Treasured Truth

There’s power in the name of Jesus. So much so, that when we focus on Him and on magnifying His name, our perspective changes. We will realize that the problems in our lives will become smaller, in comparison to the light of His glory. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Before you make a commitment in a relationship, you should really consider some facts about the person with whom you are seeking a relationship. Pastor Ford will urge us to quit making deep commitments to shallow people. According to him, there’s too many who are making Mercedes investments into “hooptie” people. Find out what the means on today’s Treasured Truth. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The perfect guy will be someone in whom Jesus is resident and through whom the power of the Holy Spirit can be observed. So, he has the residency of Christ, and he has transparency. We’ll also see that he has security and liberty. Pastor Ford asks, “What else could you want in a man?” Learn more on today’s Treasured Truth. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nowadays, women often find themselves in relationships with men who don’t really think it’s important for dating to lead to marriage. This seems to be acceptable within today’s popular culture. But as we consider some Biblical principles of dating and relationships, Pastor Ford explains that if a man will not be accountable to anyone, and will not give you his last name, then he won’t be responsible as somebody to be in a relationship with. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We’ll hear more of Pastor Ford’s description of the perfect guy, based on Genesis 2, and we’ll see that this person has respiration from God—God breathed in him and gave him the breath of life. The perfect guy also has revelation—he’s a man of the book. And, he has a relationship given by God. These are just a few of the characteristics we’ll learn today as we look at how to identify the perfect guy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As we start a new study from Genesis 2, we’ll begin to look at the attributes of someone who could be considered “the perfect guy.” We’ll also learn some characteristics of someone who’s not. And Pastor Ford will ask, “What do you do when your prince charming turns into a frog? What do you do when your knight in shining armor turns out to be a fool in aluminum foil? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

When we consider the purpose in our problems and pain, we need to realize that it’s not how much of Jesus we have, but it’s how much of us that Jesus has. We need to ask ourselves, do we really trust Him in our time of trouble? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Pastor Ford answers some listener questions today covering a variety of topics including moral issues related to today’s headlines, ways for single women to relate to men in a godly way, and how to respond when your spouse has an affair. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

When we’re going through persecution—but we know that we have Biblical salvation— that assurance should override any suffering we may be experiencing. How can that override any suffering? Because suffering’s only temporary, but salvation is eternal. Learn more on today’s Treasured Truth. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Pastor Ford explains that in order for suffering to be remedial, then what we have to realize is that we need to quit looking at the circumstances, and also quit looking at Satan. Instead, we have to start looking at the Savior! We have to begin by saying, “I know that God is controlling this thing.” And then we have to trust that He is going to get us through whatever we are facing. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Suffering always has significance. God allows us to go through what we’re going through to develop in us something that is lacking in our character and to strengthen our walk with Him. And when we endure suffering, that’s when we find that we become more mature spiritually. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

When we become involved in ministry at our local church, we need to remember Who we’re working for. That it’s God Who has called us to this work and ultimate we’ll be accountable to Him. God has gifted each of us in special ways and has given us the things that He wants us to do. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As we continue our study in the book of James, Pastor Ford will ask us to consider this question—even though we’re going through something right now, are we more committed to Jesus’ purpose than we are to getting out of our pain? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

When will followers of Christ be encouraged to serve in their local congregations? When they begin to understand that God has led them to the place where they worship, not just to get food from His Word. God led them there to work. And as Pastor Ford will remind us today, that’s all because we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus, to do good work! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As we begin a study in Colossians 4, Pastor Ford will remind us today that followers of Christ are called to get involved with ministry at their local church. The church needs more people who utilize their gifts and are faithful in service—those who say, “God called me to this and I’m going to do this to the best of my God-given abilities. I may not always do it right. But I’m going to keep doing it until I get it right.” See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today on Treasured Truth, we’ll see how easy it was for Jephthah to assign the blame of his own mistake to his daughter and how that negatively affected a situation that was already terrible. And Pastor Ford will help us understand how our actions and reactions to situations in our lives can have severe affects on our own relationships. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As we continue to look at the story of Jephthah’s vow, we’ll discover how other choices he made in his life had adverse effects on his daughter. And Pastor Ford will help us take a look at how we, as parents today, can begin to turn things around if we’ve made decisions that have negatively affected our children. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the Old Testament book of Judges, chapter 11, we read about Jephthah’s foolish vow. And today Pastor Ford will begin to explain how Jephthah came to make such a rash and drastic statement and then to what extent it affected his daughter and his own life and ministry. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Many of us may be going through a tremendous struggle right now, but as we begin to look at how there is purpose in our problems and pain, Pastor Ford will encourage us to not waste our sorrows. Instead, we should embrace them, realizing that God is up to something and is working in our lives. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As we continue to look at 2 Corinthians and understand what made the mindset of the Macedonian believers such an example for us, Pastor Ford will explain that the basis of their sacrificial spirit was a result of them understanding God’s ultimate sacrifice. God gave the best of heaven—Jesus, for the worst of earth—us! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.