Firm Foundation with Bryan Hudson

"Peace to Guard Your Heart and Mind" - Firm Foundation inspiration Minute #135 for September 11, 2024

Listen to My Message From Sunday, September 8, 2024
Mercy: The Gift Before & After Faith
 
 
Philippians 4:7, And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.There are not many things better in life than peace. There are a couple of important ways to understanding peace as it relates to God and your spiritual life:1) Peace is a state where one is in right relationship with God. 2) Peace is a mental/emotional state where there is an absence of conflict and freedom from disquieting or oppressive thoughts. We call this “peace of mind.”In this text, the Apostle Paul primarily refers to the first type of peace––with God. It is good to have peace of mind, but a right relationship with God is most helpful. As a benefit of this relationship, there is the promise that the peace of God will “Guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.”There is something mysterious about possessing the peace of God: It is difficult to describe. Paul said, peace “surpasses all understanding.” It is both tangible (real to your senses), and intangible (beyond your senses).Ways to get into the peace of God (which leads to peace of mind) include:
•  Prayer•  Worship and singing on your own (doesn't matter how it sounds!)•  Reading Scripture•  Thinking on good things and crowding out bad thoughts (Read Philippians 4:8)•  Reading other inspirational and educational materials•  Walking and looking at nature (God's creation)•  What can you think of?

Mercy: The Gift Before & After Faith – Pastor Bryan Hudson D.Min.

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Lamentations 3:22-24, Through the Lord’s mercies we are not consumed, Because His compassions fail not. They are new every morning; Great is Your faithfulness. “The Lord is my portion,” says my soul, “Therefore I hope in Him.”
Would like to help us appreciate the power of mercy and appreciate what mercy is and what it is not.
Mercy is a great gift and provision from God.
Mercy is the gift before and after faith.
Mercy is also a mystery because we don’t understanding exactly when, how, where is works.
God’s mercy endures forever, but it should not be taken for granted.
Like all gifts, mercy should be valued and appreciated.

New Mercy This Morning" - Firm Foundation inspiration Minute #134 for September 4, 2024

Lamentations 3:22-24, Through the Lord’s mercies we are not consumed, Because His compassions fail not. They are new every morning; Great isYour faithfulness. “The Lord is my portion,” says my soul, “Therefore I hope in Him

Nothing too Hard for God, So Lay Your Burdens Down - Firm Foundation inspiration Minute #133 for August 28, 2024

Jeremiah 32:26, Then the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah: 27 “I am the Lord, the God of all mankind. Is anything too hard for me?
 
Listen to My Message From Sunday, August 25, 2024
What Is A Friend?

What is a Friend?

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Proverbs 17:17, A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.
Quote from C. Raymond Beran 
What is a friend? I will tell you.
Friends are people with whom you dare to be yourself. They ask you to put on nothing, only to be what you are. They do not want you to be better or worse. You do not have to be on your guard. You can say what you think, as long as it is genuinely you. Friends understand those contradictions I n your nature that lead others to misjudge you. With them you breathe freely.Y ou do not have to be careful. They understand. You can weep with them, sing with them, laugh with them, pray with them. Through it all--and underneath--they see, know, and love you. You can dare to be yourself.

"The High Value of Friends" – Firm Foundation Inspiration Minute #132 for August 21, 2024

Listen to My Message From Sunday, August 18, 2024
The Work & the Lord of the Work
Delivered at Temple of Faith Church, Louisville, KY
 

The Work & The Lord of The Work | Temple of Faith Church, Louisville

"The Work & The Lord of The Work Message" by Bryan Hudson, D.Min.
Delivered at Temple of Faith Church, Louisville, KY
23rd Church Anniversary with Pastor Joel A. Bowman, Sr.
 

"Inspired by God's Creation” – Firm Foundation Inspiration Minute #131 for August 14, 2024

Psalm 145:5, "I will meditate on the glorious splendor of Your majesty, And on Your wondrous works."
There is something life-lifting in meditating on the works of God. We often marvel at the works of man, but nothing compares to the works of God.  
David wrote in Psalm 19:1-3, The heavens declare the glory of God; And the firmament shows His handiwork. Day unto day utters speech, And night unto night reveals knowledge. There is no speech nor language Where their voice is not heard.
The heavens are the skies, both the daytime and night skies, going into space. The heavens declare God’s creative glory and his power to regulate all things. David said that day and night utter speech. It also reveals knowledge. God speaks to us through His creation and challenges us to expand our knowledge. Jesus used parables about nature to illuminate truth. Of course, I don’t suggest we worship nature or put nature on the level of God’s word and and person of Christ. I do suggest that you become more impressed with what God has done than what man is doing. 
I challenge you to elevate your thinking and remove yourself from the petty and pointless things of this world that compete for your attention. As a matter of fact, when you meditate on the glorious splendor of God's majesty and on His wondrous works, you will experience a reset in your outlook and in your thinking. By looking at a big God, you will see yourself in proper perspective and realize  your help and strength are available from Christ.
Psalms 19:12-14 concludes with these words of correction and reflection:"Who can understand his errors? Cleanse me from secret faults. Keep back Your servant also from presumptuous sins; Let them not have dominion over me. Then I shall be blameless, And I shall be innocent of great transgression. Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart Be acceptable in Your sight, O Lord, my strength and my Redeemer."

"God's Open Door For You” – Firm Foundation Inspiration Minute #130 for August 7, 2024

Listen to My Message From Sunday, August 4 2024
The Word & the Lord of the Work
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The Work & The Lord of the Work

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Revelation 3:7
 “And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write,
‘These things says He who is holy, He who is true, “He who has the key of David, He who opens and no one shuts, and shuts and no one opens”: 8 “I know your works. See, I have set before you an open door, and no one can shut it; for you have a little strength, have kept My word, and have not denied My name.”
 Colossians 3:23-24 NKJV
And whatever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord and not to men, 24 knowing that from the Lord you will receive the reward of the inheritance; for[a]you serve the Lord Christ
There is the work of the Lord, and then there is the Lord of the work. The two do not necessarily go hand-in-hand.
Affirmation:The Work & the Lord of the Work
God has opened a door to me, not only to do His work, but to draw closer to the Lord of the work.
God has positioned me to serve His purpose using what I already have and will gain.
I serve people, but I work for God.
Jesus is Lord over me. Jesus is the Lord of my work.