God's generous grace moves us to overflow in generosity. God has drawn near to us in Christ, so now we give our time, talents and treasure to draw others to Christ.
God's generous grace moves us to overflow in generosity. God has drawn near to us in Christ, so now we give our time, talents and treasure to draw others to Christ.
Israel's sin with the golden calf reveals our own tendency to fall back into sin when the going gets tough. We would rather have false gods we can control than the true God control us. And when we fall we need a mediator who will approach the wrath of God on our behalf.