First Baptist Family of Asheboro, NC

At 47 yrs old Valerie French had 2 massive strokes.  She couldn't walk or talk and was bedridden.  A lot of prayers went up for her.  Valerie wants everyone to know that God works miracles.  She couldn't talk but she worked in therapy and started walking.  She'd walk and walk.  She'd walk a mile a day.  Even though she could walk she still couldn't talk very well.  She also couldn't write.  Every day she'd try to write the alphabet for hours to practice.  Her strokes resulted in the non-use of her dominant right hand. She'd have her husband go to the library to get elementary school spelling books to learn to spell words again.  She said she lost the ability to do everything.  She had to relearn a lot.  She didn't even remember the names of her own children.  She relearned everything: how to eat, bathe, walk, talk, etc.   "God gave me the strength to keep working and working.  I couldn'...

Have you ever felt like you’re your own worst enemy?   Have you felt like you’re getting frustrated with things you’re doing that keep getting you stuck in life?   This past winter I was driving into town behind a vehicle.   We approached the last hill and the tires started spinning on the vehicle in front of me.   They eventually got stuck.   They couldn’t go forward or backwards, just stuck! We can get stuck spiritually.   Paul is speaking to us about being spiritually stuck.   A personal spiritual struggle in revealed by Paul in Romans 7.   It’s an inside view.   Paul felt stuck.   He is his own worst enemy.   Maybe you’re in this spot today?   How do we get unstuck?   We want to do what’s right but we don’t.   There’s honesty in Paul’s words.   This is very straight forward and doesn’t need explanation.   This isn’t Paul reaching into the Old Testament.   This is Paul talking about his o...