God has called us to belong to Jesus and with His people. It is up to us to act as if that is true in our lived experience by affirming what we have in common and celebrating what makes us different.
To Know Him and Make Him Known
Sermons on Faith
A big part of what Jesus meant by “church” is the idea of “calling together” a diverse group of individuals into His family, so they can connect with one another and together carry God’s presence to the world.
I fear that the American church in 2021 has lost sight of its God-appointed purpose. The first step to rediscovering that purpose is to remember Who our Father is and who He has said that we are.
The final phase in God’s plan to show the world what He was truly like was a surprising one – to replicate the character and glory of Jesus in His followers and then send them out to show the world what He is like. Have you embraced the privilege?
A day of judgment is coming for everyone, a day when God will punish those who do evil and vindicate and heal those who serve Him. Which group will YOU belong to?
When we break our promises to be faithful to God and faithful to our spouses, we can count on God to serve us up some “chin music” to expose our selfishness and get our attention before our relationships with Him (and our spouses) are damaged beyond repair.
We wear God out when we accuse Him of denying His people justice and favoring the wicked. God wants us to know that He is coming in judgment of the wicked…and of the righteous, so we need to be prepared.