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Fear No More Last Sunday, Pastor Vickylextar’s message was on fear. The last three Sunday’s messages have been on anxiety, stress, and fear; therefore, I believe that these situations must occur quite often in our lives for us to receive a similar warning three times. The messages made me realized that those situations were more present in my life than I thought. Many times, it is not even a major event. It can be an ordinary situation. Fear prevents me…

Anxiety – Stress – Guard your heart! Last Sunday’s message was a continuity of what we had learned the week before about worry, anxiety and stress. We went deeper, and I was amazed to remember that when I was young and going to church, it was so important to be on time, NEVER to be late. Otherwise, we would stay home: my father was quite strict on this. Always being on time for all sorts of situations was/still is part…

Overcoming Anxiety, Stress and worry  This Sunday, Pastor Vickylextar’s  message was titled “ Be Anxious For Nothing”. Pastor in her sermon talked about Worry, Stress, Anxiety and their effect on human beings. Worry she said is in the mind, when people flood their minds with negative thoughts. Stress is in the body; it is the physical response which comes with worry. Anxiety – Stress and worry together form anxiety.  She made it known to us that the three are not…

Choosing Freedom and Peace This Sunday, Pastor Vickylextar gave us a teaching on the importance of not worrying. For someone like me who had made it a habit to worry about everything and anything, this is a word that hit home! I used to worry about almost every situation in my life: “Am I doing the right thing? Should I even be doing anything? Is anyone going to disapprove of what I am doing? What do I need to do…

Parenting Last Sunday, I was especially blessed because I received two messages from Pastor David (on parenting and on his personal experience).  The first one was about the importance of good parenting and how it can be difficult, especially when it comes to rebuking our children.  God, our Father, loves us immensely, but sometimes He must correct us because we stray away from His word. Parents nowadays must raise their children competing in a world influencing them through social media,…

Correct or Not to Correct Last Sunday’s message was based on the scripture from 1 Samuel 2:12, 2:22, and Luke 15 that reminded us of the important role God has trusted us with as parents and how we lead our children in the love of Christ. We read and learned the consequences of Eli’s lack of parenting as he focused on being a provider, not teaching his family. Eli thought his sons would somehow “just get it,” but he was…

A Message of Living Hope Last Sunday’s message was based on the scripture from 1 Peter 1, reminding us that we have been chosen and set apart, and by His great mercy, we have been born again into a living hope. We read and learned that by trusting God, we are being protected by His power. Trust, however, comes with responsibilities.  Some questions we should ponder on: Do we pause to ask ourselves why we do the things we do?…

To Live as Christians   Sunday’s message was based on 1 Peter 1:1-25. This passage was about how Christians should conduct themselves. It showed me how my actions reflect on Whom I said I believe in and how to conduct myself in adversity. When I did examine myself, I saw that in some situations I did not conduct myself well or remember that I was a child of a God who has chosen me and washed me by His blood,…

I Chose to Arise! Last week, Pastor shared the story of Deborah from Judges 5.  Villagers in Israel would not fight; they held back until I, Deborah, arose, until I arose, a mother in Israel. – Judges 5:7  Deborah arose for her people. She chose to do something instead of settling for the status quo. This made me think of what would have happened if she didn’t arise. My second thought was whether or not I HAD risen.  The truthful answer is…

Doubts. Faith. Beliefs! Based on last Sunday’s message: Faith vs Doubt, I asked myself if I was or had been doubting God. I do not doubt God, His Love and His Word. However, I did remember that a while ago, I must have been doubting one of His promises because He clearly said to me: “Crois-Moi” (“Believe Me”). Was it to encourage me? I’d say yes, but it’s mainly because I was starting to stray away from one of His…

You can channel your Doubts! This Sunday’s message reminded me of our theme of the year … …WHAT DO YOU BELIEVE! Since the beginning of the year, I have been confronted by this phrase, every time a challenge came, insecurities rose, and disappointment struck. I had to fight the doubts that bombarded my thoughts. I had to remember why I made certain choices and the certainty I had then. I even had to think about it when I was planning…

Ask yourself: “What do I believe?” Sunday’s message was a reminder that God is a good Father who loves us, helps us and gives us success. The devil comes to steal, kill and destroy; that’s his job. We were reminded that Job was in a painful season and no longer walking in faith but rather in sin. That’s how he opened the door to the devil and was attacked. Then as Job’s world was turned upside down, Job turned his…