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Romans 8:33 -- Who shall bring any charge against God's elect? It is God who justifies.
Satan is known as "the accuser of the brothers" (Rev 12:10). He loves nothing more than to accuse us night and day about our short comings and and what we deserve because of them. While I agree with him about what I deserve, I do not agree with him when it comes to what I will get. God has decided what I will get...and that is GOOD thing. God's decision, by the blood of Jesus and by His resurrection, is that I receive an adoption as His son. God has justified me by my faith in Jesus...this makes me His elect. Because of this I can stand strong in my relationship with the Lord knowing no one can bring a charge against me...not even the accuser.
In the Grace of Christ,
Pastor Alan
Discussion Point
What verse has encouraged you this week in your relationship with the Lord?
Weekly Updates:
- Remember to help the parents understand what you have taught the children in their classes. This is very important.
- Graduation day is Sunday. Make sure you can direct parents to the appropriate classroom.
Upcoming Events:
- CM Graduation Sunday - August 29th
- CM Equipping for Ministry - Sunday, August 29th 1:30-3:00pm
Habakkuk 3:17-18 -- Though the fig tree should not blossom, nor fruit be on the vines, the produce of the olive fail and the fields yield no food, the flock be cut off from the fold and there be no herd in the stalls, yet I will rejoice in the Lord; I will take joy in the God of my salvation.
Things don't always go according to our plan in life. Sometimes we experience blessings, sometimes we experience struggles. But no matter what we go through...no matter how difficult our lives may become at any point in time, we CAN take joy in the God of our salvation.
This joy, however, will not come from our own will. It will only come from the manifestation of the Holy Spirit's presence in our lives as we set our minds on the things of the Spirit and not on the things of the flesh (Romans 8). Praise God for Jesus, who gives us His Spirit and makes it possible for us to take joy in our Father's salvation...even in the midst of hard times.
In the Grace of Christ,
Pastor Alan
Discussion Point
How did you find joy in the Lord during difficult times in your life?
Weekly Updates:
- Remember to help the parents understand what you have taught the children in their classes. This is very important.
Upcoming Events:
- 5th Grade Graduation Dinner - Thursday, August 26th 5:30-7:30pm
- CM Graduation Sunday - August 29th
- CM Equipping for Ministry - Sunday, August 29th 1:30-3:00pm
Romans 7:18(b) -- For I have the desire to do what is right, but not the ability to carry it out.
If you have been a Christian for longer than 2 hours you have experienced what the Apostle Paul is talking about here. There is in us the desire to follow God and obey Him wholeheartedly, but when we try to put it into practice we fail. Oh the frustration! Paul says it best...Wretched man that I am! Who will deliver me from this body of death? Thanks be to God through Jesus Christ our Lord!Thank you Lord for sending us Jesus who can give us the ability that we lack to carry out the good works you have planned for us. Though we, in our flesh, cannot accomplish (from the heart) the good we are to do, Jesus transforms us into His image as we abide in Him, allowing us (from the heart) to carry out the good that God commands us to do. Thank you Jesus!
In the Grace of Christ,
Pastor Alan
Discussion Point
Just offer up praise to God for His Son Jesus who gives us victory over our flesh!
Weekly Updates:
- Remember to help the parents understand what you have taught the children in their classes. This is very important.
- Make sure you get signed up for Family Camp. Our theme this year is "House on the Rock". It is going to be a great time!
Upcoming Events:
- Family Camp - "House on the Rock" - August 20th - 22nd
- 5th Grade Graduation Dinner - Thursday, August 26th 5:30-7:30pm
- CM Graduation Sunday - August 29th
- CM Equipping for Ministry - Sunday, August 29th 1:30-3:00pm
Romans 6:6 -- For sin will have no dominion over you, since you are not under law but under grace.
The law gives us no power over sin. It simply leaves us on our own, with an increased knowledge of our sin, to deal with our problem. But the grace that has come to us from God through His Son, Jesus, provide us with holy power to overcome the destructive power of sin.
Take hold of the free gift that was given to you at the price of the blood of Jesus and do not allow sin to reign over you, but instead allow the grace of God to be poured out into your life as you commune with Him, trusting that a relationship with Him will bring you the holy life you desire.
In the Grace of Christ,
Pastor Alan
Discussion Point
How do you take hold of the grace under which you live?
Weekly Updates:
- Remember to help the parents understand what you have taught the children in their classes. This is very important.
- Make sure you get signed up for Family Camp. Our theme this year is "House on the Rock". It is going to be a great time!
Upcoming Events:
- Family Camp - "House on the Rock" - August 20th - 22nd
- 5th Grade Graduation Dinner - Thursday, August 26th 5:30-7:30pm
- CM Graduation Sunday - August 29th
- CM Equipping for Ministry - Sunday, August 29th 1:30-3:00pm
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