Women's Ministries

In this lesson we are reminded that God's Glory is supreme and in his sovereignty he works all things for our good and his glory. It is our responsibility to trust Him by his word and rest in his sovereignty even when we don't fully understand. The more we trust him and rest in his Sovereignty the more we will overcome our anxiety. Keywords: Trust, sovereignty, anxiety, God's glory

God created us for relationships and then provided a way through Christ to redeem our sinful brokenness and enable us to cultivate meaningful Christ-honoring friendships through obedience to his word. Keywords: Friendship, friend, obedience, relationships, love

The more we lift our eyes off ourselves and focus them on the greatness of God. The smaller are problems and difficulties will become. When our minds are filled with the reality, the confidence, the assurance of God's character, our faith will flourish and our anxiety will diminish. Keywords: God's character, I AM, self-existent, self-sufficient, eternal, anxious, anxiety, praise, greatness, goodn...

This lesson identifies nine lies that are commonly believed about friendship. Each lie is compared to the truth of scripture to expose it and provide biblical instruction regarding friendship. Keywords: Friends, friendship, lies, sacrifice, selfishness

"The Lord Jesus Christ has a heart of compassion to Christians who are just in the throws of hopelessness. God is tender, child of God. Not to the rebellious or the defiant, but to the weak and the struggling. Are there any here today?” Is that you today? You can say – I fit the category for weak and struggling! Then let’s go to God’s Word to find encouragement and hope for Biblical change. This m...

If we have faith, believing God and believing what he says in his word, our lives will demonstrate obedience to his word, and we will be able to overcome anxiety. Keywords: Faith, worry, anxiety, believe, belief, good works, worship, obedience

Because We live in a world filled with sin and heartache, our friendships often reflect those difficulties. Learning that the purpose of friendship is for mutual christlikeness changes our worldly perspective that is often selfishly motivated. Keywords: Friends, Friendship, Demas, Judas, Peter, betrayal, loneliness

As we consider the big picture and learn how to think about anxiety and our God’s character, let’s peer into the life of one man in Scripture that was severely tried. We are going to do a survey of the book of Job in a slightly different way – first, we will look at Job’s circumstances, then we will look back through the book and see the Most High God’s control and then finally Job’s contrition. K...

The illuminating light of scripture must constantly be shining into our minds, dispelling the darkness of worldly, fleshly, sinful thinking. Biblical meditation enables us to think rightly. Keywords: Meditation, thinking, thoughts, light, darkness

The more we grow in our understanding of who God is as the sovereign ruler controlling all things, the more we will trust him and obey Him. The more we obey Him as our sovereign King of kings, the more we will dismantle and uproot the idols in our hearts. Keywords: Sovereign, sovereignty, good, surrender, idols, Idolatry

Often when you are walking in graceless perfectionism and a morbid introspection, you are ignoring the grace freely given at the cross and are relying more on your own understanding of your situation and heart then trusting God to search and know your heart. Keywords: Grace, Morbid Introspection, the blessed hope

We live in a culture where feelings and emotions determine reality. As Christians we must be different. Our thoughts, governed by scripture, must guide us and determined our reality. Though emotions are god-given, we cannot allow them to dictate our lives. Instead, our minds must guide our emotions through the truth of Scripture. Keywords: Emotions, feelings, thinking, emotionalism, church

During a time in Israel's history when idolatry was rampant, Hannah was different. We will discover that she did not turn to idolatry when she was under pressure. Instead she turned to God. When the pressures of life are bearing down on us, we cannot listen to the culture or follow our hearts or allow our sinful flesh to dictate our attitude and responses. We must follow Hannah's example and turn...

Instead of relying on our own hearts, let’s go to the One who created our hearts to understand a little more about what lies within us. This morning, we are going to see the Lord make three declarations that will help us know who we should trust – 1 God declares a curse 2 God declares a blessing and 3 God declares truths about the heart. Keywords: Trust; Heart; Deceitful

One of the most effective ways for Satan to influence Christians is through false teaching that subtly infiltrates the church -- that flies under the radar when our guard is down, deceptively and destructively influencing how we think. False teaching is poison dipped in chocolate and wrapped in gold foil. It looks lovely. It seems like truth, but it is intended to kill. Keywords: False teachers, d...

Lament is the practice of bearing our hearts in prayer to the Lord when we are under the heavy weight of trials with the intent of trusting God. It is the means by which we are able to reconcile adversity and God's character when they seem to contradict each other. The goal of lament is to trust God. Keywords: Lament, grief, trust, trusting, pain, suffering, hope, prayer

Self-Pity can be so deceitful in two ways – 1. We think we are just doing an honest assessment of life around us and we find that life’s not fair, 2. It doesn’t feel like pride because we think pride is just those people who are puffed up and we are “beating ourselves up” and dismal and in despair, but it’s the underbelly of pride because instead of being puffed up we feel low, but it’s still all...

The degree to which people will go to achieve their dreams can be astonishing. Ananias and Sapphira are willing to tell outright lies to get what they wanted. They were willing to exchange the truth for a lie for the sake of acquiring their idols. Keywords: Idols, idolatry, deceit, lying, lies, hypocrisy

Do you ever take time to bring God’s Word to mind for the purpose of considering it, loving it and applying it to your everyday life? In essence, using it to shine a light into the dark recesses of your heart in order to discover what sins are hidden in your heart that need to be repented of and what truths need to be tucked in and cemented into our hearts? Are we hiding God’s Word in our heart so...

Idolatrous thinking will only lead to destruction. Thinking about what the world offers in craving, what it promotes will never satisfy. It will only lead to death. We must fill our thoughts with the gospel through scripture. Keywords: Idolatry, mind, Satan, world, idols, heart, anger

If we want to avoid idolatry, we must not measure our identity against anyone or anything other than Jesus Christ. He defines who we are and what our purpose is. The life of John the Baptist beautifully exemplifies a humble man whose identity and purpose are found in exalting Christ. Keywords: Idols, idolatry, identity, humility, ministry

Our friend James helps us gain wisdom as we compare our deceitful hearts to the truth of Scripture in order to shine God’s light on our hearts and motives. We are going to see 3 key components of wisdom that will help us know how to stop being manipulative in our relationships. Keywords: Wisdom, jealousy, selfish ambition, manipulation

Though many people initially followed Jesus, it became evident that they sought Him for temporal provision. When Jesus offered Himself as the bread of life, the people turned away. They revealed the idolatrous nature of their hearts by seeking the gift rather than the giver--the creation rather than the Creator. Keywords: Idolatry, idols, worship, bread, miracles

When Christians think like the world, they will learn to value and prioritize like the world and love the world. Sadly this will lead to a wasted life. Keywords: Thinking, worldliness, treasures, loving the world, friend of the world

No one can actually see God. They can read of him in scripture, but he is not visible. Believers have the opportunity to reveal God to the world as they exemplify his character through love. Keywords: Love, Abiding, Fear