The Blessing of Faithfulness – Firm Foundation Inspiration Minute #219 for May 20, 2026

Wednesday, May 20, 2026 Bryan Hudson 0 Comments


“The Blessing of Faithfulness”

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Psalm 101:6, My eyes shall be on the faithful of the land, That they may dwell with me; He who walks in a perfect way, He shall serve me.

Psalm 101:6 NLT,  I will search for faithful people to be my companions. Only those who are above reproach will be allowed to serve me.

Psalm 36:5, Your mercy, O Lord, isin the heavens; Your faithfulness reachesto the clouds.

Proverbs 28:20, A faithful man will abound with blessings, But he who hastens to be rich will not go unpunished
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Rooted & Grounded - Part Two: AGENCY - The Power Working Within

Sunday, May 17, 2026 Bryan Hudson 0 Comments




BRIEF SUMMARY: 
In Rooted & Grounded, Part Two: The Power Working Within, Pastor Bryan Hudson teaches from Ephesians 3:14–21 that God is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all we ask or think because His power is working within believers. Being rooted and grounded in love gives us stability, while God’s inner power gives us strength, confidence, and responsibility.

The sermon emphasizes that believers are not powerless, even when they feel weak or overwhelmed. God’s power within us gives us agency—the ability to act, choose, make decisions, resist oppression, and make a difference. Pastor Hudson connects this spiritual truth to personal life, ministry, history, and justice, showing that God’s power is not only for personal blessing but also for serving others and impacting systems.

The main message is: God’s power within us enables us to live in victory, bless others, and use our God-given agency to make a difference in the world.


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Do Not Let the Oil Cease – Firm Foundation Inspiration Minute #219 for May 13, 2026

Wednesday, May 13, 2026 Bryan Hudson 0 Comments


“Do Not Let The Oil Cease”

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2 Kings 4:1 A certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets cried out to Elisha, saying, “Your servant my husband is dead, and you know that your servant feared the Lord. And the creditor is coming to take my two sons to be his slaves.”So Elisha said to her, 2“What shall I do for you? Tell me, what do you have in the house?” And she said, “Your maidservant has nothing in the house but a jar of oil.” 3 Then he said, “Go, borrow vessels from everywhere, from all your neighbors—empty vessels; do not gather just a few. 4 And when you have come in, you shall shut the door behind you and your sons; then pour it into all those vessels, and set aside the full ones.” 5 So she went from him and shut the door behind her and her sons, who brought the vessels to her; and she poured it out. 6 Now it came to pass, when the vessels were full, that she said to her son, “Bring me another vessel.”
And he said to her, “There is not another vessel.” So the oil ceased. 7 Then she came and told the man of God. And he said, “Go, sell the oil and pay your debt; and you and your sons live on the rest.”

This talk reflects on 2 Kings 4:1–7, where a widow facing debt and the threat of losing her sons to slavery receives instruction from the prophet Elisha. When Elisha asks what she has in her house, she says she only has a jar of oil. He instructs her to borrow many empty vessels, shut the door, and pour the oil into them. As long as there were vessels, the oil continued to flow. When there were no more vessels, the oil ceased.

The main lesson is that God’s provision often comes through obedience to His instruction. The widow received enough oil to pay her debt and live on the rest, but the flow stopped when there were no more vessels to fill.

The encouragement is to keep doing what God has instructed you to do. Do not stop short, because God’s instructions are designed to bless, help, and provide. The central message is: “Do not let the oil cease.”

Message from Sunday, May 3
 



“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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Do Not Let the Oil Cease

Friday, May 08, 2026 Bryan Hudson 0 Comments


Insight from BibleGateway.com Old Testament devotional reading for May 8, 2026

2 Kings 4:1 A certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets cried out to Elisha, saying, “Your servant my husband is dead, and you know that your servant feared the Lord. And the creditor is coming to take my two sons to be his slaves.”So Elisha said to her, 2“What shall I do for you? Tell me, what do you have in the house?” And she said, “Your maidservant has nothing in the house but a jar of oil.” 3 Then he said, “Go, borrow vessels from everywhere, from all your neighbors—empty vessels; do not gather just a few. 4 And when you have come in, you shall shut the door behind you and your sons; then pour it into all those vessels, and set aside the full ones.” 5 So she went from him and shut the door behind her and her sons, who brought the vessels to her; and she poured it out. 6 Now it came to pass, when the vessels were full, that she said to her son, “Bring me another vessel.”
And he said to her, “There is not another vessel.” So the oil ceased. 7 Then she came and told the man of God. And he said, “Go, sell the oil and pay your debt; and you and your sons live on the rest.”

Do not allow lack to become a mindset. Become accustomed to abundance.

In this story, Elisha helped a woman who needed provision. His instruction was to use what she had and to gather empty vessels that could be supernaturally filled with oil. He said, “Do not gather just a few.”

She did as instructed, but apparently did not do all that she could have done to gather more vessels. As a result, “the oil ceased.” She was able to sell the oil and receive provision, but the supply was limited by the number of vessels she gathered.

For whatever reason, we sometimes stop short of doing all that we can in obedience to God. Perhaps her experience of lack caused her to think, “This is enough,” or maybe she felt uncomfortable doing more.

Of course, we do not know her reasons, but the message to us is clear: Obey God and bring Him everything He asks for. He is only trying to bless you more!

A Strategy for Strength – Firm Foundation Inspiration Minute #218 for May 6, 2026

Wednesday, May 06, 2026 Bryan Hudson 0 Comments


“A Strategy for Strength”

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Romans 5:2 (NLT), Because of our faith, Christ has brought us into this place of undeserved privilege where we now stand, and we confidently and joyfully look forward to sharing God’s glory." 


Message from Sunday, May 3
 







“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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Rooted & Grounded - Part One: Strengthened With Might

Monday, May 04, 2026 Bryan Hudson 0 Comments




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 – Firm Foundation Inspiration Minute #217 for April 29, 2026

Wednesday, April 29, 2026 Bryan Hudson 0 Comments


“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 – Firm Foundation Inspiration Minute #216 for April 22, 2026

Wednesday, April 22, 2026 Bryan Hudson 0 Comments


“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

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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Come Aside and Rest – Firm Foundation Inspiration Minute #215 for April 15, 2026

Wednesday, April 15, 2026 Bryan Hudson 0 Comments


“Come Aside and Rest”

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Message from Easter Sunday

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.






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The Ministry of Presence – Firm Foundation Inspiration Minute #214 for April 8, 2026

Wednesday, April 08, 2026 Bryan Hudson 0 Comments


“The Ministry of Presence”

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Message from Sunday, April 5

Today's Scripture:
Romans 12:15, Rejoice with those who rejoice, and weep with those who weep.









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RISEN: Raised to Walk in Newness of Life | Pastor Bryan Hudson, D.Min.

Sunday, April 05, 2026 Bryan Hudson 0 Comments





Romans 6:1, What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin that grace may abound? 2 Certainly not! How shall we who died to sin live any longer in it? 3 Or do you not know that as many of us as were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into His death? 4 Therefore we were buried with Him through baptism into death, that just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.

This message centers on the resurrection of Jesus as both a past event and a present reality. It explains the phrase “Jesus is risen” as emphasizing that Christ is alive now, not merely that He rose in the past. Drawing primarily from Romans 6:4 and related passages, the sermon teaches that believers identify with Christ in His death, which brings liberation from sin, and that this liberation leads to elevation through “newness of life.” The message highlights two main principles: identification leads to liberation, and liberation leads to elevation. Through Christ’s resurrection, believers have access to resurrection power every day for healing, strength, encouragement, renewal, and victorious living. The sermon closes by urging listeners to embrace their new identity in Christ, walk in resurrection power, and live uplifted lives that also help lift others.


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A Brand New Way to Live – Firm Foundation Inspiration Minute #213 for April 1, 2026

Wednesday, April 01, 2026 Bryan Hudson 0 Comments


“A Brand New Way to Live”


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Message from Sunday, March 22
Blessing in the Secret Place, Bounty in God's Plan




Romans 6:4 Therefore we were buried with Him through baptism into death, that just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.










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Blessing in the Secret Place, Bounty in God’s Plan

Sunday, March 29, 2026 Bryan Hudson 0 Comments




“Blessing in the Secret Place, Bounty in God’s Plan” by Pastor Bryan Hudson, D.Min

Delivered at the Hope of Glory Church, Indianapolis  – L. Irving Robb, Pastor

Psalm 91:1, He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High Shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. 2 I will say of the Lord, “He is my refuge and my fortress; My God, in Him I will trust.” 

Leviticus 25:18, If you want to live securely in the land, follow my decrees and obey my regulations. 19 Then the land will yield large crops, and you will eat your fill and live securely in it. 20 But you might ask, ‘What will we eat during the seventh year, since we are not allowed to plant or harvest crops that year?’ 21 Be assured that I will send my blessing for you in the sixth year, so the land will produce a crop large enough for three years. 22 When you plant your fields in the eighth year, you will still be eating from the large crop of the sixth year. In fact, you will still be eating from that large crop when the new crop is harvested in the ninth year.

Pastor Bryan Hudson’s sermon centers on the theme that living close to God and trusting His plan leads to provision, protection, and completion of what He has started. Drawing from Psalm 91:1–2 and Leviticus 25:22, he connects the church’s anniversary theme, “Faith Alive,” to the truth that faith is alive because Jesus is alive, and because God is not finished with His people yet.

A major emphasis of the message is that believers must learn to walk by faith and not by sight. Dr. Hudson illustrates this with testimonies about churches paying off mortgages and leaders who acted in faith before they saw the final outcome. His point is that because Jesus finished His work, believers can trust God to help them finish theirs. What looks unfinished in the natural is already complete in God’s purpose.

From Psalm 91, he identifies two mandates and two affirmations: believers are called to dwell in the secret place of God’s presence and abide under His shadow, meaning they must live near God and trust His protection. They must also confess that the Lord is their refuge and fortress and declare their trust in Him. In a shaky world, God remains the believer’s secure foundation.

From Leviticus 25, Dr. Hudson explains the principle of preserved provision. God commanded Israel to let the land rest in the seventh year, but He also promised such an abundant harvest in the sixth year that it would sustain them until new crops came in. This becomes a lesson in obedience, trust, rest, and preparation: God provides in advance for seasons when visible increase is not happening. The preacher applies this practically to financial stewardship, saving, tithing, and breaking cycles of lack through obedience to God’s order.

He then applies the message directly to Hope of Glory Church, saying that their eighth year is a transition year. As they approach paying off their mortgage, they are nearing a new season of freedom, provision, and possibility. Being debt free is not just about relief from bills, but about having more seed to sow and entering greater fruitfulness. He reinforces this with Amos 9:13, describing a season of such abundance that one harvest overlaps with the next.

The sermon closes with three main principles: God honors His own order, God provides for obedience, and God’s provision can be stored. Dr. Hudson urges the congregation to activate faith by believing, speaking, and acting. He ends with corporate affirmations declaring that their faith is active, they will obey God without hesitation, dwell in His presence, trust His covering, sow in this season, retire the mortgage, and enter a new season of abundance.

In one sentence: this sermon teaches that faithful obedience in God’s presence positions believers to receive His preserved provision, finish what He started, and step into a new season of abundance.



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Ready & Well-Positioned – Firm Foundation Inspiration Minute #212 for March 18, 2026

Tuesday, March 17, 2026 Bryan Hudson 0 Comments


“Ready & Well-Positioned”

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Message from Sunday, March 15
Unstuck & Fit for God’s Kingdom

Luke 9:1, Then He called His twelve disciples together and gave them power and authority over all demons, and to cure diseases. 2 He sent them to preach the kingdom of God and to heal the sick. 3 And He said to them, “Take nothing for the journey, neither staffs nor bag nor bread nor money; and do not have two tunics apiece. 62, But Jesus said to him, “No one, having put his hand to the plow, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.”

“Fit” means suitable, ready, or well-positioned for kingdom service.

Hand to the plow and not looking back











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Unstuck & Fit For God's Kingdom – Part Three of FORWARD: The Only Direction God is Moving

Sunday, March 15, 2026 Bryan Hudson 0 Comments





Luke 9:1, Then He called His twelve disciples together and gave them power and authority over all demons, and to cure diseases. 2 He sent them to preach the kingdom of God and to heal the sick. 3 And He said to them, “Take nothing for the journey, neither staffs nor bag nor bread nor money; and do not have two tunics apiece. 62, But Jesus said to him, “No one, having put his hand to the plow, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.”

Pastor Bryan Hudson, DMin reviews the earlier themes of the series: the peril of the past, seen in Lot’s wife looking back; the peril of the present, seen in Israel facing the Red Sea and Pharaoh’s army; and the promise of the future, which requires faith to see beyond present obstacles. He stresses that before people can move forward outwardly, they must first move forward inwardly—in heart and mind.

Using Luke 9:62, Pastor Hudson explains that Jesus’ words about putting one’s hand to the plow and not looking back speak to focus, commitment, and Kingdom readiness. To be “fit for the kingdom” means being suitable, ready, and well-positioned for God’s service. Looking back, carrying too many distractions, or losing focus makes a person ineffective in their calling.

He then connects this to the story of the man at the Pool of Bethesda in John 5. The man had been disabled for 38 years and was trapped in a system of false hope, waiting for healing in the water but never experiencing change. Pastor Hudson says the man’s real problem was not just his condition, but the system he was stuck in. Bethesda represents the kinds of systems people rely on that actually keep them stuck—socially, emotionally, spiritually, financially, or relationally.

A key insight of the message is this: you are not the stuck thing; the system is stuck. People are not defined by their trauma, environment, or condition. God did not create anyone to live in bondage. Pastor Hudson uses the illustration of boots stuck in mud: the person is not stuck—the boots are. The answer is to step out of them. In the same way, believers must step out of mindsets, habits, environments, and patterns that keep them bound.

He emphasizes that the miracle for the man at Bethesda was not in the water, but in leaving the water when Jesus said, “Rise, take up your bed and walk.” Becoming unstuck is not always dramatic; often it happens through simple but important steps like changing your environment, setting boundaries, changing your mindset, ending destructive relationships, refusing gossip, or breaking unhealthy cycles.

The message closes with the acrostic 
FORWARD: Faithful, Obedient, Resilient, Wise, Aligned, Redemptive, Destined.

These qualities describe the kind of life that moves with God. Pastor Hudson’s final encouragement is that believers should remain focused, avoid rigged systems and false hope, and keep moving forward because forward is the only direction God is moving.




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Systems That Help or Hurt – Firm Foundation Inspiration Minute #211 for March 11, 2026

Wednesday, March 11, 2026 Bryan Hudson 0 Comments


“Systems That Help or Hurt”


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Message from Sunday, March 8
The Promise & Peril of Systems
 

John 5:5, Now there is in Jerusalem by the Sheep Gate a pool, which is called in Hebrew, Bethesda, having five porches. 3 In these lay a great multitude of sick people, blind, lame, paralyzed, waiting for the moving of the water. 4 For an angel went down at a certain time into the pool and stirred up the water; then whoever stepped in first, after the stirring of the water, was made well of whatever disease he had. Now a certain man was there who had an infirmity thirty-eight years.6, When Jesus saw him lying there, and knew that he already had been in that condition a long time, He said to him, “Do you want to be made well?” 7 The sick man answered Him, “Sir, I have no man to put me into the pool when the water is stirred up; but while I am coming, another steps down before me.” 8 Jesus said to him, “Rise, take up your bed and walk.” 9 And immediately the man was made well, took up his bed, and walked.

A system is a structure of interacting parts that produces outcomes, good and bad.
Navigating systems requires: 
Knowledge,  patience, perseverance, willingness to adapt, and courage to challenge when necessary.

In this text, we see the convergence and collision of different systems:
1. The system of the man and the people at Bethesda.
2. The system of false hope
3. The system of how disabled people were treated
4. Religious systems
5. The system of Jesus & the Kingdom of God








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The Peril & Promise of Systems - FORWARD: The Only Direction God is Moving, Part Two

Monday, March 09, 2026 Bryan Hudson 0 Comments



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STATEMENTS OF GOOD & BAD SYSTEMS


"The Peril & Promise of Systems" is the second message in the series “Forward: The Only Direction God Is Moving,” Pastor Bryan Hudson, explores how systems influence human life—both positively and negatively—and how believers must understand, navigate, and sometimes challenge those systems while remaining anchored in the system of the Kingdom of God.

Three Levels of Forward Action
Heavenly Perspective
Psalm 103:19, The Lord has established His throne in heaven, and His kingdom rules over all.

The Church’s Role
1 Corinthians 3:9, For we are God’s fellow workers; you are God’s field, you are God’s building.

Society and Justice
Jeremiah 22:3, Execute judgment and righteousness, and deliver the plundered out of the hand of the oppressor. Do no wrong and do no violence to the stranger, the fatherless, or the widow, nor shed innocent blood in this place.”

Together these passages show that believers must be “heavenly minded and earthly good.” Our faith must translate into real-world service.

The sermon challenges a shallow form of Christianity focused only on religious activity. The church exists not merely to “have church” but to serve people and influence society.

True Christianity involves action:
Not only loving in word, but loving in deed
Not only praying, but acting
Not only preaching, but serving

Christ followers must move beyond simply attending church and instead become agents of transformation, helping people navigate and improve the systems that shape society.

Central Message:
While the world is governed by many systems, believers are called to navigate and/or challenge those systems while anchoring themselves in the system of the Kingdom of God. From that foundation, we can discern the peril of destructive systems and the promise of systems aligned with God’s justice, compassion, and truth, enabling them to move forward with wisdom and purpose.







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