Northridge Free Will Baptist

Trust and obey, for there's no other way to move forward despite obstacles, but to trust and obey.

God basically lays out what He expected from Abraham in relation to his family. Abraham would be a good and godly dad by fulfilling these responsibilities. Here is the main idea we need to know today. Godly dads fulfill God's expectations.

When we take incremental, but definite, steps forward, we find God is already at work.

We must be Spirit filled, Spirit led, and Spirit empowered to move forward in our lives, our families and our church. Moving us forward is part of the Holy Spirit’s ministry in our lives, our families, and our church. Everything the Spirit does in us, through us and for us is to help us move forward in the ways Jesus wants us to move forward.

We prepare to move forward so we can move forward. In some ways, this sounds overly simplistic, but it’s accurate. Whether it’s soldiers preparing for a deployment, Israel preparing to cross the Jordan River, us preparing to move forward individually, as families or as a church, the point of the preparations is to actually move forward.

A part of God calling us forward, is God calling us to be courageous and to live a courageous life. We must be strong and courageous to move forward.

With the world before us being different than the world behind us, we have a choice to make. We can stay where we are, but only for a limited time, we can try to go back, but there’s no going back, or we can move forward. God is always calling us forward, but we must choose to follow.

When we don't/won't move forward we miss God's plans, God's promises, God's power, and God's purposes in and for our lives.

Hope makes life an adventure instead of an ordeal. There are three reasons hope makes life an adventure instead of an ordeal.

While we all need hope, hope can’t be conjured up at will. Hope must be built on something. We find hope in God's Word. The Word of God is the foundation of our hope from God.

Hope is built on what God has said and is secured by what Jesus has done.

We aren’t ready for battle until we’ve prayed. We prepare for spiritual battles through periods of passionate prayer.

The sword for the Christian soldier is the Word of God.

The helmet of salvation pictures a lifestyle of hope coming from an intentional focus on Jesus and our ultimate salvation

The shield of faith protects us from the fiery darts of the wicked one.

Jesus, the Gospel, always has been, and always will be God’s plan for salvation.

Standing in the Gospel enables us to stand in the evil day.

Easter is Sunday April 12th. Statistically, people are more open to accepting invitations to church on Easter Sunday than on any other Sunday of the year. So, as a general rule, more people will attend church on Easter Sunday than on any other Sunday of the year. Here are some ways to pray to maximize this opportunity.

In order to put on the breastplate of righteousness to guard our hearts, we must Be righteous through Christ and do righteous because of Christ.

People will not naturally come to an understanding of the Gospel. The Gospel must be revealed before it can be received. This is why we must explicitly proclaim the Gospel.

Truth holds everything together for us as disciples of Jesus while we fight spiritual battles. We must have an absolute commitment to the truth of Scripture. Without this commitment to truth everything sorta falls apart.

We all have problems, and at times we all feel overwhelmed by them. We need to know how to pray when we feel overwhelmed.

God doesn’t work powerfully and give great victories to those who set back and do nothing. God doesn’t work powerfully and give great victories to those who give up and don’t stand. The Lord gives victories to those who stand and fight.

In a world where there is a never ending supply of competing messages disciples of Jesus must remember the Gospel is the priority message.

Spiritual battles require intentional preparation. It is critically important that make intentional preparations for the spiritual battles we will certainly be involved in.