God Centered Life

Trying to gain holiness by following a set of rules just brings legalism and guilt. True holiness comes from the pushing in of the truth of the gospel ever deeper into your soul. This only happens when we receive the Spirit of God and set our minds and hearts on things above.

If we're going to be holy, then we need to face up to who God is. He is a God of love but He's also a God of wrath and He is opposed to evil and injustice, and that is good news. We need to take God seriously at Christmas so that this good news is more than just a sentimental feel-good moment.

If we're going to be holy, then we need to face up to who God is. He is a God of love but He's also a God of wrath and He is opposed to evil and injustice, and that is good news. We need to take God seriously at Christmas so that this good news is more than just a sentimental feel-good moment.

When we hear the word sinner, we tend to compare ourselves to others and think we're not so bad. But Paul shows that none of us is righteous.

When we hear the word sinner, we tend to compare ourselves to others and think we're not so bad. But Paul shows that none of us is righteous.

The only way to have our holidays be holy days, to become more spiritually mature and to deal with sin in our lives is by a process Pastor Josh calls "spiritual violence." We've got to rip out sin out by the root.

The only way to have our holidays be holy days, to become more spiritually mature and to deal with sin in our lives is by a process Pastor Josh calls "spiritual violence." We've got to rip out sin out by the root.

You can say that you understand how to become a real Christian, then seek Him as an act of will, and then set your mind to what pleases Jesus. But what if you still don't feel very motivated? Why should you be holy?

You can say that you understand how to become a real Christian, then seek Him as an act of will, and then set your mind to what pleases Jesus. But what if you still don't feel very motivated? Why should you be holy?

The most important way to become holy and please Jesus is to set your mind on things above and not on earthly things. It is a battle of the mind. During the holidays, let's figure out what they were all meant to be about and who Christ really is, and let's commit to Him and make our holidays holy days.