"For God so loved the World, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on Him shall not perish but have everlasting life."

John 3:16

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I have redeemed you. I have called you by name. You are Mine.
Isaiah 43:1

 

In God's heart, you are..

CREATED

I praise You because I am fearfully and wonderfully made.
Psalm 139:14

CHOSEN

The Lord has chosen you to be His treasured possession.
Deuteronomy 14:2

CELEBRATED

He will take great delight in you. He will rejoice over you with singing.
Zephaniah 3:17

CHERISHED

"I have loved you with an everlasting love. I have chosen you with loving-kindness."
Jeremiah 31:3

 

Christ in You,
You in Christ

God alone made it possible for you to be in Christ Jesus.
I Corinthians 1:30 NLT

As a child of God, you are in Christ and He is in you. Each is significant in the following ways:

Being in Christ means that you receive the benefits of all that He has done for you through His death, burial, resurrection and ascension;

Christ being in you means that you receive the benefits of His presence , His character and His nature within you.

Being in Christ changes your position before God;

Christ being in you changes the inward condition of your heart.

Being in Christ brings you into heavenly realities;
Christ being in you brings heavenly realities into your earthly walk.

Being in Christ opens your eyes to the beauty of God's love;
Christ being in you floods your heart with that same love.

Installing Love

Tech Support: Yes, ... how can I help you?

Customer: Well, after much consideration, I've decided to install Love.
Can you guide me through the process?

Tech Support: Yes. I can help you. Are you ready to proceed?

Customer: Well, I'm not very technical, but I think I'm ready. What do I do first?  

Tech Support: The first step is to open your Heart. Have you located your Heart?  

Customer: Yes, but there are several other programs running now. Is it okay
to install Love while they are running?

Tech Support: What programs are running?

Customer: Let's see, I have Past Hurt, Low Self-Esteem, Grudge and Resentment running right now.

Tech Support: No problem, Love will gradually delete Past Hurt from your current operating system. It may remain in your permanent memory, but it will no longer disrupt other programs. Love will eventually override Low Self-Esteem with a module of its own called High Self-Esteem. However, you have to completely turn off Grudge and Resentment. Those programs prevent Love from being properly installed. Can you turn those off?

Customer: I don't know how to turn them off. Can you tell me how?

Tech Support: With pleasure. Go to your Start menu and invoke Forgiveness. Do this as many times as necessary until Grudge and Resentment have been completely deleted.

Customer: Okay, done! Love has started installing itself. Is that normal?  

Tech Support: Yes, but remember that you have only the base program. You need to begin connecting to other Hearts in order to get the upgrades.

Customer: Oops! I have an error message already. It says, "Error - Program not run on external components". What should I do?

Tech Support: Don't worry. It means that the Love program is set up to run on Internal Hearts, but has not yet been run on your Heart. In non-technical terms, it simply means you have to Love yourself before you can Love others.  

Customer: So, what should I do?

Tech Support: Pull down Self-Acceptance; then click on the following files: Forgive-Self; Realize Your Worth; and Acknowledge Your Limitations.  

Customer: Okay, done.

Tech Support: Now, copy them to the "My Heart" directory. The system will overwrite any conflicting files and begin patching faulty programming. Also, you need to delete Verbose Self-Criticism from all directories and empty your Recycle Bin to make sure it is completely gone and never comes back.

Customer: Got it. Hey! My Heart is filling up with new files Smile is playing on my monitor and Peace and Contentment are copying themselves all over my Heart. Is this normal?

Tech Support: Sometimes. For others, it takes awhile, but eventually gets it at the proper time. So, Love is installed and running. One more thing before we hang up. Love is Freeware. Be sure to give it and it's various components to everyone you meet. They will in turn, share it with others and return some cool components back to you.

Customer: Thank you, God.

 

Words Of Wisdom

1. God wants spiritual fruit, not religious nuts.

2. Dear God: I have a problem. Sometimes, it's me.

3. Growing old is inevitable, growing up is optional.

4. There is no key to happiness. The door is always open.

5. Silence is often misinterpreted, but never misquoted.

6. Do the math. Count your blessings.

7. Faith is the ability to not panic.

8. Laugh every day, it's like inner jogging.

9. If we worry, we probably didn't pray. If we pray, we probably don't worry.

10. As a child of God, prayer is kind of like calling home every day.

11. The most important things in our homes are the people.

12. When we get tangled up in our problems, be still. God wants us to be still so He can untangle the knots for us.

13. He who dies with the most toys is still dead. And who knows where he has gone?

14. We do not remember days, but moments. Life moves too fast, so enjoy your precious moments.

15. Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are.

-Author Unknown

 

Parents of Teens

Click on the Play buttons below to watch the videos.

"Family Devotions"

"Don't Waste Your Life"

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Sunday Services

 

Sunday School
9:00 a.m.

Worship Service
10:00 a.m.

Evening Worship
5:00 p.m.

 

 


 

 

 

"I have engraved you on the palms of My hands."
Isaiah 49:16

"Before I formed you in the womb I knew you."
Jeremiah 1:5

"For I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord. "Plans to prosper you and not to harm you. Plans to give you hope and a future."
Jeremiah 29:11

 

 

Being in Christ allows you to see what God wants you to become;
Christ being in you means that you can become what God wants you to be.

Being in Christ means that He is the atmosphere in which you live your day;
Christ being in you means that each day His strength is your strength, His peace is your peace, His power is your power, His victory is your victory, His life is your life.

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