Blessed Life Fellowship

The Pharisees were an ancient Jewish religious party that Jesus was very hard on because of their hypocrisy.  Yet these were Bible scholars who had good Bible doctrine.  But Jesus called them hypocrites.  The same evil spirit that controlled the Pharisees is still alive and well in the church today, and we need to learn how to recognize and deal with it appropriately in order to prevent walking in the same deception that darkened the understanding of the Pharisees.  

In this excellent sequel to part 1, guest speaker Tonja Greer digs deeper into walking by faith and re-energizing your belief in God's goodness and His plan for your life.  

Do you have a dream that you've given up hope on?  In this message by guest speaker Tonja Greer, we are encouraged to pick those dreams back up and learn to walk in the faith and confidence of God's call on your life.  In doing so, we are reminded what a life of faith looks like and how to tap into faith that gets results.  

Elder Mark Suverkrup addresses the topic of faith from several angles in this excellent teaching.  

In this second and final installment of the series, we examine three primary areas that tend to divide the Body of Christ, with an extended focus on hurts, offenses, and disagreements.  This teaching is a must-hear for learning how to navigate difficulties in relationships.  

The Word of God repeatedly addresses the issue of division among God's people.  Particularly in the New Testament,  the Bible calls for unity among the saints over and over and over again.  Yet the problem of division still plagues the church today like never before.  We live in a very divisive time, which is why we need a teaching like this frequently.  Be warned about the dangers of division, and be encouraged about the blessings of unity!  

In this final parable of Jesus in Matthew 25, the Master emphasizes what a life devoted to Him looks like as it pertains to how we relate other people, especially the marginalized of society.  It's a message with sober warning but also wonderful promises.  In short, be a sheep!  Jesus teaches us how.  

Did you know there will be an accounting of our lives on earth before the Bema Seat judgment?  And Jesus' parable of the talents in Matthew 25 speaks to the importance of being active and productive during our short lives on this planet, and provides not only encouragement to use the gifts, talents, and resources that God has invested in each one of us, but also a sober warning for those who do not use what God has delegated to them to help build the Kingdom and give the Master a good return on His investment in us.  

In Matthew chapter 25, Jesus told three different parables, and on all three occasions He was directing the attention of his audience to the end of life and what comes after.  And in the first parable discussed here about the five wise and five foolish virgins, Jesus is offering a sober warning for His followers to stay vigilant and ready for His return.  In this pervasive and soft church culture, we need teachings like this regularly to keep us from slipping into complacency.  

This is a short word of knowledge for the congregation given by Pastor Andy during the worship time.