The fallen state of humanity can depress and immobilize us without good news. That is why Jesus came to let us in on the truth that everything changes because of God's great love for us. We can say to our problems "But God!"

Paul remarks on the church's faith in God and love for the saints in Eph 1:15. But the original manuscripts actually read "faith in God and the saints." Paul goes on to describe our inheritance being in the saints. There is mysterious life that comes from believing not only in God but also one another.

God chose you before the foundation of the world to be holy and blameless. He chose you this way whether you feel it or not. We need a change of mindset that says, "I live in an open heaven" before we sense it and this faith will unlock the full experience we long for.

I don’t experience God because I feel something.

I experience God because He says I do.

He promises me every spiritual blessing.

What is needed is not a feeling from heaven.

It is a change in mindset on earth.

Jesus' death gave every human the right to choose to be a saint. This gives us the opportunity to experience heaven on earth to the level of our belief.

The story of Christ reconciling people to Himself while we were enemies in amazing. But it is most amazing lived out on the lives of people that believe it. God thinks you are great. He thought you were great before you were and now that you have Holy Spirit living in you IT'S TRUE- You Are Great.

Jesus offers us abundant life, which is characterized by glistening

hope. When we live in this hope, we realize that, from God's

perspective, we always live in perfect peace and spotless grace.

It says of David in 1 Sam 17:48 that he ran quickly towards the battle line to meet Goliath. How many of us can say that we run to tackle the giants in our lives? When we live in our identity in Christ we can!

We have been tasked with learning to be a family in 2012. A family bathed in the truth that God is a God of hope and He fills us with all joy and peace through the power of the Holy Spirit (Rom 15:13). We are embarking on the the adventure of discovering the truth of His promises together!

The worship before Christmas each year we dedicate to a time of remembering the testimonies of the amazing things God has done in and through our lives. This is a blessed celebration we love.

Every one of us as believers have been appointed as royal princes and princesses of God. When we grasp this revelation in our hearts, it will transform our identity and it will transform our lives.