I hope you are having an awesome week. I am super excited about this Sunday. It's a Baptism Sunday, and we're going to baptisms at a few of our experiences. I'm also pumped about this message. God has been speaking to my heart and challenging me as I prepare. We'll continue to be in the story of Abraham this week as part of our series "The People of God." Understanding his story and character is so crucial to understanding God's vision for His people. We're going to talk about a critical decision Abraham and his nephew, Lot, made and the character trait behind our decisions. I hope to see you there!
Big Important News!
TAILGATE SUNDAY IS OCTOBER 4TH!
We will have 1 Worship Experience for ALL CAMPUSES at Harmony Grove Church of the Way @ 11:00.
No 9:45 or 5:30 service that day.
Outdoor Worship Experience. We'll have chairs but you're welcome to bring your own.
Wear your favorite team gear! Award for best outfit!
Bring some side dishes and desserts to share! We'll eat while we worship! Awards for best dishes!
Tell a friend now and invite them to this special day!
Thought for the Week
"He has appeared once for all at the culmination of the ages to do away with sin by the sacrifice of himself." Hebrews 9:26
You know, you don't have to keep beating yourself up. You don't . You don't have to keep re-hashing that mistake, that sin, that royal mess you made. It's forgiven. Jesus died once for it long ago, so why do you keep reliving it? Why do you keep blaming yourself over and over? Jesus forgot about it on the cross, so why won't you? When you call on Jesus, your sin is done away with. It's washed away in His amazing grace. There's no tidying up you need to do. It's over. Finished. Forgiven. His sacrifice was enough, so stop re-living it. Stop letting it own a part of you. Live into today. Live into forgiveness. Live into His mercy. Live into new life. I know too many people who cannot get past their past. They cannot see that things could be different for them -- that they ARE different for them because of Jesus. They think there must be something else they must do. They must clean up themselves. Instead, what they end up doing is holding their lives prisoner to their past. And we mustn't do this. Jesus died once and for all. It's over and done with. So be the new you. If you don't know about this forgiveness, you can have it for free. If you have, use it. Use it to propel your life into a new life, cleansed by the Holy Spirit. If you've grown accustomed to it, don't ever, ever, ever forget how costly it was, how crucial it is, and how much we need it every single day. This forgiveness -- your life -- was so important that Jesus thought it was worth dying for. So why not live for Him.
Because of Jesus,
Carter
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