POSSIBILITIES HAPPEN JAMES 1: 1-21
by Howard Andersen on May 4th, 2022
Are you looking for a change, hoping for a change,trying to make a change?Could it be that there is something thatyou may have not yet considered?I’d like the opportunity to invite you to consider the possibilities,because there are possibilities... ... Read More
OUT OF THE BOX ACTS 3: 12-20
by Howard Andersen on May 3rd, 2022
What does it mean to be boxed in?It is in those places in life where you can’t go forward,and you know you don’t ever want to go back.What do you do?Where do you go?This is the spot where real miracles can happen…if you look!Come and see what life can look like once you start living outside the box...http:// https://subspla.sh/8vpyhvx ... Read More
UNDER THE INFLUENCE EPHESIANS 5: 18–21
by Howard Andersen on April 30th, 2022
When things aren’t going on all that well, do you ever feel like...“I just need a little something to get me through this”..."No. I need a lot of something to get me through this...”“I only need something to relax”...“I really need a vacation”...Life has trained us to think along certain lines….REALITY...There comes a time when we all need the strength that we don’t possess,some source of energy o... Read More
PHENOMENAL ACTS 3: 1-11
by Howard Andersen on April 23rd, 2022
Don't forget to visit our website at https://refugecf.orgBible Study with Pastor Howard AndersenSunday's 9:30am; Tuesday"s 7pmDonations: Give - https://refugecf.org/giveThank you for joining us... https://subspla.sh/75grqk8 (LIVE)... Read More
FEELING LIKE YOU DON\'T BELONG? JOHN 20: 1-10
by Howard Andersen on April 19th, 2022
Have you ever had that nagging sense that where you are, is not where you were meant to be? Like you don’t belong? Like… you just don’t fit in? Deep inside you, YOU know somehow don’t belong... Maybe you don't because you were created for more...https://youtu.be/zc3xLM4C5s8... Read More
PLANTED JOHN 12:20-26
by Howard Andersen on April 15th, 2022
Have you ever looked at your life and been really dissatisfied?Maybe you're not dissatisfied with everything, but with something or somethings?"What if the answer to the problem were right in front of you, hidden within your situation,would you be willing to look close enough to see it?LET'S TALK...https://youtu.be/zx4BLF-GRfA... Read More
WHAT\'S DIFFERENT ABOUT THIS PALM SUNDAY? LUKE 19: 28-40
by Howard Andersen on April 12th, 2022
Sometimes you almost get a sense that NOTHING, and I mean nothing is headed in the right direction!Right about the time things start to calm down somebody tweets something, posts something, says something, does something, and we're off to the races again!It happens every day in countless ways, turn on the news and listen. Whatever it was that woke you in the middle of the night or the stress that... Read More
\"I\'VE GOT BIG PROBLEMS\" JOHN 11: 17-34
by Howard Andersen on April 9th, 2022
If you’ve ever been hurt by someone you trusted orif you’ve ever been upended by a situation that you never saw coming...Tonight’s study is for you!When we see no clear answer that could solve our problem,maybe this is because we know too much!How do we move past what we know and enter into something greater?Check it out!https://youtu.be/5MGqUzXUiug... Read More
A HOLY MOMENT JOHN 13: 18-30
by Howard Andersen on April 5th, 2022
Weakness is an unfortunate reality that we all have to face,because it comes with being human...We want to be strong, but in so many areas, but we're not.We wish that we were smarter, and we're not.We would to be better than we are, with all the limitations thrown in on top.The Lord Jesus is here...He bore our weaknesses and infirmities with all that it meansto introduce us to a new way of living.... Read More
CAUSE AND EFFECT GALATIANS 5:16-26
by Howard Andersen on April 2nd, 2022
EVERY TIME that I can’t seem to get pas HOW...How do I forgive – when I am so filled with resentment?How do I deal with my grief when the loss was so great?How do I fix my marriage when so much water has passed under that bridge”How do I help my kids when I feel helpless too?How do I stop something that I can’t stop?How do I start something that I can’t start?How do I hang on when everything in me... Read More
BLINDSIDED ACTS 2: 36-47
by Howard Andersen on March 26th, 2022
Can you imagine being in the awkward position ofdiscovering that the affections,intentionsand directions that guide your decisionsare seriously flawed?The real miracle on the table is that God passionatelywants to take you,heading headlong in a destructive directionand work through all of it with you.The goal is to inspire and in the process supernaturallychange the trajectory of your whole life! ... Read More
PERSPECTIVES AND OPTIONS\' LUKE 12:16-34
by Howard Andersen on March 22nd, 2022
Have you ever noticed how weird families can get when mom, dad or someone else with equal importance dies? Everybody gets into the act, choosing this time to air grievances or to make sure to get what they think that they've got coming to them. Alternatively, there are those that are literally drowning in inconsolable anguish or boiling over with an unquenchable resentment. Meanwhile, other famili... Read More
LIVING FORWARD ACTS 2: 22-40
by Howard Andersen on March 19th, 2022
With everything everywhere changing so fast...Most people are feeling really stuck.Excitement is at an all-time low.And pessimism at an all-time high...We have something for you that defies everything that would stand against you living and enjoying life.Let's come together and discover how to rise above the noise...http:// https://subspla.sh/znntv88 ... Read More
CHOOSE EPHESIANS 3: 13-21
by Howard Andersen on March 17th, 2022
Have you ever lifted up a prayer and things got worse?We can think:"What’s the point afterwards"…"If nothing happens, why pray anyway? "What if…What if what you were praying for you weren’t ready for? What if what you were praying for would ultimately hurt you?What if what you were praying for would actuallyhurt the people that you care for the most? https://subspla.sh/krtpdr9 ... Read More
TIME FOR CHANGE
by Howard Andersen on March 12th, 2022
"TIME FOR CHANGE" ACTS 2:14-40 Something different is happening all around us... You can feel it – there’s a change in the air...Everybody knows it! The world is changing all around us! Change is inevitable – it is a fact of life.If there’s anything in life that you can count on the fact that things are going to change.For some of us – GOD is doing the changing – for others TIME is taking its t... Read More
HANDLING TRUTH MATTHEW 13: 1-7
by Howard Andersen on March 8th, 2022
Science is the pursuit and application of knowledge and understandingof the natural and social world following a systematic methodologybased on evidence...Truth is the understanding of all things as they are...Things as they are, are the inescapable realities of life...Truth is a force to be reckoned with...We all have to deal with the truth if we are going to enjoy life to any degree.Those of us,... Read More
ENOUGH 1 CORINTHIANS 6: 12-20
by Howard Andersen on March 5th, 2022
We live in a world where anything goes. In every corner, you will find the encouragement to pursuewhatever your heart desires.However, everything comes with a price.Are there things that your heart wants that can hurt you?Are there things that YOU should not want even though I want them?ABSOLUTELY... Well then, where is the balance…How much is too much and when is enough, enough? Come on out and l... Read More
PANORAMIC PERSPECTIVE MATTHEW 26: 36-44
by Howard Andersen on March 1st, 2022
God is at all times fulfilling His purposes in every place…Even today with all that we see.He is working things out even when things aren’t looking so GOOD!No one is immune from hard situations and God never guaranteesgreen grass and high clouds in life.Storms will come and go, but the Lord is always with you.(Matthew 28:20) KEEP IN MIND:Circumstances & Situations don’t define us but what we do in... Read More
DELAYED ARRIVAL ACTS 2: 1-13
by Howard Andersen on February 26th, 2022
Have you ever had someone give you a piece of his/her mind? I mean seriously, let you have it... And there you were in kind of a frenetic shock unable to respond in a way that truly fits the occasion? Only later, when you calmed down, do you think of the perfect comeback… SO MUCH of life is exactly like that: DELAYED UPON ARRIVAL Like they say, "Hindsight IS Always 20/20"... If you, like me, have... Read More
EXPECTATION TRAPS LUKE 20: 27-44
by Howard Andersen on February 24th, 2022
Have you ever found yourself in a place in life where you look around and what you see is not what you expected to see? I ask you – could it be that we all hold some expectations and or notions that are not exactly rooted, in reality? FACTORING God into your life means that you are allowing Him to restructure. HOW YOU THINK, SEE & FEEL.... Allowing His influence to define success, failure, stren... Read More
ANTICIPATION ACTS 1: 10-26
by Howard Andersen on February 19th, 2022
Most of us are holding on to hope!Hope – because we have expectations…Hope that our kids, our families, our coworkers are going to “GET IT”We expect that from them…We say things like"Act “Act your age, not your shoe size”When are you ever going to grow up?When we show up for work, the boss expects us to be prepared...When I fly in an airplane, I expect it to leave on time and arrive on time…With a... Read More
WHAT - WHEN - HOW ACTS 1: 1-11
by Howard Andersen on February 12th, 2022
What are we going to do?What are we going to say? When should we do or say it? We pray for the answers; we ask our closest advisors, and still nothing. We've got problems...You face it right now, the tension that lives between departure and arrival, the inevitable pressure that lies smack-dab in the middle, between every burden and blessing. Could there be something that we’re missing? Let's ... Read More
TO SEE OR NOT TO SEE
by Howard Andersen on February 8th, 2022
We all deal with Blindness to one degree or another!There are things going on all around us, and within us that the eye cannot see…Even if we believe in the unseen, we still struggle to see because we all can only deal with so much truth!This is why so many are too busy explaining, justifying, excusing or condemning themselves or others.In so many ways all of us are either completely/partially bli... Read More
WHY COMMUNION 1 CORINTHIANS 11:23-29
by Howard Andersen on February 5th, 2022
The first step in solving any problem is realizing that there is one! Look at your world. We see problems everywhere and most of the time; we can't even see the forest for all the problems like trees standing in every direction. Growth, Freedom, Blessing, Healing, Strength, Forgiveness Are ALL available right now for anyone and everyone who needs it! Come and see, hear and touch the answer.https:/... Read More
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