Ever spend time on Instagram or Facebook… and come away feeling like everybody else has it BETTER than YOU? (Like…) Someone Else has the better job… the cooler vacations… the cuter kids… or greater relationships? (Well…) The TRUTH is… we all tend to put our best foot forward on Social Media… don’t we? (And…) If you’re FEELING of WORTH is solely measured by the AMOUNT of HEARTS/LIKES or COMMENTS you receive on Social Media… then the truth is that you’ll NEVER/EVER GET ENOUGH! As we kick off summer here at COC… we’d like you to consider pursuing a “LIFE” that’s really worth “LIKING!” (So…) Don’t Miss our exciting New Series we’re starting at COC this week called… “LIFE” (It could be LIFE-changing for you!)
Sunday Snapshot… (Wk1) CONTENTMENT (Mat Balgaard)
SOCIAL MEDIA gives us the ILLUSION of COMPANIONSHIP without the DEMANDS of FRIENDSHIP! (Stop being DECIEVED!)
LIFE is really about… 10% of WHAT HAPPENS TO YOU and 90% of HOW YOU CHOOSE TO RESPOND!
The SECRET of CONTENTMENT is not found in WHAT WE HAVE or DO NOT HAVE - the SECRET of CONTENTMENT is found IN CHRIST and CHRIST ALONE!
Until CHRIST is ALL YOU HAVE... you’ll never recognize that CHRIST is ALL YOU NEED!
Until you let CHRIST be ALL THAT YOU NEED... ENVY will RULE YOUR HEART! (Meaning...) If you can’t CELEBRATE OTHERS... you're LIMITING what GOD wants to DO in Your Life!
ENVY is nothing more than RESENTING GOD'S GOODNESS in Other People's Lives and IGNORING HIS GOODNESS in Your Own Life!
As CHRISTIANS… Sometimes the hardest thing to do is WHAT God has called you to do! (And then before you know it – it’s been placed on hold and almost forgotten!) HAGGAI was an OT Prophet who was sent to speak on behalf of God to the Israelites and REMIND them what was their First Priority upon returning to Jerusalem… (That Being…) REBUILD the HOUSE OF GOD - The Temple! If God has called you to do something - then you NEED TO DO IT… no matter what! Don’t Miss the Last Week of our HAGGAI Series as we finish up discovering some Powerful Truth very applicable to our lives today!
Sunday Snapshot… (Wk3) THE BLESSINGS OF OBEDIENCE
When YOUR HEART isn't RIGHT WITH GOD… then EVERYTHING ELSE YOU DO WILL BE WRONG!
When it comes to your OBEDIENCE… GOD doesn't give you OPTIONS to CONSIDER!
OBEY… Immediately/Exactly and Cheerfully!
Be Careful with SIN… It spreads easier that HOLINESS! (It's called...) THE CORRUPTIVE POWER OF SIN!
When TOUGH TIMES come - keep things in PERSPECTIVE! (Maybe just Maybe?) God isn't PUNISHING YOU - but rather trying to RESTORE YOU! (Remember…) He ALLOWS… ALL THINGS in your life to GET YOUR ATTENTION! (Question is…) Are You Paying Attention?
EVERYTHING in YOUR LIFE... has EVERYTHNG to do with YOUR HEART! (Attitude Matters!)
Matthew 22:37... (Jesus replied...) LOVE the Lord your God with ALL your HEART and with ALL your Soul and with ALL your Mind!
Bottom-Line… GOD WANTS YOUR HEART! (Does He Have It?)
