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Living in the Forgiveness of Christ

I AM The Way, The Truth and The Life: LIVING IN THE FORGIVENESS OF CHRIST! Rom. 5:8-11 Rom. 3:10-12 “There is no one righteous, not even one; there is no one who understands, no one who seeks God. All have turned away, they have together become worthless; there is no one who does good, not even one.” -Wow! That’s quite an indictment, isn’t it? NO ONE WHO DOES GOOD!  Rom. 3:23 “For all have sinned and come short of the glory of God.” ➢ Let’s be honest and admit it. WE’VE ALL BLOWN IT BEFORE GOD! Think, for example, of the worst sin you’ve ever committed.  I know you’ve tried to forget it, but think of it just for a moment. -Do you realize that in Jesus Christ that terrible sin that you committed is completely forgiven? GOD WILL NEVER HOLD THAT SIN AGAINST YOU AND IT’S ALL BECAUSE OF JESUS! ILL.- I read a true story about a priest, a beloved man of God, in the Philippines who always carried the burden of a secret sin he had committed many years before. He had repented of the sin but stil

I am the Vine..Displaying God's Love

Well, I guess everyone made it through the "Spring Forward" phase of the year. As usual, I noticed a decline in worship attendance due to the losing an hour of sleep. Nevertheless, God was very generous to us in worship! His presence was felt in a great way. Seven wonderful people were taken into the church membership as well! To God be the glory. We continued our series called "Hello, my name is Jesus"-I am the true VINE." The message was from John 15:1-8 -"I am the vine, you are the branches" Galatians 5:22-23- "The fruit of the Spirit is LOVE" 1 John 4:7-16 : 7 Beloved, let us love one another, for love is of God; and everyone who loves is born of God and knows God. 8 He who does not love does not know God, for God is love. 9 In this the love of God was manifested toward us, that God has sent His only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through Him. 10 In this is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sen