Summer 2010

Semester's almost over! Give thought to your summer so that you "redeem the time, for the days are evil." Use it to refresh your spirit and drink deeply from the fountain of living water, Jesus.

What are you going to decide now to read? Scripture to memorize? What days are your going to set aside to pray (like go to a park for 2-3 hours at a time)?

What is history's most spectacular sin? It's the Cross. Jesus Christ was nailed to a cross of wood and hung there until dead. The Son of God was killed by the hands of men.

But he wasn't dying for sins he had done. God's plan to save the world from their sins, was being accomplished. That's why Jesus' last words were, "It is finished." Mission accomplished. His all-consuming purpose in life was fulfilled.

That is the meaning and purpose for celebrating Easter. Jesus saves men from the guilt, consequences, and power of sin. He chose to sacrifice himself in order to save the world, to reconcile man to God.

If God is at work in you, these things are gnawing on your mind, contact us. We want you to know Jesus.
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Sin: Man's Ultimate Problem

Taken from Jusification and Regeneration by Charles Leiter (a great, accessible book on the glorious work of God who justifies the ungodly in Jesus Christ and regenerates their hearts by the Spirit).

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