Hayti First Umc

When thinking about the attributes of God Jealousy is not usually the first thing that comes to mind, and there aren't any Christmas songs about the jealousy of God! In fact failure to understand this little talked about attribute of God has been a problem for some, even some celebrities. But the Holy Living God of the Bible is described as jealous for his people. This jealousy is not the sin of jealousy that is to be envious of another person’s position, abilities or skills, beauty, or possessions. This message tries to demystify this attribute of God and understand what God's jealousy really means.

What do you think of when you think of God? especially at Christmas! whatever comes to mind I would be willing to bet that the first thing you think of IS NOT that God is dangerous. In C.S. Lewis's book, The lion, the witch and the wardrobe, there is a question asked by Lucy of Mr. Beaver about Aslan the lion, she ask Mr. Beaver "Is he safe" and Mr. Beaver responds "Safe, of course he isn't safe! but he is good!" In this message we explore one of the lessor talked about aspects of God and What it means for us.

It is an Unfortunate truth, that we, as human beings, have a hard time sticking to what God tells us to do, especially without supervision!, Sometimes we forget that God is ALWAYS watching us, and we can do fine, if we have someone watching us to make sure we behave, but for most of Us, "When the Cat's Away!" we will push the envelope as far as we can!

True Repentance brings sorrow, but God doesn't want us to live there. God has always commanded his people to celebrate as we remember how good He has been to us! It is right and good to be sorrowful for disappointing our Father, but once he has forgiven us, once we understand how much God Loves us, It is a cause for us to celebrate: to Eat, Drink and Be Merry!"

Most often, If a person is going to do a work for God, as God has instructed, They will encounter resistance, at the very least, all out attack on other occasions, whether it is an attack on one's character, or something more drastic. In any case, when following Gods commands, you will need to have "Courage Under Fire!"

The Scriptures are full of list, and if your like most of us you have a tendency to skim these chapters, if you read them at all, but if we stop and study some of these list we can find some amazing things hidden. This lesson takes a brief look a Nehemiah chapter 3 and discover that the record he leaves us has got some interesting things we can learn!

Once you have prayed and developed a plan based on what God is leading you to do, then it is time to go to work! If you want to see your church or your life changed there is going to be work that has to be done, yes it is important to study the problems, and it is important to come up with a plan, but that is all a waste of time unless you are willing to roll up your sleeves and get to work. This lesson shows us exactly how that worked in Nehemiah's situation.

Any Great work begins with a broken heart, and prayer is essential!, but none of this will accomplish anything unless we are willing to back it up with action! It does no good to worry or sit around complaining about how things are if you are not willing to BE the change you want to see, Here we learn just how important it is to have the courage to follow God!

What is it going to Take to put the church back on Track? We continue our study of Nehemiah's call to rebuild the walls of Jerusalem , the prototype for the church, and learn the type of prayer that is effective for bringing the church back to where it belongs!

This id the first installment of our New Series "The Church that God Built" and we start in the book of Nehimiah because the North American church needs to be renewed, if we are going to have the kind of church that Jesus envisioned we need to Start with a Broken Heart!

Have you ever been so desperate that you Wrestled with God in prayer? Today we look at the time that Jacob, when desperate and afraid actually DID wrestle with God and when he did, he was changed forever!

In this message Rev. House had intended to deliver the last message in the series on Jacob, however at the last minute decided, due to time constraints, to wait until the following week and instead gave this short off the cuff message over-viewing what had been covered so far and some other interesting points.

Competition can be good, but not when it's fueled by jealousy and bitterness and can be most hurtful when it involves family and ultimately becomes most hurtful to those around it. Jacob has two wives, sisters, who are in a fierce competition for the love and affection of one man, what can the way they behave teach us today when dealing with family conflict?

If you have ever experienced the sting of rejection then you know it is a horrible experience! In fact it is truly painful! Jacob now has two wives, when he only wanted one, and as you might expect this causes problems in his home, as we look at this situation we find that perhaps, the whole situation could have been handled differently. What can we learn from this household that can help our homes today!

You've heard the phrase, "it's not personal, it's only business", that phrase is often used by unscrupulous people to justify actions that are harmful or hurtful to others for their own gain, however if you are on the receiving end of one of these "deals" it feels really personal, no matter what hey say. In this study we look at Laban's deception of Jacob and see what WE can learn from it!

Have you ever had an encounter with God, with Jesus Christ. If you have then you know that's it something you will never ever forget, right? Or maybe not, once the new wears off of an experience, how do we respond, in fact, how do we respond when God meets us where we are? In this message we look at how Jacob responded when God met him where he was, in a time of trouble and uncertainty!

Words matter, they can hurt or they can heal, they can comfort or they can destroy. The fact is that words have power, they hold a great deal of power and how we use our words is very important to God. In this message we talk about why!

We now move from the story Issac and Rebekkah to the twins they bore, Jacob and Esau, as we begin this study we look at the craftiness of Jacob and the foolishness of Esau, and what their situation can teach us as Christ followers!

We pray to God for an answer, especially in times of trouble and trial, but what happens when God answers and the answer is not something we want to hear? Do we listen and understand that God knows what is best for us and trust him, or do we turn away and try to find an answer we like better. As we continue this study on Issac and Rebekka, we see how they reacted when God answered with both good news and bad news.

While everything is going great most people have no problem proclaiming the praises to God, when we feel we are being blessed and life is good, but what happens when we feel that God has abandoned us, when it seems that we are going though trouble and Gods promises don't seem to be coming, that is when many people say "Why Me God?" it is hard to understand when God seems far off, in this lesson on Issac and Rebekka we find out, we may just be right in the middle of Gods will after all!