping away at our armor. If we’re not intentional about routine repairs, we run the risk of our defenses weakening. When this happens, our resistance runs low, ultimately setting us up for failure. In today’s sermon, we discuss how resisting the devil is the key to living a life that is almost free of self-induced struggle. ------------ We're on an incredible journey of exchanging our plans for...
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Healthy Heart // pt 2
A Word of Light Ministries
There’s an expression about having “itching ears.” In its slang form, having “itching ears” means that a person is eager to hear any and everything. In 2 Timothy 4:3-4, Paul wrote, “For the time will come when people will not tolerate sound doctrine, but according to their own desires, will multiply teachers for themselves because they have an itch to hear what they want to hear. They will turn away from hearing the truth and will turn aside to myths.” The key to having a healthy heart is to not allow it to develop “itching ears.” In today’s sermon, we continue to explore...
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Healthy Heart // pt. 1
A Word of Light Ministries
Just as we take care of our natural heart, Jesus helps us take care of our spiritual heart. In today’s sermon, we explore how nurturing our spiritual health is essential to our walk with God. Just as we exercise and eat well to maintain our physical hearts, God calls us to tend to our spiritual hearts. But remember, we are unable to accomplish that in our own strength, we must rely on Jesus Christ to maintain a healthy heart. Postscript: We're on an incredible journey of exchanging our plans for God's plan and embracing His holiness. If this episode has resonated with you, we invite you to...
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Total Desperation // Part I
A Word of Light Ministries
Sometimes we have throw out the intellecually captivating prayers, and pray a prayer of total desperation. It is in those moments that we get to experience God of a personal level. Join us as we explore the text to see examples of those whom have prayed those desperate prayers. We're on an incredible journey of exchanging our plans for God's plan and embracing His holiness. If this episode has resonated with you, we invite you to be a part of our growing community by doing one/all of the following. Like, Share, and Comment: Your support means the world to us. Please take...
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Choose To Push Through The Crowd
A Word of Light Ministries
Sometimes we just must push through. In the cases of [blind] Bartimaeus and the Woman with The Issue of Blood, they had to push through the crowd and the noise to reach Jesus. Caleb and Joesph had to wait 40 years for a promise to be fulfilled. How long are you willing to wait? How willing are you to push the crowd and the noise? How willing are you to shut out all your surroundings and allow Jesus to take over? Join us as we explore what it takes to push through the crowd to receive what God has in store for you. We're on an incredible journey of exchanging our plans for God's plan and...
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Seek God for What You Need, Not for What You Want x 5
A Word of Light Ministries
In our previous episode, we discussed how God will always operate according to His will. Following God’s path may seem stressful at first, but He truly knows what’s best for us. In this episode, we discuss how whatever we ask in the name of Jesus, Jesus will grant said request. The fine print is this, Jesus’ objective was to do the will of the Father. Everything He said and did was for one purpose, to bring glory and honor to God, His Father. We often become frustrated when our requests are not granted. Rather than becoming frustrated, we should ask ourselves if our request lines up with...
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Seek God for What You Need, Not For What You Want x 4
A Word of Light Ministries
In our previous episode, we discussed how being a sheep in the flock of the Lord gives us peace. In this episode, we discuss how our lives are a demonstration of the character of our Shephard. The sooner we can accept that, the more peace we’ll experience while following him. God will always operate according to His will. Following God’s path may seem stressful at first, but He truly knows what’s best for us. Pastor drives this point home by sharing a story about how a detour that him and his wife took resulted with him having to walk around with one shoe (temporarily). Postscript: We're...
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Seek God For What You Need, Not For What You Want x 3
A Word of Light Ministries
In our previous episode, we discussed how Jesus was able to remain effective by submitting His will on Earth to God’s will in Heaven. Today, we continue to explore how to seek God for our needs, and not our wants. The Psalmist David explains how being a sheep in the flock of the Lord gives him peace. No matter what occurred, the Shephard always took care of him, even in the valley. Our prayers should mimic the sentiment of David. We seek God knowing that He, our Shephard, will take care of us; the same way He took care of David. Postscript: We're on an incredible journey of exchanging our...
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Seek God For What You Need, Not For What You Want x 2
A Word of Light Ministries
In our previous episode, we explored how to avoid vain prayers by posturing our hearts in humility. Today, we discuss how to pray like Jesus. We discuss how Jesus intentionally submitted His will on Earth, to the will of God in Heaven. Jesus remained effective because He only concerned Himself with the needs of that day, as demonstrated in The Lord’s Prayer. If we intend on having similar results as Jesus, we too need to pray according to His will and for things relevant to the current situation. Postscript: We're on an incredible journey of exchanging our plans for God's plan and embracing...
info_outlineIn our previous episode, we discussed how Jesus was able to remain effective by submitting His will on Earth to God’s will in Heaven. Today, we continue to explore how to seek God for our needs, and not our wants. The Psalmist David explains how being a sheep in the flock of the Lord gives him peace. No matter what occurred, the Shephard always took care of him, even in the valley. Our prayers should mimic the sentiment of David. We seek God knowing that He, our Shephard, will take care of us; the same way He took care of David.
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