In my message this morning I said that Jesus provided us access to God – access into the very “heart of the universe.”
I have had a couple of different people ask me about what I meant by this and that probably means that I did not explain it very well. So let me attempt to clarify.
Tim Challies posted on his blog “Thank God for A Messy Church” and I am sure glad He did. You can read the entire article here: http://www.challies.com/articles/thank-god-for-a-messy-church Springs of Grace is a messy church (often in a lot of ways!) and I am thankful for that – though it’s not always easy to be thankful…
I thought this Spurgeon quote speaks about our need for the dew of heaven in a similar way that our passage in Mark 8 Sunday showed us our need to see who Jesus is more clearly. Hope it blesses you too. The Dew of Heaven “His heavens shall drop down dew.” – Deuteronomy 33:28 What…
Jesus told a parable in Luke 10 that begins by Jesus affirming that the reason we are to live is to love God and to love the people He gives you to love – (Love your neighbor). That’s the calling. Love my fellow man as much as I love myself. Then Jesus tells a parable…
in the 1830s in Scotland, Robert Murray McCheyne preached on the text, “It is more blessed to give than to receive.” The following is from that sermon.
Now, dear Christians, some of you pray night and day to be made branches of the True Vine; you pray to be made all over in the image of Christ. If so, you must be like him in giving.” “Though he was rich, yet for our sakes he became poor …”
A.W. Tozer has an excellent article titled “That incredible Christian”. It is below in its entirety.
I was reminded of it as I studied this week Mark 4:21-34 and particularly verses 24-25. “And he said to them, “Pay attention to what you hear: with the measure you use, it will be measured to you, and still more will be added to you. For to the one who has, more will be given, and from the one who has not, even what he has will be taken away.”
What Jesus means is, “The measure with which you measure to others will be measured to you.” Which means – the people who give the most have the most. The more you give, the more you will have. The way to fullness is to empty yourself. Verse 25, on the other hand, is saying, “Givers have more and more to give. Graspers, keepers, will have less and less to hold onto.” Giving, emptying yourself, is the way to fullness.
Great night as One Hope Drama Team puts on a great presentation of “You can’t take it with you”. What a great crowd from the church family & our neighborhood! Keep praying for these kids and the crowd that they might learn more about what it means to be in God’s family!
SUMMER MINISTRY OFFERING & PRAYER FOR LABORERS (PLEASE READ LETTER FROM PASTOR JOE & ELDERS) April 4, 2014 Dear church family or friend of Springs of Grace, Grace and peace from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Two weeks ago I got the privilege of going to lunch with one of the men who helped…
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