First Friday Fellowship

"Oops... I Blew It, Time to Hide"

God only gave Adam and Eve ONE RULE… Don't eat from the Tree of Knowledge; and because we have this really predictable pattern in human nature… We SIN… We RUN AWAY. So, when we mess up, don’t hide from it. Don’t avoid the consequences of it. Don't be like Adam and Eve and hide, because we're naked and ashamed. Let's RUN TO our merciful King, and come before his throne, in honesty and thanksgiving.Ask for his mercy, and be healed in Jesus's name.AMEN.#Genesis 3:8-9 / #John 3:19 / #Hebrews 4:15-16

"Be Hot or Cold... Lukewarm is Over!"

Being a follower of Christ, especially in today's world, is not a place for a lukewarm commitment. As a Christian, we are called to take up our cross, and follow Christ. This cannot be done, when we are concerned with pleasing everyone. Be truthful, be authentic, and stand up for what you know to be true.

"Truth Will Be Resisted... Be Prepared!"

The closer that we draw to Christ, the closer that we draw to TRUTH, Satan ends up taking a much greater interest, and real world dangers RAMP UP.How do we deal with this? The Bible says, to always be ready to make a defense for the joy that we have in Jesus.Be ready! Know your story! Be ready to share it! Tell people why!And then speak the truth in love, and in Jesus’ name; Because, there is NO OTHER NAME UNDER HEAVEN, in which someone can be saved. THE TRUTH WILL SET US FREE!

"Water into Wine...What's the Big Deal?"

Jesus is fully God, and He is also fully man. So, what would’ve caused Jesus to stall the beginning of His ministry? When turning water to wine, Jesus stated to His mother, “My time has not yet come.” What do you think He means by this? Additionally, how does Jesus turning “water into wine,” connect to the Garden of Gethsemane? Could it be that, as human as Jesus was in the Garden of Gethsemane, He also knew that with the performance publicly of turning water to wine, the countdown to the cross had begun; that the INEVITABLE, brutal walk to Calvary had begun.He fully knew that He would soon experience stress and fatigue, maybe even fear, of facing unimaginable physical pain. He knew He would feel every cut, every tear of His flesh through the entire crucifixion. Yet, even though His painful, human path was set, He STILL chose to endure… for our sake.

"Fellowship - A Cord of Three Strands"

Traditional roles have changed A LOT in our modern world, and in many households, these roles are reversed 180 degrees, and all variations in between. But one thing is beginning to show up a little too frequently, and that is we are becoming a lonelier and lonelier population, while ironically, at the same time, engaging with thousand of faceless names throughout the known universe, through all of our social media highways. We are becoming more and more isolated, while living under the illusion that we're not, because of our heavy tech dependance and involvement. The bottom line is… We need each other. We need REAL relationships, with REAL people.That's not a weakness! Relationships are strength, and Christians are not immune to this problem. Christians, are notorious for getting frustrated with all the world's changes, all the rapid breaking of tradition, and societal anchors and… and we end up leaving relationships behind. As Christians, we love to stay in our own bubbles, and surround ourselves with people that agree with us. And sometimes those bubbles get very small. BUT…We’ve been commanded, by Jesus himself, to bring THE GOOD NEWS to the world. And unfortunately for our comfort zone, the world is outside the walls of our home, and the safe church family. While tech is an amazing tool, , and instead of just sharing the love of God on social media, we can sit down across the table from someone, and show them what the love of Jesus looks like, in a real world engagement.We no longer live in our traditional world. Very few families just sit around the dinner table every night and talk about their day. People are tied to their phones, and they're tied to their devices, and and we all do it.A TikTok video, an IG video… It's not the same as a relationship. A follower on any of your social media platforms, is not relationship. We need to be face to face with people. Show them the love of Jesus face to face.