Living Faith

One of the great hopes of the Christian life is that things are not always going to be the way they are now. In more ways than we care to imagine, these truly are days of trouble and sorrow and knowing that someday it will all change for us is a source of great encouragement.

In this "Fridays with Friends" edition of Living Faith we'll be talking about events the Bible describes as the day of the Lord's wrath and what follows: the millennial reign of Christ.

Friday's With Friends with Jim German as we discuss the role of 144,00 Jewish missionaries who are sent out to their countrymen during the Tribulation period.

Our future is held in the hands of the Almighty, and no circumstance on earth can change that. We worship the only true God, and He is more than capable of meeting our needs today and every day forward.

We are continuing our discussion of end time events with Jim German. Today we're discussing the symbols and characters of the Book of Revelation.

Choosing to live generously isn’t a sacrifice…it’s a joy. It been said by so many others before me but let me remind you that each of us have been blessed to be a blessing, and in more ways than we realize…we can be!

I have long heard people say that God works in strange and mysterious ways… why I’ve probably said it a time or two myself. We usually hear someone say that when God does something that is completely unexpected…which, frankly, is fairly often from my experience.

Jim German walks us through and introduction to the Book of Revelation and as he does he shows the connection it makes with the teaching of the Old Testament!

By all means take time today to thank God for the freedom we have in this country, and as you do, let me encourage you to step back and consider the freedom Christ has given you to approach God and celebrate that too!

God's grace is still sufficient and as the people of God that should always be our clear message to the world.

The power to change the world does not lay in politics, the judiciary, or the military but in the message of Christ’s death and resurrection.

The rapture of the church. The tribulation. We've heard about them and know they are coming...but what are they about and who are they for? Jim will be talking about both in today episode...

In the Psalms 89 the psalmist wrote of his confidence in God this way… You rule over the surging sea; when its waves mount up, you still them. Think about that…God is in control of all of His creation, there is nothing that is off limits or out of control.

In today's episode Jim will be talking about the order of events that bring us to the end our age, things that help us see that we really are living at the end of the end times!

Battling deceptive fears can be challenging, but let’s be careful not to overthink it. When we start thinking only about what could go wrong we forget about what can go right!

In today's episode Jim German will talks with us about the events that are leading up to "the end times" and reminds us that because God still saves, His people need to still be working!

One of the things that has characterized God’s people through the ages is a genuine sense of love and concern for the needs of others. It is a hallmark of our faith!

I don’t want to simply have an intellectual faith; I want my faith to be the guiding force in my life regardless of whether I am facing good things or bad…I want to live in contentment when the rubber hits the road.

If we are to be strong spiritually, it will be through Christ. We must learn to say with confidence, “I can do all things through Christ, which strengthened me.”

When we choose to live by faith, we are drawn closer to the Lord, we become true warriors in prayer, and our hearts will be burdened by the need of those around us.

If you are a Christian, you have been born again as a child of the living God, and while that comes with some tremendous blessings it also carries some clear responsibilities.

One of the most challenging lessons we can and must learn is that God’s knows best…He always knows best…even when His ways seem unusual or unlikely to succeed.

Have you ever noticed how in the heat of the moment anger, frustration, and self-pity win out over patience?

Loving, compassionate, endearing, kind, strong, extraordinary, intuitive, caring and fiercely protective when they need to be…those all might be ways to describe a mother.

Reminding ourselves of God’s faithfulness and control over everything that touches us gives us the strength to walk with God even when we feel like giving up in despair.