Join us for a Life-Enriching Devotional February 1-21 from the Beatitudes and Jesus' Sermon on the Mount!

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Join us for a life-enriching daily devotional highlighting principles and insights from the Beatitudes and Jesus' Sermon on the Mount! Brief lesson available daily, February 1-21 at www.BryanHudson.com and www.NewCovenant.org.
Materials for in-depth study at: https://www.newcovenant.org/devotional

Warm Love in a Cold World – Firm Foundation Inspiration Minute for January 25, 2023

Tuesday, January 24, 2023 Bryan Hudson 0 Comments



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Full Message from Sunday, January 22, 2023

Faith Refresher for 2023 – Part Three: The Greatest is Love


Faith Refresher for 2023: Part Three - The Greatest is Love

Tuesday, January 24, 2023 Bryan Hudson 0 Comments



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1 Corinthians 13:13, And now abide faith, hope, love, these three; but the greatest of these is love

Faith Works by Love

Galatians 5:6

NKJV - For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision avails anything, but faith working through love.

NLV - If we belong to Jesus Christ, it means nothing to have or not to have gone through the religious act of becoming a Jew. But faith working through love is important.

NLT - For when we place our faith in Christ Jesus, there is no benefit in being circumcised or being uncircumcised. What is important is faith expressing itself in love.

Love is the great motivator / Faith is the great activator.

How to Keep Your Love Warm

1. Love on purpose, not by feeling
2. Have good frames – See people, love people
3. Stay committed to truth (Divine and Objective)
4. Be merciful to receive mercy
5. Have the mind of Christ

Choose Your Frame. Craft Your Hope. - Firm Foundation Inspiration Minute for January 18, 2023

Wednesday, January 18, 2023 Bryan Hudson 0 Comments



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Message from Sunday, January 16, 2023

Faith Refresher for 2023 – Part Two: What is Hope?
Examples of Hope From the Civil Rights Movement


“A Letter of Hope for Today”– Insights from Rev. Dr. King’s Letter from the Birmingham Jail

Monday, January 16, 2023 Bryan Hudson 0 Comments



This session explores Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King's Letter From the Birmingham Jail.

On the Martin Luther King holiday, one of the best things we can do is read, consider, and act on the actual writing of Dr. King.

We will gain clarity and understanding for today from Chapter Seven by my book: "Justice, What Is It? An Everyday Person's Guide to Understanding Justice and the Role of the Church"

You can follow this link to the Atlantic Magazine to read the entire letter originally published August, 1963. It is a long, but very important read.

The stream will be available at my Facebook page, Twitter, and the New Covenant Church YouTube Channel.

TOPICS COVERED FROM REV. DR. KING'S LETTER FROM THE BIRMINGHAM JAIL

•.Preparing to Respond
• Not One Man, an Inevitable Force for Change
• Principles of Action
• A Network of Mutuality
• Philosophical Foundation
• Why We Won't Wait
• Two Kinds of Laws
• Unjust Laws Damage the Soul
• Dismantling Injustice Arguments
• Genuine Law and Order
• Examples of Civil Disobedience
• The Sacrifices of Leaders
• Martin Luther King, the Pastor 
• Using Christ to Hinder Fellow Christians
• Loss of Authenticity for the American Church
• Looking for the Church Within the Church
• Oppression Cannot Continue
• Confidence in the Promise of America
• Optimism in the Face of Despair

Faith Refresher for 2023 – Part Two: What is Hope? Examples of Hope From the Civil Rights Movement

Sunday, January 15, 2023 Bryan Hudson 0 Comments



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Hebrews 11:6, Without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.

Hebrews 11:1, Now faith is the substance of things hoped for and the evidence of things not seen.

Colossians 1:26-27 (J.B. PHILLIPS), They are those to whom God has planned to give a vision of the full wonder and splendor of his secret plan for the sons of men. And the secret is simply this: Christ in you! Yes, Christ in you bringing with him the hope of all glorious things to come.

We all benefit from the faith, hope, and actions of others. But we tend not to notice especially when our lives have become “normal.”

The key is to remember that there are people, perhaps people you know, whose lives are not “normal.”

Dr. King wrote in his letter from the Birmingham jail: 

(Read the entire letter: https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2018/02/letter-from-a-birmingham-jail/552461/

“We will reach the goal of freedom in Birmingham and all over the nation, because the goal of America is freedom. Abused and scorned though we may be, our destiny is tied up with America's destiny. Before the pilgrims landed at Plymouth, we were here. Before the pen of Jefferson etched the majestic words of the Declaration of Independence across the pages of history, we were here.”

WHAT IS HOPE?
1. A picture of something good that can happen
2. Confident expectation
3. Anticipation of good
4. “Framing” or re-framing yourself and your circumstances

In the social sciences, framing is comprised of concepts and perspectives on how individuals, and groups organize, perceive, and communicate their view of reality.

Perception is often not reality.

Belief vs. Faith - Firm Foundation Inspiration Minute for January 11, 2023

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Message from Sunday, January 8, 2023
"Crowned with Goodness! What is Faith?
A Faith Refresher for 2023"


Crowned with Goodness! What is Faith? A Faith Refresher for 2023

Monday, January 09, 2023 Bryan Hudson 0 Comments



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This teaching is a "faith refresher" at the beginning of 2023. God has crowned, or surrounded, your year. He has made great promises to you. Learn how to elevate beyond belief, and activate your faith through a growing relationship with God!

Psalm 65:11, You crown the year with Your goodness, and Your paths drip with abundance.

These are great promises. But every promise of God requires us to have faith. Not only to believe, but to have active faith. Belief and Faith are two sides of the same coin.

The primary characteristics of faith in God:

1. It is belief that consistently takes action based on God’s word (obedience)
2. it is energized by our relationship with God.

Crowned with Goodness! What is Faith? A Faith Refresher for 2023

Sunday, January 08, 2023 Bryan Hudson 0 Comments



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This teaching is a "faith refresher" at the beginning of 2023. God has crowned, or surrounded, your year. He has made great promises to you. Learn how to elevate beyond belief, and activate your faith through a growing relationship with God!

Psalm 65:11, You crown the year with Your goodness, and Your paths drip with abundance.

These are great promises. But every promise of God requires us to have faith. Not only to believe, but to have active faith. Belief and Faith are two sides of the same coin.

The primary characteristics of faith in God:

1. It is belief that consistently takes action based on God’s word (obedience)
2. it is energized by our relationship with God.

The Problem With Other People's Plans for You

Friday, January 06, 2023 Bryan Hudson 0 Comments




(Insight from my devotional reading today)

Genesis 16:1, Now Sarai, Abram’s wife, had borne him no children. And she had an Egyptian maidservant whose name was Hagar. 2 So Sarai said to Abram, “See now, the Lord has restrained me from bearing children. Please, go in to my maid; perhaps I shall obtain children by her.” And Abram heeded the voice of Sarai. 3 Then Sarai, Abram’s wife, took Hagar her maid, the Egyptian, and gave her to her husband Abram to be his wife, after Abram had dwelt ten years in the land of Canaan. 4 So he went in to Hagar, and she conceived. And when she saw that she had conceived, her mistress became despised in her eyes. 5 Then Sarai said to Abram, “My wrong be upon you! I gave my maid into your embrace; and when she saw that she had conceived, I became despised in her eyes. The Lord judge between you and me.”

The problem with other people's plans for you:

1. You cave in because of feeling frustrated and too old to have success (At 85 years old, Abram had been waiting 10 years on God's plan)
2. You do something wrong (Abram laid with his wife's servant, surely against her will)
3. The other person ends up despising you and accusing you

ALWAYS follow God's plan for your life! You don't want to become responsible for the outcomes of another person's plan.

An Encouraging Word for You In 2023! "God Has Crowned Your Year!"

Sunday, January 01, 2023 Bryan Hudson 0 Comments


An Encouraging Word for You for 2023! "God Has Crowned Your Year!"
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