Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in time of need. Hebrews 4:16 NIV
Do you know why you can approach God’s throne of grace with confidence?
Unconditional Love! God loves you unconditionally!
Have you ever experienced the awesome feeling of knowing you are loved unconditionally?
I have come to realize how many people struggle with understanding the concept of unconditional love.
I feel so blessed to
Last Sunday, in our LIES series, I addressed the lie that Christians stop sinning when we become followers of Christ. It’s also why we have been called hypocrites by some. Every believer knows, however, that they still battle sin, but it’s often confusing as to why. I addressed this issue in this message:
Did you watch the message? Have you ever thought of Christians as hypocritical?
I’m away for a few days relaxing with Cheryl and another couple. We are at a beach, eating well, and doing basically nothing. I will spend some time reading, running, and writing…because that’s relaxing to me.
I thought I’d use this as an opportunity to ask the question:
What do you do to relax?
What’s a normal relaxation experience like…the kind you do often (hopefully)? What is a dream relaxation experience (the kind you plan and budget for)?
Go! Share!
Here’s this week’s memory verse. It’s a little longer, but you’re getting good at this…and this is a critical verse to understanding the heart of God.
What do you think about when you read this verse? (Share the first thing that comes to your mind.)
I’m excited to introduce you to Jason Young and the Whiteboard Sessions 2011…a church conference for everyone. I’ve been advertising for it on my blog this month and thought you should hear a little more about it. I’ve been to Whiteboard and Jason is the new director of this conference. I’ve spent some time with Jason and I’m convinced he’s going to make this conference a “must attend†event this year.
Here’s an interview I did with Jason recently about Whiteboard:
Theory: The rate of increase, often determines the rate of decline.
In my early twenties, I was working in retail and this theory developed in my mind as I watched dozens of items gather immediate interest, grow rapidly in popularity, quickly rack up sales, but then as a fad changed, the item sales just as quickly decline. I called it my “fad theoryâ€. Other items grew slower, but styles changed gradually and so they slowly began to decline in sales.
Let me give you two classic examples I observed firsthand:
Such love has no fear because perfect love expels all fear. If we are afraid, it is for fear of judgment, and this shows that His love has not been perfected in us. 1 John 4:18 NLT
Evidently, according to this verse, if we could have perfect love for God, we could get rid of all fear. The challenge comes in having perfect love.
I’m not sure I understand the concept completely, especially as it relates to a God I cannot see, but the best way I know of is to compare what I don’t understand to something I do understand.
Tweet We recently sold our house and purchased a new condo. Â It’s been over 10 years since we made a real estate transaction, so this was quite an experience. Â Apparently…
Homer says “Hey” today!
What do you want to say to Homer?
(BE NICE)
I lift up my eyes to the hills- where does my help come from? Psalm 121:1 NIV
When you are in the valley, I mean really, deep in the valley, the only place to look is up!
Life has a way of placing you in the valley for seasons. Have you ever been there before? Are you there now?
Have you ever lifted up your eyes, heavy, burdened with guilt, mourning with hurt, drooping from the strain of sorrow, to see the mountains where your heart longs to be again?
Have you ever been so low that you barely have a dream of what it is like to be on top?
All of us will one day have a heart that needs to be filled. Each of us find ourselves at times expereincing that empty painful, awful hole in our heart, the size that only God can completely fill.
In those times, it’s important, more than ever, to remember where your help come from. Your hope lies in a Savior, in a man like no other man, who came, who loved, who shared, who died, and who lives again! Your hope is in Jesus! Your help is found in Jesus! In that most desperate moment…there is no substitute!
If you are in the valley today…look to the hills….look to Jesus!
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