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Miles Chaney offers some thoughts about a concept that many of us encounter in our daily lives. Sometimes, people are overwhelmed by the vast amount of religions, denominations, and practices that characterize people's beliefs. Any number of reasons can cause people look for other forms of worship, or leave their faith entirely. How do we respond when their crisis of faith causes them to give up? 

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Pastor John Bornschein and Dr. Steve Ford discuss Mark 8:34-39 and Luke 14:25-33 where we are instructed to take up our cross and follow Jesus, forsaking all to be Jesus' disciple. 

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Saturday is review day on The Daily Promise. Every Saturday, we review the promises of the week so we can allow them to go deep into our hearts and lives.

Here are the promises we covered this week.

Psalm 103:12 - Your Sin is Removed.  

Hebrews 13:5 - God Will Never Leave or Forsake You.

Isaiah 12:2 - Trust God and Don't be Afraid.

2 Corinthians 9:8 - God's Grace Flows Over You.

Psalm 25:12 - God Leads me to Make Wise Choices.

Today’s Promise: Hebrews 13:5

When you feel like the world has turned its back on you, there is one who has promised never to leave or forsake you.

Even if you have slipped away from the Lord, He has never forsaken you.

If you are lonely today, run to the One who has never and will never forget you. If you have been hurt by others, run to the God who has promised to always be with you. If God is calling you to a new ministry, remember that He will be with you.

Saturday is review day on The Daily Promise. Every Saturday, we review the promises of the week so we can allow them to go deep into our hearts and lives.

Here are the promises we covered this week.

Isaiah 43:19- God is Doing a New Work in Me.

John 10:10 – Jesus Gives Abundant Life.

Psalm 37:25 – God Never Forsakes His Children.

1 Corinthians 10:13 – Jesus Gives Victory Over Temptation.

Psalm 84:11 – God is My Sun and Shield.

Today’s Promise: Psalm 37:25

As the Psalmist looks back over his life, he becomes convinced of one thing. He has never seen God fail or abandon His people.

Yet, God never promised a problem-free life.

You may have experienced a season of hard times. Times when it felt like your friends deserted you, and you felt as though you were standing all alone. You may have even felt like no one cared. It is during those times that you find as a follower of Christ, He is with you.

Saturday is review day on The Daily Promise. Every Saturday, we review the promises of the week so we can allow them to go deep into our hearts and lives.

Here are the promises we covered this week.

Hebrews 13:5 - He Never Leaves or Forsakes Me.

Isaiah 12:2 - I Will Trust and Not Fear.

2 Corinthians 9:8 - God’s Grace Overflows in Me.

Psalm 25:12 - God Leads Me to Make Wise Choices.

John 4:24 - I Am a True Worshiper.

When you feel like the world has turned it’s back on you. There is one who has promised never to leave or forsake you.

Today’s Promise: Hebrews 13:5

Even if you have slipped away from the Lord, He has never forsaken you.

If you are lonely today, run to the one who has never, and will never forget you. If you have been hurt by others, run to the God who has promised to always be with you. If God is calling you to a new ministry, remember, He will be with you.

Today we talk about community. What is it? Can it be "virtual"? Specifically, what does it mean to be part of a Church Community, why it's not just important but essential. God calls us to not forsake the gathering....

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  • What is church community?
  • Using the terms, Family, Church Community and Church Family are often used synonymously.
  • Will Christian's come back to "in-person" church after the Rona era? Can you have true community remotely?
  • The very definition of "Community" has changed since the advent of automobiles, which enabled individuals and families to easily relocated from one area to another area of the country... and the definition changed even more so with the Digital Revolution of the internet, where "on-line community" became a thing.
  • • Instead of community primarily being centered around family, church and villages (as it had been for millennia, where people don't generally have a choice), people started creating and defining their own communities based around interests and affinity - where they could easily enter and exit the community and where very little was required of them.
    • We don't choose the family we are born into and this is the deepest and God intense for this to be our most central and deepest community, followed secondarily by our church.
  • Jesus units everyone [in church] under the same banner... and creates a community out of people who likely wouldn't know each other or be friends with each other, if not brought together by Christ.
  • Lots of people have left the church in 2020... and COVID seems like the scape goat and justification to stop going to church.
  • We are not meant to live in isolation: Digital sermons & "online-community" can supplement real community but is not an adequate replacement.
  • Listening to the preached word, is only one aspect of why God calls us to be part of the church and not "forsake the gathering" of God's people.
  • • We gather for corporate worship to hear the preached word, prayer and communal worship... and that can't be done digitally or remotely.
    • God doesn't give us the option to not gather / not participate in the gathered church - Jesus came to earth to die for His Bride, The Church... so if you hate "the church", you hate what Jesus loves and came to die for.
  • Community is messy: You will be hurt and you will hurt others but it's still worth the risk because God didn't design us to be "solo Christians".
  • Be safe but safety is not the most important thing in life... get back into the habit of meeting with fellow believers and your church community. God created us to need each other.

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Saturday is review day on The Daily Promise. Every Saturday, we review the promises of the week so we can allow them to go deep into our hearts and lives.

Psalm 118:24 - I Will Rejoice

2 Corinthians 5:9 - My Goal is to Please God

Hebrews 13:5 - God Will Never Leave or Forsake Me

Isaiah 12:2 - I Will Not Fear

2 Corinthians 9:8 - God’s Grace Overflows in Me

1 Kings 17:1-16

We are living in incredibly difficult times and difficult times call for times of encouragement!! Biblical encouragement is not airy fairy sentimentalism but rather is rooted and grounded on the steadfast faithfulness of a God who is able to sustain and provide for His people in times of great need!! You don’t need me to tell you that we are living in times of great famine. The preaching and teaching of truth is seldom to be heard in our land. Yet…the same God who was able to keep His people in the wilderness for 40 years, providing them fresh manna morning by morning is able to also feed His people! The same God who commanded the ravens to feed His faithful servant Elijah is the same God who will also feed us in the time of famine!!

This sermon is an exhortation to God’s Saints and a testimonial to the faithful mercies of a covenant keeping God who though He leads us into the wilderness, is able to sustain His beloved children.