Resurrection Life Church

Love is a powerful force that has and can change the world.  However, bitterness, resentment, and unforgiveness are volatile forces that can do much damage to not only those around you but to you.  The story of the good Samaritan is a great illustration of what God can do to and through a person who has "good reason" to be bitter, resentful, and unforgiving but allows the love of God to flow through them to the "unworthy".  Which in actuality we are all unworthy but it is His love that penetrates the hard shell of our past to set us free.

Love is the power and force that has changed the world. However, our understanding and experience of love in this world is not the same as the love God gives. There have been literally thousands upon thousands of songs, movies, videos, paintings, and other forms of media written about love. Very few truly represent love in its truest and real form: Jesus Christ. It was because of love He was compelled to give all He was for us. That is real love. Not a self-seeking, self-fulfilling, selfish love. Real love!

Love is the power and force that has changed the world. However, our understanding and experience of love in this world is not the same as the love God gives. There have been literally thousands upon thousands of songs, movies, videos, paintings, and other forms of media written about love. Very few truly represent love in its truest and real form: Jesus Christ. It was because of love He was compelled to give all He was for us. That is real love. Not a self-seeking, self-fulfilling, selfish love. Real love!

Love is the power and force that has changed the world. However, our understanding and experience of love in this world is not the same as the love God gives. There have been literally thousands upon thousands of songs, movies, videos, paintings, and other forms of media written about love. Very few truly represent love in its truest and real form: Jesus Christ. It was because of love He was compelled to give all He was for us. That is real love. Not a self-seeking, self-fulfilling, selfish love. Real love!

Love is the power and force that has changed the world. However, our understanding and experience of love in this world is not the same as the love God gives. There have been literally thousands upon thousands of songs, movies, videos, paintings, and other forms of media written about love. Very few truly represent love in its truest and real form: Jesus Christ. It was because of love He was compelled to give all He was for us. That is real love. Not a self-seeking, self-fulfilling, selfish love. Real love!

The nation of Israel were a people who had been in slavery for over 400 years when Moses led them out of Egypt.  It was Joshua that would lead them into the Promise Land.  It was, by any stretch of the imagination an impossible dream.  But God had a plan that was so much bigger than anyone could have every thought.  This slave nation would become one of the most powerful and influential nations the world has ever known.

The nation of Israel were a people who had been in slavery for over 400 years when Moses led them out of Egypt.  It was Joshua that would lead them into the Promise Land.  It was, by any stretch of the imagination an impossible dream.  But God had a plan that was so much bigger than anyone could have every thought.  This slave nation would become one of the most powerful and influential nations the world has ever known.

Caleb was a mighty man of valor and one of the 2 spies that reported a good report about the promise land.  However, Caleb was still waiting on a promise God had given him 45 years ago.  How could Caleb hold on that long?  How could he not have become angry and bitter towards God for not fulfilling His promise sooner.  That is part of the promise land fighting the battle of your soul, your mind.  This week we learn how to battle for the promise man in the "between" time.

Caleb was a mighty man of valor and one of the 2 spies that reported a good report about the promise land.  However, Caleb was still waiting on a promise God had given him 45 years ago.  How could Caleb hold on that long?  How could he not have become angry and bitter towards God for not fulfilling His promise sooner.  That is part of the promise land fighting the battle of your soul, your mind.  This week we learn how to battle for the promise man in the "between" time.

Jericho represented the “first fruits” for Israel in fighting for the promise land. It was the first city they would encounter they had to fight against. In so doing it was symbolic of giving God the first fruits of their labor. Not a hindsight or a second thought but a first and foremost offering and increase. Tithing and giving are not limited to money alone. It also includes our gifts, talents, time, family, etcetera. It is about the condition of the heart. God doesn’t need anything from us. He wants, not needs, our love, fellowship, intimacy, and us making Him, not just first in our life, but our everything. Our relationship with Him permeates every area of our life, from family to work, and to our community relationships.