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This week we wrapped up 1 John looking at the reminder of what we “know". We also had a discussion offering some general clarification on sin… sin that leads to death, sin for the unbeliever, sin within the church… and how reconciliation intersects and applies. And, for fun, if you’ve been following our recent debate on Chips Ahoy vs Oreos, chewy vs crunchy, regular Oreos vs Oreo thins vs Double Stuff Oreos, the saga continues with a new twist!
This week Heidi and Kristin talk about the compounding effect of being just one degree off, how the voices we listen to impact and influence us, and the importance and significance of embracing the pastoral voice as a means of how God delivers His truth and word.
It's all about lemons this week! Biblical concepts like "rejoicing in suffering", "counting it all joy in trials", and "the testing of faith producing steadfastness", stand in stark contrast to popular worldly concepts of "self-help", "living your best life now", and "the power of positive thinking". Can lemonade be made from the lemons of life? Well, the Gospel of Jesus is the ultimate Lemonade story. Hope is very real and lemonade can be made, but it is our creator, Savior, and sustainer who makes it. Romans 5:1-5 "Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. Through him we have also obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in hope of the glory of God. Not only that, but we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, and hope does not put us to shame, because God's love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us."
Ah… love… This week we talk about John’s call to the church in 1 John 3:18 that love is action. "Little children, let us not love in word or talk but in deed and in truth.” We have the ultimate act of love in Christ Jesus that He laid down His life for us, therefore we should live and love following His selfless example. How might you talk to your kids and family about the action of loving?
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