celebrate the 4th of July

Psalm 33:12 NASB

Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord, The people whom He has chosen for His own inheritance.

The United State of America was founded on Christian principles and faith by people who sought out freedom. In our history books and throughout our rich history are the facts that stand in honor of our founders and much of that points to our great God.

As a country we would be lost without God. As people we are lost without faith in and a relationship with God. We need Him, and we need His love.

1 John 4:10 NASB

In this is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son to be the propitiation for our sins.

1 John 4:19 NASB

We love, because He first loved us.

Romans 5:8 NASB

But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

His love is demonstrated through His gift and was the original and the origin of all that is good. All around this land of ours are people reaching for their dreams. Are you?

The American dream is often the perfect house with the little white picket fence and a couple kids, but I suggest that is really not the dream that many people are reaching for no should we. In this life we want peace, we long for the blessings of God and we know that the real reason that God has blessed our nation is because we have been able to bless others.

As we celebrate July 4th celebrate His love by sharing it with others. He loved us first. He loved us best. Allow His love to flow through you today.

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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