benjamin-mercer

Hello brothers and sisters! 😃 Freedom! God has been setting me free from a religious spirit! Shortly after I turned to God in 2014 I became “burdened again by a yoke of slavery” (Galatians 5:1). My ascetic

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Image Source On Monday nights at the HOPE we've been going through a series on night and day worship. A couple weeks ago taught on Isaiah 56:7, the passage we focused on last month. The initial recording

Hello brothers and sisters! 😃 Sharing the good news! I love the gospel! I have been telling many of the wonderful news of what Jesus accomplished on the cross! The truth of how Jesus has made us new creations

The gospel on display: a free gift 🎁 Last Sunday in Lansing there was an event called “I love my city” where many different congregations demonstrated the love of Jesus all over Lansing with various projects.

God has the best sense of humor! Think of all the goofy-looking animals He created! Can someone without a sense of humor create some of these hilarious-looking animals? God is so funny! A few days ago

Addicted to God I used to be addicted to drugs. But now I am addicted to God. I have found that the best possible life to live is the life lived in relationship with God. Life to the full is found in following

Be still and know that I am God In Luke 5:16 we are told that “Jesus often withdrew to lonely places and prayed.” The person who needed prayer the least (Jesus) prayed the most. This says a lot about the

Asking Simply ask! James 4:2 says “you do not have because you do not ask.” There are certain things that God will not do unless we ask Him. Why? Because God loves the relationship. Prayer is God’s appointed

How prayer works? Encountering God is the most pleasurable experience we can have. Prayer is conversation with God and is one way we can interact with God. The first part of prayer is worship. When Jesus

Definition Simply defined, prayer is conversation with God. We pray to build relationship with God and to bring His kingdom here. Relationship One reason we pray is to grow in relationship with God. We

Freedom What if I told you that you can be free? What if it was possible to get free from sin? Good news! You can! The really good news is that God has completely conquered sin! God made a way! God has

The way that leads to life While there are many ways to go in this road we travel, following Jesus is the way that leads to life. The world advertises countless different options to pursue. But all those

Hello brothers and sisters! :) Freedom and healing God has been brought freedom and healing to many in Lansing this past month! I am so grateful to be one of the many He is using. “The Spirit of the Lord

Why you can trust God God has your best interest in mind! Be encouraged! If you are going through suffering right now, know that "all things work together for good to those who love God, to those

The source Too often we run to things that don’t actually give us the rest that we are seeking. Real refreshment can only come from God. Only the Lord has the ability to restore our soul. Other things

God is not boring He is actually better than anything else! The very best the world has to offer is actually boring compared to Him! One taste of God ruins one for anything else. Nothing else compares.

The importance of a right view of God The truth about God’s character empowers us to trust and obey when it is difficult. The more we understand that at God’s very core He is good, the more we are able

Not mere information Many may have heard the truth that God loves them. But few have actually experienced His love. God's love is not a mere fact. Not information. Not an intellectual truth to be

The Father's heart! In Isaiah 62:4 God reveals how He feels about His children. He calls His people "Hephzibah" which means He delights in them! God actually enjoys His children! Our Father desires