#NotesFromChurch
Genesis 8 - God’s Redemption Cruise
• People have no hope in the World today because they are separated from Christ and without God (Ephesians 2:11)
• Believers in God have a living hope (1 Peter 1:3, Hebrews 6:19)
• Noah was anchored in the hope of God’s remembrance
• God’s remembrance is active not passive
• God remembers those he loves and does something about it
• God has power and authority over nature (Exodus 14)
• God’s remembrance validates His promise
• Noah was anchored in the hope of God’s rest (Jeremiah 29:11)
• The resting of the arc shows God was sovereignly controlling the direction of the arc
• Rest = Rest from turmoil of the World; restoration of the World; new start (Matthew 11:28-30)
• The location where the arc rested mattered: Ararat was a key location to access the World
• God wants us to have a personal relationship to Him
• Come to Me, take My yoke, learn from Me
• What is your hope today? (Titus 2:13)
I am not ashamed of my journey. My life will be a testimony.
But if I could offer a word of advice to any freshman, sophomore or junior athlete in high school it would be to just listen bro. All them adults in your life not just talking to talk. They been here longer. They done bumped they head already. They trying to save you from doing the same thing.
Do not make the mistake of thinking your talent alone is enough. It’s not. Talent open doors. Character and grades keep you there. And if you already messed up, if your GPA not where it should be, if your name been in rooms for the wrong reasons… don’t quit. Keep digging. You can climb out the hole the same way you dug it.
Class of 29, 28 and 27 hear me.
Take your grades serious. Choose who you hang around wisely. Protect your name. Word spreads fast if you a crash out. Respect authority. Nobody riding for you like your parents and coaches. Work hard when nobody clapping.
Do not wait until senior year to lock in. That GPA do not lie.
I’m still figuring it out myself. I’m struggling but I know God got me.
Be intentional. Lock in early. Pray. Show up ready to work.
I’m learning the hard way that my future is being built in the small decisions I make today.
Start now.
Robin Williams was performing for the Troops 🇺🇸 When all the Troops stood up, what happened next changed his life 🙏
He stood quietly even though he didn’t know what was happening
Watch the Greatest Moment in Sports History still Gives Me Chills! The 1980 Olympic Hockey Championship! The Russians were thought to be Unbeatable!
Incredible American 🇺🇸 Team 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
@CoastalNCFCA y’all! Middle of the school day, a ton of kids willing to sit before a classmate courageous enough to share what Christ teaches. To the Schools who provide the time and space for this and to everyone who supports me and my teammates like Carl…
#GameChangers
James Van Der Beek passed away today.
I’m a healthcare guy and I post about healthcare.
Now I want to talk about James.
He was special, he was 48 years old, a Father of six, a Husband. He was man who spent his final chapter teaching the ultimate guide to real life.
James was part of my growing up. Dawson’s Creek. Varsity Blues. The 90s. He was just there, woven into the background.
What he did over the last few years was bigger than any of that. He recorded a video on his last birthday.
Cancer had taken everything he used to define himself. He couldn’t be the husband who helped around the house.
He couldn’t pick up his kids and carry them to bed. He couldn’t work.
He was too weak to prune the trees on his own property. And he sat with that.
He asked himself the question most of us spend a lifetime avoiding: If I am none of the things I do, who am I?
His answer was simple.
Devastating. Beautiful.
“I am worthy of God’s love simply because I exist. And if I’m worthy of God’s love, shouldn’t I also be worthy of my own?”
That’s it.
That’s the whole thing.
We spend our careers building identities around what we produce, what we control, and what we can point to.
And then life has a way of stripping it all down to the studs. James Van Der Beek faced that moment with the courage.
He said cancer was the best thing that ever happened to him because it taught him how to live.
He left behind his wife, Kimberly, six children, and a message that every father, husband, and man chasing the next thing needs to sit with.
Watch this video.
Then call someone you love.
Thank you for your contribution.
Rest easy…
Ok. I was really caught off guard here. I did not expect my visceral reaction to this message from James Vanderbeek.
Do yourself a favor and listen. Just listen. 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
RIP James, God speed🙏🏼