choose God over all

These are crazy times. Yet our God is the same God who took us in, saved our souls and has given promise after promise that we can claim. That is why today’s core value is so important for you and for me. It is for the church.

John 14:6 NLT

Jesus told them, “I am the way, the truth and the life. No one can come to the Father except through me.

That is relevant. But how so? Everywhere there are people or things offering us answers or ideas of how to keep going. Look for them. Most of those offering answers and the answers couldn’t be further from the truth. The truth is Jesus. Truth is not a concept or an ideology. It is a relationship and not religion either.

Let me take that to another level. We often lie to ourselves or believe things that are not true. We all have to have a foundation of truth or an understanding of what is truth. Go with me. Grow with me in 1 John.

1 John 1:8-10 NLT

If we claim we have no sin, we are only fooling ourself and not living in the truth. But if we confess our sins to him, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleans us from all wickedness. If we claim we have not sinned, we are calling God a liar and showing that his word has no place in our hearts.

That is big. Are we lying to ourselves? Are we allowing our hearts to be deluded with lies or even with half truths? Stop fooling yourself or allowing yourself to be fooled. Find truth and hold on to it.

Why we need to be relevant is because we are looking for truth. People all around us are long for truth that lasts. Not everyone is going to hold on to what we believe is truth, but let’s give them a possibility.

The crucial part of our relationship with God has very little to do with having religion as part of our routine. It has everything to do with knowing God and getting close to Him. Don’t miss the basics.

May we realize how awesome the future is because God has a plan. he is working in our lives. We simply have to choose freedom over bondage, forgiveness over bitterness. Choose faith over fear. Choose God over all!

Jeremiah 29:11 NASB

For I know the plans that I have for you,’ declares the Lord, ‘plans for welfare and not for calamity to give you a future and a hope.

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....

Catalyst ticket arrived

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

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