Heartland

Proper belief in Jesus mandates that we are obedient, even when it goes against what we are accustomed to believing and doing.

We must put our hope into Christ and eternal life rather than the material wants of this world.

Receiving great and immeasurable grace requires the giving of great and immeasurable grace.

Jesus calls us to lovingly confront our Christian brothers and sisters who have sinned so that they might repent, be reconciled to God and neighbor, and restored to full participation in the community of faith.

Greatness in the Kingdom of God is becoming like a humble and subordinate child. Greatness in the Kingdom of God is serving the insignificant little ones in our world.

God is a gracious God, merciful and slow to anger while abounding in steadfast love. He is ready to relent from punishing. Most of the time, this is not who we are.

Human life contains many tragedies and often times seems unfair. No matter what we have been through God has a reward for us in the next life and can give us strength for this life.

Jonah runs away from the call to go to Nineveh because he knows that God is merciful and willing to extend grace to those who are undeserving. Jonah does not want the people of Nineveh to repent.

There is nothing that could ever separate us from God’s love. God is with us and for us, always.

We become co-heirs with Christ when we allow ourselves to be led by the Spirit so that we might become fully obedient sons and daughters of God.