On this very special day when we honor our moms, I want to speak not just to the ladies but all of us about a very poignant truth for all of our lives. Proverbs 31:30 is the key verse of Proverbs 31. Everything hangs off of it. “”Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting; but a woman who fears the LORD is to be praised”. That verse points all of us to the character of God. Join with us as we look at 3 bible accounts. The account of creation, the account of Abraham and the account of Abraham being called to sacrifice Isaac. Aspects that lead us to live life better.

Today, we will look at the issue of generosity. Jesus told us that where our treasure is, our heart will be also. By the looks of it in our country, a lot of people’s treasure is in their land, their retirement, their clothes, their cars, their schedule of restaurants they associate in. Jesus’ words are sobering. In fact, His words force many of us in America to ask the question, how much is enough? A couple of tables and a few groceries will help model the point of how much is enough and how much can we (and should we) share.

The second “backward” command of Jesus deals with suffering. Maybe one of the most quoted passages of scripture in times of suffering is “when we are weak, He (God) is strong.” Most of us think it is humbling to look weak, yet scripture exhorts us time and again, when we lean on God for direction and strength He supplies our needs from His resources which are far greater than ours. We are going to try and secure a treadmill for this service to demonstrate how far we can get in our own power and where it leads us. Then we will look at what God has to offer as we lean on Him.

One of the biggest challenges for us as believers is to really consider whether we believe God’s word is true or not. There are several passages of scripture we might read and find we have little trouble doing what the Bible tells us. An example of this might be Jesus’ command to love our enemies. While we know we should do it, it can be a challenging response to actually do. Our culture tells us you love you friends and stick it to your enemies. But Jesus’ words have a way of working on our hearts when following them. Join us as we explore how we can take this “backward commands of Jesus” and thrust ourselves forward in our own spiritual growth.

Join us as we review the resurrection story. Why is it important? What does it tell us? What does it promise? Why is Jesus “A King Like No Other?”