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A little boy sits staring at a frame on the wall with his dad's picture in it. His dad has been away on military duty for some time now. He cries as he stares at the picture and his mother, seeing his tears, asks him "What's wrong?" "I want my daddy to come out of the frame," he says.
Have you ever felt like that in your relationship with God? Sure you know about the love, power and goodness of God in the Bible stories but when it comes to the matters of your life, it seems that God is in a frame. Like He's disconnected from the situations of your life and you want Him to come out of the frame.
Well's in the Lord Jesus Christ, that's exactly what God has done. When Jesus took on human flesh, God stepped out of the frame and became one of us. And because He has shared in our experiences He knows what we are going through. And beyond sympathizing with us, He is able to strengthen us and make a difference in our lives because of what He went through on the Cross.
In The Difference Jesus Makes, Pastor H.B. Charles, Jr. encourages us to know that when we are:
- In a raging storm...
- Bound by evil that will not let us go...
- Reeling from a bad report from the doctors...
- Feeling overwhelmed by our needs and limited resources... we can trust Jesus. We can bring the burdens of life to Him, then stand back and see the difference Jesus makes.
Synopsis
A little boy sits staring at a frame on the wall with his dad’s picture in it. His dad has been away on military duty for some time now. He cries as he stares at the picture. His mother, seeing his tears asks, “What’s wrong?” “I want my daddy to come out of the frame,” he says.
Through The Difference Jesus Makes, Pastor H.B. Charles, Jr. speaks to those who know about the love, power and goodness of God in the stories of the Bible. But to whom it seems as though God is just a picture in a frame when it comes their life’s circumstances. Looking at the gospel of Mark, chapter 5, Pastor Charles encourages us to bring our cares to Jesus, knowing that in Him, God has come out of the frame. And when we trust Him with these cares He will make a difference.
Synopsis
What are you struggling with right now?
Is it a trial with much suffering? You can trust Jesus when you are engulfed in a raging storm.
Is it an addiction? A stronghold, a bad habit you just can't seem to break? You can trust Jesus when you are bound by evil that will not let you go.
Is it illness? Physical or emotional pain? You can trust Jesus when the doctors announce they have done everything they can.
Is it an unanswered prayer or a longing of your soul? You can trust Jesus when you are facing a dead end.
Is it financial distress? You can trust Jesus when you have overwhelming needs and limited resources.
No matter what is going on in our lives right now, we can turn to Jesus. This is the message of encouragement Pastor H. B. Charles, Jr. brings as he walks through stories found in the gospel of Mark in the Bible. He highlights the truth that Jesus is truly Lord over everything, and when we bring our problems to Him and trust Him to take care of things, He will make a difference in our lives like no one else can.
Synopsis
What are you struggling with right now?
A little boy sits staring at a framed picture of his father, who has been away on military duty for some time now. The boy begins to cry, and his mother, seeing that he is upset, asks, “What’s wrong?"e; "e;I want daddy to come out of the frame,"e; he says.
Have you ever felt like that in your relationship with God, like He’s disconnected from the situations of your life and you want Him to come out of the frame?
Well in the Lord Jesus Christ, that’s exactly what God has done. When Jesus took on human flesh, God stepped out of the frame and dwelled among us. In The Difference Jesus Makes, Pastor H.B. Charles Jr. walks us through stories found in the Gospel of Mark to highlight the truth that Jesus is present in all things and Lord over all things, including the details of our lives.
No matter what we are facing, we can trust Jesus to care for us, even if he doesn’t fix our every problem. The Difference Jesus Makes shows us who Jesus is, why we can trust Him, and what that looks like day to day.
About the Author
H.B. CHARLES, JR. Is the Pastor-Teacher at the Shiloh Metropolitan Baptist Church of Jacksonville, Florida, where he has served since the fall of 2008. He is primarily responsible for preaching-teaching, vision casting, and leadership development. Prior to coming to Shiloh, he led the Mt. Sinai Missionary Baptist Church of Los Angeles for almost eighteen years. Succeeding his late father, he began his pastorate at Mt. Sinai at the age of seventeen.H.B. Charles regularly speaks at churches, conferences, and conventions around the country. He has contributed to several books and journals, and is the author of It Happens After Prayer. H.B. and his wife Crystal have three children: H.B. III, Natalie, and Hailey. Keep in touch with HB Charles at HBCharlesJr.com.
Table of Contents
IntroductionTrusting Jesus in the StormTrusting Jesus to Set You FreeTrusting Jesus When All is SpentTrusting Jesus When at a Dead EndDanger of Familiarity with JesusConclusion