Church of the First Born

Biblical answers to questions revolving around faith, life, and the times in which we are living.

There is an idea going around that we are living in times like never before. In some ways that may be true, but when you compare our society with those found in scripture you will see that history repeats itself. The parallels of Bible times and today paint a grim picture and can lead to wondering when things are going to change. When will our prayers be answered? When will God respond to our fast...

An in depth Bible Study and a look at current events.

In times of trouble, we all desire peace. Be encouraged that we are promised a "peace that passes all understanding." This is a peace that is not determined by circumstances. This is a peace that doesn't come naturally. This is a peace that doesn't make sense when you really think about. To have the "peace that passes all understanding;" we need to detach from our circumstances, get rid of whateve...

An in depth Bible Study and a look at current events.

Biblical answers to questions revolving around faith, life, and the times in which we are living.

During these times of what seem to be countless and endless attacks, we must ensure we are drawing strength from the correct source because we cannot depend on the natural to be victorious in the supernatural. We must ensure our strength and help comes from the Lord. If we are not abiding in Him, if we are allowing these attacks to diminish our trust in Him and drive us from Him, we will not be ab...

An in depth Bible Study and a look at current events.

Biblical answers to questions revolving around faith, life, and the times in which we are living.

We serve a faithful God. Biblical history and previous experiences show that His ways may be higher than ours and not always understood, but they are always good. When times are good, it's easy to trust in His faithfulness. The challenge comes when challenges arise. When times of challenge come, we forget about how faithful He has been and think He has forgotten about us. It is in these times that...

An in depth Bible Study and a look at current events.

Biblical answers to questions revolving around faith, life, and the times in which we are living.

Biblical answers to questions revolving around faith, life, and the times in which we are living.

Biblical answers to questions revolving around faith, life, and the times in which we are living.

Biblical answers to questions revolving around faith, life, and the times in which we are living.

This is not the end. We have so much in store for us. The best is yet to come, a truth that we can always claim.  We are, however, being tested. After this test, the true character of the church will be revealed. Will this just be the beginning of the church manifesting God's power or will this be the final push to silence the church for good?

History is filled with important days but only one day can hold the title of the most important day in history. What could be more important than the Resurrection. The Resurrection is the pin that hinges and the conclusion to the best news ever. It was an event that had to happen. An event that proved that Jesus' payment for sin was accepted. An event that showed our debt was paid in full. An even...

While Jesus was here fulfilling His mission, much of the world, including "religious leaders" were not able to pick up on His identity or the signs that were meant to direct them to Him. Because of this, much of the world went on living their lives without change. If history books are ever written about us, will people be able to say the same thing or will our story look different. Will they say t...

Seasons come and seasons go. Seasons like the one we are in now remind us that there is so much in this world that we don't have control over. That realization can be disconcerting. We can take comfort in remembering that God is and always will be on His throne. Instead of worrying about what we can't control, we should use this time to draw close to Him. At times like this, we are faced with a ch...

To deny that we are in challenging times would be foolish. The world is currently being shaken to see what will endure. We are founded on the Rock and we WILL endure. No matter how bad things get, there is always hope for those who are founded on and abide in Him. During this and any challenging time, it is important to exercise our faith. If we don't, our emotions, mainly fear, will take over. It...

Once planted, a seed will never die. Though conditions may not be able to support the life that it is to bring forth, the seed will survive until those conditions are right.  Like a seed, the promises of God may tarry but they will never die. It may take months, it may take years, it may take decades; but the promise will endure and once the conditions are right, it will spring forth life. It...

“As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts" (Isaiah 55:9 NIV). Although we may not always know and understand His ways, we can know and understand His heart. We can know and understand His heart by looking back on what He's done. When you find yourself in a place not understanding why or able to see where, meditate on what has...

It's safe to say that we all desire to have a closer relationship with Christ and/or attain new levels of faith. However, it's not safe to say that we all desire the warfare that comes with it. If we truly want to see growth and development in our lives we must realize that we will experience increased resistance and challenge. Once we realize that truth, we can take an honest assessment of our li...

So much of what is going on and what we go through can cause us to lose faith and let fear take over. Fear causes us to try and take the situation into our own hands while faith allows us to let God take control. As the Christianese saying goes "let go and let God." The fact is until we let go, we aren't letting God. To be clear though, letting go does excuse us to be ignorant of the things going...

Don't look back, God's promises are in front of you. The enemy seeks to distract us, to discourage us, and to dissuade us so we loose focus and miss out on the promises and begin to doubt our faith, doubt our favor, and doubt our Father. If we keep our focus on the promises that are on our lives, we'll see them manifest. If we don't, we'll get stuck.