Randy spoke on the view of Heaven in Revelation 21:1-6. He talked a lot about how nothing on earth will satisfy because God has given us the ultimate gift in one person and one place. Jesus Christ and Heaven. Both free gifts that we don't deserve. Our love for God is proof that God loves us. Everything is from God including our ability to love others. And if we truly love others we will share the reality of Hell with them, because for the unbeliever this glimpse of the world is the closest they will ever come to experiencing Heaven.
John MacArthur spoke on Jesus talking about Hell to a group of religious leaders in Luke 12:1-9. In this passage Jesus didn't choose to speak to a group of unbeliever but rather a group of hypocrites who only thought they were followers. He also chose not to talk about pleasant things but about the terrifying reality of Hell. John reminded us that the root attitude of hypocrisy is the fear of man rather then the fear of God. But God is the one that has the ability to cast you into the fire of Hell. You have power over Satan but you can't lock out or contain God. Fear the one who has control over everything! John also talked on the reality that we may fool those around us who think they are living a Godly life but they can't fool God. He knows everything, doesn't find out but KNOWS. All sinners are living on borrowed time an the greatest gift God gives unbelievers is time.
Last night we heard from the oh so exciting, C.J. Mahaney. He is so great to listen to b/c he is so passionate about God and all he is graciously giving us that we don't deserve. C.J. taught on knowing God as our father and realizing what it means to be adopted by God into his family. He talked about how desperate we were without even knowing we needed saving, how we were even enemies of God, and how we didn't seek out Him, He came to us. Not only did we now know we needed saving but we didn't even want His free gift of his son. Christ didn't come just to save us but also give us the ability to join the Father in Heaven. By sending Christ, God redeems us from our own sin, gave us the gift of heaven, and on top of that He gives us so many blessings of love, mercy, and compassion. The more we understand our own salvation the more awesome God is to us and the more our love for Him as our Father increases! Adoption into God's family includes generosity, affection, acceptance, closeness, and the inheritance of sharing God's glory in Heaven. C.J pointed out that the greatest sorrow we can cause God would be to not accept the free gift of His son DYING for you. If we aren't convince that God loves us when Jesus didn't just come to earth but was SENT by the Father to die, what could it possibly take to convince us of His love?!? There is no greater sacrifice God could have given. By accepting this gift, we go from being a slave to sin to becoming a son of God and an heir to inheritance.
We also went Ruby's dinner for lunch and had a great time, as you can tell fro the pics. Jessi and Steph were playing horseshoes with ashley's bracelets and a fork.
Tomorrow... Day 3!
1 comment:
Looks like you're having a great time. I'm so glad you got to go! By the way, your hair looks great! Love you!
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