Potter's House Pasadena - CFM

John 11: 23 - 26 , 'Jesus said to her, 'your brother will rise again.  Martha said to Him, 'I know that he will rise again, in the resurrection at the last day.'  Jesus said to her, 'I am the resurrection and the life, he who believes in me shall never die.'   Do you believe this? That seems to be the question of the hour...do you believe this?  Can you with confidence believe that Jesus Christ will do what He said He will do? What I've come to witness is people who have no problem believing God for what He can do in others, yet they struggle when they're in need of God to move for them.  Is it a fear that maybe Jesus will not come through?  Or maybe it's the possibility of vulnerability...in other words, by needing Jesus - you're telling others that you have a weakness or a shortcoming... well, so what! I strongly believe that when we are out of options, that is when the glory of God can shine the brightest in our lives.  He can finally ...

Romans 8: 1 - 8 '...for to be carnally minded is death, but to be spiritually minded is life and peace...' This portion of scripture deals with 2 great entities...the flesh, and the spirit.  These are constantly at war within us all the time.  What's interesting is that God doesn't really give us a third or fourth option!  He tells us plainly that we are either in the camp of one or the other.   What I've come to realize is the bedrock of this text has a lot to do about value systems.  What we hold dear to our hearts is usually the champion of our personality and character going forward.  There are several things to consider on this vein of thinking. First of all, in a retail store or anything of that sort, you have various items, but the materials inside do not hold or share the same value; some things are more expensive than others...I can only surmise that the pricing is different because the importance of said item is also different...or...