If the purpose of the Ten Commandments is to lead us to Jesus, then what effect does this have on the type of life we live? When we come into a life of faith, what does it mean to follow Jesus?
Faith in Jesus is not simply about moral obligation and a code of ethics. Faith transforms life into a life that is lived the way it was designed for. In Jesus, we have a freedom to live. Too often though, faith is often seen as a restriction on the life many of us want. Is God attempting to limit us by placing restrictions? Is it possible though, that instead, freedom is different than we assume. Freedom is something that liberates from the binding of moral obligation as well as creating a life that joyously follows Christ with all that it possesses.
Join us tomorrow at the Village as we talk about, “The Freedom to Live.” God desires our liberation from any and all laws that condemn and bind our lives. Village Church meets @ Swift Creek Elementary School @ 10 am. See you there!
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This Sunday at The Village we will be in Galatians 3. God has been showing me so much whereas my incessant need to depend completely on Him is concerned. Have you ever tried to live your life by obeying the 10 commandments? Have you ever wondered if obeying them could get you closer to God only to find that you always fall short? Maybe though, you are one of those select few who think that you measure up pretty good compared to those laws.
But we all will probably confess that there is a lot of confusion as to the reason behind those commandments. Are they meant to get us closer to God? If you try really hard to obey them, does that mean that God loves you more? What happens if you can’t obey them? Some of the answers to these questions may surprise you.
These are just a few of the questions we will grapple with tomorrow as we continue to make our way through the book of Galatians. This promises to be an eye opening and sacred cow shattering day as we are more honest than we are comfortable with about the Word of God. See you there, tomorrow @ 10 am @ Swift Creek Elementary!
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We had a great weekend visiting Lifepoint Church up in Fredericksburg. Lifepoint is doing portable church in a high school and they’re doing it with excellence, so it was a great time to get some ideas and get a vision for what the future looks like at Village Church. Lifepoint was awesome in allowing our team to serve with them for a Sunday morning, and we couldn’t be more grateful. The amount of attention they gave us was above and beyond anything we expected and is going to be a huge help.
A few thoughts:
- A) Systematically, structurally – we can do this. We have a lot of hard work in front of us, but we have a team that can pull this off. It’s only through God’s power that hearts and lives will be changed, but He’s given us everything we need to create an awesome environment for corporate worship in a portable space. We’re ready to take this thing bigger.
- B) Signs and curtains. EVERYWHERE.
- C) I love our team’s work ethic. We might screw up a lot of things along the way, but it won’t be said of us that we didn’t put ourselves out there and show up when it counts. Leadership core value – “Always Show Up.” God’s not going to use you if you’re not there.
- D) Portable Church Industries is expensive and awesome. I hope we can get a system like that sooner than later.
- E) There will be a lot of practice to get there, but I just think our music is going to rock. And Pro-Presenter is going to be fun.
- F) We’ve got a lot of stuff to buy, and a lot more $$ to raise to make this thing happen. But we’re well on our way and it is starting to roll.
Ok, that’s all I can think of for now. Steve might have some more to add. Overall a very pragmatic but also encouraging weekend. Thanks again, Lifepoint!
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