I was a student in a bible class taught by Pastor Morris Venden at PUC in 1978. I remember him teaching from Steps To Christ. His class changed my wife and myself's life. At first his message seemed too good to be true.
I really appreciate all the sermons I have listened to. It is feeding my soul. Especially dear to me during this pandemic we are not able to fellowship with the brethren. May you be inspired to present more
I really appreciated this sermon. I now have a better understanding on how to grow a relationship with Jesus that does not take on a legalistic aspect to it. Thank you so much, Lee Venden. Just what I needed!!!
When Lee presented this message at Campmeeting over 25 years ago I didn't believe God would want to spend time with me so I challenged God to wake me up if He can and if He wants to. He woke me up and has been waking me up ever since. This is the message that opened my eyes to God's love for me.
I learn all these wonderful things and over the years the world starts creeping in and I have allowed it to separate me from Christ. I understand now that the relationship literally needs a daily renewal. Satan works so subtly that you may not see the gap until it turns into a hole that you end up falling in. How many times am I going to keep falling in this pit of despair. I'm getting too old to keep making these selfish childish mistakes. I realised if a person has low self esteem and feelings of rejection they become addicted to self preservation. They become obsessed with doing what's best for their feelings. They turn from the Holy Spirit and follow their emotions. This is self idolitry. Insecurity is a grave manifestation of pride. You dont have to love yourself like a narcissist to be prideful. If you hate yourself, eventually everything begins to revolve around me, me, me and I, I, I. What are people going to think of me? Why dont people like me? Will this church love me? No one will want me. I cant do anything right. I'm not good enough. I cant stand this. Depression and insecurity can turn you into a selfish self worshipping destroyer of churches. Secret insecurity still infects everyone around you. It infects churches with a subtle deadly cancer. Self idolatry robs God of what He will us to be, it mocks Him and the promises He gave us. Insecurity ends up scoffing the Holy Spirit by telling Him, "I got this this, my way is better and easier and way more comfortable, so leave me be" If one does not love themselves the way God cherishes us then it is impossible to give what you do not have. You are incapable of loving God with all of your being. And if you love your neighbor as you love yourself, and in actuality you hate yourself then you have nothing to give. God is the only source of Love. God bless!
PRAISE THE LORD GOD ALMIGHTY FOR THESE REFRESHING VIDEOS!!! 😃😊🤗
I was a student in a bible class taught by Pastor Morris Venden at PUC in 1978. I remember him teaching from Steps To Christ. His class changed my wife and myself's life. At first his message seemed too good to be true.
I really appreciate all the sermons I have listened to. It is feeding my soul. Especially dear to me during this pandemic we are not able to fellowship with the brethren. May you be inspired to present more
I really appreciated this sermon. I now have a better understanding on how to grow a relationship with Jesus that does not take on a legalistic aspect to it. Thank you so much, Lee Venden. Just what I needed!!!
When Lee presented this message at Campmeeting over 25 years ago I didn't believe God would want to spend time with me so I challenged God to wake me up if He can and if He wants to. He woke me up and has been waking me up ever since. This is the message that opened my eyes to God's love for me.
So excellent.
I learn all these wonderful things and over the years the world starts creeping in and I have allowed it to separate me from Christ.
I understand now that the relationship literally needs a daily renewal.
Satan works so subtly that you may not see the gap until it turns into a hole that you end up falling in.
How many times am I going to keep falling in this pit of despair.
I'm getting too old to keep making these selfish childish mistakes.
I realised if a person has low self esteem and feelings of rejection they become addicted to self preservation. They become obsessed with doing what's best for their feelings.
They turn from the Holy Spirit and follow their emotions.
This is self idolitry.
Insecurity is a grave manifestation of pride.
You dont have to love yourself like a narcissist to be prideful.
If you hate yourself, eventually everything begins to revolve around me, me, me and I, I, I.
What are people going to think of me?
Why dont people like me?
Will this church love me?
No one will want me.
I cant do anything right.
I'm not good enough.
I cant stand this.
Depression and insecurity can turn you into a selfish self worshipping destroyer of churches.
Secret insecurity still infects everyone around you. It infects churches with a subtle deadly cancer.
Self idolatry robs God of what He will us to be, it mocks Him and the promises He gave us. Insecurity ends up scoffing the Holy Spirit by telling Him, "I got this this, my way is better and easier and way more comfortable, so leave me be"
If one does not love themselves the way God cherishes us then it is impossible to give what you do not have.
You are incapable of loving God with all of your being. And if you love your neighbor as you love yourself, and in actuality you hate yourself then you have nothing to give.
God is the only source of Love.
God bless!
God bless you pastor for making me understand my daily walk better
What about reading the Apochrypha?