First Friday Fellowship

Suffering produces perseverance, that ability to “Stick to it.” Whether our current “Dark Valleys are caused by our own sin, or caused by no fault of our own, if we turn to Him, if we repent, if we seek HIM, He will walk with us THROUGH IT. That DOES NOT mean, He will get us out of it. He is going to shape us, into the men and women that can be a blessing to everyone arou

Comparison is the source of all unhappiness. Even though we have ALL SINNED, we are too easy to say, “I know I'm a sinner… but, not like THAT guy!” When we only recognize a “Little Sin” in our life, we’re only a “Little Thankful.” The closer we come to Him, the more we will be able to see how enormous our sin really is. And when we have THAT recognition, that wi

How do you know if an idea is in your head, or is legitimately a prompting from the Holy Spirit… Is part of God's plan for you, or if it's your own thoughts or feelings, or just secret desires flooding your brain?! Test EVERYTHING by His Word. Continue to seek His Will, both in The Word and in prayer, and you'll get the truth. But it's going to take some patience

When a flatterer, who doesn't love us, comes into our life and tells us how smart, and how beautiful, and how intelligent, and wise we are, this is an easy path to embrace, because flattery is REALLY seductive. There will always be a temptation to embrace words that feed our ego, and our vanity, and our sinful nature. Our world is aggressively training us to be hypersensitive

The truth is not a popularity contest. The truth does not change, swayed and tossed by public opinion or outcry or acceptability. The truth remains. It will defend itself, and the wise will seek it, with everything in them.

Jesus Christ's resurrection is a time of ULTIMATE rejoicing. For in His triumph over death, we find the ultimate promise of salvation and the assurance of eternal life.

We are entering another time of testing, and it will, more than likely, get really rough, before it gets better. Problems, no matter good times or bad, will ALWAYS be with us. But, that doesn't mean we should despair. In fact, quite the opposite. How should we live in this current world? With vigilance, and prayer. Give it all to the Lord, and His peace will guard you.

Many of us have willingly hurt other people. We've abused relationships, and caused serious, and even in some cases, permanent harm to other people. There's not one person listening to this, particularly me, that doesn’t completely deserve hell. The Bible says, if you believe in your heart and confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord, then you're saved. If you’ve

Why is it that it seems sometimes it seems that God doesn't hear or doesn't answer our prayers? Are struggles we currently experience, changing us in a way that allows us to see the truth so much more clearly?

If we are in a church that is hard to distinguish from our local Starbucks, or we are treating God’s Word like it is a living document... meaning changing with the times, meaning it’s meant to bend and adopt to our culture, then we have fallen into a trap. If so, then we should begin working out our salvation with fear and trembling, as the Bible tells us.