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God Wants Us To Have A Daily Dependence On Him (FTF-22)

By Patrick S.
June 23, 2016 //
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Married men, have you ever been in the situation where you are shopping with your wife and you get that dreaded question asked, “Will you hold my purse?” What’s the basis for her asking that of you? It’s that she trusts you and relies on you to keep it safe. How would you feel if your wife told you that she loves you but can’t depend on you?
 
What if your husband, wives, proclaimed his love for you but only came home once a week from work and would confide in you? What if your little children wouldn’t eat what you prepared because they’re not entirely sure there’s not poison in the food?
 
What happens when we give God just one hour or a couple minutes a day and still call Him “Lord”? Today, Pastor John Samuel Barnett, shows us from Scripture that God wants us to daily depend on Him. When we call Him “Lord” which should really mean it and understand the implications of who God is.
 
(From 2015MAR15 – FTF-22 – Give us This Day Our Daily Bread – Learning How To Invite God To Supply Me Through Life)
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What is the main purpose of the Bible?

By Patrick S.
June 17, 2016 //
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This week we looked at reasons we needed to surrender to the Lord of Lords and the King of Kings. We also looked at the consequences of not doing so. One of the ways we surrender to God is by knowing His Will and that is through His Word. As Christians we hear God’s voice through His Word and know that it is profitable for all sorts of things.
 
But what is the main purpose of The Bible? Is it more than just a rule book or a collection of stories? Pastor John Samuel Barnett brings us the answer in this week’s Q&A.
 
(2014FEB02 – Q&A-55)
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Beware Of Drifting Away From Seeking God First (FTF-20)

By Patrick S.
June 16, 2016 //
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Today, Pastor John Samuel Barnett warns about things that may cause us to drift away from seeking God first.
We can probably think of big examples that would do this. We can think of jobs that require working 14 hour days/7 days a week so that we focus only of success and money. We can think of the enticements of red light districts that would cause lust and compromise. It’s easier to see those as causing a rushing away from God and we might be more prone to steer clear of them.
But have you ever been on a slow moving river. You could lean back and take a five minute nap or take a minute to get some sun. When you sit back up, you may have juked over to a different branch of the river you didn’t want to go or you’re in some place unfamiliar. There are sins that could cause the slow drift away from God. What started off with a nice smile and some small talk with a coworker could lead down the path of an affair, even if it’s only in the mind. Enjoying a particular good tasting alcoholic drink where you consistently keep having one more each time could lead to drunkenness. Being too busy on just the weekends to read God’s Word and pray could lead to being too busy when the school year starts and then going to God becomes a rare event.
The dift of a fast moving rapid is easier to see than the slow drift down the lazy river. Let us continually seek God at all times so that our boat is pointed upstream and we’re paddling against the flow.
(From 2015FEB15 – FTF-20 – What Happens When We Forget To Seek First The Rule Of God Over Our Life Each Day)
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Why does the Lord’s prayer ask not to lead us into temptation when James 1 says God doesn’t tempt us?

By Patrick S.
June 10, 2016 //
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From our study in the Lord’s prayer this week, you may have been left with the following question: Why does the Lord’s prayer ask not to lead us into temptation when James 1 says God doesn’t tempt us?

Pastor John Samuel Barnett answers this question in this short clip.

https://youtu.be/Ufr0pcZ0mJw
(2013JUN02 – Q&A-37)

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Pray For God To Control Our Lives (FTF-19)

By Patrick S.
June 9, 2016 //
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What might be a more scary thing than coming before a just and holy God and asking him to control us? When He answers.

Pastor John Samuel Barnett walks through what it looks like when God answers our prayer to control us.

https://youtu.be/6LMmXiGq2UQ
(From 2015FEB08 – FTF-19 – Control Me – Learning To Seek First The Rule Of God Over My Life Each Day)

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Jesus Shows Us That We Need God To Guide And Supply Us (FTF-19)

By Patrick S.
June 7, 2016 //
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Pastor John Samuel Barnett continues his series on the Lord’s prayer. The prayer stems from our desire to have God control us. From there, all other aspects of the prayer unfold. Within that control we should also pray from God to guide us and supply us with what we need.

https://youtu.be/6mfuS9snWYc
(From 2015FEB08 – FTF-19 – Control Me – Learning To Seek First The Rule Of God Over My Life Each Day)

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Other than a prayer of repentance leading to salvation, does God answers the prayers of unbelievers?

By Patrick S.
June 3, 2016 //
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This week, we looked at prayer and how it reveals and is moved by our knowledge of the Father. But what of those who don’t believe? Does God answer prayers of unbelievers? That’s the question Pastor John Samuel Barnett answers this week.
 
(2014JUL27 – Q&A-73)
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Reaching Up To Our Father In Heaven (FTF-18)

By Patrick S.
June 2, 2016 //
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John Calvin said that prayer is the means God uses to have us rely on Him more. Prayer is our cry out to God. Today, Pastor John Samuel Barnett shows us that prayer is the way we reach up to our Father in Heaven.
 
(From 2015FEB01 – FTF-18 – Trusting God Enough To Hold His Hand Through My Life’s Daily Struggles)
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Our Prayers Change When We Understand Who Our Father Is (FTF-17)

By Patrick S.
May 31, 2016 //
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The famous apologist James White has a well known saying that “theology matters”. Christians today sometimes has a hard time with this. Some believe that there is a minimum number of facts you have to believe in to get your label of the saved. Some people believe that doctrine divides and that theology is only for theologians. Some believe that it’s not important, only that you believe sincerely.
 
Isn’t that like saying that what you learned in 3rd grade math is good enough? You learned your four parts of math, some people study different forms of math, some people study really high levels of math, and as long as it works for you there’s no need to go further.
 
Doesn’t our ability to understand the world, to use better operations of math, and our growth in higher forms of math get us into a better place where we can understand more and use it more and be more comfortable with it? Doesn’t that also apply with God?
 
The more we study the infinite God, the better our prayer life becomes. We learn about God’s lordship and we realize he’s not a genie in a bottle whose there to grant wishes. His sovereignty shows that we can pray for the really big and the really small stuff. His omnipresence shows us that we can pray anywhere and any time. And on and on.
 
Pastor John Samuel Barnett shows us the need to know God more so that our prayer life may flourish.
 
(From 2015JAN25 – FTF-17 – How To Connect With God – By Focusing Upon Who He Is)
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When I pray, how can I know I was hearing God’s voice rather than my own desire?

By Patrick S.
May 27, 2016 //
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This week we started to look at prayer and its importance in the Christian life. Pastor John Samuel Barnett has covered many questions in his Q&A series on prayer. One of those being the important questions of checking what you want to hear vs. the voice of God telling you.
 
When I pray, how can I know I was hearing God’s voice rather than my own desire?
 
(2014JUL27 – Q&A-73)
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