Don’t Miss It

11 Responses to “Don’t Miss It”

1. Anonymous on October 14th, 2008 12:22 pm

   I grew up in a Catholic Church and have been a “christian” all of my life. However God has persistently been knocking on my door, and I just recently answered and decided to give my life completely and totally to the Lord. I am finally living the God first life that my spirit has been battling with my flesh to live for years. Praise God!

   Unfortunately when my body and spirit were at combat, I made a lot of mistakes. One of these being premarital sex. Does this sin weigh heavier than others in God’s eyes? I also would like to know how most christian men feel about dating women who have lost there “purity.”

   Thank you and God bless!

2. Stressed out!! on October 13th, 2008 11:17 pm

   Hello, my mom attends your church and she suggested I post a question re: marraige to you to get your answer. I have been married for 15 yrs+ and my husband is an alcoholic and very verbally and physically abusive. I have been saved and praying for him for almost 14 yrs. He wants a part time revolving door wife. He wants to “play” in the streets for months and then he wants to come home for a month at a time, then when he wants to “play”, he starts abusing me again. 3 years ago, when he left, I changed the locks and I refuse to let him come home until he is delivered. I am stressed out and overwhelmed with raising our 2 teens by myself. My counselor suggests divorce. I’ve been told at churches I’ve been to that it was my fault and that I am not being blessed because I must have opened up the door to the devil. But, as a Christian, I know that “Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the Lord delivers me out of them all.” I got another marraige problem as well, my mother-in-law told me she has been doing witchcraft to break up my marraige for all of these years and she broke up her other son’s marraige the same way. So, I am fighting him and his family. I am praying for him and his family for salvation and deliverance. How do me and our 2 teens cope in the mean time and why does it seem like it takes so long for God to work? I know my husband has a free will to choose God’s way or his way. Siged, stressed out!

3. Anonymous on October 13th, 2008 9:20 pm

   Pastor Stovall,

   I can completely relate to the message above from “Stressed!” I’m going through a divorce and have a 17 month old son. My husband has drinking issuses, along with smoking pot. He was also selling to cover his habit. My husband chooses to not have God in his life. I recently started going to Celebration in March of this year. Coincidentally, I left him in March and I’m much happier except there is a baby involved. We will probably have a 50/50 split custody plan. I smoked with him at times, but haven’t touched it since I left. I’m very proud of the courage God gave me. Some times I wonder if I did the right thing or not….I wonder if I should have stayed longer to try and work it out. One thing is for sure, I moved out of state….but, continued to grow close to God…I’ve never had a relationship like this. I’m back in Jax dealing with the divorce. I know he hasn’t tried to seek help. I’ve learned that as a couple you must have God in your marriage, and drugs/alcohol….are pretty much deal breakers (as Dr. Phil would say.)

   PLEASE touch base on issues and divorce!

4. Val on October 13th, 2008 1:00 pm

   Pastor Stovall,

   I was sitting with my best friend at the Florida game on Saturday and she mentioned something called a Cardboard Confessional. I guess its where people have been changed by God and they write how they have been changed. I would love to have Celebration do something like this. I was an atheist my entire life until 2 months ago when I found God and his grace. Just a thought and my boyfriend and I love this relationship section.

   Thank you,
   Val

5. anonymous on October 13th, 2008 10:43 am

   I am new to the church and have been thouroughly enjoying the services. It’s amazing how the Lord leads you to where you need to be at just the right time. So I want to thank you for welcoming me so warmly and openly.

   I have been in a relationship for the past three years. I am a giver and a “bender” if you will. I do whatever it is I can to make things right and to be respectful of my partner. My question is the approprietness of men having close female friends or females having close male friends when in a commited relationship. My boyfriend has befriended someone who is currently having difficulty in her marriage. They discuss there relationships with one another, and were spending time alone together. She does not feel that he and I are right for one another and expresses this to him. This entire situation is very unsettling to me. Perhaps it’s due to my history. My ex-husband did this very thing, left both me and our two children and is now married to that person. I have asked my boyfriend that he step back from this “friendship”. That it is inappropriate and disrespectful to both me and her husband. (they talk on the phone every few days) He does not see it that way and feels as though I am telling him what to do and choosing who he can and cannot be friends with. Am I completely out of line on this one?

6. Dave Meissner on October 12th, 2008 3:10 pm

   I know this a question but…
   I just wanted to thank you for keeping up the audio and especially the video messages online. My wife, daughter and I moved from JAX to Monterey, CA and it’s been hard to find spiritual encouragement out here. We are attending a church out here and are a part of a bible study that meets during the week, but I definitely am emboldened to live out God’s teaching through the ministry of your website and podcasts. Life is hard and I know I would be struggling more than I am if it weren’t for this ministry. Please keep the video messages coming! I pray that more and more military folks that leave JAX find a constancy throughout all their moving around the country by being able to receive consistent encouragement through the word of God that you are sharing here.

7. Confused on October 12th, 2008 12:10 pm

   Pastor Weems,

   I’m a single guy in my 20s and dated a girl for a couple of months last year who had been in a relationship with a guy for 3 years prior to meeting me and even lived together with him for a period of time. This hurt me a little bit because I strongly believe in waiting for marriage for sex and am hopeful my future spouse is doing the same for me. That relationship ended for a couple of different reasons, but going forward is it fair to the girls I am interested in if this is a deal breaker or not for me? For example, what if she may not have been saved at the time and has since now come to the Lord and been forgiven for her past? Who am I to hold that against her?

   This doesn’t seem like a question you can bring up on the first date, or is it, and should this be something that is as high on my list of things I’m looking for in a spouse or do I need to accept the fact that we as humans are not perfect (including myself who has made a number of wrong decisions throughout my life that I regret I’ve made and may affect my relationship with my future wife). Any thoughts?

8. Kelly Medders on October 11th, 2008 12:34 pm

   Pastor Stovall I think it is an awesome and fairly brave thing to allow your people to ask questions no holds barred. It really gets right to where the rubber meets the road in people’s everyday lives. Thanks for your willingness to be real.

9. Anonymous on October 10th, 2008 12:56 pm

   My husband and I have been married for three years and have a loving marriage and a deep relationship with the Lord. We put the Lord first in all areas of our lives, including our finances and have been truly blessed. Over the past year, we have been trying to conceive a child and have been unsuccessful. In fact, we have had to deal with two miscarriages this year, surgery and dispair over the doctor reports. My doctor is urging me to do invetro fertilization due to my age (36). I believe God has healed me and will deliver us a child in his time. We refer to Psalm 113 “he grants the barren women a happy home, like a joyful mother of children. Pastor, would you please speak about infertility during your series on family. We will raise that child in a God First focus and have committed to giving this child to God. We need encouragement and direction. Thank you.

10. Stressed! on October 10th, 2008 11:41 am

    Pastor Stovall,
    can you address smoking pot and the effect it has on a marriage? My husband does not believe that smoking pot is doing drugs… It breaks my heart to see how it slowly gets worse and worse. At first he just bought it and smoked it himself, now he buys larger amounts and sells it off to his friends so it covers the cost of his habit (I feel partialy responcible and bad because I used to fuss about how much money he spent on it). When I confronted him about selling it and asked him to stop he stated “he didnt sell drugs, he was a fundraser”. He goes to church with me and states he believes in God.. I dont understand how he can rationalize selling and smoking pot all the time. It causes arguements between us, his habit makes me feel like it is more important to him than me, and I worry about the legal ramifications if he were to get busted. To my suprise I have found that there are alot of other women in my same situation with husbands that smoke pot and really think it is ok. Please help! Am I offbase to wish he could quit and believe that it is not right to sell and smoke pot???

11. Anonymous on October 10th, 2008 9:49 am

    What does our church teach about drinking?

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