In September 2012 I was given the opportunity to fill in at a friend's church in Great Bend, Kansas.  What would you do in your last 24 hours of life?  Especially in that LAST hour?  As we watch a dear friend prepare to pass to glory, it has been encouraging to our family.  We learn to hold this life loosely.  To live is Christ, to die is gain.

Are there little sins?  Minor infractons?  How does God view these "venial" sins?  Lets explore that.

If you are a chicken and afraid to share the Gospel because you think you will get caught not knowing what to say, this quick crash course will help.

Here's the outline, grab the verses from the audio or use your own:

1) GOD

A. God Created and Owns Everything

B. Is Perfectly Holy

C. Requires Perfect Obedience to His law

2) MAN

A. Has Broken God’s Law

B.Will Pay the Eternal Penalty for Sin

C.Cannot Save Himself by his good works

3) Christ

A.He is God and Sinless Man

B.Died to Pay Sin’s Penalty

C.Rose from the Grave and is Alive Today

4) Response

A.Repent

B.Believe

C.When?

Song Lyrics were from Keith and Kristyn Getty "My Worth Is Not In What I Own"

Our Church service today with Pastor Bart was SO good!  He preached Colossians 3:9-11.  It moves me along in my recent thoughts about Temptation vs Indwelling Sin, Sanctification and it's hows and whys.

We might lack victory over sin because we have a wrong view of what temptation is and what it ISN'T!

In ALL things God is glorifying Himself.  He is creating worshipers.  The overflow of the Christian life is calling others to come and worship Him.  Let's talk about it.

There are only TWO ways of life as we see is Psalm 1. (Plus, a new impression I want to try out on you.) I Begg your grace on this one.  I also play the introductory clip of a Renewing Your Mind podcast with R.C. Sproul.  I want to highly recommend this podcast!  Here's a direct link to that podcast where RC starts in on the T of T.U.L.I.P.  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/total-depravity-the-human-will/id110916650?i=1000591864111

This is BIG... Here are my "Aha" or "Light Bulb" moments from 2022's study of God's Word that I will carry into 2023.

Matthew Chapter 28

Matthew Chapter 27