Heartland

God is inviting us to look forward into the wild, open, and uncertain future so that we might participate in what God is doing in our world.

Each Advent is a chance for us to have a new beginning, heeding the call of God’s grace to join ourselves with the the work that God is currently doing.

God has given us grace and peace so that we might endure until Jesus returns.

Those who will find themselves invited into God’s eternal kingdom are those who have properly expressed their love for God through their love and care for their neighbor, especially “the least of these.”

Much is required of those who have been given things of great value.

Jesus calls us to be properly prepared for his return.

Loving God and loving neighbor are inseparable. We can love God and neighbor because Jesus is the messiah.

Jesus wants us to live as faithful servants of God while remaining active participants in our country.

It is not enough to merely respond to the invitation of God’s salvation; we must ensure that we are growing in grace and holiness.

The church is God’s. He has allowed us to be its workers so that we might produce good fruit. When we try and take ownership of the church so that it serves our own interests we demonstrate our unfaithfulness.