Church was an awesome time!!!!

From Our Bishop:

Distinguished by Love and Forgiveness

If one is to please the Lord they must be bold enough to distinguish themselves from the crowd. "Come out from among them..." 2 Corinthians 6:17. Failing to do this, you wil just be the crowd. One sure way of distinguishing yourself from the crowd is to love and forgive. Love is what you naturally express when the love of God becomes a reality in your life. You don't have t earn or deserve love. "God demonstrated his love towards us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us." Romans 5:8 To love God is to love people, and to love is to forgive.

Forgiving does not erase the bitter past. A healed memory is not a deleted memory. Instead, forgiving what we cannot forget creates a new way to remember. We change the memory of our past into hope for our future. The willingness to forgive is a sign of spiritual and emotional maturity. It is one of the great virtues to which we all should aspire. Imagine distinguishing yourself by being an indivifual willing both to apologize and to accept apology. Being able to say, "It's my fault," and "I am sorry." Now that is maturity and greatness. So if you want to be free; stand in the Grace of God and have your prayers answered; then forgive! "If you have unforgiveness in your heart, the Lord will not hear your prayers." Psalms 66:18.

Forgiven to Forgive,

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 The main sermon today was all about the need to change and grow. That you cannot cling to the past, and you must move forward to get your blessing. 

That it is essential to be honest and walk with Jesus in your life for who you are. No excuses...be your own person and walk strong and tall in that. 

Today was an awesome day. Now I am hanging with my friends Steve and Aaron and we are just having a good time. These guys are wearing me out...so funny!!!!

Hope everyone is having a good day.

I really miss knowing what is going on in Van's day to day life. I care about him, and miss talking to him and hearing what is going on. Nothing I can do about that...

J-Bo