Doctrine - A Sure Foundation

On Sunday July 6th I am beginning a series on Doctrine - The essential Christian beliefs.
1. God is – We believe in God
2. God Speaks – We believe in the Bible
3. Man Sins – We believe we are not good apart from Christ
4. God Saves – We believe Jesus is the Only Savior and acceptance of his finished work on the cross is the only way to be right with God
5. God Sends – We believe God established the church to be His hands in this world.
6. God Fills – We believe in God the Holy Spirit who fills us
7. God Returns – We believe Jesus is coming back

Living Off the Blessings of the Last Generation

This past Sunday Pastor Leo shared a powerful message in our a.m. service. I asked him for permission to share the main points on this blog.

1. The next generation usually starts out better then the first
2. The next generation mistakes God's blessing for merit. As if we have earned it
3. The next generation can hide in yesterday's blessing.
4. The next generation exaggerates the godliness of the previous one, make their spirituality unattainable.
5. The next generation has the "times have changed syndrome" We pine for simpler days
6. The next generation is fooled into thinking the hard work is finished

We are the next generation. We are blessed because of the sacrifices and prayers of our predecessors. But, we must not simply live off of their blessings but strive to do what they did as we face the challenges of today.

Thanks for the challenge Pastor Leo