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Is there someone in your life who has the power to literally shut the mouths of the lions that you face daily, those lions who seek to devour you and leave your carcass in a rotting heap? Do you feel the torment of internal predators growling threats to take you down or maybe it's the ferocious pride, surrounding your daily life, and unrelentingly stalking, waiting to pounce and tear you a part the moment you're most vulnerable?

Humanism, is defined as an outlook or system of thought attaching prime importance to human rather than divine or supernatural matters. We are reaping the consequences of what we've sown, but will we, humans take responsibility for what we've sown?

Who or what is your idol? It matters. Most of the time we don't think of life in terms of idols, but we all have them. If we slow down, and take a moment to evaluate our existence here on planet earth what we give our lives away to will soon become apparent. Really, anything or anyone can be an idol. What's an idol, you ask?

The Fire-Storms of life happen, they are inevitable! How do you withstand them in a world where humanity is quickly, but surely losing its moorings: truth, character, dignity, morality and values no longer matter. "Where have all the good men gone and where are all the gods... ," as a song from my youth once put it... In a world where it's all about "Me" we've lost the strength of community that aids in facing the Fire-Storms of daily life. "The street wise hercules," often only found in video games, marvel movies, grid-iron gladiators and books, there demand begs a question, why are we crave a virtual or alternate reality world where we embody the spirit of heroic, non-existent beings?

The samaritan woman, one who was "Lit" by her encounter with Christ, was the least likely candidate to bring light to her people, but that's who Jesus most often chooses.

Faith in Action - Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see. This is what the ancients were commended for. Hebrews 11:1-2

"To Be Lit," a candle that chooses to be "Lit," to be light, to walk according to the Spirit, in the Spirit, becomes light to a dark and hurting world, this is the story of the "Good Samaritan."

The Light shines in the darkness, but the darkness has not understood it. The incarnation of Christ, the Light, who shines in the darkness of humanity, which has not understood this Light...Christ, the Word who was with God in the beginning.

Come have an encounter with God, He is not far off, the Bible communicates over and over again God is near, join us for a walk with God, it's time you and he had a talk.

Overcoming Depression, a walk through the book of Romans, and a survey of the Scriptures are all studies you can grow through at Matt's House Church. Come and grow with us! This world needs who YOU are!