Another fantastic week and weekend at Abundant Life Church . . .
- Met several people who were return guests and have been coming for several weeks now . . . that's awesome . . . it's one thing to come once . . . it is something else to return two, three, and four times and eventually discover . . . this is the place I've been looking for!
- Loved one email I received this past week . . . went something like this . . . I just moved to the area and Abundant Life Church was the fourth church on my list to check out . . . when I walked in, I knew there was something different and decided this is the place! Yeah! I love that!
- Always great meeting our newest guests during our Connection . . . love seeing the excitement on their faces . . . and sometimes the "what am I doing here" look!
- Continued the series Faith, Hope, and Luck this week and talked about what true biblical faith is
- It is not a "star-wars" force kind of thing
- It is not a magic formula or secret religious code you punch in like at the ATM machine . . . 2 daily prayers and one monthly church attendance . . . or was it 3 prayers and 1 daily Bible reading and one church service . . .
- It is not the same as confidence or having a positive attitude
- Biblical faith is believing that God is who He says He is and that He will do everything He promises He will do
- The promise of God is the bridge between hope and faith
- We can ask God for anything we want . . . He has the power to deliver . . . sometimes in the moment . . . sometimes later on . . . sometimes not at all . . . however He chooses doesn't change the fact that He is still God
Some noticed my little disclaimer and word of thanks to Northpoint Resources for some great ideas for this series . . . someone asked me how we come up with all this stuff week after week and series after series . . . well . . . I'll tell you what . . . I'll do a blog entry on it later
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