Holly Springs Bible Fellowship Podcasts

Matthew 27:45 - 28:8 = It is my desire and prayer that everyone understand the significance of the Easter Story. For those of you that prayed with me during this message, please let someone know so they can rejoice and encourage you in the days ahead. For those of you who are believers, the resurrected saints had to tell people about what happened. How about us doing the same thing this week?

John reminds us that we can have confidence in our prayer life. We can come boldly into His presence and ask whatever is important to our hearts and lives. If we are living obediently and according to His will, He hears us and always answers according to His timing and plans.

John wants to move the Christian from doubt to certainty. He gives us the assurance that we can live this day living life to the fullest. We can rest our heads tonight knowing – absent from this life present with God.

John wants us to have the assurance of our salvation. He also wants us to understand that Real faith is based on belief (truth) and love which produces a life of obedience and victory.

John wants us to realize that love originates from God. God set the example and gives us the power to love in the same way. He demands that if we are going to call ourselves believers, we show love to those around us.

John writes to encourage us to be careful as believers. He wants us to follow God and not be lead astray by the error of the enemy. Learn to practice discernment and be able to spot the counterfeit teachings that come in our culture.

Since our Pastor was out of town, 2 of our church Board members spoke for the service. Lael Steinhoff preached from Luke 16:19-31 (the Rich man and Lazarus) and Chris Hanner spoke from Psalm 27:14

We spent the first part of the service talking about our future and what God is currently doing within our church family. We normally do not post these meetings, but inclement weather kept about half of our church family away. We are posting this to help keep our entire church family updated on what God is doing.

John reminds us that a life of Fellowship is a life of confidence and assurance. This is produced when we obey and please God on a daily basis. It is the result of a life that is genuinely abiding in Christ.

John reminds us that Satan is at work to get us to question our faith and our desire to follow God. It is important that we examine our lives before God, and assure our hearts before God. John wants each of us to be assured that we are people of "the truth".

John encourages us to look at how we see the world. We should not love just with our words, but with our life. A true believer does not harbor hatred in his heart because his heart is filled with the Love of God and there is no room for hatred.

A believers life is marked by righteousness. Sin does not characterize his life. As a believer he seeks to follow the "righteous one". "That one" came to destroy the works of the devil and the power of sin. If we are genuinely born of God, our lives will resemble Christ because we will take on the characteristics of our father who adopted us into his family.

John writes so we can know we are believers. He encourages us to look at how we view sin and our beliefs and practices regarding sin in our lives. May each of us abide in Christ and following His leading for our lives this week.

John challenges us to live as Children of God. We are His children now and our righteous and loving Father loves us and desires only the best for His Children. Let us live in the hope and confidence of a Father who loves and cares for us.

John wants us to experience the voice and leading of God. He encourages us to stick close to Christ and abide and remain in Him through everything. Should He come this week or call you home into His presence, may you stand confident that your life has been about stuff that matters.

John reminds us to be willing to challenge the lies that Satan uses in our life. Acknowledge the fact that he is constantly lying to you. The way to know error is to surround yourself with the truths and teachings of God's Word. Walk in obedience and trust to experience not just life, but life that is eternal.

John wants you to recognize those among us that are against Christ. He challenges us to stay faithful and acknowledge the anointing that we possess. Allow God to use you this week for His purposes and plans.

Matthew 2: 13-23 - Matthew reminds us that God can change and use is no matter what our past. God will make a way in the most difficult of circumstances. I trust you can call him your God and your SAVIOR. Note: December 29th is a testimony service that will not be recorded.

The Christmas story reminds us of the importance of responding to God when he directs and leads us. The result of obedience is that God provides and knows what is best. His timing and ways are not ours. Trust and follow Him wholeheartedly this week.

John challenges us to examine our real love. We cannot love the world's system and claim to love God. They are mutually exclusive. Invest your life and legacy in things that have an eternal value, instead of investing in things that will pass away one day.