Firm Foundation with Bryan Hudson

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This sermon by Pastor Bryan Hudson, D.Min., begins the series “Rooted and Grounded” with the message “Strengthened with Might,” based on Ephesians 3. The central idea is that believers must be deeply rooted and firmly grounded in the love of God in order to live with spiritual strength, purpose, and endurance.

The message emphasizes that there are kingdom prerequisites—foundational habits, principles, and depths of relationship with God—that cannot be skipped. Just as students need prerequisites before advanced courses, believers need to be established in God’s love before they can fully serve others and walk in God’s purpose.

A key theme is the wise use of time and attention, described as non-renewable resources. The sermon warns against being distracted by things that may look good but are spiritually obsolete or irrelevant to God’s purpose. Instead, believers are called to invest their focus in Christ, His Word, and His love.

The sermon explains that being rooted is an agricultural image, like a tree planted deeply, while being grounded is an architectural image, like a building on a solid foundation. Both point to the need for a stable life built on God’s love.

The source of spiritual strength is the inner life: being strengthened by the Holy Spirit in the inner person, allowing Christ to dwell in the heart by faith. The love of Christ is described in four dimensions: wide, long, deep, and high—reaching all people, lasting eternally, going into human brokenness, and lifting believers into God’s higher purpose.

The sermon concludes with an affirmation that believers will make God’s kingdom a priority, use their time and attention wisely, and allow Christ to deepen their relationship with Him so they may be strengthened with might by His Spirit.

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“Rooted & Grounded”

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Ephesians 3:14, For this reason I bow my knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, 15 from whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named, 16 that He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with might through His Spirit in the inner man, 17 that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; that you, being rooted and grounded in love, 18 may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the width and length and depth and height— 19 to know the love of Christ which passes knowledge; that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.

“Learning to Trust God More: 21-Day Devotional from Psalm 37” is available in three editions: Print, Kindle ebook, and Audible digital voice at: https://bit.ly/4tqWi46

Includes contributions from Patricia Hudson, Stacy Williams, and Pastor L. Irving Robb.
In these times, we need to live on the firm foundation of loving and trusting the Lord, even while being active in serving others, and helping the vulnerable.

This Psalm begins with the words, "Do not fret because of evildoers, nor be envious of the workers of iniquity." It ends with the words, "But the salvation of the righteous is from the Lord; He is their strength in the time of trouble."

This 21-day devotional will educate, encourage, and inspire you to walk in faith in God and develop the courage to engage with wisdom.

Here are the topics for each day:
Day 1 — Do Not Fret
Day 2 — The Temporary Nature of Evil
Day 3 — Trust & Do Good
Day 4 — Delight in the Lord
Day 5 — Commit Your Way
Day 6 — God Will Vindicate
Day 7 — Loosen Your Grip on Anger
Day 8 — Waiting with Hope & Active Faith
Day 9 — The Way of Meekness
Day 10 — Use the Power of Another
Day 11 — God Sustains the Righteous
Day 12 — Evil is Self-Destructive
Day 13 — How Less Can Be More
Day 14 — God Knows Your Days
Day 15 — The End of the Wicked
Day 16 — Generosity Reveals the Heart
Day 17 — Ordered Steps, Part One
Day 18 — Ordered Steps, Part Two
Day 19 — A Living Testimony
Day 20 — God Loves Justice
Day 21 — Salvation Belongs to the Lord

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“Commit Your Way to the Lord”

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Psalm 37:5, Commit your way to the Lord, Trust also in Him, And He shall bring it to pass

This is an excerpt from the Audible edition of new book:"Learning to Trust God More: 21-Day Devotional from Psalm 37"
It is available in three editions: Print, Kindle ebook, and Audible digital voice at: https://bit.ly/4tqWi46

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“Come Aside and Rest”

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Message from Easter Sunday

Raised to Walk in the Newness of Life

Today's Scripture:

Mark 6:30-32, Then the apostles gathered to Jesus and told Him all things, both what they had done and what they had taught. 31 And He said to them, “Come aside by yourselves to a deserted place and rest a while.” For there were many coming and going, and they did not even have time to eat. 32 So they departed to a deserted place in the boat by themselves.