Saturday, May 31, 2008

TWG - May 31, 2008 - NOTICE - I'M HAVING UPLOAD PROBLEMS

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TWG - May 31, 2008
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Exodus 14; Matthew 24:26-51

Today is May 31, this is time with God, I’m Pastor Dennis - I’ve been waiting here for you. Welcome to our life transforming community. TWG is a covenant to seek the LORD God with all our heart and with all our soul. If you seek Him, He will be found by you.

Yesterday was filled with activity. First thing in the morning I helped Bill and his crew pour concrete! It turned out great! Thanks to sons Dave & Todd, his friend Terry, John, Carl, Helen and Ryland! It looks beautiful. Jayn stopped in to take some pictures. Susan came in to do the bulletin. And I worked on Discovery Classes and Sunday’s message for the Grads… a message about finding their path for the rest of their lives. After work I ran to the hospital to see Don. He was knocked out and asleep. I got home around 7:30 or so, and it was lights out for me! I put a pic of the guys working concrete on the blog at timewithgod.mypodcast.com. check it out.

This week’s theme verse is John 3:16-18 "For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because he has not believed in the name of God's one and only Son.

FOR GOD – He’s the greatest person and power that has ever existed! SO LOVED! That is the greatest love anyone has ever experienced! There is no greater love than that! THE WORLD – The greatest possible number of recipients and the greatest need ever. THAT HE GAVE – The greatest and most selfless act conceivable! HIS ONE AND ONLY SON – The Greatest sacrifice. What could be greater than your own son? THAT WHOEVER BELIEVES IN HIM – The greatest response. SHALL NOT PERISH – The greatest penalty and punishment. BUT HAVE EVERLASTING LIFE – The greatest gift and blessing ever. And this is the greatest promise that you or I have ever read! Every one of us at some point in our lives is challenged with this choice: We can receive everlasting life as a wonderful gift from God, or we can perish in a Christless eternity where we will languish forever in Hell. It seems like such a no brainer… on the one hand we have Heaven! The place of eternal joy, hope and happiness. God is there and his presence fills the future with indescribable light! On the other hand we have Hell. A place of darkness, fear and pain. Abandon hope all who enter here! It is a place of eternal, solitary punishment. Anyone, when confronted by the reality of the choice has got to see the simple sense in choosing God’s love gift! There is such a stark contrast between the two that everyone has to see it. Or not. How many people have I shared the simple gospel with who have been unwilling to decide for Christ? More than I can count! What could possibly be a reasonable explanation for deciding to spend my eternity in the Lake of Fire? Perhaps they don’t like the idea of eternal joy? It’s just pie in the sky. Maybe the concept of eternal punishment is repugnant to them. They can’t imagine a God of love sending anyone there! Maybe they don’t believe that Jesus is who he said he is. He may have been a good man, but certainly not God and definitely not the Savior of mankind. Perhaps they are bothered by the concept of faith. If they can’t see it, they don’t believe it. Or they don’t want to put their faith in anything but themselves. It could be that it seems too easy. Most think that they should have to work their way to heaven, and God says it is a free gift received only by faith. It could also possibly be that they are too infected by humanities disease: sin. They don’t want it because they love their sin and don’t want to give it up. Or maybe they don’t believe God is loving at all. They are skeptics who see the suffering of the world and conclude that God could not be a God of love or he would stop all the evil of the world. Or else they just don’t believe there is a God. Whatever the reasons, none of them are good enough. None of them stand up to close scrutiny. And none of them are going to hold water at the final judgment. As for me? I surrender freely! I am thankful for the wonderful gift of Eternal Life. It is the greatest thing ever!

Dear Lord: I bow the knee to you. I want to give my greatest praise for your love gift. I can’t think of words enough to express the gratitude I feel for how you have blessed me. You are so gracious and I am so blessed. I pray that everyone who hears of your great love, mercy and grace would want it too!

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