It was a blast on Sunday as we celebrated Moms! The message was encouraging with a powerful word on God's Grace. Moms, you have super powers in Christ and have very special unique qualities.
You have been given a tender heart and feel and care for others. You've been given Guard Rails which make you on alert for anything that could harm your child. You are also like a Lioness, very protective and territorial of not only your children, but those around you. Don't mess with a mama's children! The lioness is a gift meant to cover our kids not just in the natural but also in the spiritual. An awake, active lioness on her knees can be a scary thing to the kingdoms of darkness. The enemy wants try and discourage you and distort your gifts. He will try and get you to trade your tender heart for passivity, your protective energy for fear and your territirial nature for a controlling spirit. Moms tend to battle fear, a change in identity, insecurity and guilt but God's Grace meets you where you are at. (2 Corinthians 12:9) God's Grace is the Bridge between who we are not and who he is. Keep your head up mamas! You are loved and cherished by God. A moms prayers for her children are powerful and do not go unheard! Check out some pics from Sunday and join us this week as we pick back up on the series: Light Chasers!! LISTEN TO THE PODCAST HERE:
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We want to be light Chasers and keep anything that could block our light source out of our way.
LUST is another area that many struggle with. Lust does not just apply to Sex, but it also applies with possessions & status: money, cars, influence, and fame. Lust is simply being preoccupied with our own desires at any cost. WHAT YOU DESIRE MOST WILL DOMINATE OVER YOUR LIFE We live in the era of the selfie where we created social media to strut our stuff! We need to be on guard against LUST in our lives by making sure we are not overly preoccupied with worldly things, worrying or putting other things before God. God wants us to renew our minds with his word and change our thinking habits. Our brain needs to be excersised like a muscle so let's start flexing God's Word!! Don't miss this Sunday as we celebrate moms! Come have Muffins with Moms at 1 PM. At UPC, we want to see people effected by God's light. Part 1 of the new series, "Light Chasers," brought up some some big questions that affect our walk with God. What are we chasing after? And are we in the place we need to be to reflect God's light and bring it to dark places? There are 3 Things that can keep the light from penetrating our soul and one is: PRIDE.
Pride blocks the source of the light {Jesus}. It is a preoccupation with our own importance and prevents us from exercising the great commandment - To love God, love people, and love yourself. This is what the LORD says: “Don’t let the wise boast in their wisdom, or the powerful boast in their power, or the rich boast in their riches.” Jeremiah 9:23 NLT How can you tell if you are dealing with Pride? 1) You have a critical spirit 2) Self-deception and 3) You are always comparing yourself to others. We can't let the devil get us to be critical of others, or keep us so preoccupied with comparing ourselves with others that there is no time to compare ourselves to Jesus. Pride puts the creature above the creator when in reality, everything we have is because of God's goodness. Let Jesus reflect his light on you! He wants to use you to bring light to others. Join us next week for Part 2. You won't want to miss it! #lightchasers |
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