Eternal Hearts Live On

In the ancient words of the Bible is the gift of ETERNAL LIFE. All that's needed to unlock them is the ever-present Holy Spirit. - Anon

Jesus said 'store up for yourselves treasures in heaven'...Hmm!

If we look around the house, we'll probably find it. An old worn out, cracked binding, dog-earned pages falling out, bible. Yes, it's lost its luster, but not its life. There's something there that won't simply let us part with it. The memories of dad/mom reading from it at night, carrying it to church on Sunday, quoting from it often as they lectured us when we needed it. Yeah, that physical book - Bible - may not have withstood the time, but the words contained within still resonate. Why, because it is the Living Word of the Living God, who is eternal and forever. And from these lessons we've learned that earthly treasures may fade over time (mom/dad, grandparents, etc.) but eternal hearts live on and shine forever. May we all be so empowered today!

Until tomorrow...

Pastor Botts

"Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life. We believe and know that you are the Holy One of God." - John 6:68-69

How He Loves Us

God loves us not because of who we are, but because of who He is. – R. Murray

After his denials of Christ Peter went and wept. After his resurrection, Jesus went to Peter and ‘reinstated’ him. WOW!

The world gives adulation to its own. Movie stars, star athletes, writers, politicians, etc. are heaped great praise and adoration for their actions, and often begin to believe they deserve such. It’s easy for us to get caught up into the mode of thinking we deserve God’s love because of what we’ve accomplished for Him, how long we’ve been faithful, or even because we can see the ‘change’ in our lives. The truth of the matter is God loved us from the very beginning, when we weren’t the people we are now, when we had not accomplished the things we’ve accomplished now. He even loved us when we went astray, and rejected Him. Aside from His holiness, love is His nature. There is nothing we can really do earn His love, for He freely gives it to all. May you feel loved today!

Until tomorrow…….

Pastor Botts

“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.” – John 3:16

Imperfect Saints

A man does not have to be an angel in order to be a saint. – J. Wesley

Of all the people God used in the bible, other than Jesus; not a one of them was perfect. HALLELUJAH!

Though we would desire they go hand in hand, expectations and reality are often far apart. We don’t always do what we know we should do or what we are expected to do. As Christians we strive for perfection or maturity in Christ – that is our daily goal. But in our humanness we sometimes fall short and that’s where grace comes in. We serve a God who will forgive us our trespasses if we repent and confess them to Him – that’s grace. And God expects us to pass that grace gift on towards others. It's one of the great benefits in building relationships, for surely someone will fail us today. It’s a gift that keeps on giving and allows us to live to the best of our ability as God’s children.

Until tomorrow……..

Pastor Botts

“But where sin abounded, grace abounded much more, so that as sin reigned in death, even so grace might reign through righteousness to eternal life through Jesus Christ.” – Romans 5:20-21