Valleyview Friends Church

You are invited to trade fear for great joy for God’s good news to you is that Jesus is the Savior, the Messiah and the Lord.

Belief in God’s promises lead to blessing and purpose in your life.

God’s promises reveal his very nature to us; That he is gracious, protective, he desires good for his people, that God delights over you and he desires to actively work restoration in your life.

God is a master craftsman. He desires to enter into your life to refine and purify you.

Advent shows how good and trustworthy God’s promises are by reminding us that God fulfilled his greatest promise, sending Jesus our Savior. You and I can trust God’s promises and know they are good for us.

Jesus is King and because he is King, you should respond to him with worship, obedience and holiness.

This week I want to return us to thinking about Heaven. I want to share God’s promise of Heaven from the final chapter of the Bible. What we find is that heaven is a place of life, a place with God and a place where we will good, rewarding, holy work to do.

Ignoring the check engine light was not going to make the problem better, in fact it will make things much worse. When the Bible mentions hell, we are seeing a check engine light. It's a warning. Don’t ignore the problem, if you do things will get a lot worse.

When it comes to heave and Hell the Bible is clear about a lot, but it also leave you and I uncertain about some of the details. It's ok to have uncertainties and want answers but I also want to invite you to grab onto what is clear about heaven and hell. What God shares about Heaven and Hell is important for the growth of your faith.

Life changing faith relentlessly pursues of God, appeals to the authority of Jesus, is built on mercy, desires spiritual restoration and results in true discipleship.

Communion is a lovely and beautiful part of the worship of the Church.

Eternal life is yours to receive by the love of Christ and the power of God.

The Church worldwide is called to unity. A bond of togetherness with purpose. Not only does God call the church worldwide to unity, but he calls each congregation together in unity.

You and I need to follow Jesus with childlike faith that exhibits trust, dependence, curiosity, wonder and respect for the authority of God.

Jesus invites you to God’s way of valuing people.

Living with faith in Jesus, Living under the lordship of Jesus will fill you with wonder, hope, freedom, life, power and possibility.

God both warns you and encourages you of how you use words, respect their power, use them to bless others and be wary of the destructive power of your words.

Real peace comes from Jesus Christ alone, Jesus' is a gift and can carry you through any hardship you will face.

Receiving Jesus’ invitation to come to him will bring you relief from whatever burdens you and wears on your soul.

Hearing from God is something most people both want and struggle with.  How do you hear the voice of God? How can you be certain?

Obedience to the Lord is the natural response of the believer and essential for spiritual revival and renewal.

As we return to Elijah’s story we are at a very important moment. Elijah has challenged Israel to choose whether they will follow Baal or the LORD. I contend that two recipes for life are presented; the prophets of Baal present their recipe of performance, manipulation and transaction for spiritual life, which never works, and Elijah presents a different recipe; of honoring God, speaking truth, hu...

If you want revival and renewal in your life, you will have to choose, choose the Lord, and when you choose you will have to be ready to face the pressure of the crowd.

The best way to conquer fear is to draw near to the Lord because trusting God is the antidote to fear.

Over the next several weeks I want to explore with you themes in Elijah story that lead to spiritual breakthrough and renewal. Six themes I want to explore are these: Facing Sin, Facing fear, Facing the Crowd, Facing power, Facing success, Facing failure and finally Facing God.