what label do you believe?

Who are we going to be believe? We can listen to our past mistakes or the people who want to rob from us, or we can listen to the one who made us and the people who love us.

Labels have been put on us through all of our lives. We have the power to make some labels stick and to let go of others. One of the most important pieces is to realize the damaging results of believing the wrong labels. Each us have believed labels that we’ve been given by others and some we have given ourselves. It is time to let go of some and hold on to others.

Labels carry something power to take us in the right direction or in the wrong direction. Believing lies is a huge problem. Believing truth takes us in the right direction, and truth allows us to grow stronger.

What God says about us is truth. When you know God and are saved, there are new labels that are true about you.

I am…

a new creature (2 Cor. 5:17; Eph. 2:10)

a saint (1 Cor. 1:2)

a part of His Church (Eph. 2:21-22)

a temple for God's Spirit (Eph. 2:22) 

in God’s eternal plan (Eph. 1:4; 2 Tim. 1:9)

rich (1 Cor. 1:5)

accepted by God (Eph. 1:6)

light (Eph. 5:8)

secure and loved by God (Rom. 8:38-39)

near to the heart of God (Eph. 2:13)

That is just a few of the things we can find in the Bible that are true about those who know Jesus. Do you believe those things? Go to the next level. Remove the wrong LABELS and put in places the right LABELS.

Ephesians 1:4-7 NLT

Even before he made the world, God loved us and chose us in Christ to be holy and without fault in his eyes. God decided in advance to adopt us into his own family by bringing us to himself through Jesus Christ. This is what he wanted to do, and it gave him great pleasure. So we praise God for the glorious grace he has poured out on us who belong to his dear Son. He is so rich in kindness and grace that he purchased our freedom with the blood of his Son and forgave our sins.

Catalyst ticket arrived

My ticket to the Catalyst Conference, in Atlanta Oct 8-10, just arrived. I'm excited!

Have you heard of EDITH BURNS?

Edith Burns was a wonderful Christian who lived in San Antonio, Texas . She was the patient of a doctor by the name of Will Phillips. Dr. Phillips was a gentle doctor who saw patients as people. His favorite patient was Edith Burns. One morning he went to his office with a heavy heart and it was because of Edith Burns. When he walked into that waiting room, there sat Edith with her big black Bible in her lap earnestly talking to a young mother sitting beside her. Edith Burns had a habit of introducing herself in this way: "Hello, my name is Edith Burns. Do you believe in Easter?" Then she would explain the meaning of Easter, and many times people would be saved. Dr. Phillips walked into that office and there he saw the head nurse, Beverly. Beverly had first met Edith when she was taking her blood pressure. Edith began by saying,"My name is Edith Burns. Do you believe in Easter?" Beverly said, "Why yes I do." Edith said, "Well, what do you ...

wash feet, sharing hope

John 13:4-5,14 NLT So he got up from the table, took off his robe, wrapped a towel around his waist, 5 and poured water into a basin. Then he began to wash the disciples’ feet, drying them with the towel he had around him… 14 And since I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you ought to wash each other’s feet. Jesus set the example we follow. He served. He valued and gave value to others. That is why we choose to serve. For 18 years our church has shared an outreach called back2school, and for 16 of those years we have chosen to give students brand new shoes and socks as well as washing their feet. It is one of the most important parts of this event. Washing feet is a humbling experience where both the give and the receiver learn how to share some moments that might change their lives. Jesus said we should do this. See the verse above. Follow His example, do what He did, and give far more than you will ever know....

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