Valleyview Friends Church

Peacemaking does not begin horizontally with those around us, instead peacemaking begins vertically between ourselves and God, your heart is where peacemaking starts.

Christian you are called to wear the uniform of Christ, to testify Christ, to grow in Christ and to glorify Christ. Fortunately it is not up to you to make the uniform fit, Christ makes it fit with his perfect love, his peace ruling, his message dwelling and that we do it all in the Name of Christ.

Being in Christ is what matters so be on guard from whatever tries to pull you away from Christ.

You will find satisfaction only in Jesus, You are to keep your heart and mind set on Jesus because then you will be reminded of who you are in Jesus, you will be reminded you are hidden with Jesus and your life will will be transformed by Jesus.

You are invited to receive the promise of the house of the Lord forever and make it your testimony.

A pause in our sermon series to reflect and pray verse by verse through Psalm 23.

The only way to navigate the darkest valleys is to keep your eyes on Jesus.

You are invited to know the Lord, to trust the Lord and depend upon him, it is only by trusting in him that we can navigate the darkest valleys of life and find the peace we need.

Most of us can see that we need to grow and improve, but our vision of what needs to change in our lives is far smaller and less marvelous than the transformation of holiness that God wants to bring about in you.

We live in a dark world, and need the light of Christ who is our Savior named; Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father and Prince of Peace.

Each of us must ask of ourselves, “God has come to meet with me am I willing to draw near to God, to take a step on my part to meet with Jesus?

If you follow Jesus You posses the greatest blessings a person can have, but sometimes those blessings are not immediately apparent, sometimes you look for different blessings and outcomes, but they are blessings “for your good, to build you up.”

The return of Jesus draws near, so the Christian is to live, awake, alert and holy lives.

Don't over look the waiting. Waiting is useful. It's a time for growing. For the Christian is a time for renewing and reshaping. God uses the time of waiting to do necessary shaping.

Christian waiting is not easy but it is hope-filled anticipation built on God's promises.

Fortunately Jesus makes the first move he invites you to see, specifically to see him and have faith in him. Jesus offers restoration to you.

November 9. 2025 - What do you want to see? - John 9:13-24 by Valleyview Friends Church

November 2, 2025 - What does it take to see? - John 9-1-12 by Valleyview Friends Church

The ministry of faith is a proclamation to the non-Christian. The ministry of faith is encouragement to the believer. The ministry of faith is a mission that cannot be stopped.    The ministry of faith, transforms struggle and tragedy into worship and rejoicing.   The ministry of faith can be accomplished by every Christian.

If you expect the Bible, the word of God to conform to the shape of your convictions you cannot live a Scripture soaked life, you cannot really live at all.

You are called to guard your faith so that you can victoriously overcome the challenges of this world and celebrate eternity with Christ.

October 5, 2025 - Animal Theology - Various Scripture Passages by Valleyview Friends Church

Facing the battle with temptation.

Sin has real consequences that endanger your eternity and impact your quality of life right now, but God has also supplied the great hope of Jesus Christ.

You cannot fix sin, yours or anyone else's, your attempts will only make it worse, God alone can handle your sin and atone for your sin.

God's provision is good, gracious, complete, freeing, fulfilling, life-giving and it is for you to enjoy, to trust and to take care of.

It is critical to know every person is made in the image of God. Here are 7 proclamations the Image of God makes.

Genesis 1 introduces us to our God; the uncreated Creator, God eternal and his providence sustains creation itself his plan and presence produces blessing in our lives. But there is a problem, a thread that runs through the human race that tries to diminish or even erase God. Every time you make God less; you dishonor him, you diminish yourself and open your life to disorder and disruption. When you invite God into your life and give him the honor and glory due to him, you open yourself up to God's power at work in your life.

If you are a Christian, you have the promise of Jesus' unshakable kingdom and you are called to respond with thanksgiving and worship. 

You are called to a mission of prayer for the Church, its workers and those we are trying to reach with the Gospel.

 If you desire to approach God, take seriously God's desires for you to live a holy life with obedience, integrity and truth.

Its more important to be a neighbor than to know who your neighbor is. When we declare I am your neighbor, it takes out all the guess work over whether a person you encounter is your neighbor.

If you want to run the race of faith well you must shed everything that slows you down, persevere on the journey no matter what, and above all fix your eyes on Jesus.  

The Christian is to walk by the Spirit, letting the Holy Spirit lead, guiding in truth, empowering your life and producing maturity in you.

The Holy Spirit lives in the life of every Christian; helping, equipping, empowering and transforming them.

The Holy Spirit is not a force, He is God and he is personal and he wants you to know him.

To receive the best of life we must be willing to hear, receive and obey when Jesus commands us to “get up! Pick up your mat and walk.”

Jesus is King, when you receive him as Savior you are called to a transformed life, to become Christlike. You cannot simply decide to act like Jesus, in addition to your desire to be like Jesus you must let the Holy Spirit work in your life.

God celebrates truth, he celebrates life, he celebrates the restoration of his children, he celebrates the renewed relationship between us and him, and he invites you to celebrate with him.

True satisfaction in your life depends on your seeking God and knowing him.

God outrageously loves you, he is seeking you, he desires for your repentance and wants to wildly celebrate your return to him.

Easter is about the Lord Jesus Conquering death and redeeming us and you can hear in this text the first transformations, of sorrow and death to joy and the mission of proclaiming the risen Christ.

The decision you make about who Jesus is matters; declaring Jesus your king grants entrance into the kingdom of heaven but it also affects your present moment. If you proclaim Jesus as your king, you also have the ability to praise, rejoice and hope in the face of any circumstances.

Aim relentlessly at the goal of Christ, anything less will cause you to come up short in life.

Take heart that you can be a new creation in Christ, but also take hold of the truth that you really are a new creation in Christ.  

You are invited to God's everlasting feast, don't miss out, experience and enjoy his invitation.

God is good and so are his promises. You are called to trust in the promises of God.

To call upon the name of the Lord your faith must come from your heart and your mouth.

Perhaps you feel like a prisoner to decisions you have made, sins you committed or the actions of others done to you. You too can have the hope of Christ and transformation in your life.

What are we to make of judging? Jesus tells you and me, do not judge. Jesus tells us that the best way to help someone else out of their sin is to face our own sin first. In warning against judging Jesus is warning against damaging our relationships with one another, the very relationships that should be pointing one another to the redemptive power of Jesus.

Jesus is clear, discipleship is not easy, but you cannot have life any other way.