05 June 2016
Two-Minute Features | 12 June 2016

Christians Do Not Have to Fear Sicknesses or Death (TMF:425)

Friday, June 10, 2016
Peace to Live By: Christians Do Not Have to Fear Sicknesses or Death (TMF:425) - Daniel Litton
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       But is Ebola something that we really have to fear? Not if your a Christian. We don't have to fear things like this because, as I just mentioned, we know God is always in control. We're not going to catch something outside of God's plan and without his knowledge. It may be in God's plan for some of us to get sick in our lives—with whatever illness it be. He may help us overcome that sickness, teaching us things about himself, or it could be our end. Recall what David said in Psalm 23: "Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me" (3, 4, ESV). We as Christians are not to fear death. The Apostle Paul said, "When the perishable puts on the imperishable, and the mortal puts on immortality, then shall come to pass the saying that is written: “Death is swallowed up in victory.” “O death, where is your victory? O death, where is your sting?” (1 Corinthians 15:54, 55, ESV). Really, death means we get to go to Heaven and be with Jesus. The Apostle Paul even talked about how this is better for the Christian. But God has things for us to do here on earth before we leave. We have to share the message of God’s good news so that more people will be saved.

No Matter What Happens, God Will Take Care of Us (TMF:424)

Thursday, June 09, 2016
Peace to Live By: No Matter What Happens, God Will Take Care of Us (TMF:424) - Daniel Litton
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       We can have full assurance of faith that no matter what comes into our lives, whether individually or collectively, as God will take care of us. We don’t have to worry about the world being destroyed by nuclear weapons because it’s not going to happen. How do we know that? Because God has told us the future in the Book of the Revelation. An astroid from outer-space is not going to destroy the earth, as that’s not part of God’s plan. And God will never destroy the earth again by a flood. He promises us this all the time with rainbows in the sky. Things like this we can be assured of. But is Ebola something that we really have to fear? Not if you're a Christian. We don't have to fear things like this because, as I just mentioned, we know God is always in control. We're not going to catch something outside of God's plan and without his knowledge. It may be in God's plan for some of us to get sick in our lives—with whatever illness it be. He may help us overcome that sickness, teaching us things about himself, or it could be our end. Recall what David said in Psalm 23: "Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me" (3-4, ESV).

God Leads Us Through Times of Trial & Trouble (TMF:423)

Wednesday, June 08, 2016
Peace to Live By: God Leads Us Through Times of Trial & Trouble (TMF:423) - Daniel Litton
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       I want us to take a moment, on a basic level, and think about the past, like we did in reviewing the Cuban Missile Crisis. Let’s think about God. Indeed, whether we go all the way back to the beginning of time, some 6,000 years ago, or whether we go back to the times of Abraham, or even the times of Moses, or we could go back to the times of Christ, or perhaps even closer than that the time of King Arthur (assuming he was real)—we would find that no matter what time we consider—no matter what era it is—there is always one thing that is consistent. And that one thing is that God is in control. He led people through times of peace and times of war in the past, no matter what you consider, and he will get us through times of trial and trouble in this day and age. God doesn’t change, and he is in complete control of everything, as he has always been. We can look at the past for full assurance of the future. So, considering this, what does this mean for us, as Christians? It means that knowing God has always been in control and that he still is in control, we can have full assurance of faith that no matter what comes into our lives.

Our World is Full of Things to Worry About (TMF:422)

Tuesday, June 07, 2016
Peace to Live By: Our World is Full of Things to Worry About (TMF:422) - Daniel Litton
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       Let’s look at some of the problems facing our world today. For one, there is always the threat of nuclear war, right? Many major countries have nuclear weapons, including unstable and untrustworthy ones like North Korea. Right now, the United States isn’t on the best terms with Russia, the former Soviet Union. Then there is always the threat of terrorism, though, the government has done a good job at warding off terrorist plots. Oh, and then there is the threat to our own personal health. Cancer, Alzheimer’s disease, or even Ebola can and do threaten people’s lives. In light of all the threats to our existence and things that would degrade our existence, I am so glad that I, personally, believe in God. I don’t know what I would think or do, if I didn’t believe in him. I would imagine that I would probably spend a lot of time worrying about things that I shouldn’t worry about. I would worry about the things I just mentioned when there really is no need to worry. It’s not that bad things can’t happen, it’s just that I know that God is in control. I can rest assured that no matter what happens, God’s got my life in his hands. But I also know that most people don’t have this assurance of mind. Most people think it is up to human wisdom to stop the world’s problems, to stop nuclear war, or to stop the spread of diseases like Ebola.

Intro to Right Attitudes- God is in Control (TMF:421)

Monday, June 06, 2016
Peace to Live By: Intro to Right Attitudes- God is in Control (TMF:421) - Daniel Litton
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       In the fall of 1962, the United States faced one of its most fearsome and challenging times in it’s history as a country. It was discovered that the Soviet Union had setup missile silos on the coasts of Cuba, and these nuclear ballistic missiles were capable of reaching most anywhere in the United States. But as God would have it, though, he chose the right man for the right time. It was through wisdom and patience that President John F. Kennedy was able to handle the situation. When the Military wanted a military strike, he wanted to resolve things peacefully. The military believed no such ending was possible, while Kennedy believed the opposite—that a peaceful ending was achievable. And in the end, the President was right. Indeed, when looking at how President Kennedy handled the Cuban Missile Crisis, one has to consider his shrewdness in judgment taken at the time. Christian friends, I want you to take note of this example of patience and understand that if we are going to be pleasing to God, if we are going to exhibit the patience that the Holy Spirit wants to produce in us—we have to able to see an event, a life circumstance, through. We have to have the ability, like President Kennedy did, to see the ending of the event in our minds—the one God promises to work together for the good.