Q: Is Christmas a time of “extravagant wastefulness” for you?
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Q: Is Christmas a time of “extravagant wastefulness” for you?
You were saved by faith in God, who treats us much better than we deserve. This is God's gift to you, and not anything you have done on your own. 9 It isn't something you have earned, so there is nothing you can brag about. 10 God planned for us to do good things and to live as he has always wanted us to live. This is why he sent Christ to make us what we are. Ephesians 2:8-10
I've always lived by the thought, "begin with the end in mind" -- I apply this to many areas of my life (from sermon prep, to ministry focus, to financial planning, to exercise objectives, etc)…
I want to see the CHURCH, that Jesus set in motion, RISE UP and RETURN to being a community-shaking, Holy Spirit powered, world-changing, enemy-crushing, non-stop-smiling, servant-warrior family who are super courageous and explode with crazy love!
Jesus wants ALL to be saved! Religious, pagan, rich, poor, young, old… ANYONE.
We talk a lot about who we are, what we do and what needs to change in our church, our family, our community & our world. But, are we part of the solution to the problems that we see?
WE are going to find, LOVE, encourage, disciple and empower hundreds & hundreds (then, thousands) of students and their families in the communities of America! #BOOM
Seems like today, we only hear what we want to hear and ONLY when we want to hear it. But, friend, that’s not how it works. God’s our Father – He speaks when He chooses – we must simply LISTEN and OBEY. And guess what?? God IS calling you!
God doesn't owe you an explanation or reason for everything He asks you to do. Understanding can wait, but obedience can't.
