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When we are taught by our culture how to think about shame, be mindful of what God says to be true about it, not what sinful man says. In doing so be instructed like the man who fears the Lord. The friendship of the Lord is for those who fear him. Trust in God alone, he is our refuge and the only one who can remove our guilt and shame.

October 18, 2026 Sunday Afternoon Service

October 18, 2026 Sunday Morning Service

October 18, 2026 Sunday School

The sermon argues that genuine Christian friendship and spirit-filled fellowship are defined by the standard Jesus set for the twelve disciples, rather than cultural norms or personal preference. It contends that believers often lack deep spiritual relationships because they fail to measure their interactions against Christ's model of sacrificial love and abiding presence. The message highlights five key priorities from Jesus' training of the twelve: strategic time, self-sacrifice, self-disclosure, shared mission, and soul-stirring encouragement. By examining these elements, the preacher challenges the congregation to move beyond superficial connections and embrace a costly, Christ-honoring form of community that strengthens faith under pressure. The tone is convicting and instructional, urging believers to prioritize these relational disciplines to endure in their walk with God.

Joshua 18:7 (KJV) But the Levites have no part among you; for the priesthood of the LORD is their inheritance: and Gad, and Reuben, and half the tribe of Manasseh, have received their inheritance beyond Jordan on the east, which Moses the servant of the LORD gave them.

Hosea 6:10-11 (KJV) I have seen an horrible thing in the house of Israel: there is the whoredom of Ephraim, Israel is defiled. 11 Also, O Judah, he hath set an harvest for thee, when I returned the captivity of my people.