Brandon shared a great message tonight about God the shepherd. He used a verse that most have heard but few have studied in depth. When broken down, this verse shows both the love that God has for us as well as the great need we all have to truly make him our shepherd. Psalm 23 The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters.He restores my soul. He leads me in paths of righteousness for his name's sake.Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.
Tony's message tonight was about God's roll as the perfect father. He explained that although God is a righteous God, he is also a loving God.
Rest was the topic of David's message tonight. There's an old saying that goes "If the devil can't make you bad, he'll make you busy." Learning to rest in God is what we need as people and yet sometimes it's the last thing we think to do. Hebrews 49 There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God.10 For he that is entered into his rest, he also hath ceased from his own works, as God did from his.
Tony's message was once again right on topic. A couple of us were having a conversation only moments before that this message spoke directly to. And what was the message for tonight? Hope. Proverbs 13:12 Hope deferred maketh the heart sick: but when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life.
David's message this week centered around the power and magnitude of God's words to us in Jeremiah.33 But this shall be the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel; After those days, saith the Lord, I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts; and will be their God, and they shall be my people.It's easy to lose sight of just how amazing our relationship with God can be and this was a great reminder of what we truly have in the Lord.