Moody Radio

Part of understanding joy is considering its source. Our joy is based on our relationship with God and it is born in us by the Holy Spirit. Joy elevates us in the presence of God. It controls our worship of Him, even when we’re going through difficult times and situations.

In the passage we’ll be studying today from Galatians 5, Paul says, “Stand fast therefore, in the liberty wherewith Christ has made us free. And be not entangled again, with the yoke of bondage.” So, Pastor Ford will explain what he means is that the law doesn’t empower us, it enslaves us. And if we try to follow the...

Suffering always has significance. God allows us to go through what we’re going through to develop in us something that is lacking in our character and to strengthen our walk with Him. And when we endure suffering, that’s when we find that we become more mature spiritually.

As we look at Luke chapter 9, we’ll learn the purposes of prayer based on the disciples’ prayer and Pastor Ford will explain the spiritual warfare in which we are engaged and how prayer is one of the main weapons we can use in battle.

As we continue to look at how we should treat our brothers and sisters in Christ, we’re going to take a closer look at meekness. When someone is meek, it means that they have strength under control. Pastor Ford will explain that God delights in people who are meek. And God wants to use people in their meekness to restore the things...

We’ll take a break from our regular program line-up to allow Pastor Ford some time to answer your questions.  This episode of “Ask Pastor Ford” will cover topics like how to put all of your trust in the Lord, soul ties in relationships, and how to re-establish a close, personal relationship with God.

The message of Christ’s birth brings us joy in spite of any sorrow we may be experiencing.  In the midst of whatever we’re going through, we can have joy, because Jesus came to earth to give us joy.

One benefit of grace is justification. With justifying grace, Jesus clothed us in His righteousness. So now when God looks at us, He no longer sees our sin, He sees His Son, because we’re covered in the blood of Jesus Christ.

Does being in debt distort our goals? Yes, because when we’re in debt, we can’t seek first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness. Why? It’s because we’ve gone into debt adding these things to ourselves, instead of letting the Lord add them to us in His time and through His provision. Pastor Ford will discuss these...

As we learn more about how we can transition from doctrine to duty, Pastor Ford will explain that the things learned in the holy place, should be lived in the marketplace.  So, he’ll encourage us to take what we are learning in church with us and share it with the world.  If we were doing that more often, then more people...