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Rooted In Christ, Part Two

March 26, 2019

You are now free from the fear of judgment.  You are now free from having to live up to a perfect standard gain God’s approval.  And you are now free from guilt.  For now whenever you do sin, you have an advocate before the Father, Jesus Christ, the righteous one, who paid for your sin and declares you righteous.  That’s God’s grace to you in Christ Jesus, and its what makes your relationship with God absolutely secure!

Rooted In Christ, Part One

March 19, 2019

God’s Word tells us that your union with Christ connects you to a history far longer than you could ever trace in a family tree.  It stretches from eternity past to eternity future and puts everything in between into fresh perspective.  It tells you that God’s love for you stretches back before creation.  It tells you that God has always had a plan for your life.  Your life has purpose and meaning.  It tells you that God has always wanted you to be with Him.  And it tells you that God has always intended to make some thing beautiful of your life.

Rooted In Salvation, Part Two

March 12, 2019

At some point anyone who takes a good hard look at who Jesus is must draw a conclusion about Jesus.  After all, if Jesus is just a teacher, then how can he forgive sins?  And if he’s just a good moral example, how can he raise the dead?  And if he’s simply a prophet, then how can he feed the multitudes with just two fish and five loaves? 

Rooted in Salvation, Part One

March 5, 2019

All three of these: the world, the flesh and the devil are actively at work in our culture today and are bent on keeping us enslaved to sin and from living the life God intended for us to live. And so trapped in this matrix, living under the delusion that this world is all there is, we search for life with no moral compass in a culture that keeps pushing God out. But at the end of the day, we are left with the question: Is this all there is to life?  Something, no someone is missing: The true source of life and meaning – God Himself.  This is why God sent Jesus.  Only Jesus can satisfy your soul.  Only Jesus can save you from a life devoid of meaning.

Love Does: Becoming Love

February 26, 2019

What Paul is praying for here is transformation.  That we would be changed by the love of Christ ourselves. That the more we experience Christ’s love in our own lives, the more we will be filled with the love of Christ.  And when we are filled with the love of Christ, we become love.  That’s the goal: that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God.  For God is love!

Love Does: Love Always Wins

February 12, 2019

A husband may give up on you, friends might abandon you, life may cave in on you, BUT GOD WILL NEVER STOP LOVING YOU. This is why there is so much hope in the love of God:  There is never a moment when you or I are not the object of God’s love! His love goes the distance. He will always be there for you.

The Only Thing That Counts

February 7, 2019

There is no greater joy than to help someone become a follower of Jesus Christ – to see their eyes opened by the truth, to see the weight of sin removed, to see the joy of God’s peace enter their hearts. I got to experience that joy this week. I had the privilege of sharing the good news of Jesus with someone this week who is no longer lost. He’s been found by Jesus and included in His family.

Love Does: Love Does Selflessness

January 31, 2019

Love does not seek its own, it does not believe that “finding oneself” is the highest good,’ it is not enamored with self-gain, self-justification, self-worth or self-promotion.  You see, someone who is selfless is not looking for personal benefits by loving someone.  Someone who gives selfless love is not looking for applause, affirmation, or anything in return. There are no-strings attached to selfless love. Love does not seek its own good.

Love Does: Love Does Forgiveness

January 22, 2019

When I forgive I lay the groundwork for the restoration of a relationship, just like Jesus did for us.  He forgave us so we could be reconciled to God.  He took away the barrier that separated us from God, so that nothing stood between us…  And every time you forgive another person you do the same thing. You do for them what they can’t do for themselves.   They cannot remove their offense.  But you can. When you forgive you remove it. You release the offender from his guilt, and now reconciliation can take place.