We surrender to God for deliverance from sin, for devotion to holiness, and ultimately for death. Because we know that in death we experience real life. After we surrender, our lives should seek unbroken communion with God - all the way to and through death and into life again.
There will be times when God seems like an unkind friend; remember that He is not. When God seems hidden, will you hang on in confidence in Him? Stand in faith believing that what Jesus said is true, though in the meantime you do not understand what God is doing.
The destiny of our lives is holiness. Holiness means pure walking with the feet, pure talking with the tongue, pure thinking with the mind - every detail of your life under the rule of God. Jesus didn't come to save us out of pity; He saved us because God created us to be holy.
The life that is rightly related to God is as natural as breathing. Find true and lasting joy when you allow the atonement to rightly relate yourself to God.
If you are rightly related to God through Christ, there’s no way to measure the amount of success you’ll have. Rivers of living water will simply pour out of you. It’s the work of God that counts, not our own. #stayconnected
On the mountain, it’s easy to say “I believe.” But you must come down into the demon-possessed valley and meet with facts and people that laugh at your mountain-top belief. #faiththatsticks
Small Group service projects at youth group tonight. Should be super lit! Rumor has it that there might be photos of youth pastor ben when he was in high school. Bring your friends! And some rakes and shovels! #youthgroup#serve#freshmanginger
Youth Group este noche! Can't wait to hang with some teens and their parents. Aaron and Nicole Baart will join us for a great conversation. Head over to church for some snacks, refreshments, and lots of fun. Do it! 6:30-7:30, middle school, 8-9 high school.
"The altar means fire - burning and purification and insulation for one purpose only, the destruction of every affinity that God has not started and of every attachment that is not in God." Oswald @myutmost#truth#oswaldchambers
@leightonflowers This is ben, and I'm a pastor in Iowa. I'm listening to your interview of @AndyStanley. It's great! I have a question for you regarding the discussion around when a Calvinist criticizes world events. Can I email or call you [email protected] Thank you!
NWC basketball!!! That's youth group for tonight. Show up at 6ish, leave whenever you want. To get in free, you must say that you're with Trinity's youth group. Wear red or white. Go @nwcraiders! Bring your friends! #youthgroup