Run the Race!
Hebrews 12:1-2 Teaches us, "Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. For the joy set before him he endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God."
My prayer is that my words help encourage you to run the race!
BIG IDEA… The Church that discovers God wants Worshippers before Workers - will realize that INTIMACY with Him ALWAYS precedes ACTIVITY with Him! GATHER... GROW... GIVE... GO... is what COC is all about! Our Model... ACTS 2:42-47 (This FIRST Church - NOT A BAD ...
THE SINFUL MIND DISMISSES GOD! -His COUNSEL goes… UNCONSULTED! -His OPINION goes… UNSOLICITED! -His PLAN goes… UNDISCOVERED! Like FREE WILL-CHOICE? Continued SINNING leads us to lose our FREEDOM NOT TO SIN! So... Does life without God look like FREEDOM to ...
(2) The GRACE and TRUTH Paradox John 1:14b We have seen his glory, the glory of the One and only, who came from the Father, full of GRACE and TRUTH! The conflict that exists between GRACE & TRUTH isn’t because they’re incompatible - but rather because WE lack ...
(1) In The Beginning... GRACE (Mat Balgaard) Grace simply means... God took the Hell He didn't deserve so we could have the Heaven we don't deserve! GRACE... “When we’re on the receiving end - it’s refreshing. When it’s required of us - it’s disturbing. When ...