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July 19-20, 2008
This week's "Reflection" by Gary Keith, Pastor of Teaching & Worship
What a weekend! In addition for hearing from Dr. Peter, 17 people were baptized this weekend, each one declaring his or her faith story in giving their life to Christ. What a glorious time!
What a weekend! In addition for hearing from Dr. Peter, 17 people were baptized this weekend, each one declaring his or her faith story in giving their life to Christ. What a glorious time!
Recently I read
about a spiritual survey of 500 hundred churches across America involving
187,000 people. One of the important facets exposed in the survey was that
nearly a third of people who were identified as Christ-centered, believed that
there was more than one way to get to heaven. How important then was the
message of the weekend from Ephesians 2:8-10.
We are saved by
grace, not by our works. That is the clear message of these verses. I'd be
curious to know how that message resonates with you. Here are some questions we
can dialogue with on the blog below: What is the grace spoken of here? How goes
this grace of God work? What does it look like in our lives? How do works fit
into the scheme of things with grace? Does being saved by grace mean we have
nothing to do when it comes to good works? How do we do good works without them
becoming something we think earns our way with God? Let's
talk.
This was a very
timely message given the fact that Serve Day is this Saturday. By the way,
I hope you've signed up.
