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Vital Truths Ignored and Suppressed

This Sunday, we champion the sanctity of human life. We also celebrate the power of the gospel to deliver us from a world of deception.

 

The prophet got it right: “The human heart is more deceitful than all else” (Jeremiah 17:9). By nature, we resist, twist, and suppress self-evident truths to protect our egos or justify our selfishness. The human heart develops its own ‘cancel culture,’ silencing inconvenient and unpleasant truths, especially the realities of both the righteousness and wrath of God. 

 

The Apostle Paul reminds us in his letter to the Romans: “For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men who suppress the truth in unrighteousness.” (Romans1:18).

 

Suppressing the truth is highly consequential. It leads to self-deception, destructive behaviors, societal deterioration and eternal ruin.

 

The gospel has the power to deliver us from the residual forces that would hold us forever captive to a world of lies.

 

Join us this Sunday as Pastor MacAdam continues to teach from the Apostle Paul’s letter to the Romans: “Vital Truths Ignored and Suppressed” (Romans 1:18).

 

We will also be breaking bread together in remembrance of the only means of our deliverance.

Get In On the Grace

The Holy Spirit gives those who are saved by grace opportunities to grow in grace!

 

As Christians, we are called to grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior (2 Peter 3:18). We will be stunted in our spiritual growth if we fail to grow in the gracious activity of giving.

 

When a believer is filled with the Spirit, he or she will want to do what they know pleases God. They will love to do what God loves!  In 2 Corinthians Chapter 9:7, we learn that God loves a cheerful giver. (2 Corinthians 9:7).

 

God has designed us to be givers. We are encouraged to give in the light of God-given promises and possibilities. And He has given us promises that assure us that blessings abound as we practice His principles of giving.

 

Join us this Sunday as Pastor MacAdam expounds 2 Corinthians 8 and 9: Get In On the Grace: Practicing Biblical Principles of Giving (2 Corinthians 8 and 9)

The Tensions of the True Servant of God

 

It is reported that Gen Z has a growing hunger for mentors and godly examples.  It is looking for guidance in a culture that is void of clarity.

 

The Apostle Paul teaches that it is easier to commend an example of a genuine walk with God when circumstances are favorable. But true godliness needs to be proved when it is tested by tough times.

 

In the process of defending the genuineness of his gospel ministry in his second letter to the Corinthians, the Apostle Paul is giving us a portrait of what a true servant of God looks like. He is giving us a realistic picture of the tension true believers will experience as we walk in a world darkened by sin and unbelief. We are called to hold fast to what God has declared to be our new identity and purpose in Christ while we are perceived differently by those who are blinded by the god of this age.

 

Join us this Sunday as we are equipped to walk by faith!

Eternal Perspective and Eternal Purpose Part 3

Have you ever felt exasperated with those who seem impervious to the good counsel of Scripture? Did you ever feel like giving up hope that they would turn around, even though you knew they were continuing on the wrong track?

 

Why did the Apostle Paul put up with the believers at Corinth who were giving him such a hard time? Why didnt he just move on to another city, saying, I dont have to put up with this anymore! Im out of here!

 

Why did he bother to defend his actions when so many had given credence to the damaging accusations made against him by the false teachers who had wormed their way into the congregation?

 

The Apostle Paul took his role as an under shepherd of The Great Shepherd of the Sheep very seriously. He was not unaware of the devils schemes to drive a wedge of distrust between believers and the authority of true gospel ministers (2 Cor 2:11). He knew what was at stake if he didnt continue to speak the truth. What motivated him to persevere?

 

What we do in life matters. All will be weighed accurately on the day of reckoning (2 Corinthians 5:10). What has been truly birthed by the Spirit of God will be manifested as having enduring value. What may have appeared to be good works in our lives may be proved as being illusory if they were not motivated by a genuine desire to bring glory to God and true benefit to others.

Eternal Perspective and Eternal Purpose Part 2

A recent news article referred to the murder of a Silicon Valley Executive ensnared in the San Francisco underworld of drugs and clubbing. The reporter commented on a host of successful entrepreneurs haunted by an inner emptiness, despite their highly applauded achievements- Theyre highly functioning, very intelligent people, incredibly talented, and theres not much in our world for them to do.  They are left asking Is this all there is?

 

The French refer to this particular boredom with plenty as ennui- a sense of  weariness, dissatisfaction, and loathing that arises from an excess of gratification.

 

How different it is for those who know that they are made for participation in Gods eternal plan. Spiritually-renewed Christians know they are positioned in a Christ-centered universe to live Christ-centered lives.  What impedes human participation is the problem of sin. The good news is that God, in His mercy, has put into effect a plan of salvation by which He would reconcile the world unto Himself in such a way that enabled Him to forgive sin without compromising His impeccable sense of justice.

 

But how are we who believe the gospel to function as reconciled sinners legally and positionally constituted as righteous before God? Do you have a new creation perspective? Has your heart and mind been reconciled to your participation in Gods eternal purpose? What does this kind of life look like?