On the next Treasured Truth , Pastor Ford will resume his message about worship and he’ll explain that our praise should not be to impress God or others, but rather it should be to express our love for God alone. As we continue to look at Psalm 34, we’ll see that the degree of our gratitude should equal the degree of the glory that we give to God. It’s not about us, it’s all about Him! To learn more from Pastor Ford about how the way we praise God reflects our true understanding of God, join us ...
May 26, 2025•24 min
There are some people who, no matter what you do to them, no matter what they go through, they will never deny Jesus and they’ll never backslide. They can go without food, without a job, without lots of things, and they still have the joy of the Lord. They still tell people that Jesus Christ is the center of their joy. And on the next Treasured Truth , Pastor Ford will point out how we can be like those people and what having this kind of mindset actually requires. Find out more when you join us...
May 24, 2025•24 min
On the next Treasured Truth , Pastor Ford will share a challenging message about praise. He’ll ask us to consider these questions—If you’re a follower of Jesus, have you come to the place where everybody knows that you are not ashamed to praise Him? To lift Him up, anywhere, anytime, and for any reason at all, in front of anyone? In other words, Pastor Ford will ask, have you gone public with your praise? To learn more about praise from Psalm 34, join us for the next Treasured Truth . Treasured ...
May 23, 2025•24 min
Isn’t it amazing how people who generally don’t get along, can find a way to do it when it comes to not getting along with you? Isn’t it amazing that people who don’t like each other can find a common ground when it’s time to come against you? These are just a couple of the observations that Pastor Ford will make as we continue our study about criticism from the book of Nehemiah on the next Treasured Truth . Treasured Truth is a listener supported program on Moody Radio. To join our team of supp...
May 22, 2025•24 min
When we encounter criticism, we can use it to help evaluate whether our focus is on God or whether it’s on ourselves. If God called us to accomplish something, but we get offended when we encounter criticism about the task at hand, then we should ask ourselves—why are we offended that somebody is criticizing what God has told us to do? Pastor Ford will continue his message “How Haters Hate” and share how we can respond to criticism on the next Treasured Truth . Treasured Truth is a listener supp...
May 21, 2025•24 min
As we begin a new study in Nehemiah on the next Treasured Truth , we’ll learn that we should expect to encounter critics and haters along the way, as we seek to do what God has called us to do. Pastor Ford will explain that any time there is an opportunity, there will always be opposition. Whenever we step out in faith, we should always expect something will come along to make us fear. But we need to understand that victory will almost always be followed by a valley, so we should look at God and...
May 20, 2025•24 min
On the next Treasured Truth , Pastor Ford will share this encouraging news—even if we’re just “cop outs”, Christ will give us all a bail out, so we can break out and carry out the purpose He has for our lives, to use us for His glory! And that’s why scripture tells us that Jesus will supply all of our needs according to His riches in glory. To learn more from Pastor Ford about how we can trust God’s plan and purpose for our lives, both now and in the future, join us for the next Treasured Truth ...
May 19, 2025•24 min
On the next Treasured Truth , Pastor Ford will begin a new message called “The Macedonian Mindset.” He’ll explain that in 2 Corinthians 8, he thinks Paul is saying, “The reason, the Macedonians have become your example is because your thinking about giving is wrong. You don’t have the right motivation for giving. They do. And so, you need to follow their example and have the Macedonian Mindset.” Find out what that mindset is and how it applies to our lives, when you join us for the next Treasure...
May 17, 2025•24 min
On the next Treasured Truth , Pastor Ford will ask a poignant question—do we believe God for our future? If we do, then we should proclaim it! We shouldn’t care what kind of opposition comes our way, we know where we’re going. We know where we’re headed and no one and nothing can stop us from getting there. How can we know that for certain? Because God has already told us where we’re going and we know we can trust Him. To learn more how you can strengthen your faith in God’s plan for your life, ...
May 16, 2025•24 min
Faith is the substance of things hoped for, and the evidence of things not seen. So, what does faith do for us? On the next Treasured Truth , Pastor Ford will share what he describes what faith does—it gives us insight into foresight like it is hindsight. In other words, as believers in Christ, God lets us know what our future is going to be, so that we can have faith in Him and in our future. To learn more about how you can have faith for your future, be sure to join us for the next Treasured T...
May 15, 2025•24 min
What starts with “we” always ends in nothing. But what starts with “Jesus” will always end in success. God wants us to understand that it’s His presence that makes all the difference in every aspect of our lives. And on the next Treasured Truth , Pastor Ford will conclude his message series from the book of Isaiah, reminding us of God’s constant presence in our lives and how we don’t have to give in to the fears we face. To learn more, make sure to join us for the next Treasured Truth . Treasure...
May 14, 2025•24 min
On the next Treasured Truth , we'll continue to look at how to face our fears amid our trials. Have you ever gone through a difficult time and the first thought you had was, “God, You said that You loved me. If You love me, why am I going through this?” And God says, “You’re questioning My love for you because I let this trial come into your life. But what you don’t understand is that I let it come into your life because I do love you.” Join us as Pastor Ford helps us think through our own perso...
May 13, 2025•24 min
On the next Treasured Truth , as we continue our study in the book of Isaiah, Pastor Ford will share how God wants us to know whatever situation we confront or enemy we combat that is bigger than we are—He’s bigger than it. And isn’t that so amazing? We have a God Who is bigger than anything or anyone we could ever encounter! To learn more from Pastor Ford about how we can trust God’s amazing power and presence in our lives, join us for the next Treasured Truth . Treasured Truth is a listener su...
May 12, 2025•24 min
We often wonder why there are shadows in our lives. And on the next Treasured Truth , Pastor Ford will explain that it’s sometimes because we’ve let something into our lives—some kind of moon blocking the light—come in between us and God, replacing His priority in our lives. What is a moon? It’s a celestial body that doesn’t possess its own light. It only reflects the light that the sun gives it. So, when you join us for the next Treasured Truth , Pastor Ford will ask us, “What has God given to ...
May 10, 2025•24 min
On the next Treasured Truth , Pastor Ford will continue his message called “Have No Fear, God Is Here.” He’ll explain how things can change when you understand that there’s significance in your suffering. That understanding will turn fear into faith. It will turn sighing into singing. It will turn doubting into dancing. It will turn worrying into worship, and it will turn trying into trusting. With this change of perspective, you will begin to understand what God is doing for you through your su...
May 09, 2025•24 min
On the next Treasured Truth , Pastor Ford will share further about overcoming fear and being confident in the future God has in store for us. He’ll explain that we focus on what’s happening now, but God focuses on what has happened before. Why is that? It’s because God wants us to look back to see how He has worked throughout history so we can comprehend our destiny. Because when He told believers in centuries past about what His plan was for the future, He was making promises in history about t...
May 08, 2025•24 min
Life can be full of trouble and we, as believers, are not exempt from it. But even though we may lose everything—home in foreclosure, relationships strained, health failing—we can still look to God and hear Him say, “Have no fear, I’m here!” And on the next Treasured Truth , Pastor Ford will begin a new message series that will remind us of God’s constant presence in our lives and help us overcome the fears we encounter. To learn more, make sure to join us for the next Treasured Truth . Treasure...
May 07, 2025•24 min
On the next Treasured Truth , as we continue our study about evangelism, Pastor Ford will explain that we each need to be circumspect and make sure that we know our own answer to this question—Are we not witnessing because we’re ashamed of Jesus? Because if we are ashamed of Him, Jesus said that He would be ashamed of us before His Father in heaven. To learn more about what compels us as believers to share the gospel, be sure to join us for the next Treasured Truth . Treasured Truth is a listene...
May 06, 2025•24 min
On the next Treasured Truth , as we continue to consider the importance of evangelism in our lives as Christians, Pastor Ford will talk about what compels us to share the gospel. One of the most compelling reasons we have for witnessing to others is the debt we owe to Jesus for our own salvation. How do you pay the debt that you owe to Jesus? You tell someone about Him and what He’s done for you. To learn more from Pastor Ford about winning the lost no matter the cost, join us for the next Treas...
May 05, 2025•24 min
In today’s world, we buy more, but we enjoy it less. We have bigger houses, but smaller hearts. We have more conveniences, but less time. We have multiplied our possessions, but we have reduced our values. And we have learned how to make a living, but we haven’t learned how to make a life. When you join us for the next Treasured Truth , we’ll continue to look at stewardship and Pastor Ford will encourage us to not follow the world’s example of how to handle and view our money and possessions. Tr...
May 03, 2025•24 min
On the next Treasured Truth , we’ll begin to look at the various roles of the believer in evangelism. And Pastor Ford will explain that in the process of winning lost people for Christ, there are believers who sow and there are those who reap. In other words, there are those who plant the seed of faith and others who pray with that person and who are there when he or she actually comes to Christ. Sowers and reapers are equally important in the process, so they will receive the same reward in hea...
May 02, 2025•24 min
On the next Treasured Truth , Pastor Ford will be wrapping up our study from the book of James about seeing purpose in your problems in pain. He’ll challenge us to consider the need we have to understand how our problems and pain can be motivating factors in our lives. Even though we go through difficulties, they can motivate us to live in our “not yet,” right now. In other words, we can focus right now on the hope we have in our future with Jesus, instead of dwelling on our current situation. T...
May 01, 2025•24 min
When we face problems and pain in life, we need to understand that what we’re going through is for the future that we’re going to. That struggle is a part of making us who we’re going to become and it is designed to accomplish God’s purpose for our lives. And on the next Treasured Truth , Pastor Ford will continue to challenge us as we seek to understand what God is doing in our lives through our suffering. To learn more, make sure to join us for the next Treasured Truth . Treasured Truth is a l...
Apr 30, 2025•24 min
On the next Treasured Truth , as we continue our study in the book of James, Pastor Ford will remind us that sometimes the solution to our problem is in our problem. In other words, our deficiency—which is apparent to us in our problem—may be the provision for the sufficiency that God wants to provide for us. But often, we can’t easily see the truth about our situation. So, we must learn to trust God more fully for the outcome. To hear more about how to see purpose in your problems and pain, be ...
Apr 29, 2025•24 min
On the next Treasured Truth , as we continue to consider how to see purpose in our problems and pain, Pastor Ford will explain the various kinds of suffering we can encounter. One of those is remedial suffering, and God uses it much like a potter uses heat to cure his clay. So, it’s during those times when God uses suffering to burn character into us that cannot be changed, to burn compromise out of our life, and to burn off the carnality from our behavior—all of those adjustments help us resemb...
Apr 28, 2025•24 min
When you join us for the next Treasured Truth , as we begin to look at the theology of stewardship, Pastor Ford will ask how many of us have made God the Lord of the leftovers? Because if we’re honest with ourselves, He usually gets our leftover time, our leftover talents, and our leftover treasures. We often think to ourselves—if we have anything left, then we can give to God. But that’s not good stewardship. So, join us as we begin a new message called, “God’s Pleasure and Your Treasure,” on t...
Apr 27, 2025•24 min
On the next Treasured Truth , we’ll look further at suffering as we continue our current study in the book of James. Pastor Ford will remind us that God has sent us the trials we are experiencing in our lives, and He wants us to see them in the way that He sees them. And that’s because He’s shaping us to make us into something that we currently are not. And why is He doing that? Because in the current shape we’re in, God won’t give us what He ultimately does want to give us, when we have eventua...
Apr 25, 2025•24 min
There’s power in the name of Jesus. So much so, that when we focus on Him and on magnifying His name, our perspective changes. And the smaller the problems in our lives will actually become, in light of His glory. On the next Treasured Truth , find out more from Pastor Ford about seeing purpose in your problems in pain as we continue to study what the book of James has to say about suffering. So be sure to join us for the next Treasured Truth . Treasured Truth is a listener supported program on ...
Apr 24, 2025•24 min
When we consider the purpose in our problems and pain, we need to realize that it’s not how much of Jesus we have, but it’s how much of us that Jesus has. We need to ask ourselves, do we really trust Him in our time of trouble? And on the next Treasured Truth , Pastor Ford will continue this message series the book of James that is helping us to focus on what God is doing in our lives through our suffering. To learn more, make sure to join us for the next Treasured Truth . Treasured Truth is a l...
Apr 23, 2025•24 min
On the next Treasured Truth , as we continue our study in the book of James, Pastor Ford will ask us to consider this question—even though we’re going through something right now, are we more committed to Jesus’ purpose than we are to getting out of our pain? To hear more about how to see purpose in your problems and pain, be sure to join us for the next Treasured Truth . Treasured Truth is a listener supported program on Moody Radio. To join our team of supporters, click here . To learn more ab...
Apr 22, 2025•24 min
