Mountain Springs Church

"And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth." | John 1:14

“Behold, I send my messenger, and he will prepare the way before me. And the Lord whom you seek will suddenly come to his temple; and the messenger of the covenant in whom you delight, behold, he is coming, says the Lord of hosts." | Malachi 3:1

CONTENT NOTE: This message was delivered to a mixed room with children present. Due to this fact, we avoided the very accurate words like “rape” or “trafficked”. You will hear softer phrases like “this was against her will” or “she was taken”. But we want to clearly state that Esther did not desire this. She was trafficked into this situation. She was forced to have sex with the king. And yet, God...

"Now, therefore, thus says the Lord of hosts: Consider your ways. You have sown much, and harvested little. You eat, but you never have enough; you drink, but you never have your fill." | Haggai 1:5 - 6

"He delivers and rescues; he works signs and wonders in heaven and on earth, he who has saved Daniel from the power of the lions." | Daniel 6:27

"The Lord is good to those who wait for him, to the soul who seeks him. It is good that one should wait quietly for the salvation of the Lord." | Lamentations 3:@5 - 26

"Come, everyone who thirsts, come to the waters; and he who has no money, come, buy and eat!" | Isaiah 55:1

"I will heal their apostasy; I will love them freely, for my anger has turned from them." | Hosea 14:4

"'Your father made our yoke heavy. Now therefore lighten the hard service of your father and his heavy yoke on us, and we will serve you.'" | 1 Kings 12:4

"Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall." | Proverbs 16:18

"Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me." | Psalm 51:10

"But the Lord said to Samuel, 'Do not look on his appearance or on the height of his stature, because I have rejected him. For the Lord sees not as man sees: man looks on the outward appearance, but the Lord looks on the heart.'" | 1 Samuel 16:7

"He raises up the poor from the dust; he lifts the needy from the ash heap to make them sit with princes and inherit a seat of honor. For the pillars of the earth are the Lord's, and on them he has set the world." | 1 Samuel 2:8

"'The Lord repay you for what you have done, and a full reward be given you by the Lord, the God of Israel, under whose wings you have come to take refuge!'” | Ruth 2:12

"And he said to him, 'Please, Lord, how can I save Israel? Behold, my clan is the weakest in Manasseh, and I am the least in my father's house.'" | Judges 6:15

"'Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.'” | Joshua 1:9

"But Moses implored the Lord his God and said, 'O Lord, why does your wrath burn hot against your people, whom you have brought out of the land of Egypt with great power and with a mighty hand?'" | Exodus 32:11

"And let them make me a sanctuary, that I may dwell in their midst." | Exodus 25:8

"Then Moses said to the people, “Remember this day in which you came out from Egypt, out of the house of slavery, for by a strong hand the Lord brought you out from this place." | Exodus 13:3

God alone is the one who restores Joseph.

Through trusting in Christ, we become children of Arabaham, the people of God.

God will never give up on his creation.

When God makes us into new creations, we are called towards creating a new world around us.