Pastor Mac taught the third installment in his series, “Wisdom for Living.” He reiterated that the Bible says, “Wisdom is the principle thing”: not faith, not grace, not love, or any of the other things we tend to prioritize in our lives. Wisdom is emphasized throughout the Bible, Old Testament and New. Overall, the definition of wisdom is “the capacity to discern the best ends.” Pastor Mac, again, restated that there are two principle types of wisdom: natural and spiritual. In this session, Pastor Mac talked about adversity with regard to walking in the wisdom of God.

Pastor Mac taught the third installment in his series, “Wisdom for Living.” He reiterated that the Bible says, “Wisdom is the principle thing”: not faith, not grace, not love, or any of the other things we tend to prioritize in our lives. Wisdom is emphasized throughout the Bible, Old Testament and New. Overall, the definition of wisdom is “the capacity to discern the best ends.” Pastor Mac, again, restated that there are two principle types of wisdom: natural and spiritual. In this session, Pastor Mac talked about adversity with regard to walking in the wisdom of God.

Wisdom, we learned, is the capacity to discern the best ends and best means for achieving God’s plan for your life. We learned about how wisdom is needed in the two types of reality in which we live: spiritual and natural. “Faith,” said Pastor Mac, “is the bridge between those two arenas of truth.” We learned how to apply wisdom from both the spiritual realm and the natural realm to the situations in our lives.

Pastor Mac started a new series entitled, “Wisdom for Living.” He is excited about what’s he’s going to preach over the next several weeks because this topic will include the major aspects of life: wisdom for vocational pursuits, for divine health, for raising your family, for marriage, and more! Pastor noted that many have confusion regarding wisdom and faith. Wisdom and faith are two different things but are symbiotic in many ways. He’s going to talk about wisdom in light of its relationship to faith, what we should know and understand about it. Pastor summed up the series by saying, “Basically, our ability to live in the wisdom of God is going to be important in realizing the full purpose of God for our lives.”

Pastor Jim took us on a deep-dive investigation of what our Lord and Savior endured for us on the cross. He quoted author Frederick T. Zugibe from his book entitled, “The Crucifixion of Jesus: A Forensic Inquiry,” to shed light on significant and meaningful details that took place during Jesus’ crucifixion. Paul said, “For I determined not to know anything among you, save Jesus Christ, and him crucified” (2 Cor. 2:2). Like the apostle Paul, we should hold close to our hearts what Jesus endured for us on the cross. Through Him, we have been made righteous before God the Father.

Pastor Rick gave us the background as to the reason for the communication between Timothy and the apostle Paul. Nero was the Roman Emperor at the time. He came to the throne at age 16. For the first few years of his reign, he was good because of the authorities around him advising him. Then Nero no longer wanted to submit to their authority and had them all killed, including his mother. After the killing of his mother, his mind snapped. Everyone was terrified of him, because he had many people murdered.

In Pastor Jim’s 15th installment of his series, “Revelation Revealed,” he talked about the last three of the seven trumpet judgments to be administered during the end times. The last three trumpet judgments are what the angel was referring to when he cried “woe, woe, woe,” as the last three trumpets bring three “woes” to the inhabitants of the earth.

The purpose of this special Sunday was to encourage members to bring others to church to share with them the rich experience that church attendance has had on their lives. Pastor Mac started the service by sharing how he and his wife, Lynne, started Living Word some 42 years ago. He identified what kind of church Living Word is, a full Gospel, Charismatic Word of Faith Church. He then shared fascinating details about the decline of church attendance and how it can be correlated to the repeal of “blue laws.”

When the apostle John was taken up into the throne room of God, he had a glorious view of what the throne room looked like. This past weekend, Pastor Jim expounded on the various elements of the throne room when he taught the 14th installment of his series, “Revelation Revealed.” Not only did we learn about the throne room, but we also learned about the seven trumpet judgments during tribulation.