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SUNDAY SNAPSHOT (Grapes and Giants)

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CELEBRATORS… Often times when God makes PROMISES we don’t always realize that there will be PROBLEMS along the way as well! Just as the Israelites discovered with their PROMISED LAND… there would be GRAPES… but there would also be GIANTS! The GOAL in this series is to look a little closer at the POWER… the PURPOSE… and the PROMISE found within the Book of Ephesians! Our hope/prayer is that you would fully realize ALL that God has PLANNED for you and how to NAVIGATE through the OBSTACLES so you can realize/reach your full POTENTIAL as a Follower of Jesus! Don’t miss this exciting New Series starting THIS WEEK at COC!

 

 

Below is a sneak-peek for this week… (1) Power Up!

 

Where there are PROMISES… there will also be PROBLEMS!

Where there are GRAPES… there will also be GIANTS!

If you don't face the BATTLE… you'll lose the BLESSING!

 

It's totally possible for GOD to have ALL THE POWER… but for His people to live in TOTAL WEAKNESS! (Ex. Israelites) His POWER is only POTENTIAL… Meant to be converted into STRENGTH… by FAITH and ACTION!

 

In Numbers 17:30… Everybody seemed to be focused on HOW BIG the GIANTS were… but CALEB couldn't take his mind off of HOW BIG the GRAPES were!

 

I wonder how many Christians never fully UNPACK the POTENTIAL of the POWER they POSSESSIN CHRIST?

 

Your STRENGTH IN LIFE is not determined by YOUR ABILITY

It's determined by GOD'S AUTHORITY! (Period.)

 

Maybe it's time to stop focusing on the SIZE OF THE GIANT and start focusing on the GOD WHO MADE THE GRAPES? (Greater Is He That Is In Me Than He That Is In The World!)

 

 

See You Sunday Celebrators… (9a / 10:45a)

 

RunTheRace! (Heb 12:1-2)


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SUNDAY SNAPSHOT (When Gracie Met Truthie)

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CELEBRATORS… Jesus calls His Followers to LOVE the way He LOVED! But as recorded in the Gospels… there always seemed to be a TENSION surrounding the way He LOVED! It was often MessyInconsistentUnfair and Confusing! At times… Jesus was Harsh – and at times… He was Forgiving! At times… He Pointed Out Sin - and at other times… He seemed to almost Ignore It Altogether! Our greatest temptation comes when we try to resolve the TENSION created around Jesus’ Love Towards Others! And if we try and do that… we’ve gotta know that we lose something important… something essential! The challenge for Followers of Jesus is to LOVE in the midst of the MessyInconsistentUnfair and Confusing -- the same way that JESUS did… with the perfect balance of GRACEANDTRUTH! Don’t miss this Special One-Week Message this coming Sunday!

 

 

Below is a sneak-peek for this week… (1) When Gracie Met Truthie

 

GRACE is what we RECEIVE… what we LONG FOR!

TRUTH is what we RESPOND TO… what SETS US FREE!

 

You can't Leave A Life Of Sin and then God Will Pardon You! (That's Backwards!)

It's only in HIS PARDON… that you can Leave A Life Of Sin!

 

GRACE and TRUTH… You Can't GET ONE (Grace)… Without OWNING The OTHER (Truth)!

 

Your GIFT OF GRACE provides you with the ability to LIVE OUT TRUTH!

 

If we minimize GRACE… the World sees no HOPE for Salvation!

If we minimize TRUTH… the World sees no NEED for Salvation!

 

TRUTH HATES SIN… GRACE LOVES SINNERS… Those who are FULL of GRACE AND TRUTHDO BOTH well! Just Like Jesus Did! (A Perfect BALANCE!)

 

See You Sunday Celebrators… (9a / 10:45a)

 

RunTheRace! (Heb 12:1-2)


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