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Behave Like a Christian

Romans 12: 9-14 Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor what is evil, cling to what is good. Be kindly affectionate to one another with brotherly love, in honor giving preference to one another, not lagging in diligence, fervent in spirit, serving the lord; rejoicing in hope, patient in tribulation, continuing steadfastly in prayer; distributing to the needs of the saints, given to hospitality. Questions for reflection: Why is it so hard to accept that someone looks, acts, eats, drinks, dresses, dances, believes, has an opnion- different then yours? Do we all not want the right to those things for ourselves? Don't just say you are a Christian, act like one. Acceptance is not a maybe. Join the conversation: Nov 11, 2020 05:30-6:45 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada) Meeting ID 818 5099 6698 Invite Link Click to Join https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81850996698 Copy Invitation

Shedding Tears Over the Corona Virus

 

This morning as I am reading "A World in Tears" by David Jeremiah in August 2020 Turning Points Magazine & Devotional, I am reflecting on the tears I have shed during this crisis. Dr. Jeremiah puts it all in perspective, "Many tears have been shed over the corona virus and its reign of death, financial ruin, and social anxiety. If there ever was a time when the world needed hope, grace, unity, and salvation, it's now."

This brought me cause to open up my first Bible from 1977.  Its old tattered pages and slightly brown paper yield a marked passage and a slip of paper from a previous sermon I attended years ago.

"Sometimes it takes a painful situation to make us change our ways." Proverbs 20:30 (GNB)
"I am glad ... not because it hurt you but because the pain turned you to God..." 2 Corinthians 7:9 (TLB)

Strife and pain will come and go on our journey through this life.  The things that stay constant are God and his word.  If you don't know God or have forgotten how much he loves and cares for you connect or re-connect with a local church for support.

Turning Point, https://www.davidjeremiah.org/
Shadow Mountain Community Church online, https://www.shadowmountain.org/

Take care and blessings to you and your family.

What does it mean to believe?

I have thought about this a lot lately.  What does it mean to believe?  And if we think we believe then why don't we act like we believe?  Why don't we walk through everyday with a confidence that what we believe is true?

Believe
accept (something) as true; feel sure of the truth of.

Welcome to Small Group

Welcome,

I am Charlotte, I will be the host of this small group.