Do any of these rules sound familiar from your church background?
You should never dance. Or listen to secular music. You should only use a certain translation of the Bible. Women should never wear pants. Men should never have long hair. Tattoos are strictly prohibited.
Many people grew up in these kinds of environments and even today still carry with them a fear of messing up, making the wrong move, and somehow disappointing God. In fact, most religions of the world teach that there is some kind of divine being (or beings) out there and this “god” requires a specific kind of behavior from its followers. So that makes our job to learn and keep the rules so that “God” won’t be angry with us.
Enter: GRACE. The Undeserved reward of Jesus. What would happen if we truly understood grace and lived underneath it’s promise? Check out this message in part 3 of the series “I’m Good” where we dig into Matthew 20, a story about an “unfair” landowner. If you feel like you are constantly having to earn God’s love or wondering if you ever had it, to begin with, we’d love to invite you to listen to this message!
Bible References:
Exodus 19:16,18
Exodus 31:18
Matthew 20:1-16
Ephesians 2:8-9
Galatians 3:24-25
John 10:27-28
Romans 3:23-24
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The Secret to Being GrateFULL /// ThankFULL Part 1 /// Pastor Steve Garcia
Stay in the FIGHT! /// COUNTERFEIT Part 5 /// Pastor Anthony Riley
The Way Back to God /// COUNTERFEIT Part 4 /// Pastor Steve Garcia
What Our WORDS Say and Do /// COUNTERFEIT Part 3 /// Pastor Steve Garcia
Can You Tell I’m a Christian? /// COUNTERFEIT Part 2 /// Pastor Steve Garcia
Stand At All Cost /// Counterfeit Part 1 /// Pastor Anthony Riley
How To Navigate Change /// Family Hacks Part 4 /// Pastor John Hill
Loving When Love’s Not Easy /// Family Hacks Part 3 - How to Love Your Family /// Pastor Steve Garcia
Caught Red-handed!! /// Family Hacks Part 2 - How to Handle Failure /// Pastor Steve Garcia
Foundations of a Healthy Family /// Family Hacks Part 1 - HOW TO: Help My Family /// Pastor Steve Garcia
Does the Church Oppress Women? /// Asking for a Friend Part 4 /// Pastors Steve Garcia & Anthony Riley
Race & the Church /// Asking for a Friend Part 3 /// Dr. Jeff Iorg & Pastor Anthony Riley
God & Sexuality /// Asking for a Friend Part 2 /// Pastor Steve Garcia
We ALL Have Faith /// Asking for a Friend Part 1 /// Pastor Steve Garcia
HOW TO FIGHT SPIRITUAL BATTLES /// Battle Ready Part 8 /// Pastor Steve Garcia
HOW TO USE GOD’S WORD (IN BATTLE) /// Battle Ready Part 7 /// Pastor Steve Garcia
The Power of Our Thoughts /// Battle Ready Part 6 /// PastorJohn Hill
How To Have Faith /// Battle Ready Part 5 /// Pastor Steve Garcia
THIS WORLD NEEDS PEACE // Battle Ready part 4 // Pastor Steve Garcia
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