To just read the bible, attend church and avoid big sins – is this passionate wholehearted love for God?
Francois Felon, The Seeking Heart
One of my favourite speakers/authors is a guy named Francis Chan. He is not afraid to say what he thinks and mostly what he thinks is worth thinking about. So here are a couple of thoughts from his book Crazy Love (p 24). Continue reading “All or Nothing”
“Out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks. Matthew 12:33
If you want to know where you are and where you are going in your spiritual life, listen to your own words. Jesus said, “Out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.” “A good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth good things, and an evil man out of the evil treasure brings forth evil things” (Matthew12:34-35) . Jesus then adds that, on the day of judgment, we will give an account for every “idle” word we speak (verse 36). The word “treasure” in verse 35 could be translated “deposit;” thus, whatever has been deposited in our lives will come out in words. Our words are powerful forces that not only reveal our spiritual condition, but also dynamically impact our future and that of others. Continue reading “Where am I?”
The season in which we find ourselves in is most unusual. It is also distressing for many and a time when anxiety levels have risen dramatically.
It is a season to ‘rest’ in our faith in a faithful Father (as we have with young Elijah). To rest in our faith is to worship God wholeheartedly, trust in Him, to live our lives as Jesus lived His, to be faithful and obedient to the word.
We live in a community divided in its practice and belief about COVID. That reality is reflected in our faith community. Some adhere strongly to the health directives given by the government. Some believe strongly that it is dangerous to do so. And there are many who sit somewhere in between.
In the past, through announcements in the newsletter, at church during services and in special letters (like this) I have asked that you honour one another – that is, take regard for your brother and sister. If we don’t we run the danger of being arrogant in our faith and not loving our brother and sister. Continue reading “CCUC Family – A call out to please honour your brother and sister”
It matters that we have a right understanding of who we
are because of whose we are.
“For you are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus…And because you are sons, God has sent forth the Spirit of His son into your hearts, crying out, ‘Abba, Father!’ Therefore you are no longer a slave but a son, and if a son,
then an heir of God through Christ.”
Galatians 3:26; 4:6-7 NKJV
Jesus was not a servant who aspired to be a son, He is the Son who chose to serve. Jesus was not a servant working His way up the ladder. In the incarnation, Jesus is fully God. Pre-existent, eternal, the one by whom and for whom all things were created. He is the King of Glory. Which makes it all the more remarkable that He chose to be a servant. He was not in a position of weakness trying to earn the Father’s favour, it was already His. Continue reading ““Who we are in Christ changes everything””
