40 day of Grace 2016

Quest for Hope

Jesus the Lamb 2-12-16

John 1:29-34

Yesterday, we took an honest look at our hearts; we realized because of sin/selfishness we needed a heart for Jesus who is the Living Expression of selfless Love.  How do we become a living expression of God’s love when clearly our lives tend toward sin/selfishness?  How do we hold onto our Hope when we recognize this reality?  In our passage this morning, John the Baptist points to Jesus in the crowd and says, “Look, the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!” Why did John call Jesus the Lamb of God?

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Quest for Hope

A Heart for Jesus 2-11-16

John 1:14-17

Lent is a time for honest reflection.  It is a time to be reminded of humanity’s ongoing sin against God’s selfless love; humans prefer selfishness and this choice separates us from the divine presence.  God is pure love and cannot occupy the same space as selfishness; He is Light and in Him is no darkness.  Each of us enters the world born with selfish and self-exalting inclinations and because of Grace, we are now invited into the redemptive process as children of God—children learning the ways of holy love.  Because of Jesus we can know the truth of our original identity—created in the image of God—receive the forgiving mercy of God, and grow in the power of Grace (God’s Riches at Christ’s Expense).  Do you long for truth about yourself wrapped in tender mercy?  

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